Always mine

13. He'll be back

One year later...

Jen's POV
I can't believe it's been a year since the accident, my baby Noah would be one year old now, time flies, I still think about him every day and how could it be if he was here.

I also haven't seen Beau since the accident, nobody knows where is he, the police are supposedly looking for him but I think they already gave up.

Around 4 or 5 months after the accident I was very paranoid all the time because the thought that Beau could appear any minute at any place made me freak out.

Today Max asked me if he could go to a coffee shop with a friend, I haven't let my kids be alone on the streets since the accident but lately, I have been learning to let them go a little and be less paranoid.

Alex said he would be home late today cause he has some work stuff to do, he has been working a lot lately but I don't complain because I've been the same, I'm trying to focus on my work because if I don't distract myself a little and focus on other stuff I would be going crazy already.

Emme just arrived from school with Tashi and Ella, they've been coming home alone from school lately because they want more freedom or whatever, I don't get it much but as I said I want to let them go a little.

When I go to greet them I notice that Emme was crying and Tashi and Ella look worried...

Jen: Omg, baby were you crying? What happened?

Emme: Is Max here?

Jen: N-No. Why? Did something happen?

She broke down into tears in my arms, i-i'm just confused, I'm starting to get a little freaked out but I'm trying to keep it calm, why would Max be here right now?

Ella: Max's friend called us...he doesn't know where Max is, he said he texted his other friends to know if anybody saw him but none of them saw him after school; he asked us if we knew anything but we didn't saw Max after school either. We were hoping that he would be here...

Jen: W-What are you talking about? NOBODY knows where is he?!

Emme: No, I'm so sorry mom, we don't know anything and I talked to him at school and everything was just fine, there was anything weird or suspicious about him.

Jen: I'll call the police. You guys try to ask anyone who could know something ok?

I'm still trying to keep calm but I can't. I fucking knew it! I knew he would be back, he was waiting for me to forget about everything so he could just mess with me again.

But why would Beau take my little boy? Wasn't killing Noah enough for him? I just hope Max is okay and Beau doesn't hurt him.

Three hours later...

Max hasn't appeared yet, the girls won't stop crying and Alex hasn't got home yet, he says he can't get home right now, I need him, is too damn hard to deal with this alone so I'm just here lying on the couch crying and not knowing what to do...what am I supposed to do? I know Beau has him and I'm trying to figure out where could he had taken him and what I can do to help my son.

After some overthinking and crying around Alex finally got home, thank god, he knows about Max so it wasn't a surprise that he saw me crying like a freakin baby.

Alex: Hey baby, sorry for not coming earlier I had a lot of work to do, any news about Max?

Jen: No. He has him, Alex, Beau is back. I told you he was going to come back.

Alex: It's okay babe, we'll find him okay? There's not much we can do, do you have any idea where Beau could've taken Max?

Jen: No, I don't think he left the city which is good, but I'm not sure about anything. I just want Max to be here and to be okay.

Alex: He'll be fine okay? He's a strong and smart kid, you know that.

Jen: Yeah, he'll be fine, hopefully.