Return of a Jealous Ex
Since they'd brought him home the next morning all they'd been doing was admiring him. He was home with them now and he was officially theirs, it was all on them now with no doctors to help them. That morning when they got home they sat on the couch with him in the living room feeling like they were on top of the world. Then they were brought back down to earth when he started crying. That's when they got nervous.
"So what do we do?" Bugs asked.
Lola held him in her arms and rocked him. "I don't know. I changed him before we left…"
"Did you feed him?"
Lola thought back to before they left the hospital. "Shit, no I didn't." She started to breastfeed him. "This is going to be difficult."
Bugs kissed her cheek. "We just need a little practice," he said optimistically. Lola gave him a grateful look and kissed his cheek.
Later that afternoon Bugs and Lola were walking through the maze in their backyard. Lola had Jacob in her arms and they were tickling him and playing with him making him smile. After they'd fed him, the morning had gone a little bit easier. He'd actually just woken up and his wide brown eyes were exploring the backyard.
"He definitely has your eyes Bugs," Lola observed.
"They're shaped like yours though. That's what makes him look like you."
All of a sudden a butterfly flew over to them and landed on Jacob's hand. He stared at it for a moment fascinated then tried to grab it but it flew away before he could. He watched it fly away. Bugs and Lola laughed at the interested look on Jacob's face.
They had reached the end of the maze and headed back inside. Once they got inside the doorbell rang. Lola went to go sit down with Jacob and Bugs went to the door. It turned out to be Lisa.
"Hello Bugs," she said.
"Hey Lisa. How are ya?"
"Fine, thank you. Are you going to invite me in or should I stand out here and talk to you?"
Bugs raised his eyebrow but stepped aside so she could come in then locked the door behind her.
"So where is the baby?"
"In the living room with Lo." He gestured for her to follow him and they went into the living room. Lola was sitting on the couch with Jacob while he sucked on her finger. "We have a visitor," he said.
Lola looked up at them and smiled. She didn't normally smile at Lisa but she was in a very good mood so she probably would have smiled at Hitler. "Hi mom."
Lisa sat down next to her and Bugs sat on her other side and kissed Jacob's forehead. "So this is my grandson. He looks very much like the two of you. He has your eyes Lola."
Bugs elbowed Lola. "I told you."
"How do you feel Lola?" Lisa asked sympathetically.
"Sore," Lola said. "But I have these two so I'm happy." She kissed Bugs' cheek after she said that.
"Are you two being good parents? Have you been feeding him enough? He looks famished." Since Bugs and Lola had a child now, she didn't dare try to break them up. Therefore she had to find a new hobby. So instead of trying to actually break them up, she settled on criticizing their every move. It wasn't as fun but she wasn't cruel enough to take a parent away from a child so it would have to do.
Lola glared at her. "I just fed him mom, he's fine."
"I hope you plan on raising him well."
"Oh trust me, I'll raise him better than you raised me," Lola said with a slight snort. This time Lisa glared at her.
Bugs stepped in. "So, um, who wants a carrot?"
Lisa shook her head. "None for me, but thank you for offering Bugs. So what do the two of you plan on doing with him when Lola goes back to work? Or have you even thought about it yet?"
"I guess…we'll just hire a baby sitter," Bugs said.
"Well you know he has a perfectly capable grandmother who lives in the area and doesn't work. Have you thought about that?"
Lola and Bugs were surprised by her offer. "You'd do that mom?"
Lisa nodded. "Of course, free of charge."
"You'll have to let us pay you something for all your time," Bugs said.
"Don't worry about it. I can't charge you anything to babysit my own grandson." She paused for a moment. "Besides, he needs someone capable to be around him during the day."
Lola and Bugs rolled their eyes at that last comment. The doorbell rang again. Bugs got up to go get it. As soon as he opened the door Miranda pushed past him and ran down the hallway. "Let me see him! Let me see him!"
Max stepped inside while chewing a piece of gum. "Nice to see you Bugs."
"No running and screaming for you?"
Max shook his head. "Nah, she's been holding that one in since last night." Bugs closed the door and they went into the living room where Miranda was squealing.
"Miranda stop, you're freaking him out!" Lola said.
Miranda giggled. "I'm sorry Lola. It's just that you have a baby now, it's exciting." Lola rolled her eyes but laughed as well.
Lola looked over at Max as he and Bugs came in. "Hey Max. What the fuck did you do with your hair?"
