Someone Unexpected(25)

I sat in my car with my heart feeling like it was trying to hammer it's way out of my chest as I waited for him to come back.



"Mr. Blu will see you. Drive to the end of the driveway and someone will meet you there."



As I drove through the gate my palms were sweaty and my mouth went  completely dry when I realized what I was actually doing. I barely  noticed his beautiful house because my nerves go the best of me and as I  pulled up to the house I saw Sebastian walking toward me and he took my  breath away. I had a huge grin on my face as I threw open the car door  and I started to run over to him and then stopped when I saw the look on  his face. He did not look happy to see me.



He walked over to me with a quick stride and stopped me next to my car. "What are you doing here Elena?"



I was taken aback by the cold tone of his voice and I suddenly felt very nervous.



"I wanted to surprise you Sebastian. You're not happy to see me?"



The look on his face softened just a little bit. "Yes, I am happy to see  you Elena, but this is really not a good time for me. Can we see each  other tomorrow as planned?"



Just then the door of his house opened and Sophia stood there holding  the hand of what looked to be a three year old little boy and I was in  complete shock.



"Daddy!" The little boy called out to Sebastian.



"Sebastian, is everything okay?" Her voice sailed through the air and I  felt sick to my stomach. I looked at her and she narrowed her eyes at  me. "Oh, Elena, it's you. We're a little busy right now."



I stood there like an idiot and just stared at her as my brain tried to  register what was going on. Wait, is she really here right now with a  little boy? A little boy who is Sebastian's son? And then things started  to click slowly and I dragged my eyes from Sophia down to the little  boy over to Sebastian and the look on his face said it all. That was  their child together and he didn't want me to know. I could feel the  tears welling up in my eyes and the last thing I wanted was to give  Sophia the satisfaction of seeing me cry, so I quickly got into my car  and sped away before Sebastian could stop me. I heard him yelling my  name behind me but I just kept driving, I had to get out of there.



When I got back to my apartment the tears were already streaming down my  cheeks, and as I locked the door behind me I heard something move in  the corner. I quickly turned around to see what it was and absolute fear  completely enveloped me as I stared into Brian's eyes.



"Hello, Elena." His voice was pure evil and my first instinct was to run  so I fumbled with the door trying to a unlock it so that I could get  out, and before I could pull it open he was behind me slamming it shut.  "No, no, we have to make up for lost time." He slapped me and pressed me  against the door, my back to him, as he ran his tongue along my ear.  "I've missed you."         

     



 



I was crying hysterically by now and screaming trying desperately to push him off of me but his grip was too strong.



"How did you get in here?"



"It was a piece of cake, a silly little lock is not going to keep me  from you Elena. I told you we would be together again and now we are.  I'm never going to let you go!" I tried to get away from him and he  punched me in the stomach, knocking the wind out of me.



I started crying even louder.



"Be quiet!" He put his hand over my mouth, we struggled and I managed to  break free from him running to the kitchen to grab a knife as I heard  someone pounding on the door asking if everything was okay. He was  behind me in two seconds and grabbed me by my hair as I screamed. I  fought him off with all of my might, pushed him as hard as I could, and  in doing so I fell back, hit my head against the counter and everything  went black.





Chapter Twelve  –  Recovery



When I woke up I was completely disoriented and it took a couple of  minutes for me to realize that I was lying in a hospital bed. I looked  around the room and saw my parents on one side of the room, Sebastian  and Chloe on the other, and Chloe was the first person to see that I was  awake.



"You guys, she's awake! Laney, how are you feeling?"



"Like my head is going to explode all over the place, it's killing me."



My mom and dad grabbed my hands looking sick with worry.



"Sweetheart, we're so happy that you're okay, we were so worried! Sebastian called us and we dropped everything to be here."



"You guys are a couple of hours away, how long was I out?"



"You were out for almost 5 hours and the doctor says you have a mild concussion but you should be okay."



I looked over at Sebastian and he looked terrified as he held my gaze.  At first I didn't understand why he looked like that but then everything  came flooding back to me; the vision of him, Sophia, and their son made  my head pound even more and I wanted him to leave.



I turned cold eyes toward him and I could tell that he saw that I  remembered everything. "Thank you for calling my parents but you can  leave now."



His eyes were sad. "Elena, when you're feeling better I will explain  everything. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner, if you need anything please do not  hesitate to call me. Chloe, nice to meet you."



After he left the room Chloe turned to me with a puzzled look on her  face. "Elena, he was really worried about you, I don't think you should  have kicked him out like that. He was the one who found you and called  your parents who then called me."



"It's a really long story Chloe and it's best that he is not here right now."



My parents didn't say anything they just stood there and listened. They  were really good at supporting my decisions, they knew that there was a  reason that I wanted him to leave and they didn't push.



I was so caught up in Sebastian and getting him out of the room that I completely blanked on Brian.



I sat up quickly, making my head pound even more. "Oh my gosh! Did they catch Brian? Did he get away?"



My mom patted my hand. "Calm down honey, yes they did catch Brian.  Apparently a man heard the commotion that was going on, knocked on your  door and it turns out he is an undercover cop who lives on your floor.  He was able to break into your place and he restrained Brian, called for  backup and when they ran his information his record came up and they  arrested him on the spot. You don't have to worry about him."



I relaxed back against my pillow and closed my eyes, saying a silent  thank you to God. I wouldn't have to worry about Brian for a while.  Whatever drugs I was on were making me super sleepy so I drifted off to  sleep without saying another word.



When I woke up the next morning, my parents were still by my side but  Chloe was not there. My mom rushed over to my side when she saw that I  was awake.



"Mom, have you and dad been here all night?"



"Yes honey, we wanted to be here in case you woke up and needed anything."



"You two have got to be exhausted, you should go to your hotel and get some sleep. Now I'm going to be worrying about you guys."         

     



 



"Well we don't want you to worry about us, we just want you to get better. Dad and I will be back in a few hours, okay?"



"Okay. Did the doctor say how long I had to be here?"



"He said you could go home in a couple of days. I'm going to stay with  you for a couple of weeks but daddy has to go back in a couple of days."



"Mom, I'll be fine, you can't afford to miss that many days from work."



"Honey, I have already cleared it with my boss. He said that I can work overtime to make up for the hours I'm missing."



I couldn't wait until the day that I could take care of my parents and  they wouldn't have to work anymore. They had done so much for me all of  my life and I wanted them to be able to relax and enjoy life a little.



I hugged them goodbye and turned on the t.v. so I could zone out. A few  minutes later there was a light knock on my door and Sebastian was  standing there with a vase full of beautiful flowers. I was fighting the  excitement I felt when I saw him because the picture of that little boy  holding Sophia's hand was stuck in my head. I glanced at him and then  tried to look disinterested as I turned my gaze to the television.



"What are you doing here Sebastian?"



"I just wanted to make sure that you are okay. Also, I wanted to let you  know that an attorney will be here later today to talk to you about  what happened."



"Is it a state's attorney? Some kid fresh out of law school who barely knows what they're doing?"



"Yes, he's the top state's attorney in Florida and he's a family friend.  I have already arranged for him to take your case. Don't fight me on  this, Elena."



I was too weak to argue with him and besides, I was going to need a good lawyer, so I begrudgingly accepted his offer.



"Okay, I won't argue with you about it, thank you. How did you even know  that something was wrong, how did you end up at my place?"