The next two weeks drift by blissfully. Daniel and I have managed to keep our relationship a secret from the children. We don’t want to tell them until we know for sure that what we have is going to work. Izzy and Rosie have had lots of play dates, and we have eaten dinner together most nights.The children are back with Dylan this coming weekend and Daniel wants to take me out on a proper date. Even though it feels as though Daniel and I have known each other forever, the thought of a date is making me nervous.Liana pops over on Friday after Dylan has picked up the children to help me choose my outfit and to curl my hair. I’ve never been a girly girl, so I appreciate the help. We decide on a fitted black dress that flicks out at the bottom and some wedged heels.“I haven’t seen you smile like this in years” says Liana as she curls the last part of my hair, “you deserve all the happiness”,“Thanks honey and thank you for doing my hair. I honestly still can’t believe this is happening
Daniel and I spend the whole weekend together, snuggled up in my bed sheets. As I lay on his chest, I nuzzle into his arms. In this moment I feel immensely happy.“As much as I’d love to stay here all day” says Daniel as he gently stokes my breasts, “I need to pop into town to grab a couple of last-minute gifts. Do you want to join me?”“Sounds good”, I look up to him and kiss him on his cheek, “I just need to do one thing first”,“Oh yeah, what’s that?”. I climb on top of Daniel, and start kissing his chest, I can already feel him growing beneath me. I slide his hard cock inside me and ride him hard, watching his face experience the pleasure until he explodes. Being on top of him makes me feel alive, hot and sexy. I feel like a completely new me. *Mulling around town, I’m amused at Daniel trying to get everything left on Izzy’s Christmas list, revelling in the Joy that I’ve already finished all my Christmas s
Thankfully Daniel completely understood why my mum had acted the way she did, and he says he’s well and truly scared of her. Now it’s my turn to meet his mum and I’m feeling extremely nervous. I sit and play with Izzy while we wait for her to arrive. My babies are with Dylan, it’s only a week until Christmas and I’m ecstatic that Christmas falls on my weekend this year.Daniel’s house is decorated beautifully with handmade creations, you can see what a wonderfully doting father he is.Daniels mum arrives. Izzy runs to the door to greet her, “Nanny!”“Hello sweetheart, are you having a nice weekend?”“Yeah, I’m playing with Rosie’s mummy”,Daniel walks his mum into the living room, I stand up to greet her.“Mum this is Alice, Alice this is Anne, my mum”,I put my hand out to greet her, ‘please shake my hand’, I think to myself,“Nice to meet you” I say as she takes my hand to shake, ‘yes, success!’Anne looks me up and down, “Hello” she replies and then walks into the kitchen. Anne ign
I’m waiting for Dylan to pick the children up and I know I’m going to get an ear full from him about seeing me with Daniel earlier but he needs to get used to it because Daniel isn’t going anywhere.I hear his car pull up, so I call the children downstairs. I open the door and just as I expected, Dylan looks furious.“What the fuck does that prick think he’s doing putting his arm round you!” he shouts, his face red and askew.“Can you please keep your voice down, the children will hear you”,“I don’t give a shit, not him, anyone but him”,“You don’t even know him and you don’t get to choose who I can and cannot date. Don’t forget this relationship ended because you were sleeping with Stacey. I’ve moved on, you need to as well”. I’m feeling terrified and my voice is shaky but I’m proud of myself for sticking up for me. Dylan steps into the house and puts his face right up to mine,“I swear to God” he spits through his gritted teeth, “if you keep seeing him, I will fucking kill him and
Thankfully Daniel’s neighbours had noticed the flames quickly and called the fire fighters before the fire caused any damage internally, so he and Izzy still have a home to go back to. I’m disgusted at Dylans behaviour, he could have killed an innocent man and child. Stupidly I didn’t screenshot his messages, so I have no proof it was him to offer to the police. I don’t know what’s going on in his head, but I know what I must do. I need to break up with Daniel.I’m devastated, but it’s the only way to keep him and Izzy safe. I can’t tell Daniel about Dylans threats as I know he’ll never accept that breaking up is the right thing to do.I tell Daniel I need to drive the children to school the next morning as I have an appointment with their headteacher and asked if we could meet afterwards. I informed the head of Dylan’s actions, and the school is aware that under no circumstances is Dylan allowed to collect the children, and if he is seen they are to call the police immediately. I als
It’s been months and Dylan is still on the run. It has been an extremely trying time. I’ve tried to pull myself together for the sake of the children and have started working again, however I am a nervous wreck. Any time I hear noises outside my house, I panic, thinking it could be Dylan. I’ve been driving the children to and from school every day so there’s no risk of us bumping into him on the journey. When I pull up at home, I run from the car to the house and triple check everything is locked. The police are still searching for him, but they’ve had no sites whatsoever.My mum has stepped up and visited often, I hate seeing the worry in her eyes.“You need to get away darling” she had said the last time she visited, “let me take the children away for a while in the summer hols, and you get yourself a well-deserved break”.She’s aware of the reason why I had to break up with Daniel and see’s how much it still hurts. I’ve managed to avoid him most days on the school runs, he keeps hi
