Dislcaimer- I do not own The Outsiders

Tonya's Pov

28 Miles South of Rawridge Kansas: 7 Hours After Kidnapping

I pulled into onto the side of the road. The little boy was stirring again. I got out into the backseat. I held him in my arms. His eyes flickered open and he looked around. He started to squirm and cry. "Mommy, Mommy help."

"Sssh," I soothed, "I'm here. Mommy is here."

He squirmed writhed all the more. "No, I want Mommy." his voice was horse from surgery. I had looked at his chart.

"I'm here. I'm your Mommy now. Mommy loves you."

"You're not my Mommy." he tried to get out of my grasp. I hated to do it but I had to hold him very tight I stepped from the car once my grip was tight enough. He coughed. He was still sick.

"If you be still you will stop coughing." "I want my mommy." He said hoarsely.

"Aren't you being a silly little guy. I'm you're mommy."

"NO." he said softly. As I sat I rocked my new little boy. He'd understand soon enough and he would love me and never ever want to leave home again. Me and him and Richard would be happy together. And he would be a good son. He would listen.

He started squirming and screaming I'd never be able to take him home. He needed to be home with me so we could be a family. Me my son and Richard we would be the perfect family. We just had to get home first.

"You're going to the magic garden again. And when you wake up we'll be all better." I pulled out another shot. "This is going to let you go back and you can play with all the animals and the flowers and have lots of wonderful dreams. And when you wake up we'll be home."

"Home with mommy and daddy and my brooders?"

"Silly boy you're our only baby." I poked him and held him still until he was completely asleep. I smiled. He was a beautiful child.

Asleep he looked much younger. Oh how I wanted to hold him so. Still I had to get on the road.

"Sleep tight my little one. Mommy loves you." I ran my fingers threw his hair. It was red just like mine. He had cute little freckles around the face and round cheeks. I kissed his forehead I longed to stay there just a few more minutes but we had to get going. So I turned around and started the car.

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Somewhere in Missouri Four Hours Later

I pulled into our long driveway. The little boy was stirring again. I got out into the backseat. I held him in my arms. His eyes flickered open and he looked around. He started to squirm and cry. "Mommy, Mommy help."

"Sssh," I soothed, "I'm here. Mommy is here."

He squirmed writhed all the more. "No, I want Mommy." his voice was horse from surgery. I had looked at his chart.

"I'm here. I'm your Mommy now. Mommy loves you." I sighed, not this again.

I hated to do it but I had to hold him very tight I stepped from the car once my grip was tight enough. As I walked I rocked my new little boy.

"We're home now. Your Daddy is waiting on us."

"No." he whined.

"Sssh be a good boy now. Mommy loves you but you have to be good. Daddy likes order. Be a good boy for Mommy and be nice. Daddy will be nice to you if you're a good little boy."

He tried to squirm. "You're not Mommy." he said cried losing his voice.

I kissed his forehead holding him tighter. "Sssh, you don't know what your talking about. You've had a long day. Now be good." I said this a little harsher then I would have liked. My little boy sniffled and coughed.

He was burning up but I would take care of that later. Richard would have to come first. I was sure he would be glad I found the perfect son. Richard should have a beautiful child and I think I did well. Our little boy was so precious.

We walked inside of the house. "Richard, I'm home." Richard was my boyfriend but he said we'd get married if I got a kid. Oh our little boy was adorable. Richard would love him once he learned to behave.."

Richard walked out into the room in his loveliest green sweater and kakis. He was handsome so handsome.. "You got a kid."

"Isn't he beautiful. It took a lot of looking but now see. You have a son Richard. I found you're son. " the little boy cried. I rocked him but he kept crying.

"SHUT-UP!" Richard yelled. Our little boy sniffled. "Shut that kid up or I will!" I nodded.

"Okay honey stop crying. You're being a bad boy right now. I have to show you you're room. I've had it ready a very long time."

The boy kept crying. I wondered if another tranquilizer would be safe. "For heaven sakes shut him up. He's giving me a headache."

I nodded. Our little boy hadn't learned yet to be good but he would. Richard would just have to give him a chance. "Shhh, darling it's alright. You're just cranky, huh?"

The boy cried harder. I didn't think another tranquilizer was such a good idea it could hurt him but how could I shut him up?

Sighing I took him to his room.