Atlas Hensley's Story

Luther laughed nervously, "That would be my twin brother you are thinking of. Please... please don't beat me to death with it. I am actually here to ask for Elwin's help hiding the girl and her bodyguard from him. He..." he looked at Garnet and she nodded, looking away. "She was being physically abused and forced to have his baby. It is still up in the air if she is pregnant or not, but by the way he planned everything... well she should be." He said softly, "I took her away from him..."

Elwin looked up at Atlas, "I told them they could stay in Ameria's home... she should be safe there. I will let my mother and come up with a story about her moving away." He smiled.

Atlas let out a sigh of relief. "Oh good, I wasnt in the mood to bludgeon anyone to death today. I might have to go bludgeon that asshole James some other time though. I'll use the cast iron pan for that though...." He said before walking off and finishing making tea before walking back out and setting out tea for everyone. "The village is a good place to hide, the dragon ranch is right next to it, most dont venture out that far because of it. Lots of pregnant ladies around to make friends with too..." He said softly, his face soft and friendly once again.

Elwin nodded, "Roshia is very protective and a great shot with the arrow. Not even this bodyguard stands a chance." He laughed. Luther smiled, "Thank you.. this means a lot. She also knows how to sew... she loves dolls too. Has a collection of them, right Garnet?" He asked.

Garnet smiled and nodded, "My daddy used to get me one every time he came home. He traveled a lot... so it was his way of making up for it."

Elwin blinked, "How old are you?"

"Eighteen." She said softly.

"And you?" He looked at Luther.

Luther blushed, "Thirty-two."

Elwin about died, "Such an age gap... what was he thinking?" He asked.

Luther shrugged, "My brother... is a lot like my father... I will never understand any of them. I also heard he hurt you too... and I am so so so damn sorry about that." Luther sighed and shook his head. He seemed to have to clean up all of his brother's messes.

"It is okay... I got Ollie out of it and a baby on the way." He smiled.

"Yeah... I... am still a bit shocked at that, but I know that baby will have a great family and good looks. I will have your child's back for anything. I owe you everything, plus with Ollie's family... that baby is probably the safest baby." He laughed.

Elwin smiled, "Yeah... I met her uncle. Reminds me of my brother."

"Nasir? That giant... oh man... I wouldn't want to cross him, but then you have Asham who is almost his height and I feel so small." He smiled.

They drank their tea and got to know more about Garnet and Asham. They got up and headed to the door before Elwin turned to Atlas, "Do you want to come?" He asked?

Atlas stood out of the way and just listened. He silently agreed with pretty much everything they were saying. James is a piece of shit. Babies are well protected. Nasir is a scary giant. Elwin might have a sewing buddy. Atlas thought dolls were kinda creepy but he didnt say anything since it depended on the type of doll. He looked up when Elwin asked if he wanted to come along. "Well I might as well." He said and walked out with Elwin, taking his hand as he went.

Elwin took his hand softly in his and brought it up to his lips and kissed it. "Mmm the things this hand could do." He whispered and smiled. Ollie and Luther chatted while Rylie, Asham, and Garnet talked. Elwin brought them to Ameria's house first. He grabbed the spare key and walked them in. "A lot... well all of her stuff is here. If you don't want anything of her's just box it up and I can come get them. You are welcome to come and go, just like it was your own home. My mother is SUPER friendly and my baby brother Agis will probably ask a ton of questions to Asham." He smiled. All three of them thanked him before he left with Atlas an Ollie and went knock on his old home's door.

Roshia stared at him, "Where... where the hell did you get it at?" She asked horrified. "You so bad... what did you do to my brother? That angel of a man!" She smiled. There came a knock at the door and she answered it. "Oh hey Elwin and Atlas and Ollie... oh damn so many... AHH look at that belly!" She passed up both boys and went rub her belly. "Oh my goodness, look how cute your belly is. So round and adorable. Hi baby! This is your Auntie Rosie... ugh I love you so much baby... so so much. Your cousins can't wait to meet you."

Ollie laughed and patted her head, "She is happy to hear you." She smiled.

