present

ALICE.

I awoke from my unconscious state to the sound of the car door being opened. I was pulled, more like dragged, out of the car by one of the men, and I looked to my right to see Billy being put through the same process.

"I'll give you whatever money you want," Billy slurred as he was being dragged to the front door of a mansion. "Just please, let her go."

"You're not the boss, Redford," the man grumbled as he shoved Billy onto the ground and into the gravel surrounding the house.

Billy coughed as he tried standing himself up, only to fail from his weak state.

The man pulled Billy up by the collar of his jacket and pulled Billy through the front door, causing Billy to squirm as he gasped for oxygen.

The man with me, on the other hand, was being way more gentle than the man with Billy. He still had a firm grasp on my shoulder, but other than that he didn't throw me to the ground or anything.

The men pushed Billy and I into the entrance of a living room, where I then saw the situation firsthand.

Austin was standing by a tv, casually smirking at Billy and I as he watched our faces contort into pure horror. More men were gathered around the room similar to the ones who had brought us here, and all of them were clad in suits just like the others. I saw Matt standing a few feet away from Austin with a small smile on his face as his gaze flicked from Billy to me. Kellan was no where to be seen.

"Hi, guys," Austin exclaimed rather cheerily as he greeted us. He raised an eyebrow as a cocky grin overtook his face. "So, how was your little vacation?"

I gulped as I glanced at Billy, whose body was trembling.

Austin clapped his hands together. "There's no fun in being quiet," he stated. "C'mon, guys! Tell me!"

I gulped before murmuring, "It was a mistake."

"A mistake?" Austin exclaimed as he shook his head. "You clearly didn't think it was a mistake before you left, now did you?"

I shook my head as tears sprung to my eyes.

"Oh, Alice," Austin sighed. "Don't cry. Come here. Have a seat," he murmured.

A man led me over to a wooden chair that was sat next to the end of the couch which was facing the tv. I sat in it slowly, now being even closer to Austin.

"Bring Billy over here too! We can't separate the two amigos now," Austin declared as if it was common knowledge.

A man then grasped Billy by the shoulders and pushed him into the seat on the couch that was beside my chair.

Austin glanced over us for a second before murmuring, "Do it."

A man walked over to me and tied my wrists to the arms of the chair, and tied my legs down as well. I didn't bother fighting back, because even if I did, there was around ten more men in the room just like this one.

The man then made Billy hold his wrists out as he tied them together, a silent sob escaping Billy's lips as he did so.

Austin sighed in content. "Ah! Young love," he sighed. "There's nothing like one of your best friends and your wife booking a getaway together," he stated.

Austin paced around the room for a few moments before he began speaking. "Y'know," he began. "As stupid as you think I fucking am, I'm clearly not," he said. "In fact, y'know that day when I had my guys come to the house while you guys were gone?"

Billy gulped while I simply nodded my head in response.

"I arranged a little insurance policy," he stated. "You see, I just wanted to be cautious because I always knew Billy was a little soft when it came to Alice," he said, speaking to the whole room and not just Billy and I. Austin walked up to Billy and I and bent down so his face could be closer to ours. "I had some cameras installed around the house," he murmured as a smirk plastered on his face. "And what I saw was- Wow!" He exclaimed as he stood up fully and spun around in a circle.

Austin took a short pause before continuing his speech. "Unfortunately for me, I didn't have time to check the footage until I got on the jet to Atlanta," he sighed. "But it was honestly worth the wait." He chuckled before continuing. "I had one camera by the entrance to the house pointing towards the living room," he said. "And it's a miracle that I had the tech guy or whatever hide it in the wall because- Oh my God!" He exclaimed. "And I had another one hidden in the wall in the bedroom next to the door to the bathroom, just to be safe," he murmured. "And y'know that plant sitting on the nightstand on your side of the bed, Alice?" He asked as he leaned down so his face was mere inches from mine.

I gulped in response.

"I had one there too," he murmured before a crazy grin covered his face. He then sprung back and waltzed around the room. "That was some crazy sex I got to watch," he exclaimed. "I mean, damn, Billy! You had her screaming your name! And to think, when I had you finger her, I thought it was your first time with a girl," he chuckled as he bent over in laughter.

"Do you guys wanna see this shit?" He asked as he glanced between us. "I mean, I did have Zayn edit it because I couldn't have Alice's face in this," he stated. "And I had to have him edit out every time you moaned her name," he said as he glanced at Billy. He shrugged his shoulders. "Zayn blurred out Alice's face, thank God," Austin sighed as he rolled his eyes. "That would be a major shit storm on my end."

I gulped before whispering, "Why?"

