Tempest In A Teacup Chapter Fifteen
I am not sure how many days pass after the doctor's visit but it seems like forever. It seems like years even though I know it's not. I know the actual span has only been two days. Two full days and every attempt I have made to text Zac has gone unanswered. He is ignoring me though I can take comfort in the fact that he seems to be ignoring everyone. Nikki had called earlier today and she had said Zac hadn't shown at the studio or even returned any of his brother's calls. It was like Zac had just went missing.
I wish I could say the same for Bethany but she was blowing up twitter with heartbroken tweets. Tweets about how men sucked and that she'd never trust a musician again. I found it funny that she was blaming Zac for all of this when in the end she should be blaming herself for her lie. At least I could accept my lies had cost me Zac.
"Come on you asshole pick up your god damn phone," I speak finally when Zac's phone has taken me to voice mail for the tenth time today. "People are worried about you and we'd like to know you are okay. That you haven't killed someone or been killed by Bethany."
After leaving the voice mail I hang up and walk down the hall where my kids or most of them are playing in the playroom. The only one who seems to be missing is River. I can't help but wonder why he is missing because usually he is right wherever Ezra is. He tends to look up to his big brother.
Deciding to search the house for him I frown when I don't find him anywhere in the house so I head back to the playroom. "Ez," I say to my oldest child as I stand in the doorway. When Ezra turns to look at me I cross my arms, "Where did River go?" I ask hoping he will know where his brother is hiding.
"I think he ran away," Ezra says so nonchalant as he chews his lip almost looking guilty. "He told me how Zac was his dad and I kind of said that explained why he was so weird. That explained why he didn't look much like Penny or I. That he wasn't really our brother. He got mad and said he was leaving."
Standing there in shock at Ezra's words I want to be mad at him or yell but I can't. I can't do that because I need to find my missing son. I need to find River. "Once I find River I will have words with you," I scold him before turning my back and leaving the room. Going outside I immediately check the tree house that Taylor and Zac had built the kids last year but don't find River in there either. That is when I panic because he isn't anywhere in sight.
"River!" I yell as I go back to the front of the house. "River Samuel Hanson this isn't funny anymore. Running away isn't a joke nor is it a good option just because Ezra was rude!" I yell out hoping that he can hear me but it just seems useless. Where ever River is he isn't anywhere near the house.
Going back inside I walk over to the phone and pick it up dialing Zac's number first. Of course it goes to voice mail again. "Zachary Walker Hanson I swear to god you better call me back when you hear this. River he kind of ran away from home. Ezra said some words to him and now he is gone. He is gone and I can't find him. Our baby is missing," I frown as my worry and panic over River gets worse. All I can think about is all the bad stuff that could happen to him. "Please call me back," I croak out before hanging up.
After calling Zac I make a call to Taylor who answers and agrees to come over. He also says he is going to call the police because he can tell from my voice that I am too distraught to do so which is true. I am a mess now. I just keep flashing to all the things that could happen to River if he is outside by himself. How someone could take him or he could get hit by car. God I may never see my son again.
Hearing a knock on the door I run to the door and throw it open, smiling sadly when I see Taylor who just pulls me into a hug. "Did you see him on the way here?" I ask feeling hopeful that he may have passed River on the drive here.
"No," Taylor answers as he pulls me closer his hand rubbing my back. "The cops are on their way here. I called them on the drive over. I told them everything you had told me."
Nodding I eventually pull away, "I called Zac but I don't know if he'll come or if he'll even listen to the message," I frown knowing I could use him here right now. I could use Zac because our child is missing. Our child could be in danger.
"I'll kill him if he doesn't come," Taylor says as he reaches down to move some hair out of my eyes. As much as he irritates me I do like when we come together during a crisis like this. "He needs to get over the fact that Bethany showed her true colors and just man up. He needs to grow a pair of balls."
Laughing slightly I lock eyes with Taylor, "He just hates the fact that he was lied too again and now he hates me worse because I kept it from him. I knew that too and he hates me more than what he did. I am never going to get on his good side."
