On The Edge

Chapter Six.

Blaine's POV

I had no idea how I came to be where I am now, with the perfect hold over Jason, after I had spoken to my mother, I had dropped the file deciding to read the rest of it later, when the door opened and a little head popped in, it was Dimitri and Laura's little girl and the only child I could stand, mostly because for over four years, she hadn't said a word, and that was the main reason Dimitri and Laura had problems, because of the kid. She looked at me like she always did, like I was an elephant with four heads or an alien, just something out of this world. Poor kid, her parents were estranged and she was getting on my nerves, "get out!!!", I ordered, " this is not somewhere for you to play."

She just kept starting at me, "OUT!!!"

Laura popped in just then, "oh, I'm so sorry Blaine, I was just getting her ready for school.she is starting summer school today."

I really had no interest in whatsoever Laura did with the thing as long as it didn't affect me. "look Laura, can you keep her out of my office?", I asked gently but coldly.

"sure.", Dimitri's wife replied, she was a tiny thing herself at barely 5'5, with wild red hair that her seven year old daughter had inherited.

"I'm sorry, Blaine, Dr Frasier said that she has an attachment to you, she always seem to look for you when she doesn't want to do something like go to school."

"Then don't make her, she's going to hate it.", I advised.

"I know but Dr Frasier also says she needs to interact with kids her own age, or she'll never developed mentally.", according to the almighty Dr Frasier whom Laura and Dimitri paid thousands per session, Altair Laura's daughter was autistic but all I saw was a perfectly normal kid who refused to talk but what did I know? I didn't graduate from Harvard, wasn't that what the world thought anyone who made it from Harvard was far more superior than everyone else. "well, we'll be off now, say goodbye to uncle Blaine, Altair."as expected Altair didn't do anything and just followed her mother out, strange child.

I kept on working until Dahlia arrived, "Blaine", she had cut the whole Blai Blai thing after Jason, "baby, I'm hungry.", so was I, I had spent the day collecting debts, I had started a world wide shark loan business, the aim was to offer services to everybody in every nook and cranny of the world, I managed the large loans and I had agents who took care of petty loans, if you were going to do anything do it big, my aim wasn't just honey edge, it was the world, I had seven people who were supposed to pay their debts this month, four had paid, the remaining three, one had run, the first guy was in Germany. I had my agents there liquify all his assets, take out the amount needed and give the rest to a charity, I made sure he had nothing left, then I had them burn down his house and wipe his account clean, leaving him with only the clothes on his back, the second was a Japanese man with a Chinese restaurant in Los Vegas, I had them seize the restaurant, and begin remodifications on it, I had always wanted a Chinese restaurant in Los Vegas, every rich guys dream right?

"sure, Dahlia, why not?" I smiled at her, we went with Dimitri to an Italian restaurant, my place. We were just finishing up when Laura called to say that she was on her way to pick up Altair when her car broke down, she wanted Dimitri to pick her up.

"that's so annoying, what about our dessert?", and she really was talking about food, not sex.

"later, babes", I replied, "let's help Laura.", mostly because a part of me was scared that if Dimitri didn't go to her their marriage would end. We picked up Laura and went to the school and there we got ourselves the biggest shock, we were a bit late and sitting there in the play ground in the sands, was Altair but that was not the great shock Altair the"dumb" autistic girl was talking to a very tiny little Asian boy, TALKING, Laura leaped out and ran to her child, big mistake, Altair shut up so fast it was hard to believe she had even been talking, Dimitri and Laura began to talk to Altair trying to get her to talk, but she wouldn't say a word, Dimitri was already calling Dr Frasier, even Dahlia seemed focused on some one other than herself for once, I turned my attention to the kid, he looked vaguely familiar mostly his eyes, they looked so innocent yet so fierce. He didn't look old enough to be in school, he didn't look old enough to be out of diapers. "what are you staring at?", the kid asked, "it's rude to stare.", I looked at the kid, he was so small and squeezable, everything I hated In kids yet he made me feel so warm inside like he was the most fragile thing on earth, I smiled at him and he smiled back, God, he was the cutest most adorable thing I've ever seen, what's wrong with me?I hate kids, they were my worst phobia. Laura turned to the kid after trying and failing to get a response from Altair , "what was she saying to you? Tell me."

