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-”

blame yourself for what happened to me when

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

and then Elijah said, “She’s asleep.

go of

he rested her on his chest, her tummy and back nice and straight,

he took her back to her crib and laid her

is it. This is how I lost both my wife and baby because of my past sin and my mistakes of overlooking the threats that still surrounded us…” Elijah began, his voice softening as he recalled

able to save

save us. You saved me, Elijah. Do you even give yourself credit for the things you have done? Beating yourself is not fair because in my eyes, you did everything right for our baby

know you mean

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

that comes with such responsibility. But babe, you are already doing so much as it is, and Piki and I are here because

return, and then he walked over toward the bed, and squatted in front of Peach, resting his palms on her thigh as he mumbled, “You really want that photoshoot, huh,”

this isn’t just about the photo shoot.” Peach

laugh escaped his lips at the look of frustration she wore, and then he leaned forward, kissing her forehead gently, and

not tomorrow, but today… I don’t want us telling them about Piki and then giving them time to do anything funny before they

head, giving Elijah a quick kiss on the lips and saying, “Thank

of the doorbell made James rush for the door, and when he pulled it

asked hopefully, knowing if he did, that will make them one step

“Yes!!!” Ryan yelled.

and shook him, jumping in

four of them gathered in the living room, around the computer, and then Rookie plugged the hard drive in.

the footage,

pressed play, and they watched Deacon approach Dean outside the courthouse. They seemed to talk for a while, and then Dean followed Deacon to his car, getting into

is it?” Ryan

Rookie admitted, nodding his head, as he watched Dean drive off away from

a while, and then Matt blurted out, “We should be calling the

said, pulling his

in front of the mirror, Elijah’s body tensed up a bit as he buttoned his dress shirt, feeling uncomfortable that there were a bunch of people downstairs, setting up for

bathroom, wearing a simple, yet stunning white gown that was made of thin silk material with a slit up from each knee to mid- thigh and an empire waist, he turned from the mirror and focused

murmured under his breath, unable to

him to turn away from her, walking over to his side table to

“Ryan,” Elijah answered.

your phone.” Ryan replied, putting the call

like a tank, and with the thickest brows I have ever seen, before the last day of the trial.

in prison, her bills are

using Melina to keep him silent and take

Elijah’s jaw tightened at those words, telling himself in the back of his mind, ‘I missed another

turned around to focus