Raphael POV
*One week Later*
I wake up to my phone ringing. I blink a couple of times and I stand up looking for my phone. It’s still dark outside. I find my trousers on the floor and I pick up the phone from the pocket.
I answer without seeing who was calling.
“Hello?” - I say while I rub my eyes
“Daddy” - I hear Gabe’s voice
“Gabe? What happened?” - I say looking at my watch to see the time. It’s three in the morning. Why is he awake? Why is he calling me
“Daddy” - he says crying and I can feel my heart beating faster.
“I am here” - I say holding the phone between my shoulder and ear while I pull the trouser up my legs.
I start getting dressed because this is not normal.
Olivia opens her eyes and I signal her to pass me her phone .
Olivia grabs it and passes to me while I put Gabe on speaker.
“Gabe. Where’s mommy?” - I ask while I message the security guards that are outside Alex’s house.
“I don’t know” - he says and Olivia’s hand fly to her mouth and I can feel my blood boiling.
“I’m on my way son” - I say
“Daddy I’m scared” - Gabe says while I put on my shirt and I do the buttons.
“Daddy is on his way baby” - Olivia says next to me and we can hear Gabe crying.
“Gabe, zane is outside, can you open the door for him?” - I say while Olivia nods at me
“Yes” - he says and I hear Zane’s voice
“Hey little one, fancy a hot chocolate?” - he asks Gabe.
Gabe didn’t reply but I assume he nodes his head because I could hear them walking.
“I’m going there” - I whisper and Olivia nods.
I run down the penthouse towards the door. It flys open and the ride on the lift down was excruciatingly slow. Once I am outside the building I run to the building next to mine. That’s where they are living at the moment.
I go up the lift and I open the door that was unlocked.
I rush down the corridor into the kitchen and when Gabe’s eyes meet mine I feel my body shaking.
“Daddy” - he says running to me after he jumped out of the kitchen stool.
“Hey buddy, how are you feeling?” - I ask him while I kneel on the floor
“I am okay now” - he says and I pick him up and I take him to the sofa.
“When is mommy coming back?” - he asks while I caress his hair while his head is supported in my legs and he is laying down on the sofa.
“Soon buddy, go to sleep” - I say looking back at the tv. There are some cartoons on. I don’t know what they are but he seems to enjoy it.
I am not paying attention and that’s when I hear heels clicking on the floor. Gabe lifts his head and looks at the door.
Alex walks in and her face is bright red. Oh, she should be.
“Mommy” - he shouts and runs to her.
Alex falls on her knees and hugs Gabe.
“Go get Zane and wait for me in your room buddy” - I say while Alex’s face goes harder.
Her eyes don’t meet mine and she is biting her lips.
I can tell I was the last person she was expecting to find here right now.
Gabe walks to Zane and offers him his hand and they both walk to his bedroom.
“Raphael” - she starts saying as she walks towards me and I lift my hand.
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