*ADOPTED*

*ADOPTED*~Seventeen~

Shortly after Klayton left to go on his tour, I did what Criss suggested, & called the authorities on my ex & had a restraining order against him. But somehow the lil bastard evaded the police every time & still managed to make my life a living nightmare. It wasn't until he actually approached me as I was shopping alone, he waited until I almost made it to Chloe's car, then he attacked me from behind, & beat the shit out of me, he tried to hide his face in a skiing mask, but I knew damned good & well it was his low-life ass. He thought he did me in pretty good because he left me there. But as soon as he left I reached for my phone and pressed send to whoever it was that I dialed last.

Johnny answered his dad's phone and I slowly asked him to get his daddy on the phone, I heard Johnny scamper thru the house as he was hollering for his daddy saying that I was on the phone and that I sounded sad. I heard Criss tell him he would be there in a second as I heard the sliding door slam then he grabbed the phone and asked me what was wrong as he was out of breath slightly. I told him that I needed him to come & get me, that I was at the store in the parking lot on the ground, that I was attacked and was afraid to move because I didn't know how badly I was hurt from the shock my body was in. Criss said he would be there asap, then he called Costa and asked him to come to the house and watch the two boys while he was out, since Costa lived right across the street he said sure as he was walking over.

Criss whispered in his ear about why he was in a hurry, then he told him to keep an eye out for that motha fucker, and if he tries to get close to AJ, for him to set his dogs loose on his ass then call the police and let them know that he brutally attacked his ex-wife, and tried to kill her at the supermarket. Criss sped thru town and was there by my side instantly, but before he moved me, he checked me out really good. Then he gently lifted me up and sat me in the back seat of his car, and said he needed to take me to the hospital and file a report on my ex so that the police would find him and pick him up for assault with the attempt of murder because he really did a number on me. He locked up Chloe's car then rushed me to the emergency room.

He signed me in, as they did a quick analysis on me, and said that I had a lot of busted ribs, and a broken nose, a fractured wrist, multiple bruises, and three very good sized lacerations from where he hit me while wearing rings. Then they took their time and fixed me up the best they could and said I could either stay there for a few days to heal up or Criss could take me home that it was my call because there was nothing more they could do for me. I quickly told them I wanted to go home. Criss very gently took me back to his car and said very clearly that I wasn't going to be staying at Chloe's house anymore, and that AJ and I both were going to be staying with him in Serenity that way we would be safe because his house was a very secured fortress.

Then as he pulled up at Serenity's front door, he said that it would also be easier for him to take care of me while I was going to be bedridden for the next four to six weeks, because that was doctor's orders. I blew raspberries at him as I tried to get up myself and told him that I couldn't afford to be stuck in bed for weeks on end. But as I stepped down on my ankle pain shot all the way up to my head and I dropped down very quickly as I told him maybe just a few days rest would be good. Criss carried me into the house and took me to his bedroom and laid me down and fluffed up pillows for me then he gently lifted up my leg and elevated it for me.

Johnny and Alex came running into the room but before they could jump on the bed Criss caught them in midflight and told them not to be jumping around because mommy was in a lot of pain. Then as Criss sat them both down, each of them carefully crawled in the bed and laid down next to me for emotional support and comfort. Criss told them they were good boys, then he pulled a soft blanket over me and them and said he would be up shortly with something for me to eat, and some ice water to drink and to take my pain medicine with. Costa came in the room and gave me a kiss on the forehead as he told me how sorry he was for all the shit I was going thru with that prick, then he rubbed my head lightly and said he wanted me to get better soon.

Costa then went down to the kitchen where Criss was and he told him that he filed the report for him over the phone, and said that they were on a citywide search for the bastard. Criss thanked his brother, as he walked him to the door so he could tell him that he would see him later. After he left Criss shut and locked the doors up and let his pack of dogs out in the yard to post as sentry's for the night then he brought me some very delicious food up to me, and handed me my pain meds in a tiny cup, and asked me to take them as he handed me the water. Johnny and Alex were sound asleep when I finished eating, Criss took the dishes down to the kitchen and quickly cleaned up, then he came back up the stairs and got into his pj bottoms and crawled in on the other side of me and gently snuggled with me so we all could have a nice long sleep together.