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Sorry it has been so long since I updated. Summer school was tougher than I expected.
A Mother's Promise Chapter 6
They drove through the night in uncomfortable silence. Parker kept looking at the backseat. The baby had fallen asleep once the excitement of their escape settled down. Jason, on the other hand, was still wide awake. He looked petrified and hadn't said a word since they left the Centre.
Jarod had a death grip on the wheel and Parker could feel the tension radiating off of him. She knew he regretted leaving Jewel behind. She certainly regretted it and couldn't help but wonder if there had been another way.
The thought of their daughter all alone at the Centre brought tears to her eyes. She tried to keep them hidden but Jarod noticed. He calculated his words carefully and finally he spoke.
"I think we have gone far enough tonight. We should stop and try to get some rest."
Parker couldn't speak without her voice giving her pain away, so she nodded a quick yes instead.
A couple of minutes later they found a roadside motel and pulled in. Parker waited in the car with the boys while Jarod went and got them a room on the far side of the motel away from the prying eyes of cars passing by.
Parker unstrapped the baby from its carrier and as she picked him up, she felt tightness in her heart she hadn't expected. As if this is what she had wanted all along.....babies, her babies. Or was it because they were Jarod's children as well.
Parker watched as Jarod put Jason to bed. She couldn't help but notice how similarly they looked. She put the baby down beside Jason since that's where he seemed to be the happiest.
"Jarod, we need to talk about what we're going to do. How are we going to get Jewel out and what are we going to do about the boys? We can't risk anything happening to them.
Jarod ran his fingers through his hair before he spoke. "Don't worry Parker. I'm going to get Jewel out of that hell hole. As for the boys, I think we should tell them who we are as soon as possible. They deserve to know that we are their parents."
"I just want her back Jarod. What if they hurt her? Hasn't she been through enough in her life without being abandoned by us?" Parker's voice had suddenly found its strength and she was yelling before she even realized it.
Jarod knew the day's events were taking their toll on Parker. He didn't blame her for yelling. "I didn't want to leave Jewel behind anymore than you did but I promise you I won't rest until she is back where she belongs."
"You look exhausted Parker, lie down and get some sleep. I'm going to keep watch just to be safe." Jarod said softly.
"No Jarod you need your rest as well. Believe me your not looking so good." Parker said firmly.
Jarod didn't want to argue with her so he agreed. "Okay we'll both rest and get an early start tomorrow."
Since that was settled, Parker tried to move the baby so that one of them could sleep with Jason, but he started to cry. Parker decided to leave the baby where he was. Jason and the baby seemed to have an attachment to each other instantly.
She and Jarod had no choice but to share a bed if they were going to get any sleep. Jarod sat down nervously on his side of the bed. Parker laid down and got under the covers. Both spent several uncomfortable moments wide awake afraid to move in order to get comfortable.
Finally Parker spoke. "We need to think of a name for the baby. We can't keep calling him it."
"Okay, what names do you like Parker? Personally I just don't know what makes a good name."
"Well our other children's names start with the letter J and so does yours. We could stay with that. Are their any names that begin with a J that you like, Jarod?"
Jarod though for several minutes. "I can think of only one name that I really like that starts with a J and that is Jacob, but you might not agree." Jarod said with trepidation in his voice.
"Jacob, I like it. I think it is perfect and it will make Sydney so happy that we though of his brother." Parker said with a smile on her face.
"Jacob it is then." Jarod seemed overjoyed by their decision.
They tension seemed to have been lifted after their conversation and both were able to drift off to sleep with smiles on their faces. Both hoped that tomorrow would be better for the new family than today had been.
Please read and reply. This is my first fanfiction and feedback is always encouraging. Thanks.
Sorry it has been so long since I updated. Summer school was tougher than I expected.
A Mother's Promise Chapter 6
They drove through the night in uncomfortable silence. Parker kept looking at the backseat. The baby had fallen asleep once the excitement of their escape settled down. Jason, on the other hand, was still wide awake. He looked petrified and hadn't said a word since they left the Centre.
Jarod had a death grip on the wheel and Parker could feel the tension radiating off of him. She knew he regretted leaving Jewel behind. She certainly regretted it and couldn't help but wonder if there had been another way.
The thought of their daughter all alone at the Centre brought tears to her eyes. She tried to keep them hidden but Jarod noticed. He calculated his words carefully and finally he spoke.
"I think we have gone far enough tonight. We should stop and try to get some rest."
Parker couldn't speak without her voice giving her pain away, so she nodded a quick yes instead.
A couple of minutes later they found a roadside motel and pulled in. Parker waited in the car with the boys while Jarod went and got them a room on the far side of the motel away from the prying eyes of cars passing by.
Parker unstrapped the baby from its carrier and as she picked him up, she felt tightness in her heart she hadn't expected. As if this is what she had wanted all along.....babies, her babies. Or was it because they were Jarod's children as well.
Parker watched as Jarod put Jason to bed. She couldn't help but notice how similarly they looked. She put the baby down beside Jason since that's where he seemed to be the happiest.
"Jarod, we need to talk about what we're going to do. How are we going to get Jewel out and what are we going to do about the boys? We can't risk anything happening to them.
Jarod ran his fingers through his hair before he spoke. "Don't worry Parker. I'm going to get Jewel out of that hell hole. As for the boys, I think we should tell them who we are as soon as possible. They deserve to know that we are their parents."
"I just want her back Jarod. What if they hurt her? Hasn't she been through enough in her life without being abandoned by us?" Parker's voice had suddenly found its strength and she was yelling before she even realized it.
Jarod knew the day's events were taking their toll on Parker. He didn't blame her for yelling. "I didn't want to leave Jewel behind anymore than you did but I promise you I won't rest until she is back where she belongs."
"You look exhausted Parker, lie down and get some sleep. I'm going to keep watch just to be safe." Jarod said softly.
"No Jarod you need your rest as well. Believe me your not looking so good." Parker said firmly.
Jarod didn't want to argue with her so he agreed. "Okay we'll both rest and get an early start tomorrow."
Since that was settled, Parker tried to move the baby so that one of them could sleep with Jason, but he started to cry. Parker decided to leave the baby where he was. Jason and the baby seemed to have an attachment to each other instantly.
She and Jarod had no choice but to share a bed if they were going to get any sleep. Jarod sat down nervously on his side of the bed. Parker laid down and got under the covers. Both spent several uncomfortable moments wide awake afraid to move in order to get comfortable.
Finally Parker spoke. "We need to think of a name for the baby. We can't keep calling him it."
"Okay, what names do you like Parker? Personally I just don't know what makes a good name."
"Well our other children's names start with the letter J and so does yours. We could stay with that. Are their any names that begin with a J that you like, Jarod?"
Jarod though for several minutes. "I can think of only one name that I really like that starts with a J and that is Jacob, but you might not agree." Jarod said with trepidation in his voice.
"Jacob, I like it. I think it is perfect and it will make Sydney so happy that we though of his brother." Parker said with a smile on her face.
"Jacob it is then." Jarod seemed overjoyed by their decision.
They tension seemed to have been lifted after their conversation and both were able to drift off to sleep with smiles on their faces. Both hoped that tomorrow would be better for the new family than today had been.
Please read and reply. This is my first fanfiction and feedback is always encouraging. Thanks.