I cannot believe that Iris is alive. I am so freaking happy. Now all we have to do is wait for her to call us again so that way we can link up with her and we can finally get out of this mess.
After feeling the wave of relief that rushes through me, I call Iris' dad to let him know the good news.
"Ruben! It's Vanessa I have some news for you that I think you would really love to hear about."
"Hi Vanessa what is going on?"
"Iris is alive!"
"What? Wait how do you know she's alive?"
"She called. She will be calling us again soon to tell us where to meet her. Apparently someone at The Base has taken interest in her and is willing to save her life. I am hoping that he does help her, because if he can help her escape then he might also help us end this horrible nightmare."
"I hope so wait how did she know to call you?"
"I guess she was trying to figure our what number to call since she knew that we were going to send the kids with you. Well I assume she dialed the first number she could think of."
"You might be right. What do you need me to do now?"
"I need you and the kids to move again. You all have been there long enough. Now move somewhere else they can't find you guys please move to another location and from now until the next phone call, you guys are going to have to move once a week because the more you guys are on the move the better your chances are of not getting caught. That is if they are looking for you all."
"Better safe than sorry. Don't worry I will protect these kids with my life. Hold on Isaiah wants to talk to you."
"Hey mom!"
"Hey my love how are you doing?!"
"I'm ok I just wanted to say I missed you. And that I love you."
"I love you baby so much. I got to go now I will be seeing you real soon."
I hate having to hang up on my baby like that but its what's best I mean I need him to be strong while I am being strong here as well. I miss my baby like crazy. These past few nights I have been crying myself to sleep. It's a bit unusual for me, so I just write it off as me missing my so a lot, which isn't that big of a stretch.
I am looking at the phone and a pool of tears are just streaming down my face and I can't help but sob. How the hell did all of this happen to us? What did we do so wrong that we have to be going through this?
"what did I do to deserve this? why did all of our friends have to die in a fuck up that had nothing to do with us?" I say while sobbing. Then Alejandro comes in all cheery.
"My love I have some good news.... Wait what's wrong?" He says while he comes up to me and hugs me.
"Nothing I just got off the phone with Isaiah and I don't know, this phone call just really hit hard. I just want this to be over."
"Well then you are going to be really happy with this. John just called and I told him about Iris and well about your friend Sam and he is on his way over to help us with a car for Iris, Elijah, and Michael. And he is going to get us information to send to Sam so things can be over as soon as next week. Baby it's almost over I promise." I jump into his arms and kiss him. Then I get a sudden urge to throw up. I run to the bathroom and just throw up uncontrollably.
"Hey are you ok?" Alejandro asks from the door.
"Yes I am fine just stay over there please. I don't want you to see me all gross like this."
"It's fine baby. I am coming in."
"No please...." I try to get out while I am throwing up. And before I know it he is in the restroom with me holding my hair back for me.
"Baby its ok let it out. Guys can someone bring me a glass with water?" He shouts. Mrs. Villarreal comes with a cup of water and she gives it to me.
"Are you ok sweetheart? What's going on?" she asks.
"I don't know I was fine a minute ago, and then I got the urge to throw up."
"Let me check you out." She says while she's giving me a look over. She then places her hand on my forehead and says, "Well I don't feel a fever did you eat something that may have upset your stomach?"
"No." I say while trying not to throw up again.
"Hmmm look me in the eyes." I do as she says. "When was the last time you had your period?" She asks.
I am sitting next to the toilet in disbelief I don't remember when the last time I had my period was. I mean I thought I wasn't getting my period at the moment was because I was stressed about my son not being with me.
"I honestly can't remember when the last time I had it was." I say still trying to think.
"Well Miss Vanessa, I can confidently say I think you are pregnant."
"WHAT?!?!?!" I ask.
"You mean there is a chance that I can be a daddy? Alejandro asks randomly.
"Yup but to be safe someone needs to go but a pregnancy test just to be sure." And before she can even finish the sentence Alejandro leaves. I assume he went to go buy the test.
I am here next to the toilet for another half hour puking my brains out when I finally feel ok enough to take a shower. As soon as I get out of the shower Alejandro is outside the shower with like 5 pregnancy tests waiting for me.
"Well hello there did you need something?" I ask trying to keep a straight face.
"Yea I need you to please take all 5 of these tests. Please I just need to be sure that you are pregnant."
"Why do you need to know so bad there is no rush. I am fine don't worry." I say and he just looks me dead in the eye and says.
"Look I just want to know if you are pregnant because I never thought in a million years that I could ever be a dad. And if that is true I want to be able to protect you and take care of you. Baby please I want you and I to be happy and a family with Isaiah and if you are pregnant then this baby too. I want us to be one happy family please check." he is saying while he gets closer to me and is rubbing my shoulders with his thumbs.
"Fine. Give me a few." He leaves and now I am left alone with not one, not two, but five pregnancy tests. So I take all of them and wait. I keep checking them and then just when I am about to check them Alejandro comes barging into the restroom and says,
"I couldn't wait any longer. So, what does it say?" He asks.
So we look at all five pregnancy tests and all of them say the same thing..... I am pregnant.