This is a very D&E focused chapter that's why the plot is moving kinda slow, pay attention though, this is leading somewhere! The action/drama picks up next chapter!
Chapter 6: Waiting
" You know where they are?" Kendall asks as she looks up at Maggie.
Maggie nods, " I can't believe I didn't think of it before, it was so obvious."
" Ok, so where are they?" Greenlee asks, her voice suddenly full of hope.
" No, maybe it's better if you don't tell us here." Kendall says as she grabs her purse, " Let's go."
They all nod, grab their purses and follow Maggie and Kendall out of BJ's.
The park is silent as Erica sits on the bench closet to the playground, her eyes focused on the little boy and his father, playing in front of her.
" Erica?" David says softly, from behind her.
" How'd you know I was here?" She asks, never looking at him.
" I didn't, I figured you probably went to Mona's grave. I saw your car still in the parking lot, so I knew you didn't go far."
She nods, " I asked her to watch over him for us, to bring him home safe." She says tearfully.
David nods, as he sits down next to her.
" I'm sorry I left like that, I needed to get away for awhile. It's such a beautiful day, Dylan loves it here." She says quietly, her voice trailing off as she fights back her tears.
" Well, you can bring him here as soon as we find him." He tells her softly, his voice still confident.
Erica shakes her head, silent tears cascading down her cheeks, " David…I can't imagine a day without him. I can't imagine a day where I don't wake up to his smile, or his "Morning Mommy" call when he's with you."
" Erica stop this…stop talking like we're never going to see him again. He's going to be fine." He tells her, his voice failing to hide his own fear.
" You heard him David, the fear in his voice. How can you be so positive after that?"
" Because losing him is not an option. I won't let myself think about life without him, because I can't lose him too." He says, tears welling in his eyes.
Erica turns to look at him, before taking his hand. " I'm so sorry, I didn't even think about Leora."
" He's all I have left, I won't think about losing him, not for a second." He tells her, his eyes on the playground in front of them. " You have to do the same Erica, you have to believe."
Erica nods, closing her eyes to fight off her tears. David looks at her, noting the pale tint to her bright face, " You look a little pale, when was the last time you ate?" David asks his voice all concern.
She laughs dryly, " I don't even remember, sometime yesterday."
" Alright, lets go get some breakfast, my treat." He tells her with a smile.
" Thank you, but even if I could think about food right now, there's no way that I could sit down to eat, knowing we're still no closer to finding him."
" Erica…" He says, his eyes on her. " You haven't slept in hours, you haven't eaten for a day. You're going to make yourself sick, and you're no good to him if you're sick."
" I'm no good to him anyway, David."
" Erica, don't feel guilty this is no one's fault but Vanessa's."
" He didn't want me to go, I should have stayed."
" He knows that sometimes you have to leave him to work, and he understands."
She shakes her head, " I just…if I would have been there…"
" I don't want to think what might have happened had you been there. Abby said Vanessa's goons were armed to kill, who knows what they would have done had you been there."
" You're probably right." She says with a sigh, " I just want him home."
" I know, so do I. Erica I can't physically do anything more for Dylan right now. But I can make sure that when he gets home his mommy is taken care of."
She turns her head finally looking at him, " Ok, you win…" She says with a smile.
David nods and stands up, offering her his hand.
Erica looks up at him, with a smile as she takes his hand. He pulls her up slowly, their eyes locked on each other.
" Thank you David, I don't know if I could make it through this without you." Erica tells him quietly.
David nods, squeezing her hand, " Lets go."
They're just about to start to the car when David's cell phone rings. He answers, quickly, and hangs it up just as quickly.
" David? Who was that?"
" Anna, they've got a lead on Vanessa. Come on."
To be continued…
Chapter 6: Waiting
" You know where they are?" Kendall asks as she looks up at Maggie.
Maggie nods, " I can't believe I didn't think of it before, it was so obvious."
" Ok, so where are they?" Greenlee asks, her voice suddenly full of hope.
" No, maybe it's better if you don't tell us here." Kendall says as she grabs her purse, " Let's go."
They all nod, grab their purses and follow Maggie and Kendall out of BJ's.
The park is silent as Erica sits on the bench closet to the playground, her eyes focused on the little boy and his father, playing in front of her.
" Erica?" David says softly, from behind her.
" How'd you know I was here?" She asks, never looking at him.
" I didn't, I figured you probably went to Mona's grave. I saw your car still in the parking lot, so I knew you didn't go far."
She nods, " I asked her to watch over him for us, to bring him home safe." She says tearfully.
David nods, as he sits down next to her.
" I'm sorry I left like that, I needed to get away for awhile. It's such a beautiful day, Dylan loves it here." She says quietly, her voice trailing off as she fights back her tears.
" Well, you can bring him here as soon as we find him." He tells her softly, his voice still confident.
Erica shakes her head, silent tears cascading down her cheeks, " David…I can't imagine a day without him. I can't imagine a day where I don't wake up to his smile, or his "Morning Mommy" call when he's with you."
" Erica stop this…stop talking like we're never going to see him again. He's going to be fine." He tells her, his voice failing to hide his own fear.
" You heard him David, the fear in his voice. How can you be so positive after that?"
" Because losing him is not an option. I won't let myself think about life without him, because I can't lose him too." He says, tears welling in his eyes.
Erica turns to look at him, before taking his hand. " I'm so sorry, I didn't even think about Leora."
" He's all I have left, I won't think about losing him, not for a second." He tells her, his eyes on the playground in front of them. " You have to do the same Erica, you have to believe."
Erica nods, closing her eyes to fight off her tears. David looks at her, noting the pale tint to her bright face, " You look a little pale, when was the last time you ate?" David asks his voice all concern.
She laughs dryly, " I don't even remember, sometime yesterday."
" Alright, lets go get some breakfast, my treat." He tells her with a smile.
" Thank you, but even if I could think about food right now, there's no way that I could sit down to eat, knowing we're still no closer to finding him."
" Erica…" He says, his eyes on her. " You haven't slept in hours, you haven't eaten for a day. You're going to make yourself sick, and you're no good to him if you're sick."
" I'm no good to him anyway, David."
" Erica, don't feel guilty this is no one's fault but Vanessa's."
" He didn't want me to go, I should have stayed."
" He knows that sometimes you have to leave him to work, and he understands."
She shakes her head, " I just…if I would have been there…"
" I don't want to think what might have happened had you been there. Abby said Vanessa's goons were armed to kill, who knows what they would have done had you been there."
" You're probably right." She says with a sigh, " I just want him home."
" I know, so do I. Erica I can't physically do anything more for Dylan right now. But I can make sure that when he gets home his mommy is taken care of."
She turns her head finally looking at him, " Ok, you win…" She says with a smile.
David nods and stands up, offering her his hand.
Erica looks up at him, with a smile as she takes his hand. He pulls her up slowly, their eyes locked on each other.
" Thank you David, I don't know if I could make it through this without you." Erica tells him quietly.
David nods, squeezing her hand, " Lets go."
They're just about to start to the car when David's cell phone rings. He answers, quickly, and hangs it up just as quickly.
" David? Who was that?"
" Anna, they've got a lead on Vanessa. Come on."
To be continued…