Oh No, My Ex is Back: and Causing Trouble Again

By Shirley Kalpin Olson

After raising eleven-year-old adopted daughter, Carrie Marie, Joanna and Paul Andres face the rampage of Joanna's ex-husband, Greg. When released from prison he threatens to take away his biological daughter from them. When Carrie Marie is suddenly abducted from a movie theater, the family suspects Greg, but in horror finds her abductor to be a child molester,who she miraculously escapes from and ends up in the hospital. While in the hospital Carrie is diagnosed with life threatening Leukemia. Unable to tolerate the chemotherapy, Carrie's only chance in her battle for life is the stem cells from her only biological relative, her hardhearted father. Carrie's love and kindness shows her father the love of God. This love teaches her father how to give of himself to save her life. When he is able to give of himself, he finds himself. When Joanna sees the change in her ex she is able to forgive him and allows him to be a part of his daughter's life. He accepts the love of God and this gives him and his new wife, new a new life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shirley Kalpin Olson
• Release date: Mar 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301638727

Shirley Kalpin Olson

"Shirley KalpinOlson "Truthinfiction" stories, are written from the heart to help the sad, hurt and lonely."She is a mother, grandmother, and retired RN, who has been writing for many years, and received several honors during her writing career. Also been published in Anthologies, newspapers, and newsletters. She was widowed in 1999 and remarried to a friend in 2002. Recently widowed again after her second husbands' lengthy illness. She continues to reside in a small town in MN. and is updating her stories to help the sad, hurt and lonely until the Good Lord takes her home. She is recently updating poems , and short stories.

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Oh No, My Ex is Back,

And Causing Trouble Again

New revision

2nd Book of Calamity of Betrayal series

by

Shirley KalpinOlson

This Book is licensed for your personal enjoyment. If you would like to share this story with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author

This is a work of fiction Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination.

Any resemblances to actual events, or locales or persons, living or dead are entirely coincidental.

(Copyright 2013 by Shirley KalpinOlson

This story is the continuing story of Bitter Betrayal, How Sweet the revenge-2nd book of- 2-book series Calamity of Betrayal

Story begins the start of Joanna and Paul’s life together with its bitter, woes, flaws and trials, eleven years earlier.

Title of Contents

Prologue Eleven Years Earlier

Chapter 1. Want My Baby Back

chapter 2 Protect the children

Chapter 3 Police the Children

Chapter 4 Receiving Help

Chapter 5. Joanna’s Ex Marries Paul’s Ex.

Chapter 6. Terror at the Movies

Chapter 7. Carrie’s Tragic Diagnosis

Chapter 8. Carrie Told She’s Adopted

Chapter 9. Bone Marrow Test

Chapter 10 Carrie Identifies Her Attacker

Chapter 11 Greg Sues For DaughterChapter 12 Greg Sues For Daughter

Chapter 13 Unwelcome Visit

Chapter 14 Craig Promises Daughter

Chapter 15 Planning Vacation

Chapter16. Heading for Montana

Chapter 17 Fleeing Tornado, Found Friend

Chapter 18. Visiting Brother, Paul’s Job Offer

Chapter 19. Heading to Get Children

Chapter 20. Home Sweet Home

Chapter 21. Surgery on as Promised

Chapter 22. Greg Gives Daughter Life

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Prologue

After Joanna's husband, Greg betrays her by having an affair with Joanna's best friend, Joanna filled with severe anger, wanting revenge. Paul, an old flame from the past comes into her life and rescues her from the debts of depression. He helps her get through her anger and need of revenge. With his help, Joanna signs divorce papers and for her protection, they stage her death.

Angry about losing Joanna’s money, Greg thinking Joanna is dead, beats Carrie, his girlfriend, observed by Paul’s private detective, and he takes her to the hospital in terrible condition Before she recovers, Greg kidnaps her from the hospital, hides her in a cabin, keeping her as prisoner.

Joanna and Paul with the help of their private detective find Carrie and rush her to the hospital in terrible condition and in labor. Before Carrie gives birth to Greg's baby, she confides to Joanna that she hadn't listed Greg as the baby's father and didn't want him to find out about her baby. She begs Joanna to adopt the baby if she doesn’t make it. Joanna promises Carrie that she would.

