It All Began In Paris

Chapter 32

**Jacqueline's POV**

"I mean Jenny knows." Sophie told me.

I gasped and ran a hand through my hair. Then my phone started vibrating beside me. A phone call was coming through. Caller ID said it was Director Shepard.

"I'm just gonna take this call outside." I told Sophie.

"Okay mom but I coming with you." Sophie said.

"No you're not. You need to get some sleep, you have classes tomorrow and I'm not sure how long this phone call is gonna take."

"Fine. Goodnight mom. I love you."

"Goodnight baby. I love you too." I said and kissed her forehead. Then I got out of bed and left the room.

I called Jenny back because I had obviously missed her call.

"I want my daughter back." Was the first thing Jenny said.

"I never took her from you. She chose me. And I'm sorry but she chose me over you, and that's the truth." I explained.

"You are so selfish. First you took Jethro from me, then my daughter. Now you have a child on the way and you won't give my daughter back to me. You're a whore and you're selfish. You are a bad role model for MY daughter. She would do so much better without a mom at all than with you as her mom. You know that as well as I do."

"Jenny, with all due respect. Fuck off. I never took Jethro from you. Once again, Jethro chose me. But Jethro was never free to choose me. He didn't know it himself, but he wasn't choosing me. He was never with me because even when you were gone, he was with you. So I never took Jethro or Sophie from you. One always belonged to you, and the other chose me."

Then the line went dead. The director knew I was right and so cut the call. I couldn't help but wonder if she was right. I knew she wasn't for the most part but now the idea was in my head and I couldn't get it out.

Was I really a bad role model to Sophie?

I went back into the room and got into bed. Abby was beside me and Sophie was on the air mattress on the floor. Sophie was fast asleep. I kissed her forehead and whispered into her hair.

"I love you baby and no matter what anyone says, you're my daughter and I'm never letting you go." I whispered.

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**Sophie's POV**

It was now almost time for our food technology class. Everyone had left by 12. Uncle Toby had come and had tried to convince Emily to go home with him. She said no and as a result he told her that she had to have a bodyguard if she was going to stay at school. Emily said she would only have one if I had one also.

So there we go. We were both getting bodyguards. They were arriving this evening at about 9pm. As a result we were told just to be careful in the mean time and our teachers had been informed.

"Good afternoon class. Today we will be making pizza. As we have the time... we shall be making it from scratch. I will put you into partners now." Our teacher told us. I looked at Emily with a frown.

"Well.. there's an odd number. I guess someone can be partnered up with Jake.
Sophie Gibbs, you shall be working with Jake today." She told me.

Jake looked at me with a smile on his face.

"Head over to a workstation. All the ingredients are already there for you." She said and Jake came over to me.

"Let's go find a workstation then." He said and we walked to a workbench which was next to Emily. Emily was partnered up with a guy. He was kinda cute.