Assisting Love (Waterloo Road)

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Amelia was fuming. Max had taken Lillie from her and he wouldn't let her see her own child. She knew that she needed to get her back. But she couldn't.

She didn't know what Max had said to the social worker. But she knew it couldn't have been good if they had given Max custody. She felt empty without her daughter.

She didn't know how Lillie was doing either. Max refused to tell her anything about her. She knew how Madison had said she would try and get Lillie away for a couple of hours for Amelia to see her.

Amelia hated it. She hated how she couldn't see her own child. She knew that at first, Max had barely wanted Lillie. And now he had taken her like he had been in her life constantly.

Tom had tried to tell her that kicking off wouldn't help at all. But she didn't care. She just needed her daughter back. To be the mum she wanted to be.

All she knew was that things had changed. And she wasn't so sure on how to make it work. She needed to make it work. She needed to focus on getting Lillie back. But more importantly, finding out what Max had said.

Morning came and she walked into the kitchen. Tom was there with her. He sighed and smiled. "I know it's not easy. Having your little girl not here. But I'm here. And I'm going to do all I can to help you get her back. I just don't want you to do anything that's going to risk you not getting her back," he said.

Amelia turned to him and sighed. "He's said something that immediately makes sense then think she's in danger. I... I can't handle it. Not knowing," she told him.

"And we'll find out what it is. I promise. I love you and I'm not going to let you go through this alone," Tom told her as he pulled her close and held her. "It's going to be okay."

"Is it?"

"Yes. I promise you."

***
Amelia went into work. She saw Madison and walked over to her. "How's Lillie?" She asked.

Madison sighed. "She's okay. She just thinks she's spending some time with daddy cause mummy needs a time out," she said.

Amelia frowned. "So you're telling me that he's lied to her? He took her from me!" She all but yelled.

"I know. And I'm doing all I can to help you out. I'm talking to Max about taking Lillie to a soft play with Summer. And he can't stop it if you're accidentally there at the same time," Madison said.

"You're risking your relationship with Max for me?"

"You're my sister. You come first."

Amelia smiled. She knew how she felt as though she was fighting a losing battle with Max. But knowing she had people helping her, it made her feel good.

***
Amelia walked into Max's office. She looked to him. "I don't know what you've said to get Lillie taken from me. But you're going to take it all back. She's my child and she should be with her mum. Not you."

Max smirked. "Don't think I don't know what your precious sister is planning. Lillie won't be going anywhere. So the next time you see her, will be at a contact centre," he told her.

Amelia turned and walked off. Determined to make Max Tyler pay for what he had done.