WARNING: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN BE TRIGGERING TO SOME.
Two weeks later, after Leah and Lucas got what they needed from the house, they stayed at Ashley's home. Leah was so confused about how Michael found her; she had a gut feeling somebody had told him, but she had no idea. She didn't trust anybody; she was even scared to be at Ashley's house.
Leah got up from the guest bed and grabbed her phone; she called her dad and placed her hand on her forehead.
"Hello ?" Her dad answered in a fancy tone
"Daddy," Leah cried, "he found us."
"WHAT ?" He yelled, "ARE YOU OKAY? WHERE ARE JAMARCUS AND MACKENZIE ?"
"We're fine, daddy. I don't know who told him where we are, but he found us, but we're safe now," She said, clearing her throat and wiping her tears.
"Where are y'all at ?" He asked in a concerning tone
Lucas came in, laid down beside her, and forced her head on his chest.
"Daddy, I gotta call you back," She said before breaking down. She cried on Lucas's chest. Lucas felt so helpless. "I could've fucked him up," Lucas said, rubbing her shoulder. "I could've made his ass beg for me to stop punching his ass. I should've protected all of you instead of running away, the damn security man," Lucas said, getting mad again.
"Lucas, stop. I ran, and you ran after me, plus we were in the middle of the hospital," she laughed, wiping her tears.
"Exactly, I could've fucked his ass up more and put him in a hospital bed" He chuckled, causing her to crack up.
"I know, baby, I know," She said, rubbing his chest. "I'm glad you were there regardless," She sniffled.
"Me too, baby, you ran so fast, and I never want to see you that scared ever again," He said, rubbing her lower back.
"I don't understand how he found us," she said, wiping her nose and sniffling.
"We'll figure it out, baby. I promise you that," He said, moving her closer. She got on top of him, and he wrapped his arms around her, making her feel safe. Lucas always made Leah feel safe and regular; no matter how emotional or distant she could be, he always made her feel okay.
Jamarcus walked in crying and had his hands behind his back
"Marc, you okay ?" Lucas asked concerned
"Mommy, I'm sorry," He cried
Leah got off on Lucas and looked at Jamarcus "what's wrong, baby ?" She asked, getting off the bed and sitting on the edge of the bed facing him. Jamarcus cried even harder. Leah turned and looked at Lucas; Lucas looked at Leah and shrugged his shoulders.
"Jamarcus, what happened ?" Leah asked him, getting anxious
He took Leah's burner phone from behind his back and handed it to Leah "you wanna call your dad ?" She asked confused
"I-" Jamarcus backed up and locked eyes with Leah.
"You did what ?" She asked, getting irritated.
"I told dad where we were," He said, looking scared
Leah sat in shock and just stared at him; it took her a minute to process what was said to her.
"WHAT ?" Lucas yelled, "WHY DID YOU DO THAT ?"
Jamarcus looked down and started playing with his fingers."ANSWER ME " Lucas yelled lowkey, scaring Jamarcus. Leah stood up and looked at him in disbelief. "Why did you do that ?" she asked him with so much hurt in her voice.
"I just wanted to be with my dad," Jamarcus said, crying
Leah damn near in tears, looked at him, and sat back down. "YOU WANTED TO BE WITH HIM ?" She yelled
Jamarcus just stared at her and wiped his tears
"JAMARCUS, WHAT THE FUCK ?" She yelled, crossing her arms and mugging him, "I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR SISTER FROM HIM FOR YEARS, AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO ?" Then, she yelled, "THIS IS WHAT YOU DO TO US?"
Ashley walked into the room with a confused looked "what the hell is going on ?" She asked. Leah stepped out of the room and walked outside to get some air. While outside she noticed a car just sitting there she knew who it was so she just stared at the car. Michael got out of the car halfway and placed his arm on the vehicle. Leah looked at the house and back at Michael.
She was so tired of running that she decided she wasn't running anymore. She walked up to Michael; he stood there wearing all grey, and his white air forces looked lowkey good to Leah, but she ignored those feelings.
"What do you want, Michael ?" She asked him, locking eyes with him
"You look great for somebody with two kids," He said sarcastically
"I will walk away-"
"And I'll beat the fuck outta you try me if you want to," He said, cutting her off.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT ?" She yelled
"My family baby, come home," He said, reaching for her arm
Leah snatched away from him and looked him up and down "no, hell no," She said, mugging him. He let out a chuckle and put his head down. Leah looked away, and Michael grabbed her arm, causing her to jump.
"I said come the fuck home, meaning take your ass in that house and get my fucking kids and bring your stubborn ass home," he aggressively whispered. Leah tried to fight him off, but he had a firm grip.
"GET OFF OF ME" She yelled, smacking him with her other hand.
Michael paused and looked at her like she was crazy. "BITCH HAVE YOU LOST YOUR FUCKING MIND ?" He yelled back, slapping her. "STOP FUCKING PLAYING WITH ME, LEAH I'LL FUCK YOU UP, AND YOU KNOW THAT"
"MICHAEL GET OFF OF ME" She yelled crying.
"OR WHAT ?" He yelled, "matter fact get your ass in the car," He said aggressively, pulling her
"NO NO NO" She yelled. "LUCAS" She cried out. "LUCAS" She screamed as loud as she could.
"SHUT UP" Michael yelled, punching her.
Lucas ran outside and, without hesitation, ran up to Michael and punched him dead in his face causing him to lose his balance a little bit. Michael let go of Leah, and Leah ran to Ashley, who held on to Leah as she cried her eyes out. She rushed Leah into the house and ran towards Michael and Lucas, who were having a whole-blown fistfight.
"LUCAS, GET OFF OF HIM" Ashley yelled, grabbing Lucas and forcing him off of him. Lucas got up, and Ashley stood in front of them both. "LUCAS LUCAS, LOOK AT ME," She said, trying to grab his attention "go help, Leah." But instead, he looked at her and walked toward the house.
Michael got up "well, isn't it nice to see you, sis-in-law," He said, wiping his blood off his lip smiling and sniffing.
"Michael, what the hell are you doing ?" Ashley asked him in an agitated tone
"What does it look like?" Then, he asked, "I'm selling cookies," He said, pausing, "want some ?"
Ashley mugged him. "Leave, and if you ever come back here, I will call the police. Do you hear me ?" She asked him
He looked at her and laughed. "Ashley, honey," He said, lifting his shirt, "I am the police" He laughed,d showing her his badge.
"LEAVE" Ashley yelled.
Michael looked at her and nodded his head "you right, this area is bad for business anyways," He said, walking towards his car "tell Leah and my kids' daddy will be back."
Ashley sighed and watched him pull off "got damn it," she said to herself, walking back into the house.
YOU ARE READING
Always Hidden II
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