11-21-2018, 10:40 PM
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being a mother was something jordan was always looking forward to. to be able to hold and give all her love to a little being that she had with someone she loved. when little lachlan was born, she knew that she wanted to give him the world. when eva was born, that feeling doubled. she wanted to give them more than what she had been dealt. she wanted to be there for them, to hold them when they cried and to make sure that they knew their mother loved them. some things that jordan had never had the pleasure of feeling from her biological parents. mama romano and her uncle travis were great - she loved them a lot. but there was just always a pain settled in the back of her from having the relationship she did with her parents. she wondered if her parents had felt that way when she was first born. if they had been absolutely positive that they'd give their life to protect their baby like she was.
the blonde mother sat at the edge of the six year olds bed, brushing her blonde hair out of her face. "do i have to go to sleep, mommy?" eva had asked her, a small pout forming on her features. jordan gave her a small smile before nodding. "yeah, but just think about all of the fun things we have planned for tomorrow. we get to go back on tour and see daddy and uncle nixon. won't that be fun?" she asked her, eyebrows raisin enthusiastically. the small girl giggled some and dipped her head in agreement. "if you go to sleep then the sun will be back before you know it, there's no use in waiting up for it. it'll just seem like forever." eva's smile had turned into an inside look within seconds, shifting under the blankets. "what if i have another nightmare?" "then i'll protect you. i'll always protect you. no matter what." "promise?" she held up her pinky, jordan went and locked them together, smiling softly. "promise."
she stood up after kissing her forehead and giving phantom a scratch behind the ears. the golden retriever always slept with eva, ever since he was able to. "goodnight, baby. i love you." she softly murmured from the doorway as she turned off the lights. she quietly made her way down the hall, peaking her head into the eleven year old boys room to see that he was already sleeping peacefully on his bed. she walked in and carefully pulled the sheets over him and bent down to give him a small peck on his forehead before she left his room as well and made it down the hall to her and evan's room. after a few moments of checking her phone, she too fell into a slumber.
whenever evan and jordan were separated, she had a hard time with sleeping. from nightmares to sleep paralysis to just tossing and turning all night - she always had troubles with it. he was like a security blanket for her. so when she woke up in the middle of the night when she heard a noise downstairs, she wasn't surprised. she rolled over and looked at the clock.
[tt]2:45 a.m[/tt]
rubbing her eyes some, she was about to try and fall asleep once more, brushing the noise off as phantom being downstairs until she heard another strange noise. her eyes shot open again and this time she sat up on the bed, flicking on the bed side light. she quietly got up and made her way out the door and down the hall, looking into both of the kids rooms to see that they were still tucked away sleeping, eva with phantom still on the end of her bed. she stopped at the top of the stairs, crouching down to peer into the lower floor of their home. the breath caught in her throat when she saw that there was the glowing of a flashlight in the living room. she froze for a split second, fear taking over her.
her eyes fluttered shut as she managed to take a deep breath and stand back up. jordan carefully stepped back into lucky's room, lightly moving his shoulder to wake him up. when he rolled over and opened his mouth to speak she quickly put a her finger to her lips, shaking her head. his eyebrows knit together before she picked him out of bed and quickly walked into eva's room as well. she sat down lachlan before she picked up the sleeping six year old and grabbed lachlan's hand, walking with them into her room again, phantom growing curious and following after them. once they were in there she shut the door silently behind them and sat down eva who was now starting to wake up.
"i need you two to listen to me very carefully, okay? can you do that?" they nodded. "someone's downstairs and mommy doesn't know who they are or what they're gonna do. i don't want anything to happen to either of you so i want you to wait in the closet, okay?" when they nodded again, jordan had moved them into the small room, having them huddle together in the corner. she got up for a second and got her phone from the nightstand, making the call to 911. she stood there for a second after, biting her lip as she tried to compose herself again before she went back to her two babies she had waiting. she fought back the tears starting to pool in her eyes - she needed to stay strong. she didn't want to worry the kids into freaking out and making noise. once she was stable enough, so walked back over and crouched down to look at them.
"people are coming to help us... they should be here soon...." she whispered to them, using her thumb to wipe the tears off of lucky and eva's cheeks. she forced a smile onto her features. "hey, it's gonna be okay. do you remember what i told you, eva?" blue eyes glanced down at her daughter who was huddled into her older brothers side. "that you would always protect us." "that's right - always. i won't let anything happen to you." her head turned to the door some before she let out a breath. "i'm gonna shut the closet doors now, okay? phantom will keep you safe in here. be really quiet. it's gonna be okay." jordan murmured to them, kissing both of their foreheads. "i love you." her voice was firm as she nodded before she stood up and closed the doors after she fumbled to get something off of the top shelf.
