It Needs to Happen

Chapter 23

Colleen POV

"Hows our baby?" Ryan asks. "I lost my baby months ago" I say terrified to tell him I am pregnant again. He looks at me in disbelief. "I miscarried" I say sobbing. "You are a fucking liar Colleen" he yells in my face. "I would be showing by now if I was" I barely get out. He looks angry. He has got me tied to a chair with my feet and hands bound. "Lets go make another baby" he says. I close my eyes and cry. He starts dragging my chair towards the basement stairs. "Let me walk down" I say in a panic not wanting to hurt the baby. "No" he says as he heads down the stairs first and the back of my chair slams down each and every stair banging my back. I sob all the way down begging him to stop. "We are going to call Josh" he says as we reach the basement. I look around the room and it is covered in pictures of me from walls to ceiling. I see him use my phone and call him. All I can do is cry. I need Josh here now. Josh sounds terrified. I start to scream. "Colleen I am here baby" I hear Josh's voice say. I open my eyes and notice I am at home in bed. "Breathe darling" he says crying. "You are safe" he says hugging me gently. "I know" I say grabbing him. "Just reliving it" I say. Josh just stares at me. "It was terrible Josh" I say. "I tried to get away but I broke my ankle trying to run when the police came down the stairs. They shot him right above me and his body fell on top of me" I sob. He sits me up and holds me crying. "So sorry baby" he says sobbing. We sit there for 5 minutes just hugging. Finally we start to calm down. "Josh can we go sit outside?" I ask needing fresh air. "Its 3am babe but sure" he says coming to scoop me up as I wrap my arms around his neck. I kiss him so passionately and he kisses me back all the way down the hall. He stands by the backdoor and we make out. I needed his love. I lean over to the door and unlock and open it as we continue out to the yard. I take a deep breath and nuzzle into him breathing the night air. "Better?" He asks smiling as he places me down on the lounge chair. I nod and pull him down beside me in the darkness. He pulls a huge blanket on top of us. "Colleen I love you baby" he says crying. "I know Josh, I know. I love you more" I say hugging him. We cuddle together just talking and kissing each other for the next hour. It was what I needed. Its what I need always.