Mommy please stay with Daddy

CHAPTER ONE

Elsa's pov

After my wedding, years ago when it was announced on Tv, they made it seem like I was Cinderella who wore the silver shoe and got the prince

The whispers flew around few I was able to catch

"She's the winner in the end. The playboy eventually married and returned to her to make a family."

"Yes, There's one less golden bachelor in the world. How many girls have to shed tears today!" this was a statement from a Tv host or was it a Presenter, I couldn't recall.

"I envy you, dear, a handsome, rich, arbitrary man now married to you! I may have to wait until my next life." a lady said to me in the mall

And now?

I got an email from an unknown sender and there in the embrace of a woman on the bed was my supposed husband, kissing a woman, I know her so well, who doesn't know the face of the famous supermodel? Lilian.

I sniff and shut my eyes as I bite my lips. I felt a mixture of anger and pain surging all over my body.

I had a sixth sense that something of this nature, such solid evidence would be what was attached to that suspicious email.

Tears filled my eyes as I kept on staring at the image of the two lovers, my legally wedded husband, who made a promise to me on a very sunny day at the beach where we took our vows.

Even with my eyes shut, the tears just keep pouring out, I hope that my Sobs are not loud enough to wake the kids up.

I hold my hand over my mouth, I can't stop myself from crying, all I can do is try to stop it from being too loud.

Ricardo who I gave everything to. I loved him from the depth of my heart and gave him my innocence, my virginity and I was always there for him, but he has chosen to do me like this.

It's midnight and he is not yet home. He has been doing this a lot lately and I am sure that it's because he is busy sleeping with other women that he doesn't care for me and my kids. A playboy will always be a playboy.

I was going to wait for him. I was going to go back to the living room and wait for him to come back and I was going to make a demand for an explanation.

I find it hard to sit down. I paced up and down the room and finally, My husband arrived at the house just a few minutes past two.

I waited for him as he noisily entered the living room and bangs the door shut. He might be walking in steady steps, but I know that he is drunk.

I turn around and my heart skips a beat as my eyes rest on Ricardo. He is tall and very handsome, that's the reason I fell in love with him at that beach.

His black hair is short and keeps falling over his face, that was one thing that made me fall over and over for him. It's all over now, isn't it?

"Elsa?" My name rolled out of s mouth with little or no effort. " What are you still doing awake?"

I don't know if he is asking because he cares about me or because he is startled to find me awake.

I looked at him, and all the while, the image kept coming back to my face. Images of him in bed with another woman.

"Why? Are you tired of me?

" I asked in a tear ladened voice.

He looks confused. He dips his hands into his pockets and sighs.

"I am talking about this. " I tossed my phone into his hand and he grabbed it very quickly just before it reached the ground.

He looked at me and sighed before going through the pictures.

He scrolled through the pictures and looked up at me and shoved the phone deep into his pocket.

"Go to sleep, Elsa. " He yelled at me

With that, he starts to walk towards the kitchen. I am mad right now that he even said something like that to me.

I just showed him images that proved that he is cheating on her and he is going to act like it is something normal? He is acting like I am overreacting to the whole thing. This was what he always does when matters arise always. talk to me like he was talking to a child.

I stormed after him and I caught up with him when he is by the refrigerator, taking a glass of water.

You fucked someone else. " I accused him. " Are you going to pretend like you haven't done anything wrong even when you have just cheated on me?"

"For Christ's sake, I have spent the entire day buried in paperwork and all I am asking for is some peace. I know you don't understand what it's like to spend the whole day buried in work, but let me be this once, please. " He complains and pours himself another glass of water.

I was pissed, I get it. I didn't come from a rich background, unlike Ricardo whose father was the CEO of their Enterprise, it has always passed down to every generation. Now Ricardo is the current CEO and he was putting it to my face.

"So not going to work is the original sin? You ungrateful bastard."

He just keeps making me even madder every time. He drops the glass and makes it walk past me, but my anger gets the better side of me.

I grabbed him by his suit and hits him across the chest. I hit him the hardest that I can, but he doesn't even flinch. I wanted to cause him pain, but he is not even reacting to it.

He looked at me with a tired and boring look and shook his head.

"Go to bed. " He yelled at me. " You are a nuisance right now. " how could he say such an insult to me each time without remorse for hurting me every time.

"It's you! You let me become a nuisance now."

Oh, and that bursts what is left of my self-control. I slapped him across the face, even though he is much taller than me, I managed to hit him just right across his face.

He looked at me with anger, I can see

the angry side of him rising, but I was not scared. "Did you just hit me?" he asked me with anger.

