Another Twilight song I'm sorry! This one is called Cold by Aqualung and Lucy Schwartz! Prepare for another emotional chapter!

(Hopes POV)

"When the explosions happened like as soon as they happened, James ran out of the other room and Seth ran into the one where Evan and I were. He injected whatever into Evan and ran out of the room just as fast as he came in. Whatever was in that syringe... I guess messes with Evan's brain to make him want to kill Hope." Brian says as he takes a quick glance at me. I cross my arms and sink into my chair.

"He's fine around literally anyone else, but Hope, it doesn't make sense," Holly says confused.

"No, it does. Jordan knows Hope's fear, he's going to use that with Evan. Probably thinking that she'll go to him to get away from the gang and Evan." Craig says rolling his eyes.

"Please don't talk about me like I'm not here. I've been through enough these past few days. You're treating Evan like a prisoner by keeping him in the shooting range like you guys did with Sydnee." I say as I lay my arms on the meeting room table and lay on them.

"We can bring him in here, but you already know what he will do to you," Del looks away from me and at everyone else.

"Or I can leave and you can bring him in here he is-" Del quickly turns his head and looks at me.

"Right now, Brian and Evan are in no shape to fight, you are Hope. That's why you're sitting in this room right now. I'll tell Evan all we discussed during this meeting." I force my seat back and get up.

"I'm going to take a shower and go to bed, it's 4 in the morning. I'm tired, I feel sick, and I feel gross with myself." I put my hands in the hoodie that Brian gave me and walk with my head down out of the meeting room.

I go to the bathroom and turn on the shower and walk back out of the bathroom toward the shooting range. I peek through the window of the door and see Evan sitting with his back against the glass as his head is laying on his knees with his arms wrapped around them. I bite my lip as I turn to go back to the bathroom.

Brian stands a couple feet away from me as he holds his arms open. I bite my lip even harder trying not to cry as I go into his arms and wrap my arms around him. I start to sob as my head hit his chest. So much for not crying.

"Shhh it's alright, it's alright Shortcake." He starts stroking my hair gently.

We stayed there for what seemed like forever, just hugging each other until I finally calmed down. I look up at him with tears still in my eyes, he chuckles as he wipes them away for me.

"Even when you cry you still look beautiful, you know that?" He says with a chuckle. I look down and smile as I wipe my nose.

"I'm going to go shower now... if... can... well..." I felt my cheeks heat up as I look up at him. He nods his head, already getting what I'm trying to say.

"I'll wait out the door till you're done because I need one too." He says. I open my mouth to say something but he nods his head.

"You didn't go in there did you?" Del says as he walks past Brian and I. I look back at him and tell him no.

"Go get in the shower, so I can bring him to the meeting room, watch her to make sure Evan doesn't do anything." He says as he walks into the room.

"I know what you meant Hope believe me. I don't want Evan killing me too for trying to steal you away from him." He says. I scoff and walk toward the bathroom.

"In his mind, I don't even know if we're even together," I tell him as I walk into the bathroom. I shut the door behind me and sigh. I look in the mirror and see the dark circles underneath my eyes.

"Please... just let me see her. I won't attack her." I can hear Evan over the shower. I go to the door and press my ear against it.

"Evan, we all had a rough night. Let's just go to the meeting room and you tell us your side of the story of what happened and call it a night." Jon defeatedly says.

"Not until I see her Jon. Brian move out of the way." He's getting angrier now.

"No." Brian sternly tells him. If I say something will he react like he did earlier?

"I don't know if you two have lost your fucking mind or what, but I'm still in charge around here." Evan's voice was getting louder.

"And I don't know if you lost your mind but do you not remember what you did to her earlier?" Brian asks. It went quiet in the hall.

"You attacked her, you were trying to kill her. Craig shot you while Tyler had to get you off of her." Jon pipes in. Evan doesn't respond, in fact, I hear someone walk away, someone else sighs and walks away as well. I clench my fist and lay my head on the door.

