Abandoned Baby
Chapter 97
The next morning the Tampa group woke up around 11:30AM after some of them got some sleep the night before. Liz decided to make breakfast for all of them before getting their head start to look for Bless and the kids.
Meanwhile as they ate, Carla got a call on her cellphone and saw Stu's name flash across her screen. Everyone looked at her hoping it was Bless as she mouthed Stu to all of them as they sighed in disappointment as she walked to the livingroom to take the call.
CarlaGonzales: Hello
EnglishStudMuffin: Hey Carla. It's Stu. Just wanted to call this morning since we're gonna be in Tampa in a few hours. Any leads yet to Bless and the babies?
CarlaGonzales: That's great news! Not yet Stu. We're just eating breakfast to get ourselves full that way we can skip on lunch and find out if Bless and the babies made their way back to the house before it gets dark later tonight then we're gonna look around town again most of the day to see if anyone has seen her around or if she's around her secret hiding spots like the guys are telling me. I will let you know though if we find anything unusual or find anybody in the house.
EnglishStudMuffin: I think we may land in around 5:30 or 6 this afternoon so it should still be day light out when we get to the house. All of us boys have a spare key so maybe Bless might be inside hiding or secluded so we'll check as soon as we land. We'll meet you all at our apartment to see if she's around or maybe she parked her car in the garage if it's not locked. Just keep searching if any of you find any leads or anything she dropped before leaving the house or anywhere around there and we'll trace it back to where maybe she last went.
CarlaGonzales: The only thing I know is she left a beautiful princess cut diamond heart promise ring that she took off that Drew gave her I think and kept it with me at my house. I was planning on giving it back to her when she got back. Other than the ring, there are no other clues she left behind. She took off with mostly some stuff she packed along with Catherine's things and she never told me where she was going.
EnglishStudMuffin: I guess the ring doesn't give us much evidence other than she just up and left and is nowhere to be found. This is going to turn into a fruitless search unless she changed her name as an alias to hide herself and moved somewhere.
CarlaGonzales: If we don't find Bless and the babies by tonight, we're gonna call the cops to help us and start making a missing person fliers campaign to start looking for her. She's got to be somewhere around here in FL or elsewhere. I know she wouldn't go far or would she go to the extremes to run elsewhere where she doesn't want us to find her?
EnglishStudMuffin: Could be the case my dear unless Bless doesn't want us to find her. Maybe she really wants a break from everybody and is planning on coming back when she's ready to face us especially Drew. It's got to be tough on her after what happened but I think she can survive on her own with the kids. Maybe we should try and see if she'll come back with the kids on her own. I know I may sound pessimistic not wanting to find her but she's a big girl and could look out for herself out in this world. It's bound to happen.
CarlaGonzales: I guess we should wait and give her the space she needs is what you mean until she comes back?
EnglishStudMuffin: Well...maybe. If this is what Bless was planning all along in the first place I guess she doesn't want to be found and we stop the search for her and the babies. I know Bless. She may be stubborn but she's a strong willed girl. She wouldn't even put the kids in danger. I'm sure she's looking out for their best interest and loves them very much including looking out for herself as well. Drew can stew for awhile without them and think about his consequences what he did to make her leave. We'll take care of him and when Bless decides to come back we'll still welcome her with open arms and love her. Just don't involve the cops yet until we have everything resolved and let's see how long this could eventually last. She's just going through a tough time right now and it's just a phase she's going through.
CarlaGonzales: I hope you're right Stu. I hope Bless just needs space and time. I guess we should stop looking for her just until she decides to come back to us on her own time. I'm gonna talk with John,Liz,Randy,and Sam to see what they say.
EnglishStudMuffin: Alright then. See you guys this afternoon when we get there.
CarlaGonzales: Alright...Bye...
After the two talked, Carla put her phone back in her back pocket and walked in the kitchen where Randy,Sam, Alanna,John,and Liz were sitting.
"So...what did Stu say?" Randy asked intrigued what the two talked about.
"That was Stu. He said he and the guys are landing around 5:30-6PM to help us look for Bless but...he also added after tonight we should stop looking for her..."She explained when John spoke up.
