It took several minutes for the call to be answered.
“Hi, Mama, it’s Holly.”
Jonah saw the sadness on his little’s face and wanted to wring her mother’s neck.
“I’m sorry it’s so early there, but this is really important.”
Jonah listened to Holly tell her mother about what happened.
“I know, Mama. We’re in danger here, and I wondered if we could come to stay with you for a little while.”
He saw Holly bite her lip and look at Caylee.
“I’m not being dramatic. I swear. Could you ask your husband?” A pause. “Does he even know about me?”
Holly rubbed her temple. “I don’t know why it would affect your marriage. Please, Mama. I wouldn’t ask unless I was desperate.”
Jonah watched Holly deflate, and Caylee rubbed her arm with tears in her eyes.
“No, I understand. I’m sorry I bothered you.”
Holly put the phone down, turned to Caylee, and shook her head. “Her husband doesn’t know anything about me, and she wants to keep it that way.”
“Why wouldn’t she tell him?” Caylee asked.
“Because she’s always thought I was retarded because I acted differently than other girls my age, and it makes her look bad.”
Caylee’s mouth dropped open. “Damn, she really is horrible.”
“Do you think I’ll be like her if I get a chance to be a mother?”
Caylee hugged her. “God, no. You’re nothing like her.”
Jonah fisted his hands at the hurt and desperation on his baby’s face.
“What are we going to do now? We have nowhere else to go,” Caylee said.
“I honestly don’t know.”
The girls sat back, put their heads together, and held hands. Jonah could see the desolation in their faces, which pissed him off.
“Let’s go get this taken care of,” Jonah said.
“My little is going to find out quick what would happen if she tried to get away from me,” Nolan said.
Chapter Twenty
Holly pressed her body against Caylee's. Neither had a clue on what to do, but they had to come up with something because if anything happened to their guys, they’d never be able to live with themselves.
“Girls,” Jonah said from the doorway, making both girls scream.
Holly pressed a hand to her chest. “Daddy, you scared us.”
“I’m sorry.”
“What are you doing back so soon for?”
“First, let me ask what you’re doing at my desk?” Jonah asked.