"We have to talk about it." I tell Elliot for the millionth time. He keeps pushing off the fire and what Isabelle says.
"How was Ana? Christian said she had fun when you two went out today."
"She was fine. It was good to go out with her and talk about all this shit since you won't talk about it." He rolls his eyes and goes back to playing with Evan. "Elliot he's looking for her."
"You don't know that."
"Elliot, something could happen to her if we aren't careful. Why would he want her?" I ask him.
"He's hungry." He hands me Evan and walks away just like he's done everyday this week.
"Daddy's ignoring me because he's scared Evan. He's not always a jerk baby. He'll get over it. We can corner him later. Now, you are going to eat, go to bed and then I'm gonna say good night to your sister and her friend. She's gonna have a sleepover." He starts babbling which I find too damn adorable. I think I have at least two hours worth of babbling videos of him. He's getting so big I don't want to miss a thing. Plus mom really likes when I send her videos of the kids.
"Girls it's time to go to sleep." That's followed by them pouting and trying to convince me to let them stay up late. Ten is late in my eyes so they shouldn't complain. "I'll tell you what, you guys can wake up really early and play in the morning." I say using a sarcastic voice. That's not the best deal but it gets them to go to sleep by some miracle.
"I'm putting Evan to sleep. Do you want to come?" I ask Elliot. He stacks things on his desk and leads the way. "I'm going to give him a bath first."
"Let me put him in his crib while you get the water ready. I'll get his clothes." We have a routine with the kids. I get Isabelle ready for bed, he reads her a story until she's actually asleep. With Evan I give him a bath, Elliot changes him. He really is a great father, I don't understand why he was so worried when he was first going to take Isabelle.
I start giving him a bath which he loves because he's all smiles and Elliot comes in with the camera. He knows that I love taking pictures of them. When I'm done Elliot takes Evan to change him. I take a picture of them but put the camera down, instead I get behind Elliott to put my hands flat on his stomach resting my head on his back. Later I sit on the floor watching Elliot rock Evan until he gets sleepy. Elliot read somewhere that if he falls asleep in our arms that's how he'll get used falling asleep.
I expect Elliot to just want to go back to his office but instead he asks if I want to watch tv. Which I do, with him. "Lift me baby." I say in a playful tone so he smiles. He bends down and throws me so my upper body is facing his back. "That's not what I meant." I meant for him to lift me so I could see him. He just smacks my behind chuckling. I do the same so he hits me harder.
He sets me on the floor and I take my pants off throwing them on the armrest of the other couch. The kids are asleep and my shirt is pretty long so it covers the essential plus I have panties on. He takes his off and throws them over mine. "Why don't you put a movie on?" He asks sitting down.
"Just order one on pay-per-view." I shout from the kitchen. I get him his usual beer along with an iced tea for me. I don't know why he's so insistent on a DVD but I put on a movie from his collection, PearlHarbor. It takes me forever to get it to play until I realize that he has the remote and keeps turning it off just so that I can keep bending over so he can get a good look at my ass. When I catch on I shake my butt so he at least enjoys the view. He takes a large drink of his beer when I'm walking over then lays back on the couch. I move to straddle his hips and lean forward so I can kiss him just before I lay directly on him, my legs between his and he has a hand playing with strands of my hair.
"Why do you think he's looking for her? After all this time?" I ask in the middle of the movie.
"We aren't doing this. Let's just enjoy a quiet night okay." He turns the volume up using the control. I take it and mute the sound.
"No we have to talk about this. What ever it is you're scared of just know I'm scared too. But if I don't talk about this with you who else can I talk to? You're the one that is there in the good times and in bad right? Or does that only apply when we are formally married?" I say straddling his hips looking down at him.
"Of course it applies to now as well."
"Well I'd say this is the bad and if I don't have you who do I have?"
"You have me." he says regretfully.
"Then talk to me baby." I ask kindly.
"About what? We don't know anything there isn't a conversation to be had."
