You broke me for nothing...

Chapter 74

Chris pov...

"So how is the hunt going?" Scott asks me as we are having a late lunch together. He is the only one who knows exactly what is going on. I was advised to not talk about it by the detective. But i needed to talk to someone about it. Scott was willing to listen and i know he can be trusted to keep it to himself. I could not talk to Kate about it as she did not want to know anything about it. I respect that. She wanted to be stress free as much as possible. Her only priority was the baby.  She only wanted to know when he got caught. So, she did not have to worry about him anymore. We just want to be free of him and be able to life our lives without having to look over our shoulders. 

Scott and i had spent the morning hanging out. Just like the old days. Kicking a ball around and just goofing off with Dodger and going skating with him. Kate is spending the day with our mother. I am so happy that they are spending the day together. It means Kate is doing good... She slowly starts being her bubbly self again. She is really healing, going to therapy and working hard to move on. I am so happy to have her in my life again. It feels right... I can't explain it any other way... I feel whole again... The missing piece has been found and i am happy... I know one thing for sure, whatever life brings us... I will never leave her side again... For better or worse... In sickness and in health... I will never let her go... Unless she asks me to... For the first time in a long time i am really, really happy. It is funny how one person can make you whole again. 

"I think they are closing in... Kate's phone really helped them, and it seems like they are getting closer. I dont know the details as they are not telling me much. But from what they did tell me it might be over soon..." I say and let out a sigh... After i had turned in Kate's phone and had a talk with the detective i had not heard a lot anymore. I called in every now and then, but they did not give me many details. They told me they were working on it, and they were closing in... But other than that, they would not tell anything. It is frustrating but i guess they have their reasons. 

 "Good... It is time the bastard gets what is coming to him..." Scott says and i give him a little sullen smile. "Kate still does not know?" Scott asks me and i nod... "She does not want to... Says it is too stressful... Scared that knowing will hurt the baby... And she will do anything to prevent that from happening..." I say and Scott smiles... "She is going to be such a good mom..." Scott says and i roll my eyes. "She already is a mom..." I say and Scott looks at me a little awkward. "Yeah... Of course... Sorry..." He says and i shake my head. "It is okay..." I say and take a deep breath. 

All of a sudden, my phone rings and i get a little worried as it is ma... "Hey ma... Everything okay?" I ask my heart pounding in my chest... "Hey, sweetheart. Dont worry... Everything is okay..." She answers whispering and it does not calm me down whatsoever. "I am whispering because Kate is asleep next to me... I am calling because i am pulling up to the house in a few minutes. She is exhausted and i dont want to wake her up..." Ma whispers and i let out a sigh of relief and smile... "I'll meet you out front..." I say and we hang up. 

"Everything okay?" Scott asks looking worried and i chuckle. "Kate has overdone it and is out like a light so mom wants me to help her inside without waking her up." I say smiling from ear to ear as i stand up. "Can you clean up?" I ask and he nods as i make my way outside. 

Just as i close the door behind me ma pulls up and drives up to the front door. She parks the car and i smile as Kate is indeed out like a light... But when i look in the car i get the shock of a lifetime... Sitting in the backseat is Tara... They get out and just look at Tara dumbfounded... She smiles at me and walks over to me... She hugs me and i hesitantly hug her back. "Hi..." I say as we pull out of the hug... "Hi stranger..." She says with a smile on her face... "What...? How...? I am so confused..." I say and she chuckles and points at ma. I chuckle and shake my head and hug Tara again... "We missed you..." I say and she holds me a little tighter. "Missed you both to." She says and we pull out of the hug again. "I will help Lisa with the bags because i think grandma went all out... You carry sleeping beauty in..." Tara says winking at me and i chuckle. 

I open the passenger door and smile as Kate is still out softly snoring. That was a new thing... She has started snoring. I find it adorable, but Kate was horrified when i pointed it out one day. Never making that mistake again... She wanted to sleep separate after that, and it took everything in me to convince her that it did not bother me. 

I unbuckle her seatbelt and kiss her cheek. She does not wake up. She must be exhausted. Thank God ma has a big SUV. It makes it easier to get her out. With a little difficulty i manage to lift her out of the seat and i internally high five myself because Kate does not wake up. Ma opens the front door for me and i laugh as i see the mountain of bags hanging on her and Tara's arms. 

"Scott is in the kitchen... I am going to put Kate to bed... I will be right with you..." I say to Tara and mom and they both nod as i walk off with Kate in my arms, Dodger hot on my tails as his favorite person is home again.