Raphael POV âShe is a teenager Raphael. You canât expect her to stay home all day with usâ - Olivia says âI know, but she is taking one step too far with this whole being a rebel thing. I know she had security on her constantly but this is too muchâ - I tell Olivia âYou need to let her live, the more you keep her tight the more she will revel and one day she might even resent youâ - Olivia says and I take a deep breath.
This girl is gonna get me into trouble. She is the spit image of her mother but with brown hair. I know that in school she had some guys after her. Iâm not stupid and I know my little girl is growing but I donât want her to. I need her to stay my little girl forever.
âWhat do you want me to do?â - I ask Olivia âGive her some space, let her be herself. She never gave us any reasons not to trust herâ - Olivia says and I know she is right. But this is my little girl.
âI canâtâ - I say âRaphael Lockwood, you listen to me and you listen to me good. You are going to push her away trying to overprotect her, she knows how to fight, shit she even knows how to shoot, but let her be a teenage girl in New York, let her be her amazing selfâ - Olivia says and I shake my head.
âI canâtâ - I say âDaddyâ - Mel says walking into my office âYes?â - I ask looking at her big green eyes âI promise I will be home before one, I will even take Polo with me, but please let me go to the partyâ -
she says and how can I say no to those big puppy eyes.
âFine, you two are a combo I canât refuse, but I have conditionsâ - I say âOkay, anythingâ - Mel replies looking at Olivia with a smile âApolo will go with you, you will take your gun, and I want you home by midnight â
âBut daddyâ - she says and I stop her âItâs either that or you are not goingâ - I say âThanks daddyâ - she says wrapping her arms around my neck and kissing my cheek.
This girl has me wrapped around her little finger.