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I step past Elle and square up to the older man. He’s a little taller than me, but I’m confident that I can take him in a fight.
“Our daughter is not going with you,” I hiss at him. “Now get out of our way. And if you come anywhere near Amy or Elle again, I’m going to make sure you regret it.”
I am hoping that he will take a swing at me so I can be justified in hitting him, but he doesn’t. He just glares at me. Before either of us can do anything, Elle grabs my arm and drags me towards the door.
“Not now,” she mutters. “Later.”
I couldn’t agree more. If I say anything more now, I’m going to really lose my temper.
Chapter 19 Elle
I am still shaking as I get home with Carly. Dad actually asked for me to hand over Amy? How did he think that was a good idea? I couldn’t believe that he actually said that.
Did he and Megan seriously think that I would give them Amy without any arguments? Even if I hadn’t cut contact with them, I was not going to roll over and do as they wanted.
The two of them are insane.
“I’ll go and find some alcohol,” Carly says, heading towards the door. “I think we’re going to need it.”
That sounds like a good idea. It might help me decide what emotion I am going to latch onto. I don’t know whether to be in tears, be angry, or just simply scream. Dad betrayed me years ago after he betrayed Mom, and he is doing it again. All this to satisfy his spoiled brat of a wife.
I turn when I hear the sound of a car, and I watch as Luke’s car pulls up behind Carly’s. Luke gets out and comes straight over to me. I don’t argue as he pulls me into his arms and holds me. His embrace is warm, and it makes me feel safe. I bury my face into his chest, wrapping my arms around his waist and holding on. We don’t say anything for a moment, with me listening to the beating heart against my ear.
“I’m sorry you had to hear all of that,” Luke finally speaks. “And I’m sorry I jumped in like that.”
“Did you know where we were going?”
“No, I was there for lunch. It was just a coincidence.” Luke lets out a shuddering sigh. “But hearing him pretty much demand that you hand Amy over…I just couldn’t sit back and let you deal with it alone. Amy’s my daughter as well.”
“I know.” I sniff and look up at him. “I’m glad you were there, though. Although I might have done the same as you if you hadn’t.”
“He’s lucky I didn’t beat him to a pulp. Was he always that crazy?”
“I thought he wasn’t. Now I’m not so sure.”
“Well, we can deal with that. My lawyer can make sure that your dad and his wife can’t contact you legally, and it can get Amy covered.”
I frown at him.
“I don’t think that’s necessary.”
Luke arches an eyebrow.
“He just demanded that you hand over your daughter. You think it’s not necessary to hire a lawyer?”
“I can’t afford your lawyer. I’m sure Carly, Ben and I can get one if we put some of our savings together…”
“Elle.” Luke touches his finger to my lips. “Amy is my daughter, too. That means I will do whatever is possible to make sure they don’t come anywhere near her.”
I don’t know what to say to that. I’m still in shock over what Dad wanted of me. This makes me feel like I’m in some weird dream, and I want to wake up.
“It’s going to be okay.” Luke presses a kiss to my forehead. “You’re going to be okay. That man is not going to get our daughter.”
Our daughter. I do like the sound of that. Those three words I want to say to him are on the tip of my tongue, and I can feel myself getting ready to say them. Was it too early to say them? Probably, but at this point I don’t really care.
“What’s going on?”
I look around and see Ben coming towards us from his car parked on the curb. I hadn’t heard him turning up. The look on his face as he glares at Luke is enough to make me shiver. I pull away from Luke and face my friend.