Max ran his hand through his hair. "What's wrong with my hair?"
"I mean it's all sticking up in the front. You look like you just got electrocuted," Lola said laughing. In truth Max's hair actually looked pretty nice but Lola enjoyed messing with him. He was like Miranda and didn't get really mad at you easily when you said something insulting so it was easy for her to mess with him. In a way, Max was like a male version of Miranda but he wasn't a shopaholic and obsessed with make-up and the color pink.
Miranda elbowed her and she was still laughing. "Lola, stop!"
Lisa shook her head at her. "Could you be any ruder Lola?"
"It's okay Lisa. My hair doesn't look half as bad as Lola's does." Max smirked at Lola. "Yours looks like a birds nest."
Bugs sat down on the opposite couch and laughed at the look on Lola's face. Lola gave Max the finger. "Fuck you too Max." Then she turned to Jacob who was starting to get restless.
Lisa ran her hand through Miranda's hair. "Your hair looks lovely dear, what have you been putting in it?"
Miranda ran her hand through her hair and giggled. "This new shampoo, it smells like strawberries."
Lola shook her head and looked down at Jacob who had lost interest in Lisa and Miranda and had busied himself playing with Lola's hand. To Lisa, Miranda was perfect in every way. For a moment she was swept off into a memory of how much this used to aggravate her. Miranda would get all of the praise. No matter how good Lola was Miranda was somehow better. It didn't bother Lola anymore, now it just disgusted her.
Meanwhile Max and Bugs were sitting on the other couch waiting to see where this would go. Both of them knew very well how much Lisa didn't appreciate Lola, and how annoyed Lola would always get at both of them when they criticized her mercilessly.
"You know Lola; you should use Miranda's shampoo. It will make your hair softer and shinier," Lisa said.
Lola glared at Lisa. "My hair is fine the way it is."
"Hey Lola, what does your shirt say?" Miranda asked.
"Callers," Lola replied. She was wearing her basketball jersey.
"How come you couldn't have chosen a real career instead of basketball?" Lisa said.
Bugs and Max glanced at each other knowing where this was going.
"Basketball is a real career mom!" Lola exclaimed.
"No, engineering and law are real careers. Basketball is just silly, you get paid for winning that silly game," Lisa said.
Lola was fuming. "Basketball is not silly. I didn't just get paid to win a game I got paid to do what I love to do. That's what a freaking career is. Doing something that you love, and basketball is my passion!"
Lisa shrugged. "I'm just saying. You should have done something a bit more productive the last two years."
Lola stood up. "That's it!" She handed Jacob off to Bugs. "Take him. I want all of you out of here!"
"Lola…" Miranda said.
"I don't care! All you ever do is insult me and criticize me and I'm damn tired of it! I was having such a good day before all of you came here. Now all I want is to be alone with Bugs and Jacob. Get out!" Lola exclaimed.
They all looked at Bugs to defend them but unfortunately for them he agreed with her. He pointed towards the door. "See ya."
Lola led them out then locked the door behind them. Then she came back and sat next to Bugs and rested her head on his shoulder. "I hate them."
"I know you do. It's okay, I love you." Bugs kissed her lips. Lola smiled at him and kissed him back.
Three weeks later everything was going smoothly. Despite all the constant crying and sleep deprivation, Lola and Bugs were probably the happiest people on the face of the earth. Lola was recovering from labor and she'd be going back to work next Monday, and of course Lisa had generously volunteered to baby sit for them free of charge.
It was Friday afternoon now. Bugs was at Acme Looniversity and Lola was in Jacob's room dancing around with him and singing to him making him laugh and squeal out of happiness. Jacob put his two fingers in his mouth as he so often did and Lola kissed his forehead. Then she took him downstairs to the kitchen and out him in his high chair so she could make herself some lunch. "Mommy has to eat too sweetie." She went to the counter to make herself a sandwich.
"Hello Lola."
Lola froze. She knew that voice. It was a voice she'd hoped she'd never hear again. It was her ex boyfriend Jason. She gone out with him in college and back then she'd thought he was the best thing in the world. But then he'd started abusing her. And he'd go out to the clubs and cheat on her and expect her to stay and his house and be his little sex kitten. She stayed in that relationship for almost a year then left after a violent fight. He'd tried to come after her the next day on the college campus but Miranda called the police and she hadn't seen him since. She didn't know why she stayed in that abusive relationship for so long. It wasn't like her to let someone push her around. Maybe she just wanted to feel loved like she'd never felt growing up. She was always the awkward out of place one in her family and she never felt that she was fully appreciated. She soon learned that being with Jason was not the way to get that respect. Even still, to this day she was terrified of Jason.
