Hey Guys! Here is chapter 9 of Escaped, Thank you so much to those who have reviewed and have honestly commented on this story! You know who you are; thank you it means and helps a lot. Well here it is, Enjoy!
Rose smiled seeing Maia through the window playing outside in the back yard with her friends. She looked back down and kept washing the dishes deep in thought. She closed her eyes, her smile getting even bigger when she felt strong arms around her waist and felt someone kiss the back of her neck. "Hey there" Rose said as she turned around. "Hi" Joe said with a smirk on his face, he leaned in and gave her a kiss filled with love and passion. Rose smiled into the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck deepening the kiss. She had never felt so much happiness in her life, well that is until she heard the front door close. "Hey Hun!" she heard a familiar voice say. "Mommy!" Maia yelled and Rose saw her run into the arms of the one and only, Tori. She felt her stomach drop, she felt sick. She didn't see Joe with her anymore, she saw him coming down the stairs and smile kissing Tori passionately "How is my beautiful wife?" Joe said and kissed her again. 'Wife?' Rose thought, she started holding her head feeling dizzy. She saw the three smiling at each other and felt her legs give out. She fell to the floor and everything went black.
Rose sat up quickly and felt her heart beating fast. 'Oh god it was only a dream, correction a nightmare!' She thought and turned over looking at Maia still asleep. She stood up and quietly went to the restroom, not wanting to wake her sleeping beauty up. She looked at herself in the mirror, trying to make up her mind. 'Should I see Joe tonight?' she thought, 'I mean last time we saw each other he hurt me so much again' she continued deep in thought. She heard Maia talking to someone saying "Yes with ice cream please" Rose walked out to see what was going on. She found her five year old talking on the phone with room service, "Maia Caverly, cancel that order right now" Rose said trying to hold in her laughter, Maia frowned and cancelled it. She hung up and looked at her mother frowning, "But Mama I'm hungry!" Maia said, "Well then let's get you ready so we can go eat, come on"
Rose showered and got dressed after she freshened Maia up as well. They were looking online for a restaurant close by when she heard her phone ring. She got it and was surprised when she saw the caller ID. "Hey Steve, what's up? I thought you didn't need me today" Rose said as she kept looking for restaurants. Maia pointed to one and Rose clicked on it to see how far it was. "Yeah I know I actually called to see if you and Maia wanted to join me for breakfast" Rose looked down at Maia and put the phone on mute, "Steve said if we wanted to join him for breakfast, what do you say?" Rose said and smiled when Maia smiled and nodded. Rose unmuted the phone, "Sure Steve, where do you want to meet up? She said getting ready to Google the place. "Great! How about the Native Café?" Steve said and Rose smiled seeing it was just six minutes from their hotel. "Okay! See you there Steve"
Rose and Maia both smiled seeing Steve standing outside a small café. "Hey Steve" Rose said and walked up to him giving him a hug. He smiled and once he let go, he bent down to give Maia a hug as well. "How are you ladies?" Steve asked as he got back up, "Very hungry" Maia said frowning holding her stomach which made both Rose and Steve laugh and walk into the café. They ordered what they wanted and waited for their food to arrive, "So did the papers you told me to look up yesterday help the case or not?" Rose asked as she picked up her coffee and drank some. "They did actually, they bought us more time with the judge; so now we can calm down and look through the documents without having to rush" Steve answered. Rose sarcastically clapped of excitement and said, "Yay! More paperwork" which made Steve roll his eyes "Haha Rose, very funny" She smiled at him and saw Maia clap when the food arrived. They ate and laughed at the funny and adorable things Maia did and also discussed her birthday which was coming up.
Rose looked down at her phone when she heard it ring, "Sorry I have to take this" Steve nodded and Rose stood up after telling Maia to behave before walking out to answer her phone. "Hello?"
"Hey Hun, how are you?"Aj said once her friend answered
"Aj! Sweetie hi, I'm good how about you?" Rose answered her best friend.
"I've been good, where are you? You haven't been answering the phone at the house" Rose looked down remembering she hadn't told Aj she was going to Florida.
"I'm in Pensacola, on a job sort of vacation as well" She said and Aj frowned hearing Pensacola.
"Uh Rose, There's something you gotta know" Rose smiled knowing what Aj was going to say.
"I know Joe's here. I bumped into him yesterday, he asked me to meet up with him tonight. And sweetie I don't know what to do." Rose said feeling herself get uneasy again at the thought of Joe. Aj looked down knowing last time she messed up and gave Joe Rose's address, he had hurt her again.
