Saving Ma

Summary: After Frank proposed to Natalia, Rafe Ave and Emma team up to help their moms.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters and I do not make any profit from this

Chapter 35

Natalia awoke with the most horrendous headache ever. She looked next to her for Olivia confused to be alone. She looked around the room and it all came back. Frank had kidnapped her and Mateo, leaving Natalio alone in the house. He had driven them to god knows where and brought her father to her. Then the asshat had given her son to that abusive bastard and hit her over the head. Remembering where Mateo was would have buckled her knees had she been standing.

She lay there for a moment trying to think of a plan. She had to get out of this but how? Mateo was in danger with her father. The man was as crazy as Frank and there's no telling what he would do to her boy.

She sat up gingerly and took stock of her injuries. He face still hurt where he had slapped her the day before. Her head was a throbbing mess. She raised her hand to her head and felt the dried blood. That couldn't be good especially with the headache and blurred vision.

When she heard the lock click she stood and got her bearings before he entered, not wanting to show weakness. He came into the room smiling that damn goofy puppy dog grin that made her skin crawl. "Good morning dear. I let you sleep in a bit but it's time for you to cook breakfast. It's almost 9:00."

She looked appalled. "Frank I am not going t…" She started but stopped when he tapped the gun at his side. 'Maybe I can find a way to poison him' she thought and walked toward the door.

Once in the kitchen she found eggs, bacon and potatoes on the counter by the little stove. Seeing the potatoes she got excited thinking he may give her a knife, but was disappointed when he set down a potato peeler and a grater. He smiled knowingly "Hash browns."

She went about peeling and grating the potatoes while subtly looking around for some form of weapon. She opened some cupboards searching under the guise of looking for spices.

Frank chuckled. "You won't find anything of use Natalia, stop wasting time and get it cooked." He sat down in a chair watching her. "I bet you don't make Olivia wait for her breakfast. Too bad she will never eat it again, or anything for that matter."

Natalia looked at him shocked, "what do you mean?"

He chuckled again. "Let's just say that after the car ride she took she won't be needing food."

Natalia stepped toward him. "What did you do Frank."

Frank looked at her smugly. "Just a little manipulation of wires and some explosives, and boom. No more need for breakfast anymore."

Natalia saw the seriousness in his eyes and turned back to the stove on a sob. Oh god, that's why she didn't get there before he took them. Oh no Natalio, Rafe or Ava had to have found him. Oh god no Olivia.

She was openly sobbing and he banged on the table. "Stop it. You're better off, she was poison. Now the kids were just to make sure that Allan got Emma."

Natalia spun back around, "What?"

Frank smiled sweetly. "Ava and Rafe, they were of no use to me. Once the call came over the scanner that there was an explosion at the Beacon I came in to see you. I'm sure when they rushed Olivia in to Cedars that Ava and Rafe jumped into their own cars and followed behind and boom. Allan paid nicely for me to get rid of them too so Emma would have no choice but to live with the Spaulding's, with her father and grandfather. Where she belongs."

Natalia about fainted and stumbled a little in place. "Natalio." She sobbed out

Frank waved her off. "I'm sure Jane or Doris found him by now. He will go into the system and be fine I'm sure."

She stood there sobbing for a moment than squared her shoulders and went back to cooking, trying to control her emotions. Mateo, Natalio and Emma needed her to stay strong and get back to them. Allan couldn't have Emma if she got back. She would grieve her other babies and her wife later, when she was back with her youngest babies.

She turned the oven on warm then went about making the hash browns. Her face was set in stone and her movements choppy, holding on to her emotions by a thread. Once finished she placed them in the oven to stay warm. She made the bacon and placed it on a plate and put in the oven as well saving the grease to cook the eggs. When the eggs were almost ready she got out the hash browns and bacon plating some and setting it in front of Frank then going back to get his eggs. She walked over with the pan of eggs and placed the eggs on the plate.

Frank smiled, "thank you Natalia," then leaned down to tuck into his breakfast. Natalia turned as if to leave then swung the grease filled pan at his head and face.

He howled in pain then lunged for her knocking over the table, tackling her to the ground causing her to hit her head and scream out from the pain of her previous head injury. She fought him trying to push him off then clawed at his burned face.

He roared in pain and grabbed his face giving her time to move away from him a few feet. He regained his feet and went to lunge again.

Before he could get very far the door burst open and Olivia and Rafe came barreling through. Olivia trained her gun on him. "Take one more step and I will end you, you son of a bitch. You will not lay another hand on my wife." He voice held a controlled fury none of them had never heard before.

Both Natalia and Frank were shocked to see them. Frank reached for his gun but it wasn't in his holster anymore. In his struggle with Natalia it had fallen out and slid across the floor stopping next to the door. Now right behind Olivia.

Olivia saw where his line of sight went. "Rafe grab it." She motioned to the gun.

