After I came up from being dunked we goofed off, trying to splash, dunk and dominate each other, but I was coming up short most of the time. His body of muscle and tattoos was not only a weapon, but a distraction as well. Especially when the sunlight hits him just right as the water drops roll down each ab. My mind swims with dirty thoughts of licking each part of his body clean. Taking my distraction, again I am in Chuck's arms as he dives underwater with me.

"Okay okay okay, I keep losing my concentration so I think its time for a drink and snack." he laughs and picks me up bridal style and carries me out of the water to our blanket. I grab my towel and dry off as good as I can before carefully laying down so we don't get sand on the blanket. Chuck does the same thing before we lay down beside each other, he pulls out the cooler and hands me a bottle of water and one of the sandwiches we bought.

I check his phone to see its almost dinner time now, no wonder I'm getting hungry. We sit eating our sandwiches and having some chips while warming up in the sunshine.

"Thank you Chuck. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I don't know what would have happened if I wasn't kidnapped and found by you." feeling like I need to get this out of my head I continue, "I don't want to ruin our fun but I was suicidal before this. I was paranoid that I was going to be found, even 7 years later. I didn't have friends, didn't even make friends at my work. I kept to myself and was either at work or home, I hardly left my house." he pulls me closer as he lays down, cuddling me against his chest.

"I will always protect you the best I can, I will always find you no matter what and I want you to know how much you mean to me Gnome. I love you with all my heart." he kisses my head and just pulls me closer, holding me tightly. It felt like my broken pieces were slowly healing, slowly becoming one. I sighed into his arms and just laid there enjoying the feel of his skin on mine.

I dozed off for a little bit in his arms but woke up to him peppering me with little kisses all over my face.

"We either have to put more sunscreen on you sweetheart or get ready to go. It's three in the afternoon already." I giggle at the kisses before agreeing that its time to go home and have a shower.

We packed up our stuff, threw the wrappers and empty bags into the garbage before heading to the parking lot. We got near the change rooms and I excused myself to use the bathroom before the long drive back.

"I have to pee before we leave." I step away from him, he takes my bags from my hands.

"Okay I will meet you at the vehicle when your done." with a quick kiss he is gone and I head inside to relieve myself. After washing my hands I go to walk out, but someone wraps their hands around my mouth and my arms, holding me tight.

I panic and start to struggle in the persons arms, my heart starts pounding and all I can hear is the blood rushing through my veins as I am practically carried the opposite way of Chuck. I can't scream, I frantically scan the area to see if anyone will help me or what is going on but no one is near. Everyone is way over on the sand, or closer to where we parked at the little store that sold ice cream.

My heart sinks in my chest  at the realization, I'm being kidnapped and its not going to end good for me like the first time. I tried swinging my legs to try and kick the person holding me, but it didn't effect them. I remembered being told that one self defense trick where you use your weight and go limp in their arms so they drop you, tried that and the person just carried me. they were strong and I was fucked.

The person carried me to a blacked out SUV before shoving me into the back seat beside the familiar face of Vincent as the person who whisked me away gets in on the other side of me. I turn to get a look at my kidnapper, I freeze as my breath is stolen from my lungs. The panic doesn't register at first, I am to shocked at who is sitting beside me that my mind is blank.

"What's wrong princess, did you miss me?" his voice was still scratchy and deep, sending shivers up my spine. That broke me out of my panic and I screamed, loud. I felt a knife touch my neck from behind me, Vincent calmly speaks.

"Shut the fuck up or I slit your throat you fucking spy." he was angry, I flinch a little bit realizing it was just last night that I exchanged numbers with him while he protected me from a fake 'bad date'.

"Now, now cousin. She is mine, you can't kill her." the knife was removed from my throat as I was pulled onto his lap.

"Yes Blade, I understand that. But I will not tolerate her bull shit like you." Vincent huffed, his cousin was Blade from the Skulls. The very man I was hiding from, the very reason my life was taken from me in the first place. T he realization of the situation hit me, a little delayed but it hit me. I felt like I was underwater, unable to breathe, my vision blurred and I passed out under the weight of the realization that I was truly fucked.

Chuck POV

I got the car loaded and sat on the hood waiting for the love of my life, I smiled at that thought. My Gnome, she was my world and now I had her all to myself. I smile as I think back to when we were younger, she was the first one to catch my attention and she has kept it this whole time. I was whipped and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I glance towards the bathrooms but I don't see her, how long does it take to go pee? I don't want to seem like the clingy type of guy but damn, I miss my girl. I like the sounds of that, my girl. Deciding it has been way to long I get an uneasy feeling, I turn to go look for her when the familiar blacked out SUV speeds by.

I get full body shivers as dread creeps into every inch of my body, I sprint down to the bathroom area while people give me strange looks. I call out to my woman, fear seeping into my voice.

"Gnome? Baby? Please answer me." I pray to what ever god will listen as I hope for a response, when I don't get one I curse. I quickly run back to the vehicle and get in, that was the SUV Vincent was driving last night, we had it tagged, with that thought I peeled out in pursuit and dialed Marshal's number.

"What's up guy?" he asks sounding bored.

"I think Vincent took Gnome! I need to know where he's going." I can hear the panic in my voice and so can Marshal as I hear a furry of clicking coming from his end.

"Are you sure it was Vincent? I mean the tracker on his unit says he is at his apartment?" I can hear the confusion in his tone. Shit, maybe it wasn't him, but I know Gnome has been taken.

"What about a tracker on Gnome? Did one ever get put in?" I am desperate at this point. I hear some more clicking and a voice in the back ground.

"Its Charlie, Naomie was kidnapped from the beach and he figures it was Vincent but the tracker says no. Yeah I know, that's what I am trying to hone in on. Oh yeah Uncle is here to, he did have one injected in Naomie behind her ear when she was first brought in. I am just trying to get a read on it." he started to get side tracked from talking to me, I thumped my hands on the steering wheel and cursed when I heard the phone being moved or something before the bosses voice came through.

"Get back to the compound boy, we will find her." with that the call was ended and I really cursed out loud. I was mad at myself for not thinking he would be watching her. I mean this whole business is super cut throat and he seemed genuinely interested in her so why wouldn't he keep tabs on her. 

I felt fucking stupid for not realizing that we needed to be a lot more careful, I mean all I could think of was finally having time with my girl. She needed some kind of normalcy in this fucked up scenario. I quickly made my way to the compound and ran inside, all I could think of was praying and hoping for Naomie to hold on because nothing was going to stop me from finding my girl.