Spiral of lies

Chapter 16

10 years later-Noah's POV

So it had been ten years since I appeared at Richelle's doorstep and it's been the best ten years of my life. I'd gotten a well paid job, we'd moved out within six months to a nice little farmhouse. Then when Nina was two I proposed to me on the same day that she told me she was expecting again, that was a pretty perfect day. Then months later she gave birth to our second daughter, Millie Alicia Erlick. When Millie was one we had a small marriage and then went to Italy as a family for three weeks. That's when I got Richelle pregnant for a third time, this time it was a boy, Liam James Erlick, He's now 6, Millie's 7 and Nina's 10. It's crazy how much my life changed that one day. I've not seen my family or Amanda since then. Richelle hasn't spoken to her family since she left home over eleven years ago. Today is our moving day, we're going back to Toronto, although we've done everything to avoid it in the past we've both agreed to go back so our kids can attend The Next Step. I'm pretty nervous about going back home, back to where my Mom could be but I'll do anything for the kids.

Richelle's POV

I don't really know how to feel about moving back to Toronto because I know my father will be there and that terrifies me, just the thought of him near my children makes me want to collapse, he'll never hurt them. I know that Noah is pretty nervous because of what his Mom used to do to him but I know he'll cope because this is Noah, he's never not managed to cope. He came into a deprived family of two living in an abandoned cottage and managed to work wonders, he originally got a job in working for a big business, and then he created his own business selling dance equipment, this made us a fortune and now we're pretty rich, which is a huge relief after those months in the cold house.

"Come on Liam, get in the car. It's only an hour drive just get in and we'll be there before you know it." I plead with my youngest child, he sits on the step of our house, we're keeping it as a holiday house, and refuses to get in the car "what if I say we have cookies?" I ask him, his face lights up and he clambers in. I shut the door behind him and then get in my door, this is it, we're really going back to Toronto.

We're half way there and I turn around and watch the kids playing with each other, then I turn to look at Noah, even though his eyes are on the road he knows I'm looking so he smiles

"We made a pretty good life, huh." Noah says, I laugh a bit

"you could say that." I reply

"I love you Richelle."

"I love you too Noah."

A/N: This is the end of this book, give me a few days and I should be releasing a new one, finger crossed, any ideas for my next book are greatly appreciated.