Chap. 10 Penelope's past part 2

A/N: I had to cut the previous chapter to keep the balance.

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"It all begun before my parents died; we have these neighbours the Davies who had a son…"

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Their son Brian was kind of strange but nice. My mom kept telling me how she would be glad that I went out with him, because they were a good family and stuff. So I went out with him for some time. I wasn't really in love; it was just nice to have a boyfriend, I was not the girl who had many boys at her feet.

Just before my parents died, my mom told me that she was picturing my wedding day with Brian; I couldn't tell her I had no wish to marry him. You see we were not in love; I knew it and he knew it as well. We were just buddies and I had this weird feeling about him.

Anyway we were dating for more than a year when my parents passed away. I wanted to break it up with Brian and move away from California; I hadn't a good relationship with my brothers. That is when we discovered my parents will; my mom told me through that will that if anything happened to them she would be so proud of me getting married to Brian.

I didn't want to and I clearly said it to my brothers but they told me that they would finally love me as a sister if only I agreed to this marriage. The Davies already knew my parents wished and they were very happy about that.

I was only nineteen when I got married; Brian was twenty-two. I really don't know why I agreed then. I guess I just wanted THEM, my brothers I mean, to love me. I did as they said and I was married to a man I didn't love and who didn't love me."

"How did you know, he didn't love you?" Derek asked when she stopped talking.

"I'll get there; I don't know this weird feeling he was not interested in me or in any other women for that matter. But then I was just suspicious. At first we were living with his parents until they decided to move back in their hometown near Chicago.

I wanted to stay near my brothers but they told me it was my task as a wife to follow my husband. I was very angry with Brian; he was so weak, always looking for his parents' approval. I didn't know back then that they were all aware of Brian problem."

"Problem?"

"Yes. We moved in ****** not far from Chicago. I carried on my studies in computing but I got pregnant. While my parents in law were happy, Brian was mad. I thought that he was not ready for that; but I already loved that child and I carried on my pregnancy, soon I left the university and I gave birth to Daisy Garcia-Davies." She sighed and closed her eyes.

When Derek took her hand in his, she carried on.

"She was so beautiful, you should have seen her. Brian refused to take care of her. I couldn't understand why… his parents helped me. And soon we had our own place but the things got worse.

Daisy was 9 months old when I discovered that Brian was attracted to men… that day I had decided to have a mother-daughter day and I had told Brian who had the day off that I would be back at night. In the middle of the day, daisy began to develop a fever so I decided to come back. I saw an unknown car in the alley and inside Brian was making out with a man in the living room.

The man quickly left and I talked to Brian telling him that he had to be truthful with himself ad with his parents if THAT was what he wanted.

He yelled at me and threatened me. He said I had to keep that to myself like his parents had done.

That is when I understand that they used me, because a son who was interested in men was not right for them. He had complied with dating and marrying me… but with the child he couldn't stand anymore.

I told him that I could leave with daisy and leave him be with whoever he wanted and that's when he went crazy.

He grabbed me and began to kick me then he tried to attack Daisy I got wild.

I fought the best I could; he managed to grab a knife in the kitchen and stabbed me; I protected daisy with my body but he got her; after that I found a new strength and we fought hard…. The knife hurt him bad and he died. I couldn't save my baby though.

Some neighbours had called the police and the EMT's; they took me to the hospital.

There were no charges against me, Brian family insisted to take care of daisy's funeral. I didn't want at first because they knew and I knew that it was partly their fault.

I just didn't have money. I buried my daughter and left Chicago; I never thought they would bury Him next to her. After that I came back in California one more time to confront my brothers who had ruined my life just because I wanted them to love me; then I went underground. I never once came back there, it was too hard! That's why I couldn't join you in your little trips here." She was crying freely now.

Derek sat beside her and gathered her in his arms.

"That's ok baby girl;" he said tears in his eyes.