"She?" Roshia asked. "How do you know the gender?" She asked.

"A lady I know... she is really good at finding out the gender." Roshia slowly turned at Ofelia and smiled.

Elwin stepped in, "So... there is a couple in Ameria's house. James, the guy who wanted me kidnapped, abused and knocked up the girl, Garnet. She is only eighteen. She is so tiny and she looks so scared. But she has a bodyguard living with her. He is tall like Nasir... so I think since you seemed to have moved out that you could watch over her too."

Roshia glared, "She is around Lor's age... I will. That makes me sick..." Elwin nodded.

"Well we should get going." He leaned in, "I am sorry that Rowan broke you. I will end him for you." He whispered and hugged him. She hugged him back. "I will let you know if I want him dead or alive." She smiled and let the two go.

The three walked off, "Well then... this is was a productive day." He chuckled.


Daryl dropped Gene off at her babysitter and walked over to the village. He knew saw Elwin leaving his place and a snippet of Roshia before she closed the door. "Hey Elwin!" He smiled.

"Daryl." Elwin nodded, he didn't hate the man, but he didn't think right now he should be trying to wiggle his way back into Roshia's life.

Daryl knocked on the door. Roshia was just about to talk to Ofelia when there was another knock. Roshia opened the door. "Oh... Hey Daryl." She smiled.

Daryl smiled back, "Hello, just wanted to check up on you. See if you needed any-" He saw the tiny lady from before behind her. "Hi there!" He chuckled.

Atlas basically followed along the whole time. He really had no reason for tagging along like he did. But he liked to get out of the house rather than stay cooped up inside. Especially when they didnt have Forrest. Atlas leaned over and whispered in Elwins ear. "So...When we get home...You wanna find out exactly what my hands can do?" An evil smirk crossed his face as he stood up straight again.

Elwin turned to him smirking, "I am going to say yes... and then you are going to do the opposite of what I think you will do." Ollie shook her head, "Always teasing me with a good time and never delivering." She wiped a fake tear away. Elwin stared at her and almost tripped. He clung to Atlas and Ollie.

"Smart... take the pregnant woman down with you." She laughed, helping Elwin back up somewhat. "You two... have lost it." They were just coming around the corner when they could hear Ivie screaming.

"Give me back my baby!!" She cried out trying to chase a man down. She was holding her side. Forrest was screaming and crying. "Stop!" Ivie cried out.

Atlas smiled. "What did you think I was going to do?" He asked just before he could hear Ivie screaming. Atlas let go of Elwins hand. "Go help Ivie." He said before he took off running in the direction the man ran with his son. It didnt take him very long to catch up to the man. The man conveniently cornered himself by nearly running into a fence. The man swung at Atlas but he caught his fist and twisted his arm around. "You really picked the wrong kid..." He hissed. The man nearly dropped Forrest but Atlas managed to catch him before he hit the ground and then tripped the man when he tried to run off. Atlas dragged the man with one hand and held Forrest close to him with the other as he walked back to Ivie's. Atlas set Forrest up with whoever had a free hand and dragged the man behind the house and punched the stupid son of a bitch in the face until he was out cold and and his knuckles were bloody, then knocked him good one more time before dragging him back, out of Forrests sight but where he could watch him in case he woke up. If he even did. He picked Forrest back up and held him close and the red he was seeing started to go away. "Is...Is Ivie okay?" He asked, trying to calm Forrest down. "Its okay Forrest dad has you. You're alright..." He said softly.

Elwin hurried to Ivie, she was bleeding and Ollie hurried as fast as she could behind him. "H-He... we were... playing and he..." Ivie was trying to say between tears and the pain. Elwin ripped his shirt so he could use it to press the wound. "Ollie.. Ollie!" Elwin screamed. She was staring at the man, trying to see if she knew who he was. She hadn't ever seen him before. He didn't look like the man to hand with her Uncle or his people. Ollie snapped to, "Sorry...yes sorry." She said.

