Broken Strings

Sequel to Winter Cold. Feelings are now gone, fights are inevitable, so what will bring Sam and Andy back together? A former acquaintance comes seeking for revenge.

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Milo Samuel Swarek b. July 14th, 2012 (6, almost 7)

Charles "Charlie" Thomas Swarek b. January 2, 2016 (3)

Alice Jill "AJ" Swarek b. august 14th, 2018 (1 ½)

Chapter 4:

Milo Swarek was a pretty Smart kid. He looked both sides before crossing the streets and brushed his teeth every night before bed. But that day he hadn't be paying much attention. As always he waited for his dad to pick him up. He had been sitting on the usual spot. He was playing with a plastic ball, which bounced away and outside the gate. He glanced to check on the teacher and sneaked out when she wasn't looking, he glanced back momentarily wondering if he should go back. But the grownups were too distracted to even notice his absence so he figured he would get his toy and then slid right back inside before they had time to notice.

He hadn't been aware of the eyes watching him. That van had been parking there for a few weeks now. It just seemed no one was inside. But there was someone and he had been praying for this opportunity. He would finally get back at the people that had made this last seven years of his life hell, he just needed to play his cards right.

"Here you go" he said coolly getting out of the car and walking towards where Milo was leaned down looking for the small toy. Milo took the ball shyly from him "you shouldn't be out, little man, what about school?"

"It's already over" Milo said. He then heard his dad's voice inside his head 'he wasn't supposed to talk to strangers "I have to go now"

"Yeah, you are probably right, before you get yourself in trouble" the man said placing his hands on his pockets. Milo started to walk back down the street when the man touched his shoulder "you know, you might know my nephew"

Milo raised his eyebrow. The man continued "He's about your age, a little trouble maker, that he is" Milo grinned "bet you are one yourself?" Milo nodded proudly "see now that I see that smile 'that dimpled smile made him sick "you kind of remind me of a friend of mine, a pretty cool cop, named Sammy Swarek" Milo smiled instantly. He was now where he wanted him "you wouldn't know him by any chance would you?"

"He's my dad" Milo said rising up his chin "are you a cop too?"

"I used to be one" the man said "but now I just don't like it as much as I did, I had a pretty amazing job and then they just fired me"

"I bet you were pretty sad" Milo said innocently. The man nodded and then kneeled to his level. That was the last thing he remembered.

Now he was just there in that dark room. His shoes were gone and the tears had all been dry for hours, he didn't know where he was. The man had come a couple times to visit him. He fed him some bread and milk and then had handed him a phone. He couldn't hear anyone, but he knew someone was there on the other side. Now he wanted to say he was sorry for running out of school that day and not listening to his dad about people, but he was a cop and he had said he knew Sam, so he couldn't be bad. He closed his eyes wanting everything to be okay again. He wanted to have a bath and watch TV cuddled next to his mother and Bass at his feet, he wanted to play catch with Sam and listen to Dov telling bad jokes. He wanted to see Jeremy and Leo and stay over at the Barber household and play cards with Hannah. He opened his eyes to see the man gone and closed them again. He could hear their arguments again

"Is this not enough for you?" Sam spat "because believe me, I am better at work, where I am at least appreciated!"

"I am not saying that!" Andy said frantically "I just want you to commit more, we barely do things together anymore, it's like I don't know you" He looked at her in disbelief. They had been at this all night without realizing he was there at the top of the stairs listening, he could hear AJ cries get louder and louder, but their voices were too loud "great!" Andy "you woke the baby up!"

"I woke her up?" Sam said dryly "I am not the only one who's been shouting!"

"Shut up" she muttered shoving him away as she walked up the stairs. Milo hadn't had time to move. He just sat there. Andy's face transformed "Hey buddy, what are you doing up?" Milo shrugged. "Give me a sec, I'll be right back" she said quietly as she could hear AJ crying her heart out.

Milo glanced back at his mother and then watched as Sam dragged his feet up the stairs "how long have you been sitting there?" He asked. Milo's eyes saddened. Sam knew that had come out wrong "Sorry, let's get you to bed okay?" He picked him up. Charlie was sleeping soundly. Sam put the boy to bed and tucked him in "there we go, good night"

"Daddy?" Milo asked in a low voice "are you getting a divorce?" Sam's heart sank. He couldn't believe his 6 ½ year old was asking him something like that?

"Nah" Sam said sweetly touching his head "grownups are sometimes too dumb, that's all, don't you worry" Milo smiled unsecure. Sam kissed his nose softly and made his way to the main bedroom. Andy was there on the bed, she didn't even look at him, he took his jeans and slid into bed "he asked me if we are getting divorced" He said out of the blue. She was perplex

"What did you tell him?" She asked

"I told him not to worry" He said. When she bit her lower lip thinking he asked "should he be worried?" 'I don't really know' she thought

Milo opened his eyes again at the sound of a loud bang. Were they coming to get him home?

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