"Wait little lady before you start there, he said what? Stop looking for her and the babies? Is he NUTS?" John was bewildered why Stu would want to stop the search for Bless and the babies when HIS and RANDY'S SISTER and future niece and nephew was out there missing.
"Honey,calm down and let us hear what else Carla has to say before you jump the gun. I'm sure she has a very good explanation." Liz tried calming down her hubby rubbing his arm.
"Thank you Liz. Like I said before I was rudely interrupted." Carla said glaring at John for a second before starting again.
"Stu said to me over the phone that Bless could've possibly planned this all along. Maybe she needs the time and space from everyone that including Drew. It could just be a phase or something she's going through at the moment and she left on her own accord with the kids. Maybe she is willing to come back on her own time. She just went hiding somewhere where she doesn't want us to find her. It's a fruitless search guys if Bless doesn't want us to find her and the kids. Stu explained maybe she changed her name as an alias somewhere or could've moved somewhere we don't even know. Stu told me don't involve the cops and let's just wait and see if Bless does come back on her own." Carla told John,Randy,Sam,and Liz.
"Why wouldn't SHE want us to find her?" Sam questioned all of a sudden why her best friend would want to go missing and take the kids to who knows where and what she was doing?
"I mean who knows where she and the kids are living, what they're doing, if she has any money to take care of herself and the kids, where could they be?" The brunette asked all these questions.
"Sam, I know you, Randy,John,Lizzy want to find the kids and Bless but it's useless. We can't find her and she may not want us to find her. The more we search, the more she's gonna run away from us or push us away or we may push her away to some extent. I kinda agree with Stu we need to let Bless on her own. I'm sure she and the kids are doing okay. I know we're ALL worried but she's a big girl and can look out for herself and the kids. They're gonna come back and we just gotta move on with our lives till Bless comes back with the children." Carla tried to pan out the whole situation and think from Stu's point of view where he was going with this and Bless' as well why she left in the first place.
"Carla is sort of right. What IF Bless doesn't want to be found? What if she doesn't want us to find out where she is the more she doesn't want us around her? I say we give her some time and space plus we have work to think about and still be on the road after the weekends bbq. I think we're just wasting our time and money trying to find her when we know she's not coming back any time soon until she's ready on her own. Let's just be patient with her for a while to see if Bless and the kids do turn up one of these days and still welcome her back with open arms." Randy knew Carla was right about this situation about giving Bless time and space and knew in his heart Bless would come back eventually even though he knew how stubborn and strong willed his best friend was.
John and Liz looked on sadly and nodded trying to cope with this situation though they too knew it was useless to look for Bless and the kids. They just had to know in their hearts they were safe and sound wherever they were.
Meanwhile in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bless was just checking her last minute itineraries as she looked at her last minute plane tickets back home where she and the babies would be staying for a while. She didn't know when she was coming back but when she felt like she was ready to face everyone, she would surprise them and sent a long written letter a while ago in the mail to Vince without her address to take a break from her job for a little while till she was ready to come back again. She just didn't know when. She hoped he and everybody would understand she needed her own time and space from everyone including from her ex.
"Well honey, this might be the last time we're staying here." Bless told Catherine kissing her head.
"I just hope I'm doing the right thing getting away from daddy for a while even though a part of me still loves him. It's just going to be me, you,and the baby without daddy. Mommy promises she'll take care of you and your baby brother or baby sister and I'll give you all the love and care in the world. I'll show daddy I can make it on my own with you two." Bless let Catherine know while cuddling her as they sat out in the porch looking out the beautiful ocean sunrise of their new home.
After sitting outside for a few, Bless started to put on cartoons for Catherine while she sat in her playpen while Bless started to pack a few things and clean up some areas of the house before she and Catherine would leave in 3 days. The papers, green card, passports,and tickets were all finalized and would they would be able to be ready to leave pretty soon. Bless was just waiting till they would be able to leave soon to go back home and would stay in her own vacation house she had where they could stay.
