Blackmailed For Love

My mother was back home.

She was feeling a little drowsy from all the medicines but no one woul even guess that from how Anna and her Gammy had greeted each other.

One would think that instead of just a day they had been separated for a month.

1 I smiled as Anna regaled her grandmother with all the details of what she did downstairs with Bianca.

was pleased to know that my daughter had hit it off with her babysitter, who was really a nice girl.

"Come on, it's time to go to bed."

I said as I stood from the chair I was sitting on while my little angel went on and on about the new friends she made.

Walking to my mother, I kissed her forehead and whispered, "Good night."

I looked at my daughter and said, "Tell Gammy good night and come here."

Anna pouted even though she was blinking hard and there was exhaustion in her eyes.

"But, Mama, I missed Gammy."

"And, she will be here tomorrow.

Come on, then…"

I rounded the bed and held my arms open for her.

She pouted but turned to her grandmother and kissed her forehead.

"Good night, Gammy."

"Good night, my angel."

My mother replied, caressing her head in a loving gesture.

Anna stood up on the bed and padded toward me.

I engulfed her in my arms and she said, "You know, Mama I'm too big now."

I kissed her cheek, pretending to eat her soft cheek.

She let out a high pitched giggle and I said, "My angel will never be too big…"

1 She circled her arms around me and laid her head down on my shoulder.

I could feel that she was going to fall asleep in the next ten minutes.

When we reached the bedroom, I made my way straight to the bathroom.

I sat my angel down on the counter and said, "It's brush time."

Without saying anything, she held out her hand for her toothbrush like the good girl she was.

It was when we both were sliding under the covers and she had her face buried in my chest, she asked, "Mama, can I ask you something?"

"Yes, baby…"

I caressed her dark hair, marveling at the gift god had given me even though most of the time he ignores my prayers, I will always be grateful for her.

She looked up and met my eyes.

betrayal in them just this morning were exactly the same as hers but hers were filled

"What is his name?"

who she was talking about, I

it was her father she wanted to know

replied, this time with the

closed her

her face into my body and asked her

tightened around her

"Good night, Mama."

said and looked up

my lips and brushed it

"Good night, my angel."

to close and fell asleep, all I could think about was

couldn't forget the look in his

looked so furious and vulnerable like he hated how much I had hurt him and

he had held me in his arms, cared for me until he had gone

for them to pop back

angel attached to me and picked up my

I unlocked it, his text appeared on

"Open the door."

widened at the three words on the

wondered if I should reply

I didn't, he would think that I was asleep and go

another text came just then, "Open the door or I'm going to ring the doorbell and

fingers shook as I quickly typed back my

mother just

Go away."

"I am waiting."

teeth and looked at the

bed and tucked the blanket

the chair and pulled it on over my camisole

out into the hallway and

through the peephole and

the door,

standing right behind

breath at his deep voice and

"Little girl…"

Oh god.

lips, I cleared my throat and said,

can't let you

want you

in

soft scoff which made me

He was talking oddly.

girl… I want to take you upstairs to

didn't reply, he slapped his hand on the door, it wasn't loud but it made me jump

"Little girl?"

I fumbled to unlock the door or he would start banging loudly and wake up

the door and my eyes

only low hung pajamas looking like he had just walked out of the bedroom

are you

"And why are you

ended up on a gasp as his strong arm circled my waist and pulled me closer

"Kristian!"

don't want your mother