IT ALL STARTED IN HIGH SCHOOL

Far From Over

I wake to the smell of breakfast. I hear Onyx shouting. I run to my baby. What could be wrong. As I made my way to where his shouts I realize that he is playing with Caleb. "Mommy come. My friend is playing robot with me." He laughs and pulls me to join them. I do so. Caleb leaves to go to the kitchen while we continue playing.
"Okay now. Mommy is so exhausted baby." I try to tell this energetic boy pouncing on me like a tiger. I love my baby. I feel so happy. My phone rings. I run to pick it up. It says Mr Clayton. I answer quickly. "Yes sir. Thank you so much for your concern. Onyx is doing much better sir. Thank you for giving me some time off to sort things out. Since my son's return I am at a much better place in my life now. Thank you. Yes sir. Mr Devon has all the necessary details of your schedule for the next two months sir. Yes sir. Again thank you for the time off." I tell him as we end the conversation.

Onyx has gone to the kitchen. I follow after the call ended. I am just inside to see Caleb feeding our son. It's time for me to tell Onyx that Caleb is his dad. I watch them building a bond. They look beautiful together. Caleb looks up at me and smiles and calls me over. I walk towards them with a smile on my face.
After breakfast we spend the day watching Onyx's favorite cartoons. Caleb's phone rings. I look over at the screen. Bailey. I take Onyx to the kitchen to give him space to talk. He follows behind us still on the phone. He talks about leaving after a week. I feel sad hearing this.
He quickly ends the call and walks over to me as I pour juice for Onyx. He turns me to face him and kisses me. "Eeeeweeeee." Onyx says and runs from the kitchen. We both laugh at his action. "I love you." He says kissing me again. "I love you more." I tell him as I return his kisses. "Its time to tell him you're his father. No more secrets." I tell him leading him out of the kitchen to find our son.
He is laying on the sofa watching cartoon. I switch it off and he jumps up. "Mommy no. I am watching that." He crosses his arms and says. "Well baby mommy have to tell you something ok." I tell him putting him on my lap to sit. "Can I tell you a secret?" I start out our conversation. "Sure mommy." He says. His tiny eyes looking up at me. "Well mommy wants to show you who your daddy is. He wants to love you as much as mommy does." I tell him looking at Caleb. "Who is it mommy?" He asks. "Here he is." I say handing him over to Caleb. He looks at Caleb weirdly then laughs. "No. He is my friend." He laughs. He is just too grown for his age. "No. He is your daddy. He was away and now he is back." I explain the reason for Caleb's absence. "Is it true?" Onyx turns and asks Caleb causing him to laugh. "Yea buddy. I am yours dad. I was away now am back forever." He says hugging Onyx.
He jumps from Caleb's lap and starts running around screaming. I wasn't surprise as this is how he normally acts. What surprises me the most is Caleb repeating his son's action. After they both calm down he pulls out his phone and shows Onyx, Casey's pictures. "And this is your big sister. Her name is Casey." He says as Onyx cheers happily. I have never seen this much happiness in one room. They really are father and son.

Over the course of the week Caleb spent with us it consists mostly of him bonding with his son. As far as this goes am pretty sure its gonna be difficult for them to separate when it's time for Caleb to go back home to work. I lay on the beach chair watching them play in the water. They glow under the sun. I am happy. Everything feels great.

Once we get home I start making dinner. All three of us are enjoying dinner. So much love. I am enjoying this. As he chases Onyx around after dinner he stops to mouth and I love you to me and resumes his chase. Who knew he could find so much energy to match up with Onyx's.

He leaves early the next morning to catch his flight back home. He wanted to take Onyx to the airport but I refuse to go back home and spend the rest of the day with a fussy baby so I tell him no let him sleep in. We make love one more time before he left though.

As I am making breakfast I get a call from the station. I stand still. I feel as if I can't breathe. How could this happen. How could he escape custody? I mean how. I end the call and call Becca real quick. "Adam escaped police custody while he was receiving treatment at the hospital. What am I gonna do?" I ask scared. "Am coming over right now. I will stay a few days with you ok." She says. We stay on the phone until she pulls in to my drive way. I hug her in terror. "I thought this was over." I cry to her. We walk to the sitting area to think things over. "Even if he escapes am pretty sure that he won't come here. He knows the cops will be looking around here for him. So you don't need to worry. You need to tell Caleb so he can figure something out. I mean you can't stay here even though Adam can't hurt you." She suggests.