Blackjack

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Alex POV

You will… she say’s to me before walking out the door. So many things are running through my mind. I’ve had a daughter out there for the last 9 years, a daughter I didn’t know about. The more I think the angrier I get. The only thing I can think of is that my mother intercepted all of Hayley’s attempts to contact me. I decided the best thing to do was to confront my mother and make her confess what she had done. I get Liam all ready to go and load him up in his car seat. After securing him in my 2020 Ford Raptor and make my way to my parents house.

I finally pull into the gated driveway of my parents home. It’s not over the top huge but big enough. I put my ode into the keypad opening the gate and drive in, watching the gate close behind me. I get Liam out of the truck and head up to the door. The door flies open before I can even knock.

“Good morning dear” my mother says smiling

“Morning”

“Is everything ok? I thought you didn’t need me to watch Liam for a couple more hours? Do I need to remind your father that you need the mornings off? My mother says throwing out question after question.

“Mom stop, I’m here because we need to talk” I say

“Ok well lets sit then, do you need anything coffee breakfast? I can make you some eggs and bacon”

“I’m fine mom just sit down”

She sits on the couch opposite of me looking intently at Liam, I know she wants to hold him but he’s sleeping so well in his car seat. Plus if this takes a heated turn I want to be able to grab him quickly and leave.

“Mom, Hayley came to see me this morning” I say bluntly. The look or guilt and shock on her face.

“Hayley who dear?” she asks trying to play it off like she doesn’t know.

“Michaels, Hayley Michaels mom. Don’t act all oblivious I know you’re the reason I didn’t know I had a daughter!” I say starting to get angry

“Alex I don’t know what you taking about”

“Yes you do mom, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Where’s all the letters she sent me, all the pictures she sent of our daughter? Did you just throw them away, burn them? How could you keep something like that from me!” At this point I’m yelling so much that I’ve woken Liam. I pick up his car seat trying to calm both him and I down when Rob, one of the guys here to guard my mother while my dad is not home walks into the living room.

“Hey, is everything ok in her?” Rob ask’s

“Can you please take Liam outside with you” I ask

“Of course” He says as he grabs the car seat.

Once they are outside, I turn to see my mother tears in her eye’s

“I was only trying to protect you” she says

“Protect me from what?! She’s my daughter, I have missed 9 years of her life because of you! You were just worried I’d leave California to be with Hayley!”

“Your dam right I was worried you would leave, I knew how much you loved her. I could see it. I also saw how hurt you were when she left. I saw you drinking all day ruining your life over that girl!”

“That girl is the mother of my child!” I scream back at her demanding some respect for Hayley

“You had no right to do that mom I had I right to know about her!”

I so angry right now that I decide it’s best I leave. I walk out the door slamming it behind me.

“Thanks Rob” I say as I take Liam from him. I’m so hurt that my own mother would do that to me, to my daughter and Hayley. Addie deserved to know she had a father in her life that loved her. It was that moment I vowed I would do anything to earn her love and trust.

Hayley’s POV

After leaving Alex’s house I kept thinking how he said his mother must have intercepted all my efforts to contact him about Addie. Why would she do that? I think to myself. His mother and I always got along fine. She was so great to me, like the mother I didn’t have. Why wouldn’t she want Alex to be apart of Addie’s life, why wouldn’t she want to know her granddaughter. My phone ringing brings me out of my thoughts. I don’t recognize the number but decide to answer anyway.

“Hello?”

“Hayley, it’s Alex”

“Oh hey Alex, is everything ok?”

“My mother knew, she knew about Addie all these years and hid it from me. She was worried I would leave Cali to be with you and Addie. Worried I’d leave the family, the MC.” He say’s to me, the hurt and anger clear in his tone.

“I’m so sorry Alex, I know how close you are with your mom. This betrayal must hurt a lot.”

“It does hurt, I’ve seen my mother do some crazy s**t when it comes to her family but I never thought she could lie to me like that. I’ve missed so much of Addie’s life because of her.”

“I know you have missed out on a lot, but Addie and I are here and you have the rest of your life with her. I want you to know her, she’s an amazing kid. I know that some day she will be so happy to meet you, but I need you know that it can’t be right off. I need to give this time, time for me to reconnect with you on a friend level. I need to know I can trust you again.”

“I understand” he replies sounding hurt

“I don’t mean to upset you, Addie is my whole world. It’s been just me and her for 9 years. I can’t just bring you to the house and be like hey Addie this is your father. I want to do this right, I need to make sure she is ready.”

“I get it, I don’t want to pressure you or her. I just want to know her. I willing to do whatever you need me to do to earn your trust.”

“I appreciate that, I think we should sit down sometime and talk about anything and everything. I need to establish some ground rules for when I do introduce you to her.”

“That sounds good just let me know when and I’ll make sure I’m there.”

“Ok great, I’ll text you to set up a time, but for now I have to go, I have my first shift at work tonight.”

“Ok bye” he replies as we hang up

I pull into my driveway thinking about everything from this morning. Trying to think about the best way to handle this.