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Valarie Ellington, Gotham's newest and youngest Billionaire CEO of Ellington Cosmetics. Ever since her parents, Victor and Valentina Ellington along with her 7 siblings who died in the plane crash on their way back from vacation, it's har...
They had been in the boutique for a while and Jacklyn was still not satisfied. Valarie on the other hand was looking at shoes.
"Jack," she calls "I think I found the shoes to match."
"Oh really?" She replied stepping out from behind the curtain. "I think...I think I found the dress."
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Looking up Jack smiled at her reflection. "And you can barely see my belly."
''You have to wear it. Jason will love it." Valarie squeals
Jack grinned and folded her lips. "I haven't worn a dress in a very long time." Valarie places her arm around her shoulder. "The last time was at my mothers funeral and I didn't even want to go. How would she look me now..." Jack muttered looking down at her tiny belly as a tear slips from her eye.
Wiping it away quickly she pushes off Valarie and laughs. "Don't pity me sugar. I don't need anymore of that."
"I don't pity you, Jack." Valarie said standing in front of her. "From what it sounds like, you and I have a lot more in common and I admire your strength.
They both share a mild laugh and Jack hugs her. "Thank you, Val."
"You can thank me by letting me buy the dress and you walking into my home looking sexy."
"I swear." Jack nods
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The two ended up at Dairy Queen where Jack was dipping the rice cakes she had in the car inside the milkshake.
"Normally, you would never catch me eating rice cakes. I hate them." She says while chewing.
"You could have fooled me." Valarie jokes eating her ice cream.
"So, when are you going to higher a bodyguard?"
Valarie coughed not really prepared to answer. "Would you think I'm stupid if I said I'm not really concerned about it."
"I'd think you were brave." Jack says back smiling
"Brave? Thats generous, but its just I don't know why someone would want to kill me. And if I do die...I'll be with my family."
"For the record, people will miss you if you're gone. Damian I know for sure."
"Damian?'' she asks. "Damian, he's..."
"What?" Jack interrupts with a little smile on her face.
"I don't know." Valarie chuckles shruging her shoulders. "He's...something. Hes cute and...makes me feel like...I don't know."
"Oh come on Val," Jack says. "like what? A million bucks?"
"More than a million bucks of he'd just stop being so guarded. I want him to tell me how he feels." Replied Valarie taking another spoonful of ice cream
"Damian is sort of a complicated guy. He won't come out and tell you, he will do the little things to show you that he cares."
"Well hes got till tonight. I plan on packing for a little vacation away from Gotham. "
"Oh really? Where to?''
"Hopefully somewhere I can drive. Take a trip to the spa hotel in the mountains."
"Sounds relaxing." Jack says nodding her head. "I could use that."
"You can come visit anytime. I uses to go their every other weekend with my sisters. Veronica had a crush on the guys who messaged Viola, Virginia and I. Virginia had the hardest time relaxing because she was such a control freak."
"You guys sound very close." Jack replied
"Yeah. We were very close."
I miss them so much.
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Damian POV
I had been looking around Valarie place for a while. It was hard to look for things because I had no idea what I was looking for.
"I'll know it when I see it." I kept talking myself.
Their was a drawer however that did remain locked right by the door. Why wouldn't I be curious.
Picking the lock easily I opened it to see two slips of paper. Reading them carefully my eyebrows narrow.
Who is sending these?
"Looks like you found something." Said a voice making me turn around
"Talia." I mutter once my eyes meet her smirk
"Hello Damian." She grinned
"What are doing here?" I ask, straightening my stance.
"I was in town and thought I'd stop by to say hello." She said looking around
"It was you wasn't it. You're sending these." I said a bit pissed. "Why?"
"Damian, the dancer, she makes you weak." I see her throw a ninja star at me but I wasn't quick enough as it cut my cheek, drawing blood. Placing my hand their I see the crimson red liquid stain my fingertip.
Without hesitation I lunge at her with my fist aiming for her face. Talia blocked it and her hand as I continued to throw more.
"Look at you Damian, you're not even thinking." She scoffed kicking me in the face as I fell back a bit.
"Shut Up!" I shout regaining my balance. My eyes glaring at hers in anger.
We circle around each other and she still had that smug smirk playing on her lips.
"You're sloppy. The child I raised would never leave himself open like that. You've let yourself go Damian. You aren't the heir your grandfather wants to take over the League." Talia spat.
"You think scaring her will fix it? Trying to kill her!" My foot aims for her feet and she falls to the ground.
Just as I was about to rush her she trips me and places her hand around my throat.
"Why would I want to kill her? What would I gain from that? You'd be surprised at how many people want me to. It seems Valarie Ellington is target and keeps getting lucky when it comes to snipers."
"Who? Who wants to kill her if not you?" I asked as she tightens her grip.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Talia smirks.
I scowl and licked my lips. "You...tell...me!"
"Look at you. You care more about that dancer...shes not worthy of you Damian. You can do so much better. I will find a way." Talia whispers letting him go and disappearing into a puff of gray smoke.