Austin's eyes bulged as he turned towards me, a crazy smile on his face. He then turned back to the tv and hit the power button on the remote. The screen lit up and was paused on our living room with Billy and I making out with my back against the wall.

"That's the million dollar question, Alice," Austin declared. He then glanced between Billy and I. "Have you guys really not guessed it?"

The two of us remained silent as our eyes remained trained on the screen.

Austin hit the play button on the remote before exclaiming, "I have Billy Redford's fucking sex tape!"

I glanced over at Billy and saw that his lips were parted as he leaned forward, his eyes still trained on the tv. Tears slowly cascaded down his face as he watched the screen.

I turned my gaze to fix on the tv screen and Austin was right about what his tech guy edited. You could only see Billy's face. My face was completely blurred out.

The camera angle changed once Billy and I ascended up the stair case, and it switched to us in the bedroom as we were ripping off our clothes. The footage showed everything that Billy and I had done sexually. It showed Billy going down on me the first time, and it showed Billy making love to me the first time from a different camera angle. The new angle was from the camera on top of the nightstand beside my side of the bed, where you could see Billy's face clearly as he sucked and nibbled at my breasts as I writhed beneath him.

"This shit's the boring part," Austin murmured as he skipped forward. "This is the part where all the revenue's gonna be coming in," he declared.

The new footage showed Billy fucking me against the wall, and then Austin skipped forward a little ways to show me riding Billy while we were on the floor.

Billy's lips were trembling when I took a glance in his direction. Billy looked genuinely terrified. "Austin," he murmured through his silent cries. "Please, don't."

Austin chuckled. "Billy!" He exclaimed as he patted Billy on the back. He then began typing something into his phone. Austin shrugged his shoulders with an evil smirk on his face. "I just did."

Billy's eyes trained on the tv screen as it showed me once again on the bed with Billy's face in between my legs while he was kneeling on the floor.

"Oh my God!" Austin exclaimed with a chuckle. "Look at this money pouring in, man," Austin said as he showed Matt his phone. "Damn, Billy! You have a lot of fucking people that wanna see your dick!"

Billy held his head down as he sobbed, his shoulders shaking as he did so.

"Oh, Billy," Austin murmured as he walked over to Billy. He grabbed Billy by the hair at the back of his head and tilted his face up to meet his. An evil smile appeared on Austin's face as he whispered, "That's not even the best part."

Billy's lips trembled as he prepared himself for whatever Austin was about to say.

"You see," Austin said as he let go of Billy's head. Austin shook his head and chuckled. "I figured that there should be an even bigger punishment for you fucking my wife and planning this whole escape mumbo jumbo," he said as he waved his hands around. "So," he began as he clapped his hands together. "I may or may not have become an anonymous source for an online news site," he said while stifling a giggle. "And I may or may not have told them everything to do with your step daddy issues," he said.

Billy's eyes bugged as his mouth was left agape, more tears leaving his eyes. "Austin," Billy murmured before he gulped. "What did you tell them?"

Austin shrugged his shoulders. "I told them everything, Billy. I told them about how your step dad fucked you while your mom was away, while your mom watched- everything," he said nonchalantly. "I told them about every time Vinny shoved his cock down your throat as you sobbed while he held your head in place," he murmured darkly. "I told them about every time you waddled into school from how hard Vinny fucked your ass the night before." He smirked before laughing. "It's a very graphic and detailed article, Billy. And luckily the news outlet hates you," he began, "or they wouldn't be releasing it." He rubbed a hand through his hair. "But they haven't released it yet. They're just waiting for me to send them a text and then the whole story's out there for everyone to see," Austin said. He paced around the room before exclaiming, "You should be thanking me, really. Because of me, Vinny will probably be locked up in jail for quite some time and so will your mom. So, you're welcome!"

Billy stared at the ground as silence filled the air. Tears slid down his cheeks, but he wasn't sobbing like he had been before. He inhaled slowly before clearing his throat, his gaze gradually meeting Austin's.

"What the Hell is wrong with you?" Billy snarled.

Austin burst out laughing. "What the Hell is wrong with me? Billy, you're the one who went behind my back and made some escape plan while you fucked my wife!" Austin exclaimed.

Austin then walked over to Billy and grabbed the hair at the back of his head once again, tilting his head up to meet his gaze.

"You're probably regretting your little sex frenzy now, aren't you?" He mumbled. He turned to his side and asked to no one in particular, "Can you bring that end table over here?"

One of Austin's men picked up the end table at the opposite end of the couch and placed it in front of Billy.

Austin smirked darkly. "I'm really enjoying this," he murmured. He then slammed Billy's face into the end table and let go. Billy jerked his head back and held his tied up hands over his nose in pain, groaning at the feeling.

