Her Lost Soul 2

Chapter 25

I took her again in the shower and then we dressed. I administered her meds and we retreated downstairs. See, we can still have sex even with the dog following her around and with my sister preoccupied.
    I wonder why Ruby isn't ready yet. Once Riley let me in, we had sex. "Honey, are you feeling okay?" Abigail asks.
    "Oh yeah, I'm good." I feel Riley's hand slide into my back pocket and squeezes my ass. I growl, even after two rounds of sex she can still wake my libido.
     "I thought I heard Flynn say you were sick." Her brows pinch together. Concern edging her face.
     "I was but I'm fine now. Maybe it was that manky terrine." Was that the starter? It wasn't amazing but it was food.
     She nods but it doesn't ease her worry. Why is she concerned? I'm not now, I was but she seems fine. Abigail declares it's breakfast time and we all gather around the table.
    Riley loads up a plate for Miley and I make a plate for myself. I'm starving, we really do need to ship Abigail to the apartment.
     I'm glad to see Riley piling a lot of food on her plate. I'm glad she can eat without discomfort now. I've missed the way she eats. She starts scoffing her face and I smile.
     A phone rings and Ruby frantically grabs her phone from her pocket. "Sorry, please excuse me."
    She gets up from the table and leaves the room quickly. Tyler watches her with his eyes. He has it as bad as me. I'm always watching my girl.
    I dig into my food and shut my eyes as I taste the tasty food. She's amazing, literally makes boring foods delicious. Wouldn't find a restaurant as good as this.
    "You feeling sick again honey?" Abigail asks. I glance at Riley as she's leaning back in her chair holding her tummy.
     "Nope, just feel stuffed. I love you."  Man, she's cute.
     "I love you too, Honey." Ruby returns with red eyes. Tyler is on the edge of his seat with concern. Ruby takes her seat. She's been crying.
     Tyler takes her hand in his and she looks at him with sadness in her eyes. "What's wrong?" he says softly. She glances anxiously around the table.
    "Was it Dad again? What did he say to you?" Riccardo grits out. Strangely I forgot he was even here.
    "Yeah," she sighs. "He wants me back earlier than we agreed." Riley grips the table with her hands. Man, she's protective. I think he'd be a dead man if he was in the room right now.
    "How early?" Tyler asks.
    "Tomorrow," she whispers. Riley's knuckles are white with the amount of grip she's using. I place my hand over hers and her grip softens.
     I lean towards her ear. "Stand down, my little baddass."
      "We were heading out the day after anyway. Why don't we all just go home then? Sound good?" he looks at us and I shrug. I don't want to go home but hopefully I'll be able to be around my girls often.
     "No, I can't ask you all to do that." She blushes, I can see she's selfless like Riley. "Ricky will take me home, won't you?" she looks at him expectantly.
     He shoves some bacon in his mouth with his fingers. "What's in it for me?" he raises his eyebrow at her. Her bottom lip trembles as if she's going to cry again.
  "Oi, you little weasel." His eyes flash to Riley in excitement. He doesn't give a shit.
     "Lee, don't be rude," Abigail scolds. I raise my eyebrow at my girl.
    "If your sister asks something of you, then you do it. It's what men do, or are you a boy?"
    Ruby glances at me and I smile at her. I told her Riley would have her back. She returns my smile as if she's glad that someone has her back.
    "I'll happily show you how much of a man I am," he winks at Riley. I glare at him. He's openly flirting with my girl and it pisses me off.
    "I don't lower myself to little boys. No worries though, cause we will take her. You can scurry off into whatever hole you came from." I laugh, she's well and truly burned him.
    "Lee!" Abigail scolds again. "I'm so sorry about my daughter's manners."
    Riley scoffs, "Manners? It should be him apologising to Ruby. But hey ho, I don't expect anything less from a boy."
    He bursts into a bellowing laugh. "My daughter had a point," Hayden mutters. He's enjoying his daughters scene as much as I am.
     "I love you." I look at Riley and she's talking to Tyler. He slides his free hand in Riley's.
