in her stomach at the little girl’s words. She looked to Alex for help and saw a reflection of her own feelings in the woman’s lethal eyes. Alex stepped close and hugged them both from behind, kissed Lizzy’s head, and stormed off inside.
“Elizabeth, look at me. Don’t listen to them, okay? That woman is an evil, evil woman, baby. Nothing she said is true, okay? You are beautiful and wonderful and the most amazing little girl in the whole world.” Alaina had to grit her teeth and bite the inside of her mouth to prevent saying what a fucking skanky ass, hollowed out, whore, aids-infested, herpes, syphilis, no good tramp the slut was.
“Okay, Mom. I know she is just a meanie head. I love you, Momma. I knew you would come for me. Can we go home now?”
“In just a few minutes, baby. I love you so much. You are such a strong girl and I am so proud of you. I promise we will stop and get you something to eat and drink in just a few minutes, okay? Do you need to go potty?”
“Yes I do really, really bad. I think I peed in my pants, Mom. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t help it.” She began to cry, burying her face in Alaina’s shoulder.
Alaina stroked her hair, hushing her soothingly. “It is fine, baby, it wasn’t your fault. Don’t cry, sweetheart. Come on, let’s go over to the trees and you can go, okay?”
A few sniffles sounded behind a small nod and she stood, taking her hand. They walked over to the tree line where she could relieve herself. A bunch of commotion sounded from the house before gun shots were heard. Alaina’s heart froze in her chest. Oh God in heaven , please don’t let any of the team be hurt. What if Brody or Leland was shot? Please no, God , please! Fear constricted her chest, making her breaths come out in pants.
“Momma, are you okay?”
“Yes, baby. I am just so relieved you are okay, but I am so mad they did that to you, sweetheart. I promise you no one will ever hurt you again. Pull your panties off and leave them if they are wet. We will stop and get you a brand new outfit to ride home in, and get you a shower as soon as we get home.” Guilt at everything that was happening slammed into her. How was she supposed to fix this? Could it be fixed? None of this should have ever happened! What the hell do we do now?
Alex spotted them and walked in their direction, meeting them at the tree line. “Let’s get you girls back to the truck for now. The boys have some issues to take care of and some cleaning to do.”
“Is everyone okay? I heard gun shots...” Alaina’s words trailed off, not wanting to voice her concerns in front of Elizabeth, or to think them for that matter.
“Everyone that counts. Yeah…uh, there was a rat. A big, nasty rat in the house.” Alex winked at Alaina, and she realized what had happened. Knowing that nothing must ever be said, she smiled with tears flowing down her cheeks and mouthed a ‘thank you’ above Lizzy’s head. Alex just nodded, looking between Lizzy and her with an expression of determination and justice.
When they got back to the truck, Alex dug in one of the duffle bags and pulled out a canteen of water and an MRE. She tore the plastic open with her teeth and dug out its contents. “Do you know what this is, Lizzy?”
“Is it one of the soldier’s food things? I saw them on a movie once.”
“Yes it is. Do you know what is so cool about these besides the fact that there is a bag of MMs in this one and it has the cherished cheese pouch? I have traded a cheese pack for all kinds of cool stuff on many occasions.” Alex’s face lit up, showing a fun side to the intimidating hard woman. Alaina smiled.
“What is the best part?”
Alex opened up the green bag that was included and put the meal packet inside. Then, she dumped water in it and folded the top down a couple rolls. “Okay, now watch. The water activates the heating chemicals, heating the food up. While that is cooking, let’s see what else you have in here.”
“Elizabeth, look at me. Don’t listen to them, okay? That woman is an evil, evil woman, baby. Nothing she said is true, okay? You are beautiful and wonderful and the most amazing little girl in the whole world.” Alaina had to grit her teeth and bite the inside of her mouth to prevent saying what a fucking skanky ass, hollowed out, whore, aids-infested, herpes, syphilis, no good tramp the slut was.
“Okay, Mom. I know she is just a meanie head. I love you, Momma. I knew you would come for me. Can we go home now?”
“In just a few minutes, baby. I love you so much. You are such a strong girl and I am so proud of you. I promise we will stop and get you something to eat and drink in just a few minutes, okay? Do you need to go potty?”
“Yes I do really, really bad. I think I peed in my pants, Mom. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t help it.” She began to cry, burying her face in Alaina’s shoulder.
Alaina stroked her hair, hushing her soothingly. “It is fine, baby, it wasn’t your fault. Don’t cry, sweetheart. Come on, let’s go over to the trees and you can go, okay?”
A few sniffles sounded behind a small nod and she stood, taking her hand. They walked over to the tree line where she could relieve herself. A bunch of commotion sounded from the house before gun shots were heard. Alaina’s heart froze in her chest. Oh God in heaven , please don’t let any of the team be hurt. What if Brody or Leland was shot? Please no, God , please! Fear constricted her chest, making her breaths come out in pants.
“Momma, are you okay?”
“Yes, baby. I am just so relieved you are okay, but I am so mad they did that to you, sweetheart. I promise you no one will ever hurt you again. Pull your panties off and leave them if they are wet. We will stop and get you a brand new outfit to ride home in, and get you a shower as soon as we get home.” Guilt at everything that was happening slammed into her. How was she supposed to fix this? Could it be fixed? None of this should have ever happened! What the hell do we do now?
Alex spotted them and walked in their direction, meeting them at the tree line. “Let’s get you girls back to the truck for now. The boys have some issues to take care of and some cleaning to do.”
“Is everyone okay? I heard gun shots...” Alaina’s words trailed off, not wanting to voice her concerns in front of Elizabeth, or to think them for that matter.
“Everyone that counts. Yeah…uh, there was a rat. A big, nasty rat in the house.” Alex winked at Alaina, and she realized what had happened. Knowing that nothing must ever be said, she smiled with tears flowing down her cheeks and mouthed a ‘thank you’ above Lizzy’s head. Alex just nodded, looking between Lizzy and her with an expression of determination and justice.
When they got back to the truck, Alex dug in one of the duffle bags and pulled out a canteen of water and an MRE. She tore the plastic open with her teeth and dug out its contents. “Do you know what this is, Lizzy?”
“Is it one of the soldier’s food things? I saw them on a movie once.”
“Yes it is. Do you know what is so cool about these besides the fact that there is a bag of MMs in this one and it has the cherished cheese pouch? I have traded a cheese pack for all kinds of cool stuff on many occasions.” Alex’s face lit up, showing a fun side to the intimidating hard woman. Alaina smiled.
“What is the best part?”
Alex opened up the green bag that was included and put the meal packet inside. Then, she dumped water in it and folded the top down a couple rolls. “Okay, now watch. The water activates the heating chemicals, heating the food up. While that is cooking, let’s see what else you have in here.”
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