her hand gripped on the softball bat that she used all the years for her time playing the sport in highschool and college. she stood in the room, staring at the door trying to listen carefully to see if the intruder was upstairs yet or not. why she heard the footsteps walking up the stairs, time seems to stand still. the walk from the end of the hall to the bedroom door seems to last hours. she raised the bat up as soon as the doorknob starting to turn open. a tall figure dressed in all black with the flashlight in hand was what she saw when it opened and within a split second she swung the bat into his side. she got another two good hits in before she saw him get something from the waistband of pants. 1, 2.. he raised it. 3,4.. he pulled the trigger. in just four seconds she went from standing with a bat in her hands to feeling a pressure in her abdomen. the bat dropped from her hands and she fell to her knees, holding the spot.
this wasn't really happening. it was a dream - it had to be. some sick dream. she would wake up. she had to. she had to protect her kids. she was gonna see evan again tomorrow, the couldn't be the end of it all, could it?
but it was. she didn't wake up from the dream. no matter how many times she screamed to herself in her head, she didn't wake up. she was awake. this was really happening. she was really sitting on the ground with a bullet lodged into her. her hands were covered in her own blood. bed and blue flashing lights peered in through the windows lighting up the room. the intruder had already made a run for it after pulling the trigger. she thought the wait for him to walk down the hall was long - this was even worse. jordan's head was spinning as she tried to catch her breath. things were moving in slow motion. she flinched as she moved to lean against the bed. her head leaned back into it, closing her eyes.
jordan was pulled out of the little trance when she heard the closet door open up. "mom?" the small voice of her son cracked, his head poking out. she quickly reached up and pulled down the blanket from the bed to cover the blood starting to stain her shirt in an attempt to keep them from getting scared. the two kids now were quickly out of the closet and leaning into her sides as she put her arms around them. "what's wrong, mommy?" eva asked her. "i'm fine... just.. tired." she answered her slowly. she could hear the cops starting to come up the stairs and could feel her slowly become less and less out of it. she saw different scenes and memories flash throughout her head. jordan began to come quietly to the two kids nuzzled into her sides, shaking as they sobbed from the events that just occurred. phantom laid his head down on her legs. the hums were her attempting to calm them down, maybe even call herself down.
"when you see your dad tomorrow i w-want you to tell him i love him. can y-you do that for me?" "but mom-" "i love you both so much. s-so much. don't forget that." when the last words left her lips, a few figures were among their way down the hall, flashlights pointing at the trio sitting on the ground. jordan's eyes focused onto the light until brightness was all she saw.
then it was nothing.
being a mother was something jordan was always looking forward to. to be able to hold and give all her love to a little being that she had with someone she loved. when little lachlan was born, she knew that she wanted to give him the world. when eva was born, that feeling doubled. she wanted to give them more than what she had been dealt. she wanted to be there for them, to hold them when they cried and to make sure that they knew their mother loved them. some things that jordan had never had the pleasure of feeling from her biological parents. mama romano and her uncle travis were great - she loved them a lot. but there was just always a pain settled in the back of her from having the relationship she did with her parents. she wondered if her parents had felt that way when she was first born. if they had been absolutely positive that they'd give their life to protect their baby like she was.
the blonde mother sat at the edge of the six year olds bed, brushing her blonde hair out of her face. "do i have to go to sleep, mommy?" eva had asked her, a small pout forming on her features. jordan gave her a small smile before nodding. "yeah, but just think about all of the fun things we have planned for tomorrow. we get to go back on tour and see daddy and uncle nixon. won't that be fun?" she asked her, eyebrows raisin enthusiastically. the small girl giggled some and dipped her head in agreement. "if you go to sleep then the sun will be back before you know it, there's no use in waiting up for it. it'll just seem like forever." eva's smile had turned into an inside look within seconds, shifting under the blankets. "what if i have another nightmare?" "then i'll protect you. i'll always protect you. no matter what." "promise?" she held up her pinky, jordan went and locked them together, smiling softly. "promise."
she stood up after kissing her forehead and giving phantom a scratch behind the ears. the golden retriever always slept with eva, ever since he was able to. "goodnight, baby. i love you." she softly murmured from the doorway as she turned off the lights. she quietly made her way down the hall, peaking her head into the eleven year old boys room to see that he was already sleeping peacefully on his bed. she walked in and carefully pulled the sheets over him and bent down to give him a small peck on his forehead before she left his room as well and made it down the hall to her and evan's room. after a few moments of checking her phone, she too fell into a slumber.
whenever evan and jordan were separated, she had a hard time with sleeping. from nightmares to sleep paralysis to just tossing and turning all night - she always had troubles with it. he was like a security blanket for her. so when she woke up in the middle of the night when she heard a noise downstairs, she wasn't surprised. she rolled over and looked at the clock.
