Chapter 53
Wheeler /Linka
After two days
Kathy was reading what was written on the piece of paper she had prepared earlier, "Okay, let's see,
Bottle's cleaning brush, diapers, bottle's nipples… No doubt we will need to make him get used to both options of nursing, this girl gives me a hard time when she breastfeeding him , she has an excuse for everything, I don't feel that I have enough milk, I'm tired, my nipples hurt...oh that reminds me, where do they put moisturizing cream for cracked nipples?" She puts the items in the basket that Wheeler pulls
"Oh mom, that's not sexy."
"What's wrong with you today? You've been irritable since morning, complained about everything?"
"Nothing... It's just... Two months ago I was buying a lot of stuff, and I still need to buy more."
"And you'll do it for the next 18 years, just be ready, honey," she puts her thermometer and baby nail clippers in the cart, and looks at Wheeler. "Hey, don't tell me you're nervous because the DNA results will be out this afternoon? Wheeler didn't looks at his mother, he nervously rubbing his face and hair
"Oh honey, come here" she hugged her son
"I'm nervous, I'm so nervous mom... It's just, I don't want to hear that he isn't my son, I don't want to know that." He hugs his mother tightly.
"Oh let me tell you something son, he's yours, he's my grandson and his mom is your girl, she's the daughter I've never had, and we'll love them no matter what happens, and whatever the result is."
They hugged for a few seconds, Wheeler remembers that he left Linka and David in the hospital with Mishka, Mishka's presence made Linka feel safe but she was afraid Wheeler would out of her sight
"Promise me you'll come back safely to me again." Tears filled her eyes, as if he was going to war, not to the pharmacy in the same hospital.
"Do you love her too, mom?" Wheeler looked into his mother's eyes and said as he remembered his Russian beauty
"Of course son, I can't ask for a better daughter-in-law, I…..I've always wanted a bigger family, like the rest of your aunts, but I couldn't go through all this with your dad, you know... For me, family is the most important thing in life, and the more you try hard to make it a happy family, the greater person you will become….I just think this is my second chance to having the happy family which was in my dreams." Kathy tried to hide her tears from her son as she put baby bath products with a little rubber duck in the cart.
"Oh yeah, you're right mom, can you come with me to the apartment, I need to get something from there."
"Oh, yes I was going to tell you that I should go there to get her to go outfit from hospital."
Greg
"What do you mean you're going to put me in a city jail, I'm Greg Hanson, I'm the CEO and Chairman of Hanco Groups of companies, you can't treat me like that "I was so angry screaming at Captain David, after he told me that this afternoon I would be discharged from the hospital after my wound had nearly healed and they are going to put me in the city jail, I can't believe that this time I fell into the hands of justice, Although I'm sure that I can got away with it after the trial, no one will ever be able to screw me
"Because we caught you red-handed of kidnapping a pregnant woman, that's why," said Captain David.
"This is nonsense, I'm innocent, I told the detective, she asked me to hide her from her abuser boyfriend, to make it look like she had disappeared, she was afraid of him, from harming her and harming our baby, she told me that he was sadistic and abusive, I was just doing her a favor to host her in my house"
"Save your words to say them in front the judge in court," Captain David told me sarcastically as he left the room
"You will pay for this, Captain, first for trying to kill me in my own house, second for preventing me from seeing my only son, and now for that too."
He turned and looked at me and said calmly, "Excuse me, but you were aiming the pistol at the chest of the victim, who almost killed because of the beatings you did to he, I had no other choice, I was just doing my job... By the way, today before you are sent to the jail, we will let you make a small visit to the hospital lab."
"Did the DNA test result come out?" It has been two days since they took the blood sample from me, there is no doubt that the result comes out by now.
"Today in the afternoon the result will come out, and all I hope for is that the justice of heaven will be fulfilled and…." He fell silent and did not finish his Sentence, "so, see you this afternoon, Greg."
I know he wishes that I'm not the baby's father, I know he wishes that spud stuffer is the father, which means that although I am upset that I will be temporarily imprisoned, I will be very happy to see their hearts broken after declaring that this baby is mine, And when I get out of prison, I will do the impossible to get him, and maybe get his mother against her will again, and I will take revenge on the rest of this stupid people.
