SECRETS: PART II - A CALEB MCLAUGHLIN AU STORY

CHAPTER 5 - TIRED EYES

CHAPTER FIVE

TIRED EYES

Caleb sits down on the recliner and puts Cocomelon on for Reginald. Caleb sighs,

This fucking shit, man...

All of a sudden, Sarah walks into the room. She has a concerned look on her face.

"Caleb?"

He looks over to her,

"Yeah? Can someone else please go on Cocomelon duty? This shit makes me-"

"Yeah, um... The police wanna talk to you."

Caleb leans up, "The police? Wha- why?"

Sarah sighs, "It has something to do with Jacob."

Caleb feels a HUGE sense of dread overfill him when he hears that, his eyes instantly widening.

Oh fuck...

Caleb quickly puts Reggie down on the recliner,

"Reggie, don't fall off!"

He quickly then rushes towards Sarah.

"Did something happen? Is he ok?"

"He's fine. It has something to do with his father."

Caleb feels even more dread flow inside. Caleb definitely doesn't have a fond opinion of him, especially not after getting punched in the face by him. He knows what this could mean.

Sarah hands him the phone, "Here. I'll watch Reggie."

Caleb nods, then takes the phone and puts it to his ear.

"Hello?"

"Hello, is this Mr. Caleb McLaughlin?" Officer Craven asks.

Caleb takes a deep breath, "Yeah, that's me."

"Hello Mr. McLaughlin. It's a pleasure. I wish we could speak under better circumstances. There's been an incident with the father of your friend Jacob Stevenson."

"Is Jacob ok?" Caleb quickly asks.

"Oh yes, he's fine. We just spoke. He's a bit shaken up, but..."

"Officer, please just tell me what happened."

Craven sighs. "Your father hit your mother. Gave her a black eye."

Now a HUGE sense of dread overflows in Caleb. He absolutely adored Jacob's mother.

That motherfucker did not...

"He... he gave her a black eye?"

"Unfortunately, yes. He then got in his car and drove off. A warrant has been put out for is arrest, but he still has not been located."

"You STILL haven't found him?"

"I'm afraid not. We did wanna ask you some questions."

They don't know about my fight with Jacob's dad, do they? Do they know... The truth about what happened with Cameron?

Now Caleb is COMPLETELY overfilled with dread and fear. He can already feel himself sweating.

"How well did you know Jacob's father?"

Caleb takes a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, "Barley. I met him a few times. He didn't like me-"

"What makes you say that?"

Caleb sighs, putting his fingers to his temples, "I could just tell. He never SAID it, but... It was the way he looked at me. I think, he..."

Caleb clenches his fists, "I think he thought me and Jacob were, um... boyfriends."