Alice was stunning. Her eyes were a gorgeous dark green and she had my shirt on. Her hair was down her back and she was sitting in my lap. I couldn't wait until she finished school and we could be a family, together. We would have our kids and I would run the company and she would be a seamstress or a teacher. I was going to marry her. I kissed her face once more. She willingly kissed me back and her face curled into smirk.
"What is it Mrs. Peters?" I asked. She raised her hand and booped my nose. I stared at her with disbelief.
"I'm gonna go talk to my father." She said. I shook my head.
"We're talking to your father." I stated. She looked scared.
"What if you punch him again!" She asked.
"What if he slaps you again!" I yelled. She looked at me and looked down.
"Look. My father has every right to be mad at me, but I want him to like you!." She replied. I couldn't argue with that, but I won't allow that either.
"I'm coming with you, that's final love." I said gently. She looked at me with her curious green eyes and tilted her head.
"Fine, but only if you say the magic word." She said knowingly.
"Please honey-bun" I said. She smiled at me and took my hand. She lead me back to see a Mr. Pembrooke with a ice bag on his cheek. He looked up and flared at me.
"Papa...so last time you two met we had a little, well, conflict and I just wanted you guys to talk again and get to know each other." She said calmly. How could someone be so calm? She was so peaceful I don't understand. She sat me down across from him and left us there. Then she walked off to my mother and converse with each other.
"So, Mr. Pembrooke, firstly I would like to apologize for hitting you." I said sheepishly.
"Jack, you don't need to apologize to me. I betrayed one of my key morals of hitting my precious daughter. Also I heard what happened to your father, I'm so sorry." He said. I looked at him and gave him a warm smile.
"Great, I'm so glad we're on the same page-" I tried to say, but was cut off.
"Oh no Jack. My deployments finished. Alice is coming back with me." He said abruptly. I felt my whole world ending. Shattering right before my ears. There is no way in hell I will let anyone take Alice away from me. Over my dead body.
"What!" I yelled.