Chapter 4 - Unwanted Visitor.
1975 Words
Nicole's P.O.V.
"Sidney...Sidney wait, for Christ's sake"
I say as I jump up from the couch and rush over to the door to stop her from leaving which I was successful at doing but I only did so by the skin of my teeth.
"Jesus Christ, you're fast, Sid"
I said feeling slightly out of breath as I rested my back against my front door and placed my hand on my thumping chest.
Either she's fast or I'm just unfit because s**t, that little run took the wind out of me.
I think I need to start hitting the gym again.
"Urgh!!, why did you stop me, Nicki?"
"Because I refuse to allow you to sodomise my child's father with a wrench"
"A tyre iron and you pronounced useless sack of s**t sperm donor wrong"
Sidney said and I chuckled.
The one thing I love about Sidney is how much of a chameleon she is.
Naturally, she's a really nice woman who will happily do anything and everything to help anyone who needs her help but piss her off and she's like a rottweiler with a vulgar and witty mouth and she's not afraid to use it either which is probably one of the reasons why we get on so well while Sidney and my sister are constantly butting heads.
"Bastards...fucking bastards"
Sidney growled under her breath bringing me out of my thoughts.
"I mean, I always knew Cameron was a bastard and Lily's always had a nasty streak in her, no matter what everyone else thinks about her but to do this...to stop a man from being in his child's life and to damn near blackmail him is a whole new low even for that b***h"
"We can't just blame, Lily, Sidney"
"Why not?"
Sidney whines like a child.
"Because we're all in control of our own minds, Sid and nobody can force us to do anything we don't want to do...Cameron had a choice when Lily gave him this option, he could've easily chosen his daughter and told Lily to kick rocks but he didn't...he chose Lily's petty, immature ass instead"
I said sounding sad and bitter as I looked over at my sleeping beauty and I couldn't help but to smile through my unshed tears when I saw her lips puckered like she wanted a kiss but it was simply because the side of her face was squished against her auntie's chest forcing her lips to look like this.
Even when I felt a warm hand on top of mine, I still couldn't look away from my little girl because my heart truly ached for her.
Lola may not know or understand what's going on with her father yet because she's only a baby but she will in the future when she's older and I can only imagine the pain and anguish she'll feel when she grows up and finds out that her daddy refused to have a relationship with her because appeasing her auntie was more important to him.
"Don't worry, Nicki, we'll give Lola all the love in the world, I promise you...that little baby will be loved so much by all of us that she won't even want to know about Cameron or his w***e"
Sidney says and I burst into tears.
"Oh no...oh, come here, love"
Sidney says as she embraces me in a hug giving me some much-needed comfort.
Cameron doesn't deserve to know someone as pure and as beautiful as my Lola Bunny but like Sidney has previously said, an absentee father and or neglectful parents can cause major issues for the child in question in the future and I don't want that for my daughter.
"I hate to see you cry over that, asshole, Nicki, I really do, you've shed one too many tears over him and he doesn't deserve a single one"
"I'm not crying because of him, I'm crying because of Lola"
I say whilst trying to calm myself and my emotions down.
"I know she'll be loved by you guys and me...hell, even the Parkers and Wrights will love her as well unless Lily gets to them too but...."
I stop and sigh.
"What if it's not enough?"
I ask as I look up at Sidney.
"What if Lola longs for her father's love? what do I do then? I mean...I've been there and done that my entire life and trust me when I tell you, it's not fun"
I say and Sidney looks like she was thinking for a second before her lips curled up into a smirk.
"Hmm...well, then we'll just have to find you a man who can be daddy to you both"
"Urgh!!, you're disgusting"
I say whilst gently jabbing her shoulder and she laughed.
"What? I call Andy daddy"
"Once again, urgh!!, that's too much information, Sid"
I groaned in disgust as she chuckled like a little schoolgirl.
"Oops, sorry Nicki, I keep forgetting you're Andy's sister as well"
Yeah, that's because he doesn't treat me like one.
I thought to myself sadly.
I may not like Andrew but it doesn't mean that I don't long for or yearn for his love and affection every now and then because I do which is pathetic, I know but the little girl in me can't help it.
"Anyway, why don't you go and sit back down and watch your favourite Wayans movie and I'll go and get us some more snacks, ok?"
"Ok"
I say with a smile.
Sidney then leaves me alone just as my phone starts ringing.
I pulled it out of my pocket and my eyes narrowed when I saw it was Cameron calling me.
I quickly cancelled the call but as quickly as that call ended, the next call came through, except this time it was Andrew.
