I'm All Yours | B.E

Chapter Seventen

23.11.2015

"That's pretty," she admired the sunset that was illuminating the entire street.

Her eyes shifted higher to pay close attention to every color in the sky, hands gripping the fabric of the jacket that she was holding.

"I know, love, but we have to go. Your dad's waiting for us."

"Wait," she put up her hands index finger that was laced in a fake silver ring. "I want to take a picture."

Her mom watched her, slightly pressing her smiling lips together, "You know." Her eyes moved to the sunset, "You're just as beautiful as it is."

Her comment earned her her daughter's attention. She slightly ran up to her to catch up before smiling back, "Thank you, mama, but that's all you."

"Let's go," she grabbed her hand.

Only a few steps forward, they heard someone call for them.

"Ma'am, excuse me!"

They looked back and got greeted with the view of a man in a suit. One of his hands were stuffed in the pocket of his pants while the other one was holding her daughter's jacket.

"I believe you dropped this."

A polite smile plastered across the mother's face whilst they two walked closer to him, "Thank you!"

"Don't worry about it," he handed it over.

His eyes moved over to the teenager who was switching between looking down at her phone and around the street.

"Oh, I'm Maggie by the way."

"Andrew, pleasure to meet you."

"Yeah, thank you once again. This is her favorite jacket."

"You have a beautiful daughter, how old is she?"

"Thank you! Billie's about to turn fourteen. Do you have any children of your own?" Maggie asked.

"No, I don't. I've been spending most of my time running my business, but hopefully sooner or later," slightly he chuckled, eyeing the girl once again.

"Yeah, children are a blessing. I also have an older son. His name is Finneas. What is it that you do for work?"

"I'm a lawyer."

"Are you Andrew Ellison by any chance?"

"Yeah."

"I've heard a lot of great things about your services. Well anyways, we have to go but thank you once again! It was nice meeting you!"

14.01.2018

"Patrick, can you please stop fucking gambling for once? You'll end up losing us everything!"

"This it the day, I'm... sure of it," he slurred on the other side on the line.

30.01.2018

In disbelief Maggie stared at her husband, "Do you even understand what you fucking did?! What this means for us?"

The alcohol and her yelling caused him to lay his head on the table and bury it in his arms, "I'll figure something out."

15.02.2018

"Is there any way I could get an extension for the time to pay off my debt? I don't have that kind of money at the moment."

"If you won't have my money in a week, you're dead," he commanded while already starting to walk out of the room.

"No, please Mr. Ellison. There must be another way."

Andrew stopped in his tracks and slowly turned around, "You have a daughter, right?"