considering how
pissed he was.
As soon as I got up I started wiping at my
face and clothes, while the last fifteen minutes replayed over and
over again in my head.
All of a sudden it hit me that the only
reason Landyn was here was because of Destiny, that stupid bitch. I
could only hope that karma was one too. The realization of how
Landyn ended up here royally pissed me off.
I stormed right up to Landyn while he
studied me with suspicious eyes. I started in on him without delay.
“Layla is mine , Landyn. I might be willing to work something
out with you, but there’s no fucking way I’ll let your little
girlfriend, or wife, or whatever the fuck she is near her. You’ll
have to kill me first.”
His eyebrows drew together and he looked
confused. “What the hell are you talking about, Lexi?”
“Don’t call me Lexi and do not play
the stupid jock boy act with me.”
His eyes narrowed, but he continued to look
at me like I lost my marbles. I hissed, “Destiny, Landyn. Don’t
even think about letting her near Layla.” After he let that sink in
for a minute, I watched as his expression softened; a little. Then
he had the nerve to smile at me!
“This isn’t funny!” I shrieked.
“Two days, Lexi. You’ve got two days. If you
don’t show up I’m coming for you.” Then he turned and left me
standing there alone and defeated.
Shit!
Chapter Seven
When I made it back to the apartment I
noticed right away that Trish must have picked up all the groceries
I dropped. That was nice of her. I was about to turn the knob when
the door flew open and Trish grabbed my arm pulling me inside. “I’m
so sorry, Lex,” she said quietly.
“This isn’t your fault.”
“I shouldn’t have answered the door. What
happened?” Before I could answer her, I heard Layla’s eager voice.
“Mama, did you see the giant that was here? He looked like a
football guy... I mean player. Did you see? He said he use ta be
one. Can he teach me how to play? Can you ask him? I wanna be a
football guy too.” My little girly girl was standing right in front
of me now asking me to play football; her big amber eyes shining
bright with anticipation. She always rambled when she was
excited.
God I love her! “We’ll see baby,
okay?” I said softly forcing myself to stay strong.
“Okay,” she responded a disappointed, small
voice. She thought about something and then she quickly perked up.
“Guess what? He called me precious. He’ll say yes, I know it! Can
Jennifer come too? I want her to hear him call me precious.”
Don’t cry, don’t cry . It broke my
heart to know that she already wanted Landyn’s attention and she
didn’t even know that he was her daddy yet.
“We’ll see, baby.” I said as I cupped her
cheek.
“Okay, I’m going to my room to practice.”
She turned and click-clacked away to her room.
I turned to Trish. “Now she wants to play
football.”
“He loves her,” was Trish’s odd
response.
“Who loves who?” I asked, puzzled.
“Landyn loves Layla. It was tattooed all
over his face when he saw her.” She ran a hand through her hair.
“This might not be so bad, Lex” she said, but she didn’t know the
half of it.
“Trish, you have no idea how bad this is.
Landyn’s possessive. He always was and he made it pretty clear to
me outside just a minute ago that he hasn’t changed. He’ll be worse
with his own flesh and blood. She’s his daughter, can you imagine?
It’s only just begun. What about Ryan? He loves Layla too and
Landyn’s going to hate his guts for that simple fact alone.”
I watched Trish bite down on her bottom lip.
“Lex, I don’t think you’ll have to worry about Ryan where Layla is
concerned.” My eyebrows drew together. “What’s that supposed to
mean?”
She shrugged her shoulders. “I just think
you’ve been mistaking how he feels for you with how he feels for
her. Please don’t get mad, it’s just an outsider’s opinion.”
This was making my
pissed he was.
As soon as I got up I started wiping at my
face and clothes, while the last fifteen minutes replayed over and
over again in my head.
All of a sudden it hit me that the only
reason Landyn was here was because of Destiny, that stupid bitch. I
could only hope that karma was one too. The realization of how
Landyn ended up here royally pissed me off.
I stormed right up to Landyn while he
studied me with suspicious eyes. I started in on him without delay.
“Layla is mine , Landyn. I might be willing to work something
out with you, but there’s no fucking way I’ll let your little
girlfriend, or wife, or whatever the fuck she is near her. You’ll
have to kill me first.”
His eyebrows drew together and he looked
confused. “What the hell are you talking about, Lexi?”
“Don’t call me Lexi and do not play
the stupid jock boy act with me.”
His eyes narrowed, but he continued to look
at me like I lost my marbles. I hissed, “Destiny, Landyn. Don’t
even think about letting her near Layla.” After he let that sink in
for a minute, I watched as his expression softened; a little. Then
he had the nerve to smile at me!
“This isn’t funny!” I shrieked.
“Two days, Lexi. You’ve got two days. If you
don’t show up I’m coming for you.” Then he turned and left me
standing there alone and defeated.
Shit!
Chapter Seven
When I made it back to the apartment I
noticed right away that Trish must have picked up all the groceries
I dropped. That was nice of her. I was about to turn the knob when
the door flew open and Trish grabbed my arm pulling me inside. “I’m
so sorry, Lex,” she said quietly.
“This isn’t your fault.”
“I shouldn’t have answered the door. What
happened?” Before I could answer her, I heard Layla’s eager voice.
“Mama, did you see the giant that was here? He looked like a
football guy... I mean player. Did you see? He said he use ta be
one. Can he teach me how to play? Can you ask him? I wanna be a
football guy too.” My little girly girl was standing right in front
of me now asking me to play football; her big amber eyes shining
bright with anticipation. She always rambled when she was
excited.
God I love her! “We’ll see baby,
okay?” I said softly forcing myself to stay strong.
“Okay,” she responded a disappointed, small
voice. She thought about something and then she quickly perked up.
“Guess what? He called me precious. He’ll say yes, I know it! Can
Jennifer come too? I want her to hear him call me precious.”
Don’t cry, don’t cry . It broke my
heart to know that she already wanted Landyn’s attention and she
didn’t even know that he was her daddy yet.
“We’ll see, baby.” I said as I cupped her
cheek.
“Okay, I’m going to my room to practice.”
She turned and click-clacked away to her room.
I turned to Trish. “Now she wants to play
football.”
“He loves her,” was Trish’s odd
response.
“Who loves who?” I asked, puzzled.
“Landyn loves Layla. It was tattooed all
over his face when he saw her.” She ran a hand through her hair.
“This might not be so bad, Lex” she said, but she didn’t know the
half of it.
“Trish, you have no idea how bad this is.
Landyn’s possessive. He always was and he made it pretty clear to
me outside just a minute ago that he hasn’t changed. He’ll be worse
with his own flesh and blood. She’s his daughter, can you imagine?
It’s only just begun. What about Ryan? He loves Layla too and
Landyn’s going to hate his guts for that simple fact alone.”
I watched Trish bite down on her bottom lip.
“Lex, I don’t think you’ll have to worry about Ryan where Layla is
concerned.” My eyebrows drew together. “What’s that supposed to
mean?”
She shrugged her shoulders. “I just think
you’ve been mistaking how he feels for you with how he feels for
her. Please don’t get mad, it’s just an outsider’s opinion.”
This was making my
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