Saving Ma
Summary: After Frank proposed to Natalia, Rafe Ave and Emma team up to help their moms.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters and I do not make any profit from this
Chapter 31
It had been a week since Olivia had returned from Chicago. It was around 12:00 on Tuesday afternoon, Olivia and Natalia were in Natalia's office when Jane came in with a crying Natalio. "I'm sorry to bother you while you're working Mrs. Spencers but he is running a fever. I think it's just his teeth but he won't calm and I was afraid he was going to make himself sick."
They moved toward them and Natalio launched himself into his Ma's arms, calming a little once she settled him on her shoulder, Olivia rubbing his back. "He has been teething. How high is his fever?"
Jane handed him his blanket. "100.2."
Olivia sighed. "That's not too bad. Did you give him anything?"
Jane shook her head. "There wasn't anything in the bag and the bottle that was in the suite is gone."
Natalia grimaced, "that's my fault. The bottle we keep in the bag was empty so I took the one out of the suite and I must have left it in the kitchen this morning when I was repacking his bag. I meant to go and get more this morning for the suite and forgot." She looked guiltily to Olivia. "I'm so sorry, I don't know where my head is sometimes." She teared up and held their baby close.
Olivia rubbed her back and kissed her temple. "Don't do that, don't apologize. Last week I forgot the formula. Its fine we'll just run out and get some."
Jane cut in. "I also just got back from picking up Mateo from camp early. He was complaining of a stomach ache and wanted to come back. He's sitting out there with Rafe for now. I was going to have him lay down after he saw you."
Natalia sighed. "Did Emma stay?"
Jane nodded. "Yes, she was in the middle of a project and wanted to finish."
Olivia looked to Natalia. "Why don't I take them home? I don't want them to have to be here without one of us with them when they don't feel good."
Natalia shook her head. "No Liv, you have that conference call later. I'm not super busy or have anything pressing today. I can take the boys home and get them in bed."
Olivia nodded kissing Natalio's head. "That sounds good baby, I forgot about that. The conference call is at 2:30 that should take an hour or so then I will head home myself once Emma is back." She said worriedly.
Jane shook her head. "No Mrs. Spencer. You go on home when you're done. I can drop her off after camp. It's not a problem."
Olivia sighed in relief not liking being away from her kids when they felt bad. "Thank you Jane, you're the best."
Natalia gave the baby to Olivia while she gathered her things. She was just zipping her briefcase up when Rafe came in with a very green looking Mateo. "Oh my boy." She rushed to him.
Rafe smiled sadly. "We just barely made it to the bathroom before he started throwing up."
Mateo leaned into Natalia. "My tummy don't feel good Ma."
Natalia kissed the top of his head. "I know mijo. I am going to take you and your baby brother home." She picked up her things and grabbed the baby's bag. "Ok baby lets go home." She said taking him back from Olivia. "I'm going to stop by the store and pick up some stuff for Mateo to eat once his stomach settles and some more baby Tylenol. We'll see you at home." She kissed Olivia and they were off.
Jane left to wait for Emma, Rafe and Olivia went back to their own offices. Olivia tried to concentrate on work but wasn't very successful. She hated when one of her kids was sick, and this time two of her babies were not feeling well. She got through her conference call and gathered her things.
She came out of her office sending off a text to Natalia telling her she would be on her way in just a few. She turned to Rafe. "I'm leaving for the day. Stay and hold down the fort. See if Ava can use you if you run out of work."
Rafe stood and hugged her. "Will do mom. Go, I'll see you at home later."
She kissed him and was out the door. She was almost to her car pushing the auto start button repeatedly so it would start as soon as she was in range. Greg came out behind her and called to her. She turned slightly just as she was in range, the car started and exploded throwing her a few feet toward a now running Greg.
He was calling 911 as he fell to his knees beside her. "Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Spencer." She was not responding. "Son of a bitch Olivia please wake up." He yelled afraid to touch her.
After the call to 911 he called Ava. She and Rafe had heard the explosion and were on their way down to check out what had happened. "What do you mean it was my mom's car?- Oh god Greg is she ok?- Ok we're almost there?" As she hung up she and Rafe set out at a dead run for the parking lot.
