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Chapter 3

"So you are Derek?" I began.

"Yes sir, Derek Souza." He gradually adjusts his eyes to me.

He is really serious talking to me, it seem he is not one of those punks running crazily and doing drugs outside the street.

"Were you at the Lyle house like her too, before you escape?"

He hesitated a little, "...yes" He knows what I was thinking.

"Where are your parents? And do they know about Chloe?"

He silently shakes his head. Look into him, I get the feeling I shouldn't ask more. But he suddenly is willing to talk.

"I didn't remember anything about my biological parents but, we are living with my foster dad and brother and even my sister." He tried his hardest to convince me that they have support.

"But all you are on the run?" I look at him doubtfully.

He didn't answer but the way he puts it is enough to understand it's a "yes".

I rest my head on my arm and lets out a small sigh. He doesn't even have a steady home to take care of Chloe, how can I hand over him my most precious daughter?

"Then how can Chloe can live with you like this? Even for the baby how can you..."

"Please sir," He cut of my word and his firm voice takes control of the conversation "with all due respect, I may not give her the normal life that any girls have but I can guarantee that I will protect her and make her happy with all I got."

I got a little mad, that a young man like him could declare something like that. Only naive boys would say something so unreliable when they accidentally make their girlfriend pregnant.

"But..."

Again, he didn't even let me finish and hurried stand up and ran back to Chloe's room. I can't even catch up with him.

"You ok?" He supports her when she was about to fall down.

She smiles at him, "I'm ok," he looks over to Dolce who was soundly sleep on Chloe's arm. Then he took a deep sigh of relieve.

"Geeze, you always worry too much and this is getting worse after Dolce was born." Chloe has that playful, grinning smile at him.

He sulks because of her saying. And was about to scold her for not being careful but he gave up after the way she cuddle her head to him and looks at him with those adorable blue eyes. He was standing behind her then he put his arm over her thin waist and on her small chin with his other hand, pulling her closer. They took a deep but short kiss. With the baby girl in the middle and they were a perfect picture.

"You are tricky with those 'puppy's eyes'." Derek slightly knit his brows and closing his eyes. Prevent himself to fall further to her sweet trap.

A small giggle from Chloe, "I only learn from the best."

He surprised and raised his voice. "Wait! From who!? It's Sim...?"

He was stopped by another passionate kiss from his girl. He was completely trapped by her and the only thing he cares is her sweetness now.

She lightly mumbles so that he won't notice, "I wonder from who..." and smile at his confusing and jealous face.

"I love your jealousy but you gotta low your voice," She took a side-glance to Dolce.

He realizes what she is trying to say and nodded while feeling a little guilty.

He caresses the baby gently and he tried his hardest not to wake her up with his long, rough hand. Suddenly Dolce jolts and at the same time Chloe also turns to another direction and she is listening to something.

"Liz, she said Simon and Tori are finding us." Chloe suddenly say to Derek and strangely he tilts his head up and his nose is like moving.

"Yea, I can smell them. They are not far from here." He changes to another direction, "So are the Editions..."

Chloe yet again, pays attention to that empty space again. "Don't worry, Liz said Simon created a barrier – a small one. Editions won't find us soon but just to be sure we should ready to leave as soon as we meet up with them."

Derek turns serious again and nodded.

Chloe became unsettle, "But Derek, What about dad?"

He once again became more worry, "It's most likely he will get involve..."

They both became very worry for me. I don't understand from what, but from the look on both of them I can guess it is something very serious.

A ringing sound comes from the doorbell. The two of them suddenly freeze up and Derek whispered. "They are here!"

"The Editions?" Chloe squeezes tight Derek's hand and Dolce.

Again, he focuses on something like the smell. "No, it's Tori."

"Is the person outside your friend?" I silently go in.

"Yes dad." She nodded.

She didn't even surprise so is Derek.

So I go out and opened the door. A feisty girl before me and on her hand there is something glowing but suddenly disappears as soon as she asks me. "Who are you?"

"I should be the one asking that," she was about to turn away but stopped when I continued, "If you are Chloe's friend then she is inside."

The girl round her eyes from surprise then silently come close to me with a glowing ball on her hand, which I don't know where did that come from. "Are you one of the Edition!?" She threatens me.

I frighten but then remain calm. "I have no idea about this whatsoever 'Edition' so I don't think I am one of it and will you stop that it's not nice to talk to your elder with that kind of tone."

She withdraws her hand and say "sorry" clearly. And without hesitated she asked, "Are you Chloe's father?"

At the same time from behind "Tori!" came out Chloe.

"Where have you been!? And are you ok!? Did that damn wizard's spell still effect on you?" The girl shouted and her feisty face disappears.

"Go inside. It's ok." Chloe has that relief face, "I'm fine and will you be slower? They are gonna find us out."

"Yes yes I'm in. You are starting to become better sarcasm like me and here I was so worry."

They both hug each other and Tori spoke. "Where is my dear niece? Where is this anyway?"