Amazing True Love
Written by: Dueler312
Disclaimer: I do not own anything of OLTL
Chapter 9
After Blair got Starr home to Cole, as Hope was asleep, Starr quickly told Cole what had happened.
"Oh my, He's not going to stop, is he?" said Cole.
"I don't know," said Starr. "But I do know one thing. He can try all he wants, but he is not going to get me to leave you. If he thinks he can convince me that his so-called love is better then what I have with you, he's really delusional." She then sat down exhausted, but crossing her arms.
Cole sat down next to her and said, "You definitely are really pretty when you're mad."
"Cole, I'm being serious here," said Starr.
"I know you are, which is why I was trying to get your mind off of it," said Cole. "Don't worry. John will find him, along with whoever helped him escaped." He put a hand on Starr's shoulder, which felt tensed.
Starr let out a deep breath and said, "I know. I just wish-" but Cole stopped her there, easily turning her head so he could see her face.
"Hey, you don't worry about all of that, okay," said Cole. "Neither James, nor anyone else is going to mess with you, okay. You let me do the protecting right now, and you focus on yourself, Hope, and our little one that's coming."
Starr just smiled and chuckled a little. "Okay, since when are you the one that gotten so good at making me feel better?"
"You think after knowing you all of this time, I wouldn't know how to calm you down?" said Cole. He and Starr then laughed and shared a quick kiss. And together, they both went to bed.
"So, how did she sound like?" asked Britney. It was still in the night, and she and James were talking about what he did.
"I think I got her doubting what she has with Cole," said James. "Pretty soon she'll know what she has with Cole is not what she wants, and pretty soon, she'll be wanting to see me, and then you will be able to have your man."
"Perfect," said Britney. "Now all I have to do is lure Cole away from Starr, and then you can get her and show her your love, and then once she's under your spell, and I do the work on Cole."
"Good, because I can't wait to show that Starr was wrong about what she thought about Cole," said James. He then went into his room to go to sleep. As Britney headed to her room, she said to herself, "Finally Starr, you will be shown that you never even deserved Cole."
The next day, Cole was settling in to work. Starr had a day off classes and work, so she was at home, with Hope to keep her company.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" asked John, who just walked up.
"Hey, we still got to bring in the money, and Starr did push me to go as well," said Cole.
"I take it she's back to herself after last night?" asked John.
"Yeah, she filled me in on what happened," said Cole. "That guy definitely needs to be locked up soon, along with whoever busted him out."
"That I agree, but you let me worry about it, okay," said John. "You just worry about keeping Starr safe."
"No problem," said Cole. "Oh, here are your messages."
"Thanks. I may actually want to keep you around," said John. Cole laughed a little, and John went into his office.
Cole though could not help but still worry about Starr. He was so worried about her that he did not see someone come up, someone that he really did not want to see.
"Well, is someone starting to crack?" that person said. Cole looked up and saw that Britney said that.
"What is that supposed to mean?" asked Cole. "And what are you doing here, anyway?"
"Why can't I?" said Britney. "I can go where I want to."
"Do you have something you need to talk about to an officer, like info on a case?" asked Cole.
"No, I don't," said Britney. "I just thought it would be good to see you."
"Well, you thought wrong," said Cole. "You need to leave, now, or I'll call an officer and have you escorted out of here."
"Wow, it seems Starr has done a number on you," said Britney. "I don't know what she-"
"I believe you better do what are you told, Ms. Jennings," said Bo, who also had just walked in. "Unless you got something you need to report, you need to go."
Cole looked at Bo, and then back at Britney, who said, "I'm just talking to Cole here, Commissioner."
"And it appears that Cole doesn't want to talk to you, so you got a choice. Which is it?" asked Bo, crossing his arms.
"You know what, never mind. It's not even worth it." And just like that, she headed out of the station, bouncing off the wall as she went past by.
"What's going on?" asked John, who heard the noise and came out to see what was happening.
"Oh it was just Britney, acting like her regular self," said Cole.
"Wow, I wonder when she's going to grow up?" John wondered.
"Who knows?" said Bo, and he headed down to his office. Cole and John just looked at each other, and then both went back to work. Cole did not have much to do, so he decided to get on it. He saw that there was another false lead on who the woman in the sketch was. Cole was getting ready to get it into a file, when he looked at the sketch; there was a smaller version of it on the report. He then had a sudden shocked, but he was not a hundred percent sure. He had a real good feeling he knew who it was, but he had to confirm it himself. He then took out his phone and snapped a picture of the sketch, and then filed the report away. Hopefully he will be able to figure this out as soon as possible.
"Aww, that's really neat, Hope," said Starr. She was on the floor with her daughter coloring with crayons. Hope just drew a picture of her family.
"Yeah, but I'm not sure where to put my new brother or sister though," said Hope. "Do you know where I can put it?"
"How about this?" Starr suggested. "Draw an arrow pointing to Mommy's stomach, and then just write baby."
"Okay," said Hope, and she did just that.
"Perfect," said Starr.
"What are you drawing, Mommy?" asked Hope.
"Well, I thought Mommy would try to draw me and your daddy as this," said Starr, as she showed the picture of her and Cole on their wedding day. "You think Daddy will be surprised?"
"Oh yeah," said Hope. "You really looked like a princess, Mommy."
"You're right, I even felt like one as well," Starr admitted.
"Hey, Mommy, how did you know Daddy was the one?" asked Hope.
Starr looked at her mother, a little surprised, but then said, "I really don't know, Hope, except that I did have a little crush on him before I got to know him." Both of the girls giggled.
"Seriously though, Hope, it was actually my heart that telling me that I was in love with your daddy."
"How could it? I thought it couldn't talk?" asked Hope.
Starr just laughed, and said, "No, not that heart, sweetie. This heart you cannot see. You can only feel it, and it definitely helps, because no one, except for the person him or herself can hear what its saying."
"Is that what told you that you really love Daddy so much?" asked Hope.
"Yep, and Daddy's heart told him the same thing," said Starr. "It's always good to listen to your heart. Your Great-Aunt Viki actually told me that."
"Well I'll make sure to do that," said Hope.
"You better," said Starr. "Come here." Hope went over to her mom and hugged her, though carefully because of the baby.
Hope then said, "Are you going to finish your drawing, Mommy?" Starr just laughed, and continued drawing with her daughter.
A/N: Hopefully Cole is coming closer to the truth about who busted James out of that mental hospital. But will he figure out in time? Stay tuned.
