Betrayed: Chapter 7
by OLTLfantimes10
"Hey John. I am sorry to hear about Shaun. Uncle Bo told me about everything that happened." She said moving in to the house.
" Ohh okay. Thanks Natalie. I have to go, Evangeline is in the kitchen." He smiled at her and left the house to head to the station.
During the Killing Club Murders several years ago before John and Evangeline married Natalie and Evangeline were kidnapped by the murder. They were held together for about 10 days while John was out trying to find the both of them. Things started off tense between the two women, fighting back and forth with each other. Evangeline tried to get Natalie to see that John was not the man for her. When John rescued both of them and went straight to Evangeline and told her that he loved her, Natalie finally realized that she was fighting a losing battle.
After Natalie learned from a source inside the prison that the imposter was really Cristian she enlisted Evangeline's help to get her husband out of prison. Natalie and Cristian tried to make their marriage work, but he was not able to get over how close she was to John the man that made them lose so much time together. Eventually Natalie and Cristian split up and she has been single ever since. They worked together and Natalie learned to love the law and everything legal. Evangeline encouraged Natalie to go to school and become a paralegal. Their friendship continued to blossom and grow over the years, she was even a bridesmaid in Evangeline and John's wedding 7 years ago. Both Nora and Natalie had become Evangeline's best friends in Llanview next to John and Michael of course.
"Evangeline?" Natalie asked walking in to the kitchen.
"Natalie. I didn't hear the doorbell ring. How are you?"
"I am fine. How are you? Uncle Bo told me last night what happened. I wanted to come over but I thought it would have been better if I stayed at home and let the police handle everything. Do they have any leads yet?" she asked placing a hand on Evangeline's hand.
"No, not yet. John is on the way into the station now to see if they found anything on the evidence that they collected last night."
"Yeah, I ran into him on his way out the door."
The phone started to ring and the police officers in the house that were tracing the calls all jumped up and pointed to Evangeline on the third ring to answer it. They had everything set up to trace the call incase it was the kidnapper calling with ransom demands. Evangeline slowly picked up the phone taking a deep breath.
"McBain residence." She said in a startled quiet voice.
"Evangeline baby?"
"Momma?" she said exhaling deeply.
"Yeah, baby it is me."
"Mom, where are you I need you here."
"Nora just picked me up from the station we should be there in about twenty minuets." She said walking through the train station with Nora.
"Tell Nora to speed. She is the District Attorney, the cops will understand. Momma I need you here."
"I know baby, I am on my way. How are you holding up?"
"I miss him. I miss him so much." She said sitting down at the kitchen table. Natalie sat down next to her and held her other hand.
"I know you do. How is John holding up?"
"He is trying to be strong for me. But I know this is killing him as much as it is me. He has retreated into cop mode."
"Baby, don't let him do that."
"I know, I know. We made a promise to each other that we would tell each other everything that is going on right now."
"You need your family and friends right now to help you get through this."
"Yeah I know. Natalie is here now with me."
"That is good. I am going to get off here; we are almost to your house see you in about ten minuets okay?"
"Yeah bye."
"I love you baby."
"Love you too momma." Evangeline hung up the phone and turned to Natalie. Tears started running down her face again. Natalie rose and hugged Evangeline trying to comfort her.
"Thank you…"
"For what?" Natalie asked.
"For being here with me. I don't know if I could have been in this house alone. Those cops over there, don't really count you know." She said whipping the tears from her eyes and giving Natalie a warm smile.
"Yeah I know. So there are no new leads huh?" she asked sitting back down across from Evangeline.
"No, and it is awful. All I want to do is get in my car and drive around and find him. He is out there somewhere I know he is." She said rising from here chair and walking to kitchen window looking out at it and trying to find her son. "And I am sure he is scared, sad, and worried about me."
"What do you mean?"
"Well last night John made him man of the house and told him to watch over me." She said remembering the conversation John had with Shaun last night.
"Man of the house. I bet he loved that!"
"Yeah, yeah he did. Natalie…"
"Yeah?"
"I need my son back and I need him back now."
"I know Evangeline. I know. And John is doing everything he can to find him."