Protecting Me

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APOV

"Thank you, officer." I shake Detective Peters hand and show him to the door.

After Max's  attack, Nick demanded I make a statement and press charges. The officer said that there was a warrant for his arrest in Texas for the attempted murder of his girlfriend Susie Tanner. She has been in a coma for nearly two months and they aren't sure if she will ever wake up. Nick called his law partner Denise Rhodes who is also Max's father informing him of his son attack on me and also his warrant. Dennis wasn't surprised about Max having an active warrant. Nick was pissed off when he laughed it off as "nothing serious".

"He has never acted like that. There has to be something more going on because he threw his son out of his house when he found out he was doing drugs but now he's sticking up for him for after he assaulted two women, one of which he's known most her life." Both Nick and Christian look at each other before nodding.

"Sis, I know you're not gonna like this but.. I'm gonna hire someone to protect you and Kate. He isn't stable and I don't feel comfortable leaving the two of you unprotected." He holds my face and pleads with his eyes. I've only ever seen my brother this scared when I crashed my car at 16. I was t-boned by a drunk driver that ran a red light. It was the very first time I drove my car alone and I ended up with a broken leg, wrist and a concussion and the drunk walked away with minor scratches. 

"I'm fine with a bodyguard but you'll have to convince that one." I point towards my best friend as she walks out of the kitchen with our hot chocolate. Nick stands to go to her and pulls her into her bedroom. I flop down on my couch releasing a sigh and just hope Max is found before he hurt someone else.

"fuck..." I sling my arm over my eyes when I realize we need to tell my dad. If the police don't find him first my dad might just eliminate the problem himself. 

3 Months later

The last couple of months have been amazing. Christian and I have become great friends and the four of us spend almost every weekend hanging out. Kate and Nick are out getting dinner while Christian and I wait for them. He brought Tequila, so we've been playing truth or dare while waiting on the food.

"Truth" Christian says

"Tell me something no one else would guess about you?" He thinks for a minute

"I never wanted to be a lawyer but my father is holding my trust fund hostage. Ever since I was 6 years old I always wanted to open my own business. My grandfather left all of us a trust fund but we can't get it until we're 30 years old but my father can release it early if he feels like it. He has held that overhead ever since I told my plans to open a business." He tells me all about his father lying about giving it to him. "That's how I ended up making the deal with Molly." He stops and pales.

"What deal?" He shakes his head but I'm not gonna back down.

"I'll tell you something no one else knows if you tell me your secret." I laugh when he pretends to think.

"Okay, but if this gets out I'll never get my company."

"I pinky swear to never tell another soul." I stick my pinky out and we agree to keep each other's secret

"I agree to fake date Molly for a year and in return, I get her 50 percent ownership in her grandfathers company."

"Thank god," I mumble to myself or so I thought because when I looked up he was smirking at me.

"Okay, your turn."

"I don't want to be a doctor. If I could I would open a bakery. My grandmother on my father's side owned a bakery. I would spend every summer with her and she taught me everything she knew. I have always loved to bake and always dream of being a baker but... I overheard my mother and Ray one day talking about how I never earned any of the money I have and that I'm just a waste of space that lucked out with a rich father. She was complaining how she never got an extra dime from my dad that wasn't specifically meant for me only. She was mad that I took what she believes should have been her money. I never wanted to be a doctor but she told me that it would make her proud to have a doctor in her family. I volunteered at a hospital with Kate throughout our years in Vancouver and I hated it but I needed to make my mom proud of me." I start to cry remember hearing them say I wasn't a good person because I wanted to open a bakery instead of "giving" back to her. Christian pulled me into his lap letting me cry it out. I love my mom and Ray but sometimes they treat me different because I inherited money. Kate says it's because my mom is jealous that I have millions and she doesn't