The Runaway (Brollins)

Chapter 17

When Colby finally got to the hospital, Rebecca had to be taken to the ER for how big her cut was He was allowed to go back with her, little Saylor too, and Colby was currently sitting at a table in the hospital room they were in, coloring with Saylor. Colby was worried sick about her, so was Saylor, so he went and got coloring books and crayons to distract the two.

Rebecca was hooked up to an IV while laying in the
bed. Once she was back into a room, she had fell asleep. The doctor said she had a concussion and he gave her 6 stitches for her head.

"Are you mad?" Saylor asked innocently, looking up at him. "You just broke the crayon."

When Colby looked down he realized he snapped the crayon in half. He shook his head and stood up to throw it away. "I'm just...sad. And yeah I'm a little mad."

Saylor laid her crayon down on the table and walked over to him. She raised her arms in the air to be held, so Colby did so. "Why are you mad?"

Colby gave her a small smile and rested his forehead against hers. "I'm just mad that your mommy got hurt."

Saylor nodded and crossed her little arms on her chest. "Me too!" Colby raised his head back up and looked at her. "They hurt mama, we hurt them!"

Colby smiled and chuckled. "Listen Say that's not how that works. If we went after your dad for hurting mommy he would hurt you. And I can't allow that to happen."

Saylor looked up at him and shook her head. "Matt ew is not my dad."

Colby furrowed his eyebrows. "Matt...ew? That's...that's creative Saylor." She smiled and played with Colby's bracelet.

"Hey C, I have a question...do you love me?" Saylor asked looking up at him innocently.

Colby cradled her to his chest and kissed her head. "Of course I do Say. I will always love you."

Saylor smiled. "Do you love mommy?"

Colby smiled and rubbed some hair out of Saylor's face. "I love your mommy more than she will ever know..."

Colby furrowed his eyebrows again as he wondered why Saylor was asking these kind of questions. "Why are you asking me this little love?"

Saylor looked at his bracelet and giggled before looking back up at him. "Because..."

Colby waited for her to finish but she frowned. "Hey...it's ok you can tell me anything you want to."

She sighed cutely and looked at him once again. "I was just making sure you not mean..."

Colby shook his head. "I would never hurt you Saylor. I would never hurt you or your mommy, you two are my world."

Saylor smiled at him and hopped down to go back to the table to color.

Colby smiled and watched her before getting an idea. He walked over to the table, "Would you want to go get mommy a present?"

Saylor smiled and covered her mouth with her hands. She nodded excitedly. "Yes!"

Colby smiled and stood back up straight. He grabbed her little hand and the two went down to the gift shop.

"There's so many things!" Saylor exclaimed. "So many to choose from..." She did a dramatic sigh and looked back up at Colby who was trying not to laugh. "What should we get her?"

Colby looked around the store and seen so many things she would have liked, but he was wanting Saylor to pick something out for her mother. "How about we get her a teddy bear." He said pointing towards a table of bears.

Saylor nodded as they walked over to the bears. She looked at the bottom row first but she didn't like them. She looked up at Colby and reached out for him. "Up please."

Colby smiled and lifted her up kissing her cheek along the way. "Do you like any of these?"

Saylor looked around curiously. Colby walked around to the other side of the table and picked up a big bear holding a smaller one. "What about this one Say?" She rubbed a hand on its fur. "This one is like you and mommy. She is the big bear, and you are the little bear she's holding."

Saylor smiled and cupped the bear's cheek. "I love it C!"

Colby grabbed the bear and sat Saylor down and the two walked to the front of the store. "C!" Saylor said making him turn towards her. She walked up to a table of flowers and pointed at some. "Do you want to get mommy flowers?"

Colby walked up to the roses and picked some up. "Mommy loves roses!" Saylor exclaimed from beside of him.

Colby nodded and looked at the other flowers. "Your mommy does love roses, but do you know what her favorite flower is?" Saylor shook her head no and Colby motioned for her to follow him to the other side. "Your mommies favorite flower is a peony ." Saylor smiled and touched the flowers. "Your grandma's favorite flowers were peonies, so Rebecca grew up loving them."

Saylor giggled. "Let's get her pennies then!"

Colby laughed. "Peonies Saylor...we're getting her peonies."

After Colby bought her gifts the two went back up into the room, but when he opened the door Rebecca was smiling at him. "Mommy!" Saylor said running through the room.

"Hi baby." Rebecca rubbed her hand through Saylor's hair as she climbed up and onto the bed to cuddle with her. Colby brought in the gifts and sat them on a table before going over and kissing Rebecca's head. "Hey..."

Colby smiled and kissed her head again before rubbing a hand through her hair. "How are you feeling?"

Rebecca shrugged. "I'm feeling ok. I've just got a  headache." She looked behind him at the gifts and smiled. "Are those for me?" She asked looking up at him.

Colby smiled. "Yeah! Me and C got you a present!" Saylor said jumping off of the bed. She grabbed the big teddy bear—almost tripping because it's bigger than her—and brought it over there to her. Rebecca grabbed it and smiled real big. "Do you like it?" Saylor asked innocently.

Rebecca hugged the bear before sitting it beside of her and scooping up Saylor. "I love it! Thank you baby." Saylor giggled as Rebecca kissed her cheek. Colby then brought the bouquet of peonies over to her.

Rebecca looked up at him with a sad smile. "I know how much you love them...so I bought them for you."

Instead of saying anything, Rebecca leaned up and connected their lips. Rebecca and Colby both smiled as they pulled back. "I love them. Thank you Colby..."

Saylor's mouth dropped as she looked between the two. "You finally kissed!"