"Honey, don't do it, he hurt you and you've given him a chance to talk already. He doesn't deserve it Rose, he doesn't" Rose nodded understanding what Aj was saying but still wasn't sure.
"AJ I don't know, Maia's birthday is coming up and since he's her father I would feel horrible if he wasn't there." Aj looked up frustrated, "Rose he wasn't there before, what's so different now?"
"Well the fact that I saw him again and know where he is Aj, it makes a big difference. " Aj nodded and looked up at the ceiling thinking of what to say.
"You're right Rose, he deserves to know about Maia but that's it" Aj said and Rose nodded. "Yeah I know, so what's up with you?" Rose said trying to change the subject.
"Nothing much, here at home since I didn't know where you guys where!" Aj said
"I'm so sorry AJ, I forgot" Rose answered feeling bad for her best friend, "It's okay Hun, I'm fine" Aj said reassuring her friend, "Go have fun and tell Maia hi for me"
"Will do sweetie, talk to you later" Rose said and walked back in after they said their goodbyes. She smiled seeing Maia and Steve "Arm Wrestling" knowing he was letting Maia win and walked back to the table. "Ouch Steve; beaten in arm wrestling by a five year old? That's gotta hurt" Rose said smirking at Steve while he rolled his eyes and laughed. "I know Mama, I'm just too strong" Maia said which made Rose laugh even more.
They paid the bill and Steve walked them back to the hotel. Rose smiled and was about to say goodbye when Steve interrupted her, "Wait Rose, umm well look, I was wondering if you wanted to have dinner with me tonight" Rose looked at him surprised thinking they were just friends, but clearly Steve seemed to disagree. Rose then remembered she had to meet up with Joe tonight, now she was even more confused. "Umm I don't know Steve; I don't know where Maia could stay. I'm sorry; I'll call you later and answer you then." Rose said and looked down when she saw Steve give her a disappointed look, "Oh… yeah sure that's fine, talk to you later Rose" Steve said and began heading the other way. Rose was now more confused than ever, should she go with Steve? Or should she give Joe another chance and go with him instead.
Rose was laying down on her bed thinking of what to do. Maia was on the other bed asleep after they had gone to explore Pensacola. They had had a lot of fun and it had distracted Rose for a while, but now she was deep in thought. She decided to go sit outside on the balcony and call Aj. She heard the phone ringing and the more in rang, the faster her foot was tapping.
"Hello?" Rose let out a sigh of relief when she heard Aj's voice. "Hey Aj" Rose said and Aj could tell something was wrong.
"Rose, what's wrong?" Aj said concerned, she paused the show she was watching knowing Rose needed her.
"Well, Steve sort of asked me out" Rose said pulling her knees up to her chest looking out at the beach.
Aj's eyes opened wide, "Steve? Your boss Steve?" AJ asked and was surprised when Rose said yes. "When?"
"That's the thing Aj, he wants to eat dinner tonight" Rose said feeling upset and confused.
"Well Go Rose!" Aj said stating the obvious, meanwhile Rose shook her head.
"I can't Aj" Rose answered looking at the kids running around the beach remembering how everything was easier at that age.
Aj frowned, "Is this about Joe, Rose?" Aj asked knowing the answer already.
"No! Of course not, it's just that I don't know where Maia would stay if I went" Rose said trying to deny the truth, but Aj knew her friend too well.
"The thing is Rose; you weren't thinking about that when you were thinking to meet up with Joe." Aj said and Rose nodded knowing she was right. "Rose, he's looks like a good guy so you should say yes. He gets along with Maia and cares about her. If you want, I can fly there and be there in about 5 hours. I can take care of Maia while you go with Steve."
"What about your job?" Rose asked clearly trying to find excuses; this would be the first time she would go out with a guy that wasn't Joe. All these years, it had only been about Maia and she still wasn't even sure if she wanted to meet up with Joe or not.
"Rose, why do you think Joe is over there? We have a few days off to be at home and rest before the pay per view this Sunday. I could ask Vince for a few more days after the PPV since he's very understanding." Aj said getting annoyed with her friend trying to find excuses.
Rose finally gave in, "Fine Aj, you win. We're staying on the Hilton hotel on the Pensacola beachfront."
"Got it Hun! Seen you in a few hours" Aj said and hung up not giving Rose a chance to back out. Rose stood up and sighed, she knew what she had to do. She dialed Steve's phone and agreed to meet up for dinner.
