It was a ordaniary day for the Ortons, Randy was at home from tour and taking a two week vacation and Kinley was happy to have him at home with her and the baby Emerson who was only 5 months old. Bella had become a perment fixture in the house as she went between her mom and dad's house and spent nearly every weekend with them till one tragic night.
Three Nights before Tragedy
"Randy Emerson is finally asleep where is Bella?" Kinley asked as she came downstairs and into the living room
"Thats good that little miss is sleeping and Bella is on the phone saying good night to Sam" Randy responed while pulling his wife to him
"Ah. How about tomorrow we head to my parents since they just moved to town I know they would love to see Bella and Emerson" Kinley suggested
"Thats fine hon. How about we see if they will keep Little Miss for two weeks while we go on vacation?" Randy asked while smirking at his wife.
"Maybe. Hey Bella hows your mom?" Kinley asked Over the last few months Kinley and Sam have gotten pretty close and get along great.
"Good she said to tell you and daddy hi. I'm going to head up to bed I am pretty tired, this week has been pretty long" Bella said while hugging both Randy and Kinley good night
"Okay sweetie do you want me to brush your hair?" Kinley asked
"Sure night Daddy" Bella said
"Night sweet angel. See ya in the morning" Randy told his oldest
"I'll be back down in a few" Kinley told him
As Randy watched his wife and daughter head upstairs he walked into his office and pulled up some vacation spots that he and Kinley would like to go. As he was looking at Hilton Head SC the phone rang an it was his mom who wanted to know if they could keep Bella the next night and Randy said that was fine and they would see them around 6 for supper.
Upstairs
"Kinley how long have you and my daddy been married?" Bella asked while she was sitting in front of Kinley who was brushing her hair out
"Well sweetie almost 6 full years, we met right after your dad and mom broke up. Whats with all the questions?" Kinley asked
"Just wondering and all. I have to say you two are cute together and I don't like my mom's boyfriend" Bella said out of nowhere
"Oh what is his name again ?" Kinley asked
"Jayson" Bella said
Both Randy and Kinley weren't too fond of Sam's boyfriend and didn't like the fact that Sam had been dating him and he wasn't very nice to either Sam or Bella and they feared for their protection. Randy had actually talked to Sam about his feelings and he was only wanting what was best for his family. Sam was thankful to have both Randy and Kinley around for Bella and after Jayson had gone off on Bella one night when he was over for supper Bella ran to her room and called Randy and Kinley who came over right away. Jayson wasn't happy that Randy had shown up. Sam soon ended the relationship between her and Jayson after he nearly beat her to death. That was shortly after Emerson was born. Jayson had threatened Sam that if she left him he would not only hurt her but Bella as well and after talking to Randy he told her that she needed to do what ever it was to keep her and Bella safe and that they would always be there for them.
"Hon I'm sure things will be okay. Now do you want to read a story or head on to bed?" Kinley asked
"Sleep. Thanks for listening Kinley" Bella said and hugged Kinley then kissed her cheek
"Night my sweet little girl sleep well if you need anything come find Randy and I okay" Kinley stated and Bella nodded her head in agreement
Kinley walked downstairs and told Randy everything and smiled at his wife "You know I really do fear for Sam. Maybe I should talk to her again and see what she thinks"
"Good idea hon, when we had lunch today she was trying to cover some bruises" Kinley stated while trying to relax in her husbands arms
"Not good when she dropped Bella off I saw some as well, I will call her in the morning and mom and dad asked if they could keep Bella tomorow night" Randy said " How about we head to bed"
"Thats fine honey. I am pretty worn out" Kinley said as they headed up to bed.
The night went smooth expect for Emerson waking up and wanting to eat again. Randy let Kinley sleep as he fed his youngest and rocked her back to sleep then once he placed her back in her crib he checked on Bella who was sound asleep. Randy placed a kiss to Bella's forehead when he heard the house phone ring and he sprinited out the door before it woke up Kinley.
