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.

desire and betrayal in them just this morning were exactly the same as hers but hers were filled with innocence

"What is his name?"

who she was talking about, I knew the

it was her father she wanted to

lips and replied, this time with

her eyes

her face into my body and

her and I replied,

"Good night, Mama."

and looked up

my lips and brushed it to

"Good night, my angel."

my eyes refused to close and fell asleep, all I could think about was him as my

couldn't forget the

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

in his arms, cared for me until he had gone back to being an

closed my eyes only for them to pop back open when my phone

little angel attached to me and picked up my

I unlocked it, his text appeared on

"Open the door."

widened at the three

I should reply

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

came just then, "Open the door or I'm going

I quickly typed back my reply, "Are you insane? It's close

just

Go away."

"I am waiting."

gritted my teeth and looked at the sleeping angel by

of the bed and

robe from the chair and pulled it on over my camisole

into the hallway and made my way toward

peephole

the door, little

standing

breath at his deep voice and the way he said

"Little girl…"

Oh god.

cleared my

let you

don't want you to let me

"Not in

which made me

He was talking oddly.

to take you

reply, he slapped his hand on the door,

"Little girl?"

fumbled to unlock the door or he would start banging loudly and wake up both the other residents

and my eyes fell on

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

are you

asked, "And why

gasp as his strong arm circled my waist

"Kristian!"

We don't want your mother to