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Never forget yesterday,
But always live for today…
Cause you never know what tomorrow can bring,
Or what it can take away…
*~Chapter Twenty Eight
Phillip stared as Bridgett came up to him. She was a real sweet girl and meeting her, he realized one thing. Her family was made of crazy people. They had something wrong with them and whenever something didn't happen their way, they either abandoned it or threw money down to get something into their favor. Bridgett didn't seem like that though but seeing that he was given the option of turning himself in or getting an arrest warrant, he wondered what it was that went wrong.
"Are you ever going to explain why you wanted to meet me Bri? I don't think you realize why I broke up with you. I can't stand to see you right now and to know that that baby girl is dead because you didn't call the first time something happened, I wonder if I should be in jail as well. I should have told the little girl's father when you pulled her hair and slammed her face into the fridge. Did you make that up? What did you tell her dad and don't lie to me because if he knew the truth he wouldn't have let you babysit her. What? Were you jealous of their relationship since your own dad doesn't have that bond? I can't understand-"
"YOU DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND! I didn't kill her Phillip. I didn't. The little girl just started to get bad and I don't know what it was. Besides didn't you throw your future away by staying with me as long as you did too? I swear if I get another jail sentence, my daddy is going to disown me. He said I can't and they took it off the record the first time but this is going to be worse. I didn't do anything to that baby. If anything it was her own father who did it-"
"Listen, I think you should get some help. That baby wasn't hurt by her daddy and you should know that. I blame myself for not getting the help you needed but that will change. I promise it'll change. Don't do anything you'll regret Bri."
Crying, she attempted to throw herself in his arms but he wouldn't allow it. He felt for her under an extent but it stopped when it came to that toddler. That toddler wasn't turning three because he enabled this. Sighing, she brushed her tears away with a small smile.
"I'm fine. I didn't kill her and I'm not getting help for something I didn't do. She had a fever that day and everyone knows that fevers are tricky so the day she was turning blue was because her daddy neglected her and didn't give her Tylenol. I didn't do a thing to her and nobody is going to get into trouble-"
"Bri, I'm going to get into trouble just by being associated with you. I have a baby on the way and I don't want to ruin that kid's life but I also know that they would understand if I had to spend some time away from them to make up for what I did. They know that I make mistakes and I'm glad. My mom doesn't even know so I plan on keeping it that way. I'm sorry that your dad isn't the same way and if he was, maybe then we wouldn't have this problem. I'm sorry but I'm turning myself in and telling nothing but the truth. Don't get into too much trouble with your lying because it's not going to get you out of it permanetly."
All he could think of though was the fact that while she was being selfish and placing blame on everyone but herself, there was one girl that didn't get the chance to live and they owed it to her to tell what happened.
Roy was laying on his side when the phone rang and he snatched it up in annoyance. Ed poked him in the back and took it from him before he could even get a word in. He thanked him silently but listened as Ed started the conversations with a greeting and kept saying no to whatever questions they were asking. Finally he said yes to one and before Roy could even ask, Ed said it out loud.
"You're coming here? That's good Izumi. Roy would like to be told that anyways. All he ever seems to be doing is complaining about the weight. Thanks Izumi."
Roy grunted to let him know that he heard and he didn't like what the other had said about him. Ed just laughed and rubbed his aching back much to his pleasure. Ed placed kisses along his spine whilst doing it, making Roy want to kill him for the teasing. Ed continued to rub the aching muscles in smooth circles until Roy was certain the baby was getting over excited and finally tried to sit up. Seriously, the baby was going to be a good aim. To miss the placenta and continuously get the bladder was nothing short of a miracle and the doctor even said that if he or she continuously did that at regular intervals, then there was less of a risk to the placenta.
Ed helped him sit upright and got up off the couch to get his medicine much to Roy's annoyance. He didn't like taking medication if he could help it and Ed made sure he took it every day. Sighing, he did just that and laid back down as if to go back to sleep but once again, his husband wasn't having any of that.
"Come on and let's get you to a real bed. It's a wonder that you keep straining your back babes."
Roy had him help him up and gave him a small kiss on the lips. Ed smiled just before going into the bedroom himself and throwing on some different clothes. It was still midafternoon but Ed didn't seem to mind spending the time in bed with him either.
Just as Roy was about to lay down, he ended up vomiting onto the sheets making Ed jump up and after he was finished, he got him back to the couch with a bucket. He placed a soft pillow under his back though and had him sit up.
