Reliving The Past
Chapter 25
The plane lands in Birmingham, England. The boys slept most of the way. As did Laura. Sonny made calls and did some coffee business. So everyone was on their second wind and ready to explore this new adventure. Sonny had called and had a limo come to the airport they landed at to take them to the Webber house. Laura was impressed, but still worried about the boys with the Webbers. But she just kept that worry to herself.
It took them an hour to drive to the house in the country. It was a beautiful cottage with green fields surrounding the house. Plenty of yard for the boys to play and have fun. The house was bigger than anyone thought it would be. They were all nervous about meeting Elizabeth's parents. All the stories they had heard left room for interpretation. Laura and Sonny paste on their smiles to reassure the kids.
"Something already feels weird Grandma." Cameron says as they pull into the driveway.
"I know honey. But let's just check things out. If I don't feel you guys are ok here, then I will find another place to keep you." Laura says, patting his hand.
"Remember, I have that nice island. No one will get you there. But your mother and Grandmother Laura have to make the final call. So there is always a plan B. Try to give this a chance." Sonny puts his hand on Cameron's back.
"Ok. I'll try for mom's sake. I'll try to be good." Cameron rolls his eyes. Making both Sonny and Laura grin. Sonny gets out first. Then the boys. Laura last. They walk up the cobbled stoned walkway to the front door. Laura knocks. The door opens.
"May I help you?" The blonde woman who appeared to be in her 40's or 50's asks.
"Yes, I'm Laura Webber-Spencer. I'm here on behalf of Elizabeth Webber. I do have the correct address, right?" Laura looks at the paper in her hand and looks up at the number on the house. "This is summerset Lane, right?" Laura seems confused.
"Yes this is. The name sounds familiar. Laura Webber. Spencer. Is that as in Luke Spencer?"
"Yes, as in the very same. He is my ex-husband. Lucky Spencer is my son. Elizabeth and he were married twice. I have the boys here. I thought that Elizabeth or Audrey had called to let you know that the boys were coming here to stay until they are safe again." Laura's getting a bad vibe from her.
"My mother-in-law did call. But she never called back to confirm." She just gave a careless impression.
"Well I am sorry. The last 24 hours has been very hectic. Someone shot at Elizabeth, Audrey and the boys. Elizabeth was hit, but she's fine." The lady didn't even flinch. "And Audrey had a mild heart attack or she would have come instead. But the boys were in danger. May we come in?" Laura asks, starting to get why Elizabeth never felt part of the family.
"Well, I was just on my way out. Could you come back in a few hours?" She asks.
"I'm sorry to sound rude. But your grandkids have been shot at. Your daughter is in the hospital and you mother-in-law is also in the hospital. Don't you think that it's time you stepped up and acknowledge your family? I know you and your husband take pride in being doctors and helping people. Why don't you start by helping your own family?!" Laura turns around and ushers the kids and Sonny back to the limo.
"What's going on Laura?" Sonny asks, temper starting to elevate.
"Something isn't right here. We need to find a hotel. And then we need to see pictures of Elizabeth's parents. They didn't act like worried parents. Or even worried grandparents. That woman was a cold as ice. I'm not leaving these boys with that woman. Even if she is the real deal. And they called me a bad parent when my son left my house and lived somewhere else in town. That WOMAN left her daughters with their grandmother and just act like they don't exist anymore." They climb back into the limo and head back to London. Sonny calls Bobby.
"Bobby, could you do me a favor. Go ask Audrey for pictures of her son and daughter-in-law? And find out what she said to them. We just showed up and this lady was rude and sent us away. She claims that Audrey never confirmed that she and the boys were coming. We are heading back to London. We are getting a hotel suite. We are going to stay here for at least the night. If we can't get this straightened out, then I'm taking the boys to my island. I would like word to get to Liz when she wakes up. Something was off with that lady." Sonny is in shock.
"Sure. I will get to Audrey. I can send you the pictures through my phone. So I will send them that way. And Liz woke up. There was a big deal going on there. Apparently Tom Baker was in her room. He thought she was completely under. But she somehow made the alarms go off. Felix came in. He posed as a janitor. They tried to find him. But he was already gone. Liz can't talk right now because of the tube that was in her throat has irritated it. But I will let her know. Call you back and send the pics soon. Hang in there Sonny. Keep calm. And thank you for doing this for Liz." Bobby hangs up. They get to a nice hotel and get a suite. The first thing they do is let the kids go for a swim. While Sonny and Laura try to get pictures and info on Jeff and Mary Webber.
Elizabeth is sleeping, so Franco steps out to get a candy bar from the vending machine. The thought of this guy that took something so precious from her getting so close to her angers him. He swore to God on that moment that he would never let anyone hurt her again. Franco decides on a snickers bar. And just as he takes it out of the drop compartment, he hears screams. He goes running to Elizabeth's room. He finds Kevin sitting on the bed next to Elizabeth. She was thrashing around, like she was fighting Kevin.
"Liz, stop! Wake up! It's me Kevin!" Kevin gives her a little shake and this jolts her awake.
"What? What happened?" Elizabeth seems confused and disoriented.
"You were having a nightmare. I heard you and came in to wake you. Are you ok?" Kevin asks, moving a few strands of hair out of her face.
"Oh. Ok. No more stuff to make me sleep. It's only making the dreams seem more vivid." Elizabeth winces with some discomfort in her throat. "I could have sworn I heard Tom's voice right next to my ear. God, it still gives me the creeps. I just can't believe he's back. I haven't given him a seconds thought in at least 6 years. If he does come back, I'm not the same little girl that I was then. I'm tougher because of what he did. You know, I still don't think people realize that when someone rapes you, they in a sense murder who you were. You becomes a shell. Then you have to rebuild who you will be. It's the most awful feeling in the world. I can't imagine the girls that don't and didn't have a Lucky. I don't know what would have become of me if Lucky had been there to help me out of those bushes and into me new life. And to think that the average sentence for a convicted rapist is about 10 years. But they only serve about half that. When the survivor gets a life sentence. That is just so wrong. It sickens me." Elizabeth goes silent. Kevin pats her hand in comfort.
"Hey Elizabeth. I'm so sorry that you are having a hard time. Want a snickers?" Franco offers her his snickers. Not sure how to help after hearing that. She shakes her head no. Then lays back and turns away from them. Franco can see the pain in her eyes. And it just broke his heart. "Be back in a minutes." Franco rushes off.
Franco goes to the art therapy room and grabs supplies. Maybe if he could get her to think of something else, then maybe she could cheer up. She only had to be in the hospital for another day. So he thought he better get her started in her painting. So after finding a cart to help transport all the supplies, he goes back to her room. When he gets there, she's asleep again. So he quietly sets up the area for her to paint. So when she wakes up, she would be surprised. Then he sits there and watches her sleep. Thinking that she's the most beautiful woman on earth. He notices that her mouth opens just slightly. And he bottom lip quivers just so. And her hand moves a little. She must be dreaming. He smiles at how cute she is. Pulls her covers up and tucks her in. Then sits back down and waits.
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