Chapter 16
《Peyton》We finished our supper an hour ago my parents, my brothers, the girls and I are in the living room the girls haven't left my side since Genevieve was here and if I'm being honest I don't blame them I mean they don't know her she's a stranger to them and I know for damn sure that I'm not letting Genevieve take my children away from me, I look at my dad, dad what am I going to do what if she wins custody and I lose my daughters?
《Robert》You are not going to lose your daughters, we heard you and Genevieve talking up in the girls room and like you said to her you have been raising these girls since they were 2 days old you got Genevieve to sign the papers right?
《Peyton》Yeah but she still wants to take me to court for the girls I can't and I won't put my daughters through that dad
《Robert》You won't have to give me the papers, he hands me the papers and I look at the time and I still have enough time to go talk to a judge I get up and grab my jacket then I look at Elizabeth honey do you want me to drop you off at home with the baby before I go talk to the judge or do you want to wait until I get back then I'll get you and the baby and then we'll go home?
《Elizabeth M》I'll wait here until you get back Robert leaves and I look at Peyton you know your father is a good lawyer and if this does go to court you know the family will be there on your side the whole time
《Peyton》They are only 2 and a half years old mom they don't know Genevieve if she gets custody of them they are going to be so sad and screaming and crying for me and they like waking me up at 6:30 in the morning I feel that Genevieve might do something to them if they wake her up at 6:30 in the morning and I really don't want to get that call that my daughters were hurt by Genevieve
《Elizabeth M》You won't get that call because they are not going anywhere your dad will make sure of it
《Cole and Dillon》Peyton mom's right you know dad is a good lawyer you know that
《Peyton》I know, why couldn't I have just found a woman that would have stayed in the girls lives, you know what the girl that I'm going out with Saturday had already met the girls you remember that freak storm we had?
《Cole, Dillon and Elizabeth》Yeah?
《Peyton》Well they ended up at the Blanchard Family Social Services/adoption agency when that storm hit and I think she likes them and I know they like her
《Elizabeth M》That's great honey do you like this woman?
《Peyton》Yeah I do, her and I have been texting she seems like everything I want in a woman she's nice and kind she's beautiful and oh her smile that smile is going to haunt my dreams forever
《Elizabeth M》Aww my baby boy is in love
《Peyton》I smile and look down at the girls and they are asleep cuddled up to me well the girls are asleep Cole Dillon would you help me take them up to bed?
《Cole and Dillon》Sure we help Peyton take the girls up to their room and put them into their beds then Peyton makes sure the window is locked and we head out of the room and go downstairs
With Robert
《Robert》I just got to the courthouse to talk to the judge about the well being of my granddaughters I knock on the judge's Chambers door and walk in when I hear him say come in hi judge Harold I want to talk to you about the well being of my granddaughters you see my son Peyton has 3 little girls with this woman name Genevieve she left the 3 girls when they were 2 days old and my son Peyton has been raising them ever since and just today his ex-girlfriend broke into his house try to see his daughters now he had his ex sign parental termination papers because she hasn't been in their lives she signed them but now she's threatening to take my son Peyton to court
《Judge Harold》Let me see those papers Robert hands me the papers I read them and hand them back to him they are signed she hasn't been in his daughters lives there is no need for a court custody battle he is the legal parent his girlfriend is the one that walked out he was left to raise his daughters on his own so there's no need for a court date or court custody battle because he's got full legal and sold custody of his children she signed over her parental rights so now she has no rights to those girls
《Robert》Thank you judge Harold but what about if the ex girlfriend tries to contact them again?
《Judge Harold》Then you get your son to call the cops and she'll be arrested
《Robert》Thank you judge Harold I shake his hand and then head back to Peyton's when I get there I open the door I see Elizabeth asleep on the couch and Peyton in the chair holding my baby girl, hi Peyton
《Peyton》I look up at my dad hi dad so do I have to go to court with Genevieve?
《Robert》Nope I showed the judge the papers and I told him that they have been signed by Genevieve and I told him that Genevieve has not been in the girls lives since they were 2 days old and I told him that you have been raising the girls since they were 2 days old by yourself and the judge told me that there is no need for a court custody battle and I told the judge about Genevieve breaking into the house to see the girls and he told me if she ever did that again for you to call the cops and have her arrested for trespassing
《Peyton》Oh my god I don't have to go to court Genevieve is out of our lives thank you so much dad
《Robert》No problem son now give me my baby girl I take the baby from Peyton and go to wake Elizabeth up Elizabeth honey I'm back it's time to head home now she stirs awake hi beautiful come on let's go home we say bye to Peyton and head home when we get home Elizabeth and I get the baby out of the car and we take her up to the Nursery and put her in her crib then Elizabeth grabs the baby monitor and we head to bed ourselves