[tt]2:45 a.m[/tt]
rubbing her eyes some, she was about to try and fall asleep once more, brushing the noise off as phantom being downstairs until she heard another strange noise. her eyes shot open again and this time she sat up on the bed, flicking on the bed side light. she quietly got up and made her way out the door and down the hall, looking into both of the kids rooms to see that they were still tucked away sleeping, eva with phantom still on the end of her bed. she stopped at the top of the stairs, crouching down to peer into the lower floor of their home. the breath caught in her throat when she saw that there was the glowing of a flashlight in the living room. she froze for a split second, fear taking over her.
her eyes fluttered shut as she managed to take a deep breath and stand back up. jordan carefully stepped back into lucky's room, lightly moving his shoulder to wake him up. when he rolled over and opened his mouth to speak she quickly put a her finger to her lips, shaking her head. his eyebrows knit together before she picked him out of bed and quickly walked into eva's room as well. she sat down lachlan before she picked up the sleeping six year old and grabbed lachlan's hand, walking with them into her room again, phantom growing curious and following after them. once they were in there she shut the door silently behind them and sat down eva who was now starting to wake up.
"i need you two to listen to me very carefully, okay? can you do that?" they nodded. "someone's downstairs and mommy doesn't know who they are or what they're gonna do. i don't want anything to happen to either of you so i want you to wait in the closet, okay?" when they nodded again, jordan had moved them into the small room, having them huddle together in the corner. she got up for a second and got her phone from the nightstand, making the call to 911. she stood there for a second after, biting her lip as she tried to compose herself again before she went back to her two babies she had waiting. she fought back the tears starting to pool in her eyes - she needed to stay strong. she didn't want to worry the kids into freaking out and making noise. once she was stable enough, so walked back over and crouched down to look at them.
"people are coming to help us... they should be here soon...." she whispered to them, using her thumb to wipe the tears off of lucky and eva's cheeks. she forced a smile onto her features. "hey, it's gonna be okay. do you remember what i told you, eva?" blue eyes glanced down at her daughter who was huddled into her older brothers side. "that you would always protect us." "that's right - always. i won't let anything happen to you." her head turned to the door some before she let out a breath. "i'm gonna shut the closet doors now, okay? phantom will keep you safe in here. be really quiet. it's gonna be okay." jordan murmured to them, kissing both of their foreheads. "i love you." her voice was firm as she nodded before she stood up and closed the doors after she fumbled to get something off of the top shelf.
her hand gripped on the softball bat that she used all the years for her time playing the sport in highschool and college. she stood in the room, staring at the door trying to listen carefully to see if the intruder was upstairs yet or not. why she heard the footsteps walking up the stairs, time seems to stand still. the walk from the end of the hall to the bedroom door seems to last hours. she raised the bat up as soon as the doorknob starting to turn open. a tall figure dressed in all black with the flashlight in hand was what she saw when it opened and within a split second she swung the bat into his side. she got another two good hits in before she saw him get something from the waistband of pants. 1, 2.. he raised it. 3,4.. he pulled the trigger. in just four seconds she went from standing with a bat in her hands to feeling a pressure in her abdomen. the bat dropped from her hands and she fell to her knees, holding the spot.
this wasn't really happening. it was a dream - it had to be. some sick dream. she would wake up. she had to. she had to protect her kids. she was gonna see evan again tomorrow, the couldn't be the end of it all, could it?
but it was. she didn't wake up from the dream. no matter how many times she screamed to herself in her head, she didn't wake up. she was awake. this was really happening. she was really sitting on the ground with a bullet lodged into her. her hands were covered in her own blood. bed and blue flashing lights peered in through the windows lighting up the room. the intruder had already made a run for it after pulling the trigger. she thought the wait for him to walk down the hall was long - this was even worse. jordan's head was spinning as she tried to catch her breath. things were moving in slow motion. she flinched as she moved to lean against the bed. her head leaned back into it, closing her eyes.
jordan was pulled out of the little trance when she heard the closet door open up. "mom?" the small voice of her son cracked, his head poking out. she quickly reached up and pulled down the blanket from the bed to cover the blood starting to stain her shirt in an attempt to keep them from getting scared. the two kids now were quickly out of the closet and leaning into her sides as she put her arms around them. "what's wrong, mommy?" eva asked her. "i'm fine... just.. tired." she answered her slowly. she could hear the cops starting to come up the stairs and could feel her slowly become less and less out of it. she saw different scenes and memories flash throughout her head. jordan began to come quietly to the two kids nuzzled into her sides, shaking as they sobbed from the events that just occurred. phantom laid his head down on her legs. the hums were her attempting to calm them down, maybe even call herself down.
"when you see your dad tomorrow i w-want you to tell him i love him. can y-you do that for me?" "but mom-" "i love you both so much. s-so much. don't forget that." when the last words left her lips, a few figures were among their way down the hall, flashlights pointing at the trio sitting on the ground. jordan's eyes focused onto the light until brightness was all she saw.
then it was nothing.