Paternal Bonds Shattered

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Chapter 25 (Awaited Reunion)

Gibby pulled his car into a nearby auto shop and exited the vehicle as a mechanic came up to him. He shook his hand as Valerie and the two kids left the car. The children were complaining about being hungry and Valerie was assuring them that they would be eating very soon. "Hi, I'd like for you to check my car out and make sure it doesn't have any damage," Gibby said with a smile. "Mainly the engine…I should be back in about three hours."

"I can do that for you," the mechanic said as Gibby handed him the keys. Gibby smiled and looked down the street a ways. The college was not as far away as he thought it was. The sad thing was, Valerie didn't know much about Jonah's classes, so it made finding him just a little harder than they thought it would be.

"Thank you." Gibby rubbed the back of his neck as he led the group towards the university. Once on campus, he was pretty sure nobody was going to recognize him. If they did, oh well, who cares. There were people all over the place, so he thought of a good way to figure out where he could ask around. He started trying to ask random people, but kept being ignored. So finally, he grabbed one person and asked them where the café was. "Which way to the café?"

"Um…it's in that building over there," the girl asked while pointing to a tall building.

"Thanks." Valerie rolled her eyes and smiled as the group made their way to the café. Once there, Gibby stepped onto a table and cupped his hands over his mouth. "Anyone in here know where I can find Jonah Brown! Tell me or I beat up the guy in the leather jacket." He casually pointed to a student sitting down who looked up at him in bewilderment. Why attack him? What had he done? Several of the students couldn't answer, but one person seemed to know where he was.

"I think his class is in the room right next to the library!" Gibby nodded and the group began searching the campus for the library. Once they found it, they started searching any of the nearby rooms. Valerie looked into one window and smiled, she could see Jonah, writing his notes and listening to the teacher. Her heart started pounding heavily in her chest and her body began to grow in warmth.

"It's him," Valerie said as her eyes traced over his every feature. His firm jawline, his beautifully toned muscles, his wonderfully shaped shoulders, everything about him just took her breath away. Gibby walked over and smiled, happy to have finally found Jonah somewhere. Valerie was almost afraid to disturb his class. She hadn't seen him in nearly four years, and god she wanted to feel him. She wiped her eyes as she lifted Rachel up to look into the window. "Do you see that man, Rachel? The man in the black t-shirt and the black jeans…he's in the very front row."

"I see him mommy," Rachel replied as her eyes set upon Jonah. Valerie was shaking horribly, she wanted desperately to be with him. "Is that Daddy?"

"Yes. Yes that is your father."

"Okay, are you going to just sit there or are you going to go in?" Gibby asked while crossing his arms. Derek was the only one not really sure whether to be patient or impatient, he just wanted Rachel to meet her dad.

"Shh, I don't want to interrupt his class."

"Oh come on! Four years and you're worried about disturbing the man's class? Jeez, maybe I should have hung around to make sure…" Thinking fast about Rachel, he stopped himself. He knew Valerie would know he wasn't serious about stating he should have hung around to make sure Jonah was dead if all she was going to be worried about was his class, but Rachel wouldn't understand that. He sighed deeply and looked at a clock, were they really going to stand around for twenty minutes? "Hell no…Half that class already notices you at the door anyway…I'm opening it."

"Gibby no!" It was too late, and she was too nervous. Gibby had opened the door and knocked hard on it. The professor stopped his speaking and put his glasses down, wondering who the hell had decided to interrupt his lecture. Jonah looked over and his eyes widened when he saw Valerie. He slowly stood up from his desk as she smiled sheepishly.

"V-Valerie?" Jonah asked as he shook his head and did a double take. It couldn't be. What on earth was she doing here? The professor gave him a look and he quickly raised his hand up. "Forgive me professor, but I'm going to have to…uh…step out for a moment." He noticed Rachel and smiled, judging by how much like Valerie she looked, he knew she had to be his daughter. She clutched Valerie's shirt nervously as Jonah slowly walked towards them, smiling happily. "Hello, I'm your father."

"What, nothing for me?" Gibby asked with a smirk. Jonah tried to ignore him, considering Gibby's presence merely brought on flashbacks of the day he nearly died.

"Yeah, the last person I want to see right now."

"No actually that should be Jeremy. Come on out here and stop holding up the class. Lord knows you don't want to disturb the class, right?" Gibby winked at Valerie as he quickly pushed Jonah out of the classroom.