After giving birth to the beautiful baby girl, Carrie dies, and Joanna adopts her as promised.to Carrie.

When Greg went to jail for manslaughter, Joanna thought she was finally through with him. Joanna and Paul fall in love and marry. They raise Carrie Marie and love her as their own. Then eleven years later disaster strikes.

Chapter 1. Want My Baby Back

Joanna was startled awake by the high shrill of the phone next to her bed. Running fingers over her wide-opened eyes, she peered at the red-lit clock, as darkness bore through the frosty windows of Joanna and Paul’s bedroom in Delano Minnesota.

Fumbling for the phone she thought, Six, man, who in the world would be calling this early? Hello," She croaked clearing her throat.

You have my child and I’m going to get back what belongs to me. Joanna sat up with a jolt! Her heart pounded as she recognized the muffled eerie voice of her ex-husband, Greg.

She bolted up screaming at him. You’ll never get my child! She slammed the phone back in its cradle. She hissed through clinched teeth. Going to kill that man!

Paul woke with a start rubbing his dark eyes. Whoa. Seeing Joanna’s anger, he gently pulled her golden curly brown hair from her eyes and placed his muscular arms around her, held her trembling body close to his. Okay calm down and start from the beginning. Who was that on the phone? Who’re you going to kill?

She held her throbbing head as bile rose to her throat, It was- was my ex-husband, Greg. How in the world did he get out of jail so fast? I thought he got fifteen years for manslaughter and kidnapping. It’s only been eleven years.

I don’t know, but I’m sure going to find out. What did he say, exactly? Paul said using his lawyer’s voice as his lower lip quivered.

He said he’s going to take Carrie Marie away from us. He can’t do that, can he? She’s, our child! We adopted her and raised her from a tiny baby. I’ll never let that monster take her. How in the world did he find out about her, anyway? Her mother never listed him as her father on the birth certificate, before she died. I just don’t understand. Joanna pounded her pillows as tears continued to fall down her face.

Okay, let’s take this one step at a time. First, we must find out if Greg was released from jail. We’ll find out what’s going on. I’ll never let anyone take our children away from us. Promise you that. Paul pulled his wife close to him and kissed her as tears flooded his eyes.

Thank you for understanding. You’re always my anchor. Joanna placed her head on Paul’s chest, and peered through the icy frosting on the windows, which matched her icy heart.

Let’s pray about it and find out more before we jump the gun. He may be just trying to get your goat, because apparently, he’s unhappy. We can’t let him do that to us. Okay?

Okay, you’re right, as usual, I need prayers, because I’m angry that God is allowing this all to happen again. Joanna was disheartened.

Paul prayed as they clung together, Dear God, please help us in this situation. We don’t know what’s going on but give us the ability and strength to handle it. We thank you in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Joanna felt slightly better, but still held her heart back in fear of what could be in her future. She was happy she had Paul and loved it when he took command. Wiping the tears from her eyes, she calmed down, I certainly don’t want Carrie to find out about her dad. We’re her parents as far as she knows and later when she's able to understand, I’ll tell her that we adopted her, but not now. She deserves better and she has it with us. If he got her, he would treat her like a slave and possibly even abuse her. Couldn’t deal with that!

You’re right. Couldn’t either. We’ll work on doing what we can. I believe that God will help us get through this. He's helped us before. Paul pulled Joanna to him and kissed her.

Suddenly eleven-year-old Carrie Marie’s dark brown eyes peered into a crack in their door as she crept into the room, followed by ten-year old daughter, Angie and six-year-old pipsqueak, Andy all saying, Mom and dad, get up we’re hungry.

Joanna turned her head as she wiped her teary eyes, while Paul reached out and pulled their perky children to them, hugged them, and said, No more rest. It’s time to get up and get the children off to school.

Joanna turned toward her children and forcing a smile, got out of bed and grabbed her robe. Look at you, guys! You’re amazing. It looks like you’re all ready and anxious for school. See Andy even has the same color socks on.

