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

"What is his name?"

didn't even have to know who she was talking about, I knew

was her father

licked my lips and replied,

closed her eyes

my body

her

"Good night, Mama."

looked up to

lips and brushed it

"Good night, my angel."

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

couldn't forget the look in his

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

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

them to pop back open when my phone

jostling the little angel attached to me and

I unlocked it, his text

"Open the door."

eyes widened at the

wondered if I

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

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

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

mother just fell

Go away."

"I am waiting."

my teeth and looked at the sleeping

of the bed and

robe from the chair and pulled it

into the hallway and

the peephole and yup there

the door,

you're standing right behind

breath at his deep voice and the

"Little girl…"

Oh god.

lips, I cleared my throat and said,

can't let you

want you to

"Not in

soft scoff which made me

He was talking oddly.

to take you upstairs to my

the door, it wasn't loud but

"Little girl?"

banging loudly and wake up both the other residents in

the door and my eyes fell on him, I

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

you doing

asked, "And why

his strong arm circled my waist and pulled me closer into his

"Kristian!"

want your mother to wake up, do