"Daddy?" Rachel asked as she held out her arms. She could feel a connection to him, there was no doubt about it that he was her father. Jonah smiled and held her in his arms, it felt so good to finally be able to hold his own daughter. He looked down at Derek and raised his eyebrow, wondering who the kid was. He resembled Sam in some ways. "That's Miss Sam's son. Derek."

"What?" Jonah looked up at Valerie as she mouthed the R word, she didn't want Rachel knowing about it. Jonah understood that she meant Hector was the father.

"Sam had twins, and she's pregnant again," Valerie muttered under her breath.

"You're not serious…Okay, so why are you here, and with Gibby? Don't you know that could get both you and me killed?"

"It's either risk that or risk losing my baby…Jeremy went crazy. I knew I had to bring Rachel to you, she wasn't safe with me. Derek too, since he went along for the ride."

"What about you? Are you…" Valerie closed her eyes and slowly shook her head, she knew he'd want her to stay, but she couldn't.

"If I stayed with you, Hector or Jeremy would try to track me down. Jeremy would kill me, and my family…then you…"

"You don't think Gibby would do that?" Jonah knew Gibby had been protecting her, but he didn't know to what extent. Gibby shrugged and looked away, not really bothering with this discussion.

"What? I don't know where you go to college," Gibby said with a slight smirk, letting Jonah know he didn't care and wouldn't tell anyone a single thing. "I think it's best you get these children to safety. We left Jeremy somewhere along the freeway."

"What?" Jonah's face fell for a minute as he tried to put two and two together. It looked like they might have just gotten out of a chase, and if that were the case, then he was glad Valerie made it to him. "Can I…" He looked at Valerie and took a slight step forward. "Can I hold you? Please?" Rachel blinked and looked down at Derek, she had a feeling she was about to learn what a sandwich feels like.

"I would love that," Valerie said with a smile. She grabbed the sides of Jonah's shirt and pulled him close, pressing her body against Rachel and wrapping he arms around both. Rachel grinned happily and hugged her father as Jonah wrapped his arms around Valerie. Valerie sighed softly and closed her eyes, it felt so good to be in his arms. "I'm sorry that I can't stay with you…God I miss your touch."

"I miss your love."

"I love you so much Jonah. It hurts too much to be away from you."

"I can keep you safe…"

"Nobody keeps Sam safe, I have to be there for her too." Jonah smiled tearfully and nodded his head. They moved their heads closer and rubbed their noses together, joining their foreheads and gazing into each other's eyes. Gibby rolled his eyes at the mushiness and looked over at the classroom door, it seemed several people had decided to watch the couple. Gibby made a dangerous move towards them and glared.

"What are you looking at?" Gibby asked with a growl. The students in the door quickly moved back to their desks. They didn't think Gibby looked like someone they wanted to mess with. He had gained some pretty good muscles during the years, with all the fighting between him and Gibby.

"Valerie, would you see your family before you go?" Valerie frowned and looked into Jonah's eyes. She knew how worried they must be, how afraid they must feel that she was dead. She wanted to know how they were faring. "You don't know how much it would mean to them…if they could just see your face." Jonah smiled and gently kissed her forehead, then gazed into her loving eyes. "As greedy as I want to be in this quickly passing time, I know it wouldn't be right if I was the only one that got to be with you."

"I'll do so if Gibby doesn't mind waiting around here."

"Where else can I go?" Gibby asked while shrugging his shoulders and leaning against the wall. "My car's in the shop for a few hours. I got time to kill." He knew Jonah wouldn't trust him enough to know where both the Brown family and the Williams family was hidden. Hell, if he were in Jonah's shoes, he wouldn't trust himself either. "Go have fun, but don't try anything funny Jonah."

"I'll have her back by six, is that okay?"

"Eh, I don't know…I just don't trust you."

"Valerie herself says she can't stay, I'm not going to argue with her Gibby." Valerie smiled and looked over at Gibby.

"I'll be back by six!" Gibby looked wistfully outside a nearby window. He hadn't been around Seattle in ages. He missed the old town, dare he admit it.

"Eh, make it seven, I don't mind you pushing it up to 7:30, but no later." Valerie giggled and nodded her head, it sounded like a plan. "If you're later, you know I'll be able to find you guys."

"Of course…" The college was bound to have Jonah's real address on file, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to find Jonah if he really wanted to.

Haha, you have to love how Gibby is. Jonah finally gets to see his daughter and Valerie! Next chapter is awesome as well.