Her New Mommy

Mommy

"I'm sorry what?" I questioned.

"I said that I don't take threats seriously from children." she sneered.

I set Jas down before sending the dirtiest look I could muster.

"I'm the child? According to your past mistakes, I would think your the child. I didn't know that an 'adult' would abandon their child. I didn't know that an 'adult' would openly state that they would put their child through a custody battle. I didn't know an 'adult' would come back and stick their ugly, fat nose into something that doesn't concern them," I said lividly.

She took two steps forward causing me to look up at her. She gave me a menacing look before lifting her arm up and swinging it back, at the same time I clenched my fist and brought my arm back. Before either of us were about to attack, a little voice stopped us from doing so,

"You leave my mama alone!" Jas screamed as she pushed her way between the both of us. Carol looked at her with a smug smile while I looked at her in shock.

"Jasmine! Get back over here!" Cole said from beside me.

"Cole stop, she's just protecting her mo-" Carol said as she reached forward to take Jasmine in her arms. She stopped her movement quickly as Jasmine cut her off,

"You're not my mama, Ms. Alice is my mama," she said and turned to me and attached her arms to my leg.

I couldn't move, I was frozen in my place.

M-ma-mama?

Di-did just call me her mama? My heart swelled with love and affection for the little girl as I crouched down and brought her close. My eyes welled with unshed tears as I looked at Cole with the happiest grin I've ever had.

"You bitch!" Carol screeched and pulled me back by the hair. I quickly let go of Jasmine and pushed her toward Cole in order to get her away from the madness.

"Get your disgusting hands off of me!" I yelled as I punched her in the stomach causing her to release my hair.

It wasn't long before she lunged and tackled me to the floor. She straddled me and began clawing at my face. Rage pulsed through my body as I gripped her arms and flipped us over. I brought back my fist and propelled it forward. She tried her best to cover her face but I wasn't letting up. I punched, punched, and punched until I was lifted up.

"Let me go! Let me at her!" I screamed and thrashed in Cole's grip.

"Babe, babe calm down!" Cole whispered in my ear and turned me so my chest was pressed against his. I leaned my head against his chest and slowly began breathing in and out.

"Did she see?" I asked.

"No, my mom took her away when you pushed her to me."

"Thank the Lord," I mumbled. We heard groaning and we both turned toward Carol to see her struggling to get up. I detached myself from Cole's arms and crouched down to her level.

"If I ever see you near any of us again, Cole won't be there to stop me next time," I said to her with a smile. In response, she laughed and spat in my face,

"You think you're tough, but honey, you have no idea who you are dealing with."

I wiped my face before punching her once again, "I can say the same thing to you, don't you dare to ever interfere in our lives ever again."

I got up, grabbed Cole's outreached hand and we walked away together.

"Is it weird to say that you beating the hell out of her turned me on?" he said as he let go of my hand and put his arm around my shoulder pulling me closer.