I was thinking of escaping all the four days I was here in the hospital but I couldn't, my wound hurt, and they kept me under anesthesia most of the time, plus I had no mobile, two policemen guarding my room, the only one who could visit me was my father and the lawyer
In the afternoon, two policemen came to me and gave me handcuffs. One of them is the African policeman, the spud stuffer friend, my father was waiting for me outside the room, the lawyer, and Captain David were waiting for me with him too.
I have deliberately not looked at my father, since the day I was injured, and he seems to be in a miserable condition, his eyes watered with tears, unable to breathe, I cannot explain his looks at me because of my lack of experience with the meanings of feelings, but I prefer not to bother facing his constant reproaches.
I remained strong and smiling a malicious smile in front of everyone, in front of the laboratory door, I found her brother holding the small car seat and looking at me with great hatred, it must be my baby who's in this car seat, there was a woman who appeared to be in her fifties standing near him, through her features, she seemed to be the mother of that redhead or one of his relatives, and her eyes were burning with anger as she looked at me, She was holding a suitcase, apparently my blonde Russian was discharged from the hospital today as well.
When I entered the laboratory, to the result results in particular, I saw her there at the end of the room, he was with her, and it was clear that she did not want to see me or look at me, she was wearing a wide blue dress, no longer pregnant, there was a slight sagging in her stomach, she was traces of my beating on her are still visible on her face, in her mouth and eyes, the wound on her forehead was bandaged and there were some obvious bruises on her arms.
Her red head boyfriend looked at me with malice look, as if he was gloating at me because I am currently handcuffed. The tension was palpable, they both wished that this wasn't my son, I know that, but I stole this joy from them forever.
I was looking at them confidently with a sarcastic smile on the side of my mouth, he was whispering in her ear, they held each other's hands, the two policemen sat me in one of the seats and were standing around me to make sure I wouldn't run anywhere, they sat at the other end of the room until one of the workers came The lab will announce the result
"Welcome all, let's see, here we have the David Wheeler case, right? You both claim paternity, right?"
"Yes, cut it short, just announce the result, and let everyone know who the father of this child is." I said, looking at them sarcastically, that I am sure of the result, I know exactly what I did with her on my bed that night, it is my child without a doubt.
When the white-coated clerk opened one of the envelopes, he looked at me and said, "Are you Mr. Greg?"
I nodded at him with confidence, I am waiting to hear the news that will break their heart now, I can hear the sounds of their tense breaths and their racing heartbeats from this seat
"In the case of the child David Wheeler, Mr. Gregg... you are not the father."
"What?" I said angrily, nervously, shocked.
"Yessssssssss" As Wheeler leaped into the air shouting, she stood up they hugged. I've been boiling with rage and hatred, for the past nine months and I'm thinking... oh shit.
"No, that's impossible, that's not true," I shouted at the lab employee angrily
"Excuse me, sir, but it can't be any mistakes in the result, and now...Mr. Wheeler," the couple took their seat again, and the tension was still somewhat "In the case of the child David Wheeler, Mr. Wheeler, you are the father."
This time she saw Linka leaning over to hold Wheeler, but he withdrew and got down on one knee, at her feet, holding a small box in his hands and pointing at her, tears in his eyes.
"Babe, will you marry me?" There was silence, everyone was happy and touched by the moment, I wish I had a gun to shoot this lover's heart.
"Da, of course Yankee." Her voice was tearful and surprised, too, when I asked the two cops to leave because I couldn't watch the scenes of their endless kisses.
I came out first with the two policemen holding me, I heard cries of happiness behind me, I turned, I saw Wheeler hugging his mother and saying, "He's mine, he's mine, Mom."
"I told you, I told you" screaming happily and hug him back.
Linka was hugging them and pointing her hand at them to announce that there was a diamond ring on her finger everyone was happy, except me, I can't believe this is the end, I don't believe that this unbreakable love has overcome me, even Captain David, he went to them to hug and congratulate them, his African friend who was holding my arm congratulated him from afar as well. I promise I will come back, I will come back and I will take revenge on you all. I will never allow this to be the end of Greg
Wheeler/ Linka
Wheeler grabbed his son from the car seat and held him for a few minutes. He felt as if he was hugging him for the first time. "Thank you David for being mine, oh son, I love you so much…. so much, son."
Wheeler couldn't hold back his tears of joy fell from everyone as they looked at the father and his son, Kathy approached her son and wiped his back while he was still holding his little boy, "Oh honey, I'm so proud of you two, of three of you actually " as she hugs Linka to her, "It's my lucky day, I've got a grandson and a daughter-in-law."
