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.

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

"What is his name?"

to know who she was

a 'him', it was her father she wanted to know

licked my lips and replied, this time with the truth,

closed her eyes

into my body and asked her

tightened around her and I replied, "Soon,

"Good night, Mama."

looked up to

puckered my lips and brushed

"Good night, my angel."

felt exhausted 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

the look in his

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

cared for me until he

to pop

the little angel attached to me and picked up

his text

"Open the door."

the three words on the

if I should

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

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

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

just

Go away."

"I am waiting."

and looked at the sleeping angel by my

slid out of the bed and tucked the blanket around her

chair and pulled it on over my camisole and

out into the hallway and made

peephole

door, little

you're standing

sucked in a breath at his deep voice and the

"Little girl…"

Oh god.

I cleared my throat and said, "Mom is

can't let you

want you to

in your

soft scoff which made

He was talking oddly.

I want to take you

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

"Little girl?"

would start banging loudly

I opened the door and my eyes fell on

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

are you doing

asked, "And why are you

gasp as his strong arm circled my waist and

"Kristian!"

"Hush… We don't want your mother to