    "I love you more, Lee Lee."
     We pack our bags for swimming and Riley gets Miley ready. My girls and I travel in the car with Hayden and Abigail. The other three went in Tyler's car.
     Riley's anxiety grows as we head for the lido. I slide my hand on her leg. Sometimes she's fine in the car but I imagine she's recalling our last visit. I slide her legs across mine.
     I rub circles on her legs with my thumbs. It takes an hour to get to the lido. Riley unclips the seatbelt before Hayden has even cut the engine.
     She climbs over me and I growl. I guess my touch didn't help as much as I thought. I get out the car and find Riley taking deep breaths with her hands on the car in front of her.
     I gather her hair in a fist. It's not long until her breathing becomes normal again. Abigail helps Miley out the car. Riley stands up straight as she collects herself.
     At least she wasn't rocking on the floor like last time. I slide my hand into hers. Hayden and I carry the bags. We all walk towards the building and Tyler shoves me with his body. Arsehole.
    We enter the building and it's still set up for Christmas. A Christmas tree and lights hanging around the room. Hayden pays the fee and Riley takes Miley from Abigail.
     Riley walks towards the changing rooms and I'm quick to follow. This time, I'm going in with her. She's my girlfriend now, it's allowed.
    Riley walks into a larger cubicle and I smile how she assumed I'm coming in. She locks the door behind us and I set our bags on the bench.
    Riley lowers Miley down on the bench and her face screws up in pain. I quickly remove my clothes as she gets Miley in her swimsuit.
    I shove my clothes in the bag and lean against the wall, ready for my front row seats. Riley ties Miley's hair into a pony tail and then turns around to catch me staring.
    She sighs as if this is a bore. She lifts her top over her head and she's quick to get into her bikini. When she's done she looks down at the bruising.
    It's better but it's still horrific. She sighs loudly and starts placing their clothes in the bag. My eyebrow raises as she puts her hand on my shirt that's sticking out the bag.
     She smiles and shoves it on. She looks hot. She brings the top to her nose and smells my scent. "You know you won't be allowed to wear that." She sticks her tongue out as if to say I don't give a fuck.
     She picks up our bags and unlocks the door. Miley jumps down from the bench and instantly follows. Riley shoves the bags in a locker and steps back.
     Tyler comes from no where and squeezes his bags in. Tyler puts a coin in and shuts the door. He pulls the key out and gives it to Riley. I lean against the lockers to get a better look.
      She bends down and I admire her sexy ass. Reminds me of this morning when I fucked her hard on the bath. Little things that please me immensely.
She stands up and holds her hand out to Miley. We walk to the showers and a member of staff comes over. "Miss, you can't wear a T-shirt in the pool," he demands. I laugh as Riley turns and glares at him.
     His eyes widen slightly but holds firm. "You don't wanna see what's under here." The guy swallows and looks her body up and down. He likes what he sees right now.
She sighs and she removes the top. His eyes bulge as he takes in her bruises. "What happened?" he gasps.
    As if the attention makes her uncomfortable she shields herself with my top. "My ex attacked me." His eyes look up and down her body again and swallows. He still likes what he sees. "Please can I wear it?"
    "I'm sorry, it's policy, you can't wear it," he scratches the back of his head feeling awkward. He's pissing me off, he can't take his anxious eyes off her. I stand in front of her and he looks at my face.
He shakes his head as if to snap out of his daze. I turn and grab my top from Riley. I drop to my knee and collect the key. When I stand I stroke her cheek. "Just get in the water, no one will see." She nods and I return to the locker and place my top in.
She always has to do this the hard way. She knew she couldn't take my shirt in the water, yet she still tried. Not that I give a fuck but I wouldn't have had a t shirt when we left.
I hurry back to my girls. I assume they'd go to the rapids as Miley wouldn't be allowed on most of the slides. Once I'm taken by the current I start to swim.
When I catch up to them it looks like Riley is trying to get her to float on her own. I press my body against Riley's and she flinches. Is she still affected by what James did?
