Taylor and Arielle had gone to the backyard to talk, and he had just given
her the news that Christopher's dad was in town. He told her exactly what Kate
had told him, and she was now completely freaking out. He was trying to calm her
down, but was unsuccessful. She kept pacing back and forth nervously, and tears
were rolling down her cheeks.
Natalie came outside to see how things were going, and noticed Taylor was
having problems in talking to her. She told him to go inside and wait for Ashley
to show up, and looked over at Arielle. " I know your scared, but you need to
tell us what he did to you, Arielle. We need to know what he is capable of
doing."
Arielle looked at her with tears in her eyes. " It's... I saw him... cheating
on my mom. I saw him with another woman." She sobbed. " I told him I was going
to tell her what I saw, and he... he beat me up. He threatened to... to hurt
Christopher even."
" He's not going to hurt him, Arielle. We won't let him." Natalie gave her a
hug, seeing how scared she was. " It's okay. I promise."
" No, it's not. You don't understand, Natalie. He's... he is mad as hell at
my mom for leaving him. He will hurt us."
" If he lays one hand on either of you, we will go to the police. Now just
calm down and try to relax. He has no idea where you are even at."
" You don't know him like we do. He will find us, and he... he will hurt my
mom." Arielle looked at her. " I may be mad as hell at her for lying to me, but
if he hurt her..."
" He won't." Natalie told her. " She is going by the hospital and then coming
here. You need to tell her what you walked in on and what he did to you. She
deserves to know."
" No! I can't tell her, Natalie! He will hurt Christopher if I do, and me
too." She screamed. " You don't understand. There... there is more to it than
you think."
" Then tell me, Arielle. What happened between you two? Why are you freaking
out so much when it can all be settled with a restraining order?"
" Because it can't be. I... he didn't just beat the crap out of me! He...
I... I could be pregnant, Natalie!"
Kate had heard the screaming, and had just stepped outside as Arielle
announced that. She looked at her in surprise. " What... did you just say
that... your pregnant?"
" I don't know if I am, but I could be. He was drunk when I caught him with
another woman, and he... he scared her off... and that's when he did it." She
told them. " I still can't believe he did that to me. I was... am so
ashamed."
" It's not your fault, Arielle. He is just a sick bastard who needs to go to
jail." Natalie gave her another hug. " Listen, I know this is a difficult
situation with learning who your real dad is and meeting him for the first time.
I'm certainly not very thrilled with everything. But I do want to be your
friend. And as your friend, I want to help you."
Arielle hugged Natalie back. " Thank you. But I can't tell her, and I can't
tell my dad. There is no way."
Kate gave her a serious look. " You need to tell them, sweetie. They deserve
to know what is going on with you."
" And what's that?" Taylor came back outside, with Ashley right beside him.
___________________________________________________
Christopher was laying in the hospital bed, trying to read a book that his
mom just brought him. But his mind kept racing with thoughts of his sister
Arielle. He understood what his mom had just told them the other day, but he was
still confused about it. He didn't understand why she kept it a secret.
He finally set the book down after awhile, giving up on it for the moment.
Turning the tv on, he was flipping the channels wheen he heard a voice that he
recognized, someone who was screaming at a nurse outside the door. Cringing at
the thought of his dad finding him, he got out of the bed and ran into the
bathroom to hide.
" I know there was just a tornado here, and if my family is in this hospital
I deserve to know." He could hear his dad screaming and he was growing more
fearful.
" They would have called you I am sure if either of them had been hurt. I
can't help you, I am sorry. Now please leave before I have you escorted
out."
" Look at this picture now and tell me if you have seen either of them. I am
not leaving until you do."
The nurse continued to fight with him until someone finally came to drag him
out of the hospital. Christopher could hear him screaming at everyone, and all
he wanted was his mother there to comfort him. When the screams became fainter
and he could no longer hear them, he came out of the bathroom and got back into
the bed.
___________________________________________________________
Taylor and Ashley looked at their daughter in surprise as she told them about
what had happened between her and the man she had thought to be her dad. They
were shocked by the news that she could be pregnant with his baby. And Ashley
knew all too well how hard it was abort a baby. How could she make her do such a
thing when she had been unable to do so herself?
" You... you really should have told me sooner, honey. I want you to come to
me for everything, not just the little things." Ashley told her.
