Perri and Him-the fifth book to series 'Perri and Me' about Perri Kiely

Chapter 1 Part 10

I don't know about anyone else but this was deeply offending me...

I really don't care what happens to me at this point, but I'll be devastated if anything happens to my baby...

"Huh?..." I say, picking up the paper and staring at it so intently that tears fill me eyes.

"Let me see that..." Perri says, grabbing it from me. His face frowns when he reads the note.

"Is he really going to take Reid?..." I say.

"Of course not..." Pel says, as we both get in the car.

"How do you know?" I ask. "Pel, you know what he's capable of-"

"He's NOT going to take our baby, Amber! It's just some stupid threat..."

"I don't understand!" I say, frustrated. "Why would he kidnap Lucy in the first place?"

"To get revenge..."

"Revenge?"

"Revenge on Freddie for betraying him. For not killing you that time..."

I sigh.

"Glad to know this is all about me, again..." I say, leaning against the car window.

Pel ignores this comment and drives.

I don't get it...is Lenny going to wait until the baby arrives?

Because if he isn't, he might as well just kill me now...

Along with the baby...

I know he wouldn't dare to do that, but the fact that he's still on the loose is worrying me so much. I need to be very, very careful.

Even when we get home, I can't go to sleep because I'm thinking about what could happen. I'm thinking of the devastation I would feel if he was killed...

When I do get to sleep, non-suprisingly, I have a dream about Reid.

I always have dreams about him, about me holding him for the first time...and every time I picture him, he always looks the same, every time.

Beautiful brown eyes and the curliest hair.

But this time, as I was staring into his eyes, I hear a noise from outside the hospital window.

Immeidately, some guy appears in front of me. Lenny.

He grabs Reid from me, then jumps out of the window. All I can hear are the wailing sirens of alarms, and Reid crying. And crying, and crying.

It's like I can't move from my position, I'm just stuck in my hospital bed, paralysed.

This time I don't wake up screaming but I'm gasping like mad.

To my relief, this doesn't wake Pel up. I realise it's about 5am in the morning. I can't go back to sleep now, so I go out of the bedroom. I find myself going into Reid's room and sitting down on the sofa.

This is the only place where I feel at peace now. Just me and my baby...

I'm not going to let some idiot take him away from me...

I suddenly feel tired so I end up falling asleep, having no nightmares this time. I guess I just needed a break. Everything is new in this room...sort of reminds me of a fresh start...

I'm woken by a light tap on my shoulder.

"Ambs..." Pel says, softly. "Ambs, wake up..."

I groan and open my eyes.