Riley helps Miley into an off section with Lilly pads. I bring Miley into my arms and help her into one. She wobbles slightly and I hold my hands out just in case.
     I notice Riley watching from the wall as Hayden approaches her. "You're doing great, Sweetheart," Abigail encourages. Where the hell did she come from?
Miley leaps to the next one and giggles. Abigail was right, she needs days like these, to just be a happy kid. I'm glad Riley is with us this time. I can definitely see the difference in Miley with her around.
When I look back at Riley she's hugging Hayden's waist. Miley leaps again and I walk to the next one to make sure she's safe if she falls. As much as I wished to see my sister again, I didn't expect this.
I never imagined this was possible. I hoped she'd have a new family. Thriving and happy. I like this version better. To have family days out like this is special to me. Ones that I'll treasure.
I look at Riley and she looks sad. She holds her tummy, is she feeling sick again? What could they be talking about? She looks devastated for some reason.
Miley squeals and my attention is back on her. She jumps into the water and my eyes widen. She's feeling brave. Her hands thrash around in the water and I reach out to her.
I pull her into my arms and she clings to my neck. Riley is by my side in an instant. Miley jumps into her arms and Abigail puts her arms around them.
"Shall we go on some rides?" she suggests. Miley claps her hands and squeals. They head back into the rapids.
Hayden follows me out and we drift. "Why was my girl upset?" I demand.
He smirks at my overprotectiveness. "You're right. She's more cut up about the pregnancy thing than I thought. She wants to give you kids one day but knows she can't."
Fuck. That's why she was holding her tummy. She longs for a baby of her own one day. "She wants your baby growing inside her. She's contemplating letting you go so you can have your own kids."
The actual fuck! "I don't want kids without her," I growl.
He chuckles and I glare at him. "I told her she has options. I'll pay for IVF treatment. You can adopt." Why does he find this funny? "Can you imagine though? A mini Riley on the loose? That kid would have attitude."
"Fuck, Miley is bad enough. I think I'd be well and truly outmatched if she had a girl." My eyes widen at the thought. I'd be thoroughly out of my depth.
He claps my shoulder. "Good luck is all I can say." Arsehole.
We take Miley on all the slides she's allowed. She was terrified at first but soon loved them and couldn't get enough. I stayed at the top whilst Riley went first and waited for us.
Miley looks shattered so we decided it was time to leave the pool. Once we got changed we went to the cafe on site as Tyler was complaining he was hungry. I am too but I'd rather go home and have Abigail cook.
    Once we've eaten Miley is fast asleep. We decide to leave and Riley surprises me asking me to carry Miley. Is she in pain right now? Normally, she'd carry her just to piss me off.
  We head to the car and I place Miley into her seat. I make sure the seatbelts on and I roll my eyes when Riley checks it. How hard is it to put a seat belt on?
     Riley falls asleep too on the way back. We head back tomorrow so Abigail wanted the Doctor to check Riley over. He seems to think she's on the mend now.
     We had dinner and Riley put Miley to bed. We watched a film before we retired. I'm going to miss being here. I hope that she won't shut me out when we're home.
     The next day I wake to Miley bouncing on the bed again. I take her down the stairs and Ruby entertains her for a while.
     We have our last meal together. Riccardo already left this morning. Why he stayed this long if he wasn't wanted is beyond me.
    Our bags are packed and loaded into the car. We all hug goodbye. When will be the next time we're here?
     It surprises me when I see Riley crying. She looks back at them through the rear window. She's not normally so upset to leave.
     We stop at a drive thru. Tyler does the whole of the driving, I'm not too bothered. I get to touch my girl freely.
      It's a killer drive but it was good company. We climb out the car and I stretch. My legs are numb as the dog took up most of the floor space.
     I dig around the bags in the boot and produce the car key. Only reason I'm looking is to see if it was in fact delivered. I unlock the car and a black Ford Kuga beeps.
      Fucking hell, how am I supposed to drive this flashy car? Tyler drops his bags and rushes towards the car. He yanks the door open and slides into the drivers seat. "Man, this is cool. Not as good as my baby though." Both are nice but then again both are far too expensive.
