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Chapter One
Erin's Point of View
The house was a mess there was clothes, shoes, books and pens scattered all over the kitchen table. They all belonged to my teenage daughter who believed fairies came in the middle of the night and cleaned up after her.
"I'm going to kill her!" I complained as my husband came into the kitchen.
He simply rolled his eyes and kissed me on the cheek before pouring two cups of coffee and passing me one.
"This doesn't bother you?" I questioned.
Jay shrugged in response.
"Erin she is a kid, at least she was doing homework." He replied.
I glared at him and tossed a book in response. Jay dodged it and it hit the floor with a smack. The owner of the book had just appeared at the bottom of the stairs as the book collided with the tiles.
"Um that's my homework. Why are you throwing it at dad? Did he do something wrong?" Amber my fifteen-year-old daughter smirked.
"No he didn't you did. Do you think this house magically cleans itself?" I snapped.
Amber rolled her eyes in the same annoying way Jay had before. Like Jay she didn't seem to find the table being a mess annoying.
"At least I do my homework unlike Dylan." She commented.
"Dylan's nine his homework is his times tables. Are you really comparing yourself to a nine year old?" I asked.
Before she could reply my nine-year-old son came into the room. He walked over and climbed onto Jay's knee.
"Morning Buddy." Jay greeted as he ruffled Dylan's hair.
Dylan giggled in response.
"Want to come to work with me this morning before school?" Jay offered.
Dylan nodded enthusiastically and got up to leave with Jay.
"You're leaving? What are we going to work separately now?" I pressed.
"Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed today?" Amber questioned.
I ignored her and waited for Jay to answer.
"No of course not are you ready dear?" Jay smirked.
I couldn't help but smile in response and I went to follow him.
"So I'm getting the bus now?" Amber moaned.
"Yeah you are and in future clean the table it earns you a ride to school." I grinned as I followed my husband and son out the door.
"Oh and Amber I do my homework, thats why I'm getting a ride to school!" Dylan added before I closed the door.
Jay's Point of View
I had just dropped my son off at school when I realised I had left my phone in the house. I decided that I would go home and get it before returning to work. As I pulled up on the driveway I realised there was a car parked. Opening the front door I saw my daughters school bag sitting at the bottom of the stairs.
"Oh you did no skip school!" I thought out loud.
Marching up the stairs I banged on my daughters bedroom door.
"Amber you better not be in there!" I yelled.
I heard a lot of movement from inside the room.
"I'm coming in!" I yelled.
Pushing open the door I saw a kid frantically zipping up his jeans and scrambling towards the door. I blocked his path and glared at him. I could just about see Amber who was hiding behind her covers.
"Get up." I hissed at her.
I pulled the kid from the room and dragged him down the stairs along with me.
"Mr Jay man I'm sorry…..She told me you would be at work…" The kid rambled.
"It's Mr Halstead Sir and you think the fact that I was at work made it ok for you to come to my house, go to my daughter bedroom and do…..THAT!" I snapped.
The kid looked panicked as Amber came running down the stairs.
"Dad let him go!" She cried.
"You don't talk." I scolded.
"What's your name?" I asked the boy.
"Finn." He mumbled.
I had just noticed the tattoos and piercings all over him not to mention the distinct smell of weed.
"Well listen to me Finn. If I ever and I mean EVER see you around here again I will kill you. I work for Intelligence Unit so don't think for one second I can't and won't do that if I ever find you around my little girl again. Do I make myself clear?" I whispered in his ear.
"Dude…." Finn tried to object.
"No, no Finn that wasn't a yes no answer." I interrupted him.
He looked puzzled clearly he wasn't too bright. The tattoo of the ugly cat should have been a giveaway.
"It was a yes Sir question. Only one answer." I clarified.
"Now get the hell out of my house." I instructed as I shoved him in the direction of the door.
"My clothes?" He questioned.
I glared at him.
"Buy new ones Finn!" He answered himself before rushing towards the door.
"Finn I'm sorry he can't legally kill you plus he doesn't have the right to make me stop seeing you. Finn!" Amber called after him.
"I CANNOT believe you did that! I'm so embarrassed." Amber screeched at me.
"You're embarrassed? That's all you are going to say? Not I'm sorry dad, I should never have did this dad, please forgive me dad, I know I'm not old enough dad?" I replied.
I tried to sound calm I really did but it didn't come out that way. A silence fell as we both looked daggers at the each other. From the kitchen I could hear my phone start to ring and I knew it would be Erin.
"Go on rat me out." Amber said sarcastically breaking the silence.
"You don't move." I barked as I went to get the phone.
Sure enough it was Erin. Sliding the phone to answer I dreaded telling her where I was.
"You need to come home now and I need you to breath several times before coming into the house. Remember she is our daughter and we have to love her…" I trailed off.
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
"What the hell did she do?" Erin finally replied….
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