ALL RIGHTS GO TO RACHEL CAINE!

Chapter twenty-eight

Sky's POV

I was knocked to the floor with Tegan still in my arms. I kept hold of her tightly and I could feel her tears as they sank in through my shirt. Why did I put her in danger? This is my entire fault, shouldn't have took her for a walk at night. Could I be anymore stupider? I was expecting us to be attacked and drained but when I opened my eyes the crazed vamp was being pinned on the floor by another vamp. I tried to place mine and Tegan's saviour and after spending a few minutes looking the vamp over, I realised it was Brandon. He had saved our lives. I was grateful that he had, but just the sight of him brought up so many emotions in me. So many emotions that I have been trying to ignore and block for the last two years.

"Jasper, even I know Amelie has warned you on numerous occasions of this. You do not attack families, especially one with a child as young as this. Now I suggest you leave my sight, before I end you" Brandon threatens him and when he releases his grip the vampire is gone within a blur. I stay sat there on the cold ground with Tegan in my arms. Well that was until Tegan jumped out of them and flung herself into Brandon's arms. He managed to catch her and she instantly wrapped her arms around his neck as she said her thanks.

"Why did you do that?" I ask him as I stand up.

"Believe it or not Sky, but I do care about you two. I still love you, and I know that you don't reciprocate that love but I still want you two to be safe" he admits and I feel the tears that well up in my eyes. He still loves me; I couldn't believe though that he thought I didn't love him back.

I blink the tears away as best I can, just as I thought I wasn't going to cry Tegan blurted out something that did reduce me to tears.

"You're my daddy" she smiles brightly as she hugs Brandon closer. I could see the slight tear that emerged in his eyes, but he managed to hold that back as he passed Tegan over to me.

"I am not much of a daddy" he tells her and for some reason I wanted to stand up for him. I wanted to tell him that he was a great father, but he just happened to take a rocky path that he has finally managed to pull himself off.

"But you are my daddy. I saw you on some pictures mummy has" she states and I stare at her. How did she manage to remember those pictures, and how did she know that Brandon was her dad?

He looked over to me for help; he was unsure of what to say and so was I for that matter. But after this, I guess he did deserve some time with Tegan. Anyway, she was wide awake now and from what I could remember she was always a daddy's girl. Even when we had left she still had her 'I want my daddy' cry.

"Why don't you come back with us and spend some time with her?" I suggest to Brandon and he looks at me shocked before moving his gaze to his child. He was debating on whether this was a good idea or not. So I just made the decision for him by grabbing his hand and pulling him back to ours. Like I said, there may be no hope for us but Tegan still needs a daddy; preferably her biological one.

"Sky, are you sure this is a good idea? I have done so much to hurt you and I am scared that I may do the same to Tegan. Do not raise her or my hopes up, if you do not intend to let me see her in the future" he tells me and I look at him exasperated. Is that really how he sees me? Does he really see me as some conniving witch that will give him hope then take it away from him just like that? I couldn't believe that he thought so low of me, but he had good reasons to believe that I would do that. But even I am not that harsh. If I didn't want Tegan to see him or know who he is, I would have told her back there that Brandon is just our patron and not her father. I also wouldn't have suggested that Brandon come back to mine and spend time with her.

"I don't do false hope" I tell him as I open the door and invite him in. This could be a mistake, but then again it might not be. It will all depend…