D.E.E.P Choices: Volumes 1 - 3 (Soulmate Love)

by Dulin, Vernistene

  “No baby I’m not but I understand and I’ll remember this. I will never cheat on you Em. You are my heart. You and our babies are my world. Thank you for giving me a chance to explain.”

  “You are my world too and thank you for loving me enough that I mattered enough to have it explained.”

  “O Okay,” he says and makes a puzzled face. I burst out laughing. The rest of our hour long conversation was stress free and full of trust and love.

  “I’ll call you tonight maybe I can get that show. If the door is knocked on, I won’t answer it.”

  “No, you won’t,” I laugh, “I told Fran I would go to the bar with her and Colleen tonight but I think I’ll stay in. I only said yes because I thought I would be mad at you and go get drunk.”

  “Stay home Em,” he says sternly, “I don’t want you out without me.”

  “Why?” I ask, “You sound so angry right now.”

  “No baby,” he replies, “It’s not safe. I’ll explain when I get home. Just please stay close to home and the twins.”

  “Okay if you want me too. I love you Drakon.”

  “I love you too.”

  We both walk away leaving the computer up and on us. No one said let’s do this we just do. I get the babies and bring them in my room. They are playing and watching their dad as he gets ready for his meeting. I am getting ready to go to the jewelry store. The twins are staying at home with nanny.

  “Baby I’m about to go,” Deep says, “Be careful and I love you.”

  “I will and you too. Should I take the twins with me to the store or is it okay to leave them here. I’ll be gone all day.”

  “They’ll be fine at home but you be careful.”

  “I will. I love you.”

  He smiles and winks as Deacon and Angel come in the room.

  “Hey Em,” they both say, “How’s our god children?”

  Dev and Drak are laughing and clapping at the screen. When Deep was on they were kissing at the screen.

  “Hey babies,” Angel says.

  “How’s my beautiful niece and handsome nephew?” Deacon says.

  “Let’s go fellows before you traumatize my kids,” Deep says laughing, “Love you babies. I love you Em.”

  “We love you Daddy,” I say and wink, “See ya tonight.”

  Deep grins big, drops his head and shakes it.

  Emily

  Deep’s been gone for almost a week. It’s been a very interesting time. Skype sex is fun but my body craves his touch, his mouth, his love. We talk numerous times a day. We Skype so he can see us and we can see him. We sleep with the Skype on so he can see me and the babies and we can see him. They’ve run into some problems and it may take a little longer before he comes back. Deep is not happy about this and neither am I. The grand re-opening of the Jewelry store is tomorrow night and he won’t make it. He said he would come and just fly right back. I wanted to say yes so bad it hurt but it didn’t make sense. He could only stay long enough for the opening and he would have to leave straight for the airport after it was over.

  “I’ll be fine baby. I’m taking Drak and Dev with Nanny. Fran, Colleen and Brian will be there too.”

  “Baby I’m so sorry,” he says quietly, “I really wanted to be there. Did they finish the two rooms off your office? The nursery and sitting room?”

  “Yes they did just yesterday. If the twins get tired they’ll be able to lie down and there will be no noise. They sound proofed it the way you specified.”

  “Good. I gotta go, the meeting’s about to start. Kiss the babies for me.”

  “I will, and Drakon?”

  “Yes Baby?”

  “I love you and I can’t wait to be your wife. I’ll call you tonight or you call me when you get out of the meeting.”

  “I love you Em.”

  It’s around six in the evening and we’re at the Jewelry store. Nanny has the babies back in the nursery while Fran, Colleen and I are making sure everything is in place. Frank, Colin and Herb are placing all the jewelry, making sure it is presented in the correct order. I come behind and make sure I like everything and I do. Their jewelry lines are beautiful. Everyone has a section along with all the basic jewelry we carry. We also have higher end costume jewelry as well as economy friendly fine and costume jewelry. I wanted to have something for everyone.

  “It’s almost time,” Fran says as she comes into the nursery, “The babes tired out before the party started eh?”

  “Yes they did. I ask Nanny to come get me when they wake. I want people to see the inspiration for two of the six inspirations for my pieces.” I turn on the computer and page into Deep’s Skype so he can see the babies when he turns on the computer.

