Dangerous Obsession

chapter forty two

Marlowe's Pov
"Are you sure she won't be angry? She's precise,"she says innocently. "I'll take care of breakfast, it's okay Maria,"I say genuinely before she walks away with a half smile. Her face telling me all I need to know, don't screw it up. I get started on the pancakes then move to the chocolate waffles. "You didn't leave,"she says letting out a breath she must have been holding, which startles me a bit. She walks over to me with glossy eyes wrapping her arms around me from behind as I press the strawberry granola bar mixture on the pan to compact the bar.

I turn letting her bury her face in my chest. She pulls away letting me cup her face planting a kiss on her forehead. "I'm not leaving you again baby,"I say and she hugs me again. She's so cute. "What are you making,"she says with her face brighter now. "Strawberry and cream granola bars for Arlo, figured I could make them and carry some for Lu, she loves them,"I say putting them in the oven and she moves away from me, taking a seat on the other side of the kitchen counter fiddling with her thumbs.

"Do you think she'll ever accept me?"

"She already loves you as Maven, she'd be mind blown you're her mom. Its me she'd be mad at, I lied,"I say genuinely. But I'll live. She should know who her mom is now that her mom knows her. "How didn't I see it?she looks so much like me, has most of my traits and she loves mint chocolate chip too,"she says making me role my eyes at the last bit. It took her every other flavour to settle on that one, just like her. The pregnancy only blurred out other flavours and shone the light on mint chocolate chip. The timer goes off and I take out the granola bars putting them in the freezer to cool for a bit.

"Mmh these waffles are delicious,"she says with one in her hand. She's so adorable.

"I want to see Bianca, and her parents if that's okay,"

"Sure, when?"

"Today," "I have something to take care of actually but maybe in the afternoon? I'll pick you up,"I say and she curves her face into a smile. The door bell rings making her look over to me curiously. I'm not expecting anyone. "Maven!" I hear a familiar voice calling out to her and I expect her to be anxious but she's calmly sitting in place. "You two are just cute,"she says sarcastically now in clear view. She walks over to where Maven is taking a seat before grabbing a waffle herself.

"What do you want Frankie? You're not even allowed to be here if I'm not informed,"she says uninterested. "One little accident and you forgot what's at stake here,"she says cockily. "Why are you in my fucking house Frankie?" She asks surprising us both with her tone. She has a look of disgust when her eyes meet hers.

"I want to take Arlo for the day,"

"why?"

"Because I want to,"

"She's staying here for rest of the week, you can have her on the weekends as per the custody agreement. If you want to see her within that time you can come her but call me first because this is my house and you don't live here anymore,"she says and she's just looking at her.

"She's my daughter too,"

"I know but she told me all about how you were barely with her and she spent most of her time with lilly. Did you know she tasted wine? And she heard funny noises coming out of "Daddy's" room"

"That was a mistake she assured me and I didn't know she was awake.You let our daughter be around her,"she says pointing towards me grudgingly.

"That's not the issue. You have met Marlowe she's been around our daughter since you hired her. I don't know lilly and if my daughter isn't comfortable around that situation then I won't let her be in that kind of situation,"