Mishka hugged his sister and held her hand as he looked at the engagement ring, "Congratulations my little sister, you deserve all this happiness, you are the most beautiful mother I have seen, and you will be the most beautiful bride I will ever see too, I am sure of that."
"Thank you, Mishka, I love you, brother." She hugs her brother
When the happy family arrived at the exit door of the hospital, there were some policemen to protect them from journalists and news agencies, who were present, even at the door of their building, which made Wheeler think that he must change his place of residence especially that their apartment consists of only one bedroom, He is now thinking of changing the state too, not just the apartment.
When they arrived at the apartment, the house was tidy and clean, Wheeler knew that his mother had given the key to Gi and Karen so that they could arrange the apartment for the new baby.
There was some hot food on the stove, as Kathy prepared a vegetable and meat stew before she went to the hospital. There was a rocking nursing chair in the living room with a group of cute stuffed animals.
In the bedroom was the baby's bed with toys hanging on the bed, with a sign on the wall that he is a boy, a set of small pillows and white and blue blankets, in the corner of the room was his new closet, with the baby's clothes, shoes and other important needs arranged in coordination and attention
Linka put her hand to her mouth and gasped, stunned by the beauty of what she is seeing, "Oh guys, that's so beautiful."
"The baby's furniture is a gift from your brother, my mom cleaned the apartment and cooked dinner, and Ji and Karen arranged the baby's things and the decor," said Wheeler, putting his arm around her waist carefully.
"Oh, that's a lot, thank you all, I didn't know I'm so lucky." She hugs her brother and extends a thankful hand to Kathy.
Mishka carefully placed his new nephew on the bouncy seat, and covered him with the blanket that was on the nursing chair.
"Well, I guess I should let you tow take some rest, maybe I'll come visit you later."
"Oh no Michka, can't you stay a minute longer?"
"It's not appropriate to hang out with the newlyweds, is it?" Mishka kissed his sister check and left
Then David started crying, Linka was going to take him but Kathy said
"Oh honey, let him to me. I'll take care of him. There's a bottle of breast milk in the hospital bag. I'll feed it to him. You go spend some time with your fiancé." Then Kathy looked at her son and winked at him.
"But," said Linka, Wheeler interrupted her, "Listen to Mam, Babe, you'll spend a lot of time with him later, we should take some rest." Then he carry her up and went to the bedroom.
"Be gentle to her, the cesarean wound hasn't healed yet," Kathy raised her voice as Wheeler elbowed the door shut.
Wheeler gently put her on their bed, then put his face backward for few inches, only to take a full picture of her lying back on their bed after a long separation.
"Oh, babe, welcome back to my life, to our house, to our room and to our bed, I can hardly believe you're here with me again, my love." His voice was sad and he bursts into tears as he remembers the last month, then he leaned towards her face and pressed his lips to hers, the kiss lasted a few moments until they parted to catch their breath.
"Throughout my captivity period, I never gave up hope that you would find me, I believed in your love for me... in our love, and that we would eventually get back to each other." As she caressed his cheeks with her fingers gently
"If it wasn't for that message you sent, we wouldn't be able to find you, I was desperate, I thought you were killed somewhere, and I was about to commit suicide, I can't imagine life without you, babe."
"Shhh... just let's not talk about what happened in the past, let's live in the present, live happily ever after. Let's celebrate our love back, our baby, our next life... together."
"I promise you a happy life forever, I will do my best for it." He holds her hand in his palms and kisses it softly.
"Me too, I promise you more love and happiness, and joy" She looks at the diamond ring on her finger.
"So, what do you think we should plan for our wedding?"
She looked at him with a soft smile on her lips, "My only plan is for you to stay with me for the rest of my life, the party, the food and the music. I really don't care much about that, because only the groom that I care for...and maybe I'd like a nice wedding dress too."
Wheeler smiled and laughed at her. He promised her a beautiful wedding that she will always remember
Then he started kissing her again, her lips, her collarbone, her neck, her throat, when he tried to go down more to her breast area she pulled him up again
"Yankee stop, what do you think you're doing, we can't make love, I'm leaking from everywhere, you... you know what happens to a woman's body after giving birth." As she looked shy
"It won't stop me from expressing my love to you." He kisses her body again