I won't tell if you don't

you give me strength

Daniel was awaken by a kiss on the cheek he opened his eyes to see mallorie smiling
"Good morning baby how are you feeling"
She asked. Daniel sat up then looked around the living room trying to figure out what was going on "what are you doing here mallorie I don't won't nothing to do with you" he told her before trying to stand up but fell back down on the couch.
"I came back home to see if there's a way we can get past what happened I wronged you and you wronged me but I still love you and I hope you still love me can we please just go back to how things were before"
"How the hell are we going to do that when you're pregnant with another man baby and you betrayed me and Jamie"
"The baby can be ours just because you're not the real father doesn't mean you can't be a father to the baby" Daniel stood up and walked to the front door then opened it "get out now I don't wanna hear your b*******
In case you forgot I was there when Michael signed a divorce papers the only reason you're here is because it's so nice the paperwork goes through in about a day Michael is going to be broke Jamie is getting every penny and your looking for somebody to take care of you and that abomination inside of you and that's not going to be me so please leave" mallorie couldn't believe he was actually asking her to leave. "I'm steal your wife I'm not going anywhere if you want me to go then make me and if you touch me I'll call the cops and get your ass arrested again" she told him before sitting on the couch then turning on the tv

Meanwhile..........

After breakfast Jamie had fallen asleep in the car as he drove them to his place usually seeing her sleeping peacefully brought a smile on his face but this time it didn't as he thought to himself "that poor woman trying to deal with everything on her own a cheating husband, a snake in the grass for a friend and now she has to deal with her mother's crazy and outdated opinions on marriage well enough is enough" Ricardo made a u-turn to head back to Jamie's house.

Jamie woke up as Ricardo pulled into the driveway "I thought we were going to your place why did you bring me home"
"We can go to my place but Im not going to sit by and let your mom and that a******
Ridicule you for not wanting to be with him
You deserve better". Jamie knew he was right but she didn't want to deal with her ex husband and her mother at the moment she said what she had to say earlier "I do deserve better that's why I'm with you baby and it's my family I'll deal with it myself "
She told him before placing her hand on his face. "No you're not I love you so much your my beautiful flower I know you think you have to be Wonder woman or something but you don't have to deal with all of this alone" "but I.........." Ricardo placed his index finger on her red painted lips cutting her off. "I'm going inside I'm not going to hurt anyone unless they try to hurt you now come on". Jamie followed very closely behind him into the house where Caroline was sitting on the couch with her suitcases by the front door "you don't have to say anything to me I'm waiting for my Uber to take me to a hotel I hope you're happy with yourself young man destroying a marriage, having my daughter talk and dress like a trashy bitch she used to be a sweet and respectable girl". "I destroy anything I love Jamie her ex husband doesn't why can't you see that" he yelled "if you really love Jamie you would want what's best for her and that's Michael and you know it so I'm going to make you an offer how much do you want to leave my daughter alone and go back to your life cutting people's grass or whatever you do for a living as the help"Caroline asked as she took her checkbook out of her purse with a pen.
Jamie was so outraged she was speechless
Even though this wasn't the first time that her mother had tried to buy off one of her boyfriend's "excuse me are you offering me money to go away so she can get back with that a******" he questioned.
"No I'm just saying that if you really love Jamie you would want her to be with someone who can give her a good life and whatever her heart desires how's ten grand sound" Jamie had heard enough she couldn't help but to chuckle warmly As her put her hair in a ponytail, removed her earrings then kicked off her shoes before lunging over the coffee table grabbing her mother's throat with both hands strangling her refusing to let go before Ricardo physically peeled her hands off.
"Look lady keep your money cuz I'm not going anywhere and your Uber is here there get your bags and go now" he said as he had his arms wrapped around Jamie's waist restraining her off her feet as she kicked and yelled at her mother. "Fine with me I'll go but you're not my daughter anymore I don't ever want to see your face again you ungrateful bitch".
After the Uber pulled away he put Jamie down she quickly turned to face him "how and why are you so sweet you offered yourself as a human shield for me against Michael on more then one occasion thanks to you I'm free to be me when I'm with you I feel like I can do anything now I can put all of this behind me thank you so much you're truly my knight in shining armor" she said then stud on her tippy toes to give him a kiss. "So that means you're not going to be whooping Mallorie's ass" he questioned "oh no that's still going to happen you can bet your ass on that in due time now give me kiss so we can get out of here and back to your place so you can give me a back massage and we'll see where the rest of the day takes us".