Saving Us(57)

I knew she could. I’d eaten there enough to know that. “I agree.”

“You should have called and told her I was comin’ with you.”

“Why is that?”

"Who knows what you all do?" I looked at Colt like he had three heads.

"Your son is at my house. Surely you don’t think I would do somethin' while he's in the next room. I mean, don't get me wrong, if Amy wants to get freaky, I've never turned her down."

Every man I'd ever been around had taught me that. I knew to never turn down your woman's offers. Even if I was mad, it was always worth it.

We walked up to the kitchen door and I opened it for Colt to go inside first. Once he was past, I followed behind him. I should have known that something was wrong when the television was blaring. We both walked into the living room to find Noah sitting in front of the television with a jar of peanut butter and a spoon.

Colt grabbed the peanut butter out of his son's hand. "Boy, you know better."

"I got permission."

I wandered around the house looking for Amy, before coming back into the living room. "Hey, where's Aunt Amy?"

He shrugged and crossed his arms in front of his chest. "She told me I was a big boy and that I could take care of myself."

That wasn't possible. Amy would never do that. If something was wrong, she would have called me. I looked around the room and spotted her cell phone and purse. "Where did she go?"

"She didn't say." He was still watching his show and not paying attention to how serious this was.

I think Colt could see the worry in my eyes. He turned off the television. "Son, your uncle is askin' you a question. You best get to answerin' him."

He turned around looking annoyed that we had interrupted him. "She didn't say where she was goin'. She just told me to be a big boy and wait for you or mom to come get me. Can I watch my show now?"

"No!" Colt and I both yelled.

I squatted down to his level. "Was she hurt?"

He shook his head. "She looked sad. That man made her cry, but she said she was just real happy to see him."

I stood right up and looked at Colt. "Please tell me this ain't happenin'."

"What did the man look like?" I don't know why Colt was asking that. We both knew who the man was.

"He looked regular." Typical kid answer.

"Did he hurt her?" I was more than concerned.

"Nope. At first she ran into her room, but he told her she couldn't run. That's when she was cryin'. Am I in trouble?"

I patted him in the head and started dialing John's number. "No, buddy. You're not!" After two rings John finally answered.

Hey, Conner what's up?

I need you out at the ranch as soon as possible. Amy's been taken.

Taken? To the hospital? Do I need to pick up your mother? Should we get to the hospital?

No, she's been abducted, man. That bastard found us. I don't know how. Just get here fast. We've got to find her. He's going to hurt her, John. I just know it. If he lays one hand on her, I will kill him with my bare hands.

Try to keep calm , I'm almost there now.

When we hung up, I walked back to my old room and checked the gun cabinet. I don't know if I felt more relived or worried when I discovered that her gun was missing. Sure, I was real glad she had it with her, but it didn't mean she would use it. Amy hated the damn thing.

I didn't know what to do. I felt like I needed to do something, but had no idea where to start. Amy had no phone with her. I didn't even know how long she'd been gone. Rick could have had her out of the state by now. I walked back into my hallway when I heard Colt calling Van. I know he was checking on her and Christian. I heard him telling her to come here, instead of going home.

The anger was building up inside of me. He had my woman and my unborn child. It was enough to drive me mad.

Colt came walking toward me. He grabbed my shoulder to turn me around, but I jerked away from him. "He took her, man. He fuckin' took her." I drove my fist into the wall, sending it right through to the other side. When I pulled it back out, my knuckles were already starting to bleed. I punched the wall again. "Fuck!"

Colt slammed me into the opposite wall. "You need to calm down. This ain't goin' to fix nothin'. Look, I know what you're goin' through. When Tucker took Savanna I felt like my whole world was goin' to crumble. You need to have faith. We will find her."

I put my hands on both of his shoulders. "You are neglectin' to mention that Van lost her baby. I'm glad she's all better now, but I know what you both went through. I can't do that, Colt. I ain't as strong as you."

We both heard the kitchen door opening and rushed in that direction. John met us in the living room, but I saw him looking past us at the holes in the wall. "Tell me you did that."