  "Atleast you won't need to keep using mine now." I only needed his to visit Miley and to travel them around. I shouldn't need to drive as much with Miley living here now. I notice the dog doing it's business.
    He won't need to come back down for awhile. "Come on mate, I'll let you drive it later." Tyler grins at that and climbs out the car. I lock it once he's shut the door. Over the top arsehole.
    Tyler and I carry the bags as Riley carries Miley. The dog follows them eagerly. He doesn't seem concerned about his new surrounding.
    When we get to the apartments, we split up. Tyler and Ruby go in ours and I go in Riley's with my girls. I take the bags into the bedroom after I've kicked my shoes off.
    Miley is asleep so Riley puts her into her room. Riley sags on the couch as I renter. She picks the remote up and I take a seat next to her.
    We watch her film and then she cooks us dinner. Not so bad being back here if she's going to regularly feed me. Riley puts Miley to bed and we're just settling on the couch when the door opens.
    What? Tyler slides his keys in his pocket and looks smug as hell. Good job we weren't doing anything naughty. Ruby, Riccardo and another girl walks in behind him.
    I have to do a double take of the girl. She's so similar to the old Riley. Blonde hair, curvy body. Only difference is she has brown eyes.
    "Hey guys, this is my friend, Scarlett," Ruby says. Her friend or is she a friend to Riccardo? As much as I hope it's the latter, I doubt it.
    "I've brought drinks and cards against humanity," Tyler announces. Riley sighs but waves her hand for them to sit down. Her couch is huge that everyone sits comfortably on it.
    Riccardo plays music on the echo but Riley instantly turns it down. Miley's asleep and Riley will be pissed if she's woken. Tyler hands me a beer and I pop it open.
     We play for a couple of hours. When we are finished the girls start dancing. I notice that Riccardo is also watching my girl dance. I knew that he didn't bring Scarlett.
     He has no chance with my girl, so I'm not overly worried. "Babe, you ready to go? I'm exhausted after that drive?"
    "Sure," she agrees. "Ricky, can you drive Scarlett home?"
    "No." Fucking hell, he's such a dick.
    "She can stay with us babe, if you want Scarlett?"
     Riley comes towards the couch and smacks Riccardo across the head. "You're a dick. Get out my house."
     "Ow Darlin'." He rubs his head, I felt that. "I'll give her a lift. Jesus."
      "I've warned you before, if your sister asks something of you, you'll do it." She glares at him and I laugh, I'm glad I'm not on the receiving end of her death stare.
  "Okay," he shrugs. That was too easy. He gets up and walks to Ruby. She frowns wondering what he's up to. He whispers something into her ear and her eyes bulge.
     "I'm not asking you to do that. Are you crazy?" She glances at me and I have a feeling I won't like whatever he said.
    "Come on, ask me." He grins like an idiot and she blushes awkwardly.
     "Ricky," she sighs. "I'd like you to kiss Riley." I'm on my feet but Tyler grabs his arm and pulls him to the door.
     "Calm down Flynn. I have it under control. See you tomorrow." I growl but trust that Tyler has it under control. The girls follow him out and I lock the door and put the chain across.
    "He's a dick," Riley mutters. I notice she hasn't moved. I walk towards her and cup her face. She feels stiff as a board. "I know it wouldn't happen but I still hate the thought of another guys lips against mine."
    "Hey, shhh." I stroke her cheeks and she locks eyes with me. "He's a dick, that's for sure but it wouldn't happen. There's only one set of lips that would touch yours, okay?"
    She nods but she doesn't look convinced. "Let's go to bed." She nods again and I lead her into the bedroom.
    I strip and climb into bed. She gets into her PJ's and then curls into me. Her soft breathing starts moments later. Riccardo is such a dick. Did he really think that I'd let him kiss Riley?
     Did he think that Riley would allow that? He's a cocky son of a bitch. I shut my eyes and it's not long before I'm asleep.
