Don't Forget About Me

Chapter 32

I put my hand over my face and looked at my father then back to Os. Neither of them are saying anything. “You want him to kill your father?” I say quietly but loud enough so that they both can hear me. “Os reaches over to put his hand on my knee and I move it. This isn't right, none of this is right. “I want to get rid of a problem that I have been dealing with my whole life and now is affecting our future. You don't know everything that he has done in his life, Kelsey It's not like he's a good man. He's a monster.'' Os gets up and starts to pace. 

“And you, I don't even want to know how many people you have killed for money. Why do you think that I want anything to do with you?” My father looked over at me and leaned forward. “I can assure you that all of the people that I have dealt with over time deserved it in one way or another. They were not saints but that is something that I will not be discussing with you for a number of reasons. Mario Riggs must be taken care of because he now has a bounty on your head Kelsey, so we are at the crossroads where it's either your life or his.” Bounty on my head, this can't be happening. I reach down and grab my stomach. I think about the world that this baby is going to come into and it just makes me feel sick all over again. My father looks at me holding my stomach and makes a frustrated face. He stands quick and goes over to Os and grabs him by the throat. 

“She's pregnant isn't she? You got my daughter pregnant you asshole. “ My father pushed Os into the kitchen counter now and all I could do was yell at him to let him go but it didn't faze him as if he couldn't hear me. Octavius came out of Sara’s room and ran over trying to pull my father off of Os and it took all of his strength  and he finally let go. All three men are heaving for breath. “Yes, I'm pregnant but that is none of your business. Yes, it's Os’s baby and I want us to be together. Why else do you think Mario wants me dead. It's not because of you, it's just what you said earlier, oh yea, bad luck.” My father started to walk towards the front door. When he gets to it he turns and looks at me. 

“I will be taking care of Mario soon. I will also be waiting for the time that we can get to know eachother again Kelsey.” After he said those last words he walked out of the door and shut it. I went over to Os to make sure that he was ok. He grabbed me by the face and pulled me in for a kiss then just held me. “Well that was quite an evening wouldn't you say?” Octavius was trying to make light of the situation. Sara came out and looked around. “Did he leave?” I nodded “Thank god, Kelsey your father is scary. You never really talked about him. I kind of assumed he was dead or something.” Yea its that or something alright I thought to myself. 

“He's gone and all I want to do is go to bed.” I looked over at Os and he went to walk towards the door to make sure that it was locked. Even though I know that if they wanted to get in they would. He came back towards me and grabbed me by the waist and led me towards the bedroom. “Good night Sara, please try and get some sleep. Octavius, don't let her out of your sight.” I say giving him a firm look. “Yes mam, you don't need to worry about us but can we talk about the fact that I'm pretty sure that I heard you say that you were pregnant?” Shit I forgot that Octavius didn't know but I would have thought Os would have told him that he knew before. 

“Yes I am and Os and I have decided that we are going to keep it.” I reach again and rub my belly. Os reaches over and puts his hands on mine and rubs too. The little gesture makes me feel a little calmer now than I was ten minutes ago. “Well Uncle Oct can't wait to see the little dude running around.” We all start to laugh a little at the thought of a child running around. “What if it's a girl?” Sara questions him. “Well then we will have a little princess that we have to put in a tower auntie Sara.” She shakes her head because he's being ridiculous. 

“Good night you two.” I say and walk into the room with Os. After we shut and locked the door I feel like I can breathe a little more since it's just Os and I. He started to walk towards me but I put my hand up so he would stop but of course he rammed right into my hand making it clash right with his solid chest. “Stop, we need to talk about what's going to happen next. I don't feel right about any of it especially since it's dealing with my long lost father who is a hitman.” He pushed my hand out of the way and came to hold me. “It will be alright. This has to happen. Like your father said, we are at the point that it's either your life or my father and I will choose you everytime.” I wrapped my hands around his neck because what more could I do. I needed to get that through my head that Os’s father wants me dead and he won't stop until I am. 

“Just so you know. Your father hasn't killed anyone since he went into hiding all those years ago. He's mostly only doing this because I found him and told him about the hit on you.'' I pause and pull back slightly. “How long have you known that he has wanted me dead?” He sighed. “Since the day I met you at the school. It's the reason I made myself known because I couldn't let him take you from me.” I don't know what to say. “Why didn't you tell me before?” I already know what he is going to say but hoping that he doesn't. 

“When we were going to your house that night, my father told me that the woman who lived there’s husband was responsible for my mothers death. I knew deep down that he was lying, I have always been good at reading people. When we got in and I got you out I started to look for your father. I was able to find him, not long before we first met and he filled in the blanks to the rest of the story about my mother. I told him about you and what my father was planning to do.” He walked over to the window and looked down. “He has guards watching you now, since my father took you. He didn't think that he would take you and leave you alive but I know what my father is doing. He isn't a stupid man. He wants your father more than he wants you so he is using you to lure him out.” I walked over to the window to look down and I didn't see anyone. 

“Your father is much smarter than my father though and he already has a strategy for all of this.” I step back and hold myself because this is all becoming too much. I go to sit on the bed and pull my legs up and hold them. Os comes to me and sits next to me. “Everything will be ok I promise. Just remember I love you Kelsey.” I turned to look at him. “I love you too.”