Chloe sighed to herself as she sat on her bed, gently cradling Freyja in her arms. Her eyes misted with tears as she thought about the things that the fans had been writing about her. Despite the fact that she'd done nothing wrong, her character was being assassinated all over social media once again.
"I'm so sick of being associated with your Dad." she said quietly, softly stroking Freyja's cheek with her fingertip.
"We end up getting dragged into his world, without getting any of the good parts." she continued thoughtfully, staring into her daughter's deep blue eyes. She sniffed quietly to herself, quickly wiping away the tears that were filling her eyes. Freyja watched her mother closely, fidgeting in Chloe's arms, clearly picking up on her distress. Chloe smiled to herself, watching her baby closely as she burrowed her head against Chloe's chest, clearly searching for food. A small smile played on Chloe's lips as she slowly reached into her bra and removed her breast, instantly noticing that Freyja's eyes were twinkling in happiness. As soon as she offered her breast to Freyja, she quickly latched on, suckling deeply, her gaze fixed on her mother. Chloe's heart pounded against her chest as she softly stroked the back of Freyja's head, cherishing every moment that she spent with her baby. Her eyes flickered to Danny as he emerged from the bathroom, shooting her a small smile as he remained silent, perching on the end of the bed.
"Are you okay?" she asked softly, her gaze wandering over his face, a small sigh escaping her lips when she noticed the swellings and bruises on his cheeks. He nodded slowly, not entirely sure how to process what had happened.
"I'm so sorry that he hurt you." she muttered, her eyes filling with tears at the thought of Lee hurting someone that was important to her. Even though she'd always known that Lee had a temper, she couldn't remember a time that she'd ever seen him so out of control.
"It's not your fault." he said quietly.
"I don't know why he did that." she mumbled, her eyes darting to Freyja for a moment as she fidgeted in her arms. Danny shrugged in response, not entirely comfortable talking about what happened, particularly when he couldn't help but think that Lee had been taking out the frustration at himself on Danny.
"It doesn't matter anyway, don't beat yourself up about it." he told her, instantly sensing that she was feeling guilty, despite the fact that Lee's actions weren't her fault. Chloe nodded slowly, shooting him a small smile when he turned to face her, giving her a small reassuring smile.
"It's okay Chloe, you have nothing to feel guilty about." he continued, quickly reaching over and squeezing her hand in reassurance. Chloe nodded slowly, glancing down at Freyja when she released her breast. Chloe quickly covered herself back up and changed sides, her gaze fixed on Freyja as she removed her other breast, quickly offering it to her baby.
"She's so cute." he smiled, watching closely as Freyja quickly latched on and began to feed.
"I know." she agreed, her heart surging with pride.
"How's your wrist?" he asked, his eyes flickering to Chloe's hand when Freyja fidgeted in her arms and he noticed Chloe wince in pain.
"It's okay, I think it's just a sprain." she said quietly. He nodded slowly, his gaze fixed on Chloe as she held her baby in her arms. The two of them jumped, their eyes darting to Danny's trouser pocket when he received a phone notification. He shot Chloe a small smile as he pulled his phone out of his pocket, slowly shaking his head as he gazed at the screen.
"What is it?" she asked nervously, instantly picking up on his tense body language.
"Lee has put a post on social media." he said shortly, sighing to himself as he stared at his phone.
