together.
Mitch released her wrists, his hands began sliding up her arms as he, pushing her even harder against the wall, “I expect you to let me see my daughter,” he whispered in her ear.
Ellie nodded her head. Her heart raced, she was not afraid of him, but she knew that he was serious and he was right, it was time for Micah to meet him.
“Don’t hurt her,” Ellie whispered back, causing Mitch to jerk back.
“You think I would hurt my own daughter,” he replied in a stern voice that scared her.
“I just mean, if you are going to be a part of her life, then be a part of it, don’t disappear, she doesn’t deserve that,” Ellie spoke quietly, trying not to upset him more.
A frown formed on his face and she knew she had touched a nerve. “You don’t know anything about me,” he said, pulling his hands off of her arms and throwing them into the air.
Mitch turned his back to Ellie and ran his fingers through his hair. “I know what it is like to grow up without a father,” he said, lowering his head.
Ellie took a deep breath and leaned her head against the wall behind her. There was so much about Mitch that she did not know, she felt stupid for thinking that he would not want anything to do with Micah, she hated herself for not tracking him down and telling him that he had a daughter.
Lifting her head, she stared at his back, his muscles bulged out from under his shirt. Ellie couldn’t imagine how much he was going through at that moment. Her heart broke for him, but she had no idea how to make him feel any better.
“Momma,” Micah called from her crib, “momma.”
Mitch turned his head, looking at Ellie, even through all of the pain and sadness, he could see the excitement of getting to see Micah
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The three of them spend the entire day together, Mitch doing everything that he could to get to know his daughter and make her feel comfortable around him.
Ellie watched as he smiled each time she giggled. She loves how he was so gentle with her and how he was so caring as he held her. He fed her when it was dinner time, he read her a story and rocked her to sleep when it was bed time and when the day was done, even though he looked completely exhausted, he looked happier than he had ever been.
“Do you mind if I stay here tonight,” he asked, walking out of Micah’s bedroom after placing her in her crib, “I’m just not ready to leave her.”
Ellie understood how he felt, but she did not want him to get his hopes up and think that he could stay with her whenever he was in town.
“I think we have a lot to talk about, but for tonight, I don’t mind if you sleep on the couch,” Ellie gave in, “it will be good for her to wake up to her daddy being here.”
Mitch shot her a huge smile she could tell that being near his daughter meant a lot to him. Leaning back on the couch, he raised an eyebrow at Ellie, “Have I told you how good you are looking,” he asked, still smiling.
“Don’t get any ideas,” Ellie replied, standing up and stretching. She had not realized just how stressful the day had been on her and she was ready to take a long relaxing bath. “I’m going to go relax for a little bit,” she smiled at Mitch as she walked out of the room.
“Just call me if you get lonely,” he called after her and gave out a laugh. Ellie just rolled her eyes as she headed to the bathroom and began running herself a bubble bath.
The water was hot as Ellie stepped into it, she watched the steam rise, filling the room with what looked like a thick fog and as she leaned back into the tub, it felt as if her day had been one long dream.
Mitch sat in Ellie’s living room, listening for his daughter to make any sounds and getting up every few
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