Voice Of Reason

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Once I finally stop sobbing, Happy tilts my face to look at him and kisses me softly. "You didn't do anything wrong baby. You're an amazing momma. Gemma told me about you trying to get out of the hospital bed, trying to go looking for our boy when you were supposed to be resting. You handled that whore. Not me. You. You are perfect baby. I couldn't ask for a better wife for me or a better mother for my kid than you. He's here. He's perfect. And he loves his momma. You didn't do anything wrong." he tells me. "I'm sorry Happy. It's just stuck in my head that I couldn't stop her from taking him. Hell if I could I'd kill that bitch again." I tell him. He smirks at me and says "There's my Old Lady." he says before kissing me deeply. I snuggle into his chest and fall asleep in his arms.

Waking up the next morning, I'm in bed alone. Getting up and heading into the kitchen, I see Gemma standing at the stove and Happy is sitting at the table holding Gabe. "Mamama." he says when he sees me. I walk over and take him from Happy and hold him close. He snuggles into me and I kiss the top of his head as I sit down in the chair next to Happy. "Morning babe." Happy says. "Morning Hap. Morning Gem." I say. "Morning baby. How you feeling?" she asks. "Better." I say as I hold Gabe closer. "Happy said you had a bad night." she says. "Yeah. Just can't seem to get past it. I couldn't stop her from taking my baby." I tell her. "Baby, you didn't have a choice. You were on the floor shot. But baby, you handled that whore. You made sure she knew who's baby she fucked with. Sweetheart, you are definitely the Killa's Old Lady." she tells me. I look at Happy and he says "She's right baby. You're definitely my Old Lady." I smile softly and snuggle my son closer.

After we eat breakfast, Happy takes Gabe from me and takes him to the back yard to give me and Gemma time to talk. "Baby, you gotta get out of your own head. That man loves you so fucking much. That little boy does too." she tells me. "I know. I just keep replaying it in my head me laying there and her walking out with Gabe." I tell her. "I know you do but baby, do you know how bad you were hurt?" she asks and I said "No. I've been concentrating on getting Gabe back." I tell her. "Baby, between the time you were found and you woke up asking for Gabe, you crashed three times. You actually died three times." she tells me and I look at her shocked. "That's what Happy was talking about." I say softly. "What did he say?" she asks. "I told her that I thought I lost her. That I did lose her." He says as him and Gabe come back in. "See baby, you died on us three times so there was no way you could have stopped her but do you know what you did? You got justice for your son. You did that. No one else." she tells me and it makes me feel a little better. "Thanks Gemma." I tell her. She stands and kisses all of our cheeks before seeing herself out. "Thanks for calling her." I tell him. "You needed someone to talk to. Baby, we will always have your back." he tells me. Holding Gabe close, I get up and move to his lap. Kissing him softly I say "And I will always have yours."

We move to the living room and put Gabe down in the floor to play and we just sit together and watch him. Gabe pulls up at the coffee table and looks at me and says "Mamama" before he lets go and takes the few steps to me, reaching for me. "Oh my God. Happy, he just walked." I say as I pick him up and kiss his little cheeks. "Mama is so proud of you baby boy. You did so good." I tell him. "He walked to his mama." Happy says. I feel the tears fill my eyes and feel so much emotion being here to see my son take his first steps.