The kid looked at her as if she had lost her mind, "just stuff."

"what kind of stuff?", Laura was gripping the kid's arms so tightly, "let me go, you're hurting me.", he cried, Dimitri moved to her, grabbing his hair roughly, "WHAT DID SHE SAY?!!!", I had to intervene now "that's enough both of you!!!", they let go of the kid and I picked him up, he was so light and tiny, "you are hurting the kid, okay?"

Laura was crying badly, Dimitri held her, "I just want her to talk.", she wept.

"And she will, you called Dr Frasier, right?, we'll go to thehouse and he can talk to Altair and the kid."

"I can't leave here,.my dad would be worried.", the little boy said.

"we'll call him from the house and tell him where you are."the kid nodded. "by the way, what's your name?"

"Cailen, my name's Cailen."

On the ride home, little Cailen sat in my lap which was strangely okay. Laura kept looking at him as if he held the answers to all the questions in the universe.

"wow, that's a mansion!!!", Cailen shouted when he saw my house, "it's huge.", he pressed his nose against the window to stare out at the house, "wow, that's big. Do you live there?", he asked me.

"yes." I replied.

"oh, you're the big guy Altair's dad works for, she told be about you, that you're always grumpy.", he poked my cheek with his little finger, "you don't look so grumpy.", I couldn't help smiling, most kids were scared stiff of me but not this one, he reminded me of little Jason, I probably should have figured it out then, but I didn't.

Dr Frasier was waiting for us, he started grilling Cailen first about what Altair said to him, he was right, it was kid stuff, like cartoons, toys, and parents. After that I told Dahlia to take Cailen to my study to rest while they talked to Altair knowing that she'll not reply but at least now they'll know it's on purpose.

After twenty minutes, I went to check on Cailen and I saw the worst scene any director could create, "you little beast.", Dahlia said just before she slapped the tiny boy really hard, "BRAT!!!", she hit him again harder.

"Dahlia!!!", I nearly screamed, the only thing stopping me from slapping her was that I had sworn to never hit a woman, "how dare you hit a child?"

"baby..."

"don't you dare baby me, you have thirty minutes to pack your things and leave and if I ever see you again, I'll have them cut off your hands so you never hit a child again, LEAVE!!!", when she didn't move, I shouted, "OUT!!!" She ran out so fast, bitch.

When I turned to the little kid, his face was red but he wasn't crying, he looked at me straight in the eye, "I hate red.", that made me smile, it was so random and unexpected, this kid was just so adorable and I could feel my heart melting, I hate kids but I couldn't bring myself to hate this one. "let me put some ice on that.", I picked him up and began to walk to the kitchen, "why did she hit you?"

"She told me to get out quickly so she could be with you and I told her to stop being a slut."

"didn't your dad teach you not to use such words?"

Cailen shrugged, "he did but he's not here now." He looked at me seriously, "why did you even date her?"

"she has a great sense of humour", I lied.

"meaning she had great breasts so I have to learn to love the rest.", was this kid really six? He was so mature, "actually, it was the ass I liked.", we both laughed.after I got him ice, I leant him my phone to call his dad, then we went back to my study, Altair was still with Dr Frasier, Cailen looked round the study and went round touching stuff and talking, asking really annoying questions but funny ones, he was very curious and active, so carefree and full of life, I was showing him how to play the really extensive glass chess game which he had said, "it's made of glass? That's stupid, what if it falls and breaks.", when he saw it and I had no reply, when security called to say his dad was here, I asked them to show him to my study, we were just starting when the door opened and there stood Jason, the blonde guy.

#pic is of Dahlia.