| Chapter 8 � 11:11am The next Morning (Crystal�s POV) *Knock, Knock* I walked to the door and opened it revealing Scott on the other side. �Hi Scott,� I said. �How are you today?� �I�m okay,� He said. �Jessica is a little upset because she wants Danielle and Stephanie to come over and play.� �Okay,� I said. �I will bring them right over.� �Great,� Scott said. �I will be outside waiting for them. It�s okay that they come inside, right?� �Yeah,� I said. �They need to be back by 3.� �Okay,� Scott said. �About 1 is nap time right?� �Yeah,� I said. �Is that what time Jessica goes to sleep too?� �Yes,� Scott said walking away from the door. �I will be right over here.� I shut the door and called the girls downstairs. I put their shoes and coat s on and noticed as I put Stephanie�s jacket on. There were bruises on her arms. They looked like the ones that Chrissy showed me were on Danielle�s body. I didn�t know where Stephanie�s came from, she wasn�t around Chris. �Stephanie,� I began. �Where did these come from?� �Play time,� She said. �It was play time.� Danielle shook her head �yes� and I brought them over to Scott�s house. Jessica was standing there waiting for the girls. �Thanks,� Scott said to me. �I will feed them lunch and make them take a nap and they will be back by 3.� �Thank you,� I said. �See you then.� I walked back inside the house and thought about the bruises. It wasn�t from Chris, it wasn�t from Lance. It was that the girls played to rough sometimes. All kids fall down and get hurt. Maybe they were outside playing and they fell. It was the only thing that could explain it. Nobody else would do this to them. I picked up the phone and dialed Chrissy�s new number. �Hello, Chrissy Kirkpatrick,� She said. �Chrissy, it�s Crystal,� I said. �I know where those bruises came from.� �Where,� Chrissy asked. �Did Chris confess to doing that to my little girl?� �No,� I said. �Stephanie has the same bruises and she told me that it was play time. Not Chris.� �I can go home tonight,� Chrissy said. �I have to forgive Chris. I can�t believe I blamed him for this. I feel so bad. I am so dumb.� �No,� I said. �You were just being a mommy. That�s what us mom�s do. We protect our children.� �Thanks,� Chrissy said. �Thank you so much.� I hung up the phone and went upstairs to clean the bathroom and make the beds. I picked up the laundry and vacuumed the floors. (Chris�s POV) I couldn�t do anything but focus on Danielle and Chrissy. I would never hurt my little girl. She was all I had besides for Chrissy and the group. �Chris,� Johnny, our manager, said. �Does that sound good to you?� �Yeah,� I said. �It sounds just fine and dandy with me.� I couldn�t hold in the tears any longer. �I told ya something was wrong,� Joey said to Lance. �I knew it!� �SHUT UP,� JC said to him. �Chris, what�s wrong? You can tell us. We are your brothers.� �Chrissy had Danielle in her arms last night and she put her down and I went to pick her up and she started screaming no,� I began as I sat down on the floor. �There were bruises all over her body. Chrissy thinks I hurt my little girl.� �Chris,� Justin said. �Did you?� �No,� I said crying harder. �I swear I didn�t.� �Did you do it on accident,� JC asked. �Sometimes you just can�t deal with things and stuff like that happens.� �No, JC,� I said. �I didn�t do it. I am always careful of what I do and say around Danielle. I didn�t hurt her. Chrissy left last night.� Joey�s cell phone ran and we all became quiet. Johnny sat at his desk waiting to hear what Joey had to say. He hung the hone up and looked at all of us. �That was Chrissy,� Joey said. �She said that she doesn�t blame you anymore. Stephanie has the same bruises and Crystal asked her and she said that it was from play time.� �Oh thank you Lord,� I said. �She believes me.� (Lance�s POV) I looked at the clock that sat on my bedside table and it read 8:59pm. �Crystal, is Stephanie done with her bath yet,� I asked. �I want to get her ready to bed for you tonight.� �Yeah,� Crystal said as she walked into the bedroom. �Can you explain this?� I unwrapped her body and she was covered in fresh bruises. �Crystal,� I asked looking at her. �This is awful!� �I know,� Crystal said as she began to cry. �I don�t know what happened to her and she won�t tell me who did this.� �Honey,� I said giving Crystal and Stephanie a hug. �It�s going to be okay. I know it will be. We have to stick together!� �Who,� Crystal asked. �Who would do this to our little angel?� I took Stephanie and laid her down in between my legs with her head farthest from me. I put a pull-up on her and put her in a Barbie nightgown. I brushed her hair and she brushed her teeth. I gave her a kiss and Crystal put her to bed. �Lance,� Crystal said as she walked in the room. �I have to tell you something that just can�t wait any longer!� �What,� I asked getting nervous. �What happened? It was Chris, I swear I didn�t it.� �Oh it was Chris,� Crystal asked. �Chris got me pregnant?� �What,� I asked. �You are going to have another baby?� �I am going to have another baby,� Crystal said. �Marry Christmas.� �This is the best present I have ever had,� I said. �Thank you so much honey.� �Thank you too,� Crystal said. �I love you.� |