Hidden Paradise by A.M. Guilliams

Author:A.M. Guilliams [Guilliams, A.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-15T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Lily

It was official. That man had set out to drive me insane. Every time I’d thought that he was backing down, he kicked it up a notch and made me feel the same way he had in Bora Bora. We needed to keep clear heads. We needed to just co-parent our daughter. He was my boss for heaven’s sake. I’d left early today to take Hali to her doctor’s appointment that I’d had to reschedule earlier in the month. She wasn’t a happy camper due to the shots that she had to receive. She’d let me have it on the way home and even now. The crying would stop for brief periods of time until she moved her leg and felt the pain from the shot. Then the wails began all over again.

“You’re Mommy’s big girl. You did so good at the doctor today,” I whispered in hushed tones to try to soothe the next round of shots, her letting me know how unhappy she was.

A knock sounded at the door as I was walking around the living room and bouncing my screaming daughter.

I opened the door without checking the peephole to find Thorn on the other side.

“What’s the matter? Is she okay?” he asked, full of concern as he walked into the apartment, kicking the door shut behind him. He rid himself of his coat, tossing it on the back of the couch, and walked over to where me and the baby stood in the room.

“She’s fine. She’s just mad that I let the doctor give her the shots today. She’s settled in the past, but today she can’t seem to get over her attitude. I’m in trouble when she gets older,” I tried to joke, but I practically had to scream overtop of Hali’s continued wails.

“We’re in trouble. Not just you. We. May I try?” he asked as he held out his arms.

I gently placed her within his clutches and stood back to see if he could calm her. At this rate, I’d need a whole bottle of pain relievers to get rid of the massive headache I was sure to have.

Within seconds, the crying ceased. He bounced her gently as he spoke to her in what I assumed was Greek. Our daughter looked up at him intently as she listened to what he had to say. Every so often she’d sniffle and then smile up at him. He took his thumb and brushed away the tears that had fallen down her chubby cheeks.

“How in the world did you get her to do that? She’s barely settled for a few moments since we left the doctor’s office.”

“She just needed her daddy. That’s all. Isn’t that right, sweetie?” he said as he cooed down at her.

She made gurgling noises up at him and kicked her legs. I held my breath and waited for the wails to start again. She made some fussing noises about her discomfort but settled back quickly once Thorn started to speak to her again. I smiled at the bond they’d developed almost overnight.

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