"And that's a part of life Zac needs to understand. People are going to lie to him, sometimes about important shit. He can't run off and be a baby about things," Taylor speaks. Before he can say anything else though there is a knock at the door and he turns to get it since he is standing right beside it.
If I was hoping for it to be Zac I am let down. It's the cops and Taylor lets them in where they quickly ask me to tell them what I know and I do. After that they ask if there is anywhere he would go. Anywhere he would run too. The only two places I can name is Taylor's house where I know Kate probably is and then Diana's house.
Once they have that they say they are gonna send squad cars to both of those places and then they ask for a picture of River which I produce for them. It's the picture they are going to pass around if River doesn't show up at any of the two places I have suggested he could possibly go to.
After the cops have left I look at Taylor, "What if they never find him?" I ask finally letting my vulnerability show as tears go down my cheeks. "What if I never see my son again?"
Taylor pulls me into a hug kissing the top of my head. "You will see him again Nat," he tells me and I want to believe him. I really do but right now I am just so scared. I am so fucking scared that I won't see him again. I am scared that River is gone for good.
"Mommy," Ezra's voice makes me pull away from Taylor and I turn to see my oldest son in the living room. "I didn't mean to make River leave," he frowns and it's then I notice the tears on his cheeks too. "I was just being a typical brother," he speaks but his voice is so soft.
Frowning I walk over to me and reach down wiping away his tears, "I know baby," I say to him before pulling him into a hug like Taylor had done for me. "I know you didn't."
"How about we all watch a movie?" Taylor asks making Ezra and I pull away from our hug. "Have a family movie night and by the time the movie is done hopefully River will be here."
"That sounds nice," I agree before looking at Ezra. "Can you go get your brothers and sisters?" I ask him and I smile when he nods his head before running off to do what I asked him too. He is such a good brother even if he can be mean to River at times. At least I do know he feels guilty about this without me having to get on to him.
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"I think the kids are all asleep," Taylor tells me as he comes back down the hall. The movie ended hours ago and there is still no sign of River. The cops had came by once to say that River hadn't shown up at Taylor's house or Diana's. That news had not sat well with me. So much so that since then I have been parked in the kitchen eating more Ben and Jerry's than is humanly possible for a pregnant woman.
"I am glad you got them to bed for me," I smile watching as he sits down beside me at the table. "I'm glad you're here. As much as you get on my nerves you always help me when things get bad."
Taylor laughs at my words, "You help me too," he nods. "I mean inside I am going crazy with worry but I know I have to be strong for you and being strong for you helps me," he smiles before reaching his hand over to put it on top of mine. "Our son will come home Natalie. I promise you he will."
I smile at his words realizing then just how much he loves River. Has always loved River even if biologically River wasn't his son. He still loves him just like a son.
Hearing a knock on the door I stand from the table, "It could be the cops again," I tell him as I walk out of the kitchen and towards the door. Opening the door I freeze when I see Zac standing there with River.
"He ran to my house," Zac speaks as he looks at me and chews his lip. "I spent most of the night convincing him to come back home."
Feeling relieved that River is okay I bend down and pull River to me. "You don't do that River," I tell him as I hold him closer. "You don't just run off like that. You had me so worried. Anything could have happened to you."
"I told him that," Zac speaks again and I look up at him. Pulling away from River I stand up.
"Thanks for convincing him to come home," I smile before pulling Zac into a hug as well. I don't care if he is mad at me. I don't care if he probably didn't want to see me. He convinced our son to come home and for that he deserves a hug. "Thank you," I nod as I pull away from the hug.
Before Zac can say anything we both hear footsteps coming towards us and I turn seeing Taylor who stops in his tracks when he sees Zac.
"Daddy!" River yells as he runs to Taylor and I bite my lip. It seems even though he knows he is Zac's son and that he ran to Zac he still has some old habits he can't adjust too just yet.
Turning back to Zac right as Taylor bends down to River's height I want to apologize for this scene but the moment I do turn around I frown seeing that Zac is gone.
