Sorry once again! Had been rather busy this week.
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Charhamblin- Phoebe's second shower was mostly so she can cool down so she can refresh herself :)
Ana POV.
The work week begins once again. Phoebe and I had a lazy day yesterday watching movies and getting her homework done.
She been improving on writing her name and I'm proud of her. She was proud of herself too. Every time she wrote her name she would clap and squeal.
This is the second week taking Jessica's position and the last week. She returns on Monday!
In some ways I'm sad. I enjoyed my work. But in other ways I'm happy. Doing this all on my own was a bit hectic. Plus, I could use more mentoring.
I head into the office once I arrive and get started on my day. I take the mail out my bag checking it all. I hadn't check my mailbox since Thursday so before I left home I checked it and took it all.
I sit on the chair and look through it.
Bill.
Bill.
Another bill.
Child support?
What the fuck? Why am I getting money from him?
I open it up and it's a check of $1000. He stopped sending Monday about two years ago so he's about $2000-$2400 behind.
Child support was $100 monthly.
Not that I care I don't need his money.
I never even let the judge know what was going on. He didn't want to be a part of my daughters life and not help then so be it.
I push that mail side and get started on my day.
Christian let's me know he'll be busy for lunch so I go out and buy myself something to eat.
I head back to work and continue what I was doing.
Once again I get a lot accomplished today and I'm just about ready to go pick Phoebe up. Dad had to leave the state to visit his sister. He told me she got in a car accident and he wants to make sure she's fine. So Phoebe is coming to work with me.
I'm not really that close to her but she's a nice and sweet person. The little bit I've seen her she's always been caring and nice to me so I hope she's okay. He said he'll be back on Wednesday when we talked last night.
When I leave the building I bumped into Christian.
"Hey, you going to pick up Phoebe?" He asks.
"Yup, she coming to work with me."
"Ride with me then, I'm on my way to pick up Theo." I nod and follow him to his car.
When we get there we both step out the car we wait for the kids to come out. We got there a few minute early.
"I knew I'd catch you here" I turn around and see him.
I look at Christian and excuse myself walking away with Logan.
"Logan? What are you doing here?"
What is he doing here?
"Did you get my check?"
"Is that how you found me? New address so you show up and look around?" He nods. "What do you want?"
"Wanted to make sure you got the money and I wanted to meet my daughter."
"I don't need your money and she's not your daughter." I spat.
"Well you're getting it. Court order. I agreed to pay everything I owe. You'll be getting $500 soon. Then another $500. Oh and she is my daughter I did help make her."
"I don't need it" I say angrily. "stay away from us."
"Well then say that to the judge." He retorts "Ana, you can't keep me away from meeting my daughter." he smirks. Asshole, he's only doing this to piss me off.
"Trust me I will, on both telling the judge and keeping you away."
"Mommy!" Phoebe runs to me.
Oh god no.. Please no..
I turn around and pick her up.
"Hi mommy who's this?"
"No one sweetheart, let's get going. You're coming to work with me." I tell her with a smile and begin to walk away.
"Hi sweetheart, I'm your father" Logan says to Phoebe with a smile and now I'm furious.
He's doing this on purpose. I put Phoebe down and turn to him giving him a hard push. That's when Christian runs over pulling me back.
"No! You don't get to do that. Hell no!" I'm fuming.
"My daddy? Mommy says I don't have one." Phoebe says.
"Oh honey, you do. It's me and-" Logan doesn't finish his sentence because Christian grabs him by the collar of his shirt and whispers something to him. It's my turn to pull him back and remind him the kids are watching.
"You get near Phoebe or Ana you'll be regretting it" Christian says.
Teddy comes over to me give me a hug so I pick him up.
Phoebe looks confused and I'm so fucking mad Logan said what he said. Christian pick her up and walk to the car.
"Dad you're a bad ass" Teddy said and I choke on my saliva.
"Oh no sweetie don't say that" I say. "That's a bad word."
"Where did you hear that from?" Christian asks.
"Uncle Elliot."
"Right," he whispers.
I look over at Phoebe and she seems lost in her thoughts. I place Teddy on the back seat when we reach the car and I take Phoebe from Christian.
"Honey, are you okay?"
"Is he my daddy?" She whispers.
"Nope, he wasn't there to see you grow up, right? He didn't play Dolly's with you, right?" She shakes her head. "Then he's not a daddy because daddy's play with dolly with their daughters. They also take them out to have fun."
