Deal With the Devil: A Lloyd Hansen Story

IX

I had showered up and gotten into bed. Looking at my phone for the first time in a few hours, I realized I had multiple texts and missed calls from both of my parents.

I sat down on the bed and called my dad.

"Why the fuck aren't you picking up?!" He yelled.

"Oh I'm sorry daddy. I'm working on other things." I said sweetly. As sweet as possible.

"I need you here. There's a deal and it's huge. Tell your husband to be here too."

"Dad he's literally sleeping." I said. He was asleep beside me.

"Wake him up! I need you here to do the math and the intel percentages and-"

"I'm only supposed to come in two days a week. I can't."

Lloyd shifted beside me as his phone started ringing.

"Get here." My dad said. He hung up.

Lloyd answered his phone and put it on speaker.

"Get your bratty little slut here before I get over there and drag her in. There is a deal that benefits the entire community and she keeps on saying no to her father. So help me god Lloyd I will beat her because her dad is too weak to."

I got up and went to my closet. I put an all black outfit on before putting my hair half up. I had my glasses on, but I just left them.

"We're gonna be there as soon as possible." Lloyd said as he hung up and changed.

•••

Lloyd and I walked into the complex. It was maybe midnight at this point. I was exhausted.

Lloyd led me in. I went right to my office and signed in. Lloyd leaned against my desk as I plugged in the information already given.

Lloyds dad barged in. I looked at Lloyd for a second before working again. Stay quiet. Act nice.

"So you two finally decided to show up. Thank you for wasting our time Vanessa. You probably had to take the time to look pretty for your job instead of just coming here."

I looked up at him in my glasses, black leggings, and black tight fitting long sleeve.

Don't talk.

"It was my fault we were late. I was already in bed and Vanessa cleaned up for the night before taking a shower. She didn't see the calls until she got in bed." Lloyd said.

I just continued working. I didn't really care what they talked about at this point.

But oh my god I was so tired.

"Is there coffee made anywhere?"

"What? You gonna have your husband do a wife's duty?" Mr. Hansen asked.

"Mr. Hansen with all due respect I'm just really tired but I wanna get this done for the community."

Lloyd left the room to go get me coffee. He left the door open.

"You know even after working you still seem to have an attitude. Maybe my son will have to beat it out of you."

I didn't say anything.

"So now that's your new thing? Just stay quiet? Yeah that doesn't work on me. I want answers without a hint of sarcasm. You know you are my daughter-in-law now. And there was a contract made that now you were a hansen, you followed hansen rules."

He was inching closer. I just continued to look at the files and plug them in. I had maybe five minutes worth left to do.

I could feel Mr. Hansen incredibly close. His nail trailed down my back.