Chapter 13: Peace
" I think this is worse then not knowing anything." Erica says with a smile as she sits on the couch, her eyes locked on the front door.
David and Bianca laugh lightly, " It's great to see her smile." Bianca whispers to David, who nods his eyes locked on Erica.
There's a soft knock at the door before they hear Ryan calls to them. They all look at each other, before doorknob starts to turn slowly and after what seems like an eternity, the door finally opens. Erica inhales sharply, as Dylan comes into sight, tears already welling in her eyes. Dylan doesn't hesitate when the door finally opens as he instantly runs into Erica's arms.
" Mommy." He sobs as Erica holds him tight.
" Oh my baby." She sobs not willing to loosen her hold on him.
They both hold each other and cry softly. David, Bianca, Kendall, Lena and Ryan watch the sight with smiles and tears in their eyes.
" Are you ok?" Erica asks softly as she cups Dylan face in her hands.
He nods tearfully, as Erica leans in to place a tender kiss on his forehead before pulling him back into her arms.
" Oh, Dylan, I love you." She sobs to him.
" I love you to mommy." He says as snuggle in closer to Erica. His eyes drift over her shoulder looking at everyone, his eyes finally stopping on David.
" Daddy." He yells, flying out of Erica's arms
He runs to David and David picks him up, holding him so tightly that Dylan can hardly move. Dylan buries his head in David's shoulder sobbing lightly.
David inhales with relief, suddenly unable to fight back his tears.
Kendall and Bianca smile at the pair silent tears staining their cheeks, completely overwhelmed by their feelings of joy and relief.
" It's all over now buddy, you're safe." David tells Dylan as Dylan looks into his eyes.
Dylan nods flashing David a tearful smile, " You were right mommy." He says turning his head to look at Erica, " Vanessa was a bad lady."
Light laughter floats throughout the room, everyone grateful to be watching the miracle unfolding before them.
" I'm gonna head home, you need to get some sleep." David mouths to Erica as he opens Dylan's bedroom door.
Erica smiles at him, as she pulls the covers over Dylan. " Goodnight sweetheart." She says quietly placing a tender kiss on his forehead.
Erica and David silently exit Dylan's room softly closing the door behind them. " I'm almost afraid to leave him alone."
David flashes her a smile, " He's safe Erica. He's sleeping peacefully, and he's going to get through this."
" You think he'll be ok?" She asks worried.
David nods, " He's got your strength and my resilience and our stubbornness?and so much love around him, that there's no way Vanessa will beat him. He's going to come out on top, just like his mom always does."
Erica smiles at him, unable to find the words to thank him. " David?I don't know how to thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have made it through this."
David smiles back at her, " Erica you don't have to thank me."
Erica flashes him one more radiant smile as she gives him a hug. " Promise me you'll eat something, and then try and get some sleep." David says softly as pulls Erica a little closer.
" I will." She tells him their eyes locked on each other.
They move in closer neither of them realizing their movements until their lips touch in a soft kiss.
Erica manages to pull away a few seconds later their eyes still locked with each other. " I?" She starts but stops as neither of them are able to form coherent thoughts.
" I?uh, I better go. Goodnight Erica." David says quietly .
" Goodnight."
To be continued?
" I think this is worse then not knowing anything." Erica says with a smile as she sits on the couch, her eyes locked on the front door.
David and Bianca laugh lightly, " It's great to see her smile." Bianca whispers to David, who nods his eyes locked on Erica.
There's a soft knock at the door before they hear Ryan calls to them. They all look at each other, before doorknob starts to turn slowly and after what seems like an eternity, the door finally opens. Erica inhales sharply, as Dylan comes into sight, tears already welling in her eyes. Dylan doesn't hesitate when the door finally opens as he instantly runs into Erica's arms.
" Mommy." He sobs as Erica holds him tight.
" Oh my baby." She sobs not willing to loosen her hold on him.
They both hold each other and cry softly. David, Bianca, Kendall, Lena and Ryan watch the sight with smiles and tears in their eyes.
" Are you ok?" Erica asks softly as she cups Dylan face in her hands.
He nods tearfully, as Erica leans in to place a tender kiss on his forehead before pulling him back into her arms.
" Oh, Dylan, I love you." She sobs to him.
" I love you to mommy." He says as snuggle in closer to Erica. His eyes drift over her shoulder looking at everyone, his eyes finally stopping on David.
" Daddy." He yells, flying out of Erica's arms
He runs to David and David picks him up, holding him so tightly that Dylan can hardly move. Dylan buries his head in David's shoulder sobbing lightly.
David inhales with relief, suddenly unable to fight back his tears.
Kendall and Bianca smile at the pair silent tears staining their cheeks, completely overwhelmed by their feelings of joy and relief.
" It's all over now buddy, you're safe." David tells Dylan as Dylan looks into his eyes.
Dylan nods flashing David a tearful smile, " You were right mommy." He says turning his head to look at Erica, " Vanessa was a bad lady."
Light laughter floats throughout the room, everyone grateful to be watching the miracle unfolding before them.
" I'm gonna head home, you need to get some sleep." David mouths to Erica as he opens Dylan's bedroom door.
Erica smiles at him, as she pulls the covers over Dylan. " Goodnight sweetheart." She says quietly placing a tender kiss on his forehead.
Erica and David silently exit Dylan's room softly closing the door behind them. " I'm almost afraid to leave him alone."
David flashes her a smile, " He's safe Erica. He's sleeping peacefully, and he's going to get through this."
" You think he'll be ok?" She asks worried.
David nods, " He's got your strength and my resilience and our stubbornness?and so much love around him, that there's no way Vanessa will beat him. He's going to come out on top, just like his mom always does."
Erica smiles at him, unable to find the words to thank him. " David?I don't know how to thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have made it through this."
David smiles back at her, " Erica you don't have to thank me."
Erica flashes him one more radiant smile as she gives him a hug. " Promise me you'll eat something, and then try and get some sleep." David says softly as pulls Erica a little closer.
" I will." She tells him their eyes locked on each other.
They move in closer neither of them realizing their movements until their lips touch in a soft kiss.
Erica manages to pull away a few seconds later their eyes still locked with each other. " I?" She starts but stops as neither of them are able to form coherent thoughts.
" I?uh, I better go. Goodnight Erica." David says quietly .
" Goodnight."
To be continued?