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 47
Later Olivia called Phillip and asked him to come by the Beacon to talk. It was almost time for him to get there so Olivia called Emma over to talk to her. "Hey Emma come here a minute Jellybean."
Emma came over and sat by her. "Is something wrong mommy?"
Olivia smiled, "No baby, I just wanted to tell you that daddy is home from his trip and is coming over in a few."
Emma squealed and bounced in place. "Oh goody I missed daddy."
Olivia chuckled at her. "I know you did, but I need to sit and talk to him for a little bit when he gets here. You can hug him and say hi, then I need you to stay in the other suite with your brothers and sister until we finish talking. Then you can spend some time with him and ask him to eat dinner with us."
Emma bounced off the seat and into Olivia's arms. "Thank you mommy, just don't talk too long."
Olivia squeezed her tight and laughed. "I'll do my best but you know how grown up talks go."
Emma nodded and bound out of the room to tell the other kids her daddy was coming later.
Natalia sat down next to Olivia. "Everything is going to be fine love. You'll see."
Olivia leaned into her on a sigh. "I hope your right."
Natalia smiles. "Of course I'm right. I have faith."
Olivia smiled and leaned up in to kiss her softly. As they were pulling apart a knock sounded on the door. Olivia went to answer with Emma and Mateo hot on her heels.
Phillip had been coming around more and more after the wedding and Emma's adoption. Mateo and Natalio loved him and he always spent time with them as well as Emma not wanting them to feel left out. If he got Emma a gift they got one too. Olivia was ok with it as long as he continued to be a positive role model to them all.
When she opened the door to Phillip, Emma launched herself into his arms. "Daddy!"
Phillip caught her and spun her around. "Hello baby girl, I missed you."
Emma kissed his cheek. "I missed you too but mommy said you have to talk and I have to go to the other room."
Phillip smiled. "That's right baby, but she said I can play with you after we're done."
Emma nodded happily, wiggled down and Mateo hugged him around the waist. "Hi Mr. Phillip, I missed you, you've been gone a lot of days."
Phillip smiled down at the boy. "I missed you too little man. Have you been being good for your Ma and Mommy?"
Mateo beamed. "I'm always a good boy. Are you staying for dinner after we play?"
Phillip looked to Olivia who nodded then back down to Mateo. "I think that's a great idea."
Mateo and Emma smiled brightly. Olivia put a hand on their shoulders. "Ok guys off to the other room for a bit. We need to have some grownup talk." They nodded happily and ran off to find the other kids.
Phillip chuckled turning to Olivia and his smile left him. "Hey, what happened to your face?" When he had looked before her hair covered her face but now he could see it clearly.
Olivia sighed. "That's what I wanted to talk to you about. Come in and lets go sit with Natalia and we will fill you in on the last two weeks of hell."
Phillip followed her into the common room and sat in the chair opposite them. "Ok. What's going on? What happened to you?"
They started from the beginning with Natalio and Mateo being sick and Natalia taking them home early. They explained about the car explosion and Natalia and Mateo's kidnapping by Frank. Him making her leave Natalio alone. The car bombs in Ava and Rafe's cars and Miguel taking Mateo. They laid it all out for him up until the confrontation with Frank that morning.
He sat there for a moment in stunned silence. When he looked up at them there was fire in his eyes. "My father was part of this? He paid for Frank to kill Rafe and Ava, one of whom is his grandson, to get to Emma?" they nodded and he was up and headed toward the door.
Olivia jumped up and stopped him. "No, he's not even in town right now. You can't go after him."
Phillip turned to her. "I know, he's in New York. I'm going there to kill that bastard. He knew that Frank was going to blow up your car with you in it. What if Emma or the other kids had been with you, and Ava and Rafe, and what about Mateo? He knew Frank was giving him to that maniac, and the baby!" he threw his hands up exacerbated. "No, he's not going to get away with this."
He started to turn again only this time Natalia blocked the door. "No Phillip you can't. Think about Emma and the boys. It will kill them if you go to prison. She just got you back. We need to let the police handle this."
Phillip deflated slightly. "You don't know my father, he always gets out of shit. I want him to pay."
Olivia pulled him back down do his seat. "If the police cannot convict him, you can help me hunt him down and dispose of his worthless ass, but we need to try and do this legally for our daughter's sake and for all my kid's sake. Emma loves you so much and Mateo adores you. Rafe is just starting to have a relationship with you. Natalio lights up when you're around. My family needs us both so you cannot go off half-cocked and shoot the son of a bitch. Not yet." Phillip visible deflated completely and Natalia just beamed at her wife.
Phillip slumped in his chair. "Ok fine, I get your point. What are the police doing?"
Olivia sighed. "Right now they just have Franks word against Allan's. They need more evidence, they have the money he paid him but haven't had any luck tracing it." She pulled Natalia back down and into her lap hugging her close for comfort.
Phillip smile slightly. He loved seeing them together and seeing Olivia so content. He sat forward. "Maybe I can work with the police and see if I can help?"
Olivia smiled. "That's fine, just keep it quiet. We don't need anything getting back to Allan before we can come up with a plan. We'll work through Doris to get anything we need done."
Phillip nodded sitting back. "Ok, let me think on it for a bit and see what I can come up with. I just have one question?"
