Chapter 23

                                    

                                          
Lucy: "Thank you so much, I love it." She said looking at the basket.
Emily: "Mummy, Coco, we brought something else for you both." She hands over the little box to reveal the necklace.
Lucy: "Their beautiful, thanks darling."
Coco: "Thanks Em."
Lucy: "Where's yours sweetie?" Emily turns away hiding her head on Tim's chest, Tim signals down to the box in the basket, Lucy pulls it out.
Tim: "Baby girl here had a bit of a breakdown that she thought she was stealing to much time with you and taking that away from Coco and I. We brought a necklace for her but she doesn't feel like she deserves to have it."
Lucy: "Baby girl, look at me." Emily looks at her.
Lucy: "This is yours. You deserve it, everyone understands that you want to spend time with me and are completely okay with it. Now come here." Emily moves and takes the necklace. Tim receives a text from Angela asking to she her in the waiting room.
Tim: "I'm going to quickly run and see Angela in the waiting room." Lucy nods, he leaves and the girls cuddle up to their mum.
Tim sees Angela in the waiting room, she immediately hugs him.
Angela: "How is she?"
Tim: "She is bruised and cut bad, worst than what I received but she says she is okay."
Angela: "That was scary seeing her like that, I hope she can bounce back from that because I know I love seeing her bubbly sunshine personality."
Tim: "Me too."
Angela: "Now to address the elephant in the room, wife?" Tim sighs.
Tim: "Don't tell anyone else yet, please." Angela nods.
Tim: "Okay so a few days ago Lucy's mum came and saw her. We know how that goes but this was worse than anything I know of. She said how much of a disgrace, an embarrassment, and a disappointment Lucy is. She was guilt tripping Lucy and it broke my heart to see how someone so amazing was treated by her own family. That's when she said that they have officially disowned her, so sign this paperwork that says she's not our daughter and will not get anything when they die."
Angela: "Omg, but why the marriage?"
Tim: "Lucy had a panic attack the next morning, she was all alone and it felt so real to her. She asked me to marry her as although she had a family on paper she didn't and that made her panic. I agreed so I could give her a new family, with that we went to the courthouse and got married."
Angela: "Awww, will there be a ceremony for your friends and family?" 
Tim: "I don't know, I would have to ask Lucy but she probably would want one. But it'll be just for our friends as our families are not the best."
Lucy and the girls were cuddling when Lucy's mum snuck into the room.
LM: "What is going on here? Oh, wait these are those little brats you adopted and forced them away from their mum."
Coco: "No she didn't, she saved us from heard." Lucy's mum scoffs, then she walks closer to the bed. 
LM(grabbing ahold of Emily): "Let go of her and go find your actual parents." Emily turned her head but didn't move. That's when Lucy's mum slaps Emily across the face but before she can do anything else, despite pain Lucy moves in front of the girls.
Lucy: "Leave them alone, they haven't done anything wrong. (turns to Emily) Em darling, go to the waiting room and get your father please." Emily nods, wanting to protect her mum she runs out of the room as fast as she can.
Lucy: "Do not lay a finger or hand on my daughters ever again."
LM: "There not your fucking daughters."
Lucy (Coco): "Sweetie could you please go to the bathroom or head to the waiting room?" Coco looked hesitant but agrees and leaves.
Lucy: "They are my daughters. I love them so much."
LM: "Your crazy."
Emily ran as fast as her little legs could carry her with Coco closely behind her. They ran to the waiting room seeing their dad and aunt Angela together. Angela saw the girls coming before Tim did.
Angela: "Girls?" Tim turns to look, they're ran up to them and Emily looks like she is crying, that's when Angela and Tim saw the hand print on her face. The adults met the girls half way.
Tim: "Darlings what's wrong? Em what happened to your face?" Angela texted Grey needing backup and backup was on its way.
Emily (shakily): "Mean lady with mummy, she hit me. Mummy sent me to find you."
Coco: "Mummy needs help." With that Angela picked Coco up, they carried the girls back to the floor Lucy is on. They heard shouting from a room.
Lucy: "What do you even want? You disowned me remember, so fuck off and leave me alone." Lucy's mum brings her hand up and slaps Lucy, then she was punched in the stomach. Lucy was in so much pain and agony.
LM: "You deserve that."
Lucy: "Why do you have to keep coming back? You have disowned me, so leave my life alone now." Her mum went to take a swing when Angela rushed over.
Angela: "Mrs Chen, you're under arrest for assault." Angela continued to read her rights and take her out of the room. Tim put the girls down and they ran to Lucy's side.
Coco: "Mummy okay?"
Lucy (in between groans): "I'm okay, Em how are you?" Lucy cupped her cheek looking at her face. Emily couldn't answer so Lucy pulled her in for a hug.
Tim: "Hey baby, how are you?"
Lucy: "Better now my family is here. My handsome husband always ready to protect." Tim kissed her, then gives her and the girls a hug.
A couple of days in the hospital goes by, Emily and Coco refused to leave their mother's side. Tim also stayed with them, to be with his family. The red mark on Emily's face has started to fade, they make sure she is okay with what happened.