  I wish my greatest two inspirations was here, Deep and my Mom. My little brother Eric was the fifth inspiration. Happy, whimsical pieces like he was. My mom’s pieces are elegant, floral and solitaires. Because she lived for beautiful flowers and she made our lives better on her solitary own. My grandpa’s were strong Irish inspired pieces. He was very proud of his heritage but not so much his son. He loved my mother like she was his daughter and my father the son in law. When she left dad he went with her. He said to keep us safe. Deep’s line is to be a surprise for him. Strong pieces with the ebony black of his hair and the deep blue of his eyes. My favorite piece, which is for him and not for sale, is on display tonight. It is the wedding band I designed. It is a black gold band with strands of our hair forged in it. I set four blue diamonds all the color blue of our eyes in it. His, mine and the babies. Mine and Drakon’s are the same and his and Devyn’s are the same.

  Everyone takes up their positions and the doors are opened. We have a lot of previous clients come and a lot of new ones. Champagne and cocktails are being served and a lot of pieces of jewelry are being sold. I’ve had ten offers on the ring I made for Drakon. I took orders to make wedding bands but it will be nothing like this one. They will be beautiful and one of a kind but never like this.

  “Good evening,” a familiar voice says behind me. I shiver. It’s Robert with the creepy man from the Gala.

  “Good evening,” I reply a little stunned.

  “Good evening,” the other guy says, “I hope you remember me. I’m Jack Jones.”

  “Yes I do. From the Gala. How are you? I hope you’re enjoying yourself.”

  “As a matter of fact I am,” he says all slimy shitty sweet, “You have a piece I want and I will not take no as an answer.”

  “Well what piece is it? I’ll see what I can do. There is only one piece not for sale.”

  “That’s the piece he wants,” Robert chimes in, “I am now his personal liaison for art and jewelry. So what will it take for you to sell it?”

  “Sorry it’s not for sale. It already belongs to someone.”

  “Well maybe I could speak with them and buy it.”

  “No,” I say firmly, “you can’t. I’ll be glad to take an order and make one of a kind just for you Mr. Jones.”

  “No it must be that one or none,” he says bluntly.

  “Then I guess it’s nothing,” I say as politely as I can while signaling for Jim to come over. I am feeling more and more uncomfortably with them.

  “I must get back to the other guest. Please feel free to look around.” I walk away and Jim follows making sure he is between us. He has a second undercover security stand near them to listen.

  Brian has positioned himself by the door to the offices and the nursery. I walk over to Fran and I am shaking. Something just doesn’t seem right.

  “You okay?” she whispers, “You’re as white as a sheet.”

  “No,” I whisper back, “Something feels wrong. I’m going to the twins. Help wrap this up so we can go home please. If anyone ask, the babies are fussy and I’m taking care of them but you will be glad to help any way you can, okay?”

  “Okay. I’ll let everyone know and the three musketeers can finish everything up with the sales clerks. We’ll be ready to leave in fifteen okay?”


  “Okay,” I reply and smile weakly at her. My stomach is in knots. I head to the back. When I get to the door it seems something isn’t right. I can’t put my finger on it. Someone just stopped Jim as he was walking behind me. I go in the nursery and stop cold.

  “What are you doing in here? Get away from my children.” I walk over to where my babies are sleeping and stand between them and Robert who had been stroking Dev’s cheek with his finger. Jack Jones is sitting in the rocker. My nanny is in the corner behind the crib crying. She keeps flashing her eyes to the corner. I finally catch what she’s doing and look around. Brian is slumped behind the door unconscious. My hand goes to my mouth. He’s what was missing at the door. I want to go to him but I will not leave my children.

  “If you scream my dear,” Johns says, “I will do to them what I did to the rest of your family.”

  “Wh-what?” I stutter out in a whisper.

  “Yes, I and my partners. Your father was one till he tried to cheat us. He didn’t believe me either. He had to be shown.”

  He tells Robert to bring Nanny to him.

