him
questionably, “I thought you had only one child?”
“ I do, but I’m
picking up my friend’s kid for lunch.” Dave lied. He hated
explaining himself to people, but if he was going to take Miguel,
he needed to come up with an excuse. He was glad the kids were well
taken care of, maybe now he would be more relaxed when he left
Elizabeth here.
She raised an eyebrow and
stared at him, not saying a word. Dave thought he had been caught
in a lie, but Miguel came to his rescue, “Dave, are you leaving
Izzy?” he stretched his hands out for Elizabeth and she bent down
for them, “Give her to me, I’ll watch her.”
“ No, we are
going to your mom’s place for lunch.” Dave put her down, but Miguel
insisted on carrying her. He looked like he would fall over, but he
kept steady on his feet. It disturbed Dave how the boy had grown
attached to his daughter, and how Elizabeth was so willing to go to
him. She usually didn’t like strangers no matter the height, he was
even more surprised he found her serene and calm with Paula the day
before.
“ You want
Miguel?” the nurse asked.
“ Yes.” Dave
answered her, leaning down to put a secure hand on Michael’s
back.
She shrugged, “They were
going out for lunch anyway. You could save Paula sometime and take
them.”
“ Them?” Dave
asked, he didn’t know she had more than one kid.
“ Julie, Jane’s
daughter,” Miguel answered him, shifting Elizabeth to his other
hip, “Julie lets go.” He yelled. A blond girl turned her head and
came running towards them.
“ Our moms are
going to be mad if we break out again.” she said in a squeaky
voice.
“ Break out?”
Dave asked amused.
“ We aren’t
breaking out. Dave is taking us.” he turned and walked out of the
room, Julie behind him. Dave stood there, not sure exactly what to
make of Miguel, he had completely taken charge of the situation. He
looked like the type kids younger than him would look up to, and
follow his every word, probably why Julie and Izzy - his new pet name for his
daughter were so at ease with him.
“ Paula, did
you send someone to pick up the kids?” Jane placed the cups of tea
down on the table before she turned to Maria.
Maria looked at her with
a raised eyebrow, “What are you talking about?” She walked to the
counter and placed her tray down, placing her next order on
it.
“ The day care
just called, they said a man picked up the kids.” she spoke
quietly, walking to the back of the counter.
Maria stood there frozen.
She could feel all the blood rush out of her head, to her feet, her
heart beat hard, ready to explode out of her chest. She could feel
her former companion fear creep up her spine as she slowly broke
into a panic. It had been too soon, too fast for Ricky to have
found them already. Edna reassured her that Ricky was nowhere near
New York, and how was it possible he found out where Michael was?
Was he watching the apartment, did he follow them here? Leo
wouldn’t let him take Michael and the day care knew better than to
give her child to a complete stranger? And what would Ricky want
with Julie? No, it had to be someone else. “It could have been
Leo,” she spoke with a quivering voice.
Jane looked up at her
suspiciously. She heard the fear in Maria’s voice and thought it
unusual. Her eyes were already filling up with tears and her body
seemed to shake as her chest moved up and down, as if she was
struggling to breath. Jane had never seen her like that and it made
her wonder, “No it wasn’t him, it was some guy
called...”
Maria didn’t wait for
Jane to finish speaking. She turned around and jetted towards the
door, her mind already imagining all the cruel things Ricky was
already doing to Michael. She stopped a few feet from the door when
it swung open, revealing a laughing Michael and Julie, each holding
Elizabeth’s hand, Dave walking closely behind them smiling down.
Maria rocked on her feet dizzy, the relief of seeing Michael
crippling
questionably, “I thought you had only one child?”
“ I do, but I’m
picking up my friend’s kid for lunch.” Dave lied. He hated
explaining himself to people, but if he was going to take Miguel,
he needed to come up with an excuse. He was glad the kids were well
taken care of, maybe now he would be more relaxed when he left
Elizabeth here.
She raised an eyebrow and
stared at him, not saying a word. Dave thought he had been caught
in a lie, but Miguel came to his rescue, “Dave, are you leaving
Izzy?” he stretched his hands out for Elizabeth and she bent down
for them, “Give her to me, I’ll watch her.”
“ No, we are
going to your mom’s place for lunch.” Dave put her down, but Miguel
insisted on carrying her. He looked like he would fall over, but he
kept steady on his feet. It disturbed Dave how the boy had grown
attached to his daughter, and how Elizabeth was so willing to go to
him. She usually didn’t like strangers no matter the height, he was
even more surprised he found her serene and calm with Paula the day
before.
“ You want
Miguel?” the nurse asked.
“ Yes.” Dave
answered her, leaning down to put a secure hand on Michael’s
back.
She shrugged, “They were
going out for lunch anyway. You could save Paula sometime and take
them.”
“ Them?” Dave
asked, he didn’t know she had more than one kid.
“ Julie, Jane’s
daughter,” Miguel answered him, shifting Elizabeth to his other
hip, “Julie lets go.” He yelled. A blond girl turned her head and
came running towards them.
“ Our moms are
going to be mad if we break out again.” she said in a squeaky
voice.
“ Break out?”
Dave asked amused.
“ We aren’t
breaking out. Dave is taking us.” he turned and walked out of the
room, Julie behind him. Dave stood there, not sure exactly what to
make of Miguel, he had completely taken charge of the situation. He
looked like the type kids younger than him would look up to, and
follow his every word, probably why Julie and Izzy - his new pet name for his
daughter were so at ease with him.
“ Paula, did
you send someone to pick up the kids?” Jane placed the cups of tea
down on the table before she turned to Maria.
Maria looked at her with
a raised eyebrow, “What are you talking about?” She walked to the
counter and placed her tray down, placing her next order on
it.
“ The day care
just called, they said a man picked up the kids.” she spoke
quietly, walking to the back of the counter.
Maria stood there frozen.
She could feel all the blood rush out of her head, to her feet, her
heart beat hard, ready to explode out of her chest. She could feel
her former companion fear creep up her spine as she slowly broke
into a panic. It had been too soon, too fast for Ricky to have
found them already. Edna reassured her that Ricky was nowhere near
New York, and how was it possible he found out where Michael was?
Was he watching the apartment, did he follow them here? Leo
wouldn’t let him take Michael and the day care knew better than to
give her child to a complete stranger? And what would Ricky want
with Julie? No, it had to be someone else. “It could have been
Leo,” she spoke with a quivering voice.
Jane looked up at her
suspiciously. She heard the fear in Maria’s voice and thought it
unusual. Her eyes were already filling up with tears and her body
seemed to shake as her chest moved up and down, as if she was
struggling to breath. Jane had never seen her like that and it made
her wonder, “No it wasn’t him, it was some guy
called...”
Maria didn’t wait for
Jane to finish speaking. She turned around and jetted towards the
door, her mind already imagining all the cruel things Ricky was
already doing to Michael. She stopped a few feet from the door when
it swung open, revealing a laughing Michael and Julie, each holding
Elizabeth’s hand, Dave walking closely behind them smiling down.
Maria rocked on her feet dizzy, the relief of seeing Michael
crippling
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