Heart or Blood 10
It took a few days for Rusty to be released from the hospital because the doctors wanted to be sure he was ok which gave him time to think.
The drive back to Raydor's apartment was quiet since both Rusty and Raydor were thinking about their situation.
No matter how Rusty tried to push away the knowledge, the fact that his mother would have let him drown ate at him.
He knew that she was not the perfect t mother but even after all that she had put him through Rusty had still thought she loved him. Rusty had told Raydor that he had let go of his mother after the bus station but truthfully he had still refused to see Sharon Beck for who she was.
But now he could see her for what she really was. Now the only question was how to avoid living with her.
Rusty knew that the courts were leaning towards Sharon Beck because she was his mother but he also knew that there was one thing that he could do to make sure that she never got custody again.
It would just require pretending to still believe in her.
Raydor kept glancing at Rusty as they finally walked through the door.
She couldn't help but think about Rusty's request to go home and whether he had meant this apartment.
And the conversation with Sharon Beck was still bothering her as well. Raydor knew that Sharon Beck was going to fight to gain custody of Rusty now that Raydor had refused her offer.
It was kind of sad that the only reason Sharon Beck wanted Rusty now was to spite Raydor.
Raydor also knew that if the courts found out about the deal Sharon tried to make with Raydor then that would be enough for them to decide to keep Rusty from his mother.
Of course that didn't matter because Raydor didn't have proof of the deal and she still didn't know where Rusty wanted to be.
After the swimming comment that he made before he went unconscious Raydor thought that he had finally seen his mother for the monster she was but he hadn't said anything about it since then.
Maybe he had made up excuses for his mother and decided he belonged with her.
He didn't belong with Sharon Beck.
He belonged with her.
Now if only she could convince him and the courts of that….