I didn't reply to him with words. and hit him on his face again and I was planning to hit him yet again if not for the fact that he catches my hand mid-air and binds them behind my back restricting me from moving.

I was still raging, I raised my left hand and hit him yet again and that's the last of it that he could take. He turned around and grabbed my hand and hugged me as tight as he could without hurting me as he gritted his teeth to control his anger.

''Ricardo.enough!''I said with my last breath and he lets go of me

I laid on the ground, crying and trying to breathe as quickly as possible. I could feel the faint taste of blood in my mouth.

Richard had turned into a monster, a cheat, manipulator and a liar. We have been married for seven years and this is how he was going to pay me.

I stood up slowly to look at him, he is just there with his hands folded, his fists by his sides.

"I'm going to leave you," I said. "I'm going to take my children and leave you. you're not riccardo anymore". I am going to show him that I could be better without him, I am an independent woman and would strive for myself. This nobody will show him what she's capable of.

"Leave. " He told me without any regret. " Leave and go to anywhere in the world you want to, but know that you are not taking the kids with you. "

I bite my lips as the urge to cry kept growing on my chest. I turned around and left before I was going to burst into tears.

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Ricardo watches her. He has mixed feelings in his heart. He has just told his wife to leave him if she wants to, he can't believe that she would. She is just twenty five and her whole life is tied to him, there is no way that she would do that.

Something is telling him that he did wrong and that he should run after her and tell her that he is sorry, but his legs won't move. He is a man with an ego as big as life.

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Elsa watches the kids sleep in their beds. The way that Alex holds his sister protectively, even as they sleep makes her heart warm.

She is going to miss them. This is the hardest decision of her life and even though it hasn't been easy for her, she knows that there is no other way.

She has to get away from their father now so that she can find a way to come back to them. She is going to come back and take them away and they will never have to leave each other again.

She gently drops kisses on their forehead. "I love you both. " She whispers to herself.

She stands up and leaves. The tears are blinding her eyes, she doesn't have the heart to take a second look at her kids as she leaves. She might not be strong enough to go through with it if she turns back.

"I will come back to BEAT you down!" she said.

CHAPTER TWO

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*** THREE YEARS LATER***

Elsa's pov

I kept my head up as I walked to my parked vehicle in the parking lot.

My security personnel were working to keep the many people who wanted to touch me away and it was hard work.

"Elsa! Elsa!"

My name keeps flying around in different directions as the paparazzi keep taking photos of me.

"Elsa, why do you come back? Is it for the 'Techcode' Merger and Acquisition deal ?"

"I heard that you have been wired to the most prestigious politicians, is this true?"

"Just one question Elsa, Someone reveals that you are married and have a child?"..........

My heart stopped for a second when I heard the child.....

Then I turned around and said, " I don't have a child, just a rumor." I answered the only question and then left.

"But I have two." I swallowed the words.

The hungry journalists kept begging me to answer their many ridiculous questions, but I kept my head up and continued to ignore them.

My chief bodyguard opened the car for me and I entered and sighed at the sign of some peace and calmness.

"The airport, Timmy. " I instructed the driver. " I have a flight to catch in ten minutes so floor it.

'' Yes, ma'am. " Timmy replies with a bow and he drives away as quickly as he can.

The car zoomed past the crowd of gossip-hungry journalists and I watched through the tinted glass as I left them behind.

Beside me is Orlando. My thirty-six-year-old lawyer seems to be older than his age. He has aged too quickly because he has been working hard to bail his clients from laws and he is incredibly good at his job.

My company and his law firm have maintained a long-standing relationship. He has been very helpful to me over these three years.

Whether it was completing a merger or acquisition of a company, completing the transformation of a company, or legal advice on financing. He has been my right-hand man.

Including, of course, the top priority of my return this time, fighting for the custody of my children.

This is a battle that must be won.

He didn't say anything to me because I didn't say anything to him. His legs crossed as he looked ahead of him.

The drive had gone for some time before I turned to him. He looked at him as if that was the first time that I was noticing him, but that's not possible because they have been in the car together from the start of the drive.

"So, Orlando. " I smiled at him. " How do you feel about this trip?"

"It's going to be a good one. " He smiles back at me" I am very sure that we will be able to win your kids. "

I laughed. Of course, I was not going to leave unless my kids were coming with me.

Did you do as I said though?" I asked him.

" I told you to keep it from him till the last minute. I couldn't help but want to see him in a state of defeat."

