Saved by the Bad Boy

Chapter 31

I take a deep breath and stare at the phone in my hand. I'm scared that they'll be angry, that they'll hate me, that they'll not want to see me. Or that they'll hate Einar for what he was apart of. I hope they'll understand, I can only hope. I feel arms wrap around my shoulder and chills erupt on my skin. I smile.

"What are you doing?"

"Giving my wife a kiss." I giggle as he trails kisses down my neck.

"Mr. Barloc you're distracting me." He smirks.

"Am I? I had no intention to do such a thing." He continues kissing me and pauses, "Oh and your son wants you." I turn around and he hands me smiling Jessie. My face brakes into a grin and I take him from Einar.

"Hi my baby boy. Did you miss your mommy." I nuzzle his nose and he laughs his high, bubbly laugh, "Do you want to call grandma with me?" Einar's head snaps up from Jessie to me, surprised.

"You're going to?" I nod and he smiles, "I'll be right here for you." I cradle Jessie and he starts blabbering and I slowly press my mom's number. I put it to my ear as it rings. It rings a few times and I feel my palms get sweaty. Einar smiles and I take a deep breath. I tense when I hear the familiar sound of my mother's voice.

"Hello?" I gulp.

"Hi mom." I hear a gasp.

"Cali? Is that you?" I smile.

"Yes it's me."

"Oh my gosh, am I dreaming? How are you alive? How are you talking to me?"

"Mom, it's okay. I have a lot to tell you. But I'm okay." I hear the soft crying of her on the other line and I feel myself start to tear up as well.

"Oh my baby girl. Oh my sweet baby girl." I hear her sobs.

"I know mom, I know. I need to tell you what happened." I hear sniffling.

"Okay dear, I'm listening." I take a deep breath and tell her everything; how I was kidnapped and about the D.E.A.D. and how I was forced to marry Einar, how we grew to love each other and I learned that he hated being there and his father. I told her about finding out I was pregnant and all the fear and anxiety, and how I ran when I thought Einar was cheating. Then about how I found Connie and Morgan. And then about how I was kidnapped...again. I told her how stupid I was not to talk to Einar about what I saw and how we talked it over and realized my mistake. And then I told her about our escape. I then told her about little Jessie which she gasped at. He was making little noises and I held the microphone in front of him so she could hear his little noises. I hear her crying.

"I'm so sorry mom. I was so afraid you'd be mad at me."

"What? Why on earth would I be mad at you?" I shrugged even though I knew she couldn't see it.

"I thought maybe me not telling you sooner or that I never tried to contact you when I escaped the first time..."

"Oh I'm just glad you told me at all. We all thought you were dead." She sobbed.

"No, I'm alive and happy." She cries more.

"Oh that's so great."

"And I was thinking, maybe you could come and visit..."

"Oh we'd love to. Your brother will be overjoyed to hear this."

"What about dad? Is he doing all right?"

"Oh he's been working himself to death. I presume his trying to distract himself." I sob.

"Well come as soon as you can, I miss you so much and Jessie wants to see his grandparents and uncle." She sniffles.

"Of course we'll come as soon as we can." I tell her the address and we say our goodbyes; her promising to talk to the family and tell them everything. I sigh a sigh of relief as I hang up the phone and Einar wraps me in a hug, kissing my forehead.

"I'm so happy for you." I look up at him.

"You should be happy to, they'll be excited to meet you." He sighs.

"I don't know, I did kidnap you and get you into this whole mess. And the last time your brother saw me I was holding a gun to his head." I flinch at the memory.

"They forgive you. I promise, they'll love you." I wrap my other arm around him and kiss him quickly.

"So...are they coming?" I turn to see Connie in the doorway. I smile and nod. She smiles, "Oh I can't wait to met them. I'm so excited. I'll have to bake a huge cake." She says, rushing over to the cabinets in the kitchen and getting things out. I laugh.

"Connie I don't even know when they're coming." She shrugs.

"Anytime is a good time for cake." I laugh.

"Now I can't argue with that. I'll help." She shakes her head.

"No, no, no. You need to rest, now leave. Out of the kitchen, go rest." I sigh.

"But-"

"No, Einar take her out." He laughs and guides me out and to the couch.

"But Einar..." I whine giving him a pouty look. He laughs at me.

"No, know you need to sleep and so does this little guy." He says touching Jessie nose making him smile, "So go lay down." I sigh, not having the energy to argue and go lay down on the couch. I eyelids droop and I soon fall into a deep sleep. This is it, it's finally over. No more D.E.A.D. no more leader, no more guns, no more killing, no more loosing those I love no more.