"Sweetie, before we leave, do you want to go out with mommy shopping for some stuff we're going to need?" Bless asked Catherine if she wanted to go shopping since Bless had some extra money saved up with her that way she can get some clothes or other stuff and groceries she needed for the trip that she could take with her on the plane.
"Mama..."Catherine babbled around pacifier opening her arms out for her to hold.
"Okay sweetie. Come on. Let's get dressed and see what they have in the store." Bless smiled getting her daughter out of her playpen before seeing what kind of clothes that they could wear that way they weren't recognized by fans that knew her since they practically knew her through Drew or other superstars and divas.
"Let's see what momma has in her suitcase..." Bless scrimmaged around her bag to find Drew's customized hoodie made for her, nope that didn't work. She would get recognized with it on immediately. Divas t-shirt, not a chance, anyone would try and recognize her as a WWE fan and ask her questions plus she didn't want to be too showoffish with that on if somebody happened to recognize her and news get back to the guys or girls. An old gray tennis sweater hoodie, nah...
"I guess this could work." Bless guessed as she found a regular black plain hoodie that could hide her three month baby bump with a baseball cap and her Gucci sunglasses. She then picked out a pair of blue jeans and sneakers.
She put Catherine down for a few minutes in her playpen that way she could get dressed quickly and make sure she looked presentable. After she made sure she looked okay before closing her suitcase and picking up Catherine to also get her dressed.
"Let's what see what mommy can find you baby." Bless looked through Catherine's clothes and found her jean jacket and picked out a little Strawberry Shortcake dress with matching socks and headband with little Strawberry Shortcake designs on the headband which the little band was white colored though with just the prints of the character scattered on the headband as she placed it on Catherine's head. She then picked out cute tan sandals to match with her outfit.
"You look so pretty." Bless giggled looking at her little girl all dressed up.
"Mommy's little girl." She smiled kissing her nose as Catherine giggled against her pink binky.
"Now we're ready to go I think now that we have everything. House keys, car keys, wallet, money, your bottles, sippy cup with juice,crackers, diaper bag, and we're all set." Bless made sure they were all ready before stepping out of the house and set to find a nearby grocery store to get some stuff that they needed then go shopping for some other things they would need before their long awaited trip.
A few hours after Bless and Catherine finished shopping for the day, they decided to return home and have dinner and spend time with her baby before packing up all the necessary stuff for their trip. She couldn't wait to go home and spend time with her family in 3 days.
Back in Tampa, FL
"Well...let's go guys. Let's see maybe one more time to check if Bless and the babies were around and we have to meet Stu and the guys soon." Carla told them as they left the house as a group hoping to find Bless and the kids.
"Why don't we split up in cars first?" The young girl suggested.
"Sam,Lanna,and Liz, you can come with me. Randy you go with John." Carla told Sam,Liz,and Alanna that she could ride with her and Randy would stay with John for the mean time while they rode up to Bless' place.
"Sounds fair." Randy shrugged as John got in the passenger seat of Randy's 2010 GT Speed while Sam buckled in Alanna in the backseat before getting in the passenger seat buckling herself in Carla's corvette along side Liz.
Once they arrived at the apartment, they saw a tour bus parked in the drive way knowing Stu,Drew,PJ,and Heath just arrived from the airport and boy they looked worse for wear and looked so tired after their red eye flight coming home.
"Hey guys." Carla greeted the men as she got out of her car first after finding a decent parking spot.
"Hi. You must be the beautiful girl I was on the phone with talking. I'm Stu Bennett aka Wade Barrett. Nice to meet you my lady." Stu introduced himself as he saw the young teenager showing off his pearly white smile even though he looked tired he tried to show it in a polite way as he picked up her hand and kissed it sweetly.
"Such a gentleman." Carla giggled at his introduction and showed off a sweet smile.
"That's Stuart for ya."Samantha laughed with a smile knowing Stu was a very polite individual while getting Alanna out of her carseat while Liz was helping the brunette get the toddler out of the car before Carla locked it.
"Is he always like this?" Carla whispered to the brunette.
"Just with the ladies but don't worry, he's harmless." Samantha told her as they walked up to the house with Stu and the guys.
