We Are A Family

Chapter 19.

Its been four month's since the accident with CC happened, I remember the expressions our kids made when he told them he had been kidnapped. Lily was in tears and wouldn't stop crying, it took hours to calm her down.

"Mom... mooooom.." I frowned softly in my sleep, the sound of someone's voice was my cue to wake up or that I needed to; when I opened my eyes. Lily stood there with her arms crossed, she frowned looking at me.
"Can you take me shopping?" She asked.
I rose a brow rubbing my eye. "Your dad can't take you?" I asked with a yawn.
Lily shook her head. "He said he would only embarrass me then said to ask you too." She told me.
I needed t remind myself to smack CC later, I looked at my daughter before giving her a soft smile.
"Go get ready and we will leave here in fifteen minutes, or less." I said.
Lily's eyes grew wide before grinning then ran out of the room.
Running a hand through my hair, I climbed out of bed to get ready.

The highway was busy, like usual. It was only Saturday and it seemed like everyone needed to be on the roads today, due to my road rage. I had to try not to cuss so much with Lily in the car, we ended up picking up Serenity. Only because Lily had already planned to ask her best friend to come with us and had asked the others mom. I was the last to be asked about this, I had no issue picking up Serenity. She's been apart of Lily's life since kindergarten, they were in the fifth grade now and Lily was constantly on the A honor roll, it made me and her dad very proud that she took her schooling very seriously.

When we made it to the mall, I looked around frowning. There was a green car that kept following me for a while now, I didn't know if they pulled into the parking lot either. Being my luck, it was one of the guys being a creep. I smiled softly walking inside the cool building with the fifth graders.
It wasn't even five minutes later and there was a gun shot going off, people were screaming and I felt this weird feeling in my chest.

Lily's eyes grew wide with terror watching as a hole appeared in the center of her mother's chest, Haley stood there. With a puzzled look, she stumbled back before falling onto her back.
"MOM!!!" Lily screamed

CC sat on the couch having a few laughs with the guys as they watching the football channel, he placed the bottle of beer to his lips before taking a drink. He stopped feeling his phone buzz, raising a brow when he saw that Kayla was calling him. He frowned.
"Hello.." He questioned earning the attention from the others.
{"CC, where is my sister?"} Kayla asked.
CC cleared his throat frowning. "Her and Lily went out just a bit ago to go shopping.. Why?" He asked her.
{"Oh my god... CC, where did they go shopping at?"} Was the next question.
CC placed the bottle down then glanced to the guys.
"They went to the mall, Kayla what is going on?" He asked.
{"CC, there was a shooting at the mall the moment Haley arrived. I'm heading there now with Mark, the kids are staying with the nanny."} She said.
CC's eyes grew wide. "I'm on my way." He said before hanging up.
CC looked to the guys with worry. "There was a shooting at the mall, I gotta go." He said before running out of the house.

I lied there, the taste of blood filled my mouth as I stared at the ceiling in the mall; all I could smell was blood. I could feel my heart beats slowing down, and tears were falling onto my clothes.
Lily held my hand tightly, tears kept falling down her cheeks.
"M-mommy, you're bleeding." Was all I heard her say, she was becoming blurry. I didn't want to die, not so early in life. I still needed to watch my kids grow up, I still had to pester my siblings.
I could feel tears slip past my eyes and then my name was being screamed.
Larger hands tightened around mine, and both Kayla and CC were there with sadness and worry.
"Haley, a ambulance is coming. You need to stay awake for me." CC pleaded with tears forming in his eyes.
I gave him a soft smile.
"Baby.. I don't think it will come in time.." I murmured.
CC glared softly as tears fell. "Don't say that, keep your eyes opened Haley. They will come." He snapped.
My body was feeling cold, I could feel my lip quiver as I looked at him.
"Stay with me until I fall asleep.." I told him.
CC glared. "Baby, stop talking like that. You're going to be fine." He said
I looked at him with a sad smile. "Christian, I am a fan of Black Veil Brides; its a pleasure to meet you.. Maybe we can hang out sometime when your less busy.." I murmured looking at him.
"Haley.." CC said taking my hands in his.
I looked at him smiling. "If I didn't run into you at the phone store, if I didn't go to the party.. I'd still be in Houston, or probably Lufkin.. wondering why I didn't fall in love with you, if we hadn't met.. I wouldn't be dying.. You wouldn't have gotten kidnapped, we wouldn't of got married then had kids.. CC, I love you very much.. I am happy I met you, and dying in your arms.. well, this death will seem cheesy to me.. Just like in the movies.." I whispered.
CC looked at me with more tears in his eyes. "You're rambling Haley, and you're not going to die.." He told me.

I took a deep shaky breath, before my hands went limp and they were slipping out of his hands.
I remember my heart stopping, and everything went black.

/Jayy grinned. "Bad ass, tell him I'll be there." He said.
CC nodded with a grin.
I looked to the guys. "Party..?" I questioned.
Kayla face palmed. "And she's suddenly back to her senses when the word 'party' is mention." She muttered.
CC looked to me and I felt embarrassed. "I-I'm Haley, sorry. It's nice to meet you." I said trying not to smack myself from stuttering again.
CC smiled softly with amusement. "Fan of us?" He asked
I nodded no longer hiding my smile.\

"We're losing her, get ready for another one." A voice said in the distance.
No part of me wanted to go into the light, I could feel the tears fill my eyes.
"You're too young to die." A voice said right behind me.
I turned around in the darkness where my eyes grew wide with tears, my mom stood there in a white dress smiling softly. My grandparents, aunt and cousin all stood there with soft smiles as I ran to my mom and the others wrapping my arms around all of them.
"You need to keep fighting Haley, you have a family that still need you." My mom said.
I looked at her with tears in my eyes frowning.
"I got shot.. I died, I can't go back.." I murmured.
I glanced to my cousin who approached me. "Believing you can't go back once you pass on is a silly thought, those doctors are reviving you as you stand here. Your husband is holding your hand praying so hard, your sister and Mark are right behind the ambulance with Lily. You can go back, it's not to late, especially when you're only half dead." He said.
I looked at him with tears in my eyes then looked to my grandparents, tears filled my eyes looking at my papa.
"I never got to really tell you goodbye or that I loved you.." I told him.
His hand left my granny's then walked up to me with a soft yet warm smile.
"Tell me now, so you can wake up." He told me.
I looked at him, my arms wrapped around only him as tears streamed down my cheeks.
"I love you papa, I can't wait to fully meet you again.." I said.
I could feel tears fall onto my shoulder as I held onto him tightly.
"I love you too HaleyBug, and I can't wait for us to meet again.." He told me.
I stood there facing each of them who held smiles looking at me, I forced a smile.
I frowned the moment everything turned white, and I was looking around in a ER room.