Lost in your grip

Chapter 46 | Done Running

Gabe's POV
It's been a 4 weeks since I took the boy. Clementine and Louis were all over Social media and the news. I woke up next to the boy. I had him tied to the bed. The only time I untied him was when he needed a bath or diaper change. I got up and got him food. His eyes were puffy. He cried all night. "Mommy." He mumbled. "Your mommy is busy right now, so is your daddy. You won't see them ever again. I'm your new daddy." I said. He started crying. I felt bad about what I was doing. I love Clementine but I kept hurting her.

He should be my son. Louis came in and took Clementine away from me. He should be my son, not his.

I watched the news with the boy and Clem was talking. The boy started crying holding his hands out like he wanted her to pick him up. "Mommy! Daddy!" He cried, thinking that they would see him or hear him. He misses them. I stalked her Instagram, seeing all the pictures of the boy with her and Louis. "Fuck.." I sighed. "You want to go home?" I asked the boy. He continued to cry. "Well too bad." I yelled, causing him to cry more. "That's it. All you do is cry. I'll give you something to cry about." I said as I got frustrated. I got up and grabbed a wooden spoon. I saw Louis in him. I hate Louis. I got angry and spanked the boy over and over again. He cried in pain as I hit him. Mari walked into the room. "Oh my god you didn't!" She cried. I stopped spanking the boy and I turned around. "It's not what it looks like." I said in a panic. "You kidnapped their son, it's exactly what it looks like! And you're hurting him! Leave him alone!" She cried as she pushed me. She walked over and untied the boy. She picked him up and grew tears in her eyes. "You should've stayed in jail! You are a disgrace to our name! I'm taking him home!" She shouted as the boy cried. "I had to get revenge and he wouldn't stop crying!" I yelled. "So you beat the poor child?! Revenge?! You are a filthy animal. We aren't kids anymore Gabriel, you need to grow the fuck up. You do not beat a child! You broke into their house, kidnapped their son, and not only that but you tell her that her and her daughter are next! Did you have any remorse?!" She asked. "I...." I said. She slapped me. I was ashamed of my actions. "He should be my son, not his! He took Clementine from me!" I yelled. "Clementine was never going to be yours, you fucked up! You did! That's on you! Not Louis! Louis is more than a man than you and everyone knows that!" She yelled. "You tried raping her, you tried murdering her, Louis, and Brody! Now you take her son and beat him?!" She cried. I looked at the floor. She called Clementine. "Hey Clementine...I found Elijah. I'll send the address right now." She said. She hung up.

Clementine's POV
I started crying. I heard my baby boy crying in the background. It wasn't his normal crying. He was hurting. I've never heard him cry like that. I have no idea what has happened to him or what he's been through but I'm getting him back after 4 long weeks. "Louis!" I yelled as I grabbed my car keys. He walked downstairs with Mia. "Mari found him." I said as tears fell down my face. "Thank fucking god." He sighed with relief. We headed to the address Mari sent. We got to this old house and I could hear him crying. I burst through the door. Mari was trying to calm him down. "It's okay honey, your mom and dad are coming to get you." Mari said. "Oh my baby boy." I cried as she handed him to me. I held him tight as I started to hum a song to him. He stopped crying. Louis hugged us. Gabe walked out of a room. He got on his knees and placed his hands behind his head. "Gabe.." I said. Louis looked over. "I'm so sorry....I'm so sorry...." He cried. I started to cry more. "Please tell me it wasn't you.." I said. "I'm sorry..." He sighed. "I caught him beating Elijah with a wooden spoon..." Mari sighed. Louis got angry. I've never seen him this angry before. "Get in the car." He said with an angry tone. I froze. "Wait." I said. I handed him Elijah. I walked over to Gabe and punched him. He fell to the floor. I towered over him. "You come into my house! You take my child from me! For 4 weeks! 4! Then you tie him up and torture him?!" I yelled. I pushed him. "What did you do to him?" I asked. He stayed silent. "What did you do to my son!?" I yelled. "I told him that I'm his new dad and that he would never see you guys again..." He sighed. "I slapped him...tied him to the bed...I forced him to watch you guys on the news and told him you guys weren't looking for him.." he added. Louis handed the kids to Mari. Louis walked over and punched him. I grabbed Louis and pushed him back. "Take the kids to the car." I said. He gave an angry look at Gabe and then at me. "Do not look at me like that." I said. He sighed and grabbed the kids from Mari. "I should beat your ass right now, actually I should let my husband beat your ass right now but you know what. We are good people. If you haven't realized, we aren't seniors in high school anymore. We aren't going to do anything that could cause us jail time because we have to be there for our kids. You obviously don't care about how important my children are to me, to Louis." I said. "Those kids. They should be mine but Louis took you from me." He said. "Louis saved me from you. You never fucking loved me Gabe. You make that very obvious. You had your chance and fucked up. You continue to fuck up. Instead of turning your life around, you decided to fuck with me, my life, my family once again." I said. I opened the front door. I looked at him over my shoulder. "Fuck you Gabe. Enjoy rotting in prison." I said. I looked at Mari. "Thank you." I smiled. She nodded. The cops got there and took Gabe. We were on the news again. When we got home, I didn't let go of Elijah. I failed him. I had to make up for it. We went upstairs and I laid down for a nap. We never let the kids sleep with us but that changed after Gabe took Elijah. I let him down. I should have known it was Gabe. I started humming to Elijah as he cried in my arms. "Shhhh baby boy it's okay, you're safe now. Mommy is here. I'm not going anywhere ever again, I promise." I said as I held him close. Louis placed Mia on the bed and she crawled to me. I held her. Louis brought her crib in our room. He smiled and grabbed her. She fell asleep on his chest. I turned my body to face his body. Elijah fell asleep in a ball next to me. Louis placed the blanket over us. He kissed me and held Elijah and I. "I wanted to hurt him.." He sighed. "I did too..." I sighed. "We need security cameras. Rosie was outside." He said as Rosie slept at the edge of our bed. I grabbed his face and kissed him. "We can go to Target tomorrow." I said as I dozed off. "I love you Clem." He said. "I love you too." I mumbled. We fell asleep.

(This is it....next chapter ends it all....it's so heartbreaking for me as it is for you. I love this story sm. it's what brought all of us together as a family to read my first story. Thank you so much for all of the support and comments that makes me smile and laugh, I love your reactions to the characters and everything they go through. I love you and the characters love you. ~Cameron)