Lowmans baby

Chapter Twenty-Two

Through the whole night Happy sat in a chair beside me and held me each time I had gotten woken up from another nightmare, I had gotten jolted up at least 5 times through the night and each time I woke up Happy was right there waiting. The last time I had awoke it was 5:37 in the morning and I woke up again at 7:00 but it wasn't because of a nightmare.

When I looked over I saw Happy slouched uncomfortably in the chair with his eyes closed as he slept soundly, I smiled feeling glad that I was able to count on him to be there each time I woke up. I moved so I was sitting up right on the bed as I reached my arms behind my back until I head and felt a crack of a joint in my back shoulder.

I yawned when I stood up and rested a hand on the wall for support as I sleepily walked out of the room, I made my way to the kitchen and opened the fridge to see a half used carton of eggs. I pulled them out and rested the box on the counter as I grabbed a jug of milk and placed it beside the eggs, I began to crack 3 eggs and milk into a bowl as I whisked it until it turned a yellow colour.

I reached to a knob on the stove to turn a burner on and laid a fry pan on top of it, I took the bowl of my ingredients and poured it onto the pan as it made a satisfying crackling noise. While my eggs were cooking I placed two pieces of bread into a toaster as I waited, it took me by surprise when two minutes later the toast made a loud spring-like noise that startled me.

I grabbed the pieces and placed them on a large plate then moved onto my eggs, I began to scramble them with my spatula until they looked satisfactory enough for me. I slid them off the pan and onto the plate and placed the pan and spatula into the sink, I began to clean the two dishes I had in the sink and then reached to grab a towel from the drawer to dry.

As I swiped my towel across and in circles on the pan to dry it off a voice came from behind me "hey" it spoke lowly, in a swift movement the pan swung around to the person behind me but their hand stopped it from hitting their head "what the hell" he spat as I saw Happy grab the pan from my shaking hand "I'm sorry I thought you were" I met his eyes and stopped talking. His expression was angry but he calmed down when he saw that I was lightly shaking "hey it's fine" he said as I spun around and put the pan on the drying rack along with the spatula.

"Uh I made you breakfast" I said as I turned around to see him sitting at the table about to dig into the food "you didn't have to do this" he grumbled "I think I did" I paused "thank you for last night" he stopped chewing and then gulped down a bite of his eggs "yeah anytime doll" he said, most people would've thought he was being cold or cruel but I knew better.

I sat across from Happy munching on a piece of toast that I had made earlier, we sat in silence staring at our food or the table. Me and Happy both got jolted up from our seat when we herd a loud knocking on the front wooden door, Happy pulled out his gun from the back of his pants and held it in his right hand.

I stepped closer to the door but Happy put his arm out to stop me as he walked in front of me, he clenched the gun in his hand as he reached for the handle of the door. He opened it quickly then cocking his gun and pointing it at the victims head "Jesus Lowman can you put down the gun before I arrest you" I recognized the voice that came from outside "Hale?" I pushed Happy out of the way as I stared at Hale.

He stepped inside and wrapped his arms around me shoulders "I'm so sorry" he spoke into my neck as he hugged me, he stepped back and looked at me and it wasn't until now that I realized I was still in my sweatshirt and sweatpants from the day before. "How'd you find us?" Happy questioned as he put his gun back into his pants "Clay and Juice told me, they want everyone working on this case, I came to ask some questions about what happened" he looked to Happy and then to me as I gestured for him to sit down on the couch.

Happy pulled me aside by my bicep to the other side of the living room "just tell him to the point where you lost consciousness, nothing else" he demanded "what?" I asked as I yanked my arm from his grasp "if the cops find them before we do then they could have protection inside" he whispered "you're being ridiculous I want him put away" I sternly spoke "do you want him dead or do you want him to be alive and being capable of getting out" I was going to counter him but he was right, I wanted the men dead and I wanted them to feel the same pain I did, I nodded my head and turned my back to Happy.

Hale looked up at me from where he was sitting and adjusted himself in his seat as he was clearly uncomfortable. I staggered a bit towards the chair and sat down, a small rectangular box sitting on the table and it took me a while to realize it was a recorder. I looked up at Hale with a confused look on my face "it's just for investigation purposes, we have to have your interview" he said it like I was applying for a job but it felt like I had applied for a nightmare.

He reached down to the table and pressed his index finger to a button as it made a rather odd noise "Can you state your name, age, and what happened for the record please?" Hale spoke calmly as he stared into my eyes. I took a breath out that I didn't realize I was holding "My name is Talia Ortiz I am 19 years old and I was raped"

The interrogation ended quicker then I thought it would, maybe 10 minutes or so, Hale had shut off the recorder and slipped it into a bag then stood up "anything happens or you find anything else you have my number" he looked back from me to Happy. Hale waved goodbye as I closed the door behind him, I stared at the old wooden door and bit my lip to try and hold in tears.

"Talia?" I heard from behind me, I sniffled and turned around to see Happy standing not even five feet away from me. I could see the worry written on his face like a book, I pursed my lips and walked towards him, I reached my arms a and wrapped them around his torso and pulled my body close to his. I rested my head on his chest as I felt his body tense under my touch, he finally calmed down and reached his arms and wrapped them around my back.

"You're gonna be just fine doll" Happy said as he put his chin to the top of my forehead "how do you know that?" I asked "your always gonna have me and as long as I'm with you ain't nothing gonna happen".