Chapter 19
Bea instinctively pushed Allie to the ground in front of her, shielding her with her own body, her ears ringing from the noise of the gunshot. The ringing in her ears was all consuming as she slowly turned her head to see what had happened. Her eyes skimmed passed Kaz first whose mouth was hanging open as she took in the scene before her. Bea allowed her own eyes to move to where Kaz was looking and saw Ferguson lying slumped on the floor. Blood pouring from her chest. Her eyes open. Her chest no longer rising.
She turned her attention to where the shot had come from and saw Will leaning against the wall, the gun still hanging from his hands which were shaking as he stared at the body of Ferguson on the floor.
“Shit!” Bea exclaimed not knowing what the hell had just happened.
“We all need to get out of here now.” Jake shouted from behind them. “People will have heard that gun; they’ll be coming down here to see what’s happened. Will, drop the gun, we need to go.”
Will remained unmoved. Bea looked at Allie, a small smile on her face.
“It’s over. Finally it’s over.”
She placed a kiss to Allie’s lips quickly before moving to stand in front of Will. Slowly she uncurled his fingers from the gun and took it from his grasp, holding it firmly in her own.
“Mr Jackson, it’s okay, get out of here.”
Will shook his head.
“No… No… I have to stay… They’ll want to speak to me… I just… I don’t know what happened… I couldn’t stop myself… Her smug face… Goading me…”
“It’s alright, it’s the right outcome. You need to get out of here though; they won’t want to interview you. Why would they? It was me, I shot her… You were never here.”
Wills eyes shot to Bea’s and she heard Allie gasp behind her.
“Bea no! You can’t do this.”
Bea never took her eyes from Wills.
“Allie, its fine, I’m a lifer already. There is nothing they can do to me. Mr Jackson is my friend and I’m doing him a favour.”
“Bea, I can’t let you do this.” Will said rubbing his hand through his hair.
“You don’t get a say in this. The best thing has happened. The freak is dead. I haven’t got to live with that on my conscience thanks to you. And I’m not letting her ruin your life. I’m already in here for life. This changes nothing. Get out of here and don’t look back. You can sneak me a few extra treats from commissary as a thanks… now go.”
“Bea…”
“I mean it Mr Jackson; get out of here, it’s over.”
Will gave Bea a small smile before grabbing her in a hug.
“Thank you Bea.” He murmured in to her ear before leaving the small cell with Jake hot on his heels.
“Now you two get out as well. They’ll add time to your sentence if they find you down here, you’ll be an accessory.”
Kaz hesitated for just a second before speaking;
“Glad this is over Bea. I’ll see you back in your unit later.”
And then Kaz was gone leaving only Allie and Bea.
“Allie… go… hurry, the guards will be here in a minute.”
Allie shook her head.
“No. I’m not leaving you.”
“They’ll add on to your sentence Allie, you’ll be an accessory to murder.”
“Bea, you don’t understand, that’s what I want. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and if that means I have to stay in here then that’s exactly what is going to happen. Since getting my 10 year sentence my mind has been full of ways to try and get it extended, I never planned on leaving here in 10 years. I just want to stay with you. There’s nothing for me on the outside. Everything I love and care about is right here in front of me. Like it or not Bea, you’ve got me forever.”
Bea furiously rubbed at her eyes as tears filled them. Never had she had anyone care about her or want to be with her like Allie did.
“You are completely soppy Allie Novak and completely mad and I completely love you.”
She crashed their lips together hungrily, the two woman totally lost in each other. A loud door clanging interrupted their kiss as they heard guards making their way down the corridor.
“Allie are you sure?”
“I have never been more sure of anything.”
Bea gave a slight nod of her head and a small smile, before squeezing Allies hand in her own.
“Guess we’ll be talking through the slot doors for the next week or so then eh.” Bea smiled, “Don’t you go sweet talking anyone else while we’re in there. I have plans for you when we get out. Wait for me.”
“Always. I only ever have eyes for you Bea; you should know that by now. My heart is yours.”
Bea smiled and wrapped her arms around Allie, the two of them embracing and finally at peace as the sound of the prison guard’s shoes on the cold linoleum floor got louder as they approached. Neither woman caring anymore about their fate as long as they were with each other.