A little Loving Goes A Long Way Part 3

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A little Loving Goes A Long Way

Part 3

 

In some way’s I owed Shawn for giving me a family that loves me so much they are willing to adopt me when I had lost the Dawning’s. If it wasn’t for him making the wrong choices, I had very little doubt even with Jeff’s help they would put aside their beliefs that I wasn’t a bad boy like so many they had taken in.

Most likely if it wasn’t for him I would have run away long ago and turned to drugs, and alcohol and gave the term bad boy a new name. Yet other ways I owed Shawn nothing for what he had done to my three younger brothers Jared, Jason and Jonathon as well as many of my friends not mention what he let his friends do to Jody his own sister. In truth that too made us stronger as a family. Then I would also have to thank Gloria West for raping me the hard and painful way like Shawn did to his brothers and other neighborhood boys.

No, I wasn’t about to give him the satisfaction that the life I had was all do to him. He was nothing more than one of those bad boys Mom and Dad had taken in over the years and had failed to help them. It was times like these I missed having Jeff by my side, yet in truth, I really didn’t need him, and if he was here I would have sent him to go look for Terry’s sisters and parents not standing around just listen too me complain about my life. 

Who’s to say he wasn’t doing that now? Besides he would tell me too suck it up and live it, that he isn’t my babysitter. Yet I missed him. I gave a heavy sigh seeing the bus to come to take us to school. The only ones that had free pass today were me, Terry and his brother Jessie. Just thinking about all that I had to do today made me even more tired, more so after missing an entire night of no sleep.

I called Sparky and went back inside after giving Rhoda Jackie, Eli and Greg each kiss. Rhoda asked if I needed her to stay home today. I shook my head no that I’ll I was doing was going to sit and relax today. She laughed. “Yea right, you are mostly likely going to spend the day working in the kitchen worrying about Friday’s big dinner and don’t you dare touch that computer and the books. They are already done oh husband of mine.”

I faked a ‘who me’ smile that said I was shocked that she would accuse me of something like that. Yet the truth was she knew me better than my self. I hated to let her go as she kissed me promising me something special later; getting my full attention as she whispered it in my ear making me very hard as she rubbed my penis through my jeans.

Sparky came inside with me allowing me to wipe off his paws so Mom doesn’t have a cow seeing paw prints all over the couch or her furniture. She had given up trying to keep him off the future so instead, it was mine and my brother’s job when we take him outside we clean his paws. I quickly apologized for my recent behavior Mom and Dad said I didn’t need to because I was expressing my opinion; yet eased the tension in the house.

My mother was a little disappointed that she didn’t get that alone time with me as promised. Yet she stated it was the best night sleep she had gotten in a long time. Mom was taking her stats and Dad was opening the medicine box that he keeps under lock and key inside our big black bank safe in his room. I gave her a kiss on the cheek and ask how she was feeling. Mom said. “Nothing a nice romp on the bed and tub couldn’t fix or one of my son’s full-body massages.”

I said. “If only we had the time, but I have tons of work to do this morning.”

My adoptive Mom said. “Nonsense, Chef Philips won’t be here until around 10 and Landon won’t be here until 9:30. Plus someone must keep an eye on your mother until then while I take the boys down to see the doctor. Giving you guys the whole house to yourselves as it were.” I wanted to say thanks Mom, for not punishing me for whatever reason, when all I really wanted to do was catnap the day away; considering I rarely get a free day where I am not expected to do anything. I glanced over at Jessie being really the first time I had actually met him.

Jessie looked exactly like his brother Terry, bright blue eyes, blond hair and face that girls like my sisters couldn’t resist kissing or pinching his chubby cheeks. Wearing my bother Jason clothes right on down to his shoes if I was to guess considering both boys were both badly in need some.  He was the same age as Jason who was 10 now after celebrating his birthday and Jonathon’s over the summer at the nudist colony. I was a little surprised to find him wearing clothing, but I shouldn’t have considering it was cold outside and he spent the night over at the Earls with the rest of the boys. I watched Mom place several kisses on his head as she stacked up his plate with heaps of pancakes and lots of syrup and sausages telling him she wanted him and his brother Terry to eat up.

