Danger II // J.N

Chapter 20

Jace's POV.

Anna and Violet stand in the doorway of my apartment. Anna rolls Violet's little suitcase inside. Violet follows the suitcase, holding her stuffed elephant.

"Okay Vi, you're gonna spend the night with Jace tonight. I'll be back in the morning to get you," She says, holding her tiny fingers and looking down at her. Violet looks up at her with a scared face. Anna bends down and gently kisses Violets lips. "It'll be okay, baby girl. You'll have lots of fun, and you're going to bed soon anyways," She says softly.

Violet grasps for Anna, but Anna turns around. "Mommy!" Violet screeches. Anna turns back. Violet holds her arms up for a hug. I smile. Anna bends down and hugs Violet, kissing her cheek. "Goodnight Violet," She says, standing up and walking back into the hall. Violet waves with a blank face. "Bye bye mommy," she whispers.

"Don't stay up too late, Anna," I grin. Anna grins. "My buddies will take me home if I get too tipsy," She says, giggling. I smile and wave goodbye.

Anna walks away, and I close the door. Violet turns around and looks at me. "Can I play my peppa house?" She asks, sweetly holding her elephant.

I nod. "Yeah! For sure!" I say, opening her suitcase. I take out her Peppa Pig playset. "Do you wanna play with it in the living room?" I ask.

She nods. "Watch Peppa Pig?" She asks, with a big grin.

I look at the TV and slowly nod. "Yeah," I say. She smiles. "Do you love Peppa Pig?" I ask.

She nods. "I love pigs," She says, sitting on he floor, putting her elephant next to her. I set the playset in front of her and open it. All the little figures fall out.

"You do? I do too!" I say. She giggles. "Mommy says pigs go, "oink!"" She says. I smile, letting out a small chuckle. I grab the remote and quickly look for Peppa Pig on the TV.

"What do you want for dinner?" I ask.

Violet plays with her little action figures, and drops one off the top of the house.

"Violet? Are you hungry?" I ask.

She shakes her head. "No num nums," She says.

I nod. "I'll make dinner in a little bit, okay?"

She nods.

"Do you like spaghetti o's?" I ask. She nods. "Cold," She says. I smile and nod.

***

I sit in my bedroom, scrolling through Instagram on my phone. Violet is asleep in the guest room. The lights are off in the apartment, all except one in my room.

I scroll through, and like different posts. I stop at one of Kaliyah's posts.

Anna, Kaliyah, and one of Kaliyah's friends went out tonight. I'm not sure where they went, but Anna said she'll be back in the morning.

Kaliyah posted a picture of the three all together at a table. Anna holds a glass of wine in her hand, with a big smile on her face. I smile as I look at her.

I hear Violet softly cry from the other side of the wall. I stand up and gently walk over, seeing a shadow in the hallway. The bedroom door is open a crack.

I hear Violet let out soft whimpers. "Mommy? Mommy?" She asks. "Momma?" She asks louder.

My eyes widen. My heart races.

Alex.

I open the door slowly, and tip toe out into the guest room. I see Alex picking Violet up as she screams. She kicks him, trying to wiggle out of his grip.

Alex pats her head. "Violet, it's me! Daddy!" He says. I turn around and hurry to the living room, seeing the sliding glass door open. I stand there, and wait for Alex to come back.

Alex walks down the hall, looking around. He looks at me and gasps.

"Put Violet down," I demand, cracking my knuckles.

"She's my kid, Norman. You think you can waltz back into Anna's life and take her?" He says.

I shake my head and walk towards him. "Yeah, well, it says a lot when your kid doesn't know you're her dad. Actions speak louder than words, right?" I say, cracking a slight grin.

Alex shakes his head. He sets Violet down. Violet walks over to me, reaching for my leg. Alex yanks her back and puts her against the wall. He turns back and shoves me against the wall. I make my move as quick as possible, throwing a hard punch in his gut. He grabs his stomach and wobbles back.

I push him against the door, grabbing his jacket collar. "You think you're tough shit coming into my apartment? I can have you arrested for breaking and entering, AND attempted kidnapping," I threat, kicking him in the crotch.

Alex rolls his eyes, and has a look of distress on his face.

"Peyton's probably waiting in some van he stole out front. You probably got a few weapons on ya too," He says, punching him in the jaw again.

"Id already use them, dumbass," He says.

I laugh, throwing him into the wall. "My past doesn't define who I am. I ain't dumb," I say. "I worked with Peyton for three years, and I know how he rolls," I say, letting go of Alex. He slides down the wall.

I turn around and see Violet hiding on the couch, holding a cream colored blanket over her tiny body. She whimpers as she watches what's going on. Tears stream down her soft cheeks.