I’m six. Know how to dress myself. Andy puffed his chest out with a proud smile.

Oh, no you don’t. Had to pick out the right socks for you and besides you had your shoes on the wrong feet. Angie punched Andy’s arm.

Okay, okay our hungry munchkins need to be fed. Leading her brood, out to the kitchen, Joanna made them a quick breakfast of oatmeal, juice, and toast, which was tucked away rather rapidly.

Paul showered and dressed in a dark blue suit and joined his family. How would you like your old dad to drive you to school on my way to the office?

Would you? Hate the school bus. Angie piped up.

Okay. When you finish brushing your teeth and get the extra food off your faces, dad will take you. Joanna gave Paul a ‘thank you’ look, as she gave him breakfast and cup of coffee.

Leaving a messy bathroom, the children grabbed their coats caps and mittens and as Joanna stood by the door. She kissed each on the cheek, handed them a lunch bag, and shooed them out into the cool wintry morning.

Paul gave Joanna a hug, kiss, and whispered in her ear. Now don’t worry about Greg. We won’t let him get Carrie. She's ours and will always be ours. She doesn’t know any other parents. Going to talk with my partner, Harry and see what we can do about this.

Joanna kissed Paul back as a thank you. The children ran through the fluffy snow throwing snow at each other and when their dad came out, they jumped into his car. Joanna waved at them all and reached down and grabbed the morning paper from the step and quickly shut the door to the cold blast of air.

After they left, Joanna sighed, poured herself a cup of coffee and sat at the table and through her once again tears, tried to get her eyes to focus on the morning paper.

She opened the paper and suddenly stared at the headline and took a double take as she read, Greg Jenkins, ex-senator is to be wed to Cecilia Johansson, April 1st at the courthouse in Edina Minnesota.

Joanna said aloud, Cecilia- Cecilia, I know that name. She hit her brow. Yes, she’s the woman, Paul had as a client, before they were married. He told me he had dated her a few times until her husband who he didn’t know about, almost killed him. He got out of that relationship fast, but she's never stopped pestering him. Wow, she sounds like trouble. Greg must be her fourth or fifth husband. She goes through husbands as we go through our doors. She and my Ex certainly make a good pair. They'll either make each other miserable or kill each other. Right now, I’d rather it’d be the latter, she said wickedly. She threw the paper down and walked into the bedroom to dress and then started cleaning the bathroom.

Chapter 2 Protect the children

It was a little after ten when Paul called. Talked with the police, and they had released Greg about a week ago, apparently on good behavior; can’t believe that! When I explained about the threatening phone call, they said there’s nothing they can do about him calling us, unless he hurts someone. ‘He has his rights’, they said.

Hate that! If Carrie or any of us get hurt, can they do something about that? Well, I think that would be a little late, don’t you think? What’re we going to tell the children? I don’t want them to get hurt. I certainly hope he doesn’t find out that I’m his ex-wife. This is so frustrating. Joanna started to sob again.

Don’t worry. Remember we have God on our side. Maybe we’re jumping to conclusions. He may be just feeling you out. He doesn’t know for sure you’re his ex-wife. How would he know? Remember, he thinks that you’re dead; I think he’s going to have more problems with Cecilia; she’s a real troublemaker. Apparently, she helped him get out of jail. Greg is just going to be her pawn, until someone better comes around.

You’re right, they deserve each other. Did you see the morning paper? It says that they’re planning to be married on April Fool's Day. One good thing it’ll keep them both busy for a while. Do you think she was the one who told Greg about Carrie’s baby?

I’m not sure. Dick said he’d seen her at Carrie’s funeral years ago. Harry is taking this case and if they try to do something to get our Carrie, we’ll be ready for war if we must.

If they know our telephone number they may know where we live. I sure hope that Greg or one of his cronies is not watching our house. I don’t want that jerk to find out where the children are going to school. I feel so inadequate when I can’t protect them from him.

"Don’t worry your pretty head about this. Let the lawyers take care of it. Love you. See you around three. Told the