Waking up the next morning, I feel rough, my head is pounding, and my face feels wet, actually, my whole body feels wet. I open my eyes, and I’m covered in damp tent. I hear the lads outside giggling.“Liana are you awake?”“mmmm”“Those dickhead boys have pulled all the pegs out of our tent!” Liana attempts to sit up, but we’re lost inside the wet material. We struggle around trying to find the zip to get out of the tent and the laughter from outside gets louder.“You wait till we’re out of here” shouts Liana “I’m going to hunt you down!”I feel like hiding in my sleeping bag for the rest of the day. I’m tempted to message Daniel to see how he’s doing. I just want to know that he’s ok, it’s driving me crazy not speaking to him.Liana see’s me staring at my phone,“what’s up chick?”“I just want to know that he’s ok. My heart didn’t hurt like this when I found out about Dylan’s affair. I feel like mine and Daniels paths crossed for a reason”,“So, tell him why you had to break up with
I wake up the next day nestled into Daniels arms. I watch his chest rise and fall as he’s breathing, still fast asleep. This is the best sleep I’ve had in months. I feel calm and content. The police have finally caught Dylan and I’m back where I belong, lying in bed with Daniel.I finally feel like we can move on from all the drama and negativity and I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. Last night Daniel and I spent hours talking about where we want our relationship to go, we feel like we have so much time to make up for and this time there’s nothing and no one standing in our way.We’re going to tell the children that we’re together when they get back from their holiday with Grandma and if that goes well, we desperately want to move in together. As my house is bigger than Daniel’s we would live here to start with, but because this house holds a lot of bad memories, we are going to look at moving as soon as possible. I can see us making a lot of new happy memories here though a
Daniel is clearly devastated after I tell him what Rosie said about Hailey not wanting Izzy to be at ours anymore. He sighs and holds my hand. We’re cuddled on the sofa and the children are finally asleep after demolishing the treats Daniel brought home for them.“I always knew this day would come” he says, “I knew she’d come back and take Izzy from me”,“We won’t let that happen, she is safe here and happy, she can’t turn up after you’ve raised her on your own for years and then take her away from you. We’ll have to speak to a solicitor”,“I looked into a solicitor a while back, in case this situation ever arose, it’ll cost me five thousand pounds to go to court and apply for full custody of Izzy and that’s only if things go smoothly and Hailey doesn’t put up a fight, which she will, so it could end up costing around fifteen thousand and then we’d probably end up with fifty-fifty shared custody”,“That’s shit, I’m so sorry this is all happening. We’ll make sure she doesn’t take her,
“Miss Baker, Dylan Baker has been found guilty in regard to arson with attempt to harm. He has been imprisoned for twenty-four months but can make bail after eighteen months with good behaviour. We have already contacted Mr Duggan to inform him. Once Mr Baker is released, we will re visit you to see if anything needs to be put in place to ensure your safety”.“Thank you so much for your call, I really appreciate it”.“Not a problem, please call us if you have any concerns or questions”,“Thank you, good bye”.I hang up the phone. I feel relieved but sad at the same time. Sad for my babies, how am I supposed to tell them that their dad has gone to prison. They haven’t asked about him since he was taken away, but they must be curious. They have been brave little souls.I ring Daniel to see what he thinks to the news,“Hello poppet, I was just about to ring you. How are you?”He’s so sweet, I love that he’s more concerned about how I’m doing.“I’m ok, just worried about talking to the ch
It seems as though I’ve been silently staring into Daniel’s eyes forever waiting for some kind of response, when finally, Daniel breathes a huge sigh of relief.“I thought you were breaking up with me” he says, “I’ve been worried sick all afternoon”,“I’m so confused, why would I break up with you?”“Because you’re too good for me, I don’t deserve such a wonderful person to be in my life. Let alone be in love with me”,Has he even listened to anything I’ve just said to him, as if he’s been worried about me not wanting to be with him anymore, he’s perfect. I’m the one that clearly doesn’t deserve him. Again, I’m staring wide eyed at Daniel waiting for a response to everything I just blurted out at him.“Daniel?”He begins to laugh out loud and I can feel my face heating up, I’m becoming increasingly mad at him, why is he laughing at me?“I’m so sorry poppet, I’m just so relieved, it’s like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders”“Good for you” I snap back,“Oh shit, I’m so sorr