As they burst through the door they heard the sirens in the distance and saw Greg bent over their mother. They dropped next to her and sighed in relief when they heard her arguing with Greg that she was fine. "I don't care Mrs. Spencer you were unconscious and you hit the ground hard. Natalia will kill me if I don't keep you down until the paramedics get here.
Rafe gently grabbed her hand, tears in his eyes at the sight of her clothes torn, bloody face head and arms. "Mom please listen to him. We need you, please." He begged choking on a sob that stopped her cold.
She settled back and raised a hand to his face. "Ok son. Ok." She smiled slightly and moved her hand to a crying Ava as well. "I'm ok. It just knocked the wind out of me."
Ava kissed her hand and leaned back taking her phone out. "I'm calling Ma."
Olivia shook her head slightly. "No, she has the boys sick at home. Just wait till after the paramedics look at me."
Ava looked at her shocked. "Like hell. I'm not facing her wrath for not calling her. She'd kill us all. No." She moved away slightly and called. It went to voicemail so she text her to call as soon as possible it was an emergency. "She didn't answer, she must be dealing with one of the boys. I texted her though and I will try and call again."
The ambulance pulled in and Remy jumped out his medic bag in hand. "Oh god Olivia what the hell." He said as he knelt beside her and started assessing her.
Olivia sighed. "I was headed home and hit the auto start to my car and it blew the fuck up."
"Did anyone see how far she was thrown?" He asked.
Grey moved back to them. "I did, it was only a few feet but she hit hard and was unconscious for a few minutes."
Remy nodded making notes and finishing her vitals. "We need to take you in Olivia. We need to check the head injury, I think you may have a concussion and Rick needs to check out your heart."
Olivia was about to argue and Rafe squeezed her hand. "Mom." His voice was low his emotions high.
She nodded, "Ok. I'll go, but call Natalia again. If she finds out I was in the hospital and she wasn't there she'll have all our heads. Mine especially."
Remy chuckled. "Whipped."
Olivia just smiled. "Damn right and proud of it my man." They all laughed. Remy put a collar around her neck and they rolled her on to a back board. They loaded her and headed off, Ava and Rafe following behind with Greg in his car, it was the closest. Ava still couldn't get Natalia on the phone.
After Natalia left the Beacon she headed to the store. She quickly got the things she needed to make a nice chicken soup for Mateo, some Jell-O, sprite, Gatorade and crackers. She grabbed the baby's Tylenol and some baby teething gel. She gave the baby a dose of his meds before putting him in the car. They had a thirty minute drive to the house and she didn't want his fever getting higher.
Once home she took the boys in and settled them in the living room with their blankets. Natalio had fallen asleep in the car after his Tylenol and teething gel took effect, and luckily he stayed that way when she lay him in the porta crib. Mateo collapsed on to the couch and curled into a ball. She covered him and headed out to get their things and groceries out of the car.
She put everything away and took a few crackers and a glass of sprite to Mateo. He had fallen asleep so she set them on the coffee table and headed in to make the soup in case he wanted it later. She put on the chicken to boil while she cut up the vegetables.
Once the chicken was done she deboned it doctored the broth and added the vegetables and chicken to it. Her phone chimed a text and she read the message from Olivia saying she was on her way. She smiled firing off a text saying see you soon, I love you, as she went to check on the boys who were still sleeping. She went back into the kitchen to clean up and startled when a knock came to the kitchen door. She thought she had locked the outside mudroom door. Shrugging she went to the door and opened it to a smiling Frank with his gun trained on her.
She immediately tried to close the door back but he was stronger. "Now now now. I just want to talk to you." He said condescendingly.
Natalia backed away. "It doesn't take a gun to talk Frank. What do you want?"
Frank just chuckled. "It does take a gun when you don't listen to reason. Maybe now you will listen me instead of that conniving bitch you think you're married to. Which isn't legal in this state anyway."
Natalia shook her head. "It's legally done in California and as legal as we can get it here. It's all we need. Why do you want someone so bad that doesn't want you Frank? I don't understand." She needed to keep him talking, Olivia was on her way and would call the police as soon as she saw his car.
