Meeting the kids, my 7 kids.
1309 Words
Josephine
I was shocked that Charles was so very aggressive with me, I felt panic rise as he covered my mouth and shoved himself up against my body in the shower.
A flood of memories came over me instantly taking me back to f*****g Mexico.
I couldn't breath, my eyes were darting around as I began to panic.
Charles saw my face and released me, as I struggled to breath.
I was having a panic attack.
He took me out of the shower and wrapped a soft towel around me, taking me back to his bed. "I'm sorry Joey, so sorry. Please breathe honey."
I fought to catch my breath. Ha, ha, ha, ha....
" I'm so sorry Jo, I didn't mean to scare you. I was just excited for you again. Breathe honey! s**t what did that asshole do to you?"
I shuddered as I inhaled through my nose, everything hit me all at once. I closed my eyes tightly and shook my head.
I was remembering the tall man, raping me, hurting me. His hand on my mouth on my body. Between my legs.
I started to shake. I couldn't speak. I thought I was past all of this.
" I'm so sorry Joey, please, I'm here, I won't hurt you. I'm here."
He tried to soothe me, seeing I was in my head.
I slowly started to catch my breath as he touched me gently.
" Do you want to tell me about it?" He looked into my wet, red eyes.
" I...I...he raped me, he was cruel. I wanted to kill him. He raped me Charles. He filled me with his drugs and made me have s*x with him." I squeezed my eyes tightly again.
" I will kill him Joey, I swear I'm going to find Manuel Ortega and f*****g destroy him."
I grabbed his face. "No Charles, it was the tall man, the one that sold me, Chico Sanchez.
Lavender Blue told me his real name. He was the one who hurt me so badly.
I mean, I didn't want Manuel at first either, I was terrified, but Charles I let him love me and I believed I loved him too, he was kind to me compared to Sanchez.
I'm sorry, I know it's not right to love someone who paid for you.
But what that man Sanchez did to me, his cruelty and hatred of women..." I shuddered again.
Charles had tears in his eyes.
" My wife, Lana did this to you?" He asked.
I nodded, biting my lip.
" Charles, that's why I need to go to Mexico and find Ian, the CIA agent, Lavender can find him."
" Holy s**t Joey."
" I want to take Sanchez down for good, then find Manuel to get my divorce and end all of this, this whole f*****g nightmare!" I began to lose it, my shoulders shuddered.
" I don't want you to go back there, let me go. I'll do it. I want to do it. Joey, you will stay with your parents, those poor kids. Jo promise me now!" Charles said holding my arms.
I stared at him, my brows furrowed.
" You would do that? Go and kill Sanchez? Make Manuel give me a divorce?"
I never thought to involve Charles, he never got his hands dirty, he was too... white collar, wealthy and truthfully, pampered all his life.
He must truly love me to want to do this for me.
I pressed my mouth against his. "I love you." I said.
He hugged me to his heart. "I love you and need you to be safe. I'm not going to let anything happen to you ever again."
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Charles
I could see the horror that my Jo had gone through. She had hidden her trauma very well.
My heart broke for her, but my anger over what those people did to her, I was prepared to kill them all.
Yes, I wanted to take Sanchez out. I had experience hunting and with guns of all variety, thanks to dad.
I couldn't tell Jo that she won't need to get a divorce, I plan on making her a f*****g widow.
I packed a bag and placed my passport in it, then called Lavender Blue.
" Yes Charles?" She said.
" Change of plans, I'm going with you not Jo. Meet me at the airport, I have my jet on standby."
" I see, can I speak with Josephine please?"She said, with steel in her voice.
" I sent her home to her parents, you will no longer contact her for anything, understand me?"
I didn't like this person, not one little bit. I didn't like the way she paid close attention to my Joey, like she was hot for her or something, I'm not blind.
" I see, well...I'll meet you at the airport then.
Oh and Charles, I do have her best interest at heart, I truly do.
I agree with you, she needs to be home with her parents, safe. I am kind of turned on by your show of macho bravado actually."
I didn't know what to say to her, so I just grunted in response and hung up.
I made a call to my father.
He would help me. Being in the business and finance world his whole life, he had contacts.
No one knew that behind dad's businessman status he had been a navy seal once, he knew about handling bad people.
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Josephine
I pulled up into mom and dad's driveway. Holy Moly! The yard was full of toys and bikes.
My dad came running out to the Uber as I paid the driver.
I turned to grab my bag when a small horde of kids came running to me.
" Momma!" They all yelled.
6 boys and 1 girl and my oh my she was a sweet little girl.
My daddy saw me looking at her. "This is Estella, your oldest girl."
I smiled as dad encouraged me to hugged her with his eyes.
I put my arms around her small shoulders. " Hola." I said.
" Hello step mother, I'm very pleased to finally meet you."
She obviously rehearsed that.
" Stella, did my father show you how to do a cannon ball into my pool?"
She beamed at me and nodded.
"Ok, I'll show you how to really splash the boys." I whispered to her.
" Ok, momma...you are really pretty. Popa said you were pretty and it's true!" She hugged me tightly.
Then the boys approached me one by one.
The youngest, Elijah, then Stephen, Juan, Emilio, Leo, and Eddie, the twins.
I hugged each of them as my mother stood over them, smiling proudly.
" My grandsons are smart, funny, and very good boys, Joey. You will love them as daddy and I already do."
I smiled and nodded.
" I am so glad to be home." I had tears in my eyes. My parents looked so very happy to have these children.
I would hate to have to break their hearts when I obtain my divorce from their father.
The kids were looking at me expectantly.
Daddy whispered,"They want gifts, daddy always brought gifts when he arrived to visit them."
I had no gifts for them.
I sat down in the grass.
" Come here kids, sit around me on the grass."
They all hurried to surround me, looking for their gifts.
" I'm taking you to Mc Donald's for dinner tonight, then the arcade!" I yelled excitedly.
They stood up and jumped in the air playfully, excited by my big announcement.
" Good! Abuela and I need a night off." Dad said looking at mother with heat in his eyes.
" Oh?" I laughed.
Mother's face turned red. I felt joy at seeing that, pure joy.
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