" But he... he told me he would hurt Christopher if I told you. I was only
trying to protect him, mom." Arielle explained. " And I didn't want to break
your heart either."
" I understand that, but you should not have to go through this alone. And
you knew we were having problems anyway." Ashley looked at her daughter
lovingly. " I'm not mad at you, I do understand why you didn't say anything. But
you should have."
Taylor finally spoke up, looking from Ashley to Arielle. " What are you
planning to do if you are pregnant?"
Wiping at her own tears, Arielle looked up at him. " I honestly don't know. I
mean, I... I don't believe I am ready to be a mother. But I don't want to abort
either."
He sighed, and nodded to say that he understood. " Well, I think we need to
set up an appointment for a pregnancy test."
" I agree. But we need to take care of the fact that my ex is in town, and
out for blood." Ashley looked at him. " What do we do about that?"
" About the only thing that can be done is to get a restraining order."
Natalie told them, who was sitting by Arielle's side. She had promised to be
with her when telling her parents about the rape.
" You don't know him, Natalie. That will not stop him." Ashley snapped at
her.
" Ashley, there is no need to go off on my wife like that." Taylor looked at
her. " And she is right. That's all we can do."
" I said the same exact thing, mom. But you know there is nothing else we can
do about it." Arielle looked at her. " And I'm more worried about there possibly
being a baby. Let's try getting me an appointment for today. I have to know
now."
Taylor nodded. " I just have to know one thing, Arielle. I know this is
pretty personal, but you... you weren't sexually active with anyone, were you? I
mean, were... you a virgin when he did this to you? Or could it be someone
else's baby?"
" I can't believe you would ask our daughter that, Taylor!" Ashley exclaimed.
" How could you..."
" Mom, it's okay. I don't mind answering dad's question." Arielle interrupted
her. " To be completely honest, there... is a chance of someone else being the
father, if in fact there is a baby."
" Arielle, please tell me you haven't been having sex without me knowing it."
Her mom started freaking out.
" I would be lying if I said that. And it was only one time."
Taylor shook his head at Ashley's reaction. " What about me and you, Ashley?
We were younger than she is."
Before Ashley could say anything more, Taylor's mom Diana showed up. She
whistled loudly to get everyone's attention. " Will someone please tell me what
is going on?"
her the news that Christopher's dad was in town. He told her exactly what Kate
had told him, and she was now completely freaking out. He was trying to calm her
down, but was unsuccessful. She kept pacing back and forth nervously, and tears
were rolling down her cheeks.
Natalie came outside to see how things were going, and noticed Taylor was
having problems in talking to her. She told him to go inside and wait for Ashley
to show up, and looked over at Arielle. " I know your scared, but you need to
tell us what he did to you, Arielle. We need to know what he is capable of
doing."
Arielle looked at her with tears in her eyes. " It's... I saw him... cheating
on my mom. I saw him with another woman." She sobbed. " I told him I was going
to tell her what I saw, and he... he beat me up. He threatened to... to hurt
Christopher even."
" He's not going to hurt him, Arielle. We won't let him." Natalie gave her a
hug, seeing how scared she was. " It's okay. I promise."
" No, it's not. You don't understand, Natalie. He's... he is mad as hell at
my mom for leaving him. He will hurt us."
" If he lays one hand on either of you, we will go to the police. Now just
calm down and try to relax. He has no idea where you are even at."
" You don't know him like we do. He will find us, and he... he will hurt my
mom." Arielle looked at her. " I may be mad as hell at her for lying to me, but
if he hurt her..."
" He won't." Natalie told her. " She is going by the hospital and then coming
here. You need to tell her what you walked in on and what he did to you. She
deserves to know."
" No! I can't tell her, Natalie! He will hurt Christopher if I do, and me
too." She screamed. " You don't understand. There... there is more to it than
you think."
" Then tell me, Arielle. What happened between you two? Why are you freaking
out so much when it can all be settled with a restraining order?"
" Because it can't be. I... he didn't just beat the crap out of me! He...
I... I could be pregnant, Natalie!"
Kate had heard the screaming, and had just stepped outside as Arielle
announced that. She looked at her in surprise. " What... did you just say
that... your pregnant?"
" I don't know if I am, but I could be. He was drunk when I caught him with
another woman, and he... he scared her off... and that's when he did it." She
told them. " I still can't believe he did that to me. I was... am so
ashamed."
