Chapter 44
Bobby left with Charlie and Joey. He had called his mother and she said she would make up the guest room for the kids, but that Bobby would have to resign himself to the couch.
Kim and Jimmy were sitting beside Melanie's bed while the police officer stood guard outside her room. "I just can't believe this happening," Kim whispered to Jimmy.
"I know. I feel helpless. Maybe I should go over to Brooke's place and see if she even knows what this jerk has done," he suggested to Kim who immediately gave him a "don't you dare" look.
"No way, Jimmy. You're not going anywhere near that psycho. I'm sure she knows what he did, she had to go and bail him out so how would she not know the charges?" Kim said.
Jimmy was about to say something more when Kim's cell phone started to ring. They both jumped at the sudden, unexpected sound and Kim got up and walked out into the hallway so that she didn't disturb her sister.
"Hello," Kim said into the phone. "Oh, hi Bobby. Kids getting settled in? Make sure you tell your Mom how much I appreciate everything."
"It's no problem. The kids are having fun being spoiled by my Mom and she doesn't mind a bit. Although, you know, she's gonna start ragging on me about giving her some grandkids of her own," Bobby said to her.
"Yeah, well you better get busy on that," Kim replied.
"Yeah, 'cause everyone I meet everyday is so healthy, right?" He teased. "Anyway, what I called you for is, I need to know what kind of diapers you use for Charlie. There isn't any in the bag Jimmy brought with him and her bunny isn't in the bag either," Bobby said, knowing that Charlie had had her bunny since the day she was born. She couldn't go to sleep without it.
"Oh, dammit. I'm sorry, Bobby. Hang on and I'll ask Jimmy if he left it in his car," Kim said as she peeked around the doorway and summoned Jimmy to the hallway. She told him what Bobby needed.
"Damn! I left them on the shelf by the front door. I grabbed bunny and a supply of diapers and wipes, but I set them down when the phone rang on my way out. They're sitting right there. Tell him to sit tight and I'll go grab them and bring them over. I better pack some more baby food to," Jimmy said as he grabbed his jacket and gave Kim a kiss. "I'll be right back," he whispered as Kim was relaying the information to Bobby.
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Brooke and Tony were sitting in her living room. She had been trying to find out exactly what happened. She knew there was no love lost between Melanie and Tony, but he was a cop and she wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.
"Look! I already told you. Melanie was fine when I left. I didn't do anything to her," he said angrily.
"Tony. I want to believe you, but Melanie told the cops on the scene that you were the one that attacked her. Now, please, let me help you. But, you've gotta tell me the truth," she pleaded.
Without any warning, he swung and connected solidly on the side of Brooke's face, knocking her off the couch and onto the ground.
"All you bitches are all alike! Why can't you all just leave me alone," he screamed as he continued to hit her. She rolled herself into a ball to try to protect herself from his blows. She was hoping he would just get tired and leave, but he showed no signs of that.
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Jimmy drove to Catherine's house and went inside to grab the diapers, bunny and some more baby food. The phone rang while he was there and he thought it might be Kim or Bobby thinking of something else he'd forgotten.
"What else did I forget," he said into the phone.
"Who's this?" came the angry voice from the other end.
"This is Jimmy. Who's this?" he asked, frowning.
"Look, tell me where my kid is. I'm gonna pick her up while Melanie's in the hospital," the man on the other end of the phone ordered.
"Tony? You gotta be kidding me. There's no way you're gonna get your hands on Abby. She's somewhere safe from you and you'd be better off just turning yourself in to the police," Jimmy warned him before hanging up.
Jimmy looked around to make sure that he had everything he needed and pulled the door shut and locked it behind him.
Jimmy didn't see the dark colored car that was sitting just down the block from Catherine's house, watching his every move. He didn't notice that the car seemed to pull out from the curb at the same time that he did. And, he didn't notice that it followed at a safe distance all the way to the Caffey household.
