My Best Friend's Son

Chapter 14. Consequences

Jennifer's POV:

        Everything was falling into place. Andrew spent the whole night cuddling and playing with Anderson, and the sight of Andrew holding Anderson was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. The night was beautiful and perfect except for Michael who was acting all weird that he left the apartment and told me that he had some stuff to do and what made it even more weird was that he pulled Andrew aside and ordered him;

"Andrew, when I leave this building I want you to lock all doors and windows. Don't let anyone in not even me or Amber. I want you to stay here and stay quiet as if you weren't here. Keep this close." he said as he gave Andrew a gun. Andrew's eyes widen and he asked "What's wrong? What's going on?" but Michael didn't looked a bit worried. He just looked frustrated. "Nothing... Just a lot of dangerous people. Nobody can be trusted." Michael replied once Andrew gave him a nod he then he left without another word.

Maybe it was him being paranoid. But he has never acted that way. Me and Andrew slept in one of the guest rooms that Michael let me borrow while I lived here. Me and Andrew were just talking about how much fun we used to have during our high school and college years especially memories,

"Remember that guy you used to date from the choir?" Andrew asked through chuckles, I groaned as I rolled my eyes remembering, Greg. "You mean Greg?" Andrew burst out laughing. "I still remember he sang opera outside your house... but he was singing baby come back opera version." he seriously wouldn't let it go. "I thought it was sweet," I defended myself. "Says the one who threw tomatoes at him from her window." he teased, I was harsh because all my neighbors were shouting at him to stop. 

"What about that girl who worked Chucky Cheese that you dated for a month? What's her name... was it Carly?" now it was mu turn. "Yes, Carly. Now she was a cool chick." he said "Just because she gave you free tokens and pizza... then you dumped her for some gymnastics girl named Lanah." I said as we both laughed. "Ooh! Remember Mrs.Beth?" he asked, "You mean Mrs.Beth who had a very obvious crush on you and saw me as the devil. Of course! I still think she's the one who put the worms in my sandwich." I said "What about that moment we almost kissed at the prom?" I added "I wished that we kissed." he said dreamily which made me giggle. "I wish that I did not ran away when you told me your feelings." I said then the silence washed in, both of us deep in thought.

"Drew... Where will this lead us?" I asked him, he smiled and replied;

"I don't know... but something beautiful." 

After we would just stare into each others eyes until we both fell asleep. That's until we heard a glass shattering making me and Andrew bolt up from the bed. It sounded like it came from the window. We thought it could be drunk people outside the building just like what happened a week ago.

That's until we heard Anderson cry which made me and Andrew run out of the room only to see two dark figures and one of them was carrying Anderson, and in this moment I have never been so scared in my life. Anderson was crying in his arms and the thing that made me mad was that they were holding him in a very uncomfortable and dangerous way. Andrew lunged forward at the dark figures but the one not carrying the baby started beating Andrew up both of them equally strong. I then tried clawing at the person holding my Anderson but I was taken back as the other one yanked my hair back making me crying out in pain and the one holding Anderson slapped me making me fall to the ground on the shattered glass. "Jen!!" Andrew cried out as he saw me fall but I looked at him and said "Get Andy!" but as he tried to take two men at the same time try to get Anderson, I knew that it was useless.

Andrew was knocked out as he hit his head harshly against the wall. Then I watched as the two figures disappear with my son. My whole world shattered, if I thought that seeing Andrew marry Amber hurt then this is beyond compare. It felt like someone just ripped out my heart and my lungs forgot how to breathe. I'd rather die than to go through this or ever feel this pain. Andrew was shouting things, but I couldn't hear his voice, I could only see his mouth moving but no sound coming out. My whole world was shaking violently but that could either be me sobbing and crying out for Anderson or Andrew shaking me to snap back to reality.

But reality seems painful at the moment. I rather not.

I saw Andrew run towards the phone, he must've called the Police. But could they help? 

I don't know how long I sat upon the shattered glass but the police arrived along with the paramedics. The paramedics tried to take me away from my sitting spot but I pushed them away, shouting and screaming. Don't they understand that I just want to be alone. Not much later Natalie arrived along with Jacob and Ginger. All three of them were in tears possibly crying from a broken heart but far from how broken mine was. Ginger and Natalie tried approaching me but luckily Natalie knew I wanted to be alone. 

I missed Anderson.

Andrew was now in tears as he kept running his hand through his hair furiously as he looked at the window where Anderson's kidnappers disappeared. A police officer kept asking questions from Andrew and Andrew was trying his best to stay calm. What did they want with Anderson? What did I ever do to anyone to make me deserve this? I started sobbing louder as I could feel my heart squeezing catching everyone's attention. Andrew approached me along with paramedics who were now working on my wounds which I could only feel a slight stinging sensation.

Andrew embraced me.

He was here for me. 

And to think that everything was falling together.