"I need to talk about it. I need to know that it matters because I'm freaking out and you don't want to talk about it. You just ignore me or blow me off."
"I'm not doing this Lina." He says. "Get off please." I feel his grip tighten on my legs so that I can get off.
"No we need to talk. We are talking about it now. If you want me to get off then you'll have to forcibly push me." I know he won't do it. He wants to but he is took much a gentleman to do that.
"I'm not playing around Lina get off." He says trying to sit up but I just press my hands on his chest keeping him down. "Carolina damn it will you please get up." He might have said please but I can see the last thing he wants is to do is be polite.
"Why won't you talk to me?" I ask on the verge of giving up.
"Because you're being ridiculous. Now stop." He sits up and waits for me to get up but I'm not budging yet. "We were having a perfectly good evening and you have to ruin it." He right I did.
"I'm scared for her. I keep thinking something is going to happen and we will lose her. That he is her dad and he can take her away. I love her. She's my baby. I need her to be okay."
"You're annoying as fuck sometimes I hope you know that." He sighs. I give him a look that tells him I'm not joking. "I don't know what he wants. I think he wants her to use as a ransom. He hasn't come close to us in a year so maybe he ran out of money that he would get from Stephanie. Or maybe he is the father and wants his kid back but knows that we'll never let that happen. There are a lot of things that could happen."
"I don't want to lose her." I feel the warm air from his mouth go over my skin.
"I will try my hardest to make sure that doesn't happen." He has his hands on the side of my face.
"I love her."
"I know you do. Lina we just have to be careful." That's all he said. I guess there wasn't much to say. I just needed to get it out of me. I needed to think and it's easier when I know he's listening.
"I'm sorry for being rude." I say as I get off and take a seat next to him. He kisses my head and pulls me falling back so I am between the back of the couch and his body.
"It's okay."
Elliot and I didn't tell his family about Rick. There wasn't a reason to I just didn't want to worry them plus Elliot said it would only cause them to hover and Elliot didn't want that. Christian was the only one that knew because they wanted to upgrade the security cameras and gate. Everything was schedules to arrive the next Friday and be installed that Saturday.
Aside from the crazy guy running around Elliot reminded me of something that I had not paid attention to.
"Why are we going out again?" He asked me to get dressed up for a date. His parents were taking the kids agin and we were going to go out.
"Because Lina I want to take you out." He said on the phone.
"I just don't think now is a good time to go out. It's not that I don't want to spend time with you because you know I love our date nights but it's just after the house, well maybe we should just-"
"Lina it's our anniversary." He says. Crap it is. Oh god how could I forget. I never forget these things. Ever!
"Oh." I smack my forehead like an idiot. How could I forget?
"Yea oh. So can I still take you to dinner?" I smile besides the fact that I'm terrible.
"Elliot. Baby I'm sorry for forgetting." There's no point in lying he already knows. "Of course you can."
"Think about it this way in the future I get a pass for forgetting. Plus we never had a definite date, so I'm declaring today our anniversary."
"It's been a wonderful year. Thank you." I say running through this year in my head. All the wonderful times I have had all thanks to him.
"Thank you. You've made it the best year." I can hear it in his voice how he's happy.
"I would say more but I'll save it for when you are actually here."
"I'll be there soon." He says just before hanging up. I rush to get ready. I was trying to look nice but now that he reminded me of our anniversary I feel like I have to look really good.
I'm surprised to see him five minutes later. I hear the clicker of the car as he's getting in the house from the garage.
"I need to shower then I'm going to pick something up then come back for you." I don't care I just want to kiss him. I run to him as he's walking in and he catches me just as he sees me. I have legs around his hips and he's caught off by my welcome. He drops whatever what was on his hands to keep me held up. I have my arms tightly around his neck. I refuse to let him go, not yet at least. Unfortunately I do have to breathe so I pull back smiling at this beautiful man. "Hi." He says out of breath.
"Hi."
"This is quite a hello. I don't think you've ever been this happy to see me." I kiss him again.
"I'm always happy to see you. But today I feel like I can show it." He chuckles shaking his head.
