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.

dark desire and betrayal in them just this morning were exactly the same as hers

"What is his name?"

I didn't even have to know who she was

a 'him', it was her father

lips and replied, this time

her eyes

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

tightened around her and I replied,

"Good night, Mama."

said and looked up

puckered my lips and brushed

"Good night, my angel."

think about was him

couldn't forget the

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

had held me in his arms, cared for

to pop back open

around without jostling the little angel attached

I unlocked it, his text

"Open the door."

at the three words on the

wondered if I should

that I was asleep and

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

typed back my reply, "Are you insane?

mother just

Go away."

"I am waiting."

and looked at the sleeping angel

I slid out of the bed and tucked the

up the robe from the chair and pulled it on over my

into the hallway and made my

the peephole and yup there

door, little

know you're standing

a breath at his deep voice and the way he

"Little girl…"

Oh god.

I cleared my throat and said,

let

want you to let

"Not in

soft scoff which made

He was talking oddly.

little girl… I want to take you upstairs to my

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

"Little girl?"

door or he would start banging loudly and wake up both the other

I opened the door and my eyes fell on him,

a shirt, wearing only low hung pajamas looking like he

you

asked, "And why

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

"Kristian!"

We don't want your mother to wake up,