"Yes! Like Christian! He takes us out! Oh and they take them to daddy daughter dance like Christian did!" She says with a smile.
"Yeah!" I kiss her cheek. "Get in," I help her get in and help her with the seat-belt.
Logan isn't her fucking dad. Fuck no. I've been a mother and father to her. He hadn't been there for her at all.
Christian grabs my hand and squeezes it. Letting me know he's there for me.
We arrive to GEH and I head straight in with Phoebe.
"Ana, Phoebe come with me." Christian says and we all head to his office.
"Andrea, tell Sawyer and Taylor to come up." She nods and makes the phone call.
"Phoebe, Teddy are you two hungry?" Christian asks and they nod. "How about some fast food?" They nod again.
Taylor and I'm guessing Sawyer walk in.
"Taylor, Sawyer can you two take the kids out to eat? McDonald's or maybe Burger King"
"Alright kids let's go." Taylor says as the kids exit. The moment they do I blow up.
"How fucking dare he? HOW FUCKING DARE HE CHRISTIAN!? I can't believe he just shows up and says that to my daughter. He isn't her father. Just a damn sperm donor."
"Baby, breath" he says. "I understand you're mad. Hell, I'm mad too. What he did was uncalled for. You just don't come out with something like that to a child."
"You've done more for her than he has.." He pulls me into his arms. "I could tell how confused she was."
"That was ignorant of him. I promise you I'm not letting him come near you and Phoebe."
"I don't want his child support money. That's why he showed up to make sure I got it. Court order. Apparently they found out he hasn't been sending money so he has to send everything he owes. I don't want him near or anything from him."
"I'll talk to my dad about it."
"Why?"
"He's a lawyer. He can help,"
"Can he?" I say looking at him.
"Of course, I'll talk to him when I get home."
"Thank you, Christian. For everything."
"My pleasure." He kisses me. "I care about you and Phoebe"
"I know you do, I have to get back to work."
"No you don't"
"I do"
"I'm your boss if I say you don't have to you don't have to" he says cockily.
"Okay boss what should I do?"
"Kiss me until we get caught"
"Kiss you until our kids walk in on us?" I laugh "that's the only way we'll be getting caught."
He laughs "you're amazing. I swear I'm keeping you."
"Good."
The next day Kate and I decide to meet up for lunch. I really need to talk to her. Every since Logan's appearance yesterday I've been on edge. Why did he have to come!?
I'm walking to a small dinner to meet up with Kate now. She's already waiting for me.
When I arrive I step in. I had told her to order me a cheese burger.
"Hey Kate,"
"Ana," she hugs me "how are you."
"I'm good. You?"
"Great" she smiles.
"How's Elliot?"
"Amazing! How Christian?"
"Amazing!" I mimic with laugh. "I really like him."
"Elliot says Christian really likes you too. Like a lot. He can tell."
"He's showed it." I sigh "Logan is back."
"What!?"
"He's back. I got a child support check and then he showed up at Phoebes school." I keep telling her what happened and she's furious.
"What a fucking asshole! How dare he even do that?"
Our food arrives and we wait for the waitress to walk away to continue talking.
"I'm so mad he said that just to piss me off! He didn't even think about how that's going to confuse her. You just can't tell that to a child." I say then take a bite of my burger the pour ketchup on my fries.
"He wasn't thinking at all!"
For the rest of our lunch we talk about something else. She brings up Elliot and how she loves him.
Love him.
She loves him.
I tell her more in depth about Christian and I.
"He took her to the daddy-daughter dance."
"No way, really?"
"Yeah" I smile. "He called it best friends dance" I laugh.
"That is so cute!"
"Yeah, a few weeks ago he took us on his boat."
"What else I don't know about?"
"He took me out to diner the day before my birthday. That was like our first date." I say with a small smile.
"Well damn he's sprung by you and Phoebe must have him wrapped around her finger," she jokes. "Isn't his son just adorable?"
"Very! That kid is to precious. He's grown on me a lot. He stayed when with me when Christian took Phoebe to the dance."
"Aww! What do you two do?"
"Baked cupcakes and cooked diner. He was more than happy to help." I take a sip of my drink.
"That kid is just as precious as Phoebe"
"Agreed"
After done we both head out. "Ana call me if anything okay?" I nod. "I wish I could kick Logan in the balls."
"me too trust me.
"Talk to you later, Ana."
"See ya!"
I head back to work only to see Logan parked across the street from GEH.
Might post another update ;) should I?