Norma Jean - By Amanda Heath Page 0,51

anyone else for that matter. But if you do, then I’ll be there for legal council.” And then he chuckles. We say our goodbyes and hang up.

“What’s up Harley?” I call as she gets out of the vehicle.

“I came to talk to Norma Jean. I don’t know, I feel like we should talk. I didn’t have anyone else to talk to about this kind of thing when…you know.” Almost a year later and she still can’t just say it. None of us saw that coming. Dylan and Creed it seems have a lot in common.

“Yeah you might want to speak to Cassie too.” My phone beeps I have a text so I open the door for her and shut it after she walks in.

Marley: Found Him. Game on. Dean’s house.

Well wouldn’t you know it. Blood helps blood whether blood deserves it or not.

*****

My door is open faster than lightening when I pull up outside Dean’s mom’s house. I see Mason’s car and Marley’s truck in the driveway and I run as fast as I can to the front door. Dean opens it before I get there holding Macy. I drop to my knees seeing she is alright. I take a deep breath knowing I don’t have to worry about her being hurt.

She jumped out of Dean’s arms when she saw me and took off running right to me. I feel her tiny arms hug around my neck and my arms go around her back. “I’m so happy you are okay baby girl.” I whisper into her hair.

I look up at the house and see Paige sitting there with tears in her eyes. I mouth thank you knowing she was the one who got the boys over here. “I was so scared Uncle Chance. Creed told me he would hurt you and mommy and Norma if I didn’t go with him. I didn’t know what else to do. He kept me in a dark room until Paige found me. She said you were coming. I’m so happy you are here.” Her little body shakes as she sobs on my shoulder.

“I didn’t know Chance. I swear to god I didn’t know. She was in his basement. I went over there to check in and you could hear her screaming down there. I beat the shit out of him. I can’t believe he would do something like this. I don’t even know why.” Even Dean is crying and I think we all feel that way about Creed. No one saw it coming because he played his part so well. He only showed us what he wanted us to see. I wonder if our entire friendship was fake. The best friend that I knew wouldn’t have kidnapped my niece.

“Macy I want you to go to Paige. She is going to take you home to your mommy and Mimi.” Her little head nods as Paige takes her tiny hand and gently guides her to the car. “I don’t know how you couldn’t have known, Dean. He’s been with Norma for two fucking years.” The look on his face says it all. Everything I needed to know about Dean. He’s not like the rest of his family. “I was wondering if you knew or not.”

“I had no clue. I knew he had a girlfriend but how the hell did I miss this?” then it looks like it clicks in his head. “He has guys over to the apartment that I don’t care for. I’m almost never there. Paige’s roommate is almost never in the dorms and I sleep there most of the time.”

“It was more than that though. He beat her, Dean. He raped my sister. He forced Norma Jean to have sex with him in public places. And I’m pretty sure he destroyed my relationship with her to begin with.”

He dropped to his knees at my words and I honestly feel for the guy. “He’s just like his dad. Our fathers were a lot alike, but Uncle Greg was worse than mine. I’m not really that surprised, though I didn’t see it coming.”

I just nod my head. Both of their dads are scum and deserve the place they went to. Enough said. “What’s going on inside?”

“Marley came in yelling and it scared Macy even more, so I brought her up front so she wouldn’t have to hear any of it. I don’t know, I just hope he’s not dead. He can go to jail for a really long time for taking Macy. He could get