Baby Can I Hold You

Carrie woke to find Kelly missing from the bed, listening carefully she could hear talking coming from downstairs. Walking down carefully Carrie could hear Kelly and a strange voice in the kitchen, when she made an appearance at the door she saw two females and Kelly sitting, she Kelly saw her she jumped from her seat.



'Your awake.....I called the police.' Carrie looked towards the two woman.



'I told you not to.....'Carrie let out a long sigh...' I didn't want it to happen like this.'



'And I didn't want you hurt.....you promised me no one else would get hurt...and look at you.'



I don't know what your talking about.'



'Paul...Carrie Paul did this to you' Carrie tried to shake her head but Kelly stopped her.' don't lie to me....don't protect him......you have to sit down and tell them what happened....then they can arrest him and he can be out our life's for good.' Carrie tried to talk again but Kelly stopped her. 'Carrie tell them what happened.'



'I don't want you here.' Carrie whispered towards Kelly.



'Wh...what? Kelly tried not to sound hurt.



'I don't want you hearing this...i don't want you to hear what happened.' Kelly nodded her head understanding her, she really didn't want to hear it too but she didn't want to leave Carrie alone.



'I'll go get the kids ready....' Kelly stood up reaching for Carrie. ' Call on me if you need me.'





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'So why is mommys face all sore...what did she do?' Elle had been asking questions since she woke up, carrie had been with the police for over an hour now.



'She just hurt herself.....now shh so joey can watch the tv.'



'Joey's a baby he cant understand it.' Kelly smiled at her daughter at a time like this her annoying back talk was comforting.



'But he likes hearing people talk.' she looked towards the baby who was laying smiling in her arms. 'see?'



'It's cause your talking mom....he like's hearing you.' Kelly looked back down to joey who smiled up at her.



'Maybe.'



'Maybe what?' Carrie asked as she walked into the room like everything was ok with the world.



'Mommy' Elle jumped from the bed into her mothers arms. 'Missed you.'



'Missed you too baby...i missed all of you.' Carrie smiled towards Kelly who really didnt have the energy to smile back.



'What happened mommy...your faces all sore.' Carrie sat on the bed next to Kelly with Elle in her arms.



'I did a silly thing....when I was trying to hurry back home, I tripped over my bag and banged my face....But im ok.' Carrie smiled. ' I'ts not sore.'



'Then why were you crying last night.' Elle quizzed.



'Cause it was sore then.'Kelly added.' but she's ok now.'





Elle soon forgot about her mothers face and carried on talking about her things and how happy she was that Kelly let her stay off school today. Carrie had sat smiling as she listened to Elle go on and go, she was enjoying the normality of being home but she could feel Kelly watching her carefully, she knew she wanted to know about the police.



'They said they would call when they got him.' Carrie turned to see Kelly nodding.



'Good.'



'A doctor came when you were up here...she took pictures...she...she said it would help.'



'Good.' Kelly repeated.



'I'm OK you know.' Carrie smiled.



'You don't look it.' Kelly ran her hand over Carrie's swollen face.



'It was just a silly fall.' Carrie looked towards Elle who was busy watching TV.'He's going away for a long time now.'



'I didn't want it to happen like this.' Carrie smiled before looking towards the TV.



'But this way worked...Hes' going away for a long time.