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.

me with dark desire and betrayal in them just this morning were

"What is his name?"

I didn't even have to know who she was

about a 'him', it was her father she

lips and replied, this time with the truth,

closed her eyes and

body and asked her next question, "Will

tightened around her and

"Good night, Mama."

said and looked up to

puckered my lips and

"Good night, my angel."

my eyes refused to close and fell asleep, all I could think about was him as my mind played out what had happened in his office like some dirty

the look in his

much I had hurt him

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

them to pop back open

jostling the little angel attached to me and picked

it, his text

"Open the door."

at the three words on

wondered if I should

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

or I'm going to ring the doorbell and stand here until you open

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

just

Go away."

"I am waiting."

gritted my teeth and looked at the

slid out of the bed and tucked

the chair and

out into the hallway and made my

peeked through the peephole and yup there he

door,

know you're standing

a breath at his deep voice and the

"Little girl…"

Oh god.

cleared my throat and said,

let

don't want you to let me

"Not in your

which made me frown in

He was talking oddly.

I want to

he slapped his hand on the door, it wasn't loud but it

"Little girl?"

fumbled to unlock the door or he would start banging

the door and my eyes

standing there without a shirt, wearing only low hung pajamas looking like he had just walked out of

are you doing

asked, "And why are

gasp as his strong arm circled my waist and pulled

"Kristian!"

want your mother to