"Hello. I'm Paul Lloyd Jr aka PJ for short if you like to call me that and in ring name Justin Gabriel the Cape Town African Werewolf." PJ introduced himself to Carla with a dimpled smile as he shook hands with her.
"Hello. I'm Carla Gonzales. By the way sweet hair!" She greeted him before complimenting on the werewolf styled hair of his.
"Thank you." He blushed at her sweet compliment.
"Hey, I'm Heath Miller aka Heath Slater." The Southern redhead greeted her shaking Carla's hand.
"Hello. My name is Carla. Boy, Bless was right, you're so adorable." She mentioned about him when she saw how adorable his eyes and smile alone were.
"Um...thanks." He smiled at her and thought Carla was the most cutest little girl he has ever seen and she seemed so polite too for being a teenager.
Next was Drew who was last.
"Hey I'm..."Before he introduced himself as she pulled him aside before he could walk away.
"I know who you are...let me tell you one thing BUSTER...I DON'T LIKE YOU...got it? Good! If Bless and her kids don't come back, I wouldn't even want to blame her but I do hope she and the children DO come back and if you HURT her again and the KIDS, I hope she makes you beg on your knees in able for you to be forgiven for hurting her and IF something EVER bad happens to my FRIEND Bless and those precious babies, it's ALL on your CONSCIENCE Galloway." Gritting her teeth getting in Drew's face glaring daggers at the Scot even though she was NOT even scared of him and his height before walking away from him leaving him to bow his head and follow the group in silence.
"Any way, now that we're all here, would you like to come in and let us check if Bless and the babies are around." Stu asked them as they all hoped she would be around despite her car not being around.
Stu flipped on the lights around the house and all he heard was silence which was unusually weird he would hear the tv blaring upstairs from Bless and Drew's room or hear them or her and Catherine splashing about from upstairs in the bathroom when Bless usually gave Catherine a bubble bath when he and the guys would come home from the road.
"Bless and Drew's room is the third door to the right when you enter the hallway upstairs." Stu let her know where their room was before they went upstairs to go search.
"I'm gonna check her room if she's around or if she happened to leave any notes behind." Carla said as Randy and John went with her while the rest situated downstairs to wait on them.
When they got to Drew and Bless' room, they looked around the room if Bless happened to leave any notes around on the floor, bed, chairs, or anywhere and she was nowhere in sight.
"Randy,check the drawers or within Bless' things if she could've dropped anything or left anything behind, I'm gonna check the bathroom. John you can help Randy but don't touch anything else. Just find any notes that Bless dropped or left behind somewhere that could be hidden." The young teenage girl went in the master bathroom to look around while Randy and John were told what to do and snooped around for any dropped notes or any evidence Bless left behind that would've sent off a signal that she was around in the house while they weren't around.
The Viper opened any drawers that could've been around the room and rummaged through papers, pens, and other stuff that could've buried any letters that they would find which was recent but he didn't find any as he sighed.
"Nothing. I got nothing Carla." Randy gave up looking in desk drawers and other places but it seemed like Bless was not around these parts or dropped by to get any of her stuff.
"It's useless...it seems like Bless never even dropped anything or picked up any of her stuff when she left this house. Everything's neat and organized." John too agreed with Randy throwing his hands up in the air joining his best friend in the middle of the room after looking in her closets, shoe boxes, and other stuff in the cabinets.
"I guess baby girl is really gone." Randy sighed walking over to the bed with a sad look on his face looking disappointed.
"Carla, did you find anything?" John was wondering what was taking her so long as she was trying to find any kind of note or letter anywhere.
"I got nothing either. Everything looks clean and tidy in the bathroom as well and Catherine's toys lined up on the counter as well as Bless' stuff and Drew's too."Carla sighed as she walked out of the bathroom while flipping off the switch.
"I guess that means we should give up on the search and head home and pick up where we left off plus we have other things to worry about and wait for Bless and the kids to come back." The tattooed man spoke from the bed looking at the two giving up on this search for his "Little sister, his niece,and future nephew".
The trio made their way downstairs as the rest hoped they knew what the three were looking for.