"Is he gone?" I quietly ask Brian. I back away from the door as it opens and Brian looks down at me.

"Yeah, he's gone." I nod my head and take off the hoodie.

"Thank you for... staying in here.... I'm just... scared of being alone right now. I just want things to go back to normal." I look up at him as he smiles at me. He slowly brings his hand up and creases my cheek.

"We'll keep each other company because honestly, I'm a little scared of being alone right now too." He admits. I grab his hand that's on my face and hold onto it as I look up at him.

"I miss you Brian." I quietly say. He stares at me, thinking of what to say.

"I miss you too Hope." He says just as quietly.

We stay in our underwear as we get in the shower together. He washed off all the dried blood that was still on him and looked 10 times better already, although the bruises all over him didn't look like they were getting better anytime soon. I got out of the shower first and started drying off.

"I don't feel as gross now thankfully." I look back in the mirror and see him grabbing a towel as he turns off the water.

"You can definitely say that again," Brian says as he steps out of the shower. I smile at him as I wrap the towel around my body.

"Do you think the meeting is done? I'm afraid to go out there and... get attacked." I gather up my clothes and throw them in the hamper.

"Highly doubt it, knowing Del, he's going to have it going till he figures everything out. God, he never shuts up." He says rolling his eyes. I start laughing and agree with him. My heart starts thumping quickly as I look at him. He looks over at me and smiles.

"You alright over there, your uh cheeks are looking a little uh... flushed." He chuckles and looks at himself in the mirror.

I go behind him and wrap my arms around him, laying my head at his side so I can look at us in the mirror. He's right, my cheeks are already red, not to mention I feel really hot. Maybe I need to get out of this hot bathroom.

"I miss this, you always hanging onto me any chance you got. Always wanting to hug me or hold my hand." He turns and looks down at me.

"I was afraid of a girl thinking you were single. You're attractive and you settled for me so I'm sorry for being just a little clingy. To be fair I know you enjoyed it so quit complaining." I poke him at his side and let go of him.

"Oh no you don't, you aren't leaving that quickly." He grabs my waist and sets me on the counter where the sink is at.

My heart picks up even more as I notice how close he was to me. My face growing even hotter than before that I felt like I was going to start sweating. My breathing picked up which he noticed because he finally said something.

"I still love you Hope, you know that right?" He says quietly. I nod my head and stare into his red and blue eye.

He takes a step closer to me. My heart was going to jump out of its chest just from the tension alone. My heart spoke for my mind and I grabbed behind his neck and pulled him close to me as I let our lips meet each other. His arms snake around my lower back as he pulls me closer to him. I close my eyes as his grip tightens around me. I feel him pick me up, he continues to kiss me, even starting to bite my bottom lip.

"I love you Hope." He says underneath his breath. He starts kissing my cheek as he moves down to my neck.

"I miss us Brian," I say as I lean my head back so he has more room to work with.

"I miss us too Hope." He places a couple more soft kisses on my neck before going back to my lips.

He sets me back down on the counter and brings his lips away from mine. I open up my eyes as he opens up his, he lays his forehead on mine and sighs.

"I can't... force you to be with me. You know I'll understand if you choose someone else that isn't me, it's what I expect honestly after cheating on you. I just want you to be happy, that's all." He quietly explains. My heart is screaming at me to just go back to him, my brain is saying what about Evan.

"How long can you wait though is the question. How long can you wait for me?" I ask. He smiles and gives me a quick kiss.

"Till the day I die." He takes a step back and looks me up and down. "No... I can wait forever for you." He says with a smile.

(Craigs POV)

"Okay... what about this then?" Jon says as he holds up a picture on his phone. Evan looks at the picture of him, Hope, Brian, and I at the casino. He looks back up at Jon and shrugs his shoulders.

"Nothing, I feel nothing. Are we done here, I don't get fucking triggered when you mention her name, show me pictures of her, and all that." Evan stands up from his chair and runs his fingers through his hair.

