Love Don't cost A Thing

chapter 24

Joy POV.

The past two weeks been miserable, I've tried to avoid red and not tell Elvis at the same time. I've never kept a secret this long from Elvis and it's killing me.

"Baby, it's been too long." Elvis picked me up carefully, twirling me around.

"I missed you!" I beamed from ear to ear.

"Good, to have you back E." Red piped in, He brushed past me gently squeezing my hand.

I yanked it back quick enough for Elvis not to notice.

"Daddy, daddddy daddy!!!!!!!" Amelia, Aaron and Mia came running down as fast as they could.

"My babies, I've missed every single one of you" Elvis smiled, kissing there foreheads.

"I've got a surprises, look in the duffle bag." Elvis winked, telling Amelia.

Elvis gently grabbed my hand, pulling me outside. "And I got a surprise for you" Elvis whispered.

I blushed deeply, Elvis took us outside in the cold January weather.

"You know how much I missed you, so I thought I get the best present for you." Elvis smiled.

I watched him curiously, Elvis smirked pulling a box from his pocket.

"Elvis...." I trailed off, He took my hand putting the box down.

"Open it.' He replied.

I looked down to see a diamond necklace, it engraved with all my love 'Elvis'.

I got all teary, Elvis took it from me and placed it around my neck.

"It's beautiful." I smiled, I kissed Elvis tenderly.

"I've been wanting to tell you, but I thought it would be special this way." Elvis replied.

My smile faded, and Elvis faced got slightly worried.

"Baby, what's wrong." He panicked, he cupped my face towards him.

"I can't take this." I sighed, Elvis Scrunched his eyebrows together.

"What- Joy what are you- I don't understand." Elvis ran a hand through his hair.

"While you were gone, Red.... He k-kissed Me. I didn't want to tell-" I was cut off, Elvis rushed into the living room. That's when I started to panic.

Elvis POV.

I was furious, why would he try it AGIAN. I ran into the living room trying to find Red.

"Where's Red!" I shouted, daddy shot up so did Joe.

"E, what's going on?" Joe asked panicky.

I quickly ran up stairs, as I was running up stairs Red came downstairs. I took him by the shirt and pushed him against the wall.

"You SonOfBitch!" I yelled.

"Elvis, what are you-"

"I told you to keep your hand off of her! Didn't I!" I screamed.

"Elvis! Don't." I looked down the stairs to see Joy, AAron clunged onto her.

I looked back at Red, my chest heaving. "Get your stuff and go" I glared towards him.

I let him go, Red quickly ran up the stairs. Everyone was looking. Daddy, Joe, Joy, the Kids, Grandma Doger.

I couldn't take it, I walked out of Graceland.

Joy POV.

Everything happend so fast, Elvis's mood changed from good to Horrible. It was because of Red. I went back up the stairs to get to ironing.

I went in my room and looked for the iron as I was looking I saw something orange peeking out of Elvis's suitcase.

I took it out it and there was 3 pill bottles of amphetamines. I was fuming. I heard Elvis voice and quickly put everything back in place.

"Baby I'm sorry, that was wrong or me and-" he stopped when I help the bottles up.

"Where did you fine those?"he questioned, shutting the door behind him.

"Why does that matter? You told me you'll quit, you lied to me!" I yelled.

Elvis touched my arm and yanked it back. "Don't you dare touch me" I glared.

"Joy, I'm sorry Just-" he touched me again and that's when I lost it, I slapped him.

He just kinda stared at me, then I felt this sting across my face. The pain was too much I collapsed on the floor.

Elvis camed for me, and I quickly backed up against the wall. I sobbed loudly.

"I'm leaving, and I'm taking my children! " I told him, he was frozen. I rushed up and grabbed some things in a suitcase. I quickly ran downstairs getting the children in there car seats.
I saw Elvis rushed out of Graceland in the rear view mirror. Tears blurred my vision.