Trapped

Sarah knew what was going through his head because it was going through her own as her gaze fell on Steven Lupo and his wife Melody Smith, the wolf shapeshifters they had known since they were just children that were a constant source of fun and loyalty, knowing that they were newlyweds of one year and still fighting the good fight. Until finding herself locked in that room with Chris with no way out, she never thought about losing the person that she loved most in the world and yet her two friend faced that each time they went on a raid like this. She next looked at Katherine Hernandez and Tristan LaRue, the pair walking side by side with their hands brushing one another, almost always in a constant state of touch with one another, and that made her soften in a way as she watched them. The two had such strength together and the thought of one of them losing the other made her sad so deep within that she never wanted to think of anything like that again, all of them had risked that and more to come back for the two of them with no questions asked, and she knew that she would do the same in a heartbeat.

Reaching the end of the tunnels, they found the vehicles each of them had arrived in for the trip, watching each pair or person in turn as they got into their respective vehicles as Donna turned to look at the two of them, her gray eyes searching both their faces, the pair cringing at what she might be about to say to the two of them. "Would you two be so sweet as to pick up Audrey for me and take her for the night, I mean I know it's a lot to ask after all that happened tonight but I just...a part of me wants to just spend a night with Neal and remember why I keep fighting for all of this," she said softly. Sarah nodded first, she understood what her friend meant after what had just happened and knowing how badly the entire thing could have gone had they indeed been captured, her fingers sliding into Chris' hand and squeezing it gently. He squeezed her hand in return, he understood what Donna meant because after the love he had made to Sarah for what he had thought would be the last time, he knew what it was like to wonder why they kept fighting this fight.

"Of course we will, you get Katherine and Tristan home, then go and see Neal for the night and take your time, you know that Audrey is always safe and sound with us," Sarah said, watching the smile that lit up their friend's face as she nodded and walked to her car where Katherine and Tristan were waiting, Muse in the lead car alone waiting for everyone to be ready before they left. She watched Melody and Steven get into their truck together as Johnny got onto his Harley, everyone waiting for the two of them to get into Chris' car so that they could head back as a unit before splitting up along the highways to avoid being followed. She climbed into the passenger seat as Chris got behind the wheel and started the car, his hand taking hers once they were on the road for the seven hour drive back to their hometown to pick up Audrey and take her back to their place for the night. Sitting in the passenger seat, she watched him as he focused on the road ahead of them, glad when they pulled up in the guest parking of Club Desire to go in through the private entrance that Neal had strictly for friends and family to be able to come straight to his penthouse rather than going through the club and having to call him to come and get them.

Neal seemed surprised to see them when they walked in but he said nothing as Sarah walked straight to Audrey and picked her up, hugging her tightly in her arms as she whispered to the little girl that they were going to make a fort and have a slumber party at her house for the night while Chris watched, standing with their friend. "Looks like it's been a very hard night, and no I didn't go all weirdo psychic to know that either, it shows on both your faces," Neal said softly, looking at Chris who breathed a soft sigh and gave a slight nod of his head.

"More than you will ever know," he said softly, but not going into much detail as he watched his girlfriend collect the little girl's things so that they could leave and allow Neal the rest of his evening until Donna got there, not that they told him that she was going to be doing so before they left and drove home to the street they lived on near so many of the others. Sarah looked at Muse's driveway to see him just arriving home and knowing he had stopped to eat before getting there, next looking to see Johnny's motorcycle parked in his driveway already and all lights downstairs extinguished. Steven and Melody's house was still dark and their truck was nowhere in sight whereas there were lights on in Katherine and Tristan's home and he had obviously just pulled back up to the house with dinner as she opened the door to let him in, a smile coming to Sarah's face as she watched the people she cared about most settling into their nightly routines as they pulled into their driveway two houses down, glad to be home as she looked at Chris, who squeezed her hand and smiled softly before they walked inside for the night.