Illegal Moves

Chapter 26

Iona's POV

I can't fit into any of my clothes. I stand in front of the floor length mirror and stare at my baby bump. I swear it gets bigger everyday. I mean at four and a half months the baby is growing and growing. I throw on a baggy sweatshirt and sweatpants and head out to the barn, out to meet Daniel.

When I step through the door to the loft, I see Daniel packing.

"What's going on?" I ask confused. I must have scared him because he whips around. He stares at me for a second.

"I swear I was going to tell you, I just didn't know how to bring it up," He confesses.

"You're leaving again aren't you?" I guess.
He walked towards me. He puts his hands on my shoulders. "I wish I didn't have to but I don't have a choice. When I signed up for the army, the terms and conditions state that after your contract is up, if they need us badly, they can call us in, its mandatory." He explains with a sad face.

I was boiling with anger. "Great!" I fling my arms in the air. "Leave, just like you always do!" I turn and race down the stairs. I run as fast as I can with a big belly, all the way to the house. I run up and start packing my things as well. I was due back in the city in two weeks but I would just go now. It's nighttime and I just go to sleep, crying.

In the morning, I am putting my bags in my dad's truck when Daniel parks his truck up by the house. He gets out as I walk up the porch. He walks up to me.

"I just wanted to come say goodbye," He walks up the steps. I give him a sad smile. I was no longer angry at him. I understood why he was leaving.

I walk to him and pull him in for a hug. After a while I pull away. "I'm sorry for yelling at you yesterday, I understand why you have to go," I cup his face in my hands. "Be careful and take care of yourself. I will be praying for you everyday," My frown never leaves my face.

Daniel sighs. "You take care of the little peanut," He says putting his hands on my growing belly. "I'm sorry I can't be here for you. Also, I don't want you to wait on me. It's not fair to ask, I could be gone for a long time."
I just nod. I put my hands on his shoulders and run them down to his hands. I give his hands a squeeze. "You should probably get going," I suggest. He nods. Before he walks away. I grab one side of his face and kiss him on the cheek. He sadly smiles and walks down the steps of the porch, getting in his truck.

The next day, I am back in the city. Right as I walk through the door to Jim and Maria's house, they are leaving, putting me in charge of the kids.

"Sweety we are so glad to have you back, but we really have to get going. Supper is in the fridge. I can't wait to catch up with you!" Maria says and then they are gone.

And right back to my old life I go. The kids are super excited to see me. They play in my room while I unpack my clothes into my dresser and closet. When I am done, I take the kids down stairs to make them supper. When I am piling maccaroni on their plates, someone knocks on the door, well more like bangs. I go to it. I look through the peep hole. Jason stands on the other side. Instantly I am afraid but then I come up with a plan. I open the door and peep my head around the door so that he can't see my body. "What are you doing here," I ask flirtatiously.

"I'm ready for round two," He says. I smile widely at him.

"Ok, just let me go get changed into something way more sexy," I suggest.

"Whatever just hurry up," He sounds bored. I shut the door and lock the door slowly so he doesn't hear it lock. Instantly I am in frantic mode. I grab the diaper bag from the laundry room, pick Adeline out of her high chair, and motion for the kids to hurry up and follow me. I grab a bag and throw some toys in it and food and I rush them out of the back door and into the garage. Luckily Jim and Maria left the jeep for me. I buckle the kids in and hop in. Jack is the first to speak, "Iona where are we going?" he sounds so scared that I wanted to cry because I was beyond scared.

"Well, we are just going to go on a drive right now," I tell him, my voice shaking.

There is a back road that leads from the back of the house so Jason would never see me leave. I don't even know where I'm going I just drive, drive, drive.

Aleks' POV

My plan had been a success. Synthia and I had broken into Mr. Garrett's office and got the photos. We almost got caught though. For some stupid ass reason, Daniel Johnson was there and threaten to turn us in. I told him this was in benefit for Iona and he agreed not to. After that, Synthia and I got the hell out of there and went home. We went into my office and put the pictures through the paper shredder. And just like that, the evidence was gone.

I lay on the couch in just my Calvin Klein boxer briefs, and watch the eight o'clock news. It was dark outside and I was about to head to bed when some starts frantically knocking on my door. As I walk to answer it I have a feeling it's Mr.Garrett coming to interrogate me for the missing photos. When I open the door, I am totally blindsided. Iona stands on my front steps with a diaper bag hung on her shoulder, Adeline in her arms and Jack and Megan on both of her sides. Her eyes kind of go wide when she sees me and then I remember I am just wearing my underwear. She looks down at the ground and then finally looks back up at me, looking me right in the eyes. "I had nowhere else to go,"