(*means a dream)
*The next day, Nick went downstairs to fix some breakfast when he heard Brizee scream from upstairs. He ran up and ran to the bedroom and didn't find her there. He went to the nursery and saw Brizee on the floor, sobbing.
"Honey," Nick said.
"She's gone!" Brizee cried. Nick looked in the crib and saw Lizzie gone. He got out his cell phone and called the police. He hung up and knelt down beside her.
"The police are coming," Nick said. He held her close. The cops came and Nick told them what happened. He called Brian. Nick sat down with Brizee as the cops investigated. One cop came over to them.
"Mr. Carter, there are no signs of forced entry," he said.
"My daughter couldn't have walked out herself, she's only a baby, my wife and I were asleep and no one knew we were down here, only my best friend, Brian Littrell, he wouldn't tell anyone and he is married and has a kid, he is the only one who has a key to the house," Nick said.
"Nick, all the guys have keys to the house, remember," Brizee said.
"Brian was the only one who knew we were down here, he is the only one I trust to keep that a secret," Nick said.
"Mr. Carter?" the cop said.
"My wife was raped by one of my band mates, Kevin Richardson, we said in front of him that I was taking my wife and daughter to my house in California but when we were heading down here, I called Brian on his cell phone that we were heading down here," Nick said.
"Mrs. Carter, do you wish to file rape charges against Mr. Richardson?" the cop asked.
"It's his word against mine," Brizee said.
"Honey, me, Brian, AJ, and Howie believe you," Nick said.
"I know, but the press and cops won't, who is going to believe a Backstreet Boy is capable of rape," Brizee said.
"Or killing a child," another cop said coming in.
"Greg," the cop said.
"We found blood out on the deck, along with the baby's clothing," Greg said.
"What are you saying, my daughter is dead?" Nick asked.
"We need to run a DNA test," Greg said. He left. Brizee leaned against Nick.
"Find out what happened to my little girl, please," Nick said to the cop.
"We will," he said. He went out back.
"Our baby can't be dead!" Brizee said.
"She can't be, we have to believe she's still alive," Nick said. Greg came back.
"The blood belongs to your daughter, I'm sorry," Greg said.
"NO!" Brizee cried. Nick held her as they cried.
"Fingerprints on the clothing match yours, Mr. Carter," Greg said.
"I put her to bed last night, of course my prints are on her clothes, I would never hurt my little girl, she and Brizee are my life, nothing else matters to me," Nick said. They heard tires screeching. Brian and Leighanne came running in with Baylee.
"Nick," Brian said.
"They are saying Lizzie's dead," Nick said crying. Leighanne hugged Brizee.
"Sir, I'm Brian Littrell, Nick would never hurt his daughter or Brizee," Brian said.
"Mr. Littrell, the evidence is pointing to Mr. Carter," Greg said.
"I didn't kill my daughter!" Nick cried.
"Nick wouldn't do this, he loved Lizzie more than anything, he wouldn't hurt her for anything!" Brizee said.
"The evidence says otherwise, Mr. Carter, you are under arrest for the murder of your daughter," Greg said. Greg put Nick in handcuffs and took him out the door. Brizee ran after them.
"You can't do this, he wouldn't do this, officer, he wouldn't kill his own daughter, I know he wouldn't!" Brizee cried.
"Mrs. Carter, better get a lawyer for your husband," Greg said.
"No, he doesn't need one, you can't arrest him, he didn't do this, I know he didn't, I'm a light sleeper and every time he gets up, I wake up, I got up at two this morning and checked Lizzie and she was in the crib, I went back to bed, Nick never moved from the bed, until this morning when he went downstairs, I got up as he left the room," Brizee said.
"Mrs. Carter, get a lawyer," Greg said.
"You are only doing this because he's famous," Brizee said.
"Being famous has nothing to do with it, there was no forced entry, it was either someone on the inside or someone with a key," Greg said.
"Why don't you ask Kevin Richardson, he probably did it to frame Nick to get him away from me so he could have me to himself, I know my husband, officer, he didn't kill my baby girl, he loved her and me, you heard what he said, me and Lizzie are his life," Brizee said. Brian came out with his cell phone.
"Okay, Kevin, what did you do," Brian said putting the phone on speakerphone.
"I made sure that Nick was out of Brizee's life for good, I did something to make her hate him, I came in this morning and got Lizzie and made it look like she was dead, I planted the clothes and some of her blood to make it like she's dead, as soon as Nick is convicted and sent to prison, I can come in and be a family with Brizee and Lizzie, she is still alive and with me," Kevin said over the phone. Brian went back inside. Greg uncuffed Nick and got into his squad car and headed for Kevin's with backup. Nick hugged Brizee.*
Brizee sat up and saw Nick sleeping. She ran into Lizzie's room and saw her sleeping. She picked her up and carried her back into the bedroom with her as Nick was waking up. He sat up and saw them and smiled. She sat on the bed and he took them in his arms and held them close.
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Forever Always
RomanceThey met after she visited a chat room and became close. But is she who she appears to be or is she posing as someone else?