"How did you get in here?" she said quietly.
He came over to her and put his arms around her waist. "That's for me to know and you to find out sweet heart." He kissed her neck. "I hear you're married now. And you have a baby. That wouldn't happen to be Bugs Bunny's child, would it?" She didn't say anything. "Answer me!" he said viciously.
"Get out of here!" Lola said. She turned around and punched him in the face.
"Why you bitch!" He smacked her in her face throwing her into the counter. Then he pushed her on the floor and kicked her in her stomach making her scream. "You know Lola, you're so beautiful. But it's your mouth that gets you in trouble."
"Why don't you just leave? I'm not in love with you anymore and I never will be!"
He kicked her again and again and she screamed again. He leaned down to her and she glared at him through her tear stained face. He laughed sarcastically. "You think I came here because I want you to take me back Lola? I don't love you anymore than I did when we were together. I came here for revenge. You got me sent to jail, and you're going to pay for that." He leaned close to her ear. "I'm going to kill you Lola." She froze as fear rolled down her spine. "But I'm going to make you suffer. How about I kill your baby first?"
Lola looked up at Jacob. He was sitting in his high chair looking at them innocently not knowing what was going on. He was her son, he was a part of her, and she loved him more than her own life. She couldn't let Jason hurt him. "No!" She got up and punched him in the face again and again knocking him into the wall. "Don't you dare touch Jacob you bastard!" Suddenly Jason punched her in her face and knocked her into the opposite wall. She cried and clutched her face. She moved her hand and found blood on it.
Jason came towards her. "You're gonna regret that!" he shouted. He smacked her in her face again and threw her into the wall. She tried to fight him but he was much stronger than her. He kept kicking and punching her. She screamed as each blow got more painful. He held her neck tightly and she could barely breathe. She struggled desperately but he wouldn't let go.
"You're…choking…me…"
He punched her in her stomach and she screamed. He still didn't let go of her throat and she was starting to get dizzy. "I should choke you to death," he said menacingly. He squeezed her neck tighter and she really couldn't breathe. She smacked him in the face as hard as she could and he let go of her and staggered back.
She started coughing trying to catch her breath. She limped over to Jacob trying to get to him before Jason did, but before she could he threw her to the floor and her head slammed onto the tiles. He kicked her over and over again and she could barely move. Every part of her was throbbing and she wished Bugs was here to help her. Jacob was still crying and she wanted to run over to him and hold him because she knew Jason would come for him next. He got next to her and pulled her onto her knees and pinned her arms behind her back. He held a knife to her neck and she struggled and screamed truly afraid now but he wouldn't let go.
"Let go of me! Don't hurt us, leave us alone!" she begged.
Jason chuckled then pushed her onto the floor. Then he walked over to Jacob, who was still crying, with his knife.
Lola eyes got wide; he was really going to kill him. She couldn't let that happen. She got up as fast as she could crept over to Jason and kicked his balls. While he screamed and cursed in pain she grabbed Jacob out of his high chair and ran as fast as she could. She went upstairs, into her bedroom, and locked the door. She took that opportunity to call the police.
"Hello?"
"You have to come to my house now. Someone broke in and tried to hurt me and my son!"
"We'll be right over ma'am. What's your address?"
Lola told them her address and hung up. She sat on the bed with Jacob with tears running down her face and held him close to her. Jacob had stopped crying feeling safe now that he was in her arms and Jason was gone. She hugged him and kissed him knowing that it wasn't true. She heard Jason coming upstairs now. Her heart was beating fast. She was terrified for their lives. She knew he'd try to break down the door and he'd kill them. She looked at the picture of her and Bugs on the night table and felt a stabbing pain in her heart. What would happen when he came home and found the two people he loved the most in his life dead? How would he react to seeing them laying on the bed covered in blood? Who would have thought that the kiss and good bye she said to him that morning would be their last?
No, she wouldn't think that way. She had to find a way to save her son. He was so young, he had a life before him, it couldn't end now. If she died, at least Bugs would have him.
There was banging on the door. "Open this fucking door! I know you're in there you bitch!"
