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Chapter 6

Chapter 6.........Acceptance Of What

Greeting me from a stool at the kitchen island were two of the coldest pale ice blue eyes. Will was leaning back in the chair one arm over the back of the chair while the other arm rested on the counter top. Held loosely in his hand was one of my grandmothers fine china tea cups. Time stilled as I watched him slowly spin the cup in his hand. He cocked his head slightly to the side his jaw clenched accenting his dimples.

"Will what are you doing here?" I was acutely aware of everyone in the room staring at us.

"I had sudden business that I had to come take care of." The tension was so thick it was nearly choking.

I had to diffuse the situation. I had to something, anything. "Did you want to talk out on the patio?"

"Anywhere is fine with me." Standing he grabbed his glasses and put them back on. "Lead the way."

I was a flustered ball of nerves as we stepped outside. I quietly closed the sliding door and took three deep breaths before turning to face Will. Before I could say anything he reached into his inside pocket of his suit jacket and handed me an envelope .

"What's this?" I asked without opening it or looking at him.

"Let's not play games you know damn well what it is. Apparently it's conclusive to 99.99% that I am the father but you knew that or so you said. I guess the real question should be why are you here and not in New York?" The anger in his voice sent fear rolling down my spine.

Taking a few steps closer he closed the distance between us. "Was I at all unclear as to what I expected from you if it was my baby. The lengths I will go to.....what I am willing to do to ensure I get what I want. In that envelope is paperwork from my lawyer. I've started an injunction preventing you from getting an abortion. The second is one that will ensure that you live in New York until the birth of my baby. You can try to play this any way you want but you will meet me at the airport tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 and you will fly back with me. Clearly you can't be trusted so you will move into my place where I can keep an eye on you for the next 6 1/2 months. After that I don't give a shit what you do or where you go."

Grabbing his keys from his pocket he turned and started to walk off the back steps. When he reached the bottom step he paused turning to look at me. His eyes almost seemed to glow in the reflection of outside light. "You have a lovely family Dee. It's to bad your sister wasn't here I especially think I would have liked to meet her. It would be a shame to see anything happen to them. Don't push me any farther because not only will I take you down but you will watch as I dismantle and destroy each of their lives until nothing is left."

I stood shaking from head to toe as I watched him leave out the side gate as calm as if he had just ordered a Big Mac meal at McDonalds. I listened to a car out front purr to life and drive off into the distance. He was gone and yet fear kept me frozen where I stood.

"Dee are you ok.?" My dad's voice called from the doorway. "We saw his car pull away. Mom is setting the girls up in the room with some movies. Maybe you should come in and talk."

It wasn't until my dad actually came out and touched my arm did the fear gripping my body unlock from its hold. The words destroy their lives until nothing was left kept repeating in the back of my mind like an alarm. The cat was out of the bag and shit had hit the fan. I was sure Will was capable of anything and his threat was certainly not an empty promise. Bracing myself I followed my dad back into the house and to the living room where everyone sat looking at me expectantly.

Feeling small and humiliated I struggled to keep the fear from my voice. "That was Will Casey and....and...." Holding my head in my hands I tried to slow the tears that streamed down my face. I was so ashamed I couldn't look at anyone.