"Go get Lor." He said. Ollie nodded and hurried to get her. Ivie held her baby boy close to her. When Atlas got back she let him have Forrest to calm down since she couldn't do a proper job. "She has been stabbed pretty deep. Ollie went get Lor... do you know that man, Ivie?" Elwin asked.

She shook her head. "N-No.. he was just... he came out of no where. I saw him... coming for us... and tried to get Forrest i-in the house... but he saw and started...ow ow... started running. He never came to my job..." She said through the pain.

"Ollie looked like she was trying to figure him out, but it didn't seem like she knew him either." Elwin said.

A few minutes later Lor came running towards them and dropped to her knees. "Move the cloth, Elwin." She said and he did so. Lor sucked in a breath as she pulled up her shirt. "It is pretty deep. Can you carry her, Elwin? Put her on the bed. I am going to have to stop the bleeding and stitch her up." She said.

Elwin nodded and carried her to the room. Ollie walked over to he man and pushed his busted face to the side to get a better look at him. "He isn't from here... but by the look of his clothes... and ring. He is part of that stupid group that takes small children and..." She shook her head. "I am going get my uncle. They have kept them out of here, someone was lacking in their watch." She said. She looked up at Forrest who had calmed down and stroked his little cheek. "I am so sorry, little man." For the first time Ollie looked like she wanted to cry.

"If Elwin ask tell him where I am going." She said and headed for her uncle's.

Atlas nodded and held Forrest close. He had stopped screaming but he was still very upset. Atlas rocked him a little more and Forrest had calmed all the way down. "See? Everything is alright. You're okay. Mommy is gonna be okay. The bad man cant hurt you anymore.." He said and kissed his sons head. He didnt want to know what would have happened if they hadnt have been walking home and caught what was happening. He had never been so scared in his entire life. Atlas stayed out on the porch, he didnt want Forrest seeing the chaos in the house with his mom.

Lor had made the final stitch and wrapped the wound. "You won't be able to pick up Forrest. You will have to give him to Atlas till you are healed or have someone stay with you." She said.

Elwin looked down at her, "We can keep him if you want... and... maybe Blair can stay over? You have a guest bedroom... and he is a cop." He said smiling softly. "I am sure he wants to be here for you." Ivie blushed and looked away. "I don't even think he would come... and I don' want Ollie here and something like this happens. She could have gotten hurt." She started to tear up.

"I am going to find him... where does he work?" Elwin asked. She told him and looked at Lor.

"You know Blair... do you think he would come?" She asked.

Lor thought about it, "The way he was so damn scared that he would be late when I hancuffed him to the filing cabinet makes me want to say yes. I will stay till he comes, okay?" She smiled.

"Thank you." She said and sat up. "This hurts so much more than giving birth to a child." She sighed.

"Oh about that. The stab just missed your ovary... so yay you can have children with Blair!" Lor giggled.

"Oh gosh, Lor." Ivie groaned, smiling.

Elwin walked out and kissed Atlas' head, "I am going find Blair. She can't lift Forrest for awhile and she doesn't want Ollie here just in case something happens again. I don't want her staying by herself so Blair was my next best thing." He said. He kissed Forrest head. "Where is Ollie?" He asked. When he got the answer he nodded and ran to get Blair.

Atlas looked over at Elwin and told him where Ollie had run off to before he ran off. Atlas raised an eyebrow and walked into the house since Forrest started babbling about his mom. "We're comin in, cover up whatever you dont want to be seen." He said and gave them a minute before walking in and letting Forrest down. "Be gentle, moms not feeling well" He said softly before completely letting go of Forrest. "He decided he needed to check on you. Everything alright?" He asked. "Oh hold on a second, Lor please catch Forrest if he runs out." He said before walking outside, finding some rope and tying the nearly dead bastard to the fence. "Gotta make sure you get whats comin to you." He whispered as he got up and dusted his hands off before walking back in. "Well I'm glad we were walking by. Dear lord what a day..." He sighed as he patted Forrests head.