  “I will be taking you and the babies with me,” he says to her, “If your boss doesn’t get me the book her father has with all our secrets I will kill you and those babies.”

  “NO!!!!” I scream and turn to get my babies. Robert grabs me and I fight him with all that I can. He punches me several times as I fight. I scratch and struggle. He knocks me to the floor and kicks me in the ribs. I crawl to my babies who are now up and crying. I pull myself up and turn daring them to come at us again. “Where is Jim?” As I think this there is a knock on the door.

  “Answer the door,” he says to Nanny, “and get rid of them. If either of you say anything I will shoot those babies before they can take us.”

  Robert walks Nanny to the door. She tells Jim I’m changing. One of the twins spit up on me. We’ll be out in a few minutes. He pauses a second before says ok and walks away.

  “Take me!” I beg, “Please take me! Leave my children here! Deep packed up the house so he can get or find whatever you need. He won’t jeopardize me for any reason. Just please leave my babies here! I won’t cause a scene. Please?”

  “Let’s take her and the babies,” Robert spouts, “That way we will be sure to get his attention and get what you need boss. Maybe I can have a little fun. That little one looks like her mum.”

  “We’ll leave the babies and the nanny,” he says, “We don’t rape babies and we can move faster that way. We’ll take Emily. Now let’s go. Out the window now.”

  I gasp as nanny does. I’m relieved he’s leaving them, but I am scared beyond belief.

  “Take care of my babies!” I cry as Robert drags me to the window. It’s hard for me to walk or breath.

  I look back at them as the tears run down my face, mingling with the blood coming from my lip.

  “Mommy loves you and daddy!” I cry.

  “Yeah but uncle Robert is gonna love mommy a lot.” He snatches me and I cry out. He shoves me through the window.

  “Tell Deep to hurry!” I shout back at Nanny.

  Deep

  “Damn I need to call my baby.” I mutter to Deacon and Angel as we fly toward London, “That damn meeting seemed senseless.”

  “It was strange how the phone rang, they hang up and pull their offer from the table,” Angel says, “leaving us with the only bid.”

  “Yeah faith has smiled on us again, or did it?” Deacon says as we walk to the bar area of the plane. We’ve been in the air for a few hours. I talk to Em right before we took off.

  The co-pilot comes running down the aisle.

  “Deep where’s your phone? They’ve been trying to reach you for the last ten minutes. They took your Em, man. They took her.”

  “What the hell are you talking about? Who took her? My phone is right here. It hasn’t rung. MOTHER FUCK!!!” I shout, “I turned the ringer off in that fucking meeting when they ask us too!”

  “Everyone did,” Deacon says as they look at their phones and all the missed calls from our security team in England.

  I immediately call Jim. Deacon calls Lou. Something about this other bidder and the meeting stinks to hell and back.

  “What happened?” I ask Jim as calmly as I can.

  “That Jack Jones guy and Robert were at the opening. They talk to Em. She called me over and dismissed them. She felt really uncomfortable and went to the babies. They left but came round to a back entrance that the caterers had unknowingly left open. They were waiting for her. They knocked Brian out in the nursery. Nanny said he heard her try to open the door and they slammed it shut. He went in and they hit him across the head. He’ll be okay. When Em walked in Robert was standing rubbing on Dev’s cheek. Emily told him to get away from her children and ran between them. Nanny threw her a hint to look behind her. That’s when she saw Brian. She started to scream but Jones told her if she screamed he would hurt the babies. He said her dad had been a partner with his group and cheated them. He didn’t believe they would hurt him or his family either so they showed him. Problem was he had a book of all their dealings and they didn’t find it. It’s a loose end Sir and they want to tie it up. He was going to take the nanny and the twins. Em screamed no and she and Robert fought. He hurt her sir. Nanny said Em had to crawl to the babies’ crib. Jones decide he would take Em and leave the twins and Nanny. He decided they would slow them down. He left a message for you sir. He said find the book and get it to him or after Robert finishes with Em you won’t want her. If he doesn’t kill her first. She said that Em said tell you she loves you and please hurry. Sir Nanny said she was really hurt bad. They drug her out the window.”