Dad was still going over some matters with Terry and having signed and filling out forms. Listing everything that his old life used to be, to the friends he knew and his parents he knew. Any address that he could give that would be helpful in finding his sister or them. Anything that might help them with the search, indicating once more my friend Jeff wasn’t around to use his ghostly powers… For now at least.

I questioned many times what the dead do once they die. Some say they keep themselves busy making our world run. Even that much Jeff had refused to tell me about what he does when he isn’t with me. Stating when the time comes he would be glad to tell me about it. Which stood for non of your business.

My mother said. “The whole house to our selves, hum? So the cameras are where exactly?”

Mom said. “The living room, the pool and the room that says stage room. Which we use to film bedrooms scenes, but they aren’t turned on at the moment only if we are filming. The security cameras are always on. Four in the living room two facing the door and the other two are panning the rest of the room every few minutes;” hearing a slight hum as they work back and forth every few minutes. 

“There are also cameras on the porch and the driveway and several more along the road where the light polls are. Those we have no control of being as things are for us at the moment. We simply don’t take chances anymore if someone tries to break in while we're gone they are caught on camera and our security will take care of the matter. They sit at the monitors all day watching for a trespasser and walk the grounds. They are told too shoot on sight and ask questions later. So once we leave don’t wander around outdoors without bringing a swat team to our door. They don’t know you on sight as the rest of us do.”

My mother smiled. “Perhaps I should call my husband and have him come see me. Then watch him get his a*s full of buckshot.”

Dad agreed said. “You should call him so he least knows where you are and going to be. I don’t need to add kidnapping charges to my ever growing record your husband is accusing me and my family of doing to him.”

My mother said. “I thought you said the hospital would do that?”

Dad said. “It’s would better if it came from you, that way he can’t say you were held against your will. Plus we can record the conversation so if he brings it up in court you and I have proof that we didn’t kidnap you from the hospital; that you were signed out on home pass to visit your son as well as your son Aaron and your two daughters, who will be with this afternoon while we are filming. Landon will have them picked up after school and has told the school that you are picking them up.

“You can spend the whole afternoon with them and do a little shopping with the cash Landon will give you too buy you some clothes and buy them a few things as well if you would like. Then he will bring you back after dropping them off to your husband and he can see you that you are unharmed and you haven’t kidnapped your two daughters and your son Aaron by returning him to Bishop Clark’s house. Again any conversation you have with your husband will be on tape.

“Landon will make sure he doesn’t come near you unless you want him too, but I would advise that you keep your distance knowing if he could he would most likely want to kill you when he finds out where you have been, and who you are staying with while having a home hospital pass, but can do very little in stopping you. Because the court orders only states we are not too come anywhere near Santaquin or him. It does not say anything about you going there or you not seeing your children or taking them for an afternoon of shopping. That includes you visiting your son Nate.”

My mother said. “Will you please stop calling him that his name is Eric? Not Nate, not when he isn’t undercover.”

Dad said. “No Linda, we can’t do that, he’s always undercover even when he’s home he’s undercover like we all are. We just can’t trust the fact someone could overhear us, just one time and hear his name spoken out loud which could put you and your family in danger. It's bad enough they know that he was in the system, it's bad enough that they know everything about him, but its unlikely they will put two and together for those that meet him for the first few times. In fact, if I hadn’t just explained the situation to Terry and his brother Jessie about our undercover work, you could have put him and you in great danger, just by giving him your son's real name.

“Not even his school friends outside these walls on this mountain call him anything but Nate; if they do it will cause people to look and dig to find out why. Being Nate keeps him safe, being Nate keeps you safe, Being Nate keeps everyone he holds dear safe. So no he can’t be called by his real name anymore. Not unless he is with you, alone at your home, or his grandmothers home; where everyone there knows him by his given name. Linda, I am sorry, but if you can’t abide by that rule I will have no choice but leave you at that hospital rather in danger his and our safety as fragile it may be. “

Mom said. “And my feelings do not matter how much I hate that name?”

