Oh ho! Another update! I just couldn't leave my readers hanging, now can I? And being told I'm mean... ha ha ha! I love it! It's another short chapter, but next chapter is going to be longer, I promise.
Thanks for the reviews everybody and those of you who wanted to know why Jennifer is here, read on!
Catherine's POV
I walk into the hotel room, furious! Why the hell is Jennifer here? She better not be here to ask her to come back. Ohh! If she does, I swear I'll tear that bitch's hair out, strand for strand until she's bald! ARGH!
I grab a pillow and scream into it. And Lindsay! Where does she get off using that language! That is completely inappropriate for a girl her age. I need to have a word with Lindsay about that.
I hear Lindsay yelling "You liar!" I get up off the bed to look through the peephole to see what is happening. She's yelling at Sara, and she's hitting Sara! Where did she learn this behavior? I'm about to open the door to scold Lindsay but I see Sara pulled Lindsay into a hug and is talking to Lindsay. Lindsay seemed to have calmed down, but Sara looks like she's about to cry. This is hurting her, I know. She cares deeply for Lindsay, and this outburst must be hard. I know it was for me with Lindsay's first few outbursts.
Lindsay is now looking up at Sara; Sara says something and kissed Lindsay's forehead. Aww… that's so sweet of Sara. Lindsay says something and Sara smiles, then Lindsay turns to somebody else that is out of view, I'm assuming it's Jennifer, turns back to Sara, and gives her another hug oh! Damn! She's coming! I run to the bed and put the pillow over my face.
"Mom?" Lindsay is standing beside me "Mom?" she repeats
I remove the pillow from my face and turn to Lindsay "Yes, Lindsay?"
I look up at Lindsay and she's fidgeting "I'm sorry, Mom"
I'm confused, why is Lindsay apologizing to me? I sit up and look at Lindsay
"Linds, for what?"
She comes up and gives me a hug and stays there, resting her head on my shoulder
"Linds?" Now I'm really confused, she hardly ever hugs me on her own free will anymore and she's apologizing
"For swearing. I know I shouldn't have sworn. Although, Sara says that everyone swears every now and then or it slips out. But I know I shouldn't have. I'm sorry for swearing. I must have disappointed you, Mom."
"Lindsay, you haven't disappointed me. Nothing you do or say will disappoint me. We all make mistakes. I love you, Lindsay. I want you to remember that."
"I know, Mom. I love you too." Lindsay snuggles deeper into me
"But I do have a question... Who are you, and what have you done with my daughter Lindsay?" I say starting to tickle her
Lindsay laughs, it's music to my ears hearing my daughters laugh.
"I'm still me, Mom. Sara just said something that I realized is true. And I want to fix the mistakes I've done."
Sara? What did she say to Lindsay?
"What did Sara say, honey?"
"Well, she said that she knows I'm more mature then most people my age. She also promised to tell me about Jennifer, when she's finished with her. She said she'd tell me because I'm mature enough to understand what she says. Nobody has ever said that, Mom. I always get the 'You're too young' or 'I'll tell you when you're older' all that. That made me feel good. So I'm hoping that if I show my maturity, fix any wrong doings I may have said or done, people will see me as mature teenager and not as a kid."
Wow! That's true. She asks me questions about things that I don't think she'll understand, so say I'll tell her when she's older or that she's too young to understand. I look at Lindsay for the first time with clear eyes. She's not my baby girl anymore. She's not 5. She's a beautiful, intelligent, mature 15 yr old young woman. My beautiful daughter.
"I'm sorry, Lindsay" I said as a tear falls
"What for, Mom? You're my mom. You don't want me to grow up and experience the hard, evil world we live in. You try to protect me. But that's only because you love me. I'll be the same way with my children, too. So please, don't apologize for being a loving, caring, hard-working mom" She smiles at me
"Oh Lindsay!" I cry, and hug her harder "When did you become so wise?"
"Well, I am your daughter." Lindsay laughs
"I love you, Lindsay" I say still crying, but now tears of happiness
"You too, Mom."
