This is the first time I've posted one of my stories so let me know what you think
The cool Colorado night whipped through around us,making me pull the light flannel jacket I'd shrugged on on my way out the door tighter.
"Starting to wish I'd taken the time to grab my other jacket." I whispered to my partner, Jared.
I could see his grin in the dark, thanks to the moon, "I told you, but as usual you didn't want to hear me." he said
"Didn't think we had time." I muttered in response turning my attention back to the side door of the garage on the house we were watching.
Jared had gotten the call a few hours earlier, Sarah was ready to leave were just waiting for him to leave for work so we could get her and the kids out. As usual when I thought of kids my mind went to my own kid. My 15 year old daughter,I'd been 16 when she'd been born. We'd been all each other had for so long. Her father hadn't known she'd even existed. He'd moved to Hawaii to be with his dad and family, and I hadn't found out I was pregnant until 2 months after he'd left. With no way to get in contact with him,not that my parent's would have let me for that matter, I'd raised Delaney on my own. Well, my own after my dad had kicked me out of the house for not having an aborortion or going away to "visit" a family member for 7 months.
Shaking myself back to the now after Jared elbowed me in the arm I saw Sarah kiss her husband goodbye and watched him pull his truck out of the making sure he was down the street,thanks to another member of the team that was carefully tailing Sarah's husband we made our move.
Quietly knocking on the door Jared pushed it open and went in first. After doing a quick scan of the garage he motioned for me to follow him.
Sarah met us at the door connecting the house to the garage. "The kids are asleep,and I've gotten the cat into the carrier. This is all the stuff I'm taking." she said motioning to the small pile by the door.
Laying my hand on her arm, "It'll be ok. We're going to start loading this up then we'll get the kids. You make a final run through the house and make sure you've got everything you want. You can't come back" I said grabbing the cat carrier and a duffel bag. Jared had already picked up two suitcase's and was back to take some more to the van.
Jared looked over at me as we waited for Sarah to come out of the house. "You ever think this is what you'd be doing?" he asked adjusting the blanket on one of the quietly snoring kids. His mom had been one of the Undergrounds first survivor stories. She'd left his father with not much more than the clothes on their back's.
Wrapping one arm around his shoulder's I squeezed it. The mom in me coming through when I saw his face. "No, but I can't see me doing anything else."
Hearing the front door slam we both turned to watch Sarah make her way across the lawn to the van. "I think I've got everything." She said putting a small box in the van before climbing in. She looked more like the woman I'd first seen at the emergency room,the night she'd been brought in after the first time her husband had hit her. She'd left him once only going back because he'd supposedly gotten therapy.
"Sarah,I'll call you in a few 'll be ok with these guys I promise ." I said giving her a smile,motioning towards the two burly biker looking guys driving the van.
Jared closed the door behind her. "Let's go home.I don't know about you but I need to hug my kids." he said stepping back watching as the van pulled onto the road and down the street disappering into the dark.
"Me too." I said following him down the street and around the block to where we'd parked the car.
I pulled the Blazer into the driveway, making sure I had my gun ready before I climbed out. I hated carrying the thing but with the work I did it really wasn't a choice. Alot of these guys would kill me to find out where their wives had gone, and I wasn't taking any chances.
Opening up the front door, I laid my purse and keys down on the table right inside the hall.I turned to lock the door and reset the alarm before heading toward's the room where I heard the sounds of the new Beverly Hills 90210 on the tv.
Standing in the door frame I watched my daughter sprawled on her bed doing her homework as she watched the show. She was starting to look more and more like her dad everyday. Every time I looked at her my heart stopped for just a second. She had his laugh, his eyes and hair,and quite a few of his personality quirks. Shaking myself back to reality for the second time that night I walked in and sat down on the bed next to her.
"Hey,Lainey. How'd your day go?" I said pulling her hair back from her face.
Dark brown eyes looked up at me "Hey mom. It was pretty good." she said turning the volume on the tv down. "Everything go ok?" she asked "Yeah,she's on her way,with both kids and the cat." I replied rubbing my neck, the muscles were tight from the tension that usually went with the work. "You eat yet?"
"Nope waiting on you." she replied fingering the pencil in her hand.
"Let me grab a shower and then we can figure out dinner then ok?" I said standing up heading towards the door. Something was going on with her, but as usual she would tell me when she was ready.
"Ok, mom.I'm going to finish this and I'll meet you in the kitchen."