Remi's party is in full swing, and she is having such a good time. As her mom, I'm glad that my daughter is enjoying her party.

And I'm so happy that her friends are here, Oliver, Amanda, my mom, Amber, and a few other people we've known over the years, have all come to help celebrate Remi's birthday with her.

On the downside Scott's parents also shown up, Scott's dad George, I don't mind as much not since the conversation we had, back when I was setting up Oliver's and Amanda's party a few months ago.

But his mom I just don't know, I've never met a woman who I've loathed so much in my entire life, even if I wanted to try and like her, I just don't think I can.

This is horrible because despite everything, she's still Scott's mother and he loves her, wants her to be a part of his life because she is his mom.

Yet I just can't stand the woman, but lucky enough she's kept her distance from me since getting here, and if she continues to do so until the party is over then we shouldn't have a problem.

"Hey, how are you holding up?" I heard someone say to me, looking up from the party food to see Oliver standing next to me, eating a pink cupcake.

"Are you referring to the fact that your mother is in my home?" I ask him getting straight to the point, Ollie looks at me and nods his head.

I think he, Scott, and my mom are all worried about us being in the same room together again. But I don't plan on making a scene at my own daughter's birthday party, I just hope Valerie has the same decency.

"I am, but I know it also means a lot to Scott and my dad. I know he wasn't always the best either, but over the last few months when my mom's not been around, he asks me or Scott lots of questions about Remi-;" Oliver replied, throwing my eyes to his surprised at that information.

Honestly, I didn't even think Scott's parents thought about Remi at all, Scott never said anything to me about them asking about her or even acknowledge her.

"I didn't know your dad asked about her" I sighed sadly, I hate that it's' like this for Scott, Oliver, and their dad and my daughter.

It breaks my heart for Scott because he just wants his parents to see him as a dad, and it breaks my heart for Remi too because she should know her grandparents, and if they don't want to know her, especially Valerie how are we supposed to explain that to her.

"All the time" Oliver mumbles back, nodding my head and sighed not really knowing what to say back to him, about this whole situation.

Oliver gives me one last look and then heads back over to the party. Leaving me standing alone with my own thoughts, when I got back together with Scott,

I guess I didn't really think it all through, I don't want it to come to a point where Scott has to choose between me, and his parents.

Which I will never make him do, but I know Valerie and she probably would. And that's not fair to Scott you know, I don't want to see him hurt like that.

I'm going to try with Mr. Vaughan because he's trying with me and Remi, he deserves to build a relationship with his granddaughter if that's what he wants.

But I can't with Valerie because my gut is screaming that's she's up to something. The Valerie I knew wouldn't have turned up today, just to play the part of the loving grandmother, she's got something up her sleeve and something tells me I'm about to find it out.

Remi's party has officially ended, and she loved every minute of it. Most of the guests have gone now, Oliver and Amanda are still here along with my mom, and Scott's parents. Lucky enough though they were all outside, at Remi's request.

Moving around in the kitchen, cleaning up after the party just as I hear footsteps behind me. Turning around with a smile on my face assuming it will be Scott, just as my eyes landed on Valerie and my smile fades very quickly.

"Valerie it's nice to see you again" I force out politely with a smile. Valerie looks at me with a bitter look and waves her hands towards me.

"Let's not lie to each other, I didn't want to be here, and you didn't want me here either," She says as a matter of a fact tone, shaking my head and just looked at her. Hey if she wants to act like this, then fine I'm happy to be a bitch.

Because I'm not the same teenage girl I was years ago, who just took her evil words in and let it go, then cried. No, now I'm an adult and she's in my house, so let her say something.

"Fine with me, if it wasn't for Scott and how I feel about him, your evil, horrible ass wouldn't have even got through my front door... let alone near my child.-;" I cut off and looked at her firmly with a smirk on my lips as I thought of my next words.

"Still don't want me to lie?" I ask her with a mocking tone. I mean I know I shouldn't angry the monster in front of me, but she deserves a lot worse than a few comments thrown back at her.

"You think you can hurt me, little girl? You have no idea who you are missing with, do you? You don't deserve my son's love and I'm going to make sure he sees that" She warned me,

throwing my hands up in the air getting pissed off with the same threats I've heard since I was fourteen years old, I don't care anymore.

"Give it a rest you moaning old witch! Do you even hear how pathetic you sound" I barked at her, my god you think she would just let it go and give up already?

Valerie looks at me and then laughs, rolling my eyes in disgust I want this woman out of my home right now before my hand accidentally slips right into her face.

"Just get out Valerie" I mumbled and then took a step forward away from her, I'm so done with her and this conversation. Taking another step, just as I feel her grab hold of my arm tightly to stop me from leaving.

"You're not going anywhere" She hissed at me, pushing her hand from my arm, my stare angrily thrown to her.

