Chapter 16
With Eddie's truck loaded down with lumber and tools, they head out to Kirstie and Avi's old house.
"Would it be unmanly to admit that I'm scared sh*ttless right now?" Avi asks from the back seat of Tim's car.
"Not at all." Tim answers as he nervously taps his finger on the steering wheel. "I think we all are."
"You think I'd be used to dealing with ghosts by now." Kirstie giggles nervously, trying to lighten the mood.
"But I was a good ghost." Avi says. "These? Not so much."
"I can't figure out why she's still here." Tim says as he stares at the highway before them. "McGriff was haunting me because he wasn't at rest. Once we buried him, he left me alone. We buried Olena too. Right next to McGriff. Even poured holy water on her body."
"Maybe she's still guided by revenge. Revenge on you and maybe even Austin. After all, Austin was the one that pulled the trigger." Adam says.
"But does she know that? None of us seen Austin and we were facing them. Olena and Tim had their backs to Austin." Avi says.
"There are two spray tanks full of salt water in the trunk of my car. Kirstin, I want you and Esther to follow each other around the house, spray where the house meets the ground. Making sure to spray every inch." Tim says.
"You got it." Kirstie nods.
"Then take the holy water that Nate has and pour some at each corner of the house. And remember NOT to look at the windows." Tim warns.
"You don't have to worry about me looking at any windows." Kirstie says as she shakes her head.
"Well, here we are." Tim says in a dreaded tone as they pull into the driveway.
The other vehicles pull in behind them. Everyone slowly exists their vehicles, averting their eyes away from the house.
"I don't think I've ever been this scared in my life." Chance chuckles nervously as they begin to unload Eddie's truck.
They all work in pairs so no one would be alone. With the use of ladders, Eddie/Avi and Chris/Nate work on the upstairs windows while Chance/Austin and Tim/Adam work on the first floor.
"I'm hearing all kind of noise from inside." Adam says as he holds the board for Tim.
"Baby, whatever you do, don't look. I feel like someone is staring a hole through me right now." Tim says.
"Maybe we should have brought some black spray paint to spray over the windows." Adam says.
"That probably would have been a great idea." Tim says as he hammers a plank into place. "Cause it's so tempting to glance up."
"Sounds like someone is tapping on the window with their fingernails trying to get our attention." Adam says, staring down at the ground as he hands another board to his husband.
He notices a shadow of one of their friends come up behind them. He glances up to see who it was. Horror comes across his face as he sees Austin, with a blank look in his eyes, raising a hammer to hit Tim in the head.
"WATCH OUT!!!" Adam screams as he shoves Tim out of the way. He himself falls in the other direction to keep from getting hit with the hammer.
Tim tries to scramble to his feet but is unable to do so because of the swinging hammer.
"AUSTIN!! WHAT THE F*CK IS WRONG WITH YOU!!??" Tim yells as he rolls out of the way of the hammer crashing down barely missing him. "SH*T!! CHANCE!!!!!!!"
Just as Austin raises the hammer again, he is tackled to the ground by Adam.
All the commotion brings the others running.
"WHAT THE HELL!!??" Chance shouts as he sees Adam sitting on Austin, holding his arms down above his head. "ADAM!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING??!!"
"HE JUST ATTACKED TIM WITH A D*MN HAMMER!!" Adam yells as he tries to hold down an unusually strong Austin.
"Are you alright?" Eddie asks as he and Nate help up a very shaken Tim.
Tim nods even though he wasn't really sure.
"GET OFF ME, YOU SLEAZE BAG!!" Austin growls as he fights Adam's restraints. "HE MUST DIE!!"
Chris hurries over to help his brother with the possessed Austin.
"He must have looked in the window." Avi says as he watches the brothers struggling with the smaller man.
"He never said a word. He just got up and walked away. I just thought he might have been going to get more nails." Chance says as he gets down on his knees beside his boyfriend. "Austin? Sweetheart? It's me, Chance."
"GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU MOTHERF*CKER!!" Austin growls and hisses at his lover.
"Give me the holy water." Tim says as he holds his hand out to Nate. Nate quickly pulls the bottle from his pocket and pitches it to the hit man.
"Listen here, B*tch." Tim says as he kneels down beside Austin with the bottle. "You DO NOT have permission to use his body. (opening bottle) You must leave his mind and body immediately." Tim dips his finger into the holy water and draws a cross on Austin's forehead. "LEAVE HIM NOW!!"
Austin screams out before his body begins to relax and he groans.
Adam slowly but cautiously loosens his grip on Austin's wrist.
"D*mn." Chris says as he sits back away from Austin.
"Austin, can you hear me?" Chance asks as he brushes back his lover's curly locks.
"Chance?" Austin asks as he looks around confused. "Adam, why are you sitting on me?"
"Probably because I didn't want my husband's head bashed in with a hammer." Adam says with a bit of anger in his voice. "Why the hell did you look in the window after Tim warned you several times not to?"
"What? I didn't look into the window. At least, I don't think I did." Austin says, rubbing his forehead.
"Austin, you had to. I really hate to think that you attacked Tim on your own. If you did? We got a problem here." Adam says, glaring intensely at Austin.
"Adam, just calm down." Chance says as he helps Austin up.
"Calm down? Forgive me for being a little upset." Adam says. "If I hadn't looked around when I had, Tim would be lying here dead right now."
Tim quietly slides his arms around the angry blonde's waist from behind and kisses him softly on the ear.
"Baby, you know how tempting it was for us not to look. He probably didn't even realize he had." Tim whispers to Adam.
"I could have lost you." Adam says softly as he lays his head against his husband's.
"But you didn't. You saved me." Tim says, kissing his husband's shoulder. "We all knew the chances."
"What do we do now?" Avi asks, turning his back to the house as he hears scratching on the window.
"We are going to board up these windows as planned." Tim says with a shrug. "But, Adam came up with a great idea of spray painting the windows. With the windows spray painted, we won't be able to see what's looking out at us."
"Kirstie and I can run to the hardware store and buy a bunch of spray paint while you guys take a break to calm down." Esther says.
"Great. You can take my car since Eddie's truck is loaded down." Tim says as he pitches the keys of his black Charger to Esther. "Just please be careful in it."
"Yes, sir." Esther smiles and salutes the hitman.
"So, what now?" Avi asks.
"We wait." Tim answers as he sits down on the ground under a shade tree.
"For what? We could be getting some work done." Eddie argues.
"We're gonna wait until the girls get back with the spray paint." Tim replies as he looks up at the muscular man. "I've already come close to getting my head bashed in once today, Edward. I'd rather it not happen again."
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