    I groan as the bed jolts. Riley's panting sets me on edge. I sit up and wrap my arms around her. I hoped once we were home this would stop. "Shh, you're okay."
    I pull her back down and she starts to settle. I have no idea why she wakes up terrified. I won't let anything happen to her. She climbs out of bed and I grumble.
    What is she doing now? The bathroom light switches on and I shield my eyes with my arm. I snooze until the bed moves.
     I cuddle her from behind and notice Miley with us. Riley grumbles when the alarm goes off. I'm not ready to go back to reality.
     I feel Riley climb out of bed and I hug her pillow. I'm just going to rest my eyes for a few more minutes. I need to drive them this morning and then go to uni.
     Riley is visiting different schools for Miley. We discussed it yesterday, she's been searching schools over Christmas break. I hadn't even thought about it.
      We aren't even sure how Miley will handle it but she either needs to be home schooled or go to school. We thought that transitioning her into school would benefit her.
     She needs to interact with other kids. Riley said that Miley will still have a video call with her therapist. It makes sense for her to talk to the same one she's comfortable with.
     I grudgingly get up out of bed and shrug on some clean clothes from the bag. I don't think Abigail left any clothes unwashed and dried.
     I walk into the living room holding my head. I didn't think I drank that much last night. "I need coffee." I pad across the room to the kitchen and flick the kettle on.
     "I don't have any milk. I need to go shopping after." Fuck, black coffee it is. Why didn't we go shopping when we got back? I'm sure Tyler is having the same issue too. Unless he got shopping when he got beer.
     "Why's Flynn grumpy this morning?" Miley asks crossing her arms. I grab a cup and put coffee in it.
     "It was a late night for us baby."
    "But you're not grumpy." Not yet but that could all change quite quickly.
    "Flynn and Tyler were drinking alcohol last night. It makes you grouchy in the morning if you have lots."
     "And you didn't have any?"
     "I'm not allowed any. Just as kids aren't allowed any."
     "Why?" She's a nosy kid. Always asks lots of questions. It's not necessarily a bad thing but I'm too tired to answer them.
     "Because, my body had too much of it and now it's bad for me." That's putting it mildly. She could have a heart attack and die.
    Once the kettle boils I pour the water in and stir. I walk to the couch and sag into it, being very careful not to spill it. I sip it as if it will instantly heal my hangover. I need food.
     Riley finishes brushing Miley's hair and sets the brush down. I feel like Riley is silently urging me to hurry up as I finish my coffee.
    I have a shower and brush my teeth. I declare I'm ready. I find my car keys and main set of keys. I attach the car key onto my set. I kiss Riley on our way out.
    I retrieve Miley's car seat from Tyler's car. I need to sell my old car or give it back to Mac. I don't need it anymore, not that I really use it before.
     I clip Miley in and climb in the drivers seat. I adjust my seat and familiarise myself with the controls. It's high tech, that's for sure. I pull out the parking space and head towards the first school. "Well? How does it drive?" she jokes.
    I think she understands me with this money shit. She doesn't want her family's money. It feels wrong, whereas Tyler will take what he can get. "It's a car."
     I like cars, sure. Normally I'm eager to drive the nice cars at the garage but when it's gifted to us. It doesn't enthuse me as it probably should. Riley laughs quietly.
    I drive as slowly as the roads will allow. I don't want to be away from my girls. My day will be hell.
    I pull up at the school and I kiss her, she deepens the kiss, not wanting to leave me either. Riley breaks the kiss and leans over the back to unclip Miley.
    She scrambles forward and hugs me. It's awkward from this angle but I hug her the best I can. They say goodbye and I head to uni.
    I sit through my morning classes and meet Tyler at lunch. I wonder how my girls are doing? Tyler orders lunch and I contemplate texting my girl. "You're back?"
    I look up from my phone and growl at Regan. "I'm not in the mood for you Regan."
    "I've tried calling you but the call wouldn't go through. We need to talk about this Flynn. You can't just ignore the problem." Fucking hell, is she keeping up with this story?