Bobby left with Charlie and Joey. He had called his mother and she said she would make up the guest room for the kids, but that Bobby would have to resign himself to the couch.
Kim and Jimmy were sitting beside Melanie's bed while the police officer stood guard outside her room. "I just can't believe this happening," Kim whispered to Jimmy.
"I know. I feel helpless. Maybe I should go over to Brooke's place and see if she even knows what this jerk has done," he suggested to Kim who immediately gave him a "don't you dare" look.
"No way, Jimmy. You're not going anywhere near that psycho. I'm sure she knows what he did, she had to go and bail him out so how would she not know the charges?" Kim said.
Jimmy was about to say something more when Kim's cell phone started to ring. They both jumped at the sudden, unexpected sound and Kim got up and walked out into the hallway so that she didn't disturb her sister.
"Hello," Kim said into the phone. "Oh, hi Bobby. Kids getting settled in? Make sure you tell your Mom how much I appreciate everything."
"It's no problem. The kids are having fun being spoiled by my Mom and she doesn't mind a bit. Although, you know, she's gonna start ragging on me about giving her some grandkids of her own," Bobby said to her.
"Yeah, well you better get busy on that," Kim replied.
"Yeah, 'cause everyone I meet everyday is so healthy, right?" He teased. "Anyway, what I called you for is, I need to know what kind of diapers you use for Charlie. There isn't any in the bag Jimmy brought with him and her bunny isn't in the bag either," Bobby said, knowing that Charlie had had her bunny since the day she was born. She couldn't go to sleep without it.
"Oh, dammit. I'm sorry, Bobby. Hang on and I'll ask Jimmy if he left it in his car," Kim said as she peeked around the doorway and summoned Jimmy to the hallway. She told him what Bobby needed.
"Damn! I left them on the shelf by the front door. I grabbed bunny and a supply of diapers and wipes, but I set them down when the phone rang on my way out. They're sitting right there. Tell him to sit tight and I'll go grab them and bring them over. I better pack some more baby food to," Jimmy said as he grabbed his jacket and gave Kim a kiss. "I'll be right back," he whispered as Kim was relaying the information to Bobby.
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Brooke and Tony were sitting in her living room. She had been trying to find out exactly what happened. She knew there was no love lost between Melanie and Tony, but he was a cop and she wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.
"Look! I already told you. Melanie was fine when I left. I didn't do anything to her," he said angrily.
"Tony. I want to believe you, but Melanie told the cops on the scene that you were the one that attacked her. Now, please, let me help you. But, you've gotta tell me the truth," she pleaded.
Without any warning, he swung and connected solidly on the side of Brooke's face, knocking her off the couch and onto the ground.
"All you bitches are all alike! Why can't you all just leave me alone," he screamed as he continued to hit her. She rolled herself into a ball to try to protect herself from his blows. She was hoping he would just get tired and leave, but he showed no signs of that.
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Jimmy drove to Catherine's house and went inside to grab the diapers, bunny and some more baby food. The phone rang while he was there and he thought it might be Kim or Bobby thinking of something else he'd forgotten.
"What else did I forget," he said into the phone.
"Who's this?" came the angry voice from the other end.
"This is Jimmy. Who's this?" he asked, frowning.
"Look, tell me where my kid is. I'm gonna pick her up while Melanie's in the hospital," the man on the other end of the phone ordered.
"Tony? You gotta be kidding me. There's no way you're gonna get your hands on Abby. She's somewhere safe from you and you'd be better off just turning yourself in to the police," Jimmy warned him before hanging up.
Jimmy looked around to make sure that he had everything he needed and pulled the door shut and locked it behind him.
Jimmy didn't see the dark colored car that was sitting just down the block from Catherine's house, watching his every move. He didn't notice that the car seemed to pull out from the curb at the same time that he did. And, he didn't notice that it followed at a safe distance all the way to the Caffey household.