The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 180 You safe me

The sound of Piki screaming made Peach feel for Elijah, her fingers poking his nose and eyes as her palm rubbed against his face, and she whispered, “Babe, the baby is crying.”

Sleepily, Elijah opened his eyes and then closed them, moaning out a breath as he mumbled, “I am up.”

Yet, he was still laying with his eyes closed, but another scream from Piki made him jump from his sleep, shouting, “I am up, baby! Daddy is up!”

Then he jumped from the bed, rushing to her crib, and reached into it, scooping her up and cradling her, singing nonsense. words at her that made Peach giggle sleepily.

Even though the two weeks of taking care of a newborn were challenging, Elijah refused a nursery for the baby, allowing her to sleep in his room, and denied the offer of a nanny.

His heart won’t let him trust a soul other than his internal family around his daughter, after everything that he and Peach had gone through.

“Shush,” Elijah murmured quietly at her, pressing a kiss to her forehead. “Is your pamper wet?”

His pace was slow as he led her to the changing table, and then he rested her gently on the table.

The sleep that once overwhelmed Peach, faded, and she raised her eyelids to watch her husband changing their daughter, and her heart melted like it’s been doing for the past days, seeing how involved he was with their child.

After Elijah was all done, he picked up Piki, but soon she started bawling again, and Elijah looked over at Peach and said, “I think she’s hungry.”

and

It took Peach a second, but she finally sat up, stretching her hand out to him, said, “Let me have her.”

After approaching the bed, Elijah handed the little one to Peach, who settled down in her arms, and then she took out her breast, placing the nipple in Piki’s mouth while Elijah popped down beside her with a sigh.

The two sat in a comfortable silence as Piki suckled away, and eventually, after about ten minutes, Peach mumbled, “Is the court still refusing to hand over the CCTV footage of the courtyard?”

“It’s sensitive footage. So I understand why it’s taking a bit of time to persuade the judge to issue it over to us.” Elijah said, looking at their daughter. “Also, I am not there, in person with Ryan and the others, so they might have it a bit difficult-”

“Do you want to.. like umm…” Peach stuttered, biting her lip, and then she asked quickly, “Do you want to head over that-”

“Nooo… I don’t. I trust Ryan and the others to figure this out and handle it. Being here with Piki and you is what’s important.” Elijah replied calmly, running his hand slowly down Peach’s arm before his eyes fell on his little girl sleeping peacefully, her dark lashes covering her eyes.

When Peach looked down at their daughter, she hesitated for a while and then said, “About what your mother said the other day…”

“What did she say?” Elijah asked softly, looking over at her.

“Piki having a newborn photography session, I think that would be nice.”

“Peach, I-”

still blame yourself for what happened to me when I was pregnant, but we can not allow Melina to

I am fine, Piki is here with us, and I just want us to start living again and enjoying life. You deserve happiness, so please stop beating yourself up.” Peach said, turning her body towards Elijah

then Elijah said, “She’s asleep. I should take her

that he wasn’t quite ready to let go of that trauma, Peach gently handed Piki to

her tummy and back nice and straight, and then

laid her flat on her stomach before

because of my past sin and my mistakes of overlooking the threats that still surrounded us…”

save you, not being able

yourself is not fair because in my eyes, you did

Elijah turned towards her, holding her gaze, and said, “I know you mean well. And I

much you can do as a man, a husband, and a father.

and I are

return, and then he walked over toward the bed, and squatted in front of Peach,

you know this isn’t just about the photo

forward, kissing her forehead gently, and then saying, “I know that it’s not, and I will try my

them about Piki and then giving them time to do anything funny before they get here. So, tell mom to call the studio, and we will

Peach whispered in her head, giving Elijah a quick kiss on the lips and saying, “Thank you,

James rush for the door, and when he pulled it open, he found Ryan and Matt

it?” James asked hopefully, knowing if he did, that will make them one step closer

“Yes!!!” Ryan yelled.

and shook him,

of them gathered in the living room,

the

pressed play, and they watched Deacon approach Dean outside the courthouse. They seemed to talk for a

you think this is it?” Ryan

admitted, nodding his head, as he watched Dean drive

and then Matt blurted out, “We should be

his phone

as he buttoned his dress shirt, feeling

thin silk material with a slit up from each knee to mid- thigh and an empire waist, he turned from the mirror and focused on

breath, unable to tear

his ringtone suddenly forced him to turn away from her, walking over to his side table to grab his phone.

“Ryan,” Elijah answered.

footage and Rookie just sent a copy of it to your phone.” Ryan replied,

with a tall man, built like a tank, and with the thickest brows I have ever seen, before the last day of the trial. Dean left the courtyard in this guy’s vehicle.” Rookie added. “It’s clear that Dean isn’t

fee because even while he’s in

to keep him silent and

those words, telling himself in the back of his mind, ‘I missed another

around to