The Marriage Break

Part five: Tha pause

Regina didn't know what time she fell asleep. She woke up scared, maybe because of some nightmare. It took her a few seconds to recognize where she was and so many others remember what had happened that early morning.

When she turned to see how Adam was, the boy was no longer in bed. She started looking in all possible directions, but there were no traces of the child.

"Adam? Where are you?" She called the boy, while she went to the bathroom to confirm that he was not there.

The brunette was covered with a bathrobe and she left the room ready to find her son. While walking down the corridor, she called her son with a warning not to wake everyone.

"Mrs. Regina!" One of the service women approached her to tell her about her son's whereabouts. "Your son got up at seven o'clock with a lot of hunger, so I prepared him some hot cakes and then his father took him away.

"Arthur was here? Where did he take him?" She asked, imagining the worst.

"Of course. He went down with the child. Mr. Arthur didn't say where they were going, but I heard something about fishing". The woman waved goodbye. "Do you want me to prepare something to eat?"

"Don't!" She answered a little bit scared. "Tell the driver to prepare my dad's truck, that I need him to take me home as soon as possible". Without waiting for an answer, Regina ran upstairs to get dressed quickly.

It wasn't the first time Arthur had punished Regina by taking away the child, as a promise that if she didn't do things as he wanted, she would lose the right to see Adam, taking him to his maternal grandmother's house indefinitely.

The mere fact that this could happen chilled his blood. It couldn't be happening to her. She shouldn't have fallen asleep. That was tormenting her. While she dressed with the first clothes that she still had in her parents' house, Regina couldn't stop to think the worst and start crying.

She bolted down the stairs and she went through the luxurious mansion on the way to the front door. There the driver stops to take her home, just as she had asked the service lady. The moment she was going to get into the truck, her sister and her mother came out to meet her.

"Regina! Are you going to leave without saying goodbye?" The mother was somewhat bewildered, but she seemed in a good mood.

"Sorry mother, I have to leave immediately. Arthur and Adam went ahead, so I urgently need to reach their meeting". The brunette tried to hide before her mother. She hugged her while explaining.

"I'm glad to see you so united. I was thinking the worst about your marriage and expecting the same". The woman had to say what she thought. If things were not as Clarise said, there were problems.

"Yes mother, that's right". She looked intensely at her sister, so that she didn't think to deny it. "Now I have to go!"

"Regina!" The redhead stopped her before she got into the car. "If you need help with something, just let me know". She said it honestly. She felt that she had screwed up.

"You already helped me a lot yesterday Rachel". She smiled convincingly, as if she was grateful. "I hope you rest. Then I come for my things". The brunette got into the truck and left.

On the way to her penthouse, she prayed that Arthur had not left. While doing this, she remembered David and her heart skipped a beat. Quickly, she picked up her cell phone and dialed her neighbor's number to ask for some crazy.

"Hello David!" Regina was desperate. She spoke in a special tone, so that the driver would not listen.

"Hi Regina. I thought you would be in the gym. I am here waiting for you". The blonde was surprised at the absence of the brunette.