I walk over and pick her up, wrapping her in the blanket. I hurry to my bedroom and set her on the floor on the other side of the bed. I grab my phone off the bed.

"Stay here, Vi, okay?" I say, panicking.

Violet looks at me with a scared look. Tears form in her eyes as she starts to whine. "I want Mommy!" She screams. I look at her, feeling my heart break.

"Violet, mommy's not here right now. You gotta be with me. It'll be okay, I promise!"

"Mommy!" She screams, running to the door.

"Violet, no!" I yell, running after her. Alex scoops her up, with blood on his lip.

"Stay the fuck away from Anna and my kid, got it?" He demands.

I stare at him. "You haven't done anything for her, Alex," I say.

Alex laughs. "What did you do? Besides get her into drugs and alcohol. Besides putting her life in danger? I'm not letting you do that to Violet. No way. No fucking way, Norman. You are a psychotic criminal who needs help," He says.

I stare at him, feeling rage inside me. I grip my fists. I bite my lip, holding back from beating him again.

"You stole cars, money, drugs. You sold drugs. You picked up every single girl off the streets of LA. You vandalized property. You started fights at every school and you even killed your best friend. You think I'm gonna let you take my kid? Much less the court let you with THAT kind of record? You're dreaming," He says.

"How'd you find any of that?" I ask.

"It's the twenty-first century! You can find anything about anyone!" He says, laughing.

Violet stares at me, gently biting her finger.

"It's funny how this all worked out. You know? I had a really bad few years, but I ended up going to college and getting a stable job, a brand new car, and an apartment. You... You just hop from friends homes with cars you steal," I say, smirking.

Alex bites his lip.

"I suggest you put Violet down. You let her be. You leave and move on with your life. Or else I'll have you arrested," I say.

"That doesn't scare me," He says.

"It should. You think you're gonna keep custody of Violet? The court looks into your criminal background. It wouldn't be too pretty if you were fighting for custody while sitting behind bars, would it?" I ask, crossing my arms.

Alex bites his lip. Violet reaches for me. "Mommy!" She yells.

"Your mom isn't here, Violet," Alex says, shaking her gently.

"Just put her down, okay? Leave her alone!" I say.

Alex shakes his head. He turns around and runs down the hall. Violet screams again.

I run after him. He opens the apartment door and runs down the hall, Violet screaming in his arms.

I panic, running after him. He runs through the lobby. He stops to open the exit door.

I catch up to Alex and Violet. But Alex exits the building. my stomach churning.

A man runs over and grabs Violet out of Alex's grip. Alex turns around and punches the man in the stomach. But the man kicks him. Peyton jumps out of the vehicle. The man hurries back inside. I open the door for him.

Alex and Peyton run to the door, but it closes in front of them.

I grab Violets hand and pull her to my side.

"Thank you, thank you so much," I say.

The man nods. "I heard the screaming from my apartment. I saw the car pull up. I already called the police for you," He says. My lips part.

"Thank you," I say, taking a breath.

"Is this your daughter?" He asks, pointing.

I shake my head. "N-No. it's my girlfriends. She's staying with me for the night. That's her dad. He tried to kidnap her and broke into my apartment. He's not mentally stable," I say.

The man looks at me. "So you don't have custody? But he does?"

I nod. "We're trying to get him to hand over custody. He's not a stable parent. Her mom has done pretty much everything," I say.

I hear the sirens of the police car get louder as they approach the building. I see the flashing lights reflect against the wall.

I watch the officer arrest Peyton and Alex. Peyton fights the officers grip as usual. Alex just stands in disbelief.

A officer walks into the building. He walks up to me.

"Are you the father?" He asks.

I shake my head, holding onto Violet's hand. She hugs my leg. "He's the biological dad. My girlfriend is the biological mom. She's not home right now," I explain.

"So he attempted kidnapping?" He asks.

I nod. "He broke into my apartment, tried to take Violet, and he assaulted me," I say.

The officer nods. "Well, I can also tell you that the vehicle out there isn't either of theirs. It's stolen. It's been reported stolen since Friday afternoon."

I slowly nod, still in shock from what happened.

"They're both going to jail for the night. If you drop charges, bail will be available in the morning. If not, they're facing up to a good amount of time," He explains. I nod.

I step back and turn around, picking up Violet and holding her on my hip. I walk down the hallway to my apartment.

"Mommy," Violet whispers. I look at her. "Do you want to talk to Mommy?" I ask. She nods. I open the door to the apartment. I walk in and close it behind me. I set Violet down, and she wanders to the couch. she climbs up on it and grabs a blanket, holding it against her. I watch her as she snuggles the blanket.

I'm not ready to be a dad. Not even close. 

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