I am not sure how many days pass after the doctor's visit but it seems like forever. It seems like years even though I know it's not. I know the actual span has only been two days. Two full days and every attempt I have made to text Zac has gone unanswered. He is ignoring me though I can take comfort in the fact that he seems to be ignoring everyone. Nikki had called earlier today and she had said Zac hadn't shown at the studio or even returned any of his brother's calls. It was like Zac had just went missing.
I wish I could say the same for Bethany but she was blowing up twitter with heartbroken tweets. Tweets about how men sucked and that she'd never trust a musician again. I found it funny that she was blaming Zac for all of this when in the end she should be blaming herself for her lie. At least I could accept my lies had cost me Zac.
"Come on you asshole pick up your god damn phone," I speak finally when Zac's phone has taken me to voice mail for the tenth time today. "People are worried about you and we'd like to know you are okay. That you haven't killed someone or been killed by Bethany."
After leaving the voice mail I hang up and walk down the hall where my kids or most of them are playing in the playroom. The only one who seems to be missing is River. I can't help but wonder why he is missing because usually he is right wherever Ezra is. He tends to look up to his big brother.
Deciding to search the house for him I frown when I don't find him anywhere in the house so I head back to the playroom. "Ez," I say to my oldest child as I stand in the doorway. When Ezra turns to look at me I cross my arms, "Where did River go?" I ask hoping he will know where his brother is hiding.
"I think he ran away," Ezra says so nonchalant as he chews his lip almost looking guilty. "He told me how Zac was his dad and I kind of said that explained why he was so weird. That explained why he didn't look much like Penny or I. That he wasn't really our brother. He got mad and said he was leaving."
Standing there in shock at Ezra's words I want to be mad at him or yell but I can't. I can't do that because I need to find my missing son. I need to find River. "Once I find River I will have words with you," I scold him before turning my back and leaving the room. Going outside I immediately check the tree house that Taylor and Zac had built the kids last year but don't find River in there either. That is when I panic because he isn't anywhere in sight.
"River!" I yell as I go back to the front of the house. "River Samuel Hanson this isn't funny anymore. Running away isn't a joke nor is it a good option just because Ezra was rude!" I yell out hoping that he can hear me but it just seems useless. Where ever River is he isn't anywhere near the house.
Going back inside I walk over to the phone and pick it up dialing Zac's number first. Of course it goes to voice mail again. "Zachary Walker Hanson I swear to god you better call me back when you hear this. River he kind of ran away from home. Ezra said some words to him and now he is gone. He is gone and I can't find him. Our baby is missing," I frown as my worry and panic over River gets worse. All I can think about is all the bad stuff that could happen to him. "Please call me back," I croak out before hanging up.
After calling Zac I make a call to Taylor who answers and agrees to come over. He also says he is going to call the police because he can tell from my voice that I am too distraught to do so which is true. I am a mess now. I just keep flashing to all the things that could happen to River if he is outside by himself. How someone could take him or he could get hit by car. God I may never see my son again.
Hearing a knock on the door I run to the door and throw it open, smiling sadly when I see Taylor who just pulls me into a hug. "Did you see him on the way here?" I ask feeling hopeful that he may have passed River on the drive here.
"No," Taylor answers as he pulls me closer his hand rubbing my back. "The cops are on their way here. I called them on the drive over. I told them everything you had told me."
Nodding I eventually pull away, "I called Zac but I don't know if he'll come or if he'll even listen to the message," I frown knowing I could use him here right now. I could use Zac because our child is missing. Our child could be in danger.
"I'll kill him if he doesn't come," Taylor says as he reaches down to move some hair out of my eyes. As much as he irritates me I do like when we come together during a crisis like this. "He needs to get over the fact that Bethany showed her true colors and just man up. He needs to grow a pair of balls."
Laughing slightly I lock eyes with Taylor, "He just hates the fact that he was lied too again and now he hates me worse because I kept it from him. I knew that too and he hates me more than what he did. I am never going to get on his good side."
