Risk it All [GxG]

25| Cigarette and wine

"Mommy!" The door suddenly opened which caught me off guard and immediately blow off the smoke between ditching the cigar in the ashtray before welcoming my baby in open arms, engulfing her little frame while glaring to Viv apologetic gaze towards me.

I swear that her suddenness almost makes my heart drop.

"Mommy are you drinking again?" Bee asked in furrowed eyes.

"Just uhm...just a little but how was your day baby?"

"I meet new friend!" She happily says but already caught Daphne walking towards us "and her name is Daphne, she's so beautiful but you're the most beautiful mommy"

I cheekily pinch her rose cheeks "thanks baby"

"Hi Bella" she shyly says with a wave.

"Nice to see you again Daphne" then look down to my happy baby "did you had fun my little bee?"

Her doe eyes carve in big in excitement together with a huge smile plastering in her small pretty face "I saw a lot of animals mommy! I pet a baby tiger!"

I scrunch up my nose "oh my! That is so brave of you!" Then look at Viv, gesturing her to take bee away from my room "go with viv so you can wash up before bedtime and you have to tell me all the details of your zoo trip"

"Yes mommy" Bee cheerfully took Viv hand by holding her and watching them heading outside the room with Bee telling her stories along the way.

"Thank you" I say to Erin and Daphne.

"You have a really smart girl Bella. She speaks maturely for a five year old and also very, very funny" Daphne says.

"She is" then look at Erin with her unreadable expression "Ms. Lane your blueprint is approved. Crystal will call you for the site visit so both of you can start the project the soonest"

Yet it made her brows furrowed, "what do you mean both of us?"

I sighed with a smile "I can't be in one project Ms. Lane because I have a lot lining up unlike your business and I also believe I'm not going to be needed during construction? If that makes sense? But yeah, I'll be there to check time to time" then look to both of them but Daphne seems uncomfortable as she excused herself and leaving us.

I hate how Erin is looking around the room in creased forehead but it is too late to hide it anyways and now watching her walking and stopping to the table where all of my things are scattered and messy "Isabella. How are you smoking all of these? And drinking?"

I look in the ashtray full of cigar butts, a packs of unopened cigarettes with a lot of empty beer cans and one opened wine before meeting her stern reaction with my steady gaze.

"None of your business?"

"Bella—"

"Shut up" I hastily stated in annoyance "I don't need your lecture or your question so stop acting like you're all concerned" I shrug "drop the act, it's just the two of us"

"I'am concern Bella"

I chuckled while staring back at her, unconvinced. "Bullshit" I hissed.

"Isabella"

"Don't you dare touch me" I warned in gritted teeth when she's about to reach out.

"Let it all out Bella"

I closed my eyes for a second, clearly she's annoying me too much with all this mess up things inside my head. Not now, I just dealt with my whole family judging me all day and being treated like no one.

"Talk. What is it? Tell me" I look back at her with a smirk. I can't fucking believe her audacity.

"Save your fake sympathy and get out of my room"

"I know you hate me Be—"

"Hate?" I ask in all sarcasm, now I'm literally pissed off "Erin I don't hate you. I fucking loathe you. I despised you. Of why you have to show up again? Why can't you just stay where you are? Of why you have to appear in front of my daughter? You should have stay away from my daughter because you're ruining everything"

"You're drunk" she ignored and about to grab the half bottle wine but tries to take it before she does, yet Erin is tall and fast so lifting it up is easy for her as her eyes is looking down at me in unreadable.

"Put it back" I warned.

"Do you want bee to see you like this?"

"Give it fucking back Erin"

Yet it only earned a grinned in her damn face. "Try"

"Do not test me Erin because I wasn't the girl you used to know" then turned around but she halted me by making me turned back to her.

"I know you're mad at me so come on, Bella, let it out. Punch me if you want" she says as I try to took off her hold to my wrist "hurt me the way I hurt you. Let it out Isabella"

"Back off" I sternly warned in annoyance.

"No. You're mad at me right? You want to get back? Do it"

I pulled off my hands from her but she's strong. It was like we're tugging until she released me out of my frustration as I glared to her between blowing off the strands of my hair off from my face in utter anger.

"Fine!" then pushed her chest with so much force, making her back away.

She's clearly pissing me off and I hate how she's using her tall figure right now.

"Just one fucking mistake of stupidly choosing you and everyone treated me like I'm a joke!" I stated with so much anger while continuing to push her chest and she's just taking it all "and now you get to show up like nothing happened? As if you didn't leave us hanging?" my finger frustratedly run over my head while glaring her to death "5 years Erin. You are gone for five years without explanation and now you have the fucking audacity to step in our lives? If it weren't for my daughter, I won't let you get close, not even an inch"

She bowed down her head "I'm sorry Bella"

"Sorry? Do you think one sorry can fix everything you've done? Do you think sorry can fill the years that I've wasted?"

Erin look up to me in soft gaze, there were lingering tears in the her eyes but damn I don't care even if she bleeds blood.

"Bee—-" her head harshly snap to the side after colliding my palm to her cheeks.

"I should've done that a long time ago"

"Mama" Bee calls out with our heads immediately turning to her, completely changing from being mad pit to Erin to wearing a fake happy face and act like we're okay "you're sleeping here right? You promised me that you will tuck me to bed and tell stories" my baby poutingly pleaded to Erin.

"Of course bee but I'll just drop Daphne in her place then I'll come back ok?"

I tiredly run my finger over my head "Bee, can you guys do that some other day? Erin is already tired"

"But mommy, mama promised right mama?"

"That's just a promise Brielle" my mouth automatically produces, making bee expression deflated.

Erin glance at me disappointingly before walking towards bee "I will come back ok?" but only made me snickered.

What the fuck is that word?

"Yey! Another sleepover!" Bee happily claps her hand while looking at me in her big toothy smile "mommy, mama's going to come back"