Chapter 10: The Perfect Day Ruined
Amber woke up to the sound of her baby whimpering. She got up and walked over to her daughter's crib. She picked Amy up and started rocking her back and forth while walking. "It's okay, sweet heart, mommy's here," she whispered.
"Here, let me hold her," Jay insisted.
She looked up to see her husband standing next to her. She placed Amy into his arms and sat down watching as Jay walked around the room with their daughter in his arms and she finally calmed down.
"Daddy's little girl," she teased.
"I guess she is," he agreed.
Amber stood up when Jay placed the infant back into her crib and wrapped her arms around his waist while looking up into his eyes. "To think that we went through so much trouble to get together," she stated. Jay smiled and wrapped his arms around her.
"We're together now, that won't change anything," he assured.
She sighed as she placed her head on his chest. A smile came upon her face as she held him to her.
That afternoon, Amber was sitting on a blanket with Amy in her arms while watching Jay and little Bray play. "Daddy, pick me up," little Bray laughed. Jay grinned and scooped the boy up in his arms. "SPIN!" He shouted.
"Okay, you sure?" Jay asked.
"Yeah."
"You really sure?"
"Daddy spin."
"Okay."
Amber laughed as Jay spun around in circles with the boy in his arms laughing. Once they stopped, he placed the boy on the ground and he fell on his behind from being dizzy. "Do it again," he laughed.
"No, you're going to get sick," Amber insisted.
"Aw, mommy," little Bray whined.
"Your mother's right, Bray you'll get sick."
Little Bray then picked up the airplane that Jay made for him. He ran around making airplane sounds. Jay sat next to Amber and kissed the top of Amy's head. "How is she doing?" He asked.
"She's just sleeping," Amber replied.
He took Amy into his arms and then he looked up to see Bray coming. "UNCLE BRAY!" Little Bray shouted. Bray grinned as he picked the boy up and set him on his shoulders.
"Hi, Amber, Techno," Bray greeted.
Jay rolled his eyes; he was used to Bray calling him 'Techno'. "Bray, we've told you time and time again his name is Jay," Amber insisted.
"Just because he has a name doesn't change what he is," Bray stated.
Jay placed Amy back in Amber's arms and stood up. He walked over and held his hands up to little Bray.
"Bray; get down from there," he instructed. Little Bray got into Jay's arms and Bray watched as Jay placed the boy back with his mother.
"So, that's it, huh? You come in and take over my place in the tribe and by Amber's side, that's great that's just great, Techno," Bray snapped.
"You don't understand, Bray, you'll never get it through your head. If you were here, I would've stepped aside with no problem. However, you weren't around, I was. I would appreciate if you'd stay away from my family."
Little Bray looked up at her mother. "Why are they fighting, mommy?" He asked.
"It's a grown-up thing, sweetie," Amber replied.
"Oh."
Bray came so close to Jay's face that they were looking each other straight in the face. "You can't keep my son away from me, Techno," Bray hissed quietly. Jay could smell the alcohol on his breath.
"Bray, you're drunk," he stated.
Before Jay could react, Bray brought his fist back and got him in the face. "DADDY!" Little Bray shouted. Amber watched in horror as her husband and ex-boyfriend started to fight. Jay was just defending himself while Bray just started to attack.
"Bray, stop, you're drunk" Jay ordered.
Bray pinned Jay to the ground and wrapped his hands around his throat. "BRAY, STOP!" Amber screamed. Bray ignored her and kept choking Jay. Amber would go help, but she was trying to keep her son from going at them. Jay finally lifted his leg up and kicked Bray away. Jay stood up and wiped the blood away from his lip.
"That's enough, Bray," Jay snapped.
"It's over when I say it's over Techno," Bray snapped.
Jay's eyes widened when Bray brought a knife out into view. "Bray, don't do this," Jay insisted.
"You took everything away from me, Techno. You took me away from Amber and little Bray," Bray snapped.
Jay turned to Amber. "Amber, go inside and get Lex," he informed. Amber nodded before taking the children inside. Jay was dodging Bray's attacks. He hissed in pain when he felt the knife go into his arm. He looked at his arm to see the blood. Bray advanced on the former Techno General.
Amber turned the corner with Lex behind her. They turned and Amber gasped at what she saw. "JAY!" She screamed. She sat her husband lying on the ground with Bray standing there. He looked to be in disbelief himself. Amber ran over and held Jay in her arms. She looked at Bray in tears. "Bray, what have you done?" She demanded. Lex then grabbed Bray's arm.
"I'll take him back and bring some help," he informed.
"Hurry, Lex," Amber ordered.
Lex took Bray away and Amber looked at her husband in tears. "Jay, please don't leave. Don't leave me," she whispered. She pressed her forehead against his with tears falling down her face. "Please don't leave me," she whispered. She stroked his face while cradling him in her arms.
Later that evening, Amber came downstairs to find Bray in his cell. She stood in front of the cage with a glare. "How dare you, Bray?" She demanded. Bray stood up and walked over to the end of his cage.
"Amber, I'm truly sorry," he apologized.
"You attacked and stabbed my husband, Bray. How am I ever going to trust you again?"
"I was drunk, Amber."
"Why did you have to go and do that, Bray? You were always smarter than that."
"The Technos, they..."
"No, don't you dare start blaming this on the Technos. You did this Bray. Not the Technos you."
Bray looked at Amber as she turned her back for a second and knew she was wiping her tears away. She then looked back at him with a glare. "What about my daughter, Bray? If Jay dies, what'll happen to my baby girl?" She asked.
"You'll still be there..."
"No! I don't want my daughter to just know her father through my memories. I want her to be able to see him. Touch him and love him. Because of your foolishness, I may never see my husband again."
She was about to walk away when she stopped to look at him. "If Jay dies, Bray, I never want to see you again," she informed. She then slammed the door behind her as she left. Bray leaned against the bars of his cage and cried. He was crying for doing what he did to Jay, to Amber, to his son, and to the new baby. He made the biggest mistake of his life.
