Total pages in book: 90
Estimated words: 81977 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 410(@200wpm)___ 328(@250wpm)___ 273(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 81977 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 410(@200wpm)___ 328(@250wpm)___ 273(@300wpm)
"You feeling okay, the baby's not making you sick is he?" I couldn’t make up my mind if we were having a boy or girl so instead of calling my kid ‘it’ I went back and forth on the sex. I hope that didn’t fuck the poor kid up when he or she finally got here. The fuck I know.
"Nope we're fine I'll just lay here and watch something until I go back to sleep then I'll go get Jason and we'll do something."
"Okay just make sure you both stay inside okay sweetheart?"
"Will do, um Gideon?"
"What is it sweetheart?" I wasn't sure what the hesitance in her voice meant, or the way her voice had gone soft and sad.
"My dad." I closed my eyes as I felt her pain; after all he'd done this precious girl still had the capacity to love him.
"I know Blossom I'm already on it; anything specific you needed me to do?"
"Blue, make sure he has a blue shirt it was his favorite color."
Fuck baby don't cry don't cry don't cry. I really needed to go make sure things are set for the rescued kids but if she started crying there was no way I'd leave her like that. She must've pulled herself together my brave girl because when next she spoke her voice was stronger.
"I'll see you when you get back I love you."
"I love you too my Blossom."
"Blossom do you remember that room I showed you?" I don’t know why the sudden thought hit me but I went with it. There were men there but I still needed to make sure she was as safe as possible.
"Uh huh, stop worrying Gideon we'll be fine."
"Okay baby I'll see you soon." I used the rest of the ride to take care of her gift. Looks like it will be needed now more than ever since her pseudo brother will be living with us, not to mention the baby will be here in a few months.
The baby. Damn, I haven't even had time to really take it in. I'm going to be a dad, I'm equal parts overjoyed and scared. She was still so young, though she didn't seem to mind too much after her initial fears had been assuaged.
I guess I'll worry for both of us. She had so much faith in me. I'll have to be ever careful not to let her down. After this shit was put to bed I can concentrate on all the ways my life will be changing in the not too distant future.
The place was buzzing with activity when we finally arrived. Dad had things set up as best he could under the hurried circumstances. With the need for secrecy he'd had to call in some favors but he'd got the job done it looked like.
He had a couple rooms set up for triage and I noticed most of his female colleagues were on hand. I'd left it up to his discretion who he wanted to wrangle into helping him out.
"We're all set and ready to go son. I’ve spoken to your guy in the air and apparently they're all steady on their feet no known traumas or outward wounds have been reported, so it'll probably be more running tests and having Charlotte talk to the females.”
“Get a feel as to how much mental damage has been done, and where we need to go from there. I have to tell you son this is gonna cause a shit storm. Are you prepared for the fallout, is Ashley?"
That was the question wasn't it? The one thing that kept me on the edge as to what exactly I was going to do.
"I don't want her involved if at all possible."
"That might not be possible son, the way this thing is unraveling somebody's gonna talk, too many people involved. We have to figure out how to get these kids back with their families and back into society, it's going to be rough."
"And if I know my wife she's gonna want to have a hand in that." Just one more thing for me to worry about.
"She's a good girl your Ashley you did good there son."
"Thanks dad. What did you tell mom about this?"
"As little as I could get away with you know your mother, she'd probably hunt the bastard down herself. I've asked her to keep her cool for now until we see how it plays out.”
“Last I saw before I left the house she was starting research on how to make sure the senator doesn't slip through the cracks."
He shook his head as he smiled. "You've got men on the house though right?"
"Yep she's surrounded, not to worry son."
I left dad and walked around the house to make sure everything was as it should be. I wasn't expecting any trouble here but you never know what the hell could go wrong.