Frank back handed her. "We were doing so great until that whore sunk her teeth in you. We could be so great together Natalia. Don't you see, It's me not her that you need. Your church doesn't even accept you anymore. Father Ray said you need to bleed the cancer from your life and I'm going to help." He paused moving toward her. "Now we are going on a little trip."
"I'm not going anywhere with you Frank. Please just leave and we will forget this happened. I won't even tell Olivia about it."
He laughed. "You are going with me." He was about to continue but the cries of the baby stopped him. "Ah, the littlest of your brats. It would be a shame for something to happen to him because you didn't do as I asked."
Natalia turned red in anger. "So help me God, if you lay a finger on one of my children I will kill you with my bare hands and send you straight to hell where you belong." She said it with such venom he believed her, but it wasn't going to deter him.
"Grab a pen and paper, you're going to write a note to your slutty fake wife, then we are leaving. Or so help you God, you may kill me but not before I shoot both of those boys in there. So, what are you going to do? Write a note and leave or attend two funerals?"
At that moment Mateo walked into the room "Ma my tummy still hurts and Nate is crying."
Frank turned toward him but Natalia stopped him. "Frank! Ok, I'll write the note. Just leave them be." She walked over to the drawer and pulled out a pad of paper.
Mateo sensing that something wasn't right immediately moved to his Ma. Natalia found a pen and still hearing her baby cry she walked over to the cupboards and pulled out a bottle and formula. She fixed it and handed it to Mateo. "Take this to your brother and stay with him for me." When her paused looking at Frank she gently pushed him toward the door. "Now Mateo. I need to talk to Frank for a minute." He reluctantly left the room and she turned back to Frank. "What do you want it to say?"
Frank rubbed his chin, "hmm, let me see." He paused, "I got it. Dear Olivia, I can't take this anymore. I don't love you and I'm leaving. Take care of Rafe and…" he paused thinking. "What's that littlest ones name? Him." He smirks. "Take care of them I can't be what any of you need. I need to go away and commune with god and figure out where I went wrong. Natalia… Yep that should do it."
He waited while she finished writing, tears in her eyes. "Now, go get the older one and let's go."
Natalia's Eye widened. "Frank, they're both sick and I can't leave the baby alone. Let me leave them both. It's me you want leave them be please."
Frank shook his head. "Can't do it. He's seen me and he is of use to me. So he goes, that baby will be fine until the others get home. They shouldn't be long. Now get him and let's go before I take care of the little one and you won't have to worry about him being sick or alone."
Natalia moved into the living room. Natalio was laying drinking his bottle, Mateo sitting on the floor beside the crib. She reached in and picked him up. She took him to the couch and changed him. She applied more teething gel to his gums then she walked him back to the crib holding him close. "I love you my baby. Please lord keep him safe until Olivia gets here." She lay him back down giving him his bottle and sobbed.
Mateo hugged her. "What's wrong Ma?"
Natalia hugged him close. "We have to go with Frank and leave Natalio here. Mommy will be here very soon to get him, but if we don't go with him he will do bad things. I will keep you safe, but we have to go now."
Mateo looked horrified. "But he don't feel good Ma."
Natalia was trying to hold on to what little composure she had left. "I know mijo, but we don't have a choice."
Frank nudged her. "Get moving we gotta go."
Natalia glared, "I need to get Mateo's stuff. He's sick Frank and needs it."
Frank shrugged, "Whatever, just hurry up or I take just him."
Natalia rushed to the kitchen with Mateo in tow, grabbing Gatorade, crackers and Jell-O. She grabbed some anti-nausea meds that Emma had last time she had a bug and put it all in a bag. She grabbed his blanket and turned to Frank. "Please let me leave him. Olivia and the kids will already know it was you. You don't need him, just take me please." She was begging as hard as she could.
Frank shook his head grabbing Mateo's arm pulling him to the door, "nope, I told you, I have uses for him." Mateo was struggling against his hold and crying.
Natalia took one last look at her now crying baby, praying for Olivia to hurry, and followed after Mateo.
