...To Begin Again {Roman Reigns}

No Running

By the time our plane touched down in Tampa it was 7 p.m. Kelly had texted Jon and let him know so they would know I was on the way seeing as my phone had died on the plane. I hugged Kelly, with plans to see her in the morning, and we both climbed into our separate taxi's. I was beyond tired, physically and emotionally, but I couldn't wait to see my family and hold my daughter. The thought of me upsetting Joe had me feeling even worse, but he didn't understand what it meant to me to have him talk me down like he use to.

I glanced up as the taxi came to a stop outside of a beautiful home. I couldn't help the smile that grew at how beautiful it was, making my heart swell more for Joe. I paid the driver and climbed out of the taxi, grabbing my bags and closing the door. I took a deep breath as I turned facing the house, stopping as I saw the door open.

"Momma." Swayze called as she ran towards me, her curls swaying behind her.

"Awe my baby." I let loose of my bags, bent down and took her into my arms as she made it to me. "Awe I missed you toots."

"My miss you too." She replied, squeezing me tighter.

I smiled as Jon came walking down toward us in khaki shorts and a tank top, no shoes. I could tell by his smile that Joe had told him a bit of what had occurred on the phone, but he wouldn't bring it up in front of Swayze.

"Hey." Jon side hugged me, grabbing my bags.

"Hey, thank you." I smiled, rearranging Swayze on my hip as we walked toward the house. "This is gorgeous."

"Daddy says it's our home too Momma." Swayze replied, causing me and Jon to chuckle.

"He did huh?" I looked at her.

Jon held the door open for me to walk into and I gasped at the open floor plan, sitting Swayze down. She instantly took off around the corner, Blue playfully nipping at her heels causing her to giggle. My eyes darted around before I turned, facing Jon seeing his expression had hardened.

"Who made you cry?" He asked immediately.

"Jon." I sighed, closing my eyes.

"No, tell me cause you and I both know that you don't just cry over nothing. So if it was Brooks I'm going to kick his ass on sight."

"Whose ass you kickin' now?" Renee's voice asked as she rounded the corner, smiling as she saw me. "Hey beautiful."

"Renee." I groaned as I walked over wrapping my arms around her. "Get your husband under control please."

"Hey, he's your brother." She rubbed my back. "Jon, chill."

"I will not chill. I have questions and have yet to hear answers young lady." Jon responded behind us.

"Look, I understand and I promise I will answer your questions as soon as I feel up to it." I turned facing him. "But right now all I want to do is take a nice, long, hot bath and change out of these clothes. Is that okay with you Dad?"

"I guess." He sighed. "C'mon, I'll carry your bags up to your room."

I smiled towards Renee and followed Jon up the steps. He led me to a room down the hall on the left, hugged me tightly and walked out. I kicked off the heels I was wearing and took in the huge room with the queen size bed in the middle. The decor was absolutely beautiful and I made a mental note to ask Joe who did his decorating. I walked into the huge bathroom, smiling at the marble bath tub. I leaned over and started the water and once it started heating up I placed the stopper in, pouring in some of my bubble bath before walking over to the mirror and pulling my hair up into a high bun on my head. Once the tub filled and I had removed my clothes and picked out some comfy ones to change into, I sunk down into the tub and instantly relaxed.