Saved by Two

Chapter 1:

Saved by Two Chapter 1:

"Alright brother i've got to get little Timmy home before mommy starts to worry." i joke ruffling his hair.

Tim scowls and hits my hand away angrily. Houston my twin laughs along with me while his sweet little wife giggles from beside him. "I only live with my mom because you don't pay me enough."

"I don't pay ya enough?" i ask him with raised eyebrows. He nods his head seriously. "Would ya like a raise?"

"That would be awesome man."

I nod along with him and say "I know it would. To bad ya not getting one. Work ah little harder and i'll might think about it."

"That was wrong." Houston states with an amused shake of his head. May his wife nod in agreement and gets up to walk us out.

She gives me a hug and says "Come over for dinner tomorrow?" theirs a sparkle in her eyes and i know what that means.

"No ma'am." i say quickly shaking my head. "I'm not getting into that again. God will bring ah woman ta me not May." i tell her sternly and she only rolls her golden eyes.

"Fine, fine. But can he hurry up because i want some nieces and nephews."

"Isn't having three little ones enough for you?" i ask with raised eyebrows.

Shaking her head she says "Not at all." then she puts her hand on her hip and says "So get to looking im not getting any younger."

"May your twenty six. Thats not old i think you'll be okay for thirty more years."

"Lets hope your right mister." May pushes me out of the door after i yell by to my brother. "See ya at church Sunday."

I tip my hat to her and make my way to my truck. Tim is already in the front seat but his scowl is long gone and now hes smiling. Tim is like that hes always bubbly if you make him mad hes only mad for two seconds and then he doing something a child would do. Thats why i hired him because we needed a little fun on the ranch. Someone to keep us all laughing and so far hes done the job.

"You wanna go home?" i ask Tim as i pull out of my brothers long drive. Usually Tim stays with me to get away from his younger siblings and i don't blame him because when they come to the ranch to swim they seem like a real handful. Don't get me wrong i love kids and want many but my kids arn't going to act like rug-rats.

Tim looks over at me and nod. "Sure but can we go by mine to get some clothes?"

Nodding i turn in the direction to his house. He turns up the radio singing along to the song on KLove. His singing is obnoxious but i guess if your worshiping the Lord you can do it how ever you see fit.

When my headlight shines on something in the middle of the road i squint looking closer. Nudging Tim i point at the road and ask "What is that?"

"I don't know." he says but as we get closer we gasp at the same time. Quickly i pull the truck over and jump out running to the body in the middle of the road.

The body is so Small and frail its the body of a female. She has long hair sprawled all around the road. It looks brown but i don't think that's the original color. She has on a swatter and panties but that's it. Her sweater has holes in it and you can tell it is all she has had for a long time. It's t small showing off her stomach and back. Her wrist up to her elbows are showing and all you can see is bruises and dirt.

She looks like she hasn't had a bath in years and she doesn't smell any better.

Crouching down i gently lift her head off of the road and remover the hair from her face. She has a beautiful face. A small button nose and lips that fit her face just right. If they wern't purple and crusted i bet they would be Rose and soft. Her eyes are closed but she has perfect long eyelashes that rest on her cheeks. She looks so young and innocent but also peaceful.

"What happened to her?" Tim ask quietly in shock.

Without looking at him i pick the girl off of the road gently. The side of her head that was on the road is coated with blood from where she most likely hit it roughly.

"Drive?" i ask Tim as i gently get into the passenger seat with the Angel on my lap. I've decided that's what she looks like. She may be bruised and battered but her beauty still shines through.

Tim gets in and turns the truck around going to my house instead of his. I just watch the angel in my arms as her little chest goes up and down with each labored breath. 'God who would do this to her? To someone so innocent and so beautiful?' I ask silently.

"Will you call May?" i ask Tim as i get out of the truck trying not to jostle her to much. Tim opens the front door when we get t it and i send him a grateful look. Walking up the stairs i put her in a guest room right across from mine.

Gently i lie her on the bed covering her body with the sheet. Sitting beside her i just watching her. "She'll be here right away." Tim says coming into the room. He takes a seat in the chair beside the window looking out of it lost in thought.

He's probably wondering the same thing i am. Who would do this to her? Who would be so cruel?

"DALLAS!" i hear May's usually soft voice shout frantically. I hear her feet running up the stairs with a heavier pair not far behind. May enters the room and stops dead in her tracks causing my brother to run into her about knocking her down. Before she can budge though he wraps his arms around her waist and studies her before his eyes widen in horror.

"What happened to her?" May asks as she rushes to the side of he bead in her doctor mode. Her hands run over my angels frail body.

"She was in the middle of the road." Tim speaks up after i just stair at the beauty infront of me.

"In the middle of the road?" She asks and Tim nods in confirmation. "She has a broken arm and a few broken ribs.From the looks of it she was breathing severely. Their are old scars from about a week to two days ago and fresh ones that im assuming happened before she was left on the side of the road. She should really get to a hospital."

Quickly i shake my head in disagreement. "I cant do that to her May. She probably thinks shes dead and to wake up in a hospital after going through only God knows. Nope im not doing it. Can you just give her some meds and i can treat her?" With my eyes i plead for her to say yes because what if she wakes up and freaks out because so many people are prodding her.

Slowly May nods and gives me a sympathetic look. "Okay but she needs to be watched the whole night untill she wakes up. I'll stay here and have Ally go and get her some pain meds because she is going to need it when she wakes up." She looks around the room at all of us and then her eyes land on me with a sad small smile. "If you dont want to see me pop her shoulder back into place you may want to leave."

Nodding i get up because i want her to wash my angel up and get her some new clothes. "Could you by any chance wash her up and dress her?"

"Of course hun." she says standing up straighter and pointing to the door. "All of you out then."

We walk out of the room and i slump to the floor impatiently waiting untill i can get back into the room. Houston sits beside me and pats my shoulder. "Doin alright?" I shoot him a look and he nods "I know stupid question."

"I just..........." i drown off with a heavy sigh. "Who would do something to someone so innocent and beautiful? Who would do that to someone at all? She looks so broken. Shes bones and skin and looks like she never head a bath in her life."

"Some people are cruel. The world is cruel and filled with cruel people. She's out of it now so you just have to show her not all people are like that."

Looking over at my brother i frown and ask the most dreaded question i can muster. "What if she doesn't let me?"