Deanna felt Max move from in back of her to stand and slightly chuckled as he stood up as she wiggled in her half-sleep back to the spot he had been in for his warmth. He had heard Henry start to fuss in his crib though he didn’t think the boy was awake yet completely. Max would allow her to rest a bit more before he would ask her what she wanted for dinner.
He looked around the loft and the beginnings of the two rooms that had been filled with things in the past few hours. Everything was being put into place and would find it’s way into their everyday lives. He knew that he had to call his mother and check on his father as well. Though doing that on the phone might bring the toddler to completely awake. Instead, he decided they would take a trip out that way to see them both. He needed to make sure the
A car ride was a treat for Henry. Deanna knew they probably kept him at home and locked away in the upstairs nursery with his nanny and not much else. She began to wonder where the woman was in the first place. Deanna had not thought of that. Where had the nanny been while her mother had done the things that she did to Henry’s little body? The thought was heartbreaking, and she didn’t want to really think about that. Even in two days, his little body was doing much better. Though they both were pale, it was good to see that he healed quickly.She knew there would be bruises and bumps in his life, but never again will anyone ever hit him again. She turned to look at him as he was smiling out the window as he saw things that he probably never had before. He was a fluke of nature like she was. A child that
The car ride was quiet as they all had a lot to think about. Max had come to grips that though his parents were very flawed, they were as bad as he thought. Sometime soon, he wanted to go to the cemetery that his sister was and at least pay his respects now that he understood who was there. That would be sometime in the future, though. Right now, he had enough to deal with adjusting to the fact he was no longer alone.Deanna was trying to think of how the next day was going to go. Though she had been a part of the family, not many of the wider family seemed to like her. It may be because of the facts of her birth. They probably knew how she was there. No one wanted to say it, including her. Talking to her younger cousin was not going to be easy, but sh
Winterhaven was a looming building that resembled a small Victorian castle in the middle of the woods though its appearance for what it really did was in the fifteen-foot fence, and razor wire that lined the top of the fence was easily seen and understood. Though the building was in good shape for housing all the people there, it had a stain on it that made it seem dark, dank, and dirty to the observer who stumbled across the place.Deanna was not looking forward to a foray into the building at all, even knowing that she had a car ready to leave with both Max and Henry in it. The discussion which became heated during breakfast was that Max didn’t want her to go alone. Deanna understood the reasons why, but instead, she thought he was treating her like a child. She wanted to do this without help, but he won in
As the two settled into the house as Henry took a nap. She was working in the kitchen, preparing the stuff for dinner as Max was working on some papers. He looked over to her and knew she was thinking about everything as she was doing the things somewhat mindlessly. He wanted her to talk to him but also knew he couldn’t push her. The argument they had in the morning showed him that she still thought he was trying to treat her like a toy. Though he didn’t think he had, he was trying to understand how everything was for her.She had just found out everything in her life had been someone playing games with her. Even from her birth, she was wanted and expected to be something other than what she was. Max knew that in itself could be mind-breaking, and he didn’t want to push her any more than he had in
As they prepared to make another drive, and Henry seemed happy to be going into the car. Max looked at Deanna and knew the amour she was wearing thin. Though he was extremely impressed that she could focus at all on anything after being dealt the hand, she was just given. She was not reacting as he thought she would, but at the same time, he knew that it could hit anytime soon as well. The shock was like that.“Sweetheart are you sure you want to do this?” he asked as they pulled out of the driveway.“I see no other choice.” She replied as she looked at him as he kissed the back of her hand as he started driving.“I know you’re still mad at me.” He started, but
As they got near the house, they all heard the screaming coming from inside. It was two voices, and one of them was frantic. “That’s my sister in law, Cheryl,” Deanna said as they got to the yard. She was ready with the handle of the pistol in her hand. Somehow she wished that this whole thing would have gone away for a minute, and she could feel something, but she knew she was numb.“What the hell is going on? Who is that? Why do you have blood on your sneakers?” Cheryl was screaming at David, and Deanna could see them both pacing around something in the front room, but it was just their shadows.“Ma’am, I don’t think you should continue.” On
Deanna was on pins and needles as they waited for the okay to go to her parent’s house as Max seemingly changed everything about himself almost in front of her eyes. It was like he was a different person now. He was mentally preparing himself for what lies ahead of them. Deanna was tired as he looked at her, and she saw that his golden eyes were different. Harder than they normally were. They looked like eagles that see right through your soul. this was the version of him she didn’t know, The detective side of him. In a way, he even looked different to her.She knew she was probably going crazy thinking he looked different, but this wasn’t the same man she had spent the last week with. This was someone she didn’t really know. Th
“What?” he asked, surprised, and the car swerved slightly as he swallowed hard. Deanna hadn’t expected him to react that way even though she hadn’t meant to say it out loud though it had been in her head.“Nothing.” She said as she looked out the window. For the first time in the past week, she felt alone again. The numbness that she had felt earlier when going into her brother's house was now gone, and a stabbing pain rolled through her body. She could feel the tears building up behind her eyes. She wanted to finish this, and then she would go back to the house they shared and start packing hers and Henry’s things up. Though she had nowhere to really go, she would find a place.Soon money wouldn’t be a problem