"Your right I'm not, but you are. Get out of my house before I call the cops, and I can only imagine how good that mugshot is going to look to all of your sallow friends" I hissed back at her, she doesn't win this time.

"Oh, trust me I'll be gone soon enough, but first I want your word that you're going to end things with Scott by tomorrow-;" She breaks off and smiles like she's won.

Now it was my turn to breaking out laughing because she's crazy and I can't contain my laugher any longer.

"And why would I do that? He loves me, I love him. We're a family and that drives you insane which kind of makes me sleep so good at night, next to your son" I shot back at her, still chuckling to myself.

I know I shouldn't play into this fight with her but what right does she have. Coming into my home and threatening me, to ends things with the man that I love and who loves me, she's trying to break up a family... what kind of person does that really.

"Because as a mother I will do anything to protect my son, against trash you could say. And I know you would probably do the same for your child." She spites out that last part, feeling my fists churching next to my sides, she's pushing me.

"Yeah and I will protect the man that I love against evil, you could say" I echoed back at her, Valerie looks at me and smirks.

"You grew up and got mouthy...good for you" She laughs, shaking my head and looked towards my front door, hoping she would get the hint to get the fuck out of my house.

"Why are you still in my house?" I barked angrily. Valerie shakes her head and then pulls a big envelope out of her handbag and hands it to me.

"What's this?" I ask with an annoyed expression, she looks at me and smiles still.

"That's what's going to make you end things with Scott"

"Enough with your games, if you've got something to say then just saying it"

Valerie takes a step back from me and smirks, and it hits me I knew she was up to something today and I just didn't know what until now.

"Fine, a few months ago when I heard you surfaced again. I had a P.I look into you, he found something in public records, something that could be used against in family court, if let's say someone was to fight you for custody of that child you have-;" She broke off and my heart picks up speed, as my mind flashes back to four and half years ago, to a mistake that I made, the one that could have costed me Remi.

"Yeah, you know exactly what I am talking about" Valerie adds with an evil smile.

"You wouldn't..." I bluffed.

"Oh, I would, and I would even drag my own son through the mud too. And I know a lot of family court judges Ella, who would believe me when I was to say that Remi would be better off with a lovely grandmother, then two young parents who have red flags in their past" She replied with a smirking tone,

Shaking my head and stood strong in front of her, I won't let her take my child regardless of what's in my past, I've learned from that mistake and if she wants a fight then I will give her one, there's no way I'm walking away from Scott and I'm not losing my daughter either, she has no play here, she just thinks she does.

Snapping out of my thoughts and squared up to her, with a smug look.

"Game on, I'm confident enough that I will get to keep my daughter, and make you look like a spiteful idiot in the process" I challenged, she doesn't get to bully me anymore. Nobody is coming between Scott and me this time.

She looks at me for a second and then bursts out laughing,

"Oh, you silly girl, you're the idiot if you think that's my only card here-;" She shot out and smirked before keeping her stare on me,

"Let's just say a few years ago Scott jeopardized his football career. And like the good mother I am, I made it go away but if that was to come to light, for sure his career would be over in a heartbeat-;" She added smugly, shaking my head stared at her in shock.

"You would really do that to Scott? risk everything he's worked for just to keep him away from me? Why" I argued hardly believe that she would betray him like that.

"Why not? From the looks of it I'm already losing him to you, at least this way I can make sure, you won't be in his future" she spat bitterly towards.

Letting out a defeated sigh because I can't risk my daughter, but I also can't let Valerie ruin Scott's career either. I know what I have to do, and she's won, just like she wanted.

"You really are a bitch" I shot out at her and throw the envelope down on the side.

"So, am I making that call to my friend who's a judge? And the one to press?" Valerie asked me, mocking me even. Looking away from her for a moment and then looked back at her, putting on a brave face.

"Fine you win... I'll end things with Scott-;" I broke off and then looked at her with a hard look as she smiles,

"But let me make one thing truly clear if you come at me again with this, I will burn your perfect life down around you. Do I make myself clear-;" I break off again as we stand face to face, ready to battle.

" I also want you to know that one day, your own actions are going to be your worst nightmare, and when that happens you just turn around, you will see me there smiling in your misery, now get the hell out of my house" I yelled that last part very loudly at her,

Valerie shakes her head and just smiles before heading towards my front door, humming like a bitch, just as she stops and turns back around to me and simply says,

"You've got till tomorrow afternoon" And with that she left my house, shaking my head, and ran to my bedroom before shutting the door behind me, dropping to my knees, and let my tears fall from my own eyes.

I said that I would never cry because of Valerie Vaughan ever again, but how could she do this to her own son. What kind of mother is she?

I don't want to hurt Scott because I do love him with all my heart and my soul, but I can't lose Remi.

We can't lose Remi, there's too much at stake by staying with him, so Valerie wins, end of story.