Legitimate Clue

Chapter 11

Nick pursed his hands into his trouser's pocket to ease his infuriating anger. He forced a Smoldering smile at his accountant as he passed by her to his office. It had being weeks now since he had being in his office and he could swear with the anger he was still harboring in his heart he couldn't trade the joy with his nephew and niece over his work.

"Good morning sir" Dimitri teased his boss. He knew calling his boss's sister was a good idea after all. Although he knew his boss was going to massacre him for it.
"How dare you!" Nick growled knocking a fist into Dimitri's stomach_ causing him to gap and gasp. Dimitri straightened himself and smirked, "I had no choice! The investors were complaining and forcing to meet you personally." He smiled when Nick's mood suddenly lightened. "You missed me?", he laughed when Nick shook his head in disapproval. "I knew it!" He uttered a little bit loud.

"Send the investors in my office" he offered diplomatically. Then just before he disappeared into his office muttered jokingly, "count yourself fired after the meeting."
"Of course, all I will have to do is run to your sister who now happens to be my best friend." Dimitri winked at Nick teasingly.
"In your dreams! You are not her type. And didn't I tell you she was married."
Dimitri scoffed, "I don't mind being her second husband."
"You son of ....." Nick didn't finish before his personal secretary and manager was gone.

Two hours later, Dimitri emerged into Nick's office smiling. "You are a genius."
Nick frowned proudly, "I know, they are all investing in our company as well as my dad's. You know they asked if I was somehow involved in it. And when I said definitely they agreed to invest in it anyways."
Dimitri sat in the chair each of the investors had sat and folded his arms around his chest, "the old man is going to be proud of you."
"Like I care about what he thinks of me. Anyways I did it for my sister and mother; they own a considerable share in the empire."
"The old man is dying, don't you think it's high time you started forgiving him. It's been nine solid years now Nick, I know it's hard but come on, blood is thicker than water. The reason behind your anger for your father is somewhere enjoying herself and you are here still sulking and hating."

Dimitri was right about him forgiving his father. But the hell he should also try to understand what he went through trying to forget his first love after his father sent her away. "He had no right interfering in my love life, and you know that. I loved Lucy Neal, and although he knew it he made her go. He made her leave me, he lied to her about me. And I hate him for that. She would have stayed if he hadn't said what he said to her."
Dimitri retorted, "no! She wouldn't have. Nick grow up, it's had been nine years now, and she was just seventeen just like you. We were all kids, your dad did what every father would have done for his child."

"No! He did what every selfish and self-centered father will do to destroy the life of his son. And don't tell me what I should feel Dimitri because you have no idea what it feels to loss the love of your life and hate your father for it."

"I understand. All I'm asking is for you to take it easy on him since his life is now short. I mean you won't be able to tell him you have forgiven him when he is six feet down in his grave."

The idea of his father dying was killing him. The man was strong, at least he looked it and yet they say he was going to die in a year or two time. "He is not going to die, and please let's not talk about this. It's freaking disturbing."

"Ok, so how is your girlfriend?" Dimitri pouted.
"The last time I spoke to her she sounded pissed." Nick uttered plainly.
"Are you out of your mind?" Dimitri laughed derisively, "you expected her to applaud you for impregnating her younger sister." He added as a matter of fact causing Nick to chuckle abruptly.
"At least I wasn't the one who slept with my fiancé's cousin." Nick teased seriously.
"Cousin is far from sisterhood sir" Dimitri rested his back on the chair, "and the last time I checked our affair was over. Angela and I were over before I slept with Cassandra. So go to hell Nick Firestorm."
"Whatever! Have you ever head of the dating code?" Nick looked at his best friend intently.
"Of course! That crazy stupid fraternity law against one dating people of close relation." He scoffed, "I don't buy it. Plus Cassandra thought I was hot, not like I wanted or she wanted a long term relationship with me."
"Playboy forever!" Nick hailed Dimitri. "You are really a Russian."
"Oh! Save me that bullshit! I don't go to a club and get a young lady pregnant. When I lay women down I make sure I leave no traces of our intimacy on them." Dimitri interjected.
"Fuck you! It was a mistake, but wait a minute, I think I love the outcome."
"You mean the baby?"
"Of course, it's thrilling. One day when you decide to settle down and have kids you will know what it feels like."
"Even when the lady despises you?" Dimitri asked ruefully.
"That woman doesn't like anybody. And I don't care if she likes me or not. As long as she delivers my baby safely I'm more than satisfied." Nick shocked his friend with his outburst.
"What's her name again?" Dimitri was curious.
"Lilac" Nick answered.
"Nice name she has got there, can't wait to see her. Is she as sexy and beautiful as her big sister?" Dimitri was suddenly enjoying the new diversion of their conversation.
"What kind of a stupid question is that? How I'm I supposed to make that similarities." Nick growled from pure discomfort.
Dimitri laughed, "then I will take it as the two of them have no physical resemblance."
"She looks just like their mother." Nick found himself muttering.
"Oh wow! Then she must be really be hot and sexy. I mean Mrs. Gloria Donovan is every man's dream which happen to be shattered by our own late Jake Donovan. " Dimitri smiled, "Damn! that woman is hot! Her long legs and narrow waist and approximately flat butt_I don't want to warm myself up." Dimitri frowned.
"Are you done dreaming about a woman about ten years older than you." Nick begun to shuffle the papers on his desk.
"No I'm not done. God! With that woman in mind, age must as well just be a figure. Come on that woman doesn't look her age." Dimitri threw his friend a dirty look, "oh God! I now know why you slept with her. You loved what you saw. I mean you couldn't resist her physique."
Nick frowned, "hell no! Me sleeping with her had nothing got to do with her body. It was just an accident. I was drunk, starkly drunk. I didn't know what I was doing."
"I just jealous all the men who have had her under them." Dimitri cursed beneath his breath.
"Then I'm sure you envy only me." Nick delivered plainly.
"Excuse me?" Dimitri thought his friend was out of his mind.
"She was a virgin" Nick surprised his friend.
"You are kidding me right?"
"No! I was her first. But what I don't get is why she didn't stop me. I was weaker than her in that state." Nick was suddenly leaning beside his table, " you know what I mean?"
Dimitri flared his eyes, "no! She is just a lady."
"No! She isn't just a lady. In fact she is everything but a lady. She prefers jeans and shirt to skirt and gown. And she fights like she had being trained in the army or navy."
"FBI or CIA" Dimitri added for his friend.
"Precisely" Nick pinched his chin.
"So why didn't she stop me. It's couldn't be my money because it obvious her father has much more. And not because she was promiscuous because she was a virgin."
Dimitri discharged, "what if she loved you?" Dimitri coughed, " what if she wanted you right from the beginning?"
"That's not possible and out of question because if you care to know she hates me, she despises me. She doesn't want to have anything to do with me."
"That's impossible." Dimitri let out.
"Trust me, it's possible because it's happening. She doesn't like me. Not even a bit and she didn't even want to tell me about our baby. She wanted to raise it all by herself. " Nick sat back on his chair.
"If you say so. But seriously am I permitted to have her since you are not interested in her." Dimitri lashed his tongue out.
"Hell no! She is the mother of my son. Go find another woman. Gosh! You Russians don't seem to amaze me." Nick blurted.
"Oh don't give me that shit. Anyways I was just kidding. How could you ever think I was going to go out with your woman."
"She is not my woman" Nick shut the door to his office leaving his best friend.