Olivia waved at him to continue. "Why didn't you call me when everything happened? I would have been on the plane home in a heartbeat. I could have helped find them and take care of Emma and the kids while you two got better."
Olivia looked down guiltily and Natalia sighed rubbing her back. "I'm sorry, you know how hard it is for me to trust people. At first I didn't even think of it then it was all done and we were home."
Phillip sat forward sadly and took her hand. "What do I need to do to prove to you that I just want what's best for all of you? Tell me and I will do it. Anything, please Olivia."
A tear fell from Olivia's eye. "Nothing, you don't have to do anything but what you have been. I just need to get out of my head. This having faith in people thing is new to me and after everything we've been through, it's still hard for me sometimes."
Phillip nodded and moved to sit beside them wrapping them in a hug. "Ok, you keep trying and I will keep giving you every reason to trust me."
Olivia sighed and nodded her head into his chest. He pulled back and sat back on the couch. "We need to talk to Doris and see what we can do. Do you think she can see me tomorrow?"
Natalia shook her head. "Tomorrow's the Bauer barbeque. We will all be there. Let's leave this until Sunday afternoon after church and we can have lunch and figure this out. Let's just have one day of normal and not worry about this, just until Sunday, ok?"
Phillip nodded. "Ok, sounds good. Beth and I are going as well. I wanted to know if I could buy Emma and Mateo some fireworks."
Olivia went to answer but Natalia beat her to it. "I don't know Phillip they are so dangerous."
Phillip smiled. "Just some small stuff. Sparklers, smoke bombs and such. Nothing big, and I will be with them the whole time they are using them."
Natalia looked thoughtful for a moment then looked to Olivia, who nodded slightly. "Ok, but just little stuff. If one of my babies get burned I'm coming after you."
Phillip chuckled, "I will make sure they stay safe, I promise. Now if we are done I have some games to play with two very eager children."
Natalia nodded and sank into Olivia. "He's so good with them."
Olivia kissed her neck softly. "Yea, I guess he is."
Natalia poked her. "You guess?"
Olivia sighed. "Ok, yes, he is good with them. All our little babies love him."
Natalia kissed her softly. "That's a good thing baby. I think he really has change querida."
Olivia nuzzled into her neck. "Yea, I see more and more of the man I fell in love with every day. I just pray he stays this time. For the kid's sake."
Natalia kissed her deeply. "Have faith baby." Olivia nodded and kissed her again. "Now let's go see what our heathens are up to and see about getting some dinner in everyone before Rafe and Ava start eating their siblings."
Olivia laughed helping Natalia off her lap and getting up to feed their clan.
After dinner Mateo and Emma were playing with Phillip on the floor. Natalia came in, "Ok, guys it's time to say good night and go get showers and get to bed."
They groaned and got up to comply. Emma hugged him saying good night and headed off to bathe. Mateo stood next to Phillip looking nervous and not moving. Natalia walked up to him. "Say good night baby, you'll see him tomorrow."
Mateo looked down then back up at Phillip looking apprehensive. Phillip and Natalia shared a look and Phillip took his hand leading him to the couch to sit. He pulled him in his lap. "What's wrong little man?" Olivia came in right as they sat walking up to Natalia looking concerned.
Mateo lay his head on his shoulder. "I want to ask you something but I'm scared."
Phillip hugged him close. "Hey, you can ask me anything. You don't need to be scared buddy."
Mateo sighed and looked up. "But what if you say no?"
Phillip smile. "Well, I don't know unless you ask."
Mateo took a breath. "Emma said it was ok and just to ask you." Mateo looked down.
Phillip lifted his chin. "Just ask Mateo, you won't know unless you do."
Mateo looked at him with tears coming to his eyes. "I don't have a daddy, and Emma and me share two mommies and I want to share a daddy too. Can I call you daddy too Mr. Phillip?" he said in a rush.
Olivia's jaw hit the floor and Phillip just looked shell shocked. Natalia actually giggled under her breath at the looks on their faces. Phillip looked up to Olivia and Natalia for help. Natalia just smiled and shrugged.
Olivia finally picked her jaw off the floor. "It's up to you Phillip." She nodded to him.
Phillip looked back to the hopeful boy. "Yes Mateo, you can call me daddy if your mommies are ok with it."
They both smiled at him nodding. Mateo leapt forward and hugged him tightly. "Thank you daddy." He kissed his cheek, "Good night daddy." He jumped off his lap and raced out of the room.
They all looked at each other for a moment then Natalia burst out laughing. "Oh my god you should have seen your faces. Priceless." She bent over laughing harder.
Olivia and Phillip just stared at her for a moment before giving in and laughing too. Phillip stood and walked to them. "Are you sure you're really ok with this?" He asked.
Natalia nodded and Olivia sighed. "If it means that much to him I won't tell him no, but please don't hurt my babies. They are growing to depend on you and that's ok as long as you're here and sane."
Phillip grabbed her hand. "I promise Liv. I will continue to be what they need."
Olivia sighed and hugged him. "Ok."
Phillip pulled away. "Ok. Well I have to go. Gotta get up early and hit the fireworks stand. I'll see you tomorrow."
They walked him out and locked up for the night and headed to tuck their kids into bed and retire themselves. Tomorrow would be a big day.
