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Lita Dumas was sitting in the living room of her house she shared with her fiance, Adam Copeland. It wasn't a big house like you would expect, but a cozy, little, one story, three bedroom house. The house was constructed of red bricks and the walls inside were painted white and had carpet floor except for the kitchen that had tile flooring. They decided on the one story house because they had a one year old daughter and didn't want to risk her getting hurt. Plus, stairs are just a pain in your backside.
The redhead let out a sigh as she continued her late morning chores that consisted at the moment of folding up laundry. How a family of three could have so much dirty clothes was beyond her. It seemed like no matter how often she did laundry, more clothes would appear in the basket.
Little babbling noises filled the room as the redhead looked over to the little playpen to see her daughter, Lexi, standing up looking over the top of the playpen. "Just a second Lexi, Mommy is finishing laundry." She told her toddler while folding more baby clothes, like her daughter understood what she was saying though. After she finished folding clothes which seemed like an eternity; she placed the basket up on the washer. She decided to wait until her fiance got up before she put up the clean clothes. When she came back, the tiny baby was making more noises so Lita decided to walk over and pick her up. "Why aren't you talkative today?" The redhead cooed lifting the little blonde up out of the playpen.
Lita sat down back onto the couch with the giggly toddler bouncing on her stomach. "Da..da...da..da." Lexi blabbed smacking her mother on the chest and laughing. That sight alone made the redhead smile widely.
"Sweetie, I am Momma. Can you say Momma?" She asked her daughter.
"Da...da.. ." The little blonde repeated as she smacked her mother's chest again.
Figures. She is such Daddy's girl. The woman sighed to herself. The redhead grabbed the little baby and cooed, "Are you hungry Lexi?"
"Pfffftttt," the little blonde made some weird noises and then stuck out her tongue. To Lita that meant yes so she rested the toddler on her hip and made her way to the kitchen. "Ba..bah bah.."
"Hold on little bit, Momma is trying to get the food as fast as she can." The redhead sighed while digging through the fridge for the baby food and grabbed the Gerber container. "Let's get you adjusted in here babygirl." Lita talked sweetly to the little one as she was able to finally get the kicking baby into the highchair and went to find a spoon in the drawers. "Stop squirming so much Lexi." She pleaded to the little tike as she kicked her feet and opened her mouth. Lita couldn't help but smile at her daughter as she would open her mouth for the food and she also had some hanging out of her mouth.
Beep! Beep! Beep! Lita turned to the direction that she heard the vibrating noises and knew that it was not her cellphone so it was Adam's. I better take it to him just in case it's work related. She walked into the living room and picked up the phone and then went to grab Lexi then she would have to go through the hassle of putting her back in there. Wait if it was work wouldn't they call him, I don't question people anyways. Beep! Beep! The cellphone beeped again for what Lita believed was a second message on her fiance's phone and curiosity overpowered her as she hit the button to turn the second on. Lita trusted Adam but for some reason her mind was telling her to be nosy for once. The redhead skimmed the message, her smile turning into an angry scowl.
The message said, 'Hey Adam. It's Torrie, I just wanted to let you that I am back in town and well.. I was wondering if we could have lunch together just as friends. Let me know when you are free. XOXO -Torrie.' The second message said, 'Please. I just really want to talk to you. I missed you while I was away.'
How in the hell does Torrie have Adam's number? Lita gritted her teeth as she turned the screen off and walked back over to the high chair to continue feeding her daughter. More importantly, why now of all times has that vile woman decided to come back to town? I need to confront Adam about this. Later. "Come on baby, eat the food," Lita cooed holding the plastic spoon over to her baby's mouth.
"Morning Li." She heard a voice say from behind and the sound of footsteps growing louder by the second.
"Hey." Lita said plainly as she fed the hungry baby with more food and then used a rag to wipe the food on her mouth.
"There is Daddy's girl! There you are," The blonde cooed picking up the squealing baby from the highchair as Lita smiled slightly but was still bothered the text message that her fiance received. "Um, you got a couple messages from Torrie. Can you explain to me why your ex still has your number?"
"What? Who?" Adam looked at his fiance with pure confusion as she frowned. He didn't understand what she was talking about. One, he hadn't had the slightest clue as to where Torrie was and the blonde woman shouldn't even have his number.. he wouldn't think so anyways.
"Torrie. She sent you some texts. I didn't know you still talked to her.." Her tone was clearly showing that the redhead was not pleased with him but he didn't even know what was going on. She brushed past him and walked into the living room as the Canadian grabbed a hold of the phone.
"I don't even know what you are talking about, Li. I don't associate with her." Adam clarified while he looked down at his phone and read the messages himself. Why is his ex trying to talk to him again? He didn't care. There was a reason why he dumped her anyways.
"Ma..ma..mamama.." Lexi smacked her daddy's chest and he looked at her and then looked to Lita who shrugged her shoulders. Momma? He looked at his little girl and then thought, The long hair has to go. My daughter thinks I am her mother. "Pfffftttttt..." She made fart noises with her tongue. The older man smiled and then placed her back in the playpen.
