Something About Him

Fighting Forward

Annalisa

"Have you found anything..yet?" Rico asked

"If we did....would you still think we would be here?" Stefano asked him

"Boys....shut up" I said rolling my eyes listening to them.

Its been close to four months since Sean was taken. Everytime we've reached somewhere...our lead just goes out the window.

I'm worried about my son....my sweet baby boy, I'm so sorry that he's going through this.

Shiera's beautiful, she looks so much like him,her soft curly hair, her chubby cheeks.

Stefano hasn't let her out of his reach...that includes me. He's put on a little weight so far,but I know that he blames himself for what's happened.

I'm at the office the ONLY safe place,that he allows me to go alone,but he has hired four bodyguards to stay at the office, not that I mind. When a knock pulls me out of my thoughts.

"Yes come in......."I shout and in walks Ashlee...

"Look I know where your child is and who has him and why, if u want him back just act normal n come with me...." she says as I hop out from my chair and I look her the eyes

"Get me to my son" I told her as we took off,I couldn't risk it, so I made the dumb choice of just leaving without telling anyone or leaving any clues, this could all be a trap to kill me and take over, but I needed to find my baby boy.

"How do I know your not trying to kil me?" I asked her suddenly

"Turn here.......because you would have been dead a longtime ago, like I said I work for ur mom's family, and my boss wants you alive........make a right" She spoke calmly as we drove to an unknown location.

A few minutes later she told to stop outside a medium sized home, it looked a lot like my childhood home but it was a different colour. 

"Follow me" She quickly spoke, flabbergasted, I just nodded as we started walking.

Passing thru door after door, we stop in front of a big red door, I can hear giggles n laughter from the outside.

I stop as I can feel my heart drop, my breathing gets hectic as I listen to a sound I never in my wildest dreams would have thought about.

The door opens, and everything just seems as time freezes as I look deeper into the room, there was my baby boy, happy,smiling and safe and next to him, smiling at me was my father.

I walked right up to him and I punched him in his face.

"How dare you" I screamed as I rushed to Sean's side hugging him

"Oh my sweet baby, I've missed you so much, I'm so so sorry that you had to go through all of this" I said rocking him as I run my fingers thru is curly hair.

"Mom, Mom calm down did you forget I'm a big brother, so I have to big and tough so that I can protect you and my baby sister, like how dad protected me" he said a big smile on his face as he looked at me.

"Yes yes, how can I forget that" I said hugging him once him

"Its amazing how much he looks just like you at that age" My father speaks

"Shut up, you left me, did you really die that night or was tht just a lie....is mom really dead or did you both get tired of being parents that you had to fake your own deaths and for it to traumatize a seven year old" I said to him

"Poo-" he started

"I was just a kid, I thought both my parents had died, I cried so hard,wished on every birthday candle,shooting star that it was all a dream, but it wasn't...neither of you came back....yet here you are alive and well" I state

"You have to understand, in my line of work, I never wanted to leave you, the reason, I woke up everyday,why I went to work and the one person that could calm me down after I had a job, but I needed to protect you, yes ur mother really is dead, she died that night because of the man that is after you and Stefano"He paused

"I never left you babygirl, I was ALWAYS around, from the time u first moved in with my parents to when Sean and Shiera was born, my beautiful grandchildren, I have a few words for Stefano, but I'll let that slide for now.....babygirl, I did the only thing I knew that would protect you, but he found you, I would have taken the both of them but I believed that Stefano could have handled it." He adds

"Why?....why didn't you try to get back to me?....why make me think that you were dead?" I asked as the tears threatened to flow.

"I had to, you have kids on your own, and I know you understand as a parent you'd walk through the depths of hell once it means keeping them safe and you've proved that....it wasn't my intention of doing this but it happened and I can't take it back I just want you to know that I love you kid and my life is better because of you" he said tears forming in his eyes as I hugged him we both cried like never before.

"I understand dad....but that man is after me, he'll go after everyone he already took Stefano and Sean who knows what he'll do next" I reasoned

"Don't worry babygirl we'll take care of this once and for all." He said wiping my tears away

"Mommy are you ok?" Sean asked

"Now that I know your safe I am baby boy"I said to him kissing his forehead

"Now lets go so your dad can finally sleep" I added pinching his cheek a small smile spreads across his face.

"Yay...do I get to meet my sister too?"he asked

"Ofcourse you will baby" I said taking his hand and looking back at me dad

"Call me when you have the plan...keep my kids out of this and my grandmother too" I told him

"I'll keep you all safe babygirl I promise" He said looking at me as I left his house with Sean.

The drive back was longer than I thought as the days events played over and over in my head. Sean had...like always fallen asleep in the back.

I look at him threw the mirror and smile, my child is safe and he's still him thats what I'm most thankful for.

I got home at around 4 pm, the yard was full with the guys all fully armed,equipped with bulletproof vests on.

Sighing heavily I get out of the truck, and I take Sean out of the backseat and I carry him to the front door.

"I'm home" I yell as heavy quick footsteps come towards me,

"Where were u..."he pauses mid sentence, his eyes wide and teary

"Hey we're home" I say softly to Sean in his ear as he gets up rubs his eyes.

With slightly open eyes, he sees his dad

"Daddy" he shouts as he runs towards him

"My boy" Stefano cries,hugging him tightly,nuzzling his face in his ear softly whispering to him.

It was so nice to see them back together,finally I had the missing piece of me back. My family was complete and the person who tried to break it apart is still out there..........