All Chapters of More Than Just Her Stepfather: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

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Meeting Robert

Friday EveningI was sitting on the couch, pumping as I waited for Rip to finish explaining to Caroline and Jon about the babies' schedules. When I started over-explaining things to our babysitters for the night, like they hadn’t had both raised a newborn, Rip kicked me out of the bedroom, telling me to go sit down and relax. For as excited as I was, I was just as nervous. This was going to be the first time that Rip and I would be leaving the twins with anyone but us.“Auntie?” Simon called softly from behind me, and I instantly pulled the nursing blanket over my chest to cover myself as I pumped.I offered him a dazzling smile. “Hey, Simon! How are you doing?”“I’m good. How are you?”“I’m great. A little anxious about leaving the twins but I’m okay.”“Can I ask you something?” he asked as he sat down next to me.“Of course! What’s on your mind?”“Can you shoot a gun?” he inquired.“Yes. Why?”“I was just wondering. I’m sure Dad told you that I asked him to teach me how to shoot.”“

Last Updated : 2026-01-22

Amazing Date Night

AngelAfter Bobby said that he was thinking about moving back, I had instantly been consumed wondering if it was because of me. After a few minutes of silence, Bobby leaned close to me, smiling softly, even though his eyes were filled with concern.“Are you alright, Angel?”I nodded. “Yes.”I grimaced a little when my voice came out as a little squeak. Before he could respond, Naomi laughed softly.“She wants to know why you’re thinking about moving back. She wants to know if she’s part of the reason,” Naomi chuckled, while my face turned red.“Naomi!”I shot Rip a look, but he shrugged. “I don’t know what to tell you,” he said. “She’s in everyone’s mind since she’s been working with Phoebe.”I turned toward Bobby, my blush deepening when I found him watching me closely. “Ignore her.”His lips curled up. “Do you want to know?”“I mean, of course, I do, but I didn’t think it was my place to ask that question,” I answered.“If it’s anyone’s place, it’s yours. You are the biggest reason

Last Updated : 2026-01-23

Trying To Reassure Angel

RipAfter thanking Caroline and Jon, they, along with Jenny, left the house. I immediately scooped my beautiful wife up, removing her heels on the way up the stairs. As soon as we got into our room, we checked both babies before I carried her over to the bed, where I carefully removed her dress before gently tugging her nightgown over her head. When I lay her on the bed, she reached up to pull me down on top of her, wrapping her arms around my neck. I caught myself on my hands so I didn’t put my weight on her.“I had a really good night with you tonight, Rip,” she murmured before pulling me down a little to press her lips against mine.“I did, too, my queen,” I replied as I lowered my head to kiss her neck. “You look absolutely stunning tonight.”“Even with my flabby belly?”I lifted my head to look into her eyes. “Flabby belly? Do you mean the proof that you carried our daughter? What you see as a ‘flabby belly’ I see as one of the most beautiful parts of you. I don’t care if you gai

Last Updated : 2026-01-24

Angel's Ferocity

We were led to a room where Robert was lying on a bed, asleep with an IV hooked up to his arm and fluids running. Angel rushed past the registrar to take his hand as tears poured down her face at the sight of his bruised face. I sighed as I stepped closer to the registrar.“Can you ask the doctor to come speak to us?” I murmured.“For you, I will,” she muttered before walking out of the room.I moved a chair closer to the bed for Angel to sit in, but she ignored it in favor of sitting on the edge of the bed with his hand clasped tightly in hers. I sat on the couch with my legs crossed at the ankle. I could already tell it was going to be a long night, and I was already ready to go home to Naomi. A few minutes later, Dr. Harrison walked in and came straight over to shake my hand while Angel glared daggers at him.“What happened?”“We’re not exactly sure. According to the officer and the gas station clerk who called it in, he was attacked in the parking lot as he walked back to his vehi

Last Updated : 2026-01-24

A Stolen Family Day

Naomi-Three Weeks LaterI walked through the house, carrying a fussy Tanner as I checked the decorations the kids and I had put up two weeks beforehand. This was a daily occurrence as Jess’s new puppy was currently teething and had tried to eat more than one string of Christmas lights already. I smiled down at my son, bouncing him a little.“Shhh, baby, shhh. It’s okay,” I murmured.“Nomes,” Rip called out behind me. “Are you alright?”I nodded. “Yes. I was trying to let you sleep, and Tanner is being fussy.”He sighed as he took me in his arms. “Baby, you know I don’t like waking up to you not being in the room.” He pressed a kiss to my neck. “You’ve been a little down lately. Talk to me, my love. What’s going on?”I sighed as I leaned against him. “I miss the way things used to be. It used to be so calm. After Robert was attacked, we stopped letting the kids go to school. They don’t really leave the house anymore. They take their classes online now. Angel’s gone to California. She b

