Bound By His Daughter

He didn’t know what to do because Bea wasn’t here for him to yell some senses into her. He was so mad at her he wanted to take it out on a punching bag. And that was exactly what he did.

He told Claire to cancel all his appointments for the day and he left. He got home, went to his room and stripped down to his briefs pulling on a black pair of joggers he went to his gym downstairs and punch the shit out of the punching bag as he let his thoughts run through his head, haywire.

He couldn’t do anything to change the past. What’s done was done. All he could do was look for his daughter, by all means necessary.

He got on his phone half an hour later and dialled Tom who answered on the third ring.

"I need you to look for someone for me, Tom" He told him.

"Who?" Tom asked.

Ceaser sighed heavily rubbing a towel down his neck

"I don’t know." He said knowing how stupid he sounded at the moment.

Tom stayed silent on the other end of the line.

"Any detail about this person?" He asked.

"I'm the only family she has." Ceaser said as if that would help Tom find her.

"Okay. What do you know about this girl...or woman?" He asked clearly hopeless.

"Today's her birthday...and she's my daughter."

Silence

"Oh."

‘Oh’ was right.

X

The only reason Jules liked work less was because she had to leave Ivy in the children's department of the building. She wanted Ivy to be with her all the time, but knew it wasn't going to happen. Jules thought as she rode the elevator up with Ivy in her arms.

The elevator dinged open and she got out walking into the lobby of the children’s department.

“Hey you.” Sofi beamed from behind the desk as she saw Jules approaching her.

asked Sofi looking around for her other best friend.”

never gets tired of their screams." She answered getting up and going

same one that she had when she saw Sofi and Andy. She was looking at Sofi with a stoic look blinking frequently.

look as she reached for Ivy and adjusted her in her arms. Ivy’s expression changed in seconds as Sofi began speaking

with Sofi going inside the day-care in search of Andy.

immediately and have been friends ever since. They knew about the adoption and everything else just like she knew about Sofia’s family problems and Miranda’s relationship issues. They were the ones who resurfaced her dream of adopting and promised to be there if she needed their help and for that she was entirely grateful to them. They both were godmothers to Ivy and Jules still couldn’t decide if that was the best or the worst decision she’s ever made. They spoiled her at every turn, last week being an example when they bought so many birthday presents for Ivy. It

that’s what her parents thought. They wanted her to be a part of the family’s fashion empire but she wanted to find her own path and had ended up at Freddie and Co. taking care of kids which she had grown to love. She had first applied for the job to have an

her lose hope in humanity. She stuck to what she was best at – taking care of kids. She had been in one relationship since they all became friends and Jules and Sofi knew the relationship was toxic. Miranda just had a hard time letting go after she let someone in. Derek, her boyfriend was a jerk. She knew it, they all knew it but Miranda

Andy with the other kids, she looked so happy. Andy - short for Miranda - loved children but when she and Sofi brought up

spotted Jules "Where’s the little princess?"

and before Jules could utter another word, Andy left the kids with the other nannies and went out into the lobby where Sofi and Ivy were. Jules

Andy spoke to Ivy like a cartoon character. "It’s me,

murmured something like ‘candy.’

let out a screech.

do better.” She said to Ivy.

alone.” Sofi said to Andy.

jealous she got to say my name

sure she said Candy.” Sofi

had both been trying

guys and I'll see you during lunch break." Jules interrupted them kissing Ivy

"Momma." Ivy cooed.

left Ivy with her friends still bickering, Ivy glancing from one to another and back. She got into the elevator and pushed the number to her floor

X

to get impatient. He hadn't been able to focus since the day he found

if she was out there suffering?

He hadn't heard from Tom since then and he couldn’t help wondering if he had found anything on his daughter. Ceaser

is here to see you." Claire's

"Let him in." he told her.

sir." she

his office a few

when he entered "Tell me you have something. You've kept

have everything." he sat down “Well, all

sighed a sigh of relief.

“Great.”

"Okay. I found out that your late wife gave her up for adoption the same day she gave birth in April and two months after your daughter was born, a Jules Jenna took an interest in her and nine months

Jules Jenna this year.” Ceaser said after he did the math.