Chapter 8

"It's okay with me then, but how can I work?" Her worried question.

I thought about what it said.

She's still looking for a job, isn't she? "Anyway, you don't have to work anymore. I'll pay for everything! All you have to do is watch Elizabeth while I'm not here."

"It's embarrassing when it's like that Elyse, it's as if you're the one who keeps me alive. It's like we're going back to the past, I'm only relying on you."

"Why are saying that all of sudden? It's okay with me." I got up and went to her, then hugged her.

"You know Mindy, you and I are like sisters. We've known each other for a long time and until now you still seem to be ashamed. Then there's no one else to work with but us, isn't the family working together?" She slowly nodded.

We put away what we ate and then went to the bedroom. When I entered the room I saw Elizabeth who was now sound asleep.

I just smiled as I watched it. I slowly approached and lay down next to her. I caressed her cheek and kissed her on the forehead.

"Hmm, mommy?" It slowly opened its eyes and stared at me.

"I'm sorry sweetie. Did I wake you up?"

"It's okay mommy." She smiled at me and kissed me on the cheek. I was just surprised by that and laughed softly.

"Oh, why are you laughing so hard? It's like you're being tickled by your laughter."

"Your smelly mommy, aren't you taking a bath?" I quickly sniffed myself and my daughter was right, I was already sniffing. I got dressed straight away when I got here and I couldn't take a bath, I forgot.

"It's okay mommy, I can still handle your level of stench."

"You huh, because now that you're so big you treat your mommy like that."

"Eh? I'm just telling the truth, didn't you say it's bad to lie?" Of course not, I said that to her.

She hugged me tightly. "Mommy, I didn't mean to hear what you and Aunt Mindy were talking about, but is it true that you got a job?" I swallowed one after another.

I haven't told her about it yet but she heard it himself.

"Ahh, yeah..."

"It's okay with me that Aunt Mindy can be with me first while you're not here."

"Huh?"

"I know, mommy, you need money, that's why you're working."

Uhm, is this my daughter? Why is she even older than me when it comes to speaking?

"Is that okay with you sweetie? Mommy only comes home here every Sunday?" She smiled at me and nodded.

I don't know, when Elizabeth was my age I would cry when I didn't see my mom but she was fine with her. It's a good thing she didn't inherit me to cry when I was young.

Where did she inherit? Maybe Daren? Tsk, he cried when he was a child. In high school, we were talking about what happened when we were young...

I quickly slapped my forehead because I remembered that sh*t again! Memories are crazy! I hope he gets bored with his new woman!

"Mommy are you okay?"

"H-Huh? Ah, yes mommy is fine. I just suddenly remembered something"

I didn't think I was even a little startled by what it said: "Is it, daddy?" I was wondering how she knew that her dad was what I was thinking.

“Daddy pfft,”

I arched an eyebrow and asked, "Oh, why are you still laughing there?"

"Didn't you miss your dad?" And over time, her smile faded as she stared into my eyes.

"Mommy, I have to tell you something, don't be mad."

"What's that?"

"Daddy met me and went to school with me, and you—"

My forehead furrowed in surprise as she exclaimed, "What?!" I rose and turned to face her.

I can't help but shout, "You talked to your dad without my permission?! What if he kidnapped you without notifying me? What will happen to me if he takes you too?!"

She started to say, "M-Mommy, he just said hi," but I cut her off.

I'm not mad at my daughter; I'm mad at Daren because it seems like he's trying to figure out a way to get Elizabeth for me, and I can't agree! "How are you?! Yes, maybe it's just a greeting but next time he might take you from me so don't trust your daddy!"

I initially told him to take everything, not just my kid.

Gradually I dropped my shoulder at what it said, "He said he was leaving, they were traveling to the States so he met me and said goodbye."

Is he relocating? Shameless, I tell ya! He used whose money, who? The cash took from my business! Okay, now that your karma is coming to you, take your time and your new woman to be happy for now.

It nodded, "And you believe that?!"

"That's what he told me... why don't you believe daddy?"

You won't grasp what I'm saying until you experience this as an adult, Elizabeth, because you already know how difficult it is to rebuild trust after someone has betrayed you.

It won't be better if what she claimed is accurate because we won't be disturbed here.

She gave me her hand, which I stroked. She sobbed and hugged me as she said, "Sweetie, I'm sorry, mom just doesn't want you to disappear. Okay?"

I tried to fight back the tears that I really wanted to drip into my eyes. "You're a very brave mommy, you don't want to cry in front of others. When you're in pain, you hold on to yourself. I just want to be like you. Even though it hurts so bad that I still try not to cry, I try to be okay even though It's not really... "I tried to be like you.

"Mommy, even if he cheated on you and made you cry a few times, I realize that my daddy he's still there and I love him. There's nothing wrong with that, mommy. " I got the impression that I know where this conversation is going.

I feel like a mommy telling you that your father still loves you because I can see it in his eyes, but aren't you and daddy really going to get along? Is there no chance that you two will reconcile?

"You know what sweetie if someone loves you, he won't trick you, he won't look for others, and if he says he was simply tempted, he doesn't love you anymore, because if he really feels love for you, he should think he had you in the first place,"

I added. "the first time I'm officially your dad's girlfriend. We talked about this thing before if it ever happened and it did. We told each other that if someone cheated, we wouldn't give each other a second opportunity.

I attempted to grin at her, "You're still little so you shouldn't think about things like this, someday you'll understand mommy too."

He questioned, "You truly don't like dad anymore?" and I gave him a hesitant nod.

My eyebrows opened at the remark, "Uhm, won't you get me a new daddy?"