"And that's a part of life Zac needs to understand. People are going to lie to him, sometimes about important shit. He can't run off and be a baby about things," Taylor speaks. Before he can say anything else though there is a knock at the door and he turns to get it since he is standing right beside it.
If I was hoping for it to be Zac I am let down. It's the cops and Taylor lets them in where they quickly ask me to tell them what I know and I do. After that they ask if there is anywhere he would go. Anywhere he would run too. The only two places I can name is Taylor's house where I know Kate probably is and then Diana's house.
Once they have that they say they are gonna send squad cars to both of those places and then they ask for a picture of River which I produce for them. It's the picture they are going to pass around if River doesn't show up at any of the two places I have suggested he could possibly go to.
After the cops have left I look at Taylor, "What if they never find him?" I ask finally letting my vulnerability show as tears go down my cheeks. "What if I never see my son again?"
Taylor pulls me into a hug kissing the top of my head. "You will see him again Nat," he tells me and I want to believe him. I really do but right now I am just so scared. I am so fucking scared that I won't see him again. I am scared that River is gone for good.
"Mommy," Ezra's voice makes me pull away from Taylor and I turn to see my oldest son in the living room. "I didn't mean to make River leave," he frowns and it's then I notice the tears on his cheeks too. "I was just being a typical brother," he speaks but his voice is so soft.
Frowning I walk over to me and reach down wiping away his tears, "I know baby," I say to him before pulling him into a hug like Taylor had done for me. "I know you didn't."
"How about we all watch a movie?" Taylor asks making Ezra and I pull away from our hug. "Have a family movie night and by the time the movie is done hopefully River will be here."
"That sounds nice," I agree before looking at Ezra. "Can you go get your brothers and sisters?" I ask him and I smile when he nods his head before running off to do what I asked him too. He is such a good brother even if he can be mean to River at times. At least I do know he feels guilty about this without me having to get on to him.
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"I think the kids are all asleep," Taylor tells me as he comes back down the hall. The movie ended hours ago and there is still no sign of River. The cops had came by once to say that River hadn't shown up at Taylor's house or Diana's. That news had not sat well with me. So much so that since then I have been parked in the kitchen eating more Ben and Jerry's than is humanly possible for a pregnant woman.
"I am glad you got them to bed for me," I smile watching as he sits down beside me at the table. "I'm glad you're here. As much as you get on my nerves you always help me when things get bad."
Taylor laughs at my words, "You help me too," he nods. "I mean inside I am going crazy with worry but I know I have to be strong for you and being strong for you helps me," he smiles before reaching his hand over to put it on top of mine. "Our son will come home Natalie. I promise you he will."
I smile at his words realizing then just how much he loves River. Has always loved River even if biologically River wasn't his son. He still loves him just like a son.
Hearing a knock on the door I stand from the table, "It could be the cops again," I tell him as I walk out of the kitchen and towards the door. Opening the door I freeze when I see Zac standing there with River.
"He ran to my house," Zac speaks as he looks at me and chews his lip. "I spent most of the night convincing him to come back home."
Feeling relieved that River is okay I bend down and pull River to me. "You don't do that River," I tell him as I hold him closer. "You don't just run off like that. You had me so worried. Anything could have happened to you."
"I told him that," Zac speaks again and I look up at him. Pulling away from River I stand up.
"Thanks for convincing him to come home," I smile before pulling Zac into a hug as well. I don't care if he is mad at me. I don't care if he probably didn't want to see me. He convinced our son to come home and for that he deserves a hug. "Thank you," I nod as I pull away from the hug.
Before Zac can say anything we both hear footsteps coming towards us and I turn seeing Taylor who stops in his tracks when he sees Zac.
"Daddy!" River yells as he runs to Taylor and I bite my lip. It seems even though he knows he is Zac's son and that he ran to Zac he still has some old habits he can't adjust too just yet.
Turning back to Zac right as Taylor bends down to River's height I want to apologize for this scene but the moment I do turn around I frown seeing that Zac is gone.
