Her Neonate

열두 12

Alani held her sobbing son in her arms, he was terrified.

"Mommy I wanna go home" he cried, it was cold in the police station and all Angel had on was a loose fitted shirt and jean shorts.

"We can go home in a little bit sweetie"

Taehyung looks over to Alani and pats her son's back.
"Hey Angel...it's me tea young, I'm surprised you haven't noticed me yet"

Angel looks his way, tears brimming in his eyes, Taehyung felt bad for even speaking to him.

"Tea young...my hair"
He touches his head, Taehyung nods "Yeah, I've seen it...you really know how to make long and short hair look good" he puts a thumb up, Angel shook his head

"I'm ugly now...and my strength is gone" Angel pouts, Taehyung bit the inside of his cheek, "Well you look pretty strong to me, protecting your mothers like that"

Angel was sitting on his mom's lap with his arms wrapped around her, it was the cutest thing Taehyung had ever seen.

"My mommy is sad..."

"You sound pretty strong to me no, no extremely strong" Taehyung smiles, Angel lips lift into a small grin.
"Really?"

"Yup" he pokes his stomach knowing he was very ticklish there, Angel giggles and moves his hand away.
"St-stop" he laughs, Taehyung continues, Alani mentally thanked Taehyung for cheering Angel up.
Angel wasn't a sad baby at all.

Even when he was first born he had a smile on his face, When he first left her belly it sounded as if he were laughing then crying.

Alani smiles, and mouths to Taehyung a soft 'Thank you'.

He shrugs as if he were saying 'No problem'

"T-tae...hung Kim?" Taehyung turns to the person attempting to say his name, "Yeah that's me"

"You are the owner's son?"

He nods shoving his hands in his pockets, "Is this Jacob's family"

That burned a hole in his chest, Taehyung spoke quickly "No they aren't his family"

The police could tell Taehyung was getting irritated by his tone, he put his hands up "I was just asking"

"We would like to question you, Alani and Angel" the policeman looks at Alani for permission, she froze.

Taehyung complies, following the police man into the interrogation room.

Alani exhales, she was feeling cold now that Taehyung's warm aura was gone, Angel tightens his grip when he felt his mom shiver.
"You cold mommy?" He runs his hand up and down her arm, trying to create some friction of warmth.

"Thank you Angel but I'm fine, get some sleep okay"

She caresses his head and rocks side to side in hope that he'd go to sleep, "Uh Uh Mommy....strong-boys like me....don't..." he said trying to keep himself awake under his mother's massaging hand.

An hour passed and Alani found herself falling asleep too, before someone woke her, "Alani...I'm sorry to wake you but they want to talk to you"

Alani glances down at her son, Taehyung assures her "I can keep him"

Alani shook her head "I don't know...I just got him back"

"I swear we're gonna stay right here...I won't move an inch, even if I have to use the bathroom I'll wait"
Taehyung smiles, Alani smiles.

"Thank you Tae...really" she hadn't realized she called him by a nickname but it made Taehyung's stomach flutter.
He blinks away, he shouldn't catch butterflies from a nickname, he didn't even like her like that.

But he did just see a girl get shot in front of him, a girl who just finished flirting his way. So maybe that's why his emotions were so sensitive

Yeah Jacob meant to shoot Taehyung but he missed and hit the girl behind him.
"It's only an hour" he nods.

"Okay" she hands angel over to Taehyung and the tall young man cradles the boy.
"I'll make sure he stays asleep"

"Thank you"

Alani makes her way to the door propped open by a man holding it, "Alani Smith? I knew you looked familiar...you Dad use to work here didn't he?"

Alani sighs and pulls on a smile "Yeah heh...he did"

"Wow the last time I seen you, you were only this tall" he gestures the height of a child to her, Alani nods "Yes,yes...could we possibly begin the interview?"

"Oh yeah let's begin"

Alani sat down on the love chair and looked the man right in his face, he smiles.

"What exactly is your relationship with Jacob Colbert?"

Alani huffs "He is angel's father"

The man lips part, "Oh...so you had your child during High school?"

"Yeah..."

"What grade exactly?"

"Mr. Detective man can you just tell me if you have Jacob in custody or not"

The pale blue eyed man straightens "Well no not at the moment"

Alani gasped deeply, she places her hands into her hand.
"I can't believe this is happening"

"I suggest you staying with a friend for the moment"

Alani felts tears fall, she had no where to go, Jacob knew where Fran lived, where her step mother lived and of course where she lived.
She'd have to move Angel to a new school as well, she wasn't prepared for any of this.

"I promise we will find him Alani, so you and your son can live peacefully okay"

She didn't want comforting, comforting wasn't going to protect her and her son from a crazy man with a gun.
She can't believe he got away, how in the hell did he get away?
Alani stands and leaves the room abruptly, Taehyung noticed instantly that she was crying and slowly stood to his feet, "What's wrong?"

"We have no where to go" she cries, Taehyung hugs her so her face was buried in his shoulder.
"Just calm down and explain slowly"

Alani sniffles, her breathing shaky,her body was trembling.
"They haven't found him yet...so he could easily find me and Angel and I don't... I don't know what's gonna happen if he does" she choked, her eyes beginning to swell from all of her crying.

"Well...maybe...Maybe you could stay with me" Taehyung said, unsure of her response.
"I couldn't do that to you Taehyung...I've already caused so much trouble" she wipes her water lines.

"Angel needs a safe place to stay...and you need a place to sleep, I'm sure you haven't gotten any" he said points to the dark circles under her eyes.

Alani sniffles "You're to nice to us...I promise this will be until we can find a new place."

"Take your time...you won't have to rush anything"

"I'll help you with your rent too okay?"

"Alani...don't worry yourself to much okay...just worry about getting away from him"

"...Thank you...so much Taehyung" she hugs him, careful not to wake up Angel.