Call Me Daddy 3

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Walking into my house the next day, I see Pattie and the kids sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast.

"Hi guys," I smiled nervously when I see Pattie staring at me intently.

"The kids stayed up really, really, really late waiting for you to come get them, Emily. You said you'd be back?" Pattie stood up to collect the kids' plates.

"Yeah..,uhm it ended up being a later night than usual, I'm sorry. Really sorry," I expressed and walked over to Tyler picking him up and kissing his forehead.

"Kids, why don't you go play? Yeah," Pattie smiled at the three and shooed them away, "Emily..."

I sat down at the table and put my head in my hands as I realized what was about to come, "what were you really doing?"

"I told you, I went out with some friends," I looked over at her as she gave me a concerned look, "I got more drunk than I thought I would so I didn't want to drive, especially with the kids so I just went home with them."

"Instead of drinking your problems away, you could have been here figuring out a way to get your husband out of jail for something he didn't do," Pattie started to get angrier.

Oh, but he did do it, but you don't know that.

"I know that, Pattie and I am very aware but I can only take so much," I pointed to myself as I stared at her with pleading eyes to express my feelings to her, "I can only take so much and my heart can only take so much. I cry every night, you don't think I miss him?!"

"I know you miss him but missing him isn't doing anything to get him out, Emily."

"I don't have the money, Pattie. I am sorry but my kids have needs and after they're taken care of, there's only so much money I have left!"

"But you have money to go out and drink?" She gave me a doubtful look.

"Oh my god! Why are you against me all of the sudden?!"

"Emily, honey, you're getting worked up," Pattie put her hand on my arm in a comfort mechanism.

"No, I feel like I have a right to get worked up. I am emotionally and mentally drained. I'm worn out and my kids are starting to notice. Do you know what it's like to have your kids look you in the eyes and be like, 'where is daddy, mommy?' No, you don't. I miss him...god I miss him so much."

"Then you need to do everything in your power to get him out," Pattie looked at me with a sorry look.

"Mommy," Kyler walked in making me quickly look away and wipe my eyes before looking at him and smiling.

"What, baby boy?"

"Daddy told me he was gonna come back. Did he lie to me?" His bottom lip started to tremble.

"No no no baby," I wrapped my arms around his body and put him on my lap, "he is coming back baby."

"Do you promise?" He questioned.

Nodding my head smiling, "yeah."

He ran out of the dining room and I looked at Pattie to see her smiling at me, "you're a good mother, you know that? You're so strong and I'm proud of you."

"Thank you," I smile before standing up to start my daily routine of cleaning.

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Opening my front door to see my mom standing there made my anger boil, "what are you doing here," I spat.

"We need to talk," she said in a bitchy tone.

"I don't want your apology," I looked at her like she was crazy.

"I'm defiantly not here to apologize to you," she glared at me, "I need you to tell me the truth, Emily."

"I don't have to tell you anything," I spat.

"Emily, I don't care how mad we are at each other, I am still your mother and I will still smack that big mouth of yours."

"Oh, like you did the other day, right?"

"Yeah," her voice went to a higher pitch, "I'll do it again."

"I don't want you here," I spat as I tried to close the door in her face.

She put her hand on the door and looked at me with the biggest death glare ever, "how could you do this to me? To yourself?"

"Mom..." I sighed and looked down, "no matter what, I love him and he's my husband. We have a family together and I'm bailing him out."

"Well, his bail ends this Friday then he's sentenced to actual time without a bail," she things her shit don't stink, doesn't she?

"Yeah, and I'll have him out by then," I smirked and slammed the door in her face.

Fuck her.