I ended that call and just like with the previous call, another one came through from Cameron's twin brother, Charlie, which I also ignored before putting my phone on silent.
I don't know what the hell is going on with these three but they need to back off and leave me the hell alone.
The Next Day...
I woke up this morning with a spring in my step, determined to make this day the first day of the rest of my life without any toxic people in it but unfortunately, that's not possible for someone like me who has got a family and former in-laws like what I've got.
I was walking down the stairs when I was forced to a stop after hearing hushed voices, one of whom was one that I didn't want to hear from again any time soon but here he was on my doorstep at the early hours of the morning for god knows what reasons.
"What are you doing here, Andy?"
"I came here to see, Nicki"
Andrew says and I gritted my teeth.
Don't these people understand basic English?.
My name is Nicole to them, not Nicki.
It's not rocket science, for God's sake.
I thought to myself whilst rolling my eyes.
"Her name is Nicole, Andy, that's how she wants you all to address her, so please respect that"
Sidney says with annoyance in her tone and I smiled.
If you've got a friend in your life who is your ride or die even against their own spouse like Sidney is, then please hold onto them tightly and don't ever let them go because they're precious gems who are a rarity to find in this world.
"How did you even find out where she lives now?"
Wait, that's a good point?.
How did he find out where I'm living now? because nobody except for Zoey, Sidney and my nanny knows about my new address and I know for damn sure Sidney hasn't told him, so what the hell?.
"I had a friend look into it and he got all of her information for me including her new address"
Ok because that's not weird or anything.
I thought to myself feeling a little freaked out.
"Seriously, Andrew Wright, why would you do that when you don't even care about her?"
Ouch, thanks sis.
"She's my sister, for Christ's sake, of course I care about her"
"Do you?"
"Yes"
Andrew said sternly.
"Do you care for her like you do Lily?"
Sidney asks my brother and my head snapped up awaiting his answer but he never got a chance to respond thanks to my adorable daughter who came skipping into the room and what she said shocked us all.
"Uncle Andy, you're here"
"Hey there, little bunny, how are you?"
"I'm good, did you come here to make my mommy cry again?"
What the hell?.
How does she know he's made me cry before?.
"I..I don't know what you're talking about, little bunny, I haven't made your mommy cry"
Andrew says sounding genuinely confused.
"Yes, you have uncle, she always cries because of you"
Lola says to Andrew and what he said next made me wanna slap the taste out of his mouth.
"Well, if your mommy's crying, little bunny, then it's probably because she's no longer with your daddy anymore"
Urgh!!, this asshole.
I haven't cried over that wanker for a very long time now and he'd know this if he actually paid any attention to me.
It was at this moment that I decided to make myself known to the trio and I was beyond pissed when I came down the remainder of the stairs and I saw the way my brother was looking at my daughter.
Oh hell no.
"You'd better fix that face of yours before I fix it for you, Andrew"
"Nicole"
My brother said sounding happy as his face lit up with a bright smile.
What the French toast?.
The last time I saw Andrew smile at me like this was when Cameron told me he wanted a divorce so that he could 'right the wrong' that he made by marrying me.
The funny thing is that both sides of our family blame me for us getting married and for 'ruining' Lily's life but I never wanted any of this and I certainly didn't want to marry Cameron, so much so that I had actually ran away on the day of our wedding but I was dragged back by my father and forced to go through with it, so why they keep blaming me for this unholy union, I'll never know.
"What are you doing here, Andrew?"
"I need to talk to you about Cameron"
He says and I scoffed whilst rolling my eyes.
"I'm not interested"
I said before turning to walk away but I was stopped before I could take another step.
"Please, Nicki, I mean, Nicole, it's really important"
Andrew said and my eyes narrowed in confusion at him.
I then looked down at my daughter who also looked confused by our interaction.
"Sweetheart, do you wanna go and watch some TV in the living room while I talk to uncle Andrew for a minute?"
"But mama, auntie Zoey is snoring in there"
Lola says and we all narrowed our eyes at my best friend whose head was hanging off the couch with her mouth wide open and she looked like she was one sneeze away from going ass over tit off the damn thing.
"Just go and wake your auntie up, honey and I'll join you in a second, ok"
"Ok, mama"
Lola said and I smiled at her as I watched her run into the living room before looking back at my brother with a glare.
"This had better be important, Andrew"
I said with annoyance in my tone, hoping to God that whatever he's here for is a life or death kind of situation but it turns out that Andrew's version of the word important is completely different to mine.
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