Lost in your grip

Chapter 31 | Days Gone

We got home after the Vegas trip. Louis and I went to my parents house to pick up Rosie. I can't wait to see her. I knocked on the door and heard Rosie barking. "Rosie relax." AJ said as he opened the door. "Clem!" He said. Rosie ran into my arms. "Hi baby, don't worry mommy and daddy are taking you home." I said. "You're weird." AJ said. "She's my puppy, I talk to her how I want. She's our baby." I said. Louis grabbed Rosie and gave her kisses. "I missed you so much baby girl." He smiled as she licked his face. We walked in and I grabbed Rosie's stuff. "AJ, I got you something." I said with a smile. He came over to me with a smile. "So they had this huge M&M store." I said. "No way, really?!" He said as his eyes widen. I handed him the bag with the hoodie inside. He pulled it out of the bag and grew the biggest smile he could. "Thanks Clem!" He said as he jumped in my arms. "You're welcome, kiddo." I said as I held him. Louis put Rosie's stuff in the car. Rosie jumped in my lap. I showed AJ all the pictures and videos I had from the trip. "Wow, that place looks like New York." He said. "I know." I said. "That's New York New York." Louis said. AJ looked over. "It has a cool roller coaster." I said. "Did you ride it?" AJ asked. I nodded with a smile. "Awesome." He said. After I finished showing him pictures, we left to go home. We got home and I fed Rosie. "Clem?" Louis asked. "Yeah?" I said. "Do you think we'll ever have kids in the future?" He asked. I looked at him. "I'd love to someday." I said. He scratched his head. I look back at Rosie. "What would you like to name our kids? If we had any of course." He said. I froze. What do I want to name my kids? I stood up and walked up to him. "Well if we have a daughter, I'd love to name her, Mia." I said. "Mia?" He asked. "Yeah, it was my biological mother's middle name." I said. "I love it." He said as he grabbed my hand. "What if we have a son?" He asked. "Hmm I don't know." I said as I started to think about boy names. "How about Louis jr." He said with a smile. "Oh god no, one of you is enough." I giggled. "How about....Elijah?" I asked. "Elijah?" He said. "I love it." He said. We both smiled. I kissed him on the cheek and walked upstairs. "Where you going?" He asked. "To play your piano." I said. I walked into our room. I started playing and got lost in my thoughts.

This year has been amazing. I've met new people, seen new places, had fun with the ones I love. When I was 8 years old, my mom was all I had. She loved me so much but she was so depressed...dad left mom as soon as she found out she was pregnant with me...he isn't worth shit to me. He hurt my mom, she told me stories about how she did everything for him but nothing for her. One thing she said to me has stuck with me for years. 'I spent 9 months creating your heart, don't let anyone break it in 9 seconds.' Mom told me that every day. She didn't want me to go through what she went through. Mom, if you can hear me, I found him, I found the one for me. If you were here, you would love him. He's sweet, funny, cute, caring, kind, outgoing....just everything a girl wants in a guy. If I end up having his kids, he won't abandon me like dad did to you. He's not even a man or a dad. I miss you so much. I wish you were here. I love you mom. Lee and Carley have taken good care of me. I'll see you again one day. Rest in Paradise. I started to cry. I've never told anyone what happened to my mom. I told Louis what happened to my dad. I've never really mentioned my mom. It hurts to talk about what happened to her. She put her life before mine. She's my hero, my mom, my best friend, my soul, and the reason why I'm here. She took care of me for as long as she could.

Louis walked in and noticed me crying. He grabbed me and we sat on the floor. "Hey, what's wrong?" He asked in a soft voice. "I miss my mom..." I said. "We can go see her.." He said. "No Lou...my biological mom...I miss her so much." I mumbled. "You never really mention your mom, you told me your dad left you guys alone." Louis said. "A guy broke into our house...he had a gun...he tried to kidnap me but my mom held me tight...She begged the man, 'Please don't hurt my daughter, please, we'll give you whatever you want, just please don't hurt my baby.' He didn't care....he pointed the gun at me...he shot me in the shoulder..." I said as I showed him my scar on my shoulder. His eyes widen. "My mom screamed as I cried in pain. She placed her hand on my shoulder...'it's okay honey, you're going to be okay, mommy is here.' She covered my shoulder with a piece of her shirt. She told me to keep pressure on it. The man came back down stairs. My mom...threw her body on me and he....shot...her..." I said as I cried. He held me tightly. "She died..and that's when Lee and Carley took me in..." I said. He kissed my forehead. "She died protecting you, you ment everything to her. If she saw you right now, she'd be so proud of the woman you've become Clementine." He said. I smiled slightly. "She would've loved you.." I mumbled. He smiled. "She always told me...'I spent 9 months creating your heart, don't let anyone break it in 9 seconds.'" I said. He looked down at me. "I love you." He said. I looked up at him as my head laid in his lap. "I love you too." I said with a slight smile. We were on the floor for an hour. I told him a lot about my mom. He told me about his childhood. I told him about my tree house that Dad built for AJ and I. I can't remember the last time I played in there. AJ stopped playing in there when he turned 6. He said he was all grown up. I miss those days. I miss playing with AJ. All we do now is play Fortnite and Madden NFL. Sometimes NHL. Louis should teach AJ how to play the piano. Louis taught me how so how hard can it be to teach a 6 year old? I have no idea...

(I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Clementine finally opens up about the loss of her biological mother. Will we learn more about her past? Will we learn about AJ's past and why AJ was adopted? ~Cameron)