Serial Novel: Falling in Public, Ch. 38
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Falling in Public
Chapter 38
Winston fell in the aisle, and didn't move. Holly looked from him to the curtain that blocked the guards' view, then up at Eddie.
"Thank you," she said as he knelt beside her, his hand going immediately to the towel on her leg. "But considering we're in a plane and outnumbered by the bad guys, I'm not so sure it was a good idea to knock thier leader out."
He shook his head, gently moving the towel aside and cringing at her leg. "We have to get you to a hospital - this is getting worse, not better." Replacing the towel, he moved close and pressed his lips to hers. "No way was I going to let Sean hassle you for another second. Natalie and I will take care of the guards. You just sit tight."
A shadow fell across them, and Holly looked up to see Natalie watching them from the aisle. "I think you'd better keep this one," she said quietly. "But first, we should get this bird out of the air." She propped her foot up on a nearby seat, and slipped a knife out of a small ankle sheath. "Here," she said, handing it to Holly. "Use this if anyone gets too close. We'll be back soon."
Holly nodded and laid the weapon on her leg. Eddie winked, kissed her one more time and then helped Natalie secure Winston to a seat a few rows up with some rope. Holly tensed as Natalie took Sean's gun and Eddie armed himself with a fire extinquisher. Pulling the safety pin, Eddie rushed through the curtain, spraying white foam ahead. Natalie followed, the curtain fell back and Holly waited, listening to grunts and the occasional pop of a gun as the curtains danced before her eyes.
Just as she'd given up on patience and started to pull herself up, a hand pulled the curtain off it's rod, tossing it to the side. Heart pounding, Holly gripped the knife tightly, knowing that she was probably about to die.
When Eddie stumbled back into her section, she nearly cried with relief. She watched for Natalie, but the cop didn't reappear.
Eddie shook his head as he got closer. "She didn't make it, Holly. It's just you and me again."
"And me," Winston said, his voice scratchy. Holly peered around Eddie to see Sean wiggling against his bonds. "You're going to pay for this, Pierce. The pilot is still mine." He laughed as the plane dipped sharply, then righted itself. The nose dipped again, slightly, but didn't come back up.
"Pity that you're going to die in a plane crash though, Pierce. How cliche. But considering you were never supposed to be on this flight, it's your own fault. Too bad Ms. Saunders has to suffer the same fate. I had such big plans for us, darling."
Holly ignored him. She was too busy trying to get her leg free where her foot had wedged against the seat in front. "Eddie, I can't..." He was beside her in two seconds, and lifted her out of the seat, then put her down sideways across the row.
"I have to go to the cockpit."
Across the aisle, Winston chuckled. "You'll never get in. And if you do, they won't listen to you."
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Falling in Public
Chapter 38
Winston fell in the aisle, and didn't move. Holly looked from him to the curtain that blocked the guards' view, then up at Eddie.
"Thank you," she said as he knelt beside her, his hand going immediately to the towel on her leg. "But considering we're in a plane and outnumbered by the bad guys, I'm not so sure it was a good idea to knock thier leader out."
He shook his head, gently moving the towel aside and cringing at her leg. "We have to get you to a hospital - this is getting worse, not better." Replacing the towel, he moved close and pressed his lips to hers. "No way was I going to let Sean hassle you for another second. Natalie and I will take care of the guards. You just sit tight."
A shadow fell across them, and Holly looked up to see Natalie watching them from the aisle. "I think you'd better keep this one," she said quietly. "But first, we should get this bird out of the air." She propped her foot up on a nearby seat, and slipped a knife out of a small ankle sheath. "Here," she said, handing it to Holly. "Use this if anyone gets too close. We'll be back soon."
Holly nodded and laid the weapon on her leg. Eddie winked, kissed her one more time and then helped Natalie secure Winston to a seat a few rows up with some rope. Holly tensed as Natalie took Sean's gun and Eddie armed himself with a fire extinquisher. Pulling the safety pin, Eddie rushed through the curtain, spraying white foam ahead. Natalie followed, the curtain fell back and Holly waited, listening to grunts and the occasional pop of a gun as the curtains danced before her eyes.
Just as she'd given up on patience and started to pull herself up, a hand pulled the curtain off it's rod, tossing it to the side. Heart pounding, Holly gripped the knife tightly, knowing that she was probably about to die.
When Eddie stumbled back into her section, she nearly cried with relief. She watched for Natalie, but the cop didn't reappear.
Eddie shook his head as he got closer. "She didn't make it, Holly. It's just you and me again."
"And me," Winston said, his voice scratchy. Holly peered around Eddie to see Sean wiggling against his bonds. "You're going to pay for this, Pierce. The pilot is still mine." He laughed as the plane dipped sharply, then righted itself. The nose dipped again, slightly, but didn't come back up.
"Pity that you're going to die in a plane crash though, Pierce. How cliche. But considering you were never supposed to be on this flight, it's your own fault. Too bad Ms. Saunders has to suffer the same fate. I had such big plans for us, darling."
Holly ignored him. She was too busy trying to get her leg free where her foot had wedged against the seat in front. "Eddie, I can't..." He was beside her in two seconds, and lifted her out of the seat, then put her down sideways across the row.
"I have to go to the cockpit."
Across the aisle, Winston chuckled. "You'll never get in. And if you do, they won't listen to you."
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