"Damn, I hate the third trimester. It's a good thing that we only have one baby in there. I don't think I'd live if there were two or three."
Ed nodded with a sigh.
"Dr. Martin did say that because of the size, you'd be queasy and even throw up. She said it's normal though and if it happens to take Zofran once again. I don't think it's helping but we could put you back onto that brat diet if you think it'll help."
Roy moaned and nodded.
"I guess I have to if I want my baby to get the nutrients."
Ed sighed and knowing that Izumi was coming soon made him wonder if he should cancel the baby shower to do the C-section that day. The reason they were doing it then though instead of 35 on the dot was they wanted the baby to develop a little more. Jaundice was still a risk but hopefully it would not be a big one.
Roy waited until Ed was back and sitting underneath his legs before he began talking again.
"Do we really have to have the second baby shower? We could have one big party for the baby when it's here instead. I don't know why they insist that."
Ed smiled although it was strained. He didn't really see things either way but if it was a fight between Izumi and his husband, he was going to stay out of it so neither of them killed him for trying to play mediator. He just hoped that they didn't try to get him into it.
He may agree with him but there was no way in hell he would say that outloud. So instead he let out a sigh.
"Just eat your toast."
Ed was at the store with Izumi and Roy was sure that everyone else were doing the general setup over at Gracia's place. Roy didn't realize why but was too tired to argue. He was going to be getting the kid out of him in three days' time anyways so he wasn't going to be complaining. He was told at the most the kid would be around five pounds but there was a slight chance he or she could be a bit smaller. He sighed and pushed his feet off the side and righted himself to stand. The telephone had been ringing off the hook today and since he was getting good at getting himself up from anything that wasn't the floor, he made sure to get it every time. It was usually Ed checking in but this time he was surprised that it wasn't.
"Hello?"
"Hey this is Bridgett remember me?"
Roy did and he could honestly say that he didn't expect her to be like this. She sounded whiny, nothing she had ever done before. Sighing, he tried to find a way to gently tell her he didn't have the time to talk but then she interrupted him.
"I know you don't want to talk but remember, I know what happened that day and I could fill in all the blanks if you want."
Roy was silent and it seemed like she understood for she gave him the address and hung up before he could reply. Sighing, he really did want the answers but it seemed like he would be getting them from the wrong person. He really did though and he could always determine when she was lying so looking up the address, he realized that it was at the old warehouse district.
He went there against his better knowledge and seemingly wondered if he should. Ed was going to kick his ass if he ever found out and he knew that by then he would deserve it. He couldn't help it though and Ed should know that anything that involved his baby was important. Seeing the entrance, he quickly paid the cab money but just before leaving the cab huffed.
"You really shouldn't be out at this part of town. Especially at this time of night and looking like that. If I had to hazard a guess I'd say you look like your pregnant. My ex-wife looked that way when she had been pregnant with my Sophie."
Roy nodded and the cab driver drove off grumbling something about evil ex-wives and how he missed his Sophie. He exhaled and held his stomach for a minute at feeling the big kick and sighed. The kid was stronger than before and he had been breathing easier since last night. According to Izumi when she had been around, he had dropped during that time.
"Bridgett, what did you exactly want?" he didn't know where she was and decided to chance of going into the old rickety warehouse. There was hardly anything there except boxes making him sigh in relief. Maybe he heard it wrong was his guess. Turning around, he finally saw the girl and she looked a mess. Not anything like the girl from the early years when she would play with Kelsey. The girl had almost seemed fond of his daughter but now that he knew that people could put on disguises, he wasn't so inclined to tell if she ever really liked Kelsey or not. If he wasn't so stupid, his daughter would have still been alive and he wouldn't have had to miss anything. He also knew that Kelsey would have loved Ed just as much as he did.
"Well I was thinking about three years ago, you know. That day ruined my life. I may have only gotten off with stupid charity work but the publicity of the trial made my dad embarrassed of me. He disowned me and since then I thought of nothing else but what happened to start this. I didn't kill that baby though! I told Phillip when he came to talk even though he broke up with me. I mean, you should have taken better care of your girl and that wouldn't have happened now would it. It was the fever that killed her-"
"That's a lie Bridgett and you know it. The autopsy revealed something different and even I was shocked by the cruelty one person could do. You can't say it was the fever when the cause of death was a kick to the stomach. How could someone do that to a two year old and then say they weren't a monster?"