"Anything?" Liz asked her husband, Randy,and Carla in hope that they found anything that could be useful information to them about Bless' whereabouts.
"Nope...not one thing." John said sighing while putting his arms around his wife.
"I can't believe they're really gone..."Sam said almost look like she was going to cry as she sat on the couch still in disbelief Bless left them all even without saying goodbye or anything.
"Baby, they'll come back. They just have too. We can't sit here and give up on her. That's OUR family even though not by blood. Bless is a strong girl and I'm sure she knows she loves us and we love her just the same. We just need to give her some time and space." Randy went over to comfort his wife putting his arm around her.
Randy glared at Drew and shook his head in disappointment. If he had not chosen to get drunk and kissed some random girl then none of this would've happened.
He just hoped that Bless was taking care of herself and the kids wherever they were.
"I guess we better just move on with our lives just until Bless actually comes back to us." PJ spoke up softly shrugging his shoulders sadly not knowing what to do and wished he could look for his "Little sister, niece, and future nephew" on his own and bring them back home as he leaned himself against the kitchen counter.
PJ looked so defeated as he felt tears come to his green eyes sniffling wanting his "little sister" back.
Carla actually had a soft spot for the South African man as she went over to him to rub his back seeing how distraught he was. It's like he lost a member of his own family that meant so much to him.
"We'll get her back PJ including the kids. I promise." She swore to him as he sniffled nodding weakly hoping Carla was right.
Drew didn't know what to do himself either wondering where his girlfriend was including their kids. He wanted them back and surely he was NOT going to give up his search for them as they traveled while on the road. He just had to find them one way or another even meaning sacrificing his work schedule for them.
He had to make up for his mistake and damn it he was not going down without a fight. He was going to find them even by himself if he had too or if one of the guys wanted to help him.
He ran up to his room causing the group to wander what made him run up there in a hurry as they looked at each other confused as they heard the door slam from his and Bless' room.
Drew ran up to his and Bless' room leaving everyone in his wake as he sat in their room as tears just flooded his eyes looking around the room wanting to be alone for a while. The Scot could smell her sweet perfume wafting the room as if Bless' presence was still around him and as if her arms were curling around his neck almost like she usually loved kissing him from behind whenever he came home from the road or just before going to bed to spend time with him during their quiet times when Catherine was asleep.
"Don't worry baby, I'm going to find you and our kids. I'm NOT going to give up on you and our babies. I need to fix this." He said to himself hoping Bless could hear him as he was wiping the tears from his swollen eyes and face.
The Scot suddenly had an idea and rummaged around for some photos in the album flipping through some photos taking them out of the album. Maybe this would help him find her by asking people around if they happened to see her out in the streets anywhere just to get her back.
It just had to work and maybe he could ask Vince to put some of them on national/international tv on Raw,Smackdown,Superstars,NXT,PPV's,or anything in hopes of finding them.
"I'm gonna go check on Drew." The Brit excused himself from the group to find his fellow mate to go check on him in his and Bless' room while the rest were downstairs nursing hot cups of coffee or hot cocoa Liz decided to make for everyone before they left the house to try and bring back some normalcy in their lives before Bless and the babies left.
The brawler made his way up to his best friends room knocking.
"Andrew, you alright in there?" The tall brawler asked knocking making sure the Scot was okay though he kinda did feel like hitting him over the head for making his "Little Sister" disappear.
"Yeah. I'll be right out." Drew's muffled voice could be heard through the other side of the door finding a few more pictures before putting them in his inside jacket pocket or his wallet before putting the album away.
The door opened as Stu was waiting for the Scot outside seeing him turn off the lights and closing the door.
"I got an idea." The Scot told the Brit with a devilish smirk that a light bulb just went off in his head as he made his way downstairs leaving the brawler wondering what his mate had in mind following him downstairs to see the group cleaning up their cups or throwing away any styrofoam cups in the trash can before leaving the house.
"Don't worry baby. I'm going to find you and our kids one way or another and work things out." Drew prayed to himself that his plan of getting his girlfriend and kids back would work as he looked at the picture he had in his wallet thinking of them.