Chapter Six ~ Damien

"I have been looking all over for you! Why haven't you been taking your calls?! I almost filed a missing report to the police."

"I needed to clear my head." She said.

Okay now I was furious. Did she not see that I was worried, frantic even! "And you didn't care to tell me about it before running off with my daughter? What is wrong with you Irma?!"

She flinched and ended up stuttering."I-"

"Don't even think about crying." I warned her with a firm wag of my index finger. "What has gotten into you? Why are you stressing me out?" I was genuinely asking. Why did she keep making it hard to be there for her?

"That's enough Damien. At least she's here now and they're both safe." Mom intervened.

"We need to find a solution to this," I said to no one in particular before storming off.

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"I don't like it when you and mommy fight."

Damon had me pause in my movements while getting them ready for bed.

"Who says we're fighting?" I denied with a question.

"She was crying and you were yell