Fated to Them (book 1+2) novel Chapter 46

Read Fated to Them by Jessica Hall Chapter 46 – Getting out of the car, my mothers voice reaches my ears. “She is gone, she did another runner. I rang the police station and they said she left when someone bailed her out” My mother says. The other rear door of the car opens and my mother looks taken aback by the shock evident on her face when she saw Taylor hop out of the car.

“Debbie I need to speak to you please” Cyrus says and she looks at him.

“About what, Taylor you look”- She doesn’t finish shaking her head. Taylor rushed over to her and hugged her before scop[ping up Maya. Maya hugged her mother excitedly at having her attention and I swallowed the lump in my throat that had formed. Everyone walks inside and I am overwhelmed with knowing soon this will no longer be home.

That I won’t see Maya everyday or my mother. Won’t be the one she excitedly runs to anymore and that thought hurt more than I thought it would. I have had custody of Maya since just before her 3rd birthday, in a lot of ways she felt like she was my daughter and it upset me a little with how she would easily just accept her mother back in her life without giving me a second thought. I feel Eli’s hand on my lower back making me look at him. Cyrus walks off with my mother toward the kitchen and Taylor walks into the living room with Maya. Maya showed her mother her painting she did.

“Can we stay at your place?” I whisper to Eli. He seemed a little shocked, but everything was moving too quickly and I was finding it overwhelming watching my family finally coming back together while l was being pushed out.

“You okay?” He asks, kissing my cheek and pulling me to him.

I walk off going to retrieve some clothes. When I came back downstairs Eli was no longer talking to my mother and Maya and Taylor were still playing in the living room. Walking over to the table grabbing Eli’s keys off it before grabbing my bag.

“Addie everything okay?” My mother asks.

“Yes mum, I’m just not staying here tonight” I tell her, kissing her cheek and walking down the hall. I stop looking in the living room at my sister and Maya. TRaylor looks up and smiles. I smile back at her before reaching into my handbag. I walk over to her reaching in my handbag and retrieving my car keys.

“Here you can keep it” I tell her and she takes the keys from hand looking at them.