Chapter Two

five years later

suze pov

I never told Jesse, or had any contact for that matter. After what I saw, I couldn't face him. Did he still care? If so, why did he kiss that nurce? Besides if he still loved me, why is he not looking for me? Okay, so I didn't give him any info, but still he knows my cellphone number, so he could have called. When Ashley was born I had even more reason not to talk to him. So imagin my surprise when...

"Mommy! Get up, we gots stuff to do." Ashley always gets up at 5:30, today is no differant.

Groaning I got up and ready for another day of parenting joys. Ashley was dressed and ready for breackfast.

"What do you want for breackfast sweetie?" I called.

"Nothing. I'll eat on the way." came a masuline reply.

"Paul, I was talking to Ashley."

"Oh," Paul walked up wrapping his arm around my waist, "I thought you where calling me sweetie." He whispered in my ear.

"Paul, grow up." I groaned.

Paul leaned in to kiss me when Ashley squeelled.

"Well I better go, don't want to be late."

"Where are you going?"

"My granddad died, the funeral is later today."

"Oh I'm sorry."

"Yeah well its not like he liked me. Bye Suze."

Jesse pov

I reread the letter one more time. just the first few word summerized her hate.

Dear Hector

She couldn't even call me Jesse anymore. Does she really hate me? Maybe this is all a dream, a terrible nightmare that any second now I will wake up from. I couldn't even finish the letter.

Sighing I stood up and grabbed my keys. I promised Father Dominic I would tell him if I got more letters. Sinking down in a chair, I handed Father D the letter.

"Oh dear, oh dear."

"Father what does she want me to sign?"

"She wants you to sign away your parental privledges, meaning leagally you won't be Ashley's father."

"Who will?"

"Well if Susannah were to marry, her husband could adopt Ashley. Thus making him her father."

"I won't do it."

"Jesse there is nothing you can do. Even if you two go to court not being part of Ashley's life for five years will be against you."

"Alright."

As I walked to my car I saw someone I didn't expect to see.

"Slater." I growled

"Well hello de Silva."

"Wheres Susannah?"

"Why do you care? You shouldn't after what you did to her." Paul sneered and left.

Paul pov

After I left de Silva to his self pity, I got a phone call. It was Suze's number but it wasn't Suze.

"Hello?"

"She's gone, they...they took her."

"Ashley? What happend?"but she had hung up.

In panic I called de Silva.

"hey de Silva. Suze ismissing."

"were was she."

"I don't know hence missing."

"Where did she live Slater?"

"Oh I'll show you where we lived.

Jesse pov

My heart sank. They lived togather. Susannah will marry Slater and he can adopt Ashley. They will be a happy family, even happpier without me.

Slater lead me to their apartment to look around. When the door opened all I saw was Susannah. I saw her esence everywhere. I made my way through trying hard not to think of her when I saw somthing move. More like a twich really but I saw Susannah. Or so I thought. She had the same hair but apart form that I couldn't tell because she was asleep. Carefully I lifted her to my lap. She was smaller than I remembered, than it hit me. She wasn't Susannah she was Ashley. Slowly her eyes opened and she burried her face into my chest. She was whispering something.

"Daddy." she whispered."Make it go away Daddy."

My daughter reconized me somehow.

"what happend?"

"They took Mommy. Daddy get Mommy back."

"I will."

Suze pov

My head was pounding and I couldn't focus. Oh how I wished Jesse where here. A moan escaped my lips. Two people floated in and out of view.

"Look! She's awake." one said.

"Maybe now She'll tell us what we want." the other sneered

He jerked me up and got nose to nose with me. "where are they?"

"Who?"

"De Silva and Slater. Where are they?"

"I don't know."

"Girl we don't need you to kill them. We can kill you now or later."

"I don't know where they are!" I screamed

Ooo, bad move. He backhanded me and I crumpled to the floor. He roughly grabbed my arm.

"TELL ME!"

When he got no reply he threw me across the room. I collieded with a table and a lamp fell on my head, I blacked out.