Make Me Weak (Make Me #1)
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“I say yes—just as long as I can say goodbye to Daisy. I want to tell her what’s going on so she doesn’t think the worst has happened.”
“Of course, love. Do what you need.”
“I’ll see her tonight and tomorrow we can start our journey.”
“Perfect.”
The rest of the day I spent packing as I was filled with nothing but complete excitement. It saddened me to leave Daisy but I was anxious to travel with Onyx. See the world a bit, I’ve always wanted to leave this place. I had only hoped that as I crossed over the city limits I’d be doing it with Daisy next to me. Someday though, I had to believe it would happen.
Onyx insisted on driving to the same spot he had every time for the past few months but I refused. There was more packing that needed to be done with his guitars and I knew I’d need the space once I left her. All day I had been trying to prepare myself for a long goodbye but I knew it wasn’t going to be that easy. This way at least I had the walk home to try and compose myself.
For once I didn’t try to race to Daisy. I took my time on the walk, crept carefully between the houses and stared up at her window for a long time. I was only prolonging the inevitable but I couldn’t just get myself to hurry up. No mother wants to tell her child goodbye, especially since I was sure I wouldn’t be able to see her until after we went to court. Onyx was right—sneaking into her room was no way to be a mother. It was time I stood up against my grandmother and proved myself to a judge that I was Daisy’s mother and rightful guardian.
I finally worked up the courage, climbed the tree and hopped into her room. The second my feet touched the floor the overhead light turned on and standing before me I saw my grandmother. I glanced around the room but saw Daisy wasn’t here.
“Well, well, I knew you’d be back soon. How lovely to see you again, Alexandria.” Her wicked grin made every bone in my body shake. My heart was pounding as I slowly realized my biggest fears were staring back at me.
“Where is Daisy?”
“Not here, but I do have something I want to give you.”
“Unless they are papers signing my daughter back over to me then I don’t want them.”
She let out a chuckle that made my skin crawl. I stood my ground, teeth clenched, hands in fists, ready for anything. She took a few leisurely paced steps toward me and held out a manila folder. A smile never faltered from her face as she waited patiently for me to take it. Nothing good could come from whatever was inside. I felt my stomach start to rot with queasiness and uncertainty.
“Take it, Andie. It’s fair of me to show you. It is in place regardless of you seeing the papers or not.”
“What’s in place?”
“Only one way to find out.”
I snatched the folder from her hands, praying it left a wicked paper cut at least. As soon as I looked at the documents my heart sank. My eyes found the key words necessary before I had to stop looking at the pages.
“You’re giving me a restriction order?”
“Oh yes, as soon as I noticed something was off. You know, Daisy was always tired the next day. She always had to have her window open at night and her teacher mentioned that one day Daisy mentioned a mother in class. I guess it was just a little slip up but it all started to make sense. Once I had the order drawn up I just had to wait for a night to give it to you.”
“You can’t keep me from seeing my daughter!”
“Don’t kid yourself, Andie. You may have given birth to Daisy but she is in no way yours.”
“You’re wrong!” My blood boiled, I wanted to rip the smile from her face and tear it to shreds. “She has always and will always be mine!”
“Whatever you need to tell yourself, Andie. But for now, I’ll give you two minutes to get off of my property before I call the police.”
I was seething mad but knew I couldn’t stay. Not just because of the stupid restriction order but to keep me from lashing out. That would not help me get back my daughter.
“You’ll be hearing from my lawyer.”
She let out a boisterous laugh as if I had just cracked the funniest joke she ever heard. I was sick, furious, and needing Onyx. I climbed down and ran to the spot Onyx usually met me. I felt my throat tightening with the onslaught of approaching tears. Luckily I had my phone with so I pulled it out to send Onyx a text to come get me. I slipped my phone back into the pocket of my leather jacket and crumbled to the ground.
I wasn’t sure how long I sat there crying before the roar of Onyx’s chopper. Yet the instant I did hear the sound fresh tears sprung from my eyes as I knew I’d safely be in his arms soon. My body felt weak, drained, but I still managed to get to my feet. Onyx was off his bike and raced to me a moment later. I let myself fall into his weight while he rubbed my back in soothing circles.
“Daisy wasn’t there—just my grandmother. She gave me a restraining order. I have to fight this now Onyx.” I backed up to look up into his distraught expression. “I have to get my daughter back.”
His hands framed my face the pad of his thumb lightly brushed away each fresh tear.
“We will get her back. I promise you, Alexandria, we will be a family.”
I buried my face into his chest and let myself cry freely. I would stop at nothing to get my girl back. It just made everything a little better to know that I had Onyx by my side to make me strong.
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