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 33

They had been driving for a long time. Natalia wasn't sure how long because Frank had blindfolded her. Mateo was tucked closely to her side and he was trembling with fear and sickness. She could hear him faintly counting from time to time.

They had found out that Mateo thinks in numbers. He associates everything with them. He can figure out complicated puzzles and games using numbers. He loves to count and when he is stressed he counts franticly.

Natalia tightened her arm around him. He leaned up whispering. "Ma, my tummy hurts. I'm going to throw up again."

Natalia rubbed his head. "Frank you gotta stop. He's going to throw up in your car if you don't."

Frank slammed a fist on the wheel. "Damnit. Can't it wait?"
Natalia sighed. "I told you he was sick. He can't help it."

She felt the car stop and pull over. Frank got out and pulled them from the car. He pulled off her blindfold. "Get it done quickly. I got somewhere to be."

Natalia led him to the side of the road where he lost what little was in his stomach. She rubbed his back through it. Once he was done they got back in the car and she gave him the meds she had and a Gatorade.

Frank shoved the blindfold back on after she finished and they were off again. They stopped once for gas and at one point she was sure they were on a dirt road from the sound and feel of it. It was dark when they stopped again. He pulled them out of the car taking off her blindfold. He led them into a cabin taking them to a back room with a bed and nothing else in it.

He shoved them in. "You will stay here and we will talk later. There is a bathroom through that door and I will be locking this one. The windows are barred and you cannot get out of this room." He left and they heard the locks.

Natalia turned to Mateo. "Ok mijo, lay down and I will get you some crackers and another Gatorade."

He crawled into bed and looked at her. "Ma, I want to go home. Mommy was supposed to read to me tonight."

Natalia felt tears rising. "I know mijo. I want to go home too. I don't know what's going on. Frank is not a nice man and has taken us. I will figure something out."

Mateo smiled slightly. "Mommy will find us and take us home away from the bad man. She said she will always protect us."

Natalia smiled. "I hope so my boy, I hope so." She knew that Olivia must have found the note and Natalio by now. She knew that Olivia wouldn't believe it and would move heaven and earth to find them. She just hoped it wouldn't be too late.

She sat with Mateo rubbing his hair. She looked around the room. There was nothing there to use as a weapon or any kind. She had no way to fight him. She didn't have a clue as to what she was going to do.

She had no idea how much time had passes but it had to have been hours and she had been dozing in an out. She heard the locks sliding and got out of bed covering up Mateo.

She stood there expecting to see Frank open the door but she was wrong. He heart dropped when she saw her father standing there instead. "Hello Natalia."

Natalia straightened her spine. "Father."

He shook his head at her. "Always so strong willed and petulant. I have come for my son."

Natalia moved closer to the bed. "Over my dead body. You will not touch him." She said with venom in her voice.

Frank came through the door. "Now now, is that any way to speak to your father? The boy will go with him and you will stay with me or I will shoot him in the head."
Her father stepped forward, "he goes with me or he goes with no one. The choice is yours."

Frank walked over to the other side of the bed and trained his gun on Mateo's head. "Frank stop. Ok just don't hurt him." She threw herself on the bed and brought a startled Mateo into her arms. She whispered into his ear. "You have to go now. Mom will find you. You remember her number. Get to a phone when you can and call her, don't let him see you call."

Mateo held on tight. "I want to stay with you Ma. Don't make me go."

Natalia sobbed into him. "I don't want you to go mijo, but they will hurt you if I don't." she leaned back to his ear and whispered again. "Mom will find you. I'm so sorry baby." She couldn't see an out. Frank seemed crazy enough to actually shoot her son, but what would her father do to him?

She looked over to her father. "Why do you even want him? What are you going to do to him?"

Her father puffed out his chest. "He's my son. I will take him home and raise him right. The way it always should have been."

Natalia bowed her head praying for her son's safety and for Olivia to find him quickly. At least she knew where he was taking him. Once he was gone she could find a way to fight Frank and get away since he wouldn't have any of her babies to use against her.

She watched with tears streaming as her father led Mateo out of the room. Mateo looked back at her with tears in his eyes and she couldn't take it. She ran to him. The butt of Frank's gun hit her in the side of the head before she even saw him coming and she was out. The last thing she saw was Mateo struggling to get to her.

It was 3:00 in the morning and Olivia was sitting on the porch swing. Doris in the wicker chair next to her. They sat quietly, Olivia was praying like she had never prayed before for an answer. Some way to find them. They had State and local police working on the case and she felt useless.

Doris looked over trying to think of anything to make her feel better. "They are looking through all his personal things and computer. They'll find something."

Olivia shook her head. "I doubt it. He's a cop, he knows how they think. He's crazy not stupid, and that's a dangerous combination."

Doris was about to say something else but was cut off by Olivia's phone ringing. Olivia snatched it up, "Hello"

A voice came through in almost a whisper, "Hello, I need to talk to Natalia."

Olivia sighed, "She's not here."

The voice sighed as well. "Is Olivia there?"

Olivia perked up a bit. "This is Olivia, who may I ask is calling?"