"Are you seeing her behind my back? How long has this been going on?" Lita growled but making sure she wasn't loud enough to make sure she didn't upset the baby.
"What are you talking about? Li, I haven't talked to her since I dumped her. You are acting crazy." Adam defended himself. Seriously, she knows I wouldn't. He thought running a hand through his long, blonde hair.
"Really? And I'm supposed to believe that?"
"Yes because I love you. Not Torrie. I wouldn't be here right now if I didn't love you." The blonde man stated truthfully taking a couple steps closer to his fiance. Lita took a glance back at Lexi before turning to him.
"...I know how much you loved her." Her tone was the same annoyed one but that one statement alone had a hint of sadness that breaks Adam's heart.
"Keyword 'loved.' I loved her years ago and that doesn't matter. The past is the past. I love you and our daughter." He spoke truthfully as she looked up at him.
"I think the only reason you are with me is because we have a daughter together. That is why you proposed to me, you think I am that stupid Adam?" Lita growled at the Canadian, who really didn't want to argue with her.
It must be her time of the month of something; she normally isn't this hotheaded? Sheesh, I know she hates Torrie but I honestly have no idea what the heck is going on, the blonde thought to himself and dare wouldn't say it out loud because that would only anger her even more. That's the last thing he wanted to do. He knew how bad it could get. "Li. Please don't think like that; I proposed to you because I love you. Regardless of you being pregnant or not, Lexi is our blessing and I couldn't be happier. I mean it when I said I wanted to marry you. I could care less about Torrie."
"Why can't I believe you? Why do you keep lying to me? Just tell me the truth!" Lita was almost at the verge of tears because she was in a dilemma of her own. She loves Adam, she trusts him with everything but in the past, every boyfriend she has had, cheated on her behind her back. All the same, she wants to think that the father of her child was like the rest. The redhead always had trust issues but wouldn't anybody after being betrayed, stabbed in the back, and cheated on? Exes that come into the picture are always trouble.
"Just calm down, I swear that-" He attempted to soothe her by rubbing her back but the fiery redhead smacked his arm away. He just blinked confusedly a few times at her actions.
"Stop lying to me..." She whimpered.
"Stop acting crazy, Li. I wouldn't cheat on you! Not now, not ever!" Adam raised his voice slightly, he wanted to get his point across. Why did the woman he loves have to be as stubborn as him? He would always question himself.
"..." She remained quiet for a moment as she looked over to Lexi with almost a sincere look that the toddler since she has to listen to this argument and then glanced back over to Adam. "You are just like the rest of them!"
"You're acting so crazy right now, you know that?!" The Canadian was starting to get even more annoyed at his fiance. Why couldn't she just trust him. He didn't even know about the text up until Lita showed him.
"I am? I found out about your stupid affair so I have every right to!" She spoke back with just as much venom as he dished to her. She couldn't believe he would betray her like that, someone she truly loved.
"That is stupid! You need to calm down," The Canadian walked around the sofa instead of walking past her and grabbed his jacket.
"Where are you going?" She questioned him staying in the exact same spot.
"Out. I can't talk to you right now. Li, you need to calm down because it really isn't what it seems. Maybe giving you some space is the best thing to do right now. I will be back later and maybe then you will realize that you are over reacting!" With that the blonde haired man slammed the front door leaving Lita to wonder if she was really overreacting or did she hit the nail spot on and he really was cheating on her. The redhead went back over to the playpen and picked the little blonde up, who was now trying to poke Lita in her nose. She knew that spending time with her daughter would calm her down.
A Few Hours Later..
Adam was still furious in a way, he was just driving around outside the city of Atlanta, went and grabbed a bite to eat and then just drove wherever the roads would take him. It was always a habit of his when he was angry just to cruise the roads and observe the scenery and somehow he got into a wooded backroads way outside the city. It was dark and gloomy because it was storming heavily.
I can't believe her, Li knows I wouldn't hurt her. More importantly, how did Torrie get my number? I broke my phone after I dumped her and the number changed when I got a new one. There is no possible way she got it from me. Maybe she went to my work and one of those idiots at work that gave it to her since she use to work there. God.. I am almost tempted to just to message Torrie just to figure out how she got my number. No. I want nothing to do with her, she isn't in my life anymore and it needs to stay that way. Adam's thoughts were on a rampage in his mind as he was attempting to make in through the non stop rain. He slowed down for a minute and grabbed his phone and looked for a moment and saw that Lita had left him a voicemail. I have been gone awhile but I can't call her right now, she is probably still fuming. I will check it later. The blonde noticed the sky lighting up a lot faster as the sounds of thunder echoed throughout the gloomy sky.
Crack! Booooom!