"What about hearing her voice? We need to test this shit out so we can protect the both of you. David go grab two walkies and give one to Hope and bring the other back to me." Del says glancing over at David.

"David go grab two walkies and give one to Hope and bring to other back to Delirious," Evan says crossing his arms. I cover my mouth and start to snicker. David groans as he jogs out of the room.

"Last time that I checked, I'm in charge around here. You're only in charge when I'm not around. Yes, you did a good job getting us back, but we're back now, stand down." Evan says. These two have been at it since we fucking got in here.

"You're not "around" that's the thing. You're not Evan till we fix your fucking brain so you don't want to kill your own girlfriend and fellow gang member." Delirious scrolls through his phone as Evan flops back down in his.

David jogs back into the meeting room and tosses Delirious a walkie. He turns it on and presses the center button.

"Hey it's Del, we're seeing what triggers Evan and this is next on the list. Just... I don't know, tell him what you did while with Jordan." Delirious shrugs as he holds the walkie out in front of him. Hope begins to chuckle and starts to talk.

"So you want me to retell a traumatic event. Well Evan, Jordan's seriously a lot more dedicated to me than you are." Evan grabs the walkie from Del and presses the center button.

"You're not funny you know. Brian and I were tortured by watching what he did to you. We saw the shrine when you saw it." He says chuckling. Delirious smiles and nods his head.

"Oh really now? Well did you know that when he showed my so-called dead body to you and Brian I could hear everything? I just couldn't talk, move, breathe, or even open my eyes. I was awake without being awake if that makes any sense." Hope says. He slaps his forehead and groans.

"The video and body were convincing I'm sorry for believing that you were dead." He hands the walkie back to Delirious.

"Brian, Hope, I have one more thing I want to test out. Meet us at the meeting room. When you guys get here, Hope, I know this is going to sound weird, but be turned around so you can't see Evan." Evan gives him a confused look.

"Be there in a second." Del nods his head and turns off the walkie.

"You're going to look at her without actually looking at her. I'm going to see if it's her presence that fucks with you or seeing her face. We're going to have Craig, David, Brian, and I in here to stop you in case you do turn. Afterward, just tell us what went through your head, how you felt, and all that jazz. Fuck man, is this what a psychologist does? How does fucking Jordan do it?" Del says as he begins to laugh. Evan jokingly laughs along and flips off Del.

I take the safety off of my gun and stand up. Brian and Hope walk around the corner with Brian walking in front of her to prevent her from being seen. David stands next to Evan as Brian hesitates opening the door. Hope turns around and grabs Brian's forearm as he helps her inside. Del brings a hand to Evan's shoulder and holds onto him. I raise my pistol up and point it at Evan.

"Anything at all?" Hope asks. Evan shakes his head no.

"No, he's still standing here. Hope, you trust us right?" Delirious asks. He's going to do something and I sure as hell don't like it.

"Craig, go to Hopes side, David come over here. We're going to turn off the lights in here and you're going to turn around Hope. David and I will keep ahold of Evan." Nope, not liking this already.

    I get up and go on the other side of Hope as David and Del grab onto Evan's arms. Brian leans over to turn off the light and I hear Hope turn around.

"Alright, I'm turned around and looking at Evan." She says. I wait to hear the sound of Evan struggling but still nothing.

"Okay, so I think I got it now. He only reacts when he can physically see her. Hope turn back around and Brian you can turn the light back on."

"How do we know that what he did was a one time thing or if it's going to be long term?" David asks.

The hallway light leading to the meeting room turns on and practically lights up the room. David and Del both grunt as they hold a struggling Evan back. Brian shoves Hope behind him and I raise up my pistol.

"CRAIG FUCKING SHOOT THE BASTARD. Delirious yells out.

I press the trigger and watch the dart hit Evans abdomen. David and Del continue to hold him back for a few more seconds as they help him to the ground. Brian flips on the light and shakes his head.

"I think we're going to have to deal with this until it either goes away on its own or we force it out of him," Del says looking down at a passed out Evan.