Dragon's Queen

Chapter Eleven

It's been four months since I moved in with Sarah and my dad and left my old life behind. I was now in my last trimester at 30 weeks and can't wait to meet my little one. I found out that I was having a little boy and every time I thought about it, it made me laugh at how sure Garrett was that it would be a boy. I missed Garrett every day; it took me a couple of months to be able to breathe again but now I'm healing, I had to heal for my little boy, he needed me now. My phone was still blowing up every day from Carly, Prez and Pip, but I never picked up. I needed to move on from that part of my life; I couldn't go back because if I did I would suffocate under the pain of losing Garrett and I couldn't do that to my baby or myself.

I walked into the kitchen to see Sarah and my dad cooking up a big breakfast. I'd come to like Sarah and slowly my relationship with my dad was starting to mend. I was enjoying living with them but I desperately needed my own place.

"All I see coming at the moment is your belly sweets." Sarah laughed, she wasn't wrong this boy was a big one, all I was at the moment was a belly.

"You're not wrong" I laughed. "Hey guys look I appreciate all that you've done for me and him but I really need to get my own place. It's getting cramped." I knew my dad would argue but it was the right thing to do.

"I don't like it but I understand, that's why Sarah and I have a present for you." my dad stated.

"Um... A present?" I was confused, we were talking about houses and now they got me a present? Something for the baby maybe?

"Yes sweetheart, here are the deeds to your new house" Sarah passed me a file wrapped in ribbon. A house?!

"What! You bought me a house?" This had to be a joke.

"Of course, I wasn't going to let you move out to just any old place. I tried to get one close to use but couldn’t find one that was decent enough. So, it's on the other side of the town but I think you'll like it." I jumped up and hugged my dad and then Sarah. I couldn't believe that they had just bought me a house. This was unreal.

"It's fully furnished of course. Sarah has been shopping for weeks to get it right for you and our grandson" I still just couldn't believe it.

This was one of the best days of my life and I couldn't wait to take the next step with my own little family.

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I had finished moving into my new home yesterday morning and was just putting the finishing touches on it when my phone rang for the hundredth time today. I wasn't going to answer it but something made me pick it up and look to see who was calling.

Garrett

This couldn't be, was someone tricking me. If they were it wasn't fair. I picked up the phone ready to give the person on the other end a piece of my mind.

"Hello?"

"Beauty"

I started to shake, how could it be, he was dead. I don't understand, this couldn't be happening. They told me he was dead, I mourned him, he died.

"Beauty are you there?" He spoke again. As clear as day, I could hear him speak.

"H-h-how...? How are you alive? Is this real?" I just couldn't comprehend.

"It’s real baby, I can't explain over the phone just please let me come get you?" He spoke hurriedly like someone was listening.

"No. I can't, I just moved on from you. I have a house, a life away from all of that how can I just pretend it never happened?" I couldn't handle this I had just finished mourning him.

"I know baby but please it isn't safe for you out there alone. Please tell me where you are?"

"No, I can't I won't. I'm sorry Garrett but I can't". This was the biggest struggle for me, I was so in love with him and yet I couldn't go back because I had had my heart broken once by him and I wasn't prepared to do that again.

"Please Evelyn, you're not safe, our baby isn't safe." He pleaded but I had stopped hearing him, I couldn't see him because if I did, I would cave and I just knew that that would be the end of me.

“Beauty, think of our baby” he pleaded again.

I thought for a second, silence seemed like it filled the space for centuries before I spoke.

“Fine, you can come get me, but I’m not staying with you and I’m only doing this for the baby.” I tried to control the emotion in my voice but it cracked at the end.

“We’ll be there in an hour, pack what you’ll need baby” he said his goodbyes and we hung up. I walked slowly upstairs to my room and packed my suitcase. I couldn’t believe this was happening. How could everyone lie to me for so long. Carly? Did she know? She was my best friend, I don’t think I could handle her having lied to me either.

I heard a knock on my door, not sure who it was because Garrett should still be 40 minutes away. I seemed strange, I don’t get visitors besides my dad and Sarah and they had just left.

I walked down the stair and opened the door without checking who was there.

“Hel….” when I saw who was on the other side my breath left me. Two huge burly guys stood on the other side of the door with evil grins on their faces.

“Hello sweetheart” the oldest of the guys laughed out just before he punched me and the world went black.