Four years later
"Mama I'm hungry," my three-year-old daughter said tugging on my own I got out of bed and headed towards the bathroom I brush my teeth wash my face, and brush my hair I'm at "can I have waffles and omelet?"
"I'm coming candy just a minute, okay?" "okay," she said and then ran out of the room to the kitchen I think or outside finished I walked into the kitchen of a 3-bedroom house unable to leave a really comfortable lifestyle with my daughter because of my well-paying job as a model
"How are you, sweetheart? sleep well?" I asked my daughter as I kissed her
"I'm fine mama and you?" she responded cutely. I almost didn't believe we would turn out okay after everything that had happened before she was born. "I'm okay. Do you want a Spanish omelet or a plain one"
"Plain one," she said with a cute smile. giving her a choice made her happy because she hated vegetables. "We are going out after breakfast okay? I'll be going shopping for some groceries then we'll get some clothes. Do you want to go shopping?" I asked her. "if I do can I take pollie with me?" she asked making her irresistible and cute face dopey was a stuffed minion from despicable me 2 the movie.
"sure as long as you hold him tight"
"Is Uncle David coming?" she asked again
"Not today candy he's very busy okay" I waited for her to finish breakfast to dress her up and then locked up the house as we stepped out for the day.
We made it to the mall after 30 minutes of driving well Candy as usual wanted a lot of things in the cart she kept asking me "Mama can I get that doll? mama can I get that doll ? can I get that toy?" but I was trying to teach her little things while she was going kindly pointed at different dolls that she wanted but she had already had some of those already and I wanted to teach her she couldn't have everything she wanted all the time so I told her "You have three of those already can be" I said pulling her way "But I want a new one" she whined making a cute face we both know I couldn't refuse
"I'm not falling for like you face," I told her and she pouted making it harder to refuse
"How about you pick something else and I saw a nice dress in the clothes section you want to check that out?" I tried to convince her and lucky for me today she budged "Okay" she said I'm run away from me I loved it as I walk behind I stopped to pick up a few things for myself and that's candy to do her own selection. All of a sudden I heard Candy talking to someone, a voice I recognized and wished to never hear ever again, and as quickly as my legs could take me I ran to her rescue. I was just two feet away when I heard the voice of someone that hurt me or should I say us a few years ago he was crouched next to Candy and talking to her "You're one beautiful little girl" he said
"What's your name?" she was about to answer when I stood up and said clearly
"Sweetheart come here! when did I tell you about talking to strangers?" I said he turned around in disbelief as it he faced me "Laura-" he said calling out calmly as if he couldn't believe I was right in front of him.
"We meet again Mr. Black," I said in a call back on voice otherwise be so it's been so long as she "This is my daughter what's her name why would you want to know her name is none of your concern Mr. Black" I retorted sharply annoyed by the fact that he would even want to get close to her after everything that had happened and how he spoke to me. He wouldn't have believed she was his in the past why should he assume she was his after four years.
"Is she my daughter?" I held back a few words of disgust as he said that his daughter. The nerve of him to even think that, he was not wrong but why should it cross his mind when I gave him the divorce he was looking for.
"She's mine not his your daughter you have no right to call her that" I stopped at a little candy in my arms he looked pained as I told him with a look of this thing in my eyes
"Laura-" he said I turned to him and gave him the meanest glare I was capable of. I was ready to throw hands at him for even mentioning my name after what happened.
"Don't you dare call me" I said and walked away I drop the things I wanted to buy are the checkpoints and ask them to have them delivered to my house before I run out of the mall with my daughter clinging tightly to me I drove like a maniac straight home frantically wiping the tears that were falling I tried to hide it from Candy but she saw and started talking to my mum I'm sorry she said I felt bad for making her worried thinking it was her fault in the first place
"Its ok baby mama is not mad" at you I tried to convince her
"Please - please don't cry," she said
"I won't cry anymore baby," I told her as I drove and dialed David's number he picked up on the first ring as usual "Hey babe talk to me," he said as "He saw us, Dave," I said as I stepped on the gas take up so you went how well it was wonderful how he could just understand where I was coming from with just one sentence. I didn't have to speak too much when he could understand what I was saying can I wear them all he was talking to her and so upset and to calm her down.
"where is your confidence Laura, it's been four years and you're stronger than before. he shouldn't be making you feel like this again. Stay strong and don't fucking tell me Candy can see you crying I'm not don't lie to me I'll meet you at your place in 2 hours and stay strong"
"I'll try" I told him. "love you" he said I reply that I love him too and hang out I sent to see you sad-looking candy in the backseat and told her Uncle Dave was coming over tonight to help cheer her up but she responded with "okay" in a quiet voice and I felt so sad that it was my fault she became this way I apologized to her "I'm sorry Candy mummy wasn't angry at you but never talk to strangers again ok". I had a whole panic attack with him just appearing out of nowhere and I had to meet him.
"Yes mama," she said I'm sorry she apologized again and I told her it was okay and I loved her. then made our way home. I had to get my nerves under control and then get some things sort