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Chapter 19"John" Natalie whispered out as the three of them huddled together. She ripped shirt, tore a piece of fabric, and held it to his shoulder. She was beginning to cry. The tears started to flow continuously as she felt John's hand reach up to her face. He wiped a few away as he stared into her eye's.
"No one pulls us a part... we fight to stay together" he said just staring at her, holding her cheek as Connor held on to both of them.
"Yeah...yeah... Freaking forever and Ever " Bruce Said as he approached them. He leaned down and smiled at all of them.
" The ambulance is on its way. You shoulder doesn't look to bad," Bruce said as he looked over Johns shoulder quick. Bruce smirked and looked at Natalie.
"Nice to see ya Red. This macho man here has been out of himself trying to find you" He told her and she chuckled a bit. Bruce most certainly knew how to break the tension of the situation.
"And Young Mcbain... hell you could come work for me anytime... you sure do take after your parents don't cha?" He said to Connor and Connor's face changed a bit. He even gave a small half smile.
"Thanks " JOhn said to Bruce as Bruce looked towards him. " You won't be thanking me after I tell her what you did to her desk" Bruce said with his usual smirk and he moved out of the way as the ambulance arrived.
The Medics started working on John's shoulder. They bandaged it up and wanted to load him on the gurney for transport but he protested.
Natalie stood a few feet away as the medics worked on Johns shoulder. John's eye's never wavered from his families. They never moved off of them when he saw Natalie mouth an I Love you and then she walked away a few feet to tend to Connor and the emotions she was sure he was feeling.
"Connor" she said and she pushed his hair off his face. " My little boy isn't so little anymore," she said becoming emotional. " You know you're dad will be fine right? He's taken a bullet before. And this one wasn't very bad. And you do understand why he jumped in front of it right?" She asked him and he looked at her all teary
"For me" he said softly. She nodded her head " yep, for you cause he loves you. Very much. He loves all of us very much," She told him and he pulled into her chest so she could hold him. She held him tight as she looked towards John's eye's that were still watching them.
"Connor, I know before things went crazy... Before Travis took me... Which, By the way, you do know had nothing to do with you? Nothing Connor... Travis was a sick man who needed help. He actually Shoot your dad ten years ago before we got married. He sort a changed our lives you could say." She told him and he pulled his head off her chest and looked at him.
"He was a sick man who was never loved Connor... not like you... me, daddy, the girls and --"
"Not like the new baby" Connor said and Natalie smiled a bit. She pushed his hair back after she saw him smirk a bit. A smirk that was definitely Mcbain trademark.
"You're to damn smart Connor... To damn smart for your own good." she said as she kissed his forehead.
"I won't tell Daddy... " Connor said and Natalie looked at him. " What?" She asked
"I won't tell Daddy. The girls. It could be our secret till you're ready... I know you probably want it to be a surprise or something." Connor told her and she smiled.
"But we McBain's don't lie t o each other do we?" Natalie asked wanting to know if he learned it. Learned that something's lies were for good reasons. For reasons of more joy. That lies weren't always told to hurt. They were told to feel. To trust and to give security.
"I know that. And I know that if you lied to me... it was for a good reason?" he told her understanding part of it.
"That's right Connor... the lie... about me and daddy. That we were already married when we had our wedding at Grandma's. That lie wasn't to hurt anyone. It's only told to make you guys feel good. Your dad and I made a lot of mistakes back then. Back before you came along and some after you did too. But us getting married. The first time in Vegas. That wasn't a mistake." Natalie told him and he nodded his head. Natalie looked away from Connor for a moment and saw John continuing to fight with the EMT's.
"I Love you Connor and we'll talk about anything else later that you want to discuss... but I think we better go help with your dad. He can be a bit difficult when he's hurt." she said and Connor smiled. " Heck he just is a bit difficult isn't he." Natalie said and she laughed as they walked over to John.
John grabbed for her hand as the Emits agreed to allow him to walk with help to the ambulance. Natalie took his arm on her shoulder and Connor helped him a little on the other side.
