‘’Between you, her sisters, and the piggish behavior you selfishly deemed necessary to put Taylor through, it’s no wonder she ran away from home and never looked back. Your sick abhorrent actions warrants the rest of your sad existence rotting behind a fucking jail cell. Because after the tragic passing of the only woman who probably ever loved you, you in the end turned to the only daughter too young and vulnerable to fight you back’’ and I could feel the simulation of blood dripping my palms as my fingers embedded deep in my flesh out of raged anger ‘’Now I’ve never had a child myself, but I hope to maybe be a father someday. I hope to have a little girl too, and the first thing I’m going to teach her is, that if anyone ever tries putting their hands on you, you’re to call daddy and daddy will kill that piece of shit’’
‘’That sounds like a threat’’ he said cockily squaring his jaw at me.
‘’I don’t make threats Mr. Wainwright. That’s a fucking promise’’ and I could see he understood the venomous intent behind my words.
‘’You really love her don’t you?’’ he said.
‘’I do’’ I replied.
‘’Smh, well you can have her’’ he scoffed pushing me back slightly ‘’that useless little bitch wasn’t worth the cheap dime the state gave me to look after her anyw-’’
PUNCH!!!!
I smoothed my hair back and wrapped the handkerchief from my suit pocket around my bloodied fist, and just stood looking down at him like the piece of shit he was ‘’I’m devoted to your daughter Mr. Wainwright, as she is me. I’m the man in her life now, and the only daddy she’ll ever need’’ I said leveling my eyes with his as he slowly got back to his feet, looking rather disheveled as he dusted himself off, but didn’t dare try to retaliate.
With my expression neutral, I re-opened my checkbook and took the signature pen from out its slot ‘’name your price’’ I said looking calmly at him ‘’-oh but before you do, know that it’s not your silence or anything immaterial like that, that I’m paying for. I’m paying for you to stay the hell away from Taylor, and out of her life for good! You already don’t fucking exist to me, and I need the same of you for your Stepdaughter’’
‘’One million dollars’’
‘’You stupid fool. You still don’t get it, do you? There never was a price Mr. Wainwright, because your daughter is priceless’’ I said, and ripped a check for one million dollars, not a penny more not a penny less, from my book and shoved it at him ‘’and now Mr. Wainwright, I want you to get your scumbag ass the fucking hell out of downtown Seattle, and as far away from us as that money can take you’’
I stood watching as Taylor’s Stepfather hurriedly exited out the car park area, disappearing from sight down a darkened alley at the end of the road with his cheap check and no soul, where I’m pleased to say we never saw him again.
I was unashamed to admit my hands were shaking a little, I was that incensed with anger at having to come face to face with a child abuser. And if it meant giving him every penny I’d ever earned, I would to protect the woman I loved.
With the cool night air feeling nice against my face, I loosened my tie, beeped open the car doors, and with a little whiskey jazz to keep me company, took a few sips from the decanter of double shot bourbon I kept in the drinks compartment of my Bugatti.
I sat there thinking over everything my love and me had gone through these past few months, and all the monsters from both her life and mine that I fought with pride to keep my princess safe. From those nasty thug boys in the park that night, to Skipp, then Jessica, the tabloids, and now her Stepfather…and if I had to, I’d do it all again with an equal amount of pride because I love you baby, and with all my heart, I thought with a warm smile, which instantly widened when seeing her exiting out from the building, and hurrying her way over to me in her elegant heels and pretty dress.
‘’Mwah!’’ she said leaning in the car and grabbing my face kissing me sweetly ‘’sorry baby I took so long, but I bumped into your financial advisor Frank, oh my god he’s sooo funny, his wife too’’ she laughed ducking her head inside the car and sitting on my lap ‘’he told me a joke ab-‘’
‘’The one with the mannequin? Yeah, he tells that to everybody’’ I chuckled alongside her, so happy as I always am to have my sweetheart close to me.
‘’…it’s the bit where the boss comes in and catches him, I was absolutely howling, bahaha’’ she continued babbling away happily.
’There’s nothing more beautiful than a woman who doesn’t know she’s beautiful’’ I said softly holding her close just hugging her against me.
‘’You okay baby?’’ she asked looking at me a little concerned.
‘’I am now sweetheart, let’s get you home’’ I said, and with the long night we had finally over, I drove us back home where it was just my love and me alone together.
CHAPTER 56
TAYLOR POV:
BELLE OF THE BALL
Billionaire Turns Pauper To Princess In A Unique And Touching Love Story…
…read the article, as I opened up the Tazer app in the kitchen that morning while making myself and Hudson each a nice mug of hot coffee.
Below the article was the most fabulous picture ever of Hudson and me, sharing our beautiful Hollywood kiss outside The Washington Convention Center at the awards ceremony last night.
‘’Oh wow, I can’t believe it’’ I gushed warmly, and stopped everything I was doing to read what had been written…
The entire article was AMAZING!
Beautifully worded from beginning to end, and in a way that truly captured the depth of myself and Hudson’s relationship, along with the very real challenges we’d faced to get to where we were today. I loved every word of it, and couldn’t wait to wake Hudson up in a bit so he could read it too.