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.

had looked at me with dark desire and betrayal in them just this morning were exactly the same as hers but hers were filled with innocence

"What is his name?"

to know who she was talking about,

it was her father she

lips and replied, this time with

closed her eyes and

face into my body and asked her next question, "Will

tightened around her

"Good night, Mama."

looked

my lips and brushed

"Good night, my angel."

though I felt exhausted my eyes refused to close and fell asleep, all I could think about

couldn't forget the look in

like he hated how much I had hurt him and how much I still affected

in his arms, cared for me until he had gone

closed my eyes only for them to pop back

without jostling the little angel attached to me

I unlocked it, his text appeared on the

"Open the door."

widened at the three words on

I

he would think that

"Open the door or I'm going to ring the doorbell and

shook as I quickly typed back my reply,

mother just

Go away."

"I am waiting."

gritted my teeth and looked at the sleeping angel

slid out of the bed and tucked the

the chair and pulled it on over my camisole and

and made my way toward the

peeked through the peephole

door,

standing right behind this

at his deep voice and the way he said

"Little girl…"

Oh god.

I cleared my throat and said, "Mom is

let you

want you to

"Not in

scoff which made me frown

He was talking oddly.

want to take you upstairs

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

"Little girl?"

the door or he would start banging loudly and wake up

the door and my eyes fell on him, I

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

you

asked, "And why

up on a gasp as his strong arm circled my waist

"Kristian!"

want your mother to