I flinched when I saw Billy's face hit the wood, a silent sob escaping my throat. New blood cascaded down Billy's face, much more than there had been before.

Austin patted Billy on the thigh and then turned around. "I think now is the time," he sang as he unlocked his phone. "Dun dun dun," he said in a low voice as he typed something. Austin then held his phone out for Billy and I to see. "Not only has your sex tape been released today," Austin began. "But your fucking sob story with your step dad fucking you relentlessly, too? Today is not a good fucking day for you, Billy Redford!"

Austin then walked over to me and held my chin within his grasp.

"Leave her alone," Billy snarled while still clutching his nose.

Austin turned to Billy. "Do I need to slam your face into the table again? Because your last brain cells are making you seem like you have fucking Down Syndrome," he stated.

Billy glared at Austin as two of Austin's men held him down, his eyes still fixed on me.

Austin turned back to me. "Alice, baby," he cooed. "How could you let yourself be seduced by that rape victim bullshit?" Austin asked as he turned my head to face Billy before jerking it back to him.

"Go to Hell," I snarled, which came out as more of a whisper.

Just as Austin was about to say something, Matt spoke up.

"Austin," Matt called cautiously as he stared at his phone.

"What?" Austin snapped as he let go of my chin and turned around to face Matt.

"This isn't good," Matt murmured.

Austin walked over to Matt and glanced at his phone.

"Turn on the fucking news," Austin demanded to no one in particular.

Matt shakily picked up the remote and turned off the sex tape to show the news. The screen showed the mansion we were in with news reporters outside and police surrounding the place. The news reporter on the screen was a woman talking about our situation. The caption read, Billy Redford and Alice DeLaurence Kidnapped and Being Held Hostage in Atlanta Home by Alice's Husband.

The woman then proceeded to say, "Billy Redford, the son of Thomas H. Redford also known as the CEO of one of the largest cigarette companies in the world, is being held hostage in this mansion behind me, along with his friend and possible lover, Alice DeLaurence. A source tells us that they're being held hostage by Alice's husband, Austin DeLaurence, who was recently involved with Tom Daniels' murder because of a sex trafficking scandal which has recently been discovered. As you have probably heard, Billy Redford's sex tape was just released along with an article talking about his teenage abuse and molestation from his father, which we can only assume was a result of Austin DeLaurence's anger because of a possible love affair between Billy and his wife. Both the article and the pornography were released because of an anonymous source. Just less than twelve hours ago, Alice DeLaurence was seen entering The Toldstead hotel with Romanian actor Sebastian Stan, which leads us to believe that that is how Austin knew where she was in the first place because of the TMZ article that was released about them. We'll let you know more as new events unfold here at PGN News."

"What the Hell?" Austin snarled as he stared at the screen. "Who the fuck called the police?"

I glanced at Billy and saw him smirking to himself with blood still plastered onto his face. He turned his head so he could look at me and he weakly winked in my direction.

Billy's head then turned towards Austin's, a smirk plastered on his face. "You're not the only powerful asshole in the room, Austin," he murmured.

The front door then got kicked in as police officers wearing protective gear ran into the room with guns in hand. They shot down Austin's men who had pulled their guns out, and the police pointed their guns at Austin and Matt who were holding their hands up, complete and utter terror written across their faces.

The officers then walked over to Matt and Austin and pushed them on the ground and cuffed them as they laid on their stomachs.

"This isn't over, Billy," Austin mumbled before being lifted up off the ground and pushed out of the house with Matt following.

More officers wafted into the house and searched the rooms as paramedics gathered into the house. The paramedics rushed towards us and untied us. They inspected Billy's face and cleaned it a little before helping him up and leading him out of the house.

"Wait," Billy said as he turned around to face me. He held his hand out for me to take and I grasped it.

The paramedics then led the two of us out of the house and we were greeted with flashing lights and news reporters across the lawn. They led us to the ambulance where they treated Billy's nose along with cuts scattered on his face. They inspected me as well but I assured them that Austin only harmed Billy and not me.

Billy held out his hands for the paramedics to look at and I noticed bits of gravel were still lodged into his palms from when the man had pushed him down outside of the house.

The paramedics assured Billy that his nose wasn't broken, but it was going to hurt for a few days. Billy nodded in understanding. They then began picking the gravel bits out of his hands and cleaned the cuts with alcohol, causing Billy to groan in frustration.

I placed my hand at the small of his back as I tried to help him cope with the pain he was feeling, and he flashed me a small and pain filled grin before he closed his eyes and sighed.

The paramedics cleaned more of the blood off of Billy's face before they handed us a blanket and told us to wait here and that the police were coming to question us whenever we were ready.