"EASY! YOU THINK YOU ARE SO GOOD? YES, LITTLE BABY KELSEY HAD THE LIFE! SHE LOVED HER DADDY AND HER DADDY REALLY LOVED HER! WHAT A BOND! My dad says that bonds like that are fake and that brat was too smart for her own good. She could talk and that's a scary thought. Do you know what a child would be able to tell if they were allowed to come to an understanding? I may be a monster but at least I wasn't like a pathetic do wisher that worshipped the ground I walked on until they were told to turn themselves in." Roy flinched when she started talking instead of yelling. What she was saying was complete and utter craziness. What did she hope to impress by saying all that?
"Are you saying my Kelsey was going to soon be talking and that's why you had her killed?"
Bridgett shook her head and just laughed. Roy backed up and silently cursed when he found himself against the wall. She seemed not to have noticed because she stopped once again. He hoped that Ed found the map by the phone when he came home. He would see the circle and know where he was. He'd be cursing Roy to high heavens but at least he would be away from this crazy woman.
"I told you I didn't kill her. My boyfriend did-"
Roy was about to scream but the hand covering his mouth kept him quiet and he was quickly helped over the boxes onto the other side. Sighing, he still heard her psychotic ramblings but he was a safe distance away that she couldn't find him. He turned to the person who saved him and saw that it was Phillip, the one that spent a jail sentence.
"You," he paused seeing as how the man had his back turned for the moment. If he was trusting him that much then Roy found he had no problems with him.
"It's gonna be okay. She'll leave and I'll show you another way out. Until then I don't want her hearing us because she tends to go more psycho when she thinks no one is listening."
Roy nodded and went to sit down. Phillip quickly helped him down and nodded his thanks when Roy shot a grateful look.
Phillip heard her ramblings getting more louder and sighed before sitting opposite of Roy.
"Listen about the news of my disappearance." He whispered that and Roy had to lean in to hear him. "I have a family my mom doesn't know about and they had waited until the day I would get out of jail. They understood why I had to go and waited all this time. Wish I would have found them before I met Bri but I would say it was because of her that I found love."
Roy blinked before giving a small smile.
"At least she was good for something." Phillip noticed the tone and nodded.
They stayed silent for a moment and Roy couldn't help but think it was really dark. This part of town was known for poor structures as well so he wondered why they hadn't tore anything down and destroyed it. These warehouses had a basement as well and he was hoping that the structure was good. He didn't want to experience anything else while he was here either.
"You'd think that she would shut up but she likes hearing herself talk," Phillip told him and Roy nodded realizing that that much was true.
He went to wiggle into a more comfortable position when he felt a shake on the ground. He heard Phillip groan and Roy froze, trying to stay still. Bridgett kept moving as though ignoring everything that was going on around her.
"STOP MOVING UNLESS YOU WANT TO END UP FALLING DOWN ONE FLOOR!"
Bridgett paused and they let out a sigh of relief. It was bad enough that the structure was extremely poor but this was getting ridiculous. Bridgett seemed to have stopped walking now so at least they could count that small miracle. Of course all things didn't always end well and Bridgett suddenly screamed out in anger.
"WHERE ARE YOU, YOU STUPID PANSY! I KNOW YOU'RE THERE PHILLIP AND ONCE I FIND YOU, I HOPE YOU DIE A PAINFUL DEATH FOR EVEN BEING HERE! I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET KELSEY'S FATHER ALONE AND YOU RUINED THIS CHANCE FOR ME!"
"LISTEN YOU STUPID GIRL! I DON'T CARE WHO YOU WANTED TO MEET BUT KELSEY'S FATHER ISN'T DUMB AND HE KNOWS YOU NEED HELP TOO. JUST BE A GOOD GIRL AND STAY STILL SO THIS LEVEL DOESN'T DROP-"
Letting out a horrible scream, she started running making Roy push against the side as though hoping it wouldn't move with him pressed against the wall. It began shaking like crazy though and it had to be the worst time to be in here. He saw that Phillip was trying to move the boxes out of the way quickly and rose his eyebrows even though he knew the other man wouldn't be able to see it.
"We have to get you out of here fast. There's no way I'm risking the life of an unborn kid!"
Before he could clear all the boxes, the ground crumbled giving in and the next thing Roy remembered was that everything was dark. He blinked trying to find anything and everything to hold onto but it was no use.
