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Angel. All other characters are property of ABC/Disney
Rafe woke up out of a sound sleep to a loud beeping. Looking at the clock he saw that it said 7:30 am. This is too early he thought to himself. He noticed that Alison was already up. Walking groggily into the living room he was attacked by a munchkin who was way too chipper.
"Good morning, Angels," he said, picking up his little girl and going and giving his wife a kiss.
"Good morning," Alison replied.
"So what's on tap for today?" he asked, starting to pour a cup of coffee.
"Well, I've got a doctor's appointment at 10, so I'm going to drop Angel off at Lucy's. Then after that we'll go grocery shopping, and I don't think we've got anything else do to."
"The doctor's appointment isn't anything serious, is it?"
"No, just a regular checkup."
"Mommy, can I play with Christina when we get over there?"
"She goes to school now. This weekend we'll all go over there and you two can play outside on her swing set. How does that sound?"
"Yay!" she clapped and ran into her bedroom.
"Make sure you tell Lucy about the stranger in the park."
"I won't forget."
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Rafe walked into the house that afternoon and it seemed too quiet. He saw Alison's car was in the driveway, but she wasn't in the living room like usual. He didn't hear the shower running. Walking into the bedroom he saw it. There were his two angels taking a nap in the bed. He leaned over and kissed Angel and then Alison on the forehead.
"Hi sweetie," Alison said, woken up by the touch of his lips on her skin. "What time is it?"
"It's 5:30. How long have you two been asleep?," he asked, getting into the bed so Angel was sleeping in between them.
"Oh wow. Are you serious? We laid down around 3 for a nap. I guess I just wore myself out today."
"She must have worn herself out too. Did she have a good time at Lucy's?"
"Oh yes. Lucy spoiled her like crazy. She drew us a picture. I already hung it on the refrigerator."
"Well, let's get her up. I don't want to have her awake all night long," Alison said, tugging at her daughter. "Angel, wake up. Angel, daddy's home."
"mmmm," was all they got out of her as she slowly opened her eyes and saw her daddy's face."
"Daddy!" she smiled and threw her arms around his neck. "Guess what"
"What's that?" he asked grinning at her the whole time.
"Mommy said we're going to have a baby."
Alison started laughing, seeing how big Rafe's eyes had got. To be honest, they had only been laying down for about 15 minutes. Just long enough for Angel to fall asleep, so her daddy could wake her up to tell the big news.
"Is that what your doctor's appointment was about?," he said, still not believing the words that had come out of his daughter's mouth. They had wanted Angel to have a little brother or sister for so long, and it seemed like it was never going to happen. "Did you tell Lucy?"
"No, I was going to wait until you were with me. Lucy and I have decided this weekend we will have a cookout, and I was going to let Angel tell everyone there."
"That sounds like a good plan to me," he said, leaning over to kiss his beautiful wife.
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Alison entered the house with her head still down. She had just gone out to get the mail, looking up she noticed Angel standing at the phone with it next to her ear.
"Sweetie, who is on the phone?," she asked, expecting it to be Rafe. Angel wouldn't reply to her, just kept looking at her mom and smiling. "Angel, who is it?," in a more stern voice. When she didn't answer again she grabbed the phone and listened. All she could hear was breathing. "Rafe, Rafe, is that you? Please, whoever it is say something." The next thing she heard was a click on the other end. Leaning down to her daughter's height she said, "Angel, who was that on the phone?"
"It was that man from the park. He asked what I was doing this weekend. He wants to see me."
"Sweetie, what did you tell him?"
"I told him I was going over to Lucy's to play with Christina"
Alison picked the phone up and called Rafe.
"Rafe Kovich," she heard on the other end of the line.
"Rafe, I went outside to get the mail, and came back in. Angel was..", she said, too fast for Rafe to understand the last part.
"Alison, calm down. Ok, what was Angel doing when you came back in?"
"She was on the telephone. I thought it was you, when I picked it up all I heard was heavy breathing. When I asked her who was on the telephone she said it was the man from the park, and she told him that she was going to Lucy's this weekend. What if he comes there? What if he's able to get her?"
"Don't worry about being at Lucy's. Remember that Jack, Jamal, Ian, and I will all be there also. You're not going to have to worry about our little girl going anywhere. Now, I want you to hang up the phone, make sure the doors are locked and call the police. I'll be home by the time they arrive. I love you."
"I love you too. Drive carefully."
Alison called the police and then sat down on the couch with Angel. "Angel, Remember what we said about not talking to that man from the park again?"
"Uh hu. You told me to come get you the second I saw him. He's really nice, mommy. He said he was going to play with Christina, and Danny, and me this weekend. He promised."
"Sweetie, I don't know this man, and I really don't want you to play with him. Will you please try and not go around him? Can you try and promise me that?"