"Silly woman, you can always do this. Always." I bite my lip or else my cheeks will start to hurt from the pain of smiling so wide.
"Happy anniversary baby." I whisper. It feels like if I talk to loud I'll lose the intimacy of this moment.
"It's been a great year Lina. Thank you for everything."
"I feel like you're the one who gave me everything."
"No you gave me a beautiful chatter box daughter who is too good for her own good. Then you gave me the most perfect always happy son. And you gave me you. No one has ever been so open with me. It's good to wake up everyday knowing you'll love me all day. And I know going to bed that you love me more than you did in the morning. Thank you for loving me. For being mine. You've changed your entire life to be with me."
"Best phone call I ever made." I say shrugging my shoulder shyly. He's such a sap.
"I'd love. To. Keep. Mmmm doing this." He says between kisses.
"So would I." I say just fast enough for me to go right back to kissing him.
"I really want, to take you. Fuck baby. Dinner." He leans back evading my kiss. I pout at him. "Don't pout. Just dinner and we can rush back here."
"Love you." I say just before my feet are back on the ground.
"The kids?" He asks when we walk hand in hand upstairs.
"Isabelle's room. Evan is on his mat, Isabelle wants to baby sit apparently. And she's reading him a story. She just started learning so she likes to practice. She loves books."
"Yea I know. We have to get more books for her. She was getting mad because I've already read her all the ones she has twice. Which is saying something because Ana gave her a lot. I'm just going to shower because I have to pick something up. Once I get it I'll come back and we can take the kids." I make myself busy getting ready for tonight as he showers. He changes into a pair of dark jeans and button up shirt. I prefer this to a full suit. It's very Elliot but still dressy enough for a nice restaurant.
"It shouldn't take more than an hour." He assures me kissing my neck.
"Take you're time it's early. Get some diapers please."
"Do you want me to take Evan?" He asks kissing my shoulder.
"No go we'll be safe here." He kisses me again.
"No panties Mrs. Grey." He commands, winking before he grabs my ass playfully. Well who am I to deny him something.
I'm almost done. I just have to find some matching shoes. I'm wearing a blush colored dress that has a high neck line ties behind the neck, no cleavage but is backless. Just like my fiancé requested no panties. No bra either. I just have to find some shoes. I do have some black ones but they are in the downstairs closet. Oh well. Ive been texting Mia because she wants to know if we are spending thanksgiving with the Grey's. I tell her we probably will but I have to ask Elliot. I feel guilty not spending it with my family again but when she suggests I invite them all here I can't help but agree. It's in two weeks so I'm sure they can make it. I set my phone down so I can look for the shoes but George scares me and starts barking. I watch the dog run in circles and whimpering. I grab my phone and shoes and peek in the crack door to see Isabelle still reading. At least it got Evan to fall asleep. I leave her door slightly ajar and my door wide open so she knows she can just walk in.
God I made a mess. I couldn't pick a dress so I just threw things everywhere.
"Mommy?" Isabelle walks into my room shyly.
"Yeah baby?"
"I think someone is here." I put the shirt down and look at her. She looks terrified.
"Is it daddy?" I ask hoping it is.
"No. He's outside my window." She near tears but I have to have her show me. I follow her to her room holding her hand the whole way. She points to the window and I get there just in time to see someone who is not Elliot walk in to our house. I calmly walk over to her tv and turn the volume up high disturbing Evan. I grab his bottle and his pacifier then pick him up.
"We have to be really quiet okay. We are going to my room and we are going to play hide and seek with this person." I tell her. I have to somehow force a fake smile on my face because I don't think I can panic. She nods her head. I think she can sense my fear because she doesn't smile. I take her hand. I have to take my kids somewhere safe. I could go down stairs but I don't know if he's armed or something. I'm not going to risk them to find out either.
