Elijah's POV.
Dad keeps talking about her as if she is his daughter.
"Elijah are you listening to me?" My dad asked.
"Yes dad, go one. Keep praising your daughter." I said.
"Elijah, sit down!" He said so I took a seat. "Annette is not my daughter and you know I am always on your side."
"Okay."
"Elijah don't you think you are punishing Annette for something she didn't do. Why do you keep hurting her?"
"Bravo Mr. B Carson." I got up. "You won the father of the year." I gave him his coffee mug.
"Elijah!" He snapped so I sat down. "Kid, I know you are angry but you shouldn't punish her for what happened. Learn from her mistakes, don't do what she did to you."
"Dad, I can never do what she did to me." I said. "She didn't just break my heart she broke my children's hearts. I had to tell my kids their mother is in heaven while she was busy hiding somewhere."
"I know Kid. I know how you feel."
"You don't know how I feel dad. Everyone just thinks it's easy and I am being dramatic for hating her but they don't know what she put me through. No one knows what I went through but now, now everyone is on her side."
"No one is on her side Elijah." My dad said. "And I will never be on her side, you know you are my son and I am always on your side but think about it. What would you have done if you had the same choices as her?"
"I would've at least told her the truth." I am not even lying now. I would've never broken her heart and faked my death.
"Sometimes telling the truth is hard." Dad said. "You know I always want what's best for you."
"Yes dad, I know. But I don't want to see her or talk to her."
"Life is too short, don't waste time fighting with her. It will never get you anywhere my boy."
"But I hate her."
"You don't hate her, you hate what she put you through. You hate being hurt and mourning for someone who was alive. You hate remembering what you went through during her 'death'."
"Dad I really hate her, not just what she put me through."
"Are you trying to convince me or yourself," He smirked. "Because you doing a bad job at both."
"I don't need to convince myself over the truth." I can't believe he thinks I don't hate the one who made me go through hell.
"If you hate her then at least don't force the kids to hate her." He said. "Ryk and Red are just a year old babies, they don't know where their mother has been and why she was never around but I don't think they don't want to see her now. I think if the babies were a bit older they would request to see their mother so please allow her to see them. For the children's sake, for my sake, and for everyone else's sake."
"Dad you don---."
"Don't say anything, Elijah. I don't want to argue with you. Just please do the right thing and don't regret your decision." He smiled. "You are my son, and I will always support you whatever you decide."
"Fine."
"What is fine?."He asked. I can't believe I am agreeing to this nonsense.
"I will allow her to see the kids." I told him so he walked to me and hugged me.
"You always make the right decisions."
"But there's a deal." I said and he rolled his eyes.
"I should've known there was a catch since you are a Carson."
"Dad, let's make a deal. If your precious daughter Annette does a wrong thing, she's out and she will never see my children again."
"Usually women are the ones that say that." He mumbled. "But okay Elijah, I promise she won't make a wrong move."
"That's what you think." I smiled. "You forgetting your daughter has a lot of secrets."
"She's not my daughter so stop saying that and for the secrets everyone has secrets." He said. "Now call Annette and tell her she can see the kids before you start doing your work."
"Okay, dad bye." I left his office.
I went to my office and called my Uncle Marko. I need Annette's number to invite her.
"Hey Uncle." I greeted.
"Hello Kid, how are you?" Uncle Marko said.
"I am fine, thank you. Uncle, I called to ask for Annette's number. Can you perhaps send it to me please?"
"Well, I think she doesn't have a phone but you can call our house phone, she will answer it since she left here a few minutes ago."
"Okay, thank you." I hang up. I am glad she didn't bump into me.
I called the house phone and Annette answered it just like Uncle Marko said.
"HELLO!" She shouted. "Are you going to speak or should I hang up!" She said. "This is your last warning."
"You can come over if you want." I mumbled.
"What? Is this Elijah?"
"I said you can come over if you want." I said. "I'd appreciate it a lot if you don't want to come."
"No no. I will come over just tell me the time please."
"After work, at six." I said.
"I will see you then. Thank you so--." I hang up on her.
I sat down on my chair and started thinking about what her motives are. She didn't look back when she decided to leave us so why come back after a year? What does she want? If I didn't know Annette well I would've assumed she was after money and paid her but I can't do that since she doesn't like money.
Dad always said he doesn't like her but he still helps her every time. There is something going on between them and I will have to find out.
As soon as I was done with my work I went shopping before going home.
I arrived at my house and Annette was standing outside.
"I said six!" I told her, opening the gate.
"I know but I love being early." She smiled. "Let me help you." Before I could refuse she took the groceries.
I opened the door and Adrian quickly ran to me.
"Don't ever ask me to babysit again, you liar!" He said. "I will never ever believe a word you say."
"You were only here for eight hours." I told him.
"You said you were working half-day!" He snapped. "It's useless arguing with you just never call me to babysit your kids again. Rather drop them at your mother's house like you used to do."
"I will cousin, thank you." I tried to kiss him but he pushed me.
"There's food in the microwave if you are hungry. Don't ever call me!" He left my house. What a baby! He couldn't even look after two little kids for a few hours.
"I'll put these down in the kitchen." Annette said.
"Cool."
I went upstairs to get Red and Ryker from their room.
"Miss daddy?" I picked Red and Ryker. I kissed them and took them downstairs.
"Can I hold one of them." Annette asked so I gave Red to her. She doesn't know Red hates strangers more than Ryker. "Hello red." Annette smiled at her and Red turned to me.
"I'll be right back." I left them alone in the kitchen and went to my room. My little girl will start crying in a few seconds and soon Annette will get tired and leave on her own.
Red started crying so I ran to them. I can't let my baby cry a lot just because I hate Annette.
"Daddy is here Red, no need to cry." She stopped crying after I took her from Annette. "Can you just make milk for them rather than wanting to hold them."
"Sure." She doesn't even know how to do it yet she's quick to agree to do it. This will be a long night.
"Can you do it?" I asked.
"Yes. I used to babysit some kids so I know how to do it." She said.
She made milk for the children and I warmed up the food Adrian put in the microwave. We had dinner and I allowed Annette to sleep in the guest room.
Annette had a nightmare so I had to throw water on her face so she could wake up. I am glad Red and Ryker didn't wake up because of her.
"Sorry." She mumbled hugging herself.
"If you have problems then sleep outside so my children don't hear you." I told her.
"I don't usually have nightmares but it won't happen again." She said. "Sorry again."
"What was it about?" I asked.
"Just random." She gave me a fake smile. "It's nothing important."
"You are not important yet I am asking you about the nightmare so tell me and I'll decide if it's important or not."
"I just had a nightmare of some shooting, it's nothing important." She said so I smiled.
"Finally your bad deeds are catching up with you. I hope you end up dying in your sleeping when the shooting takes place." I left her room. She had a nightmare of shooting? Why would she have that now only when she has been involved in other shootings? I have to find out what shooting she's talking about. I don't trust her at all.