Daniel gets home in time to walk to the school with me to collect the children. I love the time we get together on the walk; he holds my hand and asks about my day. I tell him that I facetimed Liana but avoid the subject of Hailey. I know he’s going to be furious, and I want to enjoy this quiet time we have together.It’s a warm September day and being in Daniels presence is calming, however, the closer we get to the school the more my tummy starts doing somersaults. It’s like Daniel knows how I’m feeling as when the school gate comes into view, he holds my hand even tighter. We walk in and the first person I see is Hailey. It looks like she’s made friends with all the bitches of the school playground, why am I not surprised. She see’s us enter the playground together and shoots me a dirty look, says something to her new group of friends and they all laugh. I honestly feel like I’m back at primary school being bullied by the ‘popular’ girls all over again. I had one friend at primary
We’re busy getting the children’s school clothes ready for the morning. The summer holidays have gone too fast as usual. We’ve had a wonderful time together as our new family but there has been a constant feeling of anxiety in the pit of my stomach as I worry about the possibility of Daniel having another child with Hailey. Would she really have his baby and not tell him? After everything I’ve heard about her, I’m thinking it sounds just like her. I haven’t dared speak to Daniel about it as I don’t know how this would affect him and since coming back from holiday, he’s been stressed again due to Izzy going to see her mum so often.Daniel agreed to let Izzy go to Hailey’s every other weekend, much to his dismay, this was what Izzy wanted, and he does everything in his power to make her happy.Dylan’s trial date is the day after the children go back to school. He had been released on bail under the conditions that he was not to make contact with me, the children or Daniel. If he did so,
Daniel:It’s the second day of our family holiday and I am loving every second of it. I’m so grateful that Alice had this idea. I can’t remember the last time I had a break, and I can already feel the weight being lifted off my shoulders.I’ve asked Alice if I can borrow Joshua for a few hours. I’d like to spend some one-on-one time with him, so he gets the chance to know me better. I think out of all the children he’s struggled the most with the mess his dad has caused. I want him to know that I’m not trying to step into his dad’s shoes or replace him but I’m here for him anytime he needs me.Yesterday Joshua showed an interest in the bikes you can hire so we walk over to the hire shop to get one. As we step inside Joshua notices a wall covered in fishing gear that can also be hired.“Wow, I’ve always wanted to go fishing”“Alright mate, we’ll do that after our bike ride”“Yes! Thank you”.We hire a tandem bike but instead of sitting one in front of the other we’re side by side. We h
I wake up after a blissful night’s sleep and see the room is covered in dappled light where the sun is shining through the trees. I’m the first one awake so I quietly get up and make myself a coffee. Penelope walks over for a fuss, so I give her a big squish and then take her outside. Although it’s still early morning, the sun is warm, and I enjoy the hot coffee as I settle down on a garden chair. Penelope is sniffing around near the woodland, and I notice a deer standing dead still in the overgrowth. I’ve never been this close to a wild deer before. It's so majestic. I quietly call Penelope over before she catches the deer’s scent and as she trots over to me the deer quickly darts away.I hear little voices coming from inside the caravan, so we head back in and see Daniel with boxes and boxes of mini variety cereals trying to get all the children the one they want, it looks like chaos as they’re all arguing over who’s having what.“Guys, we’ve got loads, don’t panic, you’ll all get w
After Daniel opened up about his past, I now understand just how much Hailey affects him.“Why don’t we all go on a family holiday”, I suggest. “We could stay in a caravan somewhere close to a beach, where they have children’s entertainment, and we can relax”.“Do you know what, that sounds perfect”.We look online and find a cute little place near Great Yarmouth called Wild Ducklings. We can all fit in a deluxe caravan, and they even allow dogs. They have availability for the following weekend, which gives us plenty of time to pack and get everything organised.The children are super excited to be going away as one big family.The drive to Great Yarmouth was much louder than when we went to Cornwall but nowhere near as long and everyone seemed to enjoy the journey.We pull up to a wooden sign overhead saying ‘Welcome to Wild Ducklings’. The road leading to the reception is lined with logs and we’re surrounded by woodlands. It looks like the perfect place to relax for a week. We get o
I don’t know what Daniel has been through with Hailey but seeing him so angry and stressed with her sudden arrival is starting to upset me, so God only knows how he must be feeling right now. After we settle the children into bed, we snuggle up on the sofa and I decide to see if he will open up and talk about it because I think he is about ready to burst.“Daniel, are you ok? You seem really stressed and anxious right now. I know it’s none of my business but if you want to talk about what happened between you and Hailey, I’m here for you, no judgement. Bottling things up can really mess with your mental health.”A silence falls between us which is a first as we are always laughing and joking around with each other. I can see his face going red, tears welling up in his eyes and I’m starting to wonder if I did the right thing in asking. The silence is broken when Daniel takes a deep breath and says,“Are you sure you want me to tell you? This I’m sure is going to upset you and I don’t w