I said. “No Mom, the decisions mine. I chose that name, and so it would cut all ties from my father and you. I couldn’t let anything happen to you or Aaron. It's just a name… they call me Steve when I am acting and one they can print, but it doesn’t matter what they call me. When I with you while I am here in Heber where it matters most you must call me Nate.”

Mom said. “Fine I am going to abide by that name just so I can use it against your father whom I am sure will go nuclear as you say it. Not that he liked your real one any better. So why don’t you run us a nice hot bath in your room? I know they don’t keep any cameras in there I suppose?” I knew they did, but I didn’t volunteer that information. It was one secret I was going to keep for my own protection. I watched my mother pick up the phone so she can call my father. Realizing I still haven’t made time to call my grandmother. I made myself a reminder to do so, plus send her a dozen roses to apologize for my long absent self.

It had been so long it seemed since the last time I had talked to her or had seen her. Yet the truth was the last time I had seen her was the day I got arrested and accused of raping and beating my sisters, and my father; stolen my mother’s car and an undisclosed amount of money. Then sued for ten million dollars for personal injury he suffered by my and Dads hands. I came back down the hall hearing my mother screaming over the phone telling him he isn’t going to get away with this. She slams down the phone and started crying.

My Dad placed his arm around her and said. “So he wants to fight, does he? So let me make a few calls.” Dad picked up the phone and dialed and said. “Yes, will you please make sure Susan and Becky are called to the office that there will be some officers their wanting to take them in for some questioning regarding what their brother Eric Shepherd did to them. Yes, I think it's going to take the whole day. Yes, we will take responsibility for them; I have a court order stating that their mother has been granted privileges to see them and her son Aaron anytime she would like,

“Oh I see can I get that number of that school he is now attending and the phone number to his foster parents.” I froze as my mind couldn’t work words or thought overhearing that my father had just placed Aaron into foster care.  Dad looked and me holding his hand up from speaking said. “I’ll send you a copy so if their father wants to know why they aren’t at school and didn’t come home when they were supposed to so he won’t get worried.”

Dad hung up the phone still putting me on hold and called in a favor to Police Chief Mr. Kenly over the Ogden police department Kenly. Who was more than willing to have someone pick up the girls and my brother Aaron separately the moment they officers arrived at the schools to pick them up?

With a court order stating that the judge had given my mother permission to see them anytime, she liked, including Jennie Cranny. Dad hung up the phone and said. “The girls will be picked up by 10 am right after their first class then brought to you with Aaron in a separate car so they will not accuse him of rapping them as well. 

Bishop Clark has already been aware that you will be taken Aaron today, but apparently he must have dropped the ball by not informing me that Aaron has been placed in foster home, over the last week or so I will have words for him, trust me Linda heads will roll we should have been told the moment family services had him in custody. Not even grandmother would have not called me if she didn’t know, considering it was her job to make sure that never happened or if it did I or Stringum would be the first be called.

“In fact, since she hasn’t called says I his grandmother isn’t even aware of the fact that your son Aaron has been recently placed in foster care. She will to be the next called once after I cool down some…Knowing when comes to dealing with her, cool heads are best when speaking to her. Not realizing that we already had a court order stating the fact you can see your kids anytime you like and your best friend Jennie Cranny, who will meet you at the hospital after your therapy session today.

“I’d send your son here with you for the day, but the Judge stated only you can see him or his grandmother. He said nothing about him seeing Aaron or his two sisters. Besides he would be breaking the rules if he did. Being as he supposed to be working with Chef Philips for the big event on Friday. Plus the fact we need him for a few shots with Terry and Mark for Mr. Tate’s magazine he needs to send to print first thing tomorrow morning. 

"Now go down the hall and give your son a bath. I know he has been very excited about spending time with his mother.” Dad placed his hands on my shoulders and said. “Show your mother how much you love her son. You have three hours tops before any of us will be back so we can set up for today’s shoot.”

I nodded and placed my arms around my mother and dried her eyes with my fingers. She said. “So it’s just me and you, and no one else?”

She looked back a Terry and Jessie. I said. “Yep just you and me, but if you really good Chef Philips said he would be extra early after all he did promise he would make you howl so loud my father would hear you in two states.”