Billy turned to face me and I looked up at him.

"How did the police know?" I asked quietly.

Billy smiled softly. "I texted Oliver when I boarded the plane to track me, and I sent him my location. I told him that if I left your hotel without texting him, or if I went anywhere besides his house, to call the police and send them to wherever I was at," he murmured.

I smiled softly at him before placing a gentle kiss on his cheek. "Thank you," I whispered as I leaned my head on his shoulder.

He wrapped an arm around my shoulders as he pulled me closer to him. He breathed in my scent as he leaned his face into my hair.

"I'm sorry," I murmured with new tears springing to my eyes. "For everything, Billy. The video. The article. I should have never gotten that stupid idea in my head for us to leave," I cried as I buried my face in his chest.

Billy wrapped both of his arms around my crying figure as I sobbed into his chest. "It's ok, Alice. It's not your fault," he murmured. "Austin was going to see the footage whether we escaped or not. It's not your fault," he mumbled as his voice cracked from a sob he was holding back.

The two of us were standing there for a little while leaning against the ambulance when two police officers slowly walked up to us. One of them was male and the other was female. They weren't dressed in protective gear like the others had been, I noticed. I guessed that these two were on the analytical side of the police force, or maybe these people weren't even police. Maybe none of them were, and they were all apart of the FBI. I didn't really care who they were or what protective force they were apart of, because they saved us. And I owed them everything for that.

"Hi, Mr. Redford and Mrs-" the woman began before I cut her off.

"Please, call me Miss Hartsfield," I whispered. "I don't want to be known as his anymore."

She nodded her head and glanced at the man beside her before continuing. "We're here to ask you some questions, and to hear your side of the story," she murmured with a reassuring smile.

The man then pulled Billy to the side and Billy told his story while I told my story to the woman.

After we were done, Billy and I stood there for a few moments before glancing back at the reporters all gathered behind a line of tape that read "CRIME SCENE" all over it.

"I guess it's time for us to deal with the other half of this shit storm," Billy murmured.

I hummed as Billy grasped my hand in his. He led us towards the news reporters and stopped when he was in front of the tape.

"I'm only gonna say this once," Billy said rather loudly as a million microphones were held in his direction and a million cameras were pointed his way. "The article is telling the truth about my past," he said. "And I have no comment on the video," he added on. "But what I will say is this: Austin is, in fact, the source behind everything that just happened in there," he said as he motioned behind him towards the house. "And I will have my lawyers doing everything they can to make whatever situation he's in right now a million times worse. Goodbye."

Billy then grasped my hand and led us down the driveway towards the street while the reporters screamed our names as we walked by, wanting to know more about the situation and what happened in there.

Billy and I stood on the sidewalk for a few moments before he took his phone from his pocket, which the officers had so kindly found and given back along with my phone, and began typing something.

In a few short moments, an SUV parked beside us and Billy mumbled, "This is us."

Billy had the driver take us back to the hotel I was staying at, and when we arrived back, Billy booked us a few extra days in the room together.

"What happened with Oliver?" I asked as we walked through the hotel lobby and to the elevators. "Why isn't he letting us stay in his house?"

"Because," Billy sighed as he hit the up arrow on the elevator. "From what I understand, he would prefer for us to not be in his house for a little while because of the whole Austin situation."

The two of us stepped into the elevator and I asked, "Why?"

Billy huffed as the elevator doors closed while he pressed the button for my floor. "Oliver doesn't want the media finding his house or anything, which I completely understand even though it pisses me off," he said. "But even I know that the media will be following us around for a little while until this shit dies down, Alice. I wouldn't wanna put this shit on him when he's the one who called the police and helped us out in the first place."

I nodded my head as the elevator doors opened onto our floor.

Billy slid the room key into the slot and the two of us stepped inside, sighing as the cold air from the air conditioning blasted against our bodies.

I walked to the bedroom and sat down on the bed and he followed.

I glanced over at Billy, who was now sitting on the bed beside me, and I saw him scrolling through his phone.

"Don't look at that shit, Billy," I murmured as I placed my hand gently on his forearm.

Billy shook his head before mumbling, "I need some time alone." He stood up and from what I could see from his side profile, silent tears were cascading down his cheeks.

Billy left the bedroom and closed the door, leaving me sitting on the bed alone.

"Oh, Billy," I whispered while a tear stray tear escaped from my eye. "I'm so sorry."

MY POOR BILLY
MY BEAN
MY BOO
MY BABY
MY BILLY

this was a very hard chapter to write and i hope that it wasn't too much for you guys, even though i know it's tough to read because of all the shit austin says and does

but here's this emotional rollercoaster for you guys.
hope it was enjoyable.