Heart on Fire by Brandy L Rivers

Author:Brandy L Rivers [Rivers, Brandy L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brandy L Rivers
Published: 2014-10-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Dee picked Cherish up from school, and watched her the half hour until Mila got out of the high school every day. So when Mila went to pick up her daughter up on Wednesday, she was distraught to find Cherish bawling in Dee’s arms.

“Baby, what’s wrong?” Mila asked.

Cherish turned to her, wrapping her arms around her neck. Mila picked her up, holding her close. “Brian’s mean. He thinks I don’t have a dad because I’m a brat and you are horrible.”

Well crap, how do I explain that?

She sat, smoothing her hand up and down Cherish’s back. “Now baby, you don’t have a dad because when I was younger, I did something reckless. That’s my fault. Not yours. But I don’t regret it for a second, because you are the best thing I’ve ever done. So ignore Brian, because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Okay?”

“I hate him. He’s mean and nasty. Maybe Kyle will beat him up.”

That startled a laugh out of Mila. “No, baby. That would be bad. Kyle would get in a lot of trouble. Ignore Brian and he’ll stop.”

“Really?” she asked with tear-filled eyes.

“Eventually.” She pressed a kiss to her daughter’s forehead and started for the door with a smile. “Let’s go home. I made us chili. Okay?”

“Okay,” Cherish sniffled.

Dee walked her out. “Sorry. I was trying to calm her down.”

“Thank you for being there for her. It’s not your fault some boy was being thoughtless. I can’t change my past, and frankly, I don’t want to.”

Once Cherish was buckled in and the door shut, Dee smiled. “She likes Kyle. Do you?” There was a knowing look on her face.

“Yes, and we’re seeing each other but we aren’t telling everyone yet. Please, keep it a secret for now. Until we see how it works.”

“That’s silly. I know you haven’t had much luck with men, but trust me, Kyle is a keeper.” Dee kissed her head and ushered her into her car.

Dee was right. Kyle bent over backwards to brighten her day. He said all the right things and meant them, never pushed for more than she was willing to give, and always managed to make her little girl smile. It was no wonder Cherish adored him.

“I’m coming to that conclusion, though I’m not ready to admit it to the world yet.”

“At least you aren’t shutting him out.” Dee squeezed her hand. “He’s good for you.”

Mila nodded. “Thank you for taking care of my baby.”

“You’re welcome. Now go.” She shut the door.

A few short minutes later, as Mila opened her daughter’s door, Cherish asked, “Can we watch TV before dinner?”

“Of course,” she smiled, and carried a still weepy little girl into the house. They cuddled up under a blanket on the couch. Mila turned on Cherish’s favorite TV show, but she curled into Mila’s arms and fell asleep with the sniffles.

Mila hated seeing her baby upset. She would have done anything to make it better. Unfortunately kids could be cruel, and she had no real solution.

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