I don't know how long we've stayed like this, but it must have been awhile because I hear Sara clear her throat. Both Lindsay and I look up to see a smiling Sara
"Uh? Mother-daughter moment?" Sara asks
"Yeah, you can say that" I smile back at Sara
"Well, I can leave so I'm not interrupting anything" Sara says shyly
"Don't be crazy, Sara! Come over here and give my mom and I a hug" Lindsay says
Sara looks at me "I don't want to intrude"
"You're not intruding. Come here" I say smiling
"If you say so…" and she walks over to us on the bed
As soon as Sara reached the bed, we attacked her with hugs and kisses, and tickled her silly. Now this, I could get used to.
After half an hour of laughing, and we're laying on the bed exhausted, Sara turns to me
"Um… can I talk to you for a few minutes, Cath? About Jennifer?"
"Oh sure. Sure. Lindsay? How about you go brush your teeth and get ready for bed?"
"Ok, Mom" Lindsay says getting up and going into the bathroom
I wait until the door closes, then I turn to Sara and I start to kiss her. I want her to know how much I appreciate the things she's doing for Lindsay and myself. I gently push Sara back so she's laying on the bed, then I straddle Sara's legs, continuing to kiss Sara.
"Cath?" Sara said trying to pull away, but I just keep going. I don't want to stop, I love kissing Sara.
"Cath." Sara said a little sternly. I stop and look at her
"Yes?" I say starting to play with Sara's shirt
"As much as I would love to do this with you, we can't. Lindsay's here"
"You're right. Sorry. So you said you wanted to talk to me about Jennifer?" I say as I put my hands under Sara's shirt, touching her stomach. Sara gasps but continues talking
"Yeah, I found out they contacted her once they found out Stoberman escaped, considering she was Emily's mom too. But when we matched the prints from Dee's case to Stoberman and his picture was broadcast, Jennifer recognized him and decided to come to Wisconsin to see if she could help in any way. When she asked who was working on the case and our names were mentioned, Jennifer apparently searched all the hotels in the area, and she came across this hotel and found out we were staying here. And apparently the lady at the front desk told her the room we were in. She also said she had questions about us, and why I left, etc etc etc. So I told her we could have coffee tomorrow to talk. Is that ok with you, Cath?" Sara asked.
I was dumbfounded. I didn't know what to say. This was Jennifer, Sara's ex-fiancé. What if she fell for Jennifer again, and she leaves me? But I trust Sara.
"Yeah, of course. No problem" I climbed off Sara, and sat on the edge of the bed. Sara came up behind me, wrapped her arms around my waist and rested her head on my shoulder
"Are you sure it's ok? I won't go if you're not comfortable it. I understand, Cath." Sara said kissing my neck
"I'm sure, I'm 100 percent sure, Sara."
"Ok… well I promised Lindsay I'd tell her about Jennifer… and Emily. I'll tell her about Emily too. So, I'll go do that. But don't worry, I won't get too much into details with her, ok?" Sara continues to kiss my neck, and I lean my head back
"Good. I don't think she's ready for everything. Even I wasn't ready for it." I say leaning further back into Sara, while she traces her fingers up and down my stomach. I love the feel of Sara touching me.
"Nobody is ever ready for that" Sara says gently turning my head, and kisses me.
"True. Now go talk to Lindsay." I smile while getting up off the bed
"Ok." Sara smiles and takes my offered hand to assist in getting up
"I love you" Sara said
"I love you, too sweetie" I reply back with a quick kiss, before I direct her towards the bathroom
I watch Sara walk up to the bathroom door and knock
"Ready for that talk, Linds?"
"Yep!" Lindsay said walking out of the bathroom
"Good, let's go get comfortable"
Sara and Lindsay settle on the couch, as I lay down watching those two. Sara really does treat Lindsay like she's an adult. I can't help but picture us in the future as a family.
Suddenly there's a knock on the door. Hmm… I wonder who that is
Sara and Lindsay look up at the door, then at me
"I'll get it. Don't worry." I get up and look out the peephole, it's Jennifer. What the hell does she want?
I open the door and step out, closing the door behind me
"What the fuck do you want?" I say with anger tinting my voice
"I want Sara back."
Oh, you bitch!
Oh! What was that? Another cliffie? Oh, I am SO mean! But I promise the next chapter won't be a cliffie. And it'll be longer. Thanks for reading this chapter:-P