My room. That's the only place I can think of. I lock our bedroom door and grab the key quickly off the bedside table. We keep it in case it is locked and we can't get in. It's also used to unlock the bathroom and closet door. That's about as safe as we can get. "In my closet." I order her, she goes without question. Thank god. She sits with her legs crossed. I go back to the room and turn off the lights. I close the bathroom door and lock that too. I miss Brooks for a minute. Damn I wish I had daddy's gun. Daddy used to take us hunting, me and the boys so I shoot pretty well but Elliot is very anti-gun. I didn't like to see dead animals so I would pretend to have bad aim. I used to shoot trees closest to the animal so they could run away. When daddy figured me out he stopped taking me.
I turn off the bathroom light and use the small dimmer in the closet. I lock the door and take a seat with Isabelle. It isn't until I sit down that I think I should call someone. But I'm afraid to move and leave them I don't know if it's worth it. My phone is just outside though right where my bed was. I'm pretty sure I left it on my bed and even if I didn't, the house phone is here. "I think he's gone I'm going to check Kay? Watch your brother." I wait until she nods her head. Everything will be fine. Every thing will be just fine. Regardless of that I kiss her forehead, then Evan's. I'm not saying goodbye, I just want to kiss them that's all. I'm not saying goodbye because I don't want to leave them for a minute. God I sound crazy.
First call I make to is 9-1-1. I tell them there is a break in at my house and they ask stupid question as to whether I'm sure or not. Once I convince them that I'm sure they tell me someone will be here soon. Fucking bastards. Isabelle is watching me intently. I have to act calm for her. The second call is to Elliot.
"Hey baby I'm almost on my way." He says cheerfully.
"El someone is at the house." I say looking away from my kids.
"Tell them to leave it's our night tonight." He says laughing.
"No Elliot someone broke into the house it think it's ... You know who. He had the same body build. I didn't see his full face but I'm sure." I can't say his name! Isabelle will become upset.
"Where are you?" He says loudly.
"Don't yell. We are in our bedroom locked upstairs. We're okay but we called police they're on their way." Pleas stay calm Elliot. I say to myself.
"I'm on my way okay. Stay where you are. Don't fucking move got it?" He says. I hear someone yell his name but he ignores them.
"Okay. Please hurry Elliot."
"I will. Just stay calm got it."
"I love you Elliot." I whisper into the mic.
"Don't do that. We aren't saying goodbye. I'm going, police is going, they are going to take care of the fucking psycho and then we are all going out to a hotel where we can celebrate our anniversary as a family. We can get movies and room service. What ever you want." He says desperately.
"Please just say it." I haven't been this scared in a while. Not even when I for attacked was I this scared. I guess it's because my kids are here. I can't have anything happen to them. And I shouldn't just sit here waiting for someone to save me.
"I love you baby." He isn't too happy to say it but I know he says it wholeheartedly. "I'll be there soon. Stay safe. Don't move from that spot." I mod my head even though he can't hear me. "Tell the kids I love them." I nod again. "I'll see you soon."
I always was taught to not let life pass you by. Now i felt as if my possibility of living or not was roaming around the house.
"Are we going to die?" Isabelle snaps me out of any thoughts forming.
"No you are not going to die. You understand? You will be okay. Daddy will be here and he is going to take care of us." She nods her head then continues to pet Evan.
"Maybe George can save us." Why can't I fucking think of that. Elliot has been training that dog as if it was getting ready to go to the police force. He trained it so that after a phrase he attacks another person. I never thought we would actually need it. Plus I have a taser gun in the laundry room. I should have one up here not down there. But the problem: it's downstairs. Is it worth it to go downstairs? I can't just sit here waiting on someone to save us. I have to do something and that's my only option.
"I'm going to get something from downstairs. You you h...have to stay here okay? Because your brother is sleeping. I... I can't ... Wake him or he'll get loud. I'm going to play you a video. And by the time the video is done I'll be back."
"What if you're not?" She looks at me panicking.
