To the Maun and Back

Chapter:17

I carried R.J through the crowd of people of world finals. He's gotten big since this summer. I put my stock pass on and passed by a security guard. R.J played with it while I talked to one of the handlers.

"Make sure they all have fresh water before and after each ride." I told him. "Yes ma'am." "And I want their pens kept clean and them too." I told him. "Yes ma'am they will be kept spotless." He said before starting.

I walked around examining each pen. Then grabbed my camera. I held R.J while snapping pictures of my husband and the bulls performing. During one of the other bulls and riders I snapped a few pictures of me and my son.

I didn't realize someone had came up behind me until I went to look at the pictures. I then looked behind me shocked. "Hey baby girl I see life has been good to you since you left me." I jumped up holding R.J on the opposite side as him.

"Oh I don't want the brat you and that bull rider made. I want you. You've hidden from me for almost a year. And you will pay for it." He said moving closer.

I backed up hitting the side railing held R.J even closer. "You don't own me. Never have never will." I told him. "Oh but you too something from me when you divorced me. I want them back. You don't deserve stock like that." He said.

"It's your fault for marrying me and not loving me like you were supposed to. Your the one that brought it upon yourself to sleep with other women besides me. Even when you were home. It's not my fault that you never took me to any of your games or even sent me a ticket." I told him.

"It's not my fault for filing." He yelled about to hit me. His wrist was caught before he could. "You lay a hand on her and you won't be able to anymore. I will make sure you will never see the light of day or her again. Understand?"

I moved behind my husband as he threatened Jared. "Oh so you think you can just step in the way and be her bodyguard?" He asked. "When it's my woman and child your messing with then yes. You better high tail it before you get your butt whooped." J.B warned him.

"Try me small fry." Jared told him. "Ches go back to the stock pens and wait for me there." J.B said. I did as he said knowing what he was about to do. Once he came back to meet me he wrapped me up in his arms.

""He won't bother with you as long as I'm around." He said. I hugged him tight with R.J between us. He kissed my forehead. "He needed to learn his place and his place is not with you." He said.

I partially gripped his shirt. "Come on let's wait behind the chutes." He asked taking my hand and R.J from me. At the chutes all of the guys wanted to see R.J and were wondering if he'd turn into a famous bull rider like his dad.

This was going on all week. By the end of the week Jared was no where to be found and my bulls looked sensational. J.B had me and R.J go home the last night on a flight to Charlotte because of the ranch. He was going by to check on things and set it up with a realtor.

All day Saturday I did laundry and watched R.J. I had some music on dancing like I use to since I was in kindergarten. I had studied all kinds of dancing and came up with my own kind of rhythm.

Then Swing by Savage ft. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em came on. This was one I had danced to in high school and used for my tryout to be on the cheer team at Minnesota Vikings. Even with the Dallas cowboys cheerleaders.

I changed the clothes out and started another load then folded the ones I was getting out of the dryer. Then took them and put them up. Once I was finished with laundry it was late in the night and R.J was already asleep in his crib.

Headlights flashed into the house. I almost ran outside. After I exited the house I stopped. "Thought I was someone else?" I went to turn to go back inside. He grabbed my arm and dragged me from the house. "No." I fought against him. "Leave me alone."

"It's your own fault you did this to yourself." He said before hitting me while still having a grip on me. I tried to get away. He threw me onto the ground. I back up away from him going under the barbed wire fence holding cattle in.

He came after me. I kept backing up until I hit a tree. "Oh no where to go huh? I guess you'll just have to deal with it." He said as I was trying to stand. He grabbed me once more and threw me against the tree.

"I'll be back. You better divorce that bull rider and leave the boy with him and never see them again." He said before leaving. I couldn't even stand from where I was on the ground.

J.B

I pulled up to the house. I could faintly hear wailing inside as I got out. I ran into the house and up to R.J's room. He was crying his lungs out. I picked him up quickly rocking him. He quieted quickly. I went into mine and Chesney's room seeing the bed made. She hasn't even went to bed yet!

I looked in the bathroom and closet not finding her. Then wrapped R.J in a blanket and set him back in his crib before going out to find her. I checked out in the barn then the pasture next to the house. Out under a tree. She was laying there under it.

I picked her up and carried her back into the house. I set her on the bed and started her a bath. Then undressed her and placed her in it. Cleaning her up. Finally I grabbed one of my shirts and put her in it then carried her to bed.

I got a quick shower before getting into the bed and pulling her to me. I won't bug her about it because I know someone paid an unexpected visit and did this to her.