"Ok, mommy. Don't be mad at me."
"I never can be mad at you, and neither can your daddy. You're our little Angel, and always will be."
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Alison looked outside Lucy's back window at the rain coming down. She figured the rain was a good thing, because whoever this man was he wouldn't try and come in the house with all these people around. Rafe came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her, "Stop worrying. Hey, we need to get Angel downstairs so she can announce our surprise," patting her belly and kissing her.
She walked up the stairs, hearing both Christina's and Danny's voices. She figured that Angel must be doing something else, though she loved playing with them. As she turned to go into the bedroom she gave out a gasp. Her little girl was gone.
"Christina, where is Angel?" she asked, frantically.
"That man came and got her. He said he was going to play hide and seek, but she never came back up here."
"Rafe!," she screamed from the top of the stairs. It took him, Ian, and Jack five seconds to get up the stairs. "She's gone, he came and got her," she sighed as she crumpled into his arms.
"Are you sure sweetie? Are you sure she just didn't go hide somewhere?"
"No, Christina said she saw him come into the room. How could we let this happen? You said she would be safe here, you said that since Ian, Jack, and Jamal were here also she'd be ok. I trusted you! I trusted you!" she yelled, hitting him in the chest as she sobbed.
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"Alison," Rafe said, with his head leaning against the closed bedroom door. "Alison, please let me in. I want to talk, I want to hold you and help you feel better."
He heard the door unlock, and steps towards the bed. He opened the door to see her lying on the bed, her back towards the door. He walked up to the bed and sat down next to her, placing his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I should have known something was wrong. My instincts should have told me to trust you. I wish you would talk to me. I wish you'd just say something, anything."
When she didn't respond, he walked back into the living room and laid down onto the couch, staring into the darkness. He tried to figure out here could his little girl have gone to? Why didn't anyone see him? He needed to get an answer, and the only possibility he could think of was Caleb. He sat up on the couch and turned on the lamp. He had to go now, this couldn't wait until morning. He wrote a quick note to Alison, and was headed out the door.
Alison heard the front door close from the bedroom. She wondered where he'd gone to, so she slipped out of the bed. She knew it wasn't his fault, though she kept telling him that. Maybe she'd been too harsh on him. She stopped and peered into Angel's room. Her little girl should be sleeping in that bed right now. She continued into the living room, seeing the note next to the lamp. She read it silently,
'My Angel, I'm going to look for our little girl. I'm sorry.
Love Always, Rafe'
Rafe woke up out of a sound sleep to a loud beeping. Looking at the clock he saw that it said 7:30 am. This is too early he thought to himself. He noticed that Alison was already up. Walking groggily into the living room he was attacked by a munchkin who was way too chipper.
"Good morning, Angels," he said, picking up his little girl and going and giving his wife a kiss.
"Good morning," Alison replied.
"So what's on tap for today?" he asked, starting to pour a cup of coffee.
"Well, I've got a doctor's appointment at 10, so I'm going to drop Angel off at Lucy's. Then after that we'll go grocery shopping, and I don't think we've got anything else do to."
"The doctor's appointment isn't anything serious, is it?"
"No, just a regular checkup."
"Mommy, can I play with Christina when we get over there?"
"She goes to school now. This weekend we'll all go over there and you two can play outside on her swing set. How does that sound?"
"Yay!" she clapped and ran into her bedroom.
"Make sure you tell Lucy about the stranger in the park."
"I won't forget."
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Rafe walked into the house that afternoon and it seemed too quiet. He saw Alison's car was in the driveway, but she wasn't in the living room like usual. He didn't hear the shower running. Walking into the bedroom he saw it. There were his two angels taking a nap in the bed. He leaned over and kissed Angel and then Alison on the forehead.
"Hi sweetie," Alison said, woken up by the touch of his lips on her skin. "What time is it?"
"It's 5:30. How long have you two been asleep?," he asked, getting into the bed so Angel was sleeping in between them.
"Oh wow. Are you serious? We laid down around 3 for a nap. I guess I just wore myself out today."
"She must have worn herself out too. Did she have a good time at Lucy's?"
"Oh yes. Lucy spoiled her like crazy. She drew us a picture. I already hung it on the refrigerator."
"Well, let's get her up. I don't want to have her awake all night long," Alison said, tugging at her daughter. "Angel, wake up. Angel, daddy's home."
"mmmm," was all they got out of her as she slowly opened her eyes and saw her daddy's face."
"Daddy!" she smiled and threw her arms around his neck. "Guess what"
"What's that?" he asked grinning at her the whole time.
"Mommy said we're going to have a baby."
Alison started laughing, seeing how big Rafe's eyes had got. To be honest, they had only been laying down for about 15 minutes. Just long enough for Angel to fall asleep, so her daddy could wake her up to tell the big news.
