Chapter 0012
Miranda’s POV
I cough in an attempt to cover a laugh that escapes my throat.
Hoping that he’d come back? Ugh! As if
I roll my eyes and glare at him, shaking my head. I wave my hand and scoff, sharply stating, “I have absolutely no interest in Lily’s fiancé.”
I tear myself away from Sebastian. My body vibrates with Irritation. I groan as I approach my car, getting inside,
and slamming the door shut behind me. I toss my bag into the passenger seat and shove the key inside the ignition.
The engine sputters. I take a deep breath and turn the key again. It roars to life and then immediately dies.
My hand turns the key again and again and again only to be met with continual failure.
My forehead connects with the steering wheel.
at the
Groaning, I lift my head and open my eyes to see a luxurious black car park beside me. I narrow my eyes a driver’s window, watching it as it rolls down. Sebastian has a smug smirk on his face, his fingers tapping his steering wheel.
You’ve got to be kidding me. This cannot be happening.
“Need a ride?” He offers. I can’t tell if he’s serious or not.
It’s too good to be true. This man, who just had me pinned against a wall, the same man who yelled at me not even a week ago for protecting a child, expects me to get into the car with him?
I purse my lips and look away for a brief moment.
What if he does something to harm me? Who will look after Ella and Noah?
The hair on my arms stands up and I glance back at him. I shake my head no. He has no reason to be kind to me. For all I know, this is some ploy to get me to do what he wants me to.
“If you don’t trust me…then forget I even asked.” His voice exudes indifference. His smirk darkens and the tinted window slowly rolls up.
Maybe I can trust him his one time, right? Could his intentions be good? I can be very tunnel–visioned at times….
My fingers curl around the car door’s handle. Just as I push the door open, Sebastian’s car speeds away, the screech of his tires filling my ears. My jaw drops.
My fists clench at my side. Profanities leave my mouth as I watch him drive away. Damn you, Sebastian! And fuck your childish antics and your sick sense of humor!
The Third Person
Ella giggles to herself as she builds a tall tower with multi–colored blocks. It inches higher and higher toward the ceiling. She runs out of blocks and turns to Noah and smiles.
“Can you grab me more blocks, please?” Her smile is infectious, but Noah resists and furrows his brows. He crosses his arms over his chest and shakes his head.
“No!” he turns his face away, tilting his chin up in the air. don’t want to play your kids game!”
Chapter 2012
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Ella pouts. She looks at her tower. She leans to the side and looks at the other kids in the room.
They laugh and giggle, playing their games with bright gris on their faces. They’re happy! Ella sighs.
“All the other kids have a mommy and daddy,” she mumbles under her breath, looking around once again before her gaze drops back to her hands, “why do we only have a mommy? It isn’t fair…”
Noah’s head snaps in her direction. His eyes darken at her and he pinches his sister’s arm. Ella whines and grabs the spot he pinched, frowning at him.
“Who needs a daddy? Mommy is enough for us!” Noah exclaimed. Ella nods. The block tower falls and the colored wood piles at her feet. Ella drops down to rebuild it.
Noah stares at the back of her head, his frown growing on his face. He clenches his fists and holds them at his
sides.
He couldn’t understand why Ella wanted to have a dad in her life. She is so fixated on it that it consumes her thoughts when she should be happy with her tower of blocks.
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