Wentz Is Addicted [REWRITE]

Chapter 20

[DOUBLE UPATE]

She fell asleep against me. So I held her trying to keep her warm.

"Patrick!" Someone yelled as I started to nod off. "Patrick!" Pete. I looked over at him walking past. I looked at the time on my phone. Three in the morning fuck. "Patrick god dammit where are you!?" He yelled worriedly. I looked over at him. I stood up and walked slowly over to him. He looked at me. "Patrick" he said in relief. He looked at May in my arms "Oh my god"

"I need you to look up the local foster homes" I said worriedly. I had to get her home she was freezing.  Shivering in my arms. 

"Theres one down the road" he said. 

"I need to get her home shes been with me since I left the house and she fell asleep but shes freezing.  I'm freezing.  Peter-"

"Okay calm down.  We'll get her home I promise" He led me down the street where his car was waiting.  I placed her in the back seat gently.  I sat back there with her while Pete got up front to drive.  She opened her eyes.

"Patrick?" she asked.

"Hey, we're gonna take you home"

"No!" she yelled.  "You can't!  I don't wanna go back there Patrick!" She curled up against me.  Pete looked back at us.  I stared at him desperately.  He sighed and started the car to get some warmth in the car.  He climbed over the seat to sit in the back with us.  May looked at him in fear.  "Who is that?" she asked.

"My husband" I said gently "The one I told you about" her fear disappeared a little and she nodded.  Pete sighed.

"Hi" he said gently "So your names May?"

"Yes.  Yours is Peter" she said.  He smiled and nodded.

"May, why don't you wanna go home?" he asked her "You can tell us because we won't tell anyone"

"They're mean to me.  And they hurt me" she said.

"You didn't tell me they were abusing you" I said.

"Look" She pulled her shirt up and showed us her stomach.  Bruises ran up her entire body.  Pete looked like he wanted to cry.  He officially connected to her on a personal level.
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She sat on our couch drinking hot chocolate and eating cake I made her.  She stared intently at Spongebob on our TV.  Pete and I were in the kitchen watching her. 

"What're we gonna do?  We just kidnapped a nine year old" I said.  He looked at me.  "I can't let her go back there"

"She reminds me of you" he mumbled.  I looked at him now "She's kind, beautiful, and smart.  She's strong but shes scared.  And she'll make one hell of a woman one day" he said.  She sipped the hot chocolate. 

"Her parents died" I mumbled "Just like us"

"I know" he said.  We tiled our heads to the side watching her get so wrapped up in a show about a yellow sponge.  "I don't understand kids" He mumbled.

"Me either" I raised my eyebrow.  She yawned loudly.  "Maybe we should let her sleep"

"She can always stay in the guest room" He said shrugging.  I nodded.
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Pete shook me awake.

"Patrick" he whispered.  I opened my eyes.  I ended up falling asleep by May's side.  I looked up at him.  He had a cop and a woman behind him.  I sat straight up.  "Come on" He helped me off the ground.  We followed the two police officers into the hallway.  I closed the door behind me.

"What is this?" I asked. 

"I called them" Pete said.

"Your husband told us the situation.  We need to see her stomach.  If she truly is being abused then we can get her out of there.  But she'll need an adoptive family or she'll end up in the system again" The woman said "I'm May's case worker" I looked at Pete.  He frowned at me.  "I have a new foster home that would gladly take her" I felt tears prick my eyes.  I opened my mouth to speak.

"We'll adopt her" Pete said.  I closed my mouth "We'll take her in" The case worker looked at the both of us.

"I'll need a criminal background check on the both of you.  And thorough check of this house for drugs.  Every single room" She said.  Petes eyes snapped to mine "And I'll need you both to sign a lot of paperwork.  I'll also need May to stay with me until all of that is complete"

"How long will all of that take?" I asked.

"About a week" She said "But right now I need to see May.  If you two are serious about adopting her then I'll be back tomorrow to search the ginormous house" she said looking around "Clearly you have a decent enough salary"

"I'm a billionaire" Pete said.  She nodded.

"Well, if you don't mind I'm gonna go talk to her" She said.

"She had a long night.  Could she sleep a little longer?" I asked.  She smiled.

"I can tell you'll make a great dad" she said opening the door to the room.  She closed it behind her.  I stared nervously at the door. 

"What if she doesn't want us to adopt her?" I asked Pete nervously.  He frowned and hugged me to his side.  Oh boy.