"Hello" Kinley answered
"I need help its Jayson have Randy come quickly please" Sam whispered
"Okay we will be there" Kinley told Sam and they hung up as Randy was pulling on clothes Kinley called Bob who came over to stay with the girls and they headed to Sam's house and once they got there Jayson how had been over seeing Sam and they had been fighting over where Bella was as he didn't like that Randy was her father and wanted Randy out of Sam's life. Randy had called Nathan and John who met them there and once arriving at Sam's he was thankful that she was sitting outside on the front porch while he, John and Nathan checked the house over Kinley sat down with Sam
"What happened honey?" Kinley asked as she sat down next to Sam and put her arms around the younger woman
"Another fight about Randy and Bella. Jayson is pissed that Randy is her father and wants Randy out of our lives and all. When I told him that he has to deal with it he just went off on me and started to hit then kick" Sam explained
"Not good. Sam please tell me that he doesn't know where Bella is?" Randy asked as he sat down on the other side of Sam
"No he thinks that she is on a dance trip and wont be back till late Sunday" Sam said
"Good now no protesting you are getting checked out and then staying at our house" Kinley told Sam
"No he will find me and do worse" Sam said
"If you wont stay at our house then your staying with John and Hailey or at Mom and Dad's" Randy told her
"I don't want them to get hurt either" Sam answered.
"I can stay here" Nathan spoke up
"Are you sure?" Randy asked his brother
"Yes, now lets get you checked out hon come on" Nathan stated and they put Sam in Randy's hummer and took off for the hospital
Sam was lucky according to the doctor on call, she only had some bruised ribs and a sprained wrist. As Nathan helped Sam back into his car they finally took off. Randy helped his wife into his car and they headed home. "Why don't you try to sleep hon, I am going to talk to dad hon" Randy said and kissed Kinley's forehead
"Its almost 7am hon I think that both of our girls will be up soon so I am going to get in the shower. If Emerson wakes please feed her" Kinley said and headed up to clean up and get dressed
"Did the girls sleep dad?" Randy asked
"Emerson fussed a bit and I rocked her back to sleep and Bella slept hon" Bob stated "How is Sam?"
"Sore, scared, Nathan is there now, she didn't want to come here fearing he would do worse" Randy said "Lucky only bruised ribs and a sprained wrist. I might talk to Vince and see about taking a few more weeks off"
"Good idea son. I better head home and give your mom an update" Bob said "Oh bring Bella and Little Miss over when you can we want to keep both of them tonight"
"Okay dad" Randy said and walked up to pick Emerson who started to cry and went about changing her and getting her in a fresh diaper then a fresh sleeper
"Hi Daddy" Bella said
"Hey angel how are you?" Randy asked
"Tired. Can I call mommy?" Bella asked
"Sure sweetie lets head down and you can call her from the office" Randy told her and they headed downstair "Bella go ahead and call her hon Uncle Nathan is at the house so if he answers don't flip out"
"Okay daddy"
As Randy fixed Emerson's bottle Kinley came down and told him to go and get cleaned up . Randy told her that Bella was calling Sam and then would probably want to eat breakfast.
"Kinley something is wrong with mommy" Bella said
"Why do you say that honey?" Kinley asked even though she knew the truth
"Daddy said that Uncle Nathan was there, and he said that mommy was sleeping and he didn't want to wake her up" Bella told Kinley
"Oh, well I know that Nathan was over there but I don't know anymore hon, why don't we have breakfast then get ready for the day. I hear you and Little Miss here are spending the night with Grandma and Grandpa" Kinley said
"Really we are spending the night with Grandma and Grandpa.I can't wait" Bella said
"What do you want for breakfast little one?" Randy asked
"Eggs and milk please daddy whats wrong with mommy?" Bella asked
"We will talk later honey" Randy said and started on breakfast for the family.
As the day went on Randy and Kinley set down Bella and explained that her mommy was hurt last night and she wasn't feeling good and that it would take some time to get better. Bella then was able to talk to Sam and she was told the same thing. Randy talked to Vince as well and was able to take the next five weeks off and Vince told him if they needed anything to give him a call.