     I open Google and search for local walk in clients. They will probably kick me out of the hospital if I went there for a pregnancy test.
     The closest is five miles away. Not far. I stand up and grab her arm. "Guess I'll catch you later, bro." He nods grimly and I drag Regan out the pub. "There is no problem to ignore Regan and I'll prove it."
     "Let me go, Flynn. I am pregnant. Perhaps I should let Riley know." I growl and continue to drag her towards the car.
     "Riley knows about your obsession with me. At least make a threat that would worry me." I'm so angry but I guess this is what I'm left with.
      There's no way she's pregnant. Not with my baby at least. Perhaps when they come back negative then the doctors can admit her into a loony bin. "She knows I'm pregnant?"
      "Stop fucking pretending, Regan. We're going to the doctors and getting another test. Then you can leave me the fuck alone." She really tries to struggle but I don't care.
     When I reach the car I shove her in. I run around to my side and she's trying to climb out. I yank her back in and start the car.
     I drive off keeping hold of her arm. She's not fighting now but I don't trust her. Not in the slightest. She seemed like an innocent girl when I met her.
    Now she's turned into this crazy stalker equivalent. I park the car at the clinic and pull her out the car. "I'll scream," she warns.
    "Then fucking scream. You're still doing the test." I don't think she has the balls to scream. It can't be worse than Miley's scream so she can give it her best shot.
    I drag her into the client and walk to the desk. "Regan Hitch would like a pregnancy test."
     "No worries. Here's a form for you to fill out. A doctor will be with you shortly." I take the clipboard and pen and drag her to a seat.
     I shove the clipboard at her. "Why can't you believe that I'm pregnant?"
     "Do the test and prove it to me then." She nods and starts filling the form out. There's no way but I'm starting to question things now.
     Will the test say she's pregnant? If she is does it tell you how many weeks? Fucking hell this is stressful. What would Riley do if she was actually pregnant?
Regan stops writing and I take the form from her. I scan to make sure she's done it and to make sure she hasn't written anything stupid on there. When I'm satisfied I stand up and hand it to the receptionist.
We have to wait awhile. Over thirty minutes but the doctor finally calls us. I stand up and Regan glares at me. "You're not coming in."
"You think I'm stupid?" I grab her arm and drag her after the doctor. I pull her down to the chair when we get into the room.
"So, what can I help you with?" the woman asks.
"We need a pregnancy test." The doctor nods.
"Do you want a urine test or a blood test?" How the fuck would I know?
"What's more accurate?" I'm not having her coming back to me and say it was wrong.
"The blood test but the results take longer." I rub the back of my head.
"Can you do both?" She nods and collects the items she needs.
"If you go do this urine sample and I'll take your bloods when you get back." Regan blushes and gets up and leaves the room.
"You gotta help me out here doc. She's actually a looney tune. She's not right in the head. She's claiming I got her pregnant but there's no way.
"If the test does come back positive can you tell how many weeks? I just need her out of my life. My girlfriend and I don't need this right now."
She frowns as she takes in the information. "I can do a Quantitative blood test that can give estimate. Like I said though, you won't get those results straight away. You cheated?"
"No. This was before I found my Angel. I haven't slept with her since I met my girl. I always used protection."
"Okay but protection isn't always one hundred percent. She could still be pregnant." I groan and scrub my hands down my face.
The door opens and I remove my hands from my face. Regan walks in with the test. Maybe I should have gone with her to make sure she did it right.
She passes it to the doctor and awkwardly sits down. I watch carefully as the doctor removes the lid and dips in the test. Please don't be pregnant.
I wait anxiously as it does it's thing. Fuck, the suspense is killing me right now. What would I say to Riley? She wouldn't take this news well at all.
"It's negative." I let out the breath I was holding. Thank fuck for that.
"No, I'm telling you I'm pregnant. I am, it's a false negative."
"Why do you believe you're pregnant?" The fuck if I care. The only thing I care about is she's not.
"I just know. I have to be pregnant." I stand up and walk to the door.
