I stayed in hospital for a week. Every night mum would bring me food and the entire time I was there I had very little sleep. Jay would get someone to call the hospital saying they were one of my friends and then when I had the phone he would threaten me and my family. I was so frightened that the nurses stopped putting calls through.
On the day I was to take Ava home Mum came in and said "we need to tell your father". I hadn't seen him since the time he had called me a slut and his girlfriend had set me up. I still loved him as he was my dad. "You have to tell him about Jay, Emily he may be able to help" mum said.
When we got home I got Ava settled and picked up the phone. I dialed my Nan's number (dads mum). "Hi Nan it's Emily" I said. "Emily! How are you sweetie" Nan replied. We chatted for a while about general things then I told her I had had Ava. " oh Emily I'm a great grandma, I'm sure she will be beautiful just like her mummy" she sounded excited but also a little weird as I am sure she didn't expect this from me. "Nan, do you have a number for dad?" I asked. Nan gave me the number and we talked for a little while later and I promised I would see her soon.
I hung up the phone. I looked at mum with trepidation. " Emily you have to tell him" mum stated, she knew this was hard for me to do. I picked up the phone and my hand was shaking 'what would he say? Would he think that I was what he had called me when we last saw each other?'
I dialed the number and it rang for quite some time then I heard his voice on the end of the line. I was silent and he kept saying hello.
Finally I spoke and it sounded like I was a teenage boy who's voice had just broken "dad! It's me Emily", "oh Emily my beautiful girl how are you" he replied. "Daddy, I need you right now, there is the boy I have been seeing and he has threatened to kill me and he really would do it" I cried down the phone line. This was the first time I had broken down I mean really broken down everything came out all at once. "Dad, I had a baby girl" I spat out in the middle if him replying. The phone went silent. " put your mother on the phone he barked". I turned and looked at mum and held the phone out to her. She knew what was coming or so she thought.
Mum grabbed the phone. I didn't hear what dad said to her all I heard was mum saying "I'll pick you up. See you then" and she hung up the phone. "He's coming" she said as she looked at me.
A few hours later we had to go to the train station. Mum, Barry, Ava and myself all drove down to the station, we got out of the car and went and sat in the shelter. Not log after the train arrived and Barry and I stood up and scanned the train up and down. Being a small town the train only came twice a day and not many people traveled on it . At the far end of the station we saw a lone figure step out. It was him.. Barry ran up and hugged him so tight and he patted him on the head then I saw him look down at me.
"Hi dad" is all I could manage to say. He looked me up and down "I'm discussed and disappointed in you" were the words that came out of his mouth. I was heart broken but really I shouldn't have expected anything less I was a child that had a child not the little girl he saw me as when I was little. He hugged my mum and she just patted his back. He swooned over Ava.
We drove home and when we got there dad and I talked I told him EVERYTHING that had happened, as I finished mum walked in and he looked straight at her then back at me "a leopard never changes it's spots" he said "ask your mother" she didn't say a word but I knew exactly what he was meaning at least he was admitting it. I just looked at mum and a tear welled in her eyes. You can tell she used to really love him.
"Where is he now?" Dad asked. "Probably at home" I said. "Well get the car, I'm going to pay him a visit" he said never looking me in the eyes he was too busy looking at mum and then Ava.
Mum got the car out again and I went to get in. "Stay here Emily" he said firmly. I was not game not to do what I was told.
Mum drove dad down to jays house. The next bit was told to me when they got back.
They arrived at Jay's house. Mum pointed it out as she parked directly out the front. Dad told her to stay in the car. He walked up the stairs and knocked on the door. Jay's father answered the door. Dad asked to speak with Jay and Jay's dad looked out and saw mum sitting in the car he obviously knew the man was not there to just talk. Jay's Dad swore at Dad and told him that Jay wasn't there. When dad asked where he was Jays dad said "even if I knew where he was I wouldn't tell you" then he continued to swear and call dad names. Little did Jay's dad know but my father had a short temper and as much as he hit my mum he also wouldn't stand down to anyone.
Dad grabbed Jays father and threw him over the balcony. He then ran down the stairs and said "if he ever goes near my daughter again, if he ever lays a hand on her or any of my family I WILL be back and he will be six foot under". Jays father didn't move I think he would have been too scared. I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of my father.
When they arrived home dad sat down at the table and asked to hold Ava. He was swooning over her. The entire time all he wanted was that she have his last name as that is who she is he kept saying.
Dad stayed for a few nights and these nights I had the best sleep ever knowing my Dad was there and if Jay did come he wouldn't be around and dad would give his life to protect me.
The day he left he just said "Goodbye" no hug no kiss nothing. He gave Barry a lot of affection and of course Ava and he held mum for a while. He said "if he comes near you again just call me and I will be here in a few hours". My heart sank as his train slowly edged away.
Jay did not leave us alone. It was like he knew when dad was here and when he left. It was getting worse. Phone calls threatening me, mum, Barry, my grand parents and just about everyone I knew.
Not long after was mum and Arthur's anniversary. On the day mum said to him "what's today?" He looked down at his watch and said "oh no, I completely forgot, it's garbage day" and he got up from the table and walked out to take out the garbage bin. Mum and Arthur had not been good for a while and this was the last straw for mum. She walk off.
When he got back inside I said "it's your anniversary" he looked at me surprised and said "I completely forgot, what should I get her?". He left the house not long after and came home with diamond earrings . He apologized but mum knew he had forgotten completely it truly was the last straw.
A coupes of weeks later with Jay still coming around and scaring me he would not give up and Arthur being Arthur mum said "let's move away from here, somewhere we will be safe and hopefully happy" Barry and I agreed so mum got to planning. She kept trying to tell Arthur that it was over but he was always drunk.
The day before we left I called all my friends and told them we had to talk. This was one of the hardest conversations I had to have..e
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