Dominic
After my shower I got the kids and gave them a bath. We all had breakfast. It felt normal. Bennett mentioned he didn't say anything to the parents about anything so we left it at that. Every five minutes Mel and Leah would look at me and Sam and nod. Social media was on fire and the News Channels were sinking their teeth into the story.
She didn't ask what happened or what we did and I don't think she Cares ,all she cared about was that her family was safe and there were no longer any threats. We sat eating it wasn't until halfway through that dad looked up from his phone, I saw him hand it to Collins then they looked at us. I kept watching them without making it obvious,so did Bennett.
“ Boys?”.
“ Yes Dad?”.
“ Dominic?”.
“ Yes ?”.
“ Sam ?”.
“ Yes Mr Chase?”.
“ Is it finished?”.
We looked at them. “ Yes “.
“ Good. Now we've got a birthday party coming up soon. What do my grandbabies want?”.
“ Dad They're two years old, they don't know what they want?”. Allie said, looking at him.
“ How about we get a bouncy Castle?”. I looked at my mother. Yea they were going to create a ruckus again. During breakfast I felt a nudge on my foot. I looked at her , she was feeding Gideon,She nodded in Sam's direction. I looked at him but he was quiet. I felt her nudge me again and she nodded again in Amy's direction. I looked at Amy and saw it.
Amy was looking at Sam,the way I looked at her. I started laughing because Sam was oblivious to the way he was being watched. “ What's so funny? ,Share the joke ,Asshole “.
“ Ass “. ,“ Ass”.
“ Maya no”
“ Shit”.
“Gideon,No”.
“ Dada No”.
I slapped my hand to my forehead. “ They're beginning to talk. They choose what words they like. Bennett mind your words”.
“ Oh please,your first word was the F word. I stubbed my toe and let out a string of curses and you chose the F Word. Told you mother you heard it while we were out walking “.
Mom tossed a napkin at him. “ Bennet's first word was bitch,”. She looked at her grandkids. ,“ Do not repeat that”.
“ Well ,we can only hope they don't start cursing. So what are we doing for their birthdays Allie?. Mom ,Dad, all four of you. Dominic said what happened the last time shouldn't happen again “.
“ We'll see about that”.
“ We're heading over to see your grandmother. Now that everything's back to normal we can all get back to our normal lives “.
After breakfast everyone left one by one. Today was Sunday, we all needed some rest. We were in the living room playing with the kiddos when I heard the door. I opened it and Agent Groves and Ryan were there. I let them in.
“ What can I do for you gentlemen?”.
“ Did you have any part of it?”.
“ Part of what ?”. I asked Groves
“You don't know?”.
“ OMG Dominic have you seen what's happening online, and the News?”. Tia ran out of the kitchen with her phone. She looked At us.
“ I guess now you do?”. Groves said. She handed me her phone.
“ What the fuck?. This is fucked the hell up. I hope you and your people are looking for him. Gideon do not repeat a word I just said.”.
“ Dada”.
“ Gideon No. Sorry they repeat things they shouldn't”.
“ We are , I think they suspected something like this was about to happen and they pulled a runner”.
“ Then he may come after my wife. I'll need more security. Can't you find these men and put them behind Bars. I don't want my wife having to watch over her shoulder every time she's out in public “.
“ We'll find them , just be careful with your family “.
“ I will”.
I stood by the door and watched them leave. I saw Ryan turn around and came back up the stairs,he looked at me.
“ I know for a fact it was you. I don't know and I don't care. I just want to know. Can they ever return?”.
“ No”.
“ Good. That ends it”.
After he left I went back to them. She didn't say anything , we stayed with the kids. After lunch they were napping and we were relaxing like we were used to.
The remainder of the day was spent indoors. When Monday came it felt like all the shit we had been through ,had been years ago,We could breath freely now. The entire week we went to work and back home, the kids were happy as should be. I came home yesterday and found tents and party supplies at the back of the main house and knew they were preparing for the party.
They were four two year old kids, they didn't need a Big extravagant Party. These wild idiots were doing it for themselves. Especially my parents. When their actual birthday came, I woke up to loud music, I sat up and she was gone. I tried to get back to sleep but couldn't. I showered and headed over to the main house.
Mel Was In charge of music. I saw my mother who already had a glass in her hands. Shit they were starting already. I found them.in the living room. I grabbed my princess. “ Happy birthday baby girl “.
“ Dada”.
I grabbed Gideon “. Happy birthday baby boy “. He just laughed. I looked at her and she had a sky smile on her face. I leaned over and kissed her. “ Morning love”.
“ Good morning babe. Sam's looking for you, says he needs to talk to you “.
“ Okay. What's going on out there?, Isn't it too much?”.
“ Buy you better not get in the way of your mother and Angel's planning or they'll scalp you. Your brother just tried and he ran”.
“ Fine Dad”.
By five that evening it was a full blown party. Everyone from the department was here. I realized I hadn't seen Sam all day. I headed over to his place. When I knocked on the door,he opened it and looked at me and for the first time since he entered our lives he looked confused. I walked in and looked at him.
“ Why aren't you out there with everyone?”.
“ I can't”.
“ And why not?”. He took a seat and just sat quietly.
“ You want me to get Tia and the girls?”.
“ No. It's Amy”.
I took a seat. I'm guessing Amy told him she was interested in him and he's unsure how to handle it and how to feel about it.
“ I understand that you loved Alisha with everything in you. It's the same way I feel about Tia. Look let me get Tia for you she'll explain it better “.
“ No. I don't”.
“ Look, you were both young. I see the way Amy looks at you and sometimes I see the way you look at her. You care about her and you feel like you're betraying Alisha, you're not. You'll always love her, she's always going to be in your heart. You got a second chance at life, Maybe this is your second chance at love, who knows. You don't have to commit to anything, take your time,get to know Amy. See if you can see yourself spending the rest of your life with her or do you want to be alone for the Rest of your life?”.
“ I never thought about it”.
“ Well, think about it now. Let's go before they come looking for you”.
“ Okay. Don't tell Tia as yet , just give me some time to figure it out”.
“ Okay”.
When we got back to the house. These women were taking shots. Bennett was looking at them. I went over to him.
“ The mothers are drinking heavily. Our wives too”.
I saw Dad heading towards them with a box. He dropped it on the ground and looked at them. “ time for the fun to begin”.
He pulled a Nerf gun out of the box,they all started grabbing guns out of the box and started running.
“ Fuck it”. Bennett walked over and grabbed a gun. “ First one to get Hit cleans this mess up”. He said looking at them. Everyone ran off in different directions. These were adults and when they drank they became kids.