Chasing Champions

Oh god...

Chase POV:

I don't know what was worse, all the moments of watching her almost die or go through hell, or realizing she was gone without a trace. They way she had been acting on the last day I saw her made sense and I wish I would have never walked out that door. The past nearly 3 months had been nothing short of hell for our family. All of us had been looking for her non stop, and we all know it had something to do with her parents. Nothing was bright or cheerful in our lives anymore, except for Gracie. She was the only thing keeping Jace and I somewhat sane.

Right now I was sitting on the couch looking at our wedding photo numbly. Jace was at school and Gracie was down with Layla so I had nothing to distract myself with. I was barely hanging on and the only reason was our children needed me. But I honestly was failing that as I couldn't be all there for them. And I was failing my team, luckily they understood and was giving me awhile to heal. But I don't know if I ever will heal, I need her here with me and to grow old together. I'm only 25 and now raising 2 kids by myself and I just want my partner. The silence was killing me so I put the photo down and got up to go take a walk around the neighborhood. Part of me did it to feel closer to her since she loved to take walks around.

I was halfway around the block when I see a figure stumbling towards me. I frown as I get closer and closer, and I noticed the figure had long blonde hair. My heart drops then beats like crazy as the figure looks up and it's her, the face I begged to see again. I broke out in a run and got to her right as her legs gave out and caught her in my arms. I look down and my heart stills as I take in how pale she was, and so scarily thin. She was looking up at me unseeingly and it was so unnerving to see her normal glowing eyes so dead. I push some of her matted hair off of her face and she blinked and gave a small weak smile and whispers,

"I made it back, I got away, thank god."

I give a laugh as tears started to fall down my face as I whisper back,

"Welcome back baby girl, I have you now your safe and I'm never letting you leave me sight again."

She just smiles before she starts to cough and blood started to trickle down her chin. Alarm bells go off in my head as her face contours into pain as she holds her stomach and whimpers. I adjust her in my arms and take off back home and get her into my truck. As we drive there she was squeezing my hand like she never wanted to let go, and I didn't either. Getting to the hospital and taking her in and the doctors rushing her off for testing and surgery was a blur and my head was spinning from it all. The only thought running through my head was she was home, badly hurt and sick but she was home. I settle down in a chair before realizing that Jace needed to be picked up in 20 minutes. I shakily pull out my phone and called Jett and as he answers I stutter out,

"Jett I found her, I found Sarah stumbling down our road and were in the hospital right now. She's in some type of surgery and Jace needs picked up and-"

I get choked up as I finally felt the emotions hit me from all of this. I vaguely hear Jett say,

"Oh god ok, um I'll call the family and let them know and I'll go get Jace ok? She's strong Chase, if she was able to get away and back to you then she's not going to let anything take her away again. So just breath and someone will be there soon with you ok?"

I nod and mutter ok before we hung up and I just sat there with my head in my hands. I was fighting against fear of losing her for good and pure rage against her parents because no one can convince me that it wasn't them. I sat there for almost a hour before I felt someone sit down next to me and lift my head up to see my dad sitting there. And no words were said as he just brings me into his arms as I start to cry, not caring if I was bawling like a baby in front of people. He held me like he would when I was little after a nightmare and it slowly helped me calm down.