"I would have never know that is what happens after you have kids. I guess my dead wife never mentioned it." He said. Roshia came back and gave everyone tea. "Thanks... so uhm... if you need help with anything let me know. I will be happy to give you a hand. I know one baby an be exhausting alone, but you have two." He smiled.

Roshia smirked, "Well I my girlfriend is here to help. She is back up in case of times like these." She laughed.

"Ahh... there is that wild Roshia I knew and loved." He winked at her and she blushed.

"Shush you. I haven't slept slept with a girl since that night out for the Spirit Festival back when I was a teen. And you enjoyed it so shut it." She laughed.

"I won't say I DIDN'T... that is all." He smiled and blew on his tea before sipping.

"But thank you... I might need you later today. You can bring Gene over to see the babies too." She said.

"Will do. What about..." He motioned at Ofelia. "You little girlfriend."

Roshia looked back at her. "I think she is going home today... I am not sure what she is doing." She said and poked Ofelia's cheek softly.

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Ivie hurried and put a shirt on before her son and his father came into the room. Lor watched Forrest hug on his mother and smiled. Once Atlas came back in she left them and went into the city. "Thank you... for saving our son." She teared up. "You are a great dad, Atlas." She smiled up at him, though the tears ran down her cheek.

Atlas shook his head. "You dont need to thank me for something like that. You would have done the same thing if you hadnt gotten stabbed. Your fury is a lot scarier than what I did to his face. " He said with a hint of a smirk. "Thanks Ivie, you're a great mom too..." He said and softly patted her head. "I heard about the playground business. You've taught him to be such a good kid. I'll try to rid him of his butt slapping habit while he's over so you dont get any more suprise butt slaps. Unless theyre from Blair." He teased slightly.

Ivie about died, "Dammit Ollie..." She laughed and winched. "Thanks... I try... very hard to be the best mom for our son. He is my whole world. Lorelei said I was lucky to even get that far. Most people wouldn't have been able to move more than a couple inches." Forrest looked up at his dad. "Bwutt swap mmm mmm." He wiggled his own butt and slapped hit. Ivie tried not to laugh but couldn't. "Oh dear child... where do you learn this stuff?" She hugged him close. "You are going to be a good boy for momma? You gonna be nice to daddy and Elwin?" He asked. He nodded, "Daddy... wuffin bwear." He smiled. Meanwhile Ollie came back with her uncle and a few of his men.

"This is the guy?" Her uncle asked.

"Yup." Ollie said.

"We will talk to him." He said and Ollie nodded before going in to see Ivie, Forrest, and Atlas. "My uncle is outside with the man. Barely dead or not, he has his ways of making people talk.

Elwin frowned a bit, "Atlas, Ollie, and I was walking back from the village when he heard Ivie screaming. She was holding her side trying to chase some man who had Forrest. Atlas got to him before he could get far. Ivie and Forrest were playing outside when she saw him coming. She tried to put Forrest in the house but the man caught up with then and stabbed her to him. It was a pretty deep wound. Lor stitched her up and she is okay. Just shaken up." He smiled. "She didn't think you would want to stay. So it is nice that you will actually prove her wrong. Smart way to get her to open up to you more... shows you really care." He said softly. They finally got to the house. Ollie's uncle was outside with some of his men talking to the guy. "Ahh haaa just ignore that and come one." He said as he ushered Blair into the house. "Yay, found him." He said before going behind Atlas and resting his head on his back.

Atlas shook his head at the child in front of him. "I have no idea. But I blame Ollie and Elwin for that one. The muffins i will take the fall for. But that, I have no idea, I think it really was Elwin." He said just as Ollie walked in. "Oh he lived? Thats a shame, well at least he'll talk then..." He said just before Elwin walked in with Blair and put his head on his back. "Good job. Now we dont have to worry about Ivie so much..." He said with a relieved sigh.

Ofelia smirked and giggled a little bit as Roshia turned bright red and went into the other room. She sighed and looked over at Daryl. "Oh really? What happened? Did you pull a Rowan?" She asked, slightly amused. She knew Daryl had hurt Roshia at one point, but not the whole story. "I hope theyll get back together, theyd be perfect together if Rowan could learn to loosen up a little. He was different when we were little. If he goes back to the way he was theyd be live happily ever after" She said with a small sigh.

