Zach! It was my Zach! He looked like hell though. His skin was a greenish color, purple bruises decorated his body, along with deep cut marks on every surface. His hair was messy, greasy, and he was filthy, but nevertheless my love was still alive.

I tried shaking his body and saying "Zach!" over and over. But it didn't work. I gave up, but figured i could at least clean him up a bit. Starting with a particularly deep gash near his bicep I tore a piece of the grey shirt he was wearing to keep the wound clean. I proceeded to do this with the rest of deep cuts. Just as I finished tying the last piece of cloth i heard a whimper then a small, "mommy." before I could get to the cot.

Emmaline still had her thumb in her mouth, but was now sitting up. "Mommy. Uppie!" she spoke putting her arms up. Once I picked my daughter up I turned so I was facing her father and she was facing the opposite way. She didn't need to see her father looking like he currently did. "Mommy, where's my daddy?"

I responded shocked she chose to ask that now. "What do you mean?"

"Why don't me and Kaywa have a daddy like Elwa does?"

"You do sweetie you are going to meet him soon." informed her, squeezing her closer.

After a few moments she fell asleep once again, and I sat down next to her father holding his hand. Zach had to wake up. We needed to get out of this place. I was pulled from my thoughts by motion in his hand. "Zach!" I called.

He opened his eyes and just stared at me.

"Cammie?"'

"Zach"

"No this isn't possible." he said looking around.

"I'm really here."

Zach seemed to notice his surroundings that were apparently familiar. He sat up and pulled me into his arms. "Ohh I love you so much."

He inspected every inch of me, like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time. As he continued to press kisses to me. I was still wrapped in his arms when I mentioned our daughters. "This is Emmy."

He took his sleeping daughter from my arms and placed A kiss on her cheek. He choked out, "And Mckayla?"

Tears papered in my eyes too. " Macey and I were walking with the girls when we were attacked. She had Kayla."

"Well at least I have two of you. We'll get out of here with both our girls. I promise." he said pulling us closer.

"i missed you so much."

"You and our daughters were what kept me going. "He said " what are the grls like?"

I smiled just thinking about my babies, "We call Mckayla either Kayla or Mickey. She has my blue eyes and your color is always talking and moving. She is insanely stubborn. Then Emmaline we call Emmy or Em. She's the opposite of her sister; Em is very quiet and always smiling. "

Zach sighed, "I missed so much. This needs to end. I promise it will we are going to be a proper family soon."

"I can't wait until then."

Em began to stir in his arms. We both watched as her eyes fluttered open. When she had registered her surroundings, she looked up at Zach and began to cry, "mommy!".

Zach passed her to me and she snuggled into my chest. Zach's arms were still wrapped around me. "momma, who's he?" emmie asked pointing to Zach.

I could see the sadness written all over Zach's face, brought on by his daughter not knowing him. I took his hand in mine, and squeezed it. " Em, remember when you asked me who your daddy was?"

"Yeawah" she said.

"Well this is your daddy." I responded holding my breath to see how she would take it.

"Wike Unca Jawnas is to Elwa?"

I smiled, "yes just like Uncle Jonas is to Ella"

She thought for a moment and then crawled out of my lap, into her father's. Em put her little arms around Zach and told him, " I wluv you daddy!"

Zach's eyes lit up, "I love you too sweetheart."