Jasmine sighs as she burrows back against me. “I love you so much Knox, and that little girl too.”
“We love you too. I told you we would find us one way or the other. We just needed to find our way.”
Jasmine sniffles. Her hormones are all over the place since having Nevaeh. I run my fingertips up and down her arm in an attempt to comfort her.
My cell phone starts ringing.
“Who the hell is calling this late at night?” Jasmine asks as I fumble around until I get my phone out of my pants.
Unknown Number. I’m about ready to throw my phone back on the floor but answer it anyway in case it’s something important.
“You have a collect call from…Jeremy…If you accept please push one, if you decline please push two and you will be disconnected.”
“Jeremy?” I say as soon as I press one.
“Dude, I need you. I need you and Jas to take Ava for a few days.”
“What the hell is going on? Where are you?” I sit up and start pulling my pants back on.
“I’ve only got two minutes and that’s not enough time to explain everything. Just go to Rhea and Tanner’s and pick up Ava.” Jeremy curses. “Some f**king crack-head slapped Ava across her face. I went to go pick her a few hours ago and saw the hand print on her face. I f**king lost it dude.”
“Fuck. Alright, alright, let me get Summer and Rex over here to help Jasmine and I’ll be on my way.”
“Thanks man.”
“Yeah, I’ll see you in a few hours.”
I toss my phone on the bed and pull my shirt over my head. Jasmine is sitting in bed looking at me, waiting for me to explain what the hell is going on.
She loves Ava as much as our little girl and this is going to crush her but I need to prepare her for when I bring Ava back with me.
I grab my wallet from the nightstand and put it in my back pocket. “Jeremy’s in jail. I have to go and get Ava.” I watch as Jasmine’s eyes tear up. We were all afraid that something was going to happen to her. “Someone hit her, Jas.”
A tear falls down and I wipe it away with my thumb. “I know baby. I’m going to go get her and bring her back here. Can you call Summer and see if she’ll come over? I don’t want you alone.”
She nods and reaches for her phone. She calls Summer and explains what going on.
“She’ll be on her way soon.” Jasmine gets up from the bed, slowly.
“Where are you going baby?” She really needs to get some rest.
“I just want to be closer to Nevaeh.”
I understand the need for that. I want to wrap my little girl up and never let her go.
I grab my keys and help Jasmine lay down on the bed in the baby’s room.
Jasmine is tucked in and sleeping before I leave to go help my best friend and my little niece. I hope that whatever is going on will work out for Jeremy so he can start finding happiness.