Jonah sat in the parking lot, his body shaking.
Only stopping for gas, he was at the end of a 10 hour drive and hoped she was okay. The motel was trash and the few cars in the lot matched the look. He was a standout in the brand new Jeep, bright red, waiting under the one light that wasn't busted out of the rundown lot. He waited. Deep breaths. Focus. Everything will be fi--
He jumped as his phone buzzed.
Reagan: Room 15. I'm scared to go outside. Please be here. Please.
He scanned the one story hotel and parked in front of the door, close. The lights from the Jeep were bright and the number 15, the 5 hanging upside down, glared back at him. He texted:
Jonah: I'm here.
Reagan: I'm in the bathroom. He's in the bed.
Jonah: Hold on.
There was no weapon in the Jeep. He didn't own one, so he didn't bother looking, but he had a plan. The Jeep's flood lights blared into the windows as he walked to the door, hoping they would blind anyone opening it. He knocked.
"Police!"
A woman covering her naked body bolted from room 14, losing her sheet as she ran to a nearby car, only to be followed by a man who tripped pulling his pants up and fell headfirst into a metal pole holding up the walkway. The hollow thud rang, and he fell, knocked out with his dick flopped on his leg. The condom still hanging on.
"Police! Open the door!" He cop knocked again. The door cracked open, and he found the anger and fear he'd held for the last 10 hours as he kicked just beside the doorknob, throwing the door in. A man without his shirt fell back on the floor, his hands in a defensive position.
"She's 18. I swear. I checked. She isn't a working girl. I didn't pay her. C'mon man. I can't let my wife find me." He tried to shield his eyes, the Jeep blinding him. Jonah didn't have much time before his eyes adjusted and he saw he wasn't a cop.
"Reagan!" He ran to the bathroom door, barely hanging on its hinges. He wasn't sure how the guy hadn't kicked it in yet. Spots of blood from the man's knuckles littered the door, and the splintered wood let him see the shadow of her feet when she opened what remained.
"Jonah!" She hugged him. Her cut lip wasn't bleeding, but bruises covered her arms.
"He came back. I'm sorry. I tried to hide."
"Let's go." They ran past the man and he saw the bandage on his foot. That's why he didn't finish it. He broke his foot, kicking in the door. Jonah stopped.
"I swear. You let me go and you'll never see me again. I swear it." The man was in a pair of black slacks, and empty airplane bottles littered the room. Jonah smelled the booze oozing from his skin. He raised his leg and stomped down on the man's foot; a crack mixed with the sound of his Jeep's engine, followed by his ear-piercing scream.
"Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Police brutality. Oh fuck, I'm going to sue. Fuck you. Fuck my wife. I'll sue. Goddamn it. He writhed in pain on the nasty carpet and Jonah kicked beer cans out of their way, moving to the door.
"Anything in her yours?" he asked.
"Not that I want, no."
He ran through the open door with Reagan in tow. Condom man was being helped by several people and the naked woman pointed at him when he emerged from the lights.
"Hey, you ain't no cop. Bitch, I'm about to fuck you up." The man helping her stomped towards him.
"Get in the car, Reagan." He pushed her into the seat and met the man halfway around.
"What in the fuck is your problem? That's my sister over there." He pointed to the naked woman who flipped him a bird before lighting her cigarette.
"Sorry, not my problem." Jonah tried to move past him, but the big man held his ground.
"Oh no. It's your problem, buddy."
One good turn deserves another.
Jonah raised his leg and stomped the man's foot. The flip-flops offered no protection and his howls matched the man's inside. He shoved him aside, but the big brother got one shot in, hitting him in the back of the head, blurring his vision. With as much power as he could muster, he threw his elbow behind him, crashing it into the man's nose as he saw Reagan open the driver's side door, and he jumped into the seat as Reagan crawled back to hers.
"Drive Jonah. Drive!"
He saw double for a moment, but focused his mind as the man's fist punched his window and he let out another painful cry. The window was fine; his hand wouldn't be. Jonah hit reverse and tore out of the parking lot. He didn't stop until he hit the first Nashville exit an hour later.
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"Are you going to talk to me?" She looked over at him. It was the first words spoken since they ran from the hotel.
"I'm scared and I'm dizzy." His cramped fingers clutched the steering wheel so hard they were going numb.
"You may have a concussion. We need to stop. I have some money. Not a lot, but enough for a motel."
"I have money. Find a hotel that has rooms for 18-year-olds."
"All the cheap ones do."
"We don't need a cheap one. I don't want to see another cheap motel in my life."
"You want me to drive?"
"No, I want to forget what just happened."
"I'm sorry, Jonah. This is all me. I really fucked up this time."
"We need a hotel and something for your cuts. Stop apologizing. I'm glad you called me."
"I'm not. You don't want to be involved in this. We need to get off the road. We can pick stuff up tomorrow. They'll stop looking for us if they don't find us tonight."
"Who?"
"People. Just people."
"That clears it up. Fine. Just find a hotel." He gunned the Jeep.
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"Sweetie, have you heard from Jonah?" Brooke came from the bathroom with a towel around her. Ainsley was lounging on their bed, playing on her phone.
"No, he's going to get it." She made a pouty face and flipped her rainbow hair. It cost a fortune, but Brooke didn't hesitate to pay for it. She may be Jonah's girlfriend, but they were falling for each other too. Jonah was fine with sharing, but she didn't expect her feelings to be so strong for her. Brooke laid on the bed, her head at Ainsley's feet.
"He's probably playing video games. Want to chat a minute?" Brooke rolled on her side and propped up on her elbow.
"Yea, what's up?"
She was so cute. If she weighed 100 lbs, it wasn't by much and she wore thin skimpy shirts to bed that showed her little belly and pierced nipples. Her small tits turned her on more than she expected, and Ainsley wasn't shy about them.