Last Updated : 2026-01-25

Her Knight In Shining Armor

SimonI woke up on the couch, my body thrumming with an unnatural tiredness. The last time I felt like this was when I had to be sedated at the hospital, which told me I had ingested sleeping pills of some sort. I didn’t know how or why. All I knew was that I had, and it hadn’t been by my choice. I pushed myself up from the couch, stumbling a little as I started to head out of the living room, only to draw up short when the front door was wide open as the wind blew through the hallway, making everything chilly.The hair on the back of my neck instantly stood up as I slowly approached the door, my eyes glued to the note that had been taped to it. I carefully pulled it off so it didn’t rip before unfolding it with shaking hands as a heavy weight dropped into my stomach. I took a deep breath before looking down at the paper, swallowing hard.‘I have your daughter. Bring $10,000,000 cash to 762 S Abby Rd. if you want to see her alive again. Do not contact the police. If you do, I will kil

Last Updated : 2026-01-26

Rip's Reaction

RipWhen we got to the hospital, I escorted Simon and Becky up to the private room that I rented for our family. When we walked in, Naomi uttered a relieved cry as she ran over to hug Becky and Simon, bursting into tears as she rocked them back and forth. After I got my wife calmed down, I got Becky onto one of the beds, not missing the way she refused to let Simon go. It didn’t surprise me at all. She was terrified, and he had saved her. The next few days were going to be important. Naomi and I were going to have to start working on building her confidence back up. I had already reached out to Phoebe and asked her to come speak to Becky. While Becky was being checked out by a doctor, I nodded my head toward the door.“Come on, Simon. I want to talk to you,” I told him.“NO! PLEASE, DADDY! DON’T TAKE HIM!” Becky screamed, pulling away from the doctor to hug Simon’s arm, effectively keeping him hostage. I sighed as I rubbed the back of my neck before turning toward the doctor.“I hate

Last Updated : 2026-01-26

The Interrogation

After getting the girls tucked back into their beds at the house hours later, Brian came by to speak with Simon. After I led them to my home office, I sat Simon in my chair with Brian and his partner sitting across from him, while I hovered slightly behind him with my hands on his shoulders.“Rip, you have to let us question Simon without interference. If you impede–”“So, sorry, I’m late, Rip,” Raj said as he walked into the office with his briefcase. He turned his attention to Brian, holding his hand out. “Brian, it’s so good to see you. If you don’t mind, I need to speak to my client. If you would please give us five minutes.” He gave the police officers a stern look. “Alone.” Both Brian and his partner got up to leave as Raj turned to me. “You, too, Rip.”“But he’s my–”“Son? Yeah, I get it. I also understand that you’re paying me, but Simon is my client, not you,” Raj told me, making me narrow my eyes at him. “Now, if you don’t mind, I only have a few minutes.”I grumbled under m

Last Updated : 2026-01-28

The Aftermath

Naomi-3 months laterI was sitting in the courtroom next to Rip, holding his hand tightly while we anxiously waited for the jury to come back in. We had been called back to the courtroom thirty minutes after the jury had been dismissed to deliberate. Simon was seated beside Raj at the defense tabl and I could tell he was extremely worried about what was going to happen. Thankfully, he had been able to remain at the house with us after Rip paid the $1,000,000 bail, which he did without hesitation. As the jury walked in, Simon turned around to face us for a moment, and I let Rip’s hand go to form a heart with both of mine. He gave me a soft smile before looking straight again. I knew he thought that he was going to be taken away from us, and while that was a very real possibility, I was praying that they would go easy on him. With the charges against him, he was possibly facing life in prison, which made me even more grateful that Raj was such an amazing attorney.He had brought dozens

Last Updated : 2026-01-28

Loving And Letting Go

Naomi-Two weeks laterI moved through the house almost as silently, taking a moment for myself after getting Penny back to sleep. She hadn’t been crying, but I couldn’t sleep with her minor fussing. I stopped at Becky and Jess’s room, peeking in, and was completely shocked when I didn’t see Simon sleeping on the cot like he had the last few months. I instantly became worried. If Becky woke up and he wasn’t there, she was going to freak out.After gathering the dogs, I took them downstairs to go to the bathroom. As I passed Simon’s room, I almost stopped outside his door, but I didn’t want to wake him up. As I was nearing the back door, Simon’s door opened behind me, making me turn around to face him as he softly called out, “Becky?”“No, it’s Naomi.”“Oh. Okay. I’m sorry. I just thought…”“That Becky was coming down to find you?”“Yeah,” he replied, bringing his hand up to massage the back of his neck.I tilted my head toward the back door. “Do you want to come outside with me so we c

Last Updated : 2026-01-29

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