He didn’t see Ryan’s reaction he’d turned away too fast to notice it. In the end he decided he would just head back on his own. He didn’t want to cause trouble for the others. They were almost becoming like family despite his lack of contact with them. Walking out the bedroom door he tried to move silently but a few of the guys stepped out from the main room and they crossed their arms. He tried to move around them but they blocked his path.<br/><br/>“Going somewhere?” One of them asked his eyes leveling on Eric.<br/><br/>“Just heading home, we got done sooner than we thought.” He said hefting the pack on his shoulder.<br/><br/>The guy just grunted and moved aside to let him through. Walking past he noticed the one who spoke to him was following him. He didn’t say anything but he was a little nervous as to why. Did he mean him harm? He didn’t think so but the look on the guys face didn’t give him much confidence. It was only when he reached the door did he turn around and ask him what he were doing.<br/><br/>“I’m going with you.” The man replied.<br/><br/>“You don’t have to do that.”<br/><br/>“I know but the boss will be upset if I don’t keep you safe and you are in no condition to fight.”<br/><br/>Eric was about to protest when the guy quickly and silently hit his side. The breath was knocked out of him and he would have collapsed were it not for the other holding him up. “You were bleeding.” The man said his eyes hard as he stared into Eric’s. All Eric did was nod and allow the guy to help walk him home. Damn his side hurt now. The blood has started to flow a little again and he knew he would have to bandage himself up once he got home. Kat was not going to be happy with him for this.<br/><br/>They walked in silence until the house was in sight. “This is as far as I’ll go. Be safe.” The guy said and disappeared into the shadows they were just hiding in. They were lucky they weren’t caught by the local authorities but something didn’t feel right. It was the door; it didn’t look like it was shut the way he had closed it before. It looked like it was cracked open. Dropping his pack on the ground beside the house he reached for his pistol when he realized he didn’t have it with him. A small groan left his lips but he decided it would be best if he went in anyway.<br/><br/>Moving silently he slipped in like a snake and kept his senses alert for anything out of the ordinary. The lights were off and it was dead quiet. He looked up toward Kat’s room and wondered if she was alright. With silent steps he walked up and made his way to see Kat when he felt something hit him from behind. He stumbled and ran into the wall as he fell to the floor. His head was spinning when he saw a man standing over him.<br/><br/>“Got another one. Told you this guy would be back.” The one who hit him said to another guy at his side. A swift kick in the stomach knocked the wind out of him and sent his consciousness into the black. The guy who’d hit him threw him unceremoniously over his shoulder and felt something wet seep into his cloths. “Damn, this guy is bleeding.” He said the smell of copper filling his lungs. “Better get him there quick before he bleeds out.”