The Divit Brothers.....On Their Way Home

Chapter Twenty Four

      Adam Munro was the type of father that would protect his only daughter at any cost. So when he finally convinced Carolinas best friend to tell him where she had ran off to, he took a taxi back to the airport to catch the next flight out to Malaga Spain.

      It didn't matter to him that his daughter was 24 years old and an adult in the eyes of everyone he knew. She was his daughter and sometimes she didn't make the best decisions when it came to love. 

      He was the one that held her all those nights after Mr. Grant Baxter ripped out her heart and stomped on it. He was the one that watched her as she struggled to get over a man that had lied to her for over a year. So this time he couldn't, no he wouldn't let another guy hurt her like that. 

      He would fly to Malaga and find her and they would be on the next plane back to the States, kicking and screaming all the way if that's what It took. He would have to be ready for that..

      As he arrived at the airport to check for a flight, he text Carolina one last time, letting her know that he was on his way. He had a two hour wait for the flight and then an over two hour layover, so that meant he wouldn't arrive in Malaga until after midnight. 

      The wait was long and excruciating, but finally he was boarding the plane. His determination was all that was holding him together right now, that and his love for his daughter. 

      " A sailor, a man that was sailing the Mediterranean Sea for adventure."  He thought, his fears rippling through his heart. That's the way that Michelle and Nick had explained this man to him.  " Well we will see about that." He voiced out loud as he settled into his seat for the first leg of his journey to Malaga.

      Carolina was pacing the floor of the bedroom, waiting for Michelle to answer her call. It rang 5 times before she finally hesitantly answered, " Carolina, I'm sorry. There wasn't anything I could do." Was her friends opening sentence. Carolina took a deep breath, " What do you mean, all you had to do was tell him you didn't know where I had gone. I wish I had never told you where Efe lived." She blurted out over the phone.

      " Look I know you are upset with me, but he was going to the police and press charges against Efe for kidnapping. What else was I suppose to do. I figured it would better trying to handle your dad than the police." Michelle explained, trying to defend herself. 

      Carolina flopped down on the bed, " Whats going to happen Michelle, he could be here any minute. And in his text he told me to have my things ready to go, that he was taking me home. Michelle I can't leave, I can't leave Efe. I love him, I love him to much to leave." She whispered desperately through the phone.

      Efe walked out to the beach, confused and more unsure of himself then ever. Carolina had told  him that her father was fine with her going with him. That he gave his blessing and told her he couldn't wait to meet Efe. But all of that was a lie, she just told him what he wanted to hear. He should have known something wasn't right when he wanted to call her dad to give him their itinerary so he wouldn't worry, and she refused, saying here dad trusted her decision and Efes intentions. 

      Can watched from the front entryway as Efe paced back and forth in the sand. He knew he was upset about something and it probably had Carolinas name written all over it. He waited a few minutes before he headed out to see if he could help.

      " Son, are you ok. I heard some loud voices coming from your bedroom. Is it something  you want to talk about." He asked as he sat down in his chair.

      Efe shook his head, " I'm not sure dad. I thought I knew her but she lied about her dad. He gave her strict orders not to leave with me and she did it anyway, then told me he gave us his blessing. You know, I wondered why she didn't want to call him when we would dock. Now I know why, he was on his way to Alghero to get her. Now dad, he is on his way here to Malaga." Efe muttered, hanging his head as if he had been defeated before the game had even started.

      Can raised his eyebrows, " So her father is coming here. Do you know when he will be here?" He asked his insides beginning to rumble. He didn't want any trouble for his son or Carolina, but he didn't want to get in the middle of a family problem. Efe shook his head, " No, just that he is on his way. What do I do dad. I don't want to lose her." His voice shaking as he tried to control his emotions.

      Can mind flashed back to the night he had found out that Sanem and his brother had been lying to him. He remembered that hurt like it was yesterday, but his love for her never was in doubt. So he knew that Efe would find the same solution he had, if he gave himself time.

      " Efe, lying to someone you love to keep them from being hurt isn't a deceitful lie, it is a way to calm the heart. It is an unselfish act of love. So don't be to hard on Carolina, she was protecting you and herself." Can told him, remembering how long it took him to come to that realization himself.

      Efe smiled slightly, " Thanks dad, I know you have been through the same thing. I know she did it because she loves me. So whatever it is we will get through it. Mr Munro will see how much we love each other when he gets here, he has to." 

      Carolina checked her messages for the 100th time to see if her dad had text her. She sighed as she looked at the same messages from before. " Where is he. When will he be here." She wondered. She jumped at the knock on the door, " Yes, who is it ?" She asked, her heart beating hard. " It's me." Efe said quietly. " Can I come in?" He asked.

      She opened back the door, " Efe is he here. Please don't tell me that he's here." She replied, her voice quivering. He cupped her face in his hands, " No he's not here yet. But I did tell my dad he was on his way. We have to be prepared."  He said, wiping the tears that slide down her cheeks with his thumbs. 

      " Please babe don't cry, we will work it out. He won't force you to go home with him, not when he sees how much we love each other."  His word's sounded so soft and comforting, she almost believed him.

      If he only knew, if she had told him everything from the start. All about Grant and all the things that happened with him. The lies he had told her, and the lies she had believed. The way she turned against her dad because of Grant...only to find out that this man she loved and trusted had a wife and 2 kids, and had been playing her for a fool. 

      She would have still been in Hull Massachusetts, living a lie with that man if his wife hadn't found out and confronted her. Telling her she was a homewrecker, and slut, and a kept woman. All those words still ring violently in her head. 

      The worse thing about it was,....she was right. She was all those things, because she loved him. 

      Grant had rented her an apartment, leased her a car and gave her a credit card. He traveled for business and this all seemed to make prefect sense to her. She lived in the apartment and he came " home " every other week from his business trips. It was a perfect situation.....until the wife found out....

      Now everyone would know.....They would know how stupid she had been, how naive and gullible.....

      Maybe it would be best if she just a went home with her dad....