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“You haven’t called in a week I thought so had happened to you”

“Had sos to take care of but like I said I’m here now”

“Ellie was upset when you didn’t call her She refused to go to sleep until you called Cried all night the first two nights”

“I’ll talk to her,” I say, getting inpatient

“I filed papers thisfor custody of her”

“You did what?” My jaw drops “You can’t…you can’t mean to take her away from me I’m her mother”

“Are you, Harlee? Are you really her mother, because I have raised her these past three years”

“And I have sent you money and come to see her every free minute I’ve had when it was safe to do so”

“You ht have sent money, but I've been her sole provider while you slutted it up with any man that would have you, and while you fucked a pole at that strip club”

“You ht want to watch your tone,” I seethe at her, ht

“You only caht to put her to bed, and facetiarten, who potty trained her, who did all the things you should have done”

Tears sting atfair “Yeah, because I needed your help, I worked every damn second I possibly could I couldn't raise her and work But I ith her when I was able! She's MY daughter MINE!”

“No, she's not your daughter, she's the bastard of a fucking biker She's My daughter, in all the ways that count”

“How dare you say that about irl!”

“No, she's not your daughter, she's the bastard of a fucking biker that couldn't keep his dick in his pants, just like your daddy And you’re a whore like your mother was I told her not to mess around with bikers but first chance she had she was spreading he