The Story of Us

She makes it sound like we're committing a murder

- FYI this chapter is short but important! I will be updating bigger chapters for sure tho!!!!!!-

My knuckles wrap on the door 4 times, breathe Bella, breathe.

I don't know why this is so hard for me, is it that I'm still scared to talk to him, or relive the memory?

I hear a sniff behind me so I turn around, only to see my mom clinging to my dad's arm for dear life, her red swollen eyes bulging from her face. My dad faces the door, emotionless, where my mom is still petrified from this mornings news as she makes eye contact with me. I flash her a small smile that she attempts, and fails, to return.

The sound of an opening door brings me to face the front.

Directly in front of us stands a little girl, around the age of 7, with blonde French braids, dotted with pink glitter that laced all over her face and clothes, right down to her baby pink converse.

She looks at me with big, shocking eyes, identical to  her brothers. When I smile at her glitter, which was most likely caused of crafts or something of that matter; hands me a wide toothy  smile in return, then looks down to her white fluffy skirt and black tshirt with a silvery bow on the collar. If it was possible to smile wider, that's what I did when she spun around, fluffing her skirt in a happy childish manner. She looked up at me again and opened her mouth to say something, right when loud footsteps and a deep voice interrupted.

"Claire bear, sweetheart, you know what I said about opening the big door to people when Bubby isn't around." Kayden said, walking up to us while talking in a sweet voice to his adorable sister, who I have now learned is named Claire.

Claire looked at her older brother, a little guiltily, " I'm sorry bubby, she just looked so nice!" Claire stated in a light, sing song voice, giggling as she ran and jumped into his arms, getting pink sparkles all over his white t-shirt and grey joggers. The first thing i notice is the bruise under his left cheek and scabbed knuckles. He ruffles his hair that already has glitter in it. Hmm I wonder how that went down....

He looks at the 3 of us with his eyes, confusion set in his face, then realization as he raised his eyebrows and set his sister down on the grey floor.
"Hey Claire, why don't you go facetime Amber? You can see if she wants to come swim, but bubby is going to have to talk to them for a little bit about big people stuff, okay? Don't come down until I come get you please." He was so sweet with her.

Claire grinned madly and looked up at me with her bright eyes, "Okay bubby!"

She skipped off to the marvelous staircase, when she reached the 3rd step she stopped and looked at her feet before making my day.

"You're very pretty, what is your name?"
Wow. she is so adorable. Never have I been told that by a little girl.

"My name is Bella." I smile at her.

She but her cheek before smiling wide, "It fits you!" she looks at her brother and points at him, "you better make her happy mister!" Never have a found a little girl that made me so happy and laugh so hard.

Kayden turns around to look at my parents and I, a small smile on his face "Bella, mr and Mrs Ross, come in please." He seems nervous, his jaw twitching as he opens the door wider and gestures for us to follow him throughout the white walled and picture lined halls.

We reach the living room and sit on the large grey couch.

"What brings you here?" Kayden asks, his whole 6'3 figure stiff though he knows he answer. He looks at me for a split second.

My father is the first to speak, "well kayden, Bella had a very... Traumatic night, as you know, and we came to thank you personally for protecting our baby, heaven knows what could've happened if..." He trails off, his voice breaking. The saddest sound is to hear the voice of someone you love breaking.

" oh, mr Ross, I was only helping her out and doing what I could, what any good guy would have-"

My mother cuts him off, "kayden, you were the only person to follow them into that room, the only one. Who knows what could have happened had you not stepped in. Thank you so, so much for what you have done." my moms eyes fill with tears again and my dad squeezes her hand.

Kayden looks like he doesn't know what to say, my dad is starring at the ground, and my mother is silently breaking, her lips quivering. but she's not done yet.

"Kayden, darling, is there anything we could ever do to repay you? We owe you our daughters sanity. We are so insanely greatfull-"

" Mrs Ross, I assure you, it was no trouble, no one deserves to be treated in such awful manor, it is reward enough knowing that Bella is safe, and that monster will never be able to do anything like that again." Kayden says this with pride, and I can tell he means it.

" well, that is another reason we came," my mom starts explaining, " that boy who... Did the unthinkable to my baby... I want to be sure he can't do that ever again." Kayden stares at her, expecting and curious. Man, she makes it sound like we're about to commit a murder.

"Mr Ross and I, will be pressing charges on the boy, and because Bella isn't able to say anything on the matter, and we need a witness..." My mom trails off as realization creeps to kaydens face and his eyes widen and he nods his head slowly.

"You want me to testify?" My mother nods and replies, " yes, that would be an extravagant help, but I understand if it is too much to ask or-"

"Mrs Ross, I would definitely testify to the court against Bella's attacker, as I said, no one deserves to be treated that way, and my actions from last night prove that I would be happy to put him in his place" relief and thanks fills my mothers face as she stands to hug him, during that hug however, his brilliant eyes never leave mine once.

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Heyloooooooo bunnies! So what do u guys think of kayden????? I could use a kayden. I'll try updating more but school started so ya know..............

I'm also writing another book called another time another life and so I will give more information about that when I publish it!!!!!! See ya babies!!!!!!!!

Hugs and kisses xoxoxoxoxo- baylee