She searched the room desperately trying to find some way to stop him. Where the hell are the police, she thought. Then she remembered the pepper spray she'd put in her purse ages ago. She'd never had a reason to use it until now, all this time it had been collecting dust. She looked down at Jacob. "If this doesn't work I'm sorry." She kissed his forehead. He just stared at her not knowing what she was talking about but she felt better having said it anyway.
She stood against the wall across from the door. Maybe he wouldn't be able to get in. Maybe the police would come and she wouldn't have to worry about risking her life like this.
No such luck. Jason broke the lock on the door and came in. "There you are. You're dead Lola!"
She sprayed the pepper spray in his face and he staggered back screaming from the burning in his eyes.
Lola took that opportunity to ran past him and back downstairs. All of a sudden the doorbell rang and Lola quickly opened it.
"Where is he miss?" one of the officer's said.
"Upstairs," Lola said trying to catch her breath.
"Lola you…!" Jason was coming downstairs but paused when he saw the police officers.
They raised their guns at him. "Drop the knife!" He did and put his hands up. They went over and cuffed him and one of them dragged him out to the car.
One of the officers came over to her. "What happened here ma'am?"
"I was in here with my baby making lunch and…I don't know how he got in here. But he beat me up and threatened to kill both of us."
"Are you hurt?"
She definitely was hurt. There was still blood on her face and she knew she had bruises. Every part of her was throbbing but it wasn't anything she couldn't take care of herself. She didn't need to go to the hospital or anything. "Not badly."
"Do you know this man?"
Lola nodded. "He's my ex. He abused me when we were together."
"What's his name?"
"Jason Rabbit."
"Sounds familiar, I think we have him on file. Thanks you ma'am. Keep your doors locked and your house alarms on. Call us if you have any more trouble." Lola walked him out and locked the door and turned the house alarm on. Then she sat on the couch in the living room as tears poured down her face.
Bugs got home a little after four o clock. "Lo, I'm home!" he called.
She went to the door relieved that he was finally home. Since the police had taken Jason away she'd been scared that he'd come back. She was already weak and he was much stronger than her and she knew she couldn't fight him. Thankfully Bugs was home now to protect her. "Hey sweet heart."
He kissed her lips and hugged her but she quickly pulled away. "What's wrong?" he asked confused.
Lola wracked her brain for an excuse. "My stomach hurts…pregnancy side effect. I'll be okay."
Bugs believed it and kissed her lips again. He looked into her eyes and noticed they were red. There were also bruises on her face. He ran his finger across them and she flinched. "What happened to you?"
She looked down and tried to hide it. "Nothing…"
He lifted her chin to look at him. "Then why is your face all messed up?" She didn't respond. Lola knew she should tell him what happened, she didn't want to keep it from him, she told him everything after all. But she didn't want him to be mad. He kissed her lips. "Lola, tell me what happened. How did you get hurt?"
"I saw Jason today."
Bugs turned to look at her. She'd told him all about Jason. He knew how he'd abused her and the cruel way he'd treated her. He didn't know him personally but he knew what he looked like and he already disliked him. "Really? Where?"
Lola leaned against the counter and looked at the floor. "Here….he broke in."
Bugs came over to her. "What was he doing here? He's the one that hurt you?"
Lola nodded. "He beat me up."
"Is that why your stomach hurts?" She nodded. He glanced back at the bruises on her face. "He did that to you?"
"Yeah, he punched me," she said quietly.
Bugs was getting angrier by the second. "Did he hurt Jake?"
"He tried to, but I didn't let him. He…" she let her voice trail off.
"What did he do Lo?" he said almost hysterically.
"He tried to kill us Bugs," she cried. "He beat me up and took a knife out on Jacob. Then he chased us upstairs and tried to come in our bedroom and stab us. He would have killed us if the police didn't come."
That did it. That pushed Bugs over the edge. "Hell no!" he shouted. He stormed out of the kitchen with anger pulsing through him. His adrenaline was high. He wanted to find this guy. He wanted to curse him out. He wanted to kill him for trying to hurt his family. He headed upstairs and Lola followed him.
"Bugs, where are you going?"
"I'm going to make this guy pay for what he's done to you."
Lola knew where he was going. He kept his gun up in the attic. She grabbed his arm. "Bugs don't do this."
Bugs looked at her. "Why? Do you think I'm going to let him come in here and hurt you? What if he comes back Lo? I can't let that go on without doing something about it. What kind of father would I be to Jake if I didn't do something?"