About 5 hours later, Rose heard a knock on the door but Maia ran to answer it. "Auntie April!" she yelled and hugged her aunt's leg. Aj laughed and picked her up to kiss her forehead, "what are you doing here Auntie April?' Maia asked confused. "I'm here to see you, little evil one" Aj said and laughed when Maia did he adorable evil smile. Rose stood up and hugged her best friend, "How was the flight?" Rose asked,
"Ehh, it was alright I guess. A few fans here and there but they were very sweet" Aj replied smiling, "So have you called him already?"
"Yeah, we're meeting up at 8 but we agreed that I'd walk over there. He wanted to pick me up but I don't want that. I like walking" Rose replied looking at herself in the mirror while trying some clothes on. Aj shook her head but already knew she wasn't going to change her mind about that, so she just let that slide. She saw Rose with a sad look on her face; she knew it was because of Joe. Aj couldn't help but feel guilty; she was the one that had given Joe Rose's address.
"You okay Rose?" Aj asked going to her friend to hug her. Rose pulled away and nodded, "It's just I let myself get too close to Joe again, thinking I had forgiven him but I haven't. Plus he's with Tori so I really don't know what he wants! He says he's sorry and he didn't mean for it to happen but he's still with her! Not only with her, he's ENGAGED!" Rose said trying to hold the tears in. Aj nodded and looked down, "I know, Rose if you're not ready to do this it's okay"
Rose shook her head and took a deep breath before answering, "No I need to do this, you're right he's a good guy. How else am I gonna move on if I don't even try?" Aj smiled hearing her friend say that, "Good, I'm glad to hear you say that. By the way, I think that's the dress. I mean you said it yourself, he's not taking you anywhere fancy, so I think that's the dress." Aj continued smiling at her friend; Rose looked gorgeous in that dress.
Rose looked in the mirror and saw herself in her Multi GUESS strapless Printed High-Low Maxi Dress. She did look pretty; she liked how it fit her body perfectly. She turned and smiled at Aj nodding her head, "Now the shoes" Rose said looking in the closet. She put on her Moda Spana Heather Wedge Sandals and smiled as she modeled for Aj and Maia. "Mommy you look very pretty" Maia said and Rose smiled when she heard Maia say "vewy" instead of very. She loved her daughter's baby voice, it was too cute. Rose went back in the restroom to fix herself. She put her hair in a half ponytail braid and put on some light make up while Aj and Maia were watching TV.
"Tada!" Rose said as she walked out doing a little turn for them. "Girl you look hot!" Aj said and Maia nodded clapping for her mother. "Thank You Aj for all of this" Rose said and hugged her best friend. "You are so welcome; you know I'm here whenever you need me" Rose pulled away and smiled. She turned and looked at the time knowing she had to go if she was going to walk.
She went in the restroom, put on some perfume, and walked out to give Maia a goodbye kiss, "Don't stay up too late okay?" Rose said and Maia nodded smiling at her mother. She gave Aj one more hug before she walked out. She knew she needed to hurry if she was going to get there in time. Rose looked around at the people walking by, she loved walking. It relaxed her so much; she just loved walking around and seeing things.
She walked by the beach and felt her heart break in tiny pieces seeing Joe there waiting for her. She felt the wind blow through her hair as she watched Joe checking his watch looking back up with a disappointed look on his face, he looked so hurt. Seeing him like this broke her heart; she looked down holding the tears in and kept walking, leaving him behind. A few minutes later she smiled and said hi to Steve as he led her to their table. It was hard being on a date with a different guy, but it was something she was willing to try.
Joe waited for a few minutes and realized Rose was not coming. He looked down disappointed, knowing he should have expected this. After all he did to her; he should've known she wasn't going to come. He began walking back to his car, feeling so upset. He looked around hoping to not run into some fans, and that's when he saw her. He got closer not believing what he was seeing, when he did he saw Rose sitting down across some guy laughing. Joe blinked a couple of times hoping what he was seeing was not real. 'Is this some kind of joke?' he thought as he was getting angry and saw Rose put her hand on the guy's hand smiling. Joe clenched his fists seeing Rose with another guy; he was pissed knowing she was supposed to meet up with him instead of whoever that guy was. Joe stood there feeling his blood boil all over his body, he definitely didn't like this.
Well there it is guys, what did you think about chapter 9? I think Joe is being a jerk and a hypocrite, don't you? And what do you think he's gonna do? Tell me what you guys think and review! Thank you for reading!
