#Chapter 361 - Pursuit

“Whoa,” Ben says, holding his hands up at the door, his eyes going wide when he sees the vicious expressions on his friends’ faces. “Guys, calm down. Obviously, you know I’m not going to hurt her.” With a concentrated effort, Rafe reels in his protective instinct and swallows. “I’m sorry,” he says through his teeth. “It is…difficult. She’s hurt, we’re –“ “No, I get it,” Ben says, nodding as he takes a single step into the room. Jesse too settles back, just a little, though his muscles still stay tensely wound, ready to pounce. “I um…I went to the Captain and told him you needed a phone? I didn’t tell him why – he wasn’t happy about it, but he handed it over.” “What?” Jesse says, blinking, still trying to put all the pieces together. “Thanks,” Rafe says, solid, holding out a hand. “Bring it here. Shut the door.” “I thought you might want to…call your mom,” Ben murmurs for Jesse’s sake. “This seems beyond our capacities.” He puts the phone in Rafe’s hand and then slips his hand