Ashely's POV~

"God. God wanted us in eachothers lives. And besides your family." Alan said as a tear rolled down his cheek.

As that tear rolled, it made me cry harder. Alan was always the wise and strong one, but seeing him cry, it broke me.

"Alan, please don't cry." I whispered.

"I'm sorry." He breathed out.

"Don't be sorry." I whispered again. I got up and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around me and I laid my head on his chest. I cried while he did. Sobs wracked our bodies. Chad, Caleb and Joe joined us. We held each other in a hug, we cried for I don't know how long.

A guy came in, "Five til showtime."

We all nodded, and cleaned ourselves up. Wiping our tears and calming our breathing.

Once we were somewhat okay, we walked to the auditorium. The guys prayed, and so did I. They jumped onto the stage, starting their set for the night.

They seemed so happy up on the stage, but I could see the pain. Joey's eyes met mine every few minutes. The pain in his eyes broke me.

A new beat started, I recognized it from the start. Boomerang. They sang the words, and it was like my whole heart had fallen. I had felt something so unexplainable. I dropped to my knees, praying. Asking God for strength and wisdom through this time.

***

About an hour later the show was done. So we were currently in the dressing room, the guys getting ready for a meet and greet. Although, they didn't want too. I was fixing they're hair when my phone went off. Thankfully it was just Garcia. Not anyone else.

"Hello?" I asked, my voice quivering.

"Ashley? Are you okay? Oh what am I kidding?" She rambled.

"Garcie, just talk to me." I sighed.

"Oh, right the reason I call upon you. Can you give me your Instagram password so that I can see who sent this?" She asked.

"Of course." I say, giving her my password.

"Thanks doll. I'll hit you up." She says, trying to sound somewhat cheerful.

I hung up, and continued to help the guys. I continually tried to keep my composure. The guys saw right through me though.

I remembered something from last night.

"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." I mumble.

"What?" Caleb asks.

"It was the verse that Chad recited for me last night, when I couldn't sleep. Philippian 4:13." I smile.

"I'm glad you remembered." Chad smiles.

I smiled and nodded, moving onto Joe last. Fixing his hair, knowing just how he likes it. Once I was finished he stood up and wrapped me in a hug.

"I love you." He whispers.

Feeling his hot breath on my ear made me shiver. I looked up at him, "I love you too. And I'm not losing you guys."

"I won't lose you either." He says, kissing me. I savored it like it was my last. I'd never imagine that I would be in this place, but here I am.

"We're gonna catch this person, I promise." I whisper, my voice quivering once again.

"I know you will. I have faith." He smiles.

"Thanks baby." I smile. He kissed me again. Still feeling like the first time, not wanting to let go. Like if I let go, I'm never gonna see him again. Which I knew wasn't true.

Another guy walked, "Alright, let's go."

Joey took my hand and followed the guys to the front. We were greeted by a long line of people.

We stood and sat there, meeting everyone and signing things; well, they did. I just stayed out of the spotlight.

Mainly taking pictures for everyone. Some wanted to talk to me, others just ignored me. Which as of right now, I was okay with. I wasn't really in the mood to talk to anyone. I was too busy watching everyone and studying their behavior. Looking for anything that came across as strange or dangerous.

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The guys had started to walk back to the dressing room. I was a little bit behind, just really wanting to be alone.

The guys were out of sight when someone had jumped on me. I turned around, met with a fist to my face. I was stunned, but I quickle got back on my feet.

"Don't think that I won't get Joey!" She yelled. She punched me with every word. I had gotten a few in.

I had her pinned down after a few minutes. She managed to escape. She pulled out a wepon, then I realized that it was a knife. I pulled out my firearm and aimed, the saftey already off.

"Don't come any closer!" I shouted, "I think you know who I am."

"Yeah. I do. The FBI agent that's married to Joe." She smirked. "That's my man."

She inched closer, I still had my firearm pointed at her. "Stop. Or I will fire." I shouted. Still no one had heard me. I started tk grow worried, bit not letting it show. Making her think that I'm weak. Which I'm not.

She was about five feet away from me. I warnes her once again. She still didn't stop. I aimed my gun at her leg, just above the knee. Without thinking, I fired. The loud sounding, deafening. I dropped down and applied pressure to her wound.

Guards and the guys came running. They all stood there, shocked.

"Someone, call an ambulance." I nearly shouted. Within seconds Alan was on the phone.

"Alright, we need to cuff her." Some guard spoke, towarding me.

"Excuse me, she's with the FBI." Joe spoke up.

"Once she's stabilized, I'll show you my badge." I say, getting quite angry.

Minutes later, an ambulance showed. They took the girl and got her stabilized. I told them that I wanted to interrogate her.

The guards roughly pulled me up off of the floor and escorted to the restrooms. They let me wash off the blood. I pulled out my badge, proving my identity.

They finally let me go, which I was thankful for. I really didn't need to explain to my boss why I was in jail.

I met the guys outside their room. The first thing I did was hug my husband.

"I'm so glad that you're okay." He whispered.

"Yes, Joe. I'm okay, I might be a little sore, but I'm okay." I laugh. I tilted my head so that I could look at him. He saw my smile and kissed me.

Once Joey and I were done having a moment, I hugged Alan.

"Oh, Ashley. You had us scared." He sniffled.

"I'm so sorry Al." I whispered.

"It's okay. You're safe and that's all that matters." He smiles. I then moved onto Chad.

Tears were almost coming from his eyes, but not letting then show. I hugged him, "I'm so sorry."

He kissed my head, "It's okay sis. You're okay, we're okay."

I smiled, "Thanks Chad."

I then hugged Caleb, "I'm so sorry, again."

"Hey, listen to me. You did what tou had to do. You were not only protecting yourself, but you were protecting many others. You're so brave and courageous, it's not even funny."

A small smile tugged at my lips, "Thank you Caleb. I needed that."

•A/N•

Woohoo! Another chapter. I just update a ton this weekend, because I have no life and I'm feeling productive.

Plus, for me; I have a 3-day weekend.

So. . .

Enjoy!

-xxBabyxxGirlxx😘