All Chapters of Mommy, Please Give Daddy a Second Chance: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Ivy walked from the bedroom to the kitchen. She wore her blonde hair in a high ponytail, a soft pink fuzzy sweater with dark grey jeans. Heath thought she looked dressed for class, not the zoo. Seeing her like this brought back some sweet memories. “Good morning, everyone. Waffles? I didn’t realize we still had some.” “I found them in the freezer. It was easy to pop them into the toaster.” Heath said. He silently questioned his actions. Was something wrong? Ivy shrugged. “Well, they aren’t old. I made them last weekend. It feels longer. They’re better than store-bought waffles and they freeze well enough. Geoff eats so many, I make large batches, then freeze them. That way I’m not making them daily.” Ivy looked to Geoff for confirmation. “Are they okay?” Heath handed her, her coffee. “Great as always.” Geoff busied himself smearing more jam over his second helping. “I didn’t see any syrup. Before I could ask, he took jam from the frid

Kathy couldn’t believe her luck. She’d been scrambling for a way to fix things or recover from her latest complication in her life. Two of her larger orders fell through, and she wouldn’t be able to make her rent for the next month. Kathy would have to give her two-month notice in and find another place to live. Something she wasn’t looking forward to. There wasn’t any way she could ask for more money for Geoff’s care. She couldn’t use Ivy’s guest room, either. The apartment was too small for everyone and her business setup. They went downstairs and piled into a large car with a driver. Kathy thought it was an Uber, but she soon realized there was another car following them. When she looked at Ivy for answers, Ivy didn’t need Kathy to say a word before she explained. “It’s a security service. Bodyguards are in the car ahead and behind. A few will follow us the entire day and mind the cars. It’s all part of the reason Heath didn’t want me taking public transit

Ivy didn’t see Parker anywhere. She’d forgotten Heath’s comment about Parker’s different appearance. Wasn’t he working here to organize their entrance and schedule today’s events? What family gathering scheduled events? Kathy wasn’t helpful either. She’d never seen Parker. However, Jones had gone ahead. Ivy would have walked past Parker otherwise. Gone was the professional Parker. Standing there talking to Jones was Parker. With midnight blue hair, hand-painted leather black moto-jacket, and motorcycle boots. He looked like a punk with a chain attaching his wallet to his belt. “Wait, his hair. When did he get an earring?” Heath set Geoff down laughing at Ivy’s confusion, and Kathy’s curiosity in the slim man before them.“I don’t force him to dress professionally at work. He gets a laugh out of how his appearance changes other people’s opinions of his competence. He insists on wearing a wig at work and removes his jewellery w

Heath silently cursed himself. He wanted to congratulate himself as well. Even as he’d enjoyed himself with his son, he’d ignored Ivy’s worries. Now they were coming home to roost. It’d been years since he’d had a sunburn. Now he remembered why Ivy worried about him gaining a sunburn. The back of his neck glowed red in the bathroom mirror under the harsh florescent lighting. His neck hurt, and it was hot to the touch. Heath must get through the day. At least, he had a hat thanks to Parker disappearing and bringing him a safari hat with the zoo’s logo on it. He’d forgotten his at home because he’d been too busy arguing with Ivy about her cane. A cane she’d pulled out about two hours into their time here. She wouldn’t let anyone get her a wheelchair. Instead, trudged on valiantly. That’s the least Heath could do. He didn’t want Geoff to think he was leaving because of a sunburn. Parker entered the men’s bathroom. “Ivy sent me in here with

“Once it’s cleared, the courts. If the documents aren’t misplaced or destroyed. With the war, and the questionable documents people are using to flee that region. It’s difficult to give you a clear timeline. Add the issue with human trafficking. Remember, Ryker’s involved in these illegal businesses. If she’s connected to him, she’s likely connected to all of it.” After some threats Parker received from Monica during conversations, she seemed very comfortable with violence. Those threats made this theory appear logical for Parker. He thought of Stockholm Syndrome as a possibility. Parker saw Monica as a kidnapper rather than a victim. “Really? Do you think Monica acts like a victim? Or a criminal?” Parker shrugged at Heath’s words. He didn’t want to speculate further out. He didn’t want to be wrong. Because he didn’t want to eat his words. Clearly Heath thought the later. “I don’t know. If she has grown attached to her captors, or she can’t trust an