He drives us somewhere else, to a motel. A cheap one, but it's much, much cleaner than whatever the hell it was that he took us to previously.
"Better?" He asks, grinning at me.
"Better." I feel like the Snickers advert. I sit down on the chair by an unstable-looking desk. "So, what's the plan?" I ask him.
"Well, after all the fuss has died down, we'll go away somewhere. I'll teach you how I do things, how to be like me. We'll run the business together 50/50. I haven't really thought any further than that."
Running the business with him? That sounds alright. It worked for him. He's a billionaire. But it would involve ditching any resemblance of morals that I have left...
"Oh, alright. That sounds cool." I smile at him. He ruffles my hair.
"That's my girl."
I actually prefer being with Dad here rather than trapped in a house with John and Mary like I have been for the past few years. Now Dad has to take a break from his business, he has more time and isn't as stressed as he used to be. He doesn't spend all day in his office instead he spends time with me. I feel wanted here, whereas I never did with John and Mary, particularly with John, he never wanted me. The looks he used to give me reminded me every day that he regrets his decision to adopt me.
"I've missed you. Despite everything that's happened, I have." I tell Dad, he smiles at me.
"I'm glad you don't hate me. You're all I have. I only wanted you to be like me. That's why I did it."
"I know," I close my eyes and try desperately to block out the memory of my mother's screams. "I know."
Suddenly, his phone rings. The same song that it always has been: Staying Alive. It was some kind of inside joke between him and Mum, I think.
"JM. Speak." He says. "Oh, hi, Seb... Yeah, she's fine... Well, no, not exactly. We're staying in a motel called Diamond or something like that... Yeah, by there." He pauses. "Really? Oh, great. Yeah, I'll tell her... Thanks. Bye." He hangs up and looks at me.
"What is it?" I ask, tilting my head.
"Mary's gone into labour."
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Daddy's Girl
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