That alone caused the Canadian to flinch and his heart to race in an irregular pace. This is why I hate storms. He thought to himself trying to see ahead to make sure a bolt of lightning didn't strike the trees. It sounded too close. Why did I have to leave the freaking house? Well she was being unbearable and hotheaded as usual but still...Whatever, regardless I will get an earful because of the fact that I have been gone so long and worrying her.. if she is worried. Now how did I manage get this far out in the middle of nowhere.. wait I swear I have been here before. No. Adam seriously, are you trying to identify a specific tree out of the thousand here. Get a hold of yourself.
Booooooooooom! Crack!
That is a lot closer than the last one. His ears kept hearing the same sound, crackling wood as he noticed something coming closer to him. Shhhi- His eyes widen when he realized that it was a tree falling and his reflexes reacted quickly to be able to make a wide sided turn to attempt to avoid the dead piece of nature. It was the only thing he could do because if he slammed on the brakes, the slippery road would have prevented him from stopping and would cause him to crash into it. That was close. Adam sighed as then he realized that the wet road was causing him to lose control and not being able to jump out in time, he braced himself for the impact he knew was coming. As he hit another one of the loads of trees in this wooded area, his head hit the dashboard with much force. The airbags must have malfunctioned because they didn't deploy but they should have. The blonde's eyes grew heavier as he felt his whole world around him fade to black.
Later on that evening...
Lita paced back and forth in the living looking at the clock, her fiance had been gone for hours without calling or even just a simple text. She felt a mixture of emotions but mainly a cross between anger and worry. After changing Lexi and placing her back into the playpen, the redhead decided to call one person that would know where he was. She picked up her phone and dialed the number and after about two rings the caller picked up, "Li? What's up?"
"Christian can you tell Adam to come home please? I really need to talk to him." Lita asked calmly because she didn't need to get verbal in the same room as her daughter.
"Uh Li. Adam is not here, I haven't heard from him today." Her fiance's bestfriend informed her. Now if Lita was to panic, now was the time but she remained calm… for the most part.
"Don't joke with me Christian, I know he is there." She growled slightly knowing how the two blondes always loved to play jokes on her before.
"Lita, I am being dead serious. Adam isn't here, why would I lie to you about that?" He questioned her which caused her to worry even more. Wait, where is he if he isn't there? He would have called or texted me regardless of where he was. Unless... Lita's eyes widen because of her mental realization, she then became more angry. He is with Torrie! Right? No, what if something happened to him. She peeked out the window to still see that it was black, depressing and still storming. It has been storming this for hours.. what.. if.. no.. nah.. he isn't a reckless driver. I might be worrying for nothing. "Li, you there?"
"Yeah," She replied walking back away from the window and sighed as she turned to check on Lexi, who was standing over the top on the pen banging her rattle against it.
"Did you call him, Red?" He asked.
"Of course I did! I left him a voicemail and everything. He never answered me." Lita whimpered.
Christian noticed the concern and worry on his fiance of his bestfriend's voice and he tried to calm her down. "Li. Relax. I will call him and everything will be fine."
"Thank you so much Ch-"
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"What was that?" The blonde on the other line questioned the line.
"I have a call on the other line, so I am going check it just in case it is Adam. Wait a few minutes and call him please.." She said politely to him as he replied was a simple 'ok' and she hung up the phone and answered the other line. "Hello." Her heart rate was racing because she is waiting for the person to respond.
"Yes, is this Lita Dumas?" The redhead noticed that the voice of that of a woman but she didn't recognize it at all.
"Yeah? Who is this?" Lita responded almost harshly to the woman.
"I am Officer Sanders, I work with the Atlanta Police Department.." The woman began and Lita started to worry more if even possible. Why is the Police calling me now of all times? Wait so he is at work then? Good.. god he must be safe then.. "Officer Copeland has you down as an emergency contact in his phone. I decided to call you myself since I know he is your fiance." The woman continued and once again Lita was beginning to worry again.
Emergency contact...that is only suppose to be used if... She ran one hand through her thick, red locks and was barely able to respond. "Is my fiance okay?"
"Well that's thing, I-"
Lita cut her off before she could even finish. "Tell me! Is he okay!" The redhead fired back to the officer over the phone. Why isn't she answering me? Oh god.. Lita was about to lose it as Officer Sanders was starting to hesitate with her answer.
"That's the thing.. Ms. Dumas.. We don't exactly know. I was called out here as it was reported that a car was crashed along the side of the road in the woods out here. The front of the car is completely totaled and the airbags didn't deploy..there is blood on the dashboard..."
"Is Adam okay?! Stop stalling and tell me, damn it!" She yelled into the phone as she felt tears start to fall down her cheeks. They yelling was enough to cause Lexi to cry.
"That's the thing.. I would tell you if Adam was okay, if I had any idea where he was.. He isn't in the car or anywhere around here that my search team has searched.. He has vanished.." That was the last thing Lita heard the Officer tell her before she froze and the phone fell onto the floor.
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