I explained the whole situation to the police and tomorrow I have to take them to the house. Since mine and the boys argument, I haven't been in a very good mood but I managed to cooperate and give them the information they need.
"May we speak with the girl?" asks Officer Linert, one of the two police men who came.
"She's probably sleeping", I say rudely.
"I'll get her", says Zayn, standing up while glaring at me.
"Don't you dare wake her up", I say, getting up from the couch to stop him but Liam pulls me back down.
"Harry the officers need to talk to her so they can get more information. Just chill", he says giving me a look of annoyance. I scoff and turn the other way and watch as Zayn carries out a half awake Grace. She's rubbing her eyes and yawning which tells me that he definitely had to wake her up. Bastard.
"Grace, this is Officer Linert and Officer Jepson. They're going to ask you some questions, okay?" asks Zayn, setting her down on the couch next to me. She looks up at the officers and then looks at me. She crawls into my lap and cuddles. I smile and wrap my arms around her small body.
"Hi sweetheart, sorry for waking you. We just have a couple questions", says Officer Linert, kneeling down so he's face to face with her. She stares at him with tired eyes and waits for the first question. He examines her arms and legs before asking the first question.
"Where did you get these cuts and bruises?" She looks at her arms and stares off for a second before answering the question.
"It's a secret", she says, pronouncing the r in secret like a w. Officer Jepson gets out his notepad and pen after she says that and looks like he's ready to write.
"It's a secret? Who told you it was a secret?" asks Officer Linert.
"Daddy did. He says not to tell", she says, pretending to zip her lips. Officer Jepson quickly writes something on the pad and everyone's full attention is on Grace, including mine.
"Whats your daddy like? Is he nice?" asks Officer Linert. Grace scratches her head and shifts in my lap.
"Only to Jack", she says, and Officer Jepson scribbles it onto the pad. Officer Linert is smart with the way hes wording these questions.
"Who's Jack?" he asks.
"Daddy's brother. He comes and they drink bottles together", she says. Bottles meaning beer?
"What do the bottles look like?" asks Officer Jepson.
"Brown. He has lots of bottles", she says, emphasizing the word lots.
"Yeah, I bet he does. What about mommy, does she ever drink any bottles?" he asks.
"No. She gives them bottles. And white sticks", she says. Cigarettes?
"What do they do with the white sticks?" he asks.
"Put them in their mouth and light them on fire", she says.
"Do they thank mommy for bringing them bottles and white sticks?" he asks.
"No. They smack her butt", she says while giggling. Niall snickers and Louis kicks him in the shin to shut him up. Grace doesn't understand that they're sexually assaulting her mom and thinks it's funny. Niall knows better than to laugh.
"I see. Does he ever smack you or Bella?" he asks. Grace stands up and turns towards me, standing on my legs and holding onto my shoulders.
"I'm tired Harry", she tells me. I put my hands on her small waist to steady her.
"I know sweetheart. Can you answer a couple more questions?' I ask and she pouts, shaking her head and burying it into the crook of her neck. I look at the officers who look a bit impatient. She's 4 bloody years old, give her a break.
"I think we better just call it a night. She's tired and needs to get to bed. She could probably just answer some more tomorrow but shes done for tonight", I say, standing up with her in my arms and Officer Linert sighs while standing up.
"Alright. We'll be here tomorrow at 9 Am sharp to go to the house. We'll bring a couple other officers and one will stay to ask more questions. As of right now, we don't have enough information to put the blame on anybody but we've got an excellent lead. Thank you for your time gentlemen", says Officer Linert, nodding as he walks towards the door.
"Wait! Child support is coming tomorrow, should we call them and tell them not to so we can have her here for questioning?" asks Louis. Officer Jepson nods.
"Yes, we'll deal with them after this case is closed. Until then, will she be able to stay here? If it's of any inconvenience, we can find-" he starts but I cut him off.
"She can stay here! Not a problem at all."
"Great! Well, we'll see you boys tomorrow. Have a nice night", he says as they both walk out the door. Liam waves and shuts it before turning back towards us.
"Okay, we're going to have to deal with this soon, but I'm too tired and I'm sure you guys are too. So lets just all go to bed and get a good nights rest because I have a feeling tomorrow will be very hectic", says Liam, walking towards his room. All the boys nod and walk towards their rooms and I carry Grace towards mine.
"You did awesome answering all those questions", I say while tucking her in. She gets comfy before saying,
"No more." I bite my lip, not knowing what to say since there will be more. A lot more actually.
"Listen baby, those men are going to have to ask you some more questions so they can figure out what to do about daddy", I say, kneeling at the side of the bed and stroking her hair gently.
"I don't like them", she says with her eyes closed as she slowly begins falling asleep. I sigh and plant a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"I know baby. It'll be all over soon", I say, before standing up to walk out. I feel something gently grab my hand and turn to see Grace looking at me with her tired eyes.
"Don't go", she says quietly. I smile before climbing into bed with her and holding her close.
"I'll never leave princess. I promise", I say, as I shut my eyes and slowly drift to sleep. I think I've fallen in love with this little girl. (A/N: Not in the weird way, in the father daughter kind of way)
Anonymous:
"It's room 2031,"
"Perfect. We'll go straight there as soon as I get home."
"How far are you?"
"2 days tops"
"2 days?! They'll have the whole fucking case sealed by then! They'll put you in cuffs before you even get home!"
"Shut the fuck up! I'm not going to fucking jail again! I'm gonna get home, we're going to finish these bastards and we'll get Grace back! That fucking simple!"
"Fine. Anything I should do?"
"Just keep me updated. I want to know everything they're asking that little whore and all of her answers"
"Okay, I think I have an idea"
The line goes dead and I walk to my car, driving home. Once I'm inside, I go straight to my closet, grabbing my old cop uniform. Hopefully it still fits. I try it on and it's a little tight but it'll have to do. Tomorrow, I'm going to get that little bitch back.
A/N: Hey guys! Sooooo sorry to keep you waiting! I've been so stressed with school, soccer and friends I just haven't been able to find time! FYI, next chapter there is going to be a lot of action so be ready! And spankings are on the way as well! Thanks for reading!!
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FanfictionA simple walk to clear his mind changes Harry Styles life. He wasn't planning on finding a four year old little girl sitting outside alone in the rain crying. He wasn't planning on taking her home and trying to figure out who her parents were and wh...