Natalia finally recovered from the shock of seeing Olivia and Rafe who moments ago she thought were dead. "Olivia, Rafe." She sobbed out and was in Olivia's arms in a heartbeat pulling Rafe in who now had Franks gun trained on him too.

Olivia pulled her in with her free arm breathing her in. "Hello princess. Are you ok?"

Natalia sighed into her, "I'm fine. Are you?"

Olivia smiled. "Yes baby. Takes more than a car bomb to get me down."

Frank thought they were distracted so he moved to the side. He had another gun hidden under the table and was trying to get to it. Olivia glared at him, "Frank, I'm warning you, and this is the last warning I give before I shoot. Don't test me you bastard. DON'T MOVE! I want to shoot you so bad right now you prick for what you've done to my wife and two of my babies, but I promised my kids I wouldn't unless you pushed me to it in self-defense. Give me a reason you useless excuse for a man, please."

Frank stood stock still, debating his options. Before he could form a plan of any kind the police came bursting through the door and surrounded them. An officer came forward and cuffed Frank, reading him his rights. Rafe handed Franks gun to an officer and Olivia put the safety on and put it back in her waistband.

The officer from Chicago walked up to Olivia. "Mrs. Spencer, you listen like a brick wall."

Olivia shrugged. "I knew where my wife was and you wanted to waste time and leave me behind. I had to get to her, that's all there is to it."

Natalia looked up. "My babies? Did you find them?"

Olivia kissed her nose. "Natalio is fine, he's with Jane and Emma. Mateo is fine too, he's in the car with Ava. They're all fine baby I promise."

Natalia sobbed and buried her face in Olivia's neck. Olivia held her close. The officers escorted Frank past them. "This isn't over bitch, she will be mine." Frank spat at Olivia.

Natalia turned from her and kneed him square in the nut. "It's over Frank, just be glad we didn't let her shoot you." And she kicked him again.

The officers pulled him to his feet. "Did you see that, that's assault." He said to them.

One of the officers shook his head. "I didn't see anything Cooper. I suggest you shut the hell up before you have another accident." They pulled him out of the cabin.

Natalia turned back into Olivia burying his face in her neck. "Oh god baby I thought you were dead. You and Rave and Ava."

Olivia pulled her close and Rafe wrapped himself around her back. "We're ok princess. I got a little banged up and the kids never touched their cars. Doris had them taken in and checked after we found out you were gone. They rode to the hospital with Greg."

Natalia let out a sigh of relief and they turned to the sound of running feet. Mateo came barreling through the door Ava hot on his heels. "MA!" he screamed as he launched himself into her arms.

Natalia caught him and held him tightly. "Oh mijo, I'm so happy you're ok. Did you do what I said and call mom?"

Mateo looked up at her. "I tried but the lady stopped me and called mommy for me to give her the address."

She looked shocked and turned to Olivia. "Your mother called looking for you. She told me that your father brought him home and that I needed to hurry and get to him before he woke up and hurt Mateo. We rushed to him and got him out."
Natalia looked panicked. "Did my mother get out? He will kill her."

Olivia pulled her in. "I got her out, and your father is in jail. Well he's in the prison ward of the hospital because the police shot him but he's away from her."

Natalia sighed and moved toward Ava putting Mateo down. Ava was just standing there with tears in her eyes. As soon as Mateo was on the ground Ava rushed into Natalia and threw her arms around her. "Oh god Ma I was so scared."

Natalia rocked slightly squeezing her tight. "I'm ok my girl. We're all ok."

Natalia faltered and swayed on her feet. Ava tightened her hold "MA!" and Olivia and Rafe rushed forward to stop her from falling.

Natalia grimaced. "He hit me in the head, I'm a little dizzy." She said leaning heavily on Ava.

Rafe was out the door and back with the paramedics in a heartbeat. They checked her over and turned to Olivia. "She has a pretty bad bump and cut on the side of her head and a concussion I think. She needs to be taken in."

Olivia nodded. "Where's the closest hospital and do you think she would be ok to be taken to Cedars in Springfield?"

The paramedic thought for a moment. "Bloomington is the closest but Cedars is a much better facility. I think it would be best for you to let us transport her to Springfield that way if she gets worse on the way there we can stop in Bloomington in an emergency. One of you can ride with her."

Ava rubbed her mom's back. "You ride with Ma and we will go home and get Emma and Natalio, and meet you there. I'll bring you both some clothes."

Olivia smiled and hugged her. "Thank you baby. That sounds good. We will meet you there then."

Ava kissed her. "We will follow until we get to Springfield, call if anything changes or she gets worse."

Olivia nodded and they loaded Natalia in the rig. Doris came over from taking to the police as they were closing the doors. "Oh god what's wrong with Natalia? I thought they said she was ok?"

Ava turned to her. "She had a blow to the head. They are transporting her to Cedars. We need to get to the car and follow."

They all rushed, climbed in the car and pulled out behind the ambulance. They were off to Springfield, back home.