Delta Dawn

BLOOD

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let 'em out
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though goin' on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm okay
But that's not what gets me

*unedited*

Caroline's POV

Today has been a long day. Jackson just got home from school and is tired. "Mama, I want to watch a movie."

I sigh and get up off the couch. I make my way to the closet that holds all of our movies. Every wall including the back of the door has movies. "What do you want to watch?"

"I dunno." Feet patter into the small closet. I look down to see Jackson staring at the movies. "What is Fifty Shades of Grey?"

I snort. "You can't watch that."

"Why?" I hold back a laugh.

"Um, your dad said so." Well, that is a dumb excuse.

"What about this one?" He points to one and I lean over to see The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Should I let him? Sure why not. A little horror never hurt anyone.

"Sure." I take it off the shelf and he runs back into the living room. I lightly smile and leave the closet. I go put the movie in and then lay beside him on the couch.

The movie starts and I start to fall asleep. Jackson climbs on top of me and lays his head on my chest. I close my eyes and start snoring.

I feel Jackson move off my chest. I quickly open my eyes and see Greer's back as he walks out of the living room. I sit up on the couch and rub my eyes as I yawn. "You let him watch a horror movie..."

I look at Greer as he stares at the tv. "He wanted to watch it. I saw no harm in it. It was a better choice then Fifty Shades of Grey."

Greer snorts. "Now I would have a problem with him watching that. It's dumb."

I get off the couch and stretch. "What do you want for dinner?"

"You know it's really late." I look at the clock on the wall. Damn it is late. It's nine and I should be in bed.

"How long have you been home?" I turn off the TV and put the remotes up.

"I just got here honestly." I look at him.

"You never get home this late." He frowns. "What are you hiding from me?"

"I made a mistake." I take a deep breath.

"What'd you do?" I cross my arms over my chest.

"I, um, cheated on you." Damn. I walk out of the living room and go upstairs. I go into our room and grab his pillow and throw it out of the room along with a blanket. I go grab all of his clothes out of the closet and dresser and throw them out the window.

I watch them fall to the pool. I close the window and go climb in bed. Feet patter into the room and I look over to see Jackson climbing into bed. Jackson rolls into me and falls back asleep. I hold him and lay my head against him.

I glance over at the open doorway and see Greer leaning against the door. "Caroline, we are adults. We need to talk about this."

"There's nothing to talk about." He sighs.

"There is, Caroline." I sit up and climb out of bed. I walk over to him.

"You fucked someone else but I get it. You wanted to try something else. I understand." I run my hand through my hair. "Just don't talk to me for a while. You can find another room to sleep in."

"Whatever you want, Caroline."

It's been a week or so since I have seen Greer. Jackson hasn't seen him either and I don't know what to tell him. He always asks but I never give him a good enough answer. I make my way around the kitchen island when a sharp pain in my back and stomach. I grab the counter as it continues. I look down and see my pants covered in blood. I try to walk back around the island when everything goes black and I fall to the ground.

GREER'S POV

I feel my phone buzz in my back pocket. I pull it out and answer the call. "Hello, is this Greer Kirkland, Jackson's father?"

"Yes. Is there a problem?" I start walking towards my truck.

"Caroline hasn't come to pick up Jackson yet. It's an hour past his pick up time. Can you come get him?" I sigh.

"Yes. I will be on my way." I hang up and go inside the house.

"Hey, Agustus, I need to go pick up Jackson. For some reason, Caroline didn't go get him." He nods at me.

I leave the house and go get in the truck and leave. I pull up to the school and get out. I make my way to the front office to see Jackson sitting in the chair on the outside. He looks up and sees me then smiles. I smile at him.

"You ready to go?" He nods. The lady from the phone comes out of the office and smiles at Jackson.

"Is Caroline okay? I mean, for the last week she hasn't seemed her bubbly self when she would pick him up." I frown.

"I don't know. I haven't seen her in a while." She nods. I pick up Jackson and nod at the lady.

Jackson and I go get in the truck and start heading for the house. We pull into the driveway behind Caroline's car. We quickly get out and go inside. I look upstairs and in the living room but can't find her. I walk into the kitchen and see a puddle of blood with Caroline in the middle of it.

Jackson runs into the kitchen and slips and hits his head cutting it open. I pull out my phone and call 911. I pick up Jackson and set him on the counter and start to clean the blood off of him. Sirens wail in the front yard. A loud knock comes from the front door and I go open it. Paramedics rush in and go into the kitchen.

They wheel Caroline off and stitch Jackson's head up. The ambulance leaves and I go put Jackson in the truck and go to the hospital. I shouldn't have left with her being so close to her due date. I'm so fucking stupid. I hit the steering wheel.

"Daddy, is mommy going to be okay?" I look in the rearview mirror at him.

"She is going to be just fine." I smile at him.

"What about baby Sawyer?" She already decided on a name without but I understand since I fucking left her.

"Let's just get to the hospital." He nods.

We get to the hospital and they take her back. Jackson and I sit in the waiting room waiting for someone to come talk to us. Jackson lays his head on my arm and closes his eyes. I look down the hallway and see Dixie, Noel, and Noah walking towards us. Noel runs to Jackson and pokes his cheek.

Jackson looks at him with a dull face. I frown and stand up. Noel takes my seat and gives Jackson a hug. Dixie and Noah reach me.

"We heard it on the scanner. Her mom is on the way. Do you know what happened?" I shake my head.

"She didn't pick up Jackson so I had to leave work and go get him. Then I took him to the house and found her. He slid through her blood and hit his head." Dixie frowns.

"She's going to be okay. She is a fighter." I nod.

"She even picked out a name for her without me. I should've never left." Noah puts his hand on my shoulder and squeezes. "God, I'm just a fuck up."

"You're not, Greer. You just made a bad mistake."

"Yeah, one that hurt her so much she could die!"