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Not bound by honey Potluck
Jason and I made our way to the cottage but to our dismay it was way different to the last time we saw it. It had security everywhere. Definitely not giving guesthouse vibes anymore.My breath hitched when I saw my little girl. She was thin and gaunt. With three men around her. Just sitting outside writing in a book. My body felt like it wanted to jump to her.“Jase”“I see” he said briskly.He got on the phone “Mr O’Neil, have you ever heard of Chris’s residence in Hemming Port? Well it’s like fort Knox. You don’t by any chance have a way to help us get in?”We headed to a pub at the end of the town, worried about who might be connected to Chris. Who might know us somehow. About four hours later the two men we met wearing black came in to meet us.“We scouted the house and have a plan. Mr O’Neil says your deal is complete. The location is more than what we need. We will retrieve your daughter and bring her to you”I stood up a bit shaky “No, I won’t put her through feeling kidnappe
Not bound by honey A tiny break through
I got a call the next morning.“Is this Mrs Everwood?”Used to business calls, I fell into it without suspicion.“Yes, speaking.”“We have something in common, Mrs Everwood. Could you and your husband meet up with me and my associates? I have sent you an email with my location. I am already here. Better come sooner rather than later.”The line went dead.I stared at my phone for a second longer than I should have, unease creeping in.I went to my emails and found the message, calling Jason in the meantime.“Jase, open up your schedule. I need you.”Jason teased on the other side, “Ah, our first booty call. No need to say more.”I rolled my eyes, smiling despite myself. “I wish, my darling, but I’m afraid not. Just meet with me. I’ll explain in a voice note.”When we got to the spot, it was at a Victorian guesthouse. The kind of place that looked too quiet, too polished. Like nothing real ever happened there.We were met by two men dressed in all black.“Everwoods?”We nodded.They did
Not bound by honey No new leads
It’s been four years since the day Jocelyn left us. We never heard from them again.Jason and my marriage has barely been surviving. We had a baby girl is almost turning four in just a few weeks. We have been pouring everything into our work and the kids.I lay in bed staring at the ceiling. Out of all the things I could be worrying about. I worried the most about me and Jason.I felt him stir next to me and had to choose to look. We avoid looking at each other these days. We avoid being in the same rooms. I took a chance and turned to look at him, as my head moved his way I met his gaze.“How long have you been awake?” I asked him, feeling a bit startled“The whole night” he said coarsely.I did not know how to respond.“Rach, I almost had an affair yesterday”I turned to look at him “I’m sorry, its my fault”He drew closer almost touching me, my whole body flinched.“Rachel, I need you. Please. I don’t want to go in like this” I saw the plea in his eyes“I don’t know where to start
Not bound by honey Murphy’s law
There stood an unfamiliar car in front of our home. In my heart I just knew it was Chris.I had been going out of my mind worrying about Jocelyn, and now I had to deal with this.We barely stopped when two doors opened. My heart pounded when I saw that Jocelyn was the one in the passenger seat.Both Jason and I moved with the speed of light. I headed to Jocelyn, Jason to the house. Timothy just stood at the end of the driveway and stared at the whole scene.I opened my arms to pull her in but she moved away instantly.“Don’t touch me,” she hissed.Chris looked as satisfied as ever.“Right, we just came to get my girl’s belongings.”My hand met his face before I could think. “Like hell you are going anywhere with my child.”“Our child,” he corrected.I looked down at her. “Jocelyn please consider what you are doing. This is dangerous. We have had no contact with your dad for years. No idea what he has been up to or why he left.”She shot me a look. “Dad has no secrets from me. We have
Not bound by honey Leave it to me
Jason stood there for a couple of seconds.“I’ll go find her”I still stood stillTimothy came closer “Mom”I looked down at him, “Timothy I’m sorry”He came up yo me and took my hand “Are we going to be okay?”I shook his hair feeling somehow more devastated now than I did with Chris“We have to be, I would go to the ends of the earth before I loose one of you. Even if I was the one who messed up. I will always do everything I can to be close to any of you”“How is Uncle Jase Jocelyn’s dad?”I stood blinking at him “Bud, I was young. Traveling with your dad and Jase on and off. There was a time I loved them both. Just one time when I did. It’s hard to explain how it happened. But it was just once your dad and I were barely a thing. He was seeing other people too. But by the time he and I got serious I did not even think of the possibility that someone else was Jocelyn’s dad”He looked up at me “Did you do the test because they so alike?” “You see it too, huh?”He gave out a sigh “I
Not bound by honey Two sides like a coin
Jase and I headed down not knowing what to expect. Timothy and Charlie were playing with the dart guns. As they saw us coming, they aimed at us and attacked in full force. Jason, always having his on standby, ran to get his. The house vibrated with laughter and movement.I saw Jocelyn come down.“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” she said, eyes blazing.We all straightened, the boys standing frozen in confusion.“Joce, don’t use those words in front of your brothers.”She rolled her eyes. “Oh, you want to tell me how to be moral, even though I am the product of you being the biggest slut on earth.”My hand moved before I could think. The sound cracked through the room, and she hit the floor hard.“You have every reason to rebel, unravel, and let this pull our lives apart,” I shouted. “But until you know the facts, you back off from tearing into my character.”She lay there laughing, bitter and cold. “Typical. You can’t take five minutes of heat.”“What’s that supposed to mean?” I
