For Your Heart

Chapter 4

"I like you, Tally".

I think my heart had stopped or was moving so fast that it was off
the charts, I looked at him with wide eyes and a fear. I mean, he was awhole another group of man, far far beyond my experience range, one I
wasn't just dying to try, really. I can see him now with millions of dollars,
and billions of women, that I couldn't compete with at all. That sounded
even less exciting than the aspect of dating this guy, but... but something
about him made me want to stand on his side, but could I really? No, No I really couldn't because, I'm not his type of girl. I was to... homie for him.
      Which wasn't the biggest thing, but the only one I felt safe admitting."Excuse me" I say softly. He sharpens his eyes on me, "Sir, I mean Leo, Would it be possible for me to finish cleaning up here. I have to get home". He leans back taking me in fully, "I don't think you understand".
       "I do, I really do, but I really can't afford to get fired and I can't afford to
like you, so putting all of that in account I think it's just best that we don't
speak on it anymore" I say clapping my hands together, smiling up at
him. "How much would it cost, I'll give you a loan" he grinned with a
charm, I falter. "I don't take loans, they are hard to pay back, but if you
could leave that would help" I said, gently. He laughed, dryly and kind of super creepy. "You know I don't think a woman has ever spoken so openly with me, I like it" he said, taking a step towards me. "I'll let you
get back to work, Tally. I'll see you tomorrow" he said, making chills run
down my spin and all I can think is that I have made a very big mistake. I should've just did whatever he told me to. That man might know the Mayor or pay for some city something and I was so going to prison.
Prison? Oh no Tristan and Taylor! What had I been thinking, I hadn't not to my full composite. I need so serious help, serious!
        After, everything was clean, we walked outside, Caz had a comforting arm wrapped around me. "Let's get icey's" said Issa. "No, It's
almost one in the morning, I'm going to bed" called Rob. "And she's coming with me" we all turned terrified, of what could be our deaths.
        There he stood, Leo grinned with charm. So much you'd never think this man could shoot up a place, but that's what I was thinking as he made a right. "Tally" he said calmly as I gripped onto his leather seats, that I
could hardly afford to ruin. "Relax, your a little young to seduce" he said
calmly. "So...So what are you going to do with me?" I asked calmly. Hegrinned again this time it made me shiver all over. "I like you, Tally. I like you alot, you're not like any other girl I've ever meet" he said calmly.
     "Besides that, I find that I like your work ethic, a lot. I need a personal secretary" he glanced over at me, "At least until you turn, at least, twenty" he said calmly. Looking at him, I let my mouth open, making him only laugh this time full of humor. "Yes, then I plan to seduce you, don't worry though, Tally, I'd never take advantage of a virgin" my entire face flamed over making me look away from him, but his chuckle wasn't taunting as you'd expect, but light. Which seemed to make it even more
awkward.
        Pulling in front of the apartment he was silent and I thought of at
least a thousand more things, "I'll send someone to get you Monday morning, in the office you will refer to me as, sir, and Mr. Abello".
     Swallowing I fumbled with my bag strap, "Mr. Abello?" I started. "Does
this look like the office to you?" he said looking around the dark parking
area. I smiled softly nervous. "I really, Really appreciate the job, but I
can't-" he cut in. "It comes with health, dental, and holiday bonus, My cousin, Vincent Corta, would kill me if I was anything, but professional in the office, Tally. You have nothing to worry about, trust me" Looking over at him, I meet his eyes, his blue eyes were like liquid flames now.
        "Besides, Tally" he leaned over the seat so that our faces were pressed close together making my mouth dry out, from either fear or lust and both were not good.

     "I'm going to see you, I'm going to be in your life, and I'm going to
make you mine. Why make it difficult on both of us?" he said, grinning he brought a gentle hand to push my hair out my face. I couldn't quite catch my breath, looking at his handsome face. "The car will be here at seven" he said sitting back in his seat. "I can't" i say thankful for a coherent thought. "Taylor and Tristan have to get to school, and I have to drop them off and it's to dangerous for me to let them walk alone and I can't do that because I'm suppose to be there for them and if I'm not then-" He laughed again, "We'll work it out, Tally." He searched my face for a second longer, "It's late you better go inside" he said. I nodded and practically ran for my life. When I looked back he was still sitting there
until I was safely inside with the door close.

      "You got a new job?" Tristan said looking at me in the mirror. "It's
more an interview" I said, which I had given a lot of thought to. I didn't
have anything to worry about till I turned twenty and by then, I could make an unknown load of cash which for once would be very nice. I had
spent all night thinking about it, going over every possible error in my head and so far, the worst outcome I've come up with is, that I marry
him. That wasn't so bad, if I really thought about it.

        Monday Morning, I shove another bobby pin in my head, groaning.
Rolling her eyes she grabbed the brush, "Lean down". "Tristan, you still
have to get ready" I say. "Yeah, but seeing as you bothered with a brush
this is a pretty good job, and pretty good jobs, means more grocery
shopping trips". Tristan rustled my hair into a neat ponytail, with my
hair curling together. "Thank" I said meeting her green gem eyes in the mirror that matches my own. "Stop, it gross for us to bond, wear the
black skirt and the blue shoes I bought you with that top" she advises
leaving the bathroom. "Gross for us to bond?" I thought outloud shaking
my head. Pulling on the skirt and shoes, I sighed, I looked totally different, it's the height. "You look great, Sis" Taylor said, completely dress. I stopped and looked at him, "What did you do?" I asked. He shrugged, "Nothing, I'm the picture of innocence, Tally, you know that" he walked past me, and I watched him go, but I didn't have to time to tie him down and beat it out of him, Looking at my watch, I groaned. "Okay lets go" I call, stopping to check on Uncle Kyle, "I'll be late, I think" I tell him kissing his check with a feeling in my stomach that was like butterflies. I was nervous. This Job, this job could change a lot of things for all of us. I
really needed it, and the more i think about it the more, I wanted to put my best foot forward in it and this.

      "Ms. Sky" said a guy in a suit and cap as we passed him. We all looked at him. "Yes?" I said, looking at my watch. Oh, late wasn't even close, seven: twenty-one. "I'm Arnold, Mr. Abello's personal driver. I'm here to assist the children to school and you to work" he said nodding.
You are?" All three of us say at once. "Yes, please get in" He said opening
the door to one of those town cars that the rich drive around in. Tilting
my head, to the kids who grinned excited, and then I was the only one
standing outside the car. "Come on, Tally" yelled Taylor, closing his door.
Right, lets just hop in the car with a complete stranger. This is what
happens when your parents are hippies.
When we pulled up in front of the school, Arnold got out the car
drawing even more attention to them, they grinned at me, "I love you, Tally" called Tristan. Taylor nodded his head, and crawled out behind
her. She loves me? My heart tightened and I sighed sitting back in the
car. That was all it took? Putting my thumb up to my mouth I bit into my
finger, I knew what it was like being poor and not having much, but
Tristan had her looks for sure, but kids weren't nice then and I doubted
they got any nicer. This would be like being A list celebrities at that school. Now, i could afford nice stuff and they could have a.... Shaking my head, I didn't want to think farther into the future it was making my finger bleed. "Have a good day, Ms. Sky" and that had been the beginning of a whole new life. A whole new world even.