"No Regan, you want to be pregnant. There's a difference. You just want to trap me into being with you. Which is ridiculous because I wouldn't touch you again.
"Now stay the fuck away from me and my girl." I look at the doctor. "Thank you. Can you message me the results of the blood test?" She nods, "You need to send her to the loony bin." I look at Regan again who's crying. "If you go near me again I'm calling the police."
I probably won't but she doesn't know that. I storm out the room, slamming the door behind me. I head to reception. I pass my details over to the receptionist so I get confirmation from the blood test.
I leave the clinic, she can find her own way back to uni. I stop at a drive thru and eat as I drive. I'm fucking starving and I'm not missing lunch because of her.
I'm late for my lecture but it couldn't be helped. I needed to stop that shit before it spiral. I can't wait to see my girls. My phone vibrates as I take it out my pocket.
TYLER- How did it go?
ME- She's not pregnant, mate.
TYLER- That's good.
I put my phone anyway and finish the rest of my lectures for the day. I'm eager to get home so I don't linger.
When I get home the stress drains away. I let myself into her apartment and pleased when it opens. I toss my keys on the table and kick my shoes off.
Smells amazing, my girl is cooking dinner. I walk to her and kiss her cheek. I turn to Miley on the couch. "Did you have fun today Smiley?"
    She starts jumping up and down, "Yeah! School was so fun. I answered all the maths questions. Made a friend called Leo. Mrs Beverly said I was very clever!" Yeah, she's a smart kid in someways and still a toddler in other ways.
    I look back at my girl. "Which school did you decide on?"
    "Westmoore Elementary, I didn't like the other two. The headteacher was so nice and when I explained her needs she didn't seemed fazed. We're going to ease her in slowly. Me being at the back for a while at then when she's comfortable outside and then leave."
I trust that she's picked the best school. She'd do anything for my sister and she seemed to enjoy herself. I just wish I could have gone but I can't afford to miss anymore classes. It's not like Miley needed me there anyway.
    I wrap my arms around her and rest my chin on her shoulder as she stirs the sauce. "Smells good, what we having?"
     "Spaghetti meatballs."
    "A guy could get used to this." I'd literally die a happy man if I get this to come home to. I nibble at her ear and she gasps.
She grabs a tea towel and starts to flick me with it. I laugh, definitely her mothers daughter. "Get out the kitchen." She's not mad but I still hold my hands up and retreat. She's fucking cute.
I sit on the couch and Miley's watching some lame kid programme. The door opens and Tyler strolls in. What does he want? "Fuck yeah, just in time, I'm starving." She had better of made enough because I'm not sharing.
     "You can walk straight back out that door if you don't watch your mouth." He laughs as he closes the door behind him. She doesn't complain at the extra guest so maybe she suspected Tyler would come. Or even invited him.
Riley serves the food and then passes them to us. Miley insists on putting Harry Potter on next and Tyler groans.
     Half an hour later all plates are scraped clean. I probably could have eaten another serving it was that good. She's on her feet cleaning again. "Never bloody sits still."
She must have learned that from Abigail. Every time I saw Abigail cleaning it always looked clean anyway.
     Once she's done she curls up to me and Miley lays on Riley. After it's finished Tyler gets up. "Longest couple of hours of my life."
I raise my eyebrow, "I think you secretly like it, why else would you have watched the whole thing?"
"I thought it was the right thing to do. Wouldn't want either them to get a complex." I laugh and Riley groans. I look down at my girls and they are asleep. "You coming back tonight?"
"Probably not." He doesn't look too impressed but he doesn't say anything. He leaves the apartment and I carefully get up and lock the door.
I gather my girls up in my arms and Riley groans again. I carry them to bed and put them both in some PJ's. I click the light off in the living room and strip to my boxers.
I climb into bed and make sure my girls are tucked in. I rest my head on Riley's tummy. Is this really the right thing to do? Build a life with my girls when the problems that have previously teared us apart are still there?
What if I accidentally hurt either of them? Maybe I should give therapy another go. Perhaps I just had a dud one. I'm more willing to change now.