Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 207 At Flirty , Josiah had found it odd , Joyce frequently mentioned her mom , but she never talked about her dad .

Today , Joyce asked him a strange question , Joyer … Josiah began , intending to dig a little deeper .

Joyce ! A sudden , thunderous shout cut him off .

Itwas Tra Tara had been keeping a watchful eye on Joyce nearby , unwilling to let her out of sight for even a moment .

So , when she saw a strange man talking to Joyce, she panicked .

Hey ! Tara ran over , breathless .

She scooped Joyce up in her arms and glared at Josiah like he was some kind of dangerous predator .

Who are you ? What were you saying to Joyce ? Are you crazy ? she barked , not giving Josiah a chance to explain .

Then , clutching Joyce tightly , she turned on her heel and walked away , or more accurately , fled , as if Josiah were some kind of monster .

As she hurried off .

Tara comforted Joyce .

Dont worry , Joyce .

Im here Remember , you cant talk to strangers , okay ? Good thing I got there in time .

She sighed heavily and added , Tm not worried about losing my job , but if you were taken away , your mom would be devastated … Taras voice cracked , and tears threatened to spill from her eyes .

Youre your moms whole world .

You know that ? Dont be sad , Tara Joyce lifted her chubby little hand to wipe Thras tears .

Her soft voice was full of concern .

Tara , dont cry .

That sir isnt a bad person .

Ive seen him before You Tara frowned skeptically .

Where did you see him ? Whats his name ? Joyce opened her mouth , but no words came out .

She couldnt answer .

Oh , your Tara shook her head , convinced that Joyce was mistaken .

Youre too little , so you mustve gotten mixed up .

Never mind .

From now on .

Tll keep an even closer eye on you Meanwhile , Josiah was still standing where Tara had left him , utterly dumbfounded .

Did she seriously just mistake me for a kidnapper he thought , feeling both helpless and exasperated .

earlier comments lingered

speculated that maybe her father had abandoned her and her mother

an adorable daughter ? Josiah mused

left him with

, she immediately noticed that Joyce seemed unusually subdued , her spirits visibly low After checking Joyors temperature and confirming she didnt have a fever , Sienna let out a studl sigh of relief Before she could relax , Tara pulled her aside to explain what had happened

a second i came straight from the heart , blic was still shaken The very thought of Joyer going missing was enough to

her life wouldnt be enough to make up for such

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Joyce is Alright .

Sienna reassured her .

, no Thra gestured toward Joyce ,

Shes not sick .

! Sienna noticed the redness in Taras eyes and realized how deeply rattled

a offered .

you take a break ? Ill

and help her forget about

Alright , Tara nodded reluctantly

closest to you

her forget all the bad stuff

agreed with a small

that evening , when Sienna was giving Joyce a bath

Joyces favorite little rubber duck , but Joyce didnt giggle the way

Sienna realized something

liule face up to her , her big eyes blinking as if she wanted to say something but couldnt

Sienna couldnt hold back

cant tell me

faint sense that her question might upset

But now , with her mom staring at her and pressing for an answer , Joyce couldnt hold

Moms and dads have to be together to have a baby , right

mind

had never imagined that this would be the question

known that one day

out of love between her parents

and hated her mother

years , Sienna had carefully avoided this topic , never mentioning Joyces father , But some

had

glistening eyes stared up at her as she

have a dad too ? Siennas chest tightened , and she had no

, of course Then

come to see me ? Does he

, no , thats not i Her eyes

be ? Your dad

he spent time with you When

only for a

thought to herself Really ? Joguce furned her

, 1 mustve

! Because Sirunas throat tightened painfully

Oh Juyor looked half