Scandal: Old Friends For Sale

Chapter 19 Trust me

Olivia is just sitting at a restaurant waiting for her father they also have Sunday dinners even though he mentioned he would kill Victor she's hoping he get more detail out of her father or what he's trying to hide but it's been a 1 hour and he never came so she was about to leave until she bumps into Victor
Victor: what's the matter daddy didn't show up?

Olivia:well umm-

Victor:let me sitting here for a minute
Victor sits down and so does Olivia
Waiter:miss Pope would you like anything to drink?

Olivia:yes red wine please
Victor:Me too
Olivia: thought you don't drink
Victor:i thought one drink wouldn't hurt cause I've been going through so much right now cause of rowen,my daughter you now he can't give back what he's taking from me

Olivia:guess not (laughs)

Victor gives her a serious look

Olivia:I'm sorry
Victor: it's all right

Waiter:your drinks

Olivia:thanks

Victor takes a slip of the wine and smiles at Olivia

Olivia:I talked to my father 2 days ago he's told me after all you two been through he still thinks your he's favorite son....he still loves u

Victor:why hasn't he killed me yet then?

Olivia:I don't know
Victor:he crazy that's why

Olivia:you know I remember someone sended me a baby picture of me it had my eyes and everything I looked so beautiful but it didn't say who was it from
Victor:what kind of picture was it?

Olivia:it was just showing my face but I don't remember where it was taken
Victor:well you know who sent that?

Olivia:no

Victor slips his wine

Victor:Me

Olivia raises her eyebrows

Victor:,I took that picture by the way u was so cute

Olivia:can I ask u a question?

Victor:sure

Olivia:as long as u tell the truth
Victor:I never lie

Olivia:did u sleep with my mother?

Victor froze

I just froze when Olivia said that but I had to get a straight up answer

Victor:yes

Olivia frowns and is about to walk away but Victor grabs her hand
Victor: Olivia wait! Please let me explain your mother loved me she been through hell with Rowen
Olivia let's go and walks away

Victor:He use to abuse her

Olivia stops

Olivia:,he did?

Victor nods and Olivia walks back to the table

Victor:I remember Rowen was choking her almost killing her I had to stop him and he smacked me to the ground and she also had a black eye from the other time she abused him and I remember she had a scar on her shoulder from him
Olivia:she told me that was from an accident she had

Victor:is getting abused by your husband a accident?

Olivia: if he did that to her why didn't he do that to me

Victor: because he wanted to raise u to be something you'll never be...... Olivia:like what?

Victor:like him but your not anything like Rowan right?

Olivia:right

Victor:he tried to raise me that way too but I ain't no fool

Olivia:he never raised me he commands me and he thinks he's projecting but he's really putting me in danger threating me and the ones I love I wish there was a way for me to stop him

Victor:Trust me Olivia
Victor slides his hand to Olivia
Victor:he'll get what he deserves
Olivia takes his hand

Victor: I'll protect you I promise

I will always protect Olivia I love her but I also need the right time to tell her that I'm her real father