Blair decided it was best to ignore the people outside like Elwin had said to and let Elwin continue to usher him around. Blair walked into the room and knelt down next to Ivie. "A little birdy told me you didnt think I would come. So I just had to to prove you wrong." He said and then shook his head. "All joking aside, I'll stay as long as you need me to okay? Cant have you feeling unsafe in your own home. Blair turned to Atlas. "You killed him right?" He said, raising an eyebrow at the man.

Daryl looked down at her, "Not even closed to what he did. My parents died when I was around seventeen or eighteen and it killed him inside. I wasn't thinking clearly and I dragged her around before deciding to let her go. She deserved better... Rowan doesn't seem like someone better though. You know... I am going to be honest with you Ofelia, because why not? I have changed a lot since Gene has been born. I settle down and manned up. I have always loved Roshia and I was so stupid when I was younger. I didn't think she would take me back if I returned before I met Gene's mother. I loved her... but in the back of my mind Roshia was there. I let her get away. Our years together I never ignored her. She knew exactly how I felt about her. I was in a rough spot and instead of letting Roshia in I ran. Now I am back. I took her out while Rowan and Gene played... though I don't think that was the best choice since he lost her in the woods." He shook his head.

"Anyway... we went to out old spots together and I could feel the connection. If she wasn't pregnant I would have kissed her... or maybe she would have bunched me in the jaw... it would have been worth it. Roshia already took of the ring... it means I have a chance." He smiled.



Elwin about died when Blair began to talk to Ivie. "Dear god... that man." He whispered into Atlas' back. "They are so cute together. I think I will die, Atlas. Gimmie your magic hands." Elwin grabbed Atlas' hand and almost died again. "You have such good hands." Ollie looked at Elwin and then at Atlas. She might have Lor check him out. This was unusual for him.

"Once my uncle's men are done with him you can do as you wish." She smiled. One of her uncle's men nervously walked in and whispered something to him before smiling. "He is all yours. Now... I will back a bag Forrest a bag and one of you can get him." She said before walking out.

Ivie blushed, "Yeah... I just, you are so busy and all. Thanks." She smiled up at Blair.

Atlas attempted to look back at Elwin but he was firmly stuck where he was since Elwin now had his hands too. "Nah. Let him rot it prison or something. He doesnt deserve an easy way out." Atlas said in response to Blairs question. "Elwin. You okay? Do you need to see Lorelei too?" He said before wiggling free of Elwin and picking Forrest up after having him hug his mom goodbye one more time. "We'll bring him over to visit okay?" Atlas said with a warm smile. "You better take good care of her. Or your face is next Blair." He said looking down at his knuckled. "Well maybe not, wouldnt wanna mess up that pretty face." He teased. "Feel better Ivie." He said and walked out of the room to wait for Ollie.

Ofelia just shrugged. "If thats what you think then thats fine. She did give him the ring back. But she said she wasnt sure she was completely done with him. Theres still hope for things to turn around. Getting in the way of that would be kind of dangerous huh? I love both of them, Rowan I grew up with like he was my brother, and Roshia is my best friend in the entire world. I'd do pretty much anything for those two." She said with a sigh. "Its nice to have people like that isnt it? Roshia used to hate me too. Hated the very thought of me, threatened to shoot me with an arrow once you know? Now look at us." She said, leaning back in her chair.


Blair nodded in agreement with what Atlas had said and then laughed and shook his head as Atlas walked out. "So thats Atlas huh? He doesnt seem that bad. He's kinda funny. Cares about you and Forrest a lot it seems." He said softly. The puppy in his lap wiggled out of his grasp and stretched up to lick Ivie's hand. "Dawn wanted to make sure you were okay too, since you oh so slyly convinced me to adopt her." He said shaking her head. "She wakes me up every single day, mere moments before the sun comes up you know. Ive never slept less in my life." He joked. "Is there anything I can get you?" He asked, standing up.