"Then you keep playing it until I am. Me or daddy. Only. Not anyone else. Not police, or gramps, or grandma or Mr. Grey, no one, but us. Let's make a password. It's going to be baby, if we say baby then it's us. Got it? If we get it wrong then you don't open the door." She nods quickly. I find a netflix episode to entertain her and hand her my phone. It's been three minutes since I called. That's all. Time goes slow when I need it to go faster.
I grab my key and lock all the doors on my way out again. I run from the from the room to the stairs. I can't see anyone so I head down.
"Where is she?" He says when I am in front of him. I turned a corner without checking first and now I'm here. I'm right on the door to let George in, I just need a few steps back.
"She isn't here." I lie. I need to lie better.
"She is I saw her through the window. Why don't you just give her to me so I won't have to hurt that crying little shit."
"Why do you what her?" Elliot would, Elliot will be pissed when he finds out I didn't run.
"She my daughter."
"No she isn't. You weren't on the birth certificate." Stupid Lina stupid. That's all I can fucking think of?
"You want to know why?" He smiles a crazy smile stepping forward. I move back. "Because I need a new whore. And imagine how much fun I could have with her. Someone that small. I could have her for years. " He smiles and it's as if he's picturing. Picturing how he could use her for his ...fun.
"The police are on their way. I called five minutes ago. They'll be here soon. You won't get to her. You won't find her in time." I ran out of ideas. I don't even know what to say I just want him gone. I take another step back.
"Do you think that boyfriend of yours will still want her when he finds that she's the reason his little bitch is dead. What about the little shit? You'll both be dead. I don't think he'd want her." That smile that he has is haunting. He's enjoying this. He is actually having fun messing with my head. I reach the door and touch the door knob. I hear George's paws scratch the wood. Good. At least he's there.
I turn the knob and pull open the door just as he takes a step toward me. "Bite hard George." I point at Rick and George jumps on him biting his arm. I go to the laundry room but the taser gun isn't there. I don't want to look for it. Instead I run past George who is still biting. I just hope nothing happens to him. I see through a window that there are police coming but they aren't close enough. I dial the number on a house phone and open the gates.
I call George back because I know he'll start to run which he does. Once George let's him go I run back upstairs unlocking then locking the door again.
"You brought George?" Isabelle says when I kneel next to her out of breath.
"Yes so he can keep us safe." I sit just holding her and she holds Evan as I let tears run down my face. That could have gone badly but it didn't I close my eyes and count waiting for someone to come upstairs. Someone opened the bedroom door. They also opened the bathroom door. Just one more door. Isabelle and I both tighten our grip. George looks like he's ready to attack again. I close my eyes. There's nothing I can do if it's him again. Just use George. The door opens but I don't look, all I can do is hold on tighter to my kids. Isabelle let's go.
"Daddy." She jumps to him so he can hold her. I look at him and just start crying. It's okay. Everything is okay. He kisses my head just before walking out still with Isabelle in his arms.
"They're over here." He says and someone follows him back. It's Christian, Luke, and Taylor.
"Help her I'll get Isabelle." Christian takes a reluctant Isabelle and carries her out of the room. Good I don't want her to see me like this.
"You're okay." He says. I nod my head. He takes Evan from me and helps me up. "Everything is okay. I'm sorry I took so long."
"I didn't know what to do. Where to go. George had to attack him and-"
"Hey you're safe." I are perfectly safe.
I couldn't even think after that. All I knew was that I had to get out of there. We stayed in a hotel for the next few days. Christian took George to his house. There was nothing wrong with our house but I just didn't want to go back. Isabelle didn't either. She didn't know it was Rick, everyone was instructed to not say a word to her about it. She was upset enough I wouldn't add to it. The day we did go back Elliot hadn't come to bed and it was already 12. I
"Please come to bed." I told him as I walked in. He's been here for hours.
"I was talking to Christian." He said not looking at me.
"I need you." I don't want to talk about Christian.
"You know I love you three more than anything right?"
"Come to bed. We love you too." I say as I make my way next to his chair.
"Did you know I have an apartment in New York?" He says looking at me.
"So?"
EPOV is the next chapter. Thanks for reading and reviewing.