"Next stop Mcbain... the hospital... to have you all stitched up... after that... I've got a few redheads I'm dying to see," She told him and he smiled. " Yeah there dying to see you too," he told her as the three of them got in the ambulance.
"I'm sorry Dad" Connor said when he took a seat in the ambulance with his parents. John pulled him closer with his good arm. " No need to be Connor... your safe" John told him and the boy held on to his dad. " I love you daddy," Connor said as another wave of emotions ran thru his body.
"I love you too Connor" John said as they were well on there way to regaining there lives back.
Three days Later...
"Natalie babe... are you ever coming into bed?" John asked laying in bed naked waiting for her. They celebrated their anniversary tonight. They had dinner at Rodi's, played some Pool, and then came home. Snuggled on the couch for a little while and was now getting ready for bed. The kids were spending the Night at Jess' and most of tomorrow too.
John smiled as he looked back over the last week and half. As he remembered the desperation. The heartbreak even of her being kidnapped. How miserable the girls were. How miserable Connor was. How he just felt he would lose everything. All of it. If he didn't find her and bring her back home.
He closed his eyes for a few minutes and thought about that night a few days ago. The night He brought her home. To their home. To their Girls.
Flash back
" I thought I heard some awake voices in here" Natalie said all smiles as she walked into the girl's room. The girls had been lying in their beds just chatting away when Natalie entered the room. John and Connor stood at the doorway watching.
Morgan and Madi jumped out of the beds and ran over to her.
"Mommy... you home..." Madi said and Natalie smiled from ear to ear. She kissed the top of her head. " Yup... I'm home where I belong," She said and she heard Morgan.
"I missed you mommy... aunt Jess' doesn't have any of the right Band-Aids my cuts are never gonna heal now" Morgan said and Natalie laughed. " You're going to be fine sweetie... just fine without special stuff... all you really need is a little Love" She said and she kissed her head too.
Natalie was a bit teary as she held the girls in her arms and looked back at John and Connor by the doorway.
"How about a bed time story?" Natalie asked as she winked at John briefly.
"Yay" the girls yelled out and they started to get comfortable on the bed. Natalie also lay across one of the beds.
"Now... which story...Hmmmm..." Natalie said thinking about which fairytale to tell when she heard Connor's words as he walked into the room.
"I know... the one when you and Daddy got married... the Forever and Ever one" Connor said smiling at Natalie as he took a spot on one of the beds.
"Really? Not sure I'm that good at telling that one" Natalie said as John walked into the room. " Well it's a good thing I know that one by heart" John said as he joined his family on the beds.
"Well I guess its a good thing then Mr. Mcbain" Natalie told him " yes it is Mrs Mcbain"
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" So am I going to have to stand here naked all night?" She asked as she saw him lost in thought. She had been standing there for the last few minutes waiting for him to notice. Notice no nightgown tonight.
"Sorry Babe and yeah you sure are naked aren't you" He said and she laughed. She climbed into bed with him and looked into his eyes as they faced each other. Speaking with their eyes. Making love with their eye's. Over ten years and their eyes just couldn't get enough of the others. Finally after a few minutes John smiled as he started to lean in for a kiss.
"What?" She asked seeing the smile, the look before he started to kiss her.
"You're so beautiful when pregnant," He said right as his lips were about to move back on his. She pushed him back off her a bit.
"John" She said a bit loud. " How did you know?" She asked him. She wasn't mad. Just curious.
"Natalie Honey... Do you think a son of mine would keep a secret from his dad like that? Huh? Men... they stick together... there's a bond... a bond woman just don't understand" He told her and she laughed as she came in for another kiss.
"Really... a men's bond thing... so like Men don't talk or tell secrets " She asked him and he nodded his head quickly as he was getting more and more excited by their nakedness. His mouth was starting to roam down her body. Natalie was enjoying his mouth starting its journey down her neck, and now resting on her Chest.
"A little to the right Commissioner Mcbain" Natalie said and JOhn stopped his actions. He looked up at her smiling face. She laughed