Illusions Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Nora followed Bo in the house as they came home from the hospital. He helped her walk down the stairs and to the couch. She sat down slowly, Bo put car seat on the coffee table then removed his coat. Nora was already working on getting her son out when he came back. She could feel him looking at them, she looked up at him smiling as she pulled the baby to her. He was beaming with pride. The baby settled against her.

“Well papa? What you think?”
Bo sat down next her and ran his hand down the baby's head.
“I think this is the most amazing thing that has every happened to me. He is so perfect, just like his mommy.”
Nora smiled and kissed him.

“He is pretty perfect isn’t he?”
Bo just nodded and watched them.

“Do you really like the name Red?.”
She laughed.

“For the last time, yes I like his name. I think it is perfect.”
“It’s just you know.”
“What? Owen is a perfectly normal name and I think he looks like an Owen. I think you did a good job.”
“But the middle name?”
“Oglethorpe, considering how much I love it for you, why wouldn’t I love it for our son?”
Bo sighed in defeat. She giggled and kissed him.

“I don’t know about you Red, but I am beat.”
“Yeah, let me feed him and then we can head to bed.”
Bo held her and Owen as she feed him. She felt so full, this was what life was meant to be. Owen finally finished. She handed the baby to Bo. He stood and tried to burp the baby as Nora adjusted her clothes back. She smiled when she heard the tiny burp come from their son. Bo put his hand out to her.

“Come on lets all go to sleep.”

Nora took his hand and followed him to their room.

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Nora heard Owen cooing when she woke. She opened her eyes, it was still dark. She gently moved Bo’s arm off her waist so she wouldn’t wake him. She quietly left the room and headed to the nursery. She entered, her feet stopped when her eyes adjusted to the darkness, Drew was standing in the room next to baby’s crib. He looked over at her then back down to the baby.

Drew whispered.

“So this is my brother?”
Nora ran over and put herself between Drew and the baby.

“What are doing here?”
“I heard there was a new Buchanan and I decided to see for myself.”
“Why didn’t you just stay away, after all you have done to me and your father, there is no way in hell we’ll let you near our son. You will never know your brother.”

Drew smiled and got a little closer to Nora, her hand gripped the crib even tighter.

“What afraid of Nora? That the little guy will find out about you and I? Oh maybe he’ll think I am his father.”
Nora pushed Drew away from her and Owen.

“Stay away from us. I don’t want my son to know his half brother raped his mother when she was at her most vulnerable.”

“You were more than willing.”
Nora shook her head.

“I thought you were your father! And you knew I was drunk and distraught! In the law’s eyes you raped me.”

Drew shrugged.

“You believe what you have to, but I had fun that night.”

Nora felt nauseous.

“What do you want? Why are here?”

“I told you, to see my baby brother. He’s cute.”
“You’ve seen him, now please go and never come back. If Bo see you.”
Nora words were cut short.

“Bo already has seen him.”

Nora and Drew both jumped at Bo’s voice.

“What are doing here son?”
“I already told your wife. To see my brother.”
“You have no right to be here and no right to see or know your own brother, not after what you did to Nora.”

“You know dad, your wife is amazing in the sack. So much passion and energy. I am surprised you can keep up with her.” Drew’s eyes traveled down Nora’s body, she instinctually covered her body with her arms. “She is qu.”
Bo slugged Drew in the face before he could finish his sentence. Drew fell flat on his back. Bo was on him and cuffing him before he had the chance to recover.

“Drew Buchanan you are under arrest for the rape of Nora Buchanan and the breaking in Bo and Nora Buchanan’s house.”
Drew started to protest, Bo dragged him out of the room.

Nora took a deep breath and unwrapped her arms from her body. She turned towards the crib. Owen was just starting to fuss. She smiled and ran her finger down his tiny face.

“Daddy is going to take care of everything sweetie.”

She gently picked him up. Owen quieted but his face started to nudge her.

“You hungry again little man?”

Nora looked out the window as she police lights covered the wall. She sighed, she didn’t want to have this story out in public, but now it looks like she had no choice. She sat down and adjusted her clothes, Owen quickly started to eat. She gently rocked him, listening to the voices downstairs.

Several minutes later Bo came back upstairs. He looked very upset, but then he saw her and Owen in the rocking chair and smiled.

“It’s okay honey, they got him.” Bo came over and ran his hands over her face then kissed her gently. Then he leaned down and kissed Owen’s forehead. “It’s going to be okay Red. I know you don’t want this out, but he deserves jail. I’ll will be with you every step of the way.”
She nodded, she didn’t really trust her voice at the moment.
“Besides Red, look at us. The three of us. Let’s forget about all that for now and enjoy that we are together and that our family is now perfect.”
She smiled at that.

“Yeah we are aren’t we.”
She leaned over and kissed her husband.

They sat their, just the three of them. The little Buchanan family, Nora smiled. This was everything she wanted and dreamed of.

The End