"Yes. " Orlando answers. " I just sent him the email some eight minutes ago, just before you got into the car. "

Orlando looks at his wristwatch to confirm the accuracy of his claim. He nods, it's indeed accurate.

"Good. " A sinister smile creeps the corner of my face.

I feel very happy right now. I imagined the look of confusion on the face of my ex-husband when he got the email from my lawyer. Ricardo won't see this one coming.

I was going to show him I wasn't the naive, gullible young lady he married years ago. I am now an independent, strong, and motivated young lady. I wouldn't take his shits anymore.

I thought of my kids and how happy I'd be with the reunion.

CHAPTER THREE

Riccardo's pov

I stood by the window, looking at the busy landscape from my office. God, how much I love the view, but right now, that's not what I am bothered about.

That troubling email I got from the said lawyer of Elsa, my ex-wife. She has just come straight out of the blues and she is determined to take the kids with her.

It has been three years and it has been a long time. It was an unfortunate situation, but some things happened.

She has changed so much. Whenever I am alone, I surf the internet for photos and videos of her and I must say that she has changed very much.

Her boobs have gotten bigger and her hips more curved. She is no longer the good girl he married when she was eighteen, she shows a lot of skin. How dare she?! That is my property, how can she show it to the whole public? This crazy woman!

What can I do? Does she still consider herself to be mine? Very unlikely. She is now like a wild horse off the leash. No man can control it.

I looked at my desk, the screen of my laptop still contains the email. She is going to be here in a matter of hours and I was feeling all nervous already.

This would be our first meeting after years. I missed my kids' mother.

I knew that she had come to rain brimstones on me because I kept her children away from her, but it's a good thing that I was ready for her.

I still have my ego and since she chose to leave me, I am not going to plead with her and I am not going to give the kids to her. Alex and Alison are better off with me.

My secretary knocked and walked into the office. She smiled at me and nodded, and that makes my heart jump a beat

" Don't tell me that she is here already. " I sighed.

"No, sir. Your ex-wife isn't here yet. " She shakes her head with the smile still on her face. " I was only going to ask if it's okay for me to bring you tea. "

"Tea? No, please. " I waved my hand. " Send me the file from Texas instead. Let me bury myself in that for the meantime"

"Okay, sir. I will do that right away. "

" And you have to inform me before you let her in. " I reminded her and she nodded.

She left and I settled myself in my seat. Normally, I was a very busy person, but my ex-wife's unexpected coming has me all tensed up.

*****

Elsa looks into the mirror of her hotel room. Her long army green gown has holes on both sides, from under her arms down to the rim of the dress and the result is that the sides of her breasts and her hips are all on display.

A very confident look for a very confident woman, she is going to show Ricardo just how much she has changed.

She retouches her makeup, runs mascara over her lashes, and reapply powder and the end product is gorgeous.

She hears a knock on her door and she picks up her bag. Her lawyer, Diego, will be on their way to Ricardo's office in a few minutes.

As soon as she turns the knob and lets the door open, Diego's eyes widen and he takes a step back. She knows that it's because of what she is putting on so she smiles and turns around for him to have a better look.

"Tell me that you like this. " She winks. " It looks good, doesn't it?"

" Yes...s" He stammers with his eyes blinking rapidly. " Don't you have something else?"

"Something else?" She frowns. " This dress alone cost me five thousand dollars and that doesn't include my shoes and bag. "

He takes a look at her fork her head, down to her toes and the confused look on his face only intensifies.

"This is a great look, Mrs. Elsa, but there is too much skin on display. " He swallows hard. He doesn't know how well she is going to take this.

"Okay. " She shuts her eyes and holds her hand out, telling him to be quiet. " First of all, I am trying to not get angry at you for using the wrong title on me, it's MISS Elsa and secondly, there is nothing like too much skin on display, I will walk naked if I fucking want to. "

"But, madam, don't you think that this is going to give your husband the wrong impression of you? " He says.

"What impression? " She frowns. " The only impression he is going to get from me is the fact that he can't push me around the way he used to. "

Her lawyer nods as she speaks. This is a fight that he is not going to win with her.

Hope you brought your A-game, Diego. " A wicked smile creeps up her face. " We are going to take him by the storm. "

Yes, madam, I am ready to negotiate a term. " Diego flips through a file in his hands. " This is something that can be settled amicably. "

"Amicably or not, he will have no other choice than to give my children to me."

She steps out of her room and they both head to the elevator. There was going to be a lot of drama between husband and wife, the lawyer could see it.

He was a sucker for love. Hopefully, he would be able to bring them back together as one big happy family.

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