  I had the phone on speaker. Everyone heard. I’m in shock. “How did they get to her? Where is she?”

  “Where are my children?” I ask Jim around the knot in my throat.

  “Sir I didn’t think it was safe to go back to the house nor did I think it was safe to go to one of your hotels. We are at the Ritz Carlton in London. The penthouse sir. I have security on all floors at the elevators and stairs. I also have them in every room of the penthouse. The babies, Fran and Colleen are all in the master bedroom with Brian. I am here now. I will not leave their side sir. We have all doors inside the suite open. Deacon and Angel, Fran says hurry and get Deep here. Emily was terrified of Robert.”

  “Fran has she spoken of Robert to you?” I ask.

  “Yes just yesterday she told me he had come by the jewelry store and creeped her out. He had told her she made the biggest mistake of her life not choosing him. He also said one time with him would make her forget about you. Deep I’m scared he may ……” She trails off, “He made hints in front of Nanny and Em that he would have loved for Dev to go to. She looked so much like Em. Jones said they didn’t rape babies.”

  I can’t see. I can’t think, my mind is in lockdown. For the first time in my life that I can remember I am scared. My baby. I pace the plane. I think I walk the rest of the way to London. We are about twenty minutes outside London when Deacon gets the call we’ve been praying for. He’s on the phone with Scotland Yard. We do have one break. They were seen coming out the window and the car make, model and tag was given. The person followed them to an old warehouse. This just came in. The guy is ex-marine from the states. He has the warehouse under surveillance. He peeped in the window a couple of times. They have the Em chained from the ceiling. He didn’t want to leave in case they tried to leave or harm her even more. He has seen only six men but he took two out. They were on guard on the outside. He didn’t have anything but his knife and for fear of Em getting hurt he wouldn’t go in unless he saw they were about to do something else to her. A kid happened through, by the grace of God, looking for a dry place to sleep. He sent him to call the police.

  “I have the address Deep. We land in less than ten minutes. Our team is at the airport waiting. We’ll meet the detectives there. They’ll try not to go in until we arrive.”

  When we land we rush
immediately to the warehouse district. Scotland Yard has surrounded the building.

  I hear Em screaming. Deacon, Angel and I make our way to the building with the ex-marine. We peep in the window and I go ballistic. Robert is stripping Emily and running his hands on her body. She’s trying to kick and swing away from him. He slaps her hard. Her head goes back.

  “We have to go in,” I whisper to the chief detective. He nods yes.

  Deacon and the ex-marine go one way and Angel and I the other. The detectives all split up and we slowly enter the warehouse. There are a total of four men there like the marine said. This is counting Robert and Jones. All armed but Robert. Deacon and the marine take down the two by the door. Angel comes up behind Jones and puts a knife to his throat. Robert is so involved with stripping and beating Emily he doesn’t see me until I put my hands on him. I bet this bitch down for all Em’s worth. Which is everything to me. He put his hands on my daughter and he put his hands on my heart. I try to kill him. They let me beat him to just an inch of taking his life. Angel has taken Emily down and wrapped her in a blanket. I go to her side and lift her. She is black and blue. Her eye is swollen shut. Her lip is swollen. It looks as if her arm may be broken. She looks up at me and tries to smile.

  “I knew you’d find me. I love you,” she whispers through her pain. Her eyes slowly close. Tears are streaked on her cheeks.

  “I love you to baby,” I whisper around that knot in my throat.

  Deacon walks over and sees Em and he loses it. He beats Jones into a pulp and gives Robert a boot kick to the face knocking him out along with two more teeth. We get Em in the ambulance and to the hospital. Fran, Colleen and Jim bring the twins to me. I have only been this happy once and this scared at the same time. When I first saw Emily and lost her at the same time. I hold my babies and pace and wait. I sit and hold them. I stand and hold them. I won’t let them go. Finally the doctor comes out and tells us she’ll make it. He also says she may not remember most of what happened. She has a lump on her head where Robert kicked her. When the swelling goes down you won’t even see a scar on her face or scalp. Her arm is broken and she has two broken ribs. He says something that shocks me for the third time since I’ve known Emily.