- Strong language on this one
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Gabe's pov-
I wake up to sounds of my parents fighting, my siblings run in my room terrified. I pull my covers aside and let them cuddle in the bed with me. I hear Lizzie sob. " Is daddy going to hurt mommy again bubba?" I sigh and shake trying to hide my fear. "I won't let him Liz," I reply calmly. I hear Layne cry and hold him closer as well. " Listen to me guys stay here, hide in the secret part of my closet, daddy doesn't know about it, I'm going to help mommy okay?" Lizzie cries, "No bubba!! Daddy will hurt you!!" she whisper yells. I shake my head and take both Lizzies and Laynes hand leading them to my closet, I put them in the secret part of it I built for them for times like these, I hand them peanut and close the door. I walk to the living room the yelling getting louder, just as my father raises his hand to hit my mother again I catch it and push him back with all my strength. "DONT YOU FUCKING DARE HIT MY MOM," I yell putting myself between my mom and dad. My mom begs me to stay out of it to protect me but I say no and protect her. My dad runs out eventually, I turn to my mom.
" Mom please we have to get out of here before he comes back!!!" I say. My mom sighs, "Gabe baby we can't!, we have no money," my mom says. I get mad and yell, " YES WE DO!!!!! IVE SEEN THE SAFE LOADED WITH MONEY!! YOU CAN FUCKING STAY BUT IM NOT AND NEITHER ARE LIZZIE OR LAYNE!!! IVE RAISED THEM MORE THAN YOU FUCKING HAVE!!!! NOW MOM EITHER YOU GET YOUR FUCKING STUFF AND GET IN THE DAMN CAR OR YOU STAY HERE ALONE WITH DAD!!!!" My mom cries and hugs me, "okay, okay baby, don't be mad ill go get mine and you're siblings stuff packed and put it in the buggy," she says calming me down. I pack everything I need for me and peanut and put it the buggy, I attach the buggy to my truck. I walk in my room and open the closet getting Lizzie and Layne out, I pick them both up and they both immediately cling to me, I run them to my car and place them in it.
" Buckle up, me and mom will be in here a second, it's okay, we're all going to be ok," I say to my crying siblings and kiss them on the forehead. "BUBBY WHAT ABOUT PEANUT," Lizzie yells. I put a finger over her lips to quiet her and hand her peanut, I then get in the driver's seat after my mom finishes putting stuff in the buggy and closes the door, she gets in the truck and I drive off.
~ 3 hours later ~
I'm driving to wherever the GPS takes me, all I know is that I bought a house in LA and the GPS is taking me to it. I know it's not a good idea but I had to get us out of there somehow. I sigh looking in the mirror above my head, checking on my siblings who are both sleeping. My mom sighs and asks, " Honey are you ok? You seem so distance.... like you hate me." I sigh and look straight ahead, " I don't hate you, you're my mom and I love you," I say bluntly and with a cold tone. She looks out the window and sighs, tears fall out her eyes. "Baby why are you like this, you used to be such a sweet and soft boy, always happy," she says while crying. "I was never happy I was just pretending to be for you and them," I say looking back at my siblings. She just cries more and doesn't say anything for several moments. " Why were you never hap-," she begins saying but I stop her. I look at her sharply, "JUST FUCKING DROP IT MOM," I start off yelling but I quickly lower my voice when she flinches, I glance at my siblings making sure they're still asleep, I sigh and finish talking in the same cold tone as before," just leave it alone." She takes one of my hands and holds it making me bite my lip to keep my tears in. " Let me drive, get some rest sweetie," she ruffles my hair and we switch sides of the car, I immediately fall asleep in the passenger seat using the cover and pillow.
Summer's pov-
I drive to our new place in LA, I look at Gabe in the passenger seat sleeping, I cry not being able to imagine how tired he must be of keeping it together for me and his two siblings. He acts distance and cold but he never fails to show how much he loves us. He keeps us together, he keeps me afloat and I couldn't do it without him. If only I could help him with what he's going through but he won't open up.
~ 2 hours later ~
I yawn and look at the GPS that says there's 6 more hours of driving. I sigh as my stomach grumbles, I hear peanut bark and smile back at him. " You too peanut? Hmm let's pull over at the next gas station," I talk to the dog and myself. I see Lizzie open her eyes and I smile. " Hmm Mommy I need to pee," Lizzie whines. I smile and nod, " Okay baby hold on," I say. "I can't," she yells amd has a tantrum waking up Layne and Gabe. Gabe groans and looks at Lizzie, " Elizabeth Anne Gibson," he warns, "stop screaming and calm down." Lizzie stops and I find a gas station, automatically pulling into it, Gabe takes Lizzie and Layne to the bathroom and I get us food and drinks while also taking peanut out to eat and take a walk.
~ 6 hours later ~
Gabe's pov-
We finally get to LA and the GPS leads us to a nice big house, definitely not cheap but also not incredibly to expensive that we'll be in debt. We spend the next few hours moving everything into the house and order some Subway, settling into our new house. I yawn and head off to bed..