"Is that what your doctor's appointment was about?," he said, still not believing the words that had come out of his daughter's mouth. They had wanted Angel to have a little brother or sister for so long, and it seemed like it was never going to happen. "Did you tell Lucy?"
"No, I was going to wait until you were with me. Lucy and I have decided this weekend we will have a cookout, and I was going to let Angel tell everyone there."
"That sounds like a good plan to me," he said, leaning over to kiss his beautiful wife.
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Alison entered the house with her head still down. She had just gone out to get the mail, looking up she noticed Angel standing at the phone with it next to her ear.
"Sweetie, who is on the phone?," she asked, expecting it to be Rafe. Angel wouldn't reply to her, just kept looking at her mom and smiling. "Angel, who is it?," in a more stern voice. When she didn't answer again she grabbed the phone and listened. All she could hear was breathing. "Rafe, Rafe, is that you? Please, whoever it is say something." The next thing she heard was a click on the other end. Leaning down to her daughter's height she said, "Angel, who was that on the phone?"
"It was that man from the park. He asked what I was doing this weekend. He wants to see me."
"Sweetie, what did you tell him?"
"I told him I was going over to Lucy's to play with Christina"
Alison picked the phone up and called Rafe.
"Rafe Kovich," she heard on the other end of the line.
"Rafe, I went outside to get the mail, and came back in. Angel was..", she said, too fast for Rafe to understand the last part.
"Alison, calm down. Ok, what was Angel doing when you came back in?"
"She was on the telephone. I thought it was you, when I picked it up all I heard was heavy breathing. When I asked her who was on the telephone she said it was the man from the park, and she told him that she was going to Lucy's this weekend. What if he comes there? What if he's able to get her?"
"Don't worry about being at Lucy's. Remember that Jack, Jamal, Ian, and I will all be there also. You're not going to have to worry about our little girl going anywhere. Now, I want you to hang up the phone, make sure the doors are locked and call the police. I'll be home by the time they arrive. I love you."
"I love you too. Drive carefully."
Alison called the police and then sat down on the couch with Angel. "Angel, Remember what we said about not talking to that man from the park again?"
"Uh hu. You told me to come get you the second I saw him. He's really nice, mommy. He said he was going to play with Christina, and Danny, and me this weekend. He promised."
"Sweetie, I don't know this man, and I really don't want you to play with him. Will you please try and not go around him? Can you try and promise me that?"
"Ok, mommy. Don't be mad at me."
"I never can be mad at you, and neither can your daddy. You're our little Angel, and always will be."
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Alison looked outside Lucy's back window at the rain coming down. She figured the rain was a good thing, because whoever this man was he wouldn't try and come in the house with all these people around. Rafe came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her, "Stop worrying. Hey, we need to get Angel downstairs so she can announce our surprise," patting her belly and kissing her.
She walked up the stairs, hearing both Christina's and Danny's voices. She figured that Angel must be doing something else, though she loved playing with them. As she turned to go into the bedroom she gave out a gasp. Her little girl was gone.
"Christina, where is Angel?" she asked, frantically.
"That man came and got her. He said he was going to play hide and seek, but she never came back up here."
"Rafe!," she screamed from the top of the stairs. It took him, Ian, and Jack five seconds to get up the stairs. "She's gone, he came and got her," she sighed as she crumpled into his arms.
"Are you sure sweetie? Are you sure she just didn't go hide somewhere?"
"No, Christina said she saw him come into the room. How could we let this happen? You said she would be safe here, you said that since Ian, Jack, and Jamal were here also she'd be ok. I trusted you! I trusted you!" she yelled, hitting him in the chest as she sobbed.
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"Alison," Rafe said, with his head leaning against the closed bedroom door. "Alison, please let me in. I want to talk, I want to hold you and help you feel better."
He heard the door unlock, and steps towards the bed. He opened the door to see her lying on the bed, her back towards the door. He walked up to the bed and sat down next to her, placing his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I should have known something was wrong. My instincts should have told me to trust you. I wish you would talk to me. I wish you'd just say something, anything."
When she didn't respond, he walked back into the living room and laid down onto the couch, staring into the darkness. He tried to figure out here could his little girl have gone to? Why didn't anyone see him? He needed to get an answer, and the only possibility he could think of was Caleb. He sat up on the couch and turned on the lamp. He had to go now, this couldn't wait until morning. He wrote a quick note to Alison, and was headed out the door.
Alison heard the front door close from the bedroom. She wondered where he'd gone to, so she slipped out of the bed. She knew it wasn't his fault, though she kept telling him that. Maybe she'd been too harsh on him. She stopped and peered into Angel's room. Her little girl should be sleeping in that bed right now. She continued into the living room, seeing the note next to the lamp. She read it silently,
'My Angel, I'm going to look for our little girl. I'm sorry.
Love Always, Rafe'