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CHAPTER 10.

5. No sweets before bed as well as cartoons, she can't sleep without her teddy as well as the many bed time story books on her shelves.

6. Cut grapes in half, absolutely no nuts or other choking hazards should be given to Xamuela.

7. Breakfast should be given to her at eight a.m. and must be served with cold milk..

My head bop up and down lazily, I shook it and sniffled as sleep tried to overtake my being as the misty haze split the words that was written onto the paper. I look to the side, blinking to clear the feeling away.

Xamuela was now resting her tiny little self on my thighs in an awkward angle, her leg was bent onto the couch while the other was hanging off to the floor.

She continue to mumble in her sleep and didn't stop sucking on her thumb, drool water fell out of her open mouth and I felt squeamish a bit, that was until I brush it away, a mean it was only natural.

Deciding that she needed to get some rest in the most comfortable state, I lift her up as I stand and throw her hands over my shoulder.

She immediately wraps her legs around my waist and I began walking towards the steps and took the hall to the left where I directed my way to her room which Fire showed to me willingly, hours before.

Her room was purple themed which had a hanging chair in the middle of the room with a purple soft carpet underneath it.

The room had a purple wooden floor with a large bed position to the right corner and floor to ceiling opaque windows which represented as walls which ran to the four corners of the room.

A purple sparkling glittering chandelier hanged into the vaulted opaque glass ceiling which displayed the night sky right above her bed.

I shook her awake and chuckled as she mumbled and shuffled further into my neck, still sucking on her thumb.

"Xamuela come on sweety, I need to get you showered before bed." She pulled her eyes open and shift from side to side for me to let her down.

"Can you bathe yourself?" I asked as I helped her took off her bathing suit.

She nodded.

"Are you comfortable with me staying in the bathroom with you?"

"Sì Miss. Lopez."

Chuckling underneath my breath, I followed her as she ran off to the bathroom. I filled her bath with water and add her grape shower gel and listen as she blabber about the dream she had about a large white pony chasing her.

I helped her bathe and after a few minutes led her to the bed as I get her dressed for sleep.

"Are you married Miss. Lopez?" Xamuela stared up at me as she dragged her sheets up to her chin.

I smiled and shook my head.

Maybe if your father wasn't such a heartless bitch, River and I would be married by now...

"No I'm not dear.."

And probably will not be for a couple years...

"Why are you crying Miss. Lopey?" She frowned and I cursed myself inwardly for breaking down in front of a goddamn child.

What the heck is wrong with me?

I tried to muster up a bright smile to her then wiped my eyes and said.

"Oh you know, it's only happy tears darling don't worry your pretty little head."

I shuffled the top of her head and she giggled while I compose myself as I held unto the bed-time story book she wanted me to read.

"Who is ready for an exciting story, gimmie five!" I held my palm up and she excitedly slapped her palm against mine and giddily listen as I begin to read the story to her.

After about five minutes I lift my eyes from the last page and notice that she was now gripping her stuffed bear tightly as she snored the minutes away.

I always wondered how some persons had the guts to hurt children, a mean they are the most innocent souls God has ever blessed this earth with.

Closing her bedroom door behind me I decided to head back down to the kitchen for a cup of water so that I can find a way to get into that club Lorenzo was talking about earlier.

As I neared the kitchen I halted and then took light footsteps back on the tip of my heels as I heard Lorenzo and Fire both having a conversation there.

I immediately rest my back on the wall and lowered my breathing, tuning into my sense of hearing, I lay my cheek on the cold wall and tried to calmed my beating heart.

"We leave in an hour, make sure that security tightens up around the house, things are getting out of hand lately and I don't want Xamuela in whatever we are planning."

There was a long paused for a while until I hear Fire asked.

"What about Aurora, are you gonna assign a body guard for them for protection. Because boss man, sorry to cut it to you raw but I can't be your little girl's pussy anymore."

I folded my lips to hold back the snicker that was building up behind my throat.

"Fire." Lorenzo warned.

"No I can't do this anymore she's a trickster and I won't have it. I'm honestly sorry for her future boyfriend."

"I swear if you don't shut the fuck up."

"May God bless his soul-"

I heard a loud thump and then Fire yelled. "Bruh what the fuck did you do that for."

Loud footsteps began to exit the kitchen and before I let myself get caught, I quickly force my foot out of the heels and rolled over onto my side and shuffled to the side of the couch that was out of sight.

I peek over the couch and watched as Lorenzo walked towards the front door and paused. Assessment grind him for a moment and almost as if he knew someone was watching him in the darkness of the living room, I willed myself to hold my soft breath, waiting to see if he would turn the lights on.

His large frame masked with the darkness of the living room, distressing my wait as I inwardly hoped for him to go.

He twist the knob and then let himself out into the darkness, the fireflies sounds of the night slipping through the open crack for a minute, lasting until he closed the door and shut off all signs of the night's nature.