Chapter 83
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"Good. I'm going to leave for work now. Just wanted to come back to see how you are doing. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
He planted a gentle kiss on my lips and kissed Dahlia's forehead while she was in my arms.
As usual, her eyes flutter and lo and behold, they opened.
"Jevan! Her eyes are open!"
Jevan rushed back to my side and peered down at her. She was peering right back with her grey eyes. Then she gave the widest smile ever and cooed the loudest as if she was cheering at her father.
"This is the happiest moment of my life," Jevan said, his eyes shinning with tears of joy, "This and finding out Jason was my son and when you agreed on giving us a second chance," he went on.
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It was Friday morning and I had to take Dahlia to the doctor's office for her weekly check-up.
We were already dressed and the guard Jevan assigned to me, drove us there since Jevan was at work.
At the doctor, I was attended to immediately. The guard stood outside the door while Dahlia got examined with me there with her.
Everything went smoothly and the doctor was happy when she heard Dahlia had opened her eyes. For an extra check, she tested her eyes.
"Her eyesight is excellent. She's a healthy baby girl. Keep being a great mom to her," the doctor advised.
"Thank you and I will."
We left and I went into a clothing store to grab a few dresses for myself.
A really pretty dress caught my eyes and I just had to take it off the rack.
"I'm stepping into the changing room with the baby," I informed the guard who was still hot on my tail.
"Please hurry, ma'am. If you ask me, you shouldn't even be here with the baby. She's too young and...."
"I didn't ask your permission. You're not Jevan," I snapped.
He held his hands up in surrender and I went into the changing room. The dress was too big around the waist area and it wasn't bringing out my figure enough.
I put it back on the rack and we left the store.
While sitting in the car, I remember I had left Dahlia's baby-bag in the fitting room.
"Don't worry, I'll go get it," the guard said. He sprinted back into the store and went to the car but before I could reach the door, something pressed into my back.
"I'm holding a gun to your back. Follow me to MY CAR or I swear I'm going to shoot the baby," his said.
Chills like ice ran down my back when I heard the trigger.
"Okay. Okay. We'll come with you, Hunter."
Jevan's POV
"WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?!" I bellowed at my security guard who was assigned to protect my woman and my daughter.
"Sir, I'm so sorry I don't have the answer to this question. I took Miss. Wright to the doctor's with the baby. Everything went smoothly there. Afterwards, Miss. Wright ordered me to a shopping boutique where she tried on a dress. After leaving, she noticed she forgot the bag with the baby's belongings. I went back to get it. When I got back to the car, they were gone. No Miss. Wright. No baby," he explained.
"You. Had. One. Job. ONE! And now my fiancée and my daughter are missing! Did you call the police?"
"I did. They're investigating as we speak."
My jaw tightened. I tried calling Blossom's cell phone again and it kept going to voicemail.
I was unsettled. I wanted them both home where they belong. I called my father next.
"I don't know what to do," my voice broke when I explained what occurred to my father.
"I'll be right over, son. Your mom, sister and I are already in the car."
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When they arrived, my mom pulled me into her arms. My father walked in with someone else I didn't recognize.
"Son, this is Sammi. One of the best hackers you'll ever meet."
"I don't have an identity theft problem. My kid and fiancée are MISSING!"
"I know that and Sammi here is going to tap into the street cameras and see exactly what happened."
My security guard gave up the extra location of the street and Sammi's fingers went to work on her laptop. We huddle around the screen, anxiously waiting.
"There!" I said as I noticed Blossom standing with the baby with someone directly behind her.
"That son of a bitch! I'm going to kill him!" I yelled. I knew he was pointing a gun into Blossom's back although he had it covered up with his coat.
I watched as Blossom's face grew fear and Hunter ushered her away from the car.
"Hunter Sax. Blossom's ex?" Jada asked.
"He's a tape worm up the ass. He wouldn't leave her be and his crazy mind has him believing Dahlia is his kid," I said.
"Jevan. You're not going after him. This could become dangerous. Let the police handle this," my mother ordered.
"I'm going to get my woman and my daughter and bring them back home. And I hope I don't have to murder Hunter in the process."
I grabbed my car keys and walked out the door with my father at my side.
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Blossom's POV
"GET IN THERE AND SHUT HER UP!" Hunter yelled at me as he pushed me into a dark room which resembles a basement.
I found a chair in the corner and sat down with Dahlia. Hunter flipped on a switch and the room lit up. He sat across from me.
"So that's the measures I have to take just to be a family with you, huh?" he asked.
"Hunter, this is kidnapping! You held me at gunpoint with my daughter. What the hell is wrong with you... amongst the other things that's wrong with you."
"You're being rude to me, Blossom. I don't like it when you're rude to me."
