We're so far away from you

She saw the look in my eyes...

we stepped in slowly into the house.

and nothing changed, the place was as messy and dirty as I remember it.

I signaled to Gee to be quiet.

we heard noises and it sounded it came from upstairs.

"Shut you two!! Your parents aren't going to come!! They are not going to come until I get my money! They don't even know where you two are."

"You are wrong Scarlett they are coming. you will see."

"I can see why mama didn't want to come back this place is a shit hole."

those are kids alright.

"SHUT UP! Alexis gag them."

Alexis?!

we walked up the stairs I knew Scarlett in and out I knew exactly where she would put the twins.

we kept walking towards all the noise.

quiet was the key here to sneak up on her.

the door was opened so we just stood in the door frame the twins saw us, Scarlett had her back to the door and Alexis just stood there frozen.

I knew the twins always came prepared for any situation so I just nodded and they started working on getting themselves untied.

"Gee keep Alexis away from them okay?"

"You got it."

I walked up behind Scarlett.

"Hello mother."

she whipped around.

"How? how did you know where I would take them?"

"Never underestimate my kids. now tell me what you want."

"You know what I want."

"what money? you kidnapped my kids so I would be forced to give you money? Please Scarlett I am not going to give you anything."

"Give me that money Allison."

"No."

"Give me what I want now!"

"No."

"You are going to play this game then? alright."

she walked over to Luke and slapped him across the face.

that right there drove me over the edge.

and it infuriated Gerard

I ran up to her and pushed her up against the wall of my former room.

"Listen to me Scarlett and listen to me well. You fucked with me after my dad cheated on you once. but you did this to yourself, you made yourself like this. and you abused the shit out of me but take a good look my MY kids. Look at them!"

she looked behind me and look at my kids.

"You ever I mean ever lay another finger on them again I swear that I will end you and make it look like an accident. now get it through your head I am not giving you anything. now go back to your pathetic life and die of bitterness and that pathetic excuse for a husband."

she looked pissed and raised her hand.

"Oh I dare you! I dare you to hit me. go on ahead."

and then she put it down.

she saw the look in my eyes that she prayed would never be there.

that looked that said 'i'm not afraid anymore.'