Decieved Souls
She shot out of bed drenched in sweat and quickly snapped her mouth shut when she realized she was screaming.
She put both hands up to her mouth and shut her eyes as the tears still went on. She was shaking.
What kind of nightmare was that?
Andrea. She needed to see Andrea.
Quickly jumping off the bed she felt her heart clench when Andrea appeared in the doorway her eyes wide with fright.
"Mommy?" falling to her knees she held her arms out wide, Andrea quickly ran to her and she gathered her close. Burying her face into Andrea's hair she inhaled deeply.
She just couldn't seem to shake the dream. Andrea's small hands were gripping the back of her shirt tightly as she clung to her.
Taking a deep breath she stood but held Andrea close to her as she sat back on the bed.
"Did I wake you up kiddo?" she pulled back and watched her nod her head, her eyes still wide.
"I'm sorry, mommy was just having a bad dream…but now that you're here, I'm ok" Andrea nodded her head quickly and snuggled closer.
"When I have a bad dream, mommy hugs always scare away the monsters" her heart melted at her words. Pressing a kiss to the top of her head she pulled a hand back to wipe at her eyes.
"What do you say we go get ready and head down to Kelly's for breakfast?" Andrea let out a squeal of delight and gave her a wide smile before nodding.
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"Now the only reason we're coming to the park is because you need to work off all that sugar" Andrea giggled and shook her head.
"I only had two cookies" she smirked and shook her head.
"And what about the ice-cream cone?" Julia put on her most innocent smile and she let out a chuckle and rolled her eyes. They continued walking down the path until Julia turned around and looked at her curiously.
"What's on your mind kiddo?" Andrea kicked her foot out, a habit she'd picked up somewhere and only used when she was nervous. Looking around she pulled Andrea over to the bench and watched her swing her little feet back and forth.
"Mommy…what's my daddy like?" her words made her stop cold, she'd been dreading the day Andrea would ask…sure she'd asked many times when she was younger but she had the look right now that said she wanted some answers.
She didn't want to lie to her daughter…but she couldn't tell her the full truth.
"Well…" she pursed her lips and cleared her throat trying to think of the right way to explain him to her.
"Your father is…well, he's got a very big heart and he's very kind and gentle…when you get to know him" Andrea's eyes were wide with interest as she listened.
"Does my daddy tell good stories like you do mommy? I like it when you tell me stories" she couldn't help but smile as she ruffled Andrea's hair.
"Your father is actually…a very quiet guy, but he could tell you the most amazing stories" Andrea smiled excitedly.
"Like your stories? About stars, and boats?" she shook her head and looked out towards the trees.
"He tells stories about all the beautiful places he's been…about all the animals he's seen, all the adventures he's been on…" letting out a sigh she turned back to Andrea who looked absorbed with her words.
"My daddy sounds brave…like a superhero!" she couldn't stop the laugh that escaped her lips at Andrea's words.
"He is very brave…I guess in a way, you could say he is a superhero" her words were rueful. That all depended on your perspective that was, whether or not you considered him a hero or a villain.
"Don't you want to go to the park anymore missy?" Andrea giggled and nodded but tugged on her sleeve.
"I gots one more question mommy" she raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms.
"Oh really? And what's that?", "Are you and that man friends?" she frowned and pursed her lips.
"What man?" she waved her hands around, "The big man who lives with Spinelli" she giggled as she added "The Jackal" she couldn't bring a sincere smile to her face but she gave her a slight twitch of the mouth.
She was asking about Jason.
"What's his name mommy?" she cleared her throat a couple times before she could find her voice again.
"Jason…his name is Jason Morgan" she nodded her little head and tugged on her shirt again.
"Is he your friend mommy?" she felt her throat close…how was she supposed to answer that? Taking a deep breath she plastered a smile on her face.
"We used to be very close…", "Like best friends?" Andrea interrupted making her nod thoughtfully.
"Yes, something like that…we don't really talk very much now, we try to be nice to each other though…its good to be polite" her brows puckered together confusion on her face.
"How come you're not best friends now?" she looked away from Andrea and collected herself.
"Sometimes…people disagree, and they fight. Then it's better for them to just go their own ways" she was shaking her head before she finished talking. "No mommy, you said we gotsta make things work. You said we don't run away" she felt the moisture hit her eyes at Andrea's words.
She was right…she was a hypocrite.
"I know baby, but sometimes…you just can't fix some things, and if you stay it makes it worse" she pouted but slowly nodded.
Inhaling deeply she stood up and held her hand out.
"Park?" Andrea's mood changed back in a second as she jumped off the bench and grasped her hand while tugging her forward.
She chuckled and shook her head following her lead when she heard a twig snap behind her and she turned feeling her heart stop. Pulling Andrea behind her she took a step back as the three men stepped out from the bushes, guns drawn.
"Well, well, well…look at what we got here boys" the first mans voice was loud and abnoxious. She had a feeling the other two would sound just the same though.
"I think our day just got interesting" another one of them bustled making the other two laugh.
She needed to think of a way to get Andrea safely out of here…and fast.
Hey sorry that it took me so long to update. I have just been so busy with school and the musical. That has been taking up most of my time. Hopefully now i will be able to update more since it is almost over. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. well enjoy and dont stop breaking free.