38

Is it love?!

As we stepped inside the cottage, the tears that I was trying to control so hard, finally started running down my cheeks. There was my baby, right in front of my eyes, sitting on a chair and tied with ropes. His cheeks were tear stained and his eyes started to get watery looking at me.

He tried to wiggle his way out of the ropes looking at me, but the ropes were tight. Tears started pouring out of his eyes and he kept on wiggling, my heart broke at the sight.

"Mwumma." He hiccuped and without thinking of any consequences, I ran towards him and started untying his ropes as quickly as I could. I had never been the one to think bad about someone, but this time, I really wished that he rot in jail.

"It's okay, baby, mumma is here. Don't cry, you are my strong champion, right?" He nodded his head slightly letting out another hiccup as I finally untied him and hugged him tightly.

"Mumma missed you so much." I whispered, looking in his eyes and kissing his cheeks.

"Shammy missed mwumma too."

"I am sorry baby, I am so, so sorry." I hugged him again as his small arms wrapped around my waist.

"If you're done hugging champ, give others a chance too." Matt spoke from behind me and I let out a small chuckle, before pulling away from Sam. He instantly ran towards Matt and he swirled him in the air.

"Uncle Mwattie!" He wrapped his tiny little hands around his neck and his legs around his stomach, like a small monkey.

"Guess where Uncle Mattie is going to take you after getting out from here?"

"Ice cweam?" Matt nodded his head and he clapped his hands, a huge smile instantly plastered on his face. That was my baby, always smiling on small, little things.

"Uncle Mwattie is the bwest!"

"I know." He said, cockily and I smiled at his cockiness.

Then Sam's eyes landed on Mr. Steele who had made his way besides me and he flared his arms in the air, signalling Mr. Steele to hold him. He, without wasting a second, held him closer to his body and kissed his nose.

"Daddy!" He said happily, wrapping his hands around his neck and Mr. Steele let out a laugh that was like magic to my ears.

"Looks like someone missed daddy." He frantically nodded his head with a huge grin on his face making Mr. Steele grin along with him as well.

We were all smiling and laughing, when my eyes landed on a red mark on his left cheek. I walked towards him and traced my fingers over the mark,

"Who did this baby?" I asked, my voice breaking at the end.

"A bad uncle s-slapped Sammy." A small tear escaped from his eye and I rubbed it away with my thumb.

"Mumma will scold that bad uncle, yeah?" He gave his head a slight nod, his eyes still watery, "No more crying now or Uncle Mattie won't take you for icecream." I whispered the last part in his ear like a secret and he rubbed his eyes with his tiny fingers and looked at me, pointing his index finger to his eyes,

"See? No tears." I smiled at his innocence and kissed his forehead when the smile on his face turned into fear. He gripped the collar of Mr. Steele's shirt tightly and hid his face in the crook of his neck. A frown appeared on our faces at the sudden change of his behaviour when we heard a voice, clearing everything for us.

"Aww, your sappiness makes my heart ache." There he stood near the door with two other men standing right behind him.

"Allerton." Mr. Steele spit out his name, curtly.

Mr. Allerton started walking and stopped few feet away from us. My heart instantly started beating fast at the sight of him and tears started rolling down my cheeks as the scene that happened few weeks back unfolded before my eyes. I clenched my fist tightly and closed my eyes, not wanting to look at him. My heart was loudly thudding against my ribcage and my breathing grew heavy.

Within no time, Matt was beside me, pushing me behind him just like before as he whispered, "Don't be afraid, Enna. No one is going to lay a single finger on you or champ, I promise."

"How did you get married, had a kid and no one knew anything about it? I didn't take you for a reserved man, Aaron." He said with an evil grin plastered on his face and Mr. Steele's face went straight, his eyes darkened and a scary aura surrounded him.

He looked at me and motioned me to grab Sam who was still hiding his face in the crook of his neck and I nodded my head. I walked up to them, pulled Sam away from him and stood at my previous position— behind Matt.

"You don't take me as a murderer too, but guess who's going to fuc—" He stopped mid sentence and then look at me, "—cover his ears." I did as he said and then he continued,"I am going to fucking kill you for kidnapping my son. You should know better than to fuck with me or my family."

"Careful there, Aaron. I have got two of my most built guys who can take down you and your beloved wife's friend in just a blink of an eye." He was cruel, how can someone be so cruel?

"Just imagine what I can do to her once you are beaten and tied up on that chair. I can have her in so many ways, right before you and she will be moaning my na—" He was cut mid sentence as Mr. Steele landed a strong punch on his jaw. His eyes were red, I had never, ever seen him this angry. He looked deadly and at this point, I could only wish for the police to arrive soon or else he would kill him, literally.

"Brad." Mr. Allerton hold his jaw and addressed a man who was 6'2 and had tattoos covering his left hand. He looked scary with his dirty shaved face and green highlighted hair.

He gave us a deathly glare and walked towards us with long strides. The way he looked and the way he walked, I was sure of one thing— We were going down, we were so going down.

"He is going to kill us." I muttered and Matt huffed.

"I can easily take him down." Now, it was my time to huff.

"I really appreciate your lack of belief in me, babe."

"It's called common sense." I retorted back and adjusted Sam properly on my waist and closed his ears again with my hands.

Not even thirty seconds later, Brad was standing before us, smirking evilly at us. He lifted his hand and threw a punch at Matt, I tightly closed my eyes not wanting to see what was about to unfold before me. When I didn't here any sound of crack or groan, I slowly opened my left eye to take a peek, but what made my eyes grew wide like the soccer balls was Matt holding Brad's fist and glaring at him, angrily.

Brad tried to pull his fist back, but Matt tightened his hold, his eyes as dark as sin. Brad was as shocked as me and taking this as an opportunity, Matt punched his nose and he fell down on his knees holding his now bloodied nose. Three more punches on his jaw and he was out.

"It would have taken only one blow at his face to knock him down, if only my leg wasn't hurting like a bitch." Matt spoke and I glared at him, "I told you! I told you not to come and rest, but do you ever listen to me? No, you always do what you want. Just wait till we go home, I am not letting you step a foot down for atleast five days!"

"Potato, potato." He waved me off just like that and I pinched his ear.

"Ouch, no— Babe, okay fine, I am sorry, just—No, leave my ear, my leg hurts!" I instantly let him go and he rubbed his ear that was now red.

"I knew 'my leg hurts' excuse will work." Before I could glare at him, the other man lunged towards us and I shrieked in fear.

"Don't panick, I have got this." He wasn't lying, he really did get it. Two built and scary looking man were knocked out before me, all thanks to Matt.

"Two most built man, huh?" Mr. Steele taunted him, my eyes completely focused on them.

"This is my place where you are standing, Aaron and I stick to my words. I am going to take your wife right in front you and you won't be able to do a thing. She will enjoy it, every bit of it. I am going to fu—"

Crack.

"Not another word about her."

Punch.

"She is my girl, my pride, my respect." My heart warmed at this and my feelings for him only grew strong. I was feeling warm and fuzzy from inside and I didn't know how to describe this feeling. What was it that I was feeling? Because I was sure it was not just infatuation or like.

Is it love?

My insides started churning at the sudden realisation and I looked down at Sam. Was I making a good decision by letting my feelings grow strong towards him or should I stop myself?

I am so confused.

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