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 exactly the same as hers but hers were

"What is his name?"

even have to know who she was talking about,

she talked about a 'him', it was her father

lips and replied,

her eyes

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

arms tightened around her

"Good night, Mama."

said and looked up to

my lips and brushed

"Good night, my angel."

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

couldn't forget the look in his

vulnerable like he hated how much I had

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

closed my eyes only for them to pop back open when

jostling the little angel attached to me and

I unlocked it, his text appeared on

"Open the door."

widened at the three

if I should reply to

think that

the door 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 fell

Go away."

"I am waiting."

looked at the

out of the bed and tucked the blanket around her small

up the robe from the chair and pulled it on

out into the hallway and made my

the peephole and yup there

the door,

know you're standing right

deep voice and

"Little girl…"

Oh god.

cleared my throat and said, "Mom is

let

you to let me

in your

soft scoff which made

He was talking oddly.

girl… I want to take

on the door, it wasn't loud but it

"Little girl?"

or he would start banging loudly and

opened the door and my eyes

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

you doing

asked, "And why

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

"Kristian!"

your mother to wake up, do