" It's not your fault, Arielle. He is just a sick bastard who needs to go to
jail." Natalie gave her another hug. " Listen, I know this is a difficult
situation with learning who your real dad is and meeting him for the first time.
I'm certainly not very thrilled with everything. But I do want to be your
friend. And as your friend, I want to help you."
Arielle hugged Natalie back. " Thank you. But I can't tell her, and I can't
tell my dad. There is no way."
Kate gave her a serious look. " You need to tell them, sweetie. They deserve
to know what is going on with you."
" And what's that?" Taylor came back outside, with Ashley right beside him.
___________________________________________________
Christopher was laying in the hospital bed, trying to read a book that his
mom just brought him. But his mind kept racing with thoughts of his sister
Arielle. He understood what his mom had just told them the other day, but he was
still confused about it. He didn't understand why she kept it a secret.
He finally set the book down after awhile, giving up on it for the moment.
Turning the tv on, he was flipping the channels wheen he heard a voice that he
recognized, someone who was screaming at a nurse outside the door. Cringing at
the thought of his dad finding him, he got out of the bed and ran into the
bathroom to hide.
" I know there was just a tornado here, and if my family is in this hospital
I deserve to know." He could hear his dad screaming and he was growing more
fearful.
" They would have called you I am sure if either of them had been hurt. I
can't help you, I am sorry. Now please leave before I have you escorted
out."
" Look at this picture now and tell me if you have seen either of them. I am
not leaving until you do."
The nurse continued to fight with him until someone finally came to drag him
out of the hospital. Christopher could hear him screaming at everyone, and all
he wanted was his mother there to comfort him. When the screams became fainter
and he could no longer hear them, he came out of the bathroom and got back into
the bed.
___________________________________________________________
Taylor and Ashley looked at their daughter in surprise as she told them about
what had happened between her and the man she had thought to be her dad. They
were shocked by the news that she could be pregnant with his baby. And Ashley
knew all too well how hard it was abort a baby. How could she make her do such a
thing when she had been unable to do so herself?
" You... you really should have told me sooner, honey. I want you to come to
me for everything, not just the little things." Ashley told her.
" But he... he told me he would hurt Christopher if I told you. I was only
trying to protect him, mom." Arielle explained. " And I didn't want to break
your heart either."
" I understand that, but you should not have to go through this alone. And
you knew we were having problems anyway." Ashley looked at her daughter
lovingly. " I'm not mad at you, I do understand why you didn't say anything. But
you should have."
Taylor finally spoke up, looking from Ashley to Arielle. " What are you
planning to do if you are pregnant?"
Wiping at her own tears, Arielle looked up at him. " I honestly don't know. I
mean, I... I don't believe I am ready to be a mother. But I don't want to abort
either."
He sighed, and nodded to say that he understood. " Well, I think we need to
set up an appointment for a pregnancy test."
" I agree. But we need to take care of the fact that my ex is in town, and
out for blood." Ashley looked at him. " What do we do about that?"
" About the only thing that can be done is to get a restraining order."
Natalie told them, who was sitting by Arielle's side. She had promised to be
with her when telling her parents about the rape.
" You don't know him, Natalie. That will not stop him." Ashley snapped at
her.
" Ashley, there is no need to go off on my wife like that." Taylor looked at
her. " And she is right. That's all we can do."
" I said the same exact thing, mom. But you know there is nothing else we can
do about it." Arielle looked at her. " And I'm more worried about there possibly
being a baby. Let's try getting me an appointment for today. I have to know
now."
Taylor nodded. " I just have to know one thing, Arielle. I know this is
pretty personal, but you... you weren't sexually active with anyone, were you? I
mean, were... you a virgin when he did this to you? Or could it be someone
else's baby?"
" I can't believe you would ask our daughter that, Taylor!" Ashley exclaimed.
" How could you..."
" Mom, it's okay. I don't mind answering dad's question." Arielle interrupted
her. " To be completely honest, there... is a chance of someone else being the
father, if in fact there is a baby."
" Arielle, please tell me you haven't been having sex without me knowing it."
Her mom started freaking out.
" I would be lying if I said that. And it was only one time."
Taylor shook his head at Ashley's reaction. " What about me and you, Ashley?
We were younger than she is."
Before Ashley could say anything more, Taylor's mom Diana showed up. She
whistled loudly to get everyone's attention. " Will someone please tell me what
is going on?"