It was almost six in the morning when Tom and I fell asleep so naturally once eleven thirty came around we were still dead to the world. Tony had tried calling Tom's phone right before then to make sure I was still there. Getting no answer Tony went back to the house to check on me... us. He found us in Tom's bed curled up to each other spooning, with Tom behind me. In all the years Tony saw Tom with women he never was found like this. His father would walk in and see Tom sleeping on one side of the bed, the women usually sleeping on the floor. Tom was a violent thrasher in his sleep and the women would be pushed off the bed. But now as Tony looked down on his son, he saw him at peace. Tom's right arm was under my head supporting it, his left around my body with his hand resting snuggly in my breast. His face was buried in the crook of my neck. I think if I would have woken up I wouldn't have been able to move without waking him. Tony cocked my gun that Tom had taken and pointed it at my head.
"Wake-ie wake-ie," in an eerie voice he called out as he kicked the bed slightly. Tom picked up head up with one eye open a t his father at the same time I opened my eyes. I flipped over Tom's body onto the floor screaming,
"NO! NO! NO! THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE I SWEAR!" My worst fears had just come to reality. Tony started to bust up laughing upon seeing my reaction as he lowered the gun.
"Pops come on! Fuckin' A, you almost made me piss myself!" Tom yelled at his dad. Tony was still in hysterics as he sat on the bed. I was still tangled in the bed sheets, naked trying to calm down after Tony's little idea of a 'joke.' Tom turned over, petting my head.
"Sorry baby, dad thinks he's funny like that," he was so empathetic in his speaking to me. His tender touch on the side of my face helped calm me down quickly.
"Well I'm awake for the day... Thanks Tony!" I joked.
His father was practically hyperventilating from laughing so much as he gave us a good ole thumbs up. I sat up on my knees and kissed Tom delicately rubbing my nose to his. I could sense his smile. His dad finally regained composure and stood up.
"No, Jenna ya did good girl. The cops were there at eleven-thirty on the dot. They got nothing. Not even dust on the ground. So now, I want to know everything you know," he had the most serious face now, even though he was still red as a tomato from his laughter.
I nodded and smiled weakly. We met in the office a few minutes later after Tom and I dressed. Tom was proud of me for giving his family a heads up. We all sat there for two hours. I literally gave them all I had. I told them about every deposition, shred of evidence, and even how and who they get to bug houses and when that was to be expected. I wrote down dates, times, etc for them for important things to remember. Normally it would be horrible to betray one's family but I was so hurt and angry that it had been almost a week and there still was nothing about me missing. In my eyes, Tom was all I had now. That quickly I trusted him completely. I couldn't tell you why or how, I just did.
Tony requested a drink from the bar and I stopped Tom,
"No, I'll get it," smiling at him, "Sit, let me serve you both."