The voice paused. "You need to come to Chicago and get Mateo before he is hurt."

Olivia shot of the swing. "Mateo? Where is my son? Who is this?"

The voice sighed again. "I am Marisol. Natalia's mother. My husband came home a few hours ago with Mateo. After he fell asleep I caught Mateo trying to use the phone. He gave me this number to call his mom. You need to hurry. When Miguel wakes he plans to beat the boy. You probably have four hours to get here if you're lucky. I won't be able to protect him. Miguel will just beat me until I pass out, but I will try, it may give you more time."

Olivia was off like a bullet into the house. "Tell him mommy loves him and will be there soon. I'm coming. What is your address?" Marisol rattled off the address and hung up.

Olivia turned to Doris handing her a paper with the address on it. "Call in this address. Miguel Rivera has my son. I'm going after him." She took the stairs two at a time and knocked on Ava's door.

She found Ava and Rafe there talking. "I know where Mateo is. Let's go. Ava wake up Jane and let her know to watch Natalio and Emma. She has Natalio in the porta crib in Mateo's room." With that she was off to her room. She got into the top of her closet in the back and pulled out her lock box. She took out her 9mm and unlocked a smaller box that had her loaded clips in it and loaded her gun. She put it back in the lock box and carried it out of the room and down the stairs.

Doris recognized the box. "Olivia, don't do anything rash. The police will meet us there and we will get him."

Olivia shook her head. "I am not taking any chances with my son. That bastard probably knows where Natalia is too. Her mother called asking for her so she's not with Mateo anymore. I won't use it unless I have to but I will be getting my son back."

The kids came down the stairs ready to go. Ava grabbed Natalia's keys. "Let's go mom."

Olivia nodded and ran out to the car loading her gun in the hatch side compartment for transport. They four of them jumped in and set the GPS for the address in Chicago.

The normal three hour trip took Ava two hours and fifteen minutes due to the hour and lack of traffic and her speeding. The police had called Doris an hour ago and told Doris they would have a complete swat unit there by 8:30. It may be too late by then.

Once they arrived a little down the road from the address it was just after 6:00. Olivia turned to the others. "I'm going to get my gun and put it in my waistband. I'm going to knock lightly on the door and hope that Marisol answers and can just give him to me. She said we have four hours before he woke and it's only been three so I hope he is still asleep."

Ava grabbed her hand. "Mom are you sure we shouldn't wait for the police?"

Doris hung up her phone. "I just informed them of Olivia's plan they may or may not be here sooner."

Olivia squeezed her hand. "She said four hours, the cops are pushing six. I can't take that risk with Mateo's wellbeing. I can't, please understand."

Rafe leaned forward. "Then let me go with you at least. I can fight him off better then you can."

Olivia smiled. "I will not put one of my babies in danger to save another one. I will do this, it will be ok." With that they drove closer and Olivia got out one house down and walked quietly to the front door.

The door opened when she was almost to it and Marisol walked out with Mateo. Mateo was in Olivia's arms in seconds. "Oh my baby." She whispered holding him close. "Buddy are you hurt?"

Mateo shook his head. "No mommy, I'm ok. I just did what Ma said and tried to call you. She called instead but it's ok right?"

Olivia pulled him close. "It's absolutely ok. She needed to give me the address. Now you run down the walk and run to Rafe and Ava now. I'll be right behind you." She squeezed him one last time then gently pushed him in the direction of the other kids. She turned back to Marisol. "You need to come with us. He's going to hurt you when he finds out Mateo is gone."

Marisol went to speak but was cut off. "You are absolutely right. I am going to hurt you both. Where is my SON?"

Olivia pulled Marisol out and behind her. "He is my son and you will never touch him again, you son of a bitch."

Miguel pulled a gun from behind him and Olivia reached for hers. Before either of them could straighten their arm, a shot rang out and Miguel fell to the ground dropping his gun. Blood pouring from the shoulder of the gun hand.

Olivia quickly kicked it away, along with his injured arm causing him to scream in pain. She put her gun back in her waist band as police swarmed the house. She pulled Marisol to the side and let the police do their jobs. She walked back over to the car and Mateo jumped into her arms again. "I knew you would save me. I told Ma that you always protect us. Can we go get Ma now? That mean Frank man has her in the little house in the woods."

Olivia was about to respond when a police officer came up "Mrs. Spencer that was a stupid move. If we hadn't made it here in time he would have shot you."

Olivia shot him a glare. "If I had waited until almost 9:00 for you my son would have been hurt. It was a chance I was willing to take."

He shook his head. "We are transporting him to the hospital to treat his wound. As soon as he is stable we will question him and see if he knows where your wife is."

Olivia scoffed. "Why wait so long? Just question him now. We need to find Natalia before Frank hurts her."

The officer looked back. "He is unconscious at this time or I would. Don't worry we will find her."

Olivia shook her head. "I will worry until I have my wife beside me again, so you just do your job and find her."

She was about to say more when she felt Mateo pulling on her. "What is it buddy?"

Mateo beamed, "Mommy, I know how to find Ma."