Drake Sisters 06 - Turbulent Sea

change the diaper. 'I can barely think straight around Logan, but I can't lose myself again like that. It was terrifying to be so depressed, so out of control. Maybe that's why I feel so bad for Lucy. I've had a taste of what depression can do to a person and it's horrible.'
    'Do you honestly believe Logan would make that mistake again?' Joley slipped her finger into Lissa's little hand.
    'You're so good at this mom thing. Look at you, Tish, changing that diaper like a pro. I'd be freaking out if it was me.
    She's too small.'
    Tish sent her a small grin. 'It took me a while, but I was better than the guys. They're so cute with her, all of them, big bad boys, all fighting over who gets to hold her. It's so funny' She sighed. 'Right now, Logan's saying everything I want to hear, because he wants me to stay with him. We were never divorced, but I don't want him to be with me because he needs me for the baby. Our relationship wasn't strong enough to sustain being away from each other a few weeks.'
    'Tish…'
    She shook her head. 'I made all the excuses for him already, but military men and women are apart. Pilots. Lots of couples are apart for long periods of time.'
    'He was weak. It cost him a huge price, Tish. You didn't answer me. Do you honestly think he'll ever make that same mistake again? He nearly destroyed himself after you left. I was there. I saw him.'
    The lights flickered and dimmed. Joley frowned. 'They can't be finished breaking down the set this fast. Surely they're not closing the building.' She turned around to peer out the dressing room door into the larger suite. The lights were off, except the mood lighting over the bar. She was aware of Tish wrapping the baby in a blanket and lifting her into her arms.
    Something heavy banged against the outside door. Startled, she looked over at it.
    Joley. What the hell is going on?
    A chair was stuck under the door handle, effectively blocking the door to the suite. The couch had been pushed up against it as well. Joley caught sight of movement, someone ducking back behind the bar.
    Ilya. We're in trouble. Someone's in the room with us and they 've barricaded the door. I can't see, but I'm willing to bet they've done the same with the other entrance.
    Stay calm, Joley. I'm coming.
    The fear subsided a bit, as fast as it had risen. The absolute confidence in his voice calmed her. He would come and nothing would stop him.
    She caught Tish's hand, preventing her from entering the suite. 'Stay back, hon. We've got company and they barricaded the door from the inside.'
    'The baby, Joley. What about the baby?'
    Joley caught Tish's hand. 'It's all right. We'll be all right. Ilya and Logan will come for us. We know the dressing room is clear because we've been here all this time and whoever put the chair against the door is out there. So I want you to stay to the back of the room with Lissa. If they come in here, they'll have to get through me to get to you and the baby'
    Tish clutched the baby tighter to her. 'Will your cell phone work in here?'
    She'd called Ilya, and that was her secret weapon. No one could possibly know they could speak tele-pathically. 'Ilya knows, he's coming for us.'
    'You know who's out there, don't you, Joley?'
    Ilya? It's Lucy, the woman you took down in Dallas. If she's off her meds, she can be very violent and she's tried to kill the baby before.
    Does she have a gun?
    'Tell me, Joley. I know you suspect someone,' Tish insisted.
    Joley sucked in her breath, weighing whether or not to tell Tish the truth as they moved together deeper into the dressing room. Her fingers tightened around Tish's hand. 'It's Lucy, Tish, the baby's biological mother. I'm just guessing, but she's probably responsible for the flowers, doll, phone call and my clothes. My best guess is, in her twisted and demented mind, she believes the tabloid articles and thinks I've stolen Logan and the baby from her.'
    'She didn't want the baby. She tried to kill the baby before she was even born and again right afterward in the hospital. She's not supposed to come anywhere near the baby.' Tish's voice trembled with fear. She pulled her hand away from Joley and hugged Lissa tighter to her.
    'Did Logan mention she attacked him in Dallas just before we entered the building for the sound check?'
    Tish made a small sound of assent. 'He said she'd been arrested. And she violated a restraining order. The judge specifically said she couldn't go near him.'
    'Well her mother must have