"Well what kind of father would you be if you did? We got lucky last time when we got rid of Mark. The police could have driven up right then and taken both of us to jail. What if you don't get as lucky this time and they take you to jail? I need you with me! The police have him, just let it go!"
Bugs snatched his arm back. "And if he somehow escapes? I won't let him do this to you Lola! I'm going to murder this bastard!"
Lola backed away slightly. She'd never seen him this mad before and she was afraid he'd do something crazy. "Bugs please calm down. I'm just trying to help you, please listen to me."
Bugs looked at her for a moment. She looked really upset. Tears were coming down her face and he could tell she was really scared and shaken up from what had happened when he wasn't home. He pulled her to him and held her close to him. "Okay Lola, I won't do it. I promise."
After dinner Bugs put on his jacket to leave.
"Where are you going?" Lola asked.
"I have to…um…go to the store. We need a few things."
Lola put her arms around his neck. "Well give me a kiss before you leave." Bugs kissed her passionately. Then he dipped her so that her ears were almost touching the floor and she giggled. "I love you."
Bugs kissed her lips again. "I love you too." He pulled her back up. "I'll be back soon. Give Jake a hug for me."
He left the house after that. He wasn't really going to the store. He was going to go look for Jason, he just didn't want Lola to worry about him. He had an old police tracker that once belonged to his father. He had used it before to track his sister's husband and now he was using it to track Jason. It told him that he definitely wasn't in jail. He was right, he had somehow broken out. He drove to the part of L.A where there was a lot of crime and bars. Then he saw Jason creeping around behind a liquor store probably hiding from the police. Bugs pulled over and got out. Adrenaline was running through him again and all he wanted to do was hurt him. Now that he knew Jason was out of jail he couldn't risk him coming back to hurt his wife and child. Something had to be done.
"Hey!" he called.
Jason turned around. When he saw Bugs he smirked. "Bugs Bunny, nice to finally meet you, Jason Rabbit."
Bugs ignored his fake formalities. "Why the hell are you in my house trying to kill my family?"
"That bitch deserved it."
"No you deserve it! I'm not going to tolerate you hurting my wife like that. I know exactly what you've done to her and you're going to pay for it!" With that, Bugs took the shiny black gun out of his pocket.
Jason snickered. "You won't do it."
BAM!
Jason opened his eyes and saw that he was still alive. Bugs had missed on purpose. Jason laughed. "See? I told you, you wouldn't do it!"
"Let me tell you a story. A few years ago, my sister's husband abused her. He tried to push her out a window. Well I went after him and I shot him twice. You can ask Lola, she was there, she saw the whole thing. I will shoot you and I won't feel sorry about it. If you come near her again, if she so much as sees you again, I'll kill you." Every bone and nerve in Bugs' body screamed to kill him, to not let him get away with what he had done. But his conscience wouldn't let him.
"I still don't think you'll do it Bugs." Bugs shot at him twice just barely missing each time. "Okay, okay! I believe you! I won't go near your wife again." Then he ran away as fast as he could before Bugs could change his mind.
Bugs smirked as he watched him go. He pocketed the gun and got in his car to go home before the police could catch him and charge him with possession of weapons. He went to the store to pick up a few things they didn't need so Lola wouldn't get suspicious, then drove home quickly since it was getting late.
He went inside and put the unnecessary groceries in the kitchen. Lola came in with Jacob in her arms sucking his fingers. "Hey Lola," he said as though nothing happened.
"What took you so long?" she asked suspiciously.
Bugs looked away. "Nothing…"
Judging by the look on his face she immediately knew. "You told me you wouldn't do it!"
"Lo I didn't…"
"Why did you lie to me?" She glared at him waiting for an answer. She felt betrayed; he had promised he wouldn't do it. She was honest enough to tell him he had hurt her, why couldn't he at least be honest with her.
"Lo it wasn't like that. I didn't kill him, I just threatened him."
"Why did you lie to me then?"
"Because I knew if I told you where I was really going you'd be mad at me." Bugs put his arm around her. "Lo, I did it to protect you. You're my wife, I'm going to do anything I can to protect you and Jacob. He won't come back to hurt you, I promise."
Lola looked down at Jacob who was looking back and forth between them trying to follow their conversation, then she looked back at Bugs. "You really got rid of him?"
Bugs snickered. "You should have seen him run."
Lola laughed and kissed his lips.