Previously on TOUGH LOVE….
Ivan:” looks like you’ve bested me, damon….again….”
Damon:” Surprised?…” He chuckles.
Ivan:” Laugh now, but mark my words, Damon. I will have everything you own and leave you with nothing….”
He said in a deep tone as he walked away.
…
Oliver:”…what… does this guy think he’s in a movie or something?”
Damon shrugs.
Now******
Oliver’s pov**
After gym class, I was able to go home, even tho I don’t want to. Now that there’s trouble between my dad and Damon, my dad is definitely going to hold a grudge.
Damon had offered me a ride, but I refused. Because of the trouble, I didn’t want him to be near my dad.
So I walked home.
At Oliver’s home***
I arrived at my house.
When I’ve noticed, it is a car across the street. I haven’t seen that car around here. Someone was in it, wearing sunglasses. But it’s cloudy? They seem to be glaring at me from time to time. Whatever. I’ve got weird neighbors….
I arrived at my but heard a strange noise inside. The fuck?? Sounds like a pig dying…
I opened to the door only to see my dad and Scarlett having it out on the fucking couch! Naked!!
Gross!!! WHAT THE!??
Oliver:” oh goddammit! Really!?!?”
They stopped..
I looked away quickly.
Rick:” The hell you standing there for!?!?! Get in or get out!!”
I quickly closed the door and rushed to my room and closed my door.
Their moans resumed.
UGH.
That’ll never leave my head…….
I put in my ear buds and turned on my favorite music. Just to drown out the monstrosity happening out there.
And what the fuck is up with the shit happening at school now? Ivan? I can’t get a break, can I? I took a glance at my phone..mhm…
Damon’s pov***
I went through the doors only to see Ron waiting for me.
Ron:” Master Damon. Your mother and father await for you in the living room.”
Good. I’ve been meaning to speak with them…
Ron clears his throat. I looked at him.
Ron:” they have….guests…”
Guests?…
The security opens the doors to the room.
I see my mother and father sitting on the couch. Who are these people?
Mrs.Hellings:” ahhh! Damon, right on time. Here I must introduce you to someone important. “
There is a man and a woman. With a girl….looks like she’s my age. She waves at me.
I furrowed my brows.
Mr.Hellings:” This is Mr and Mrs Gordons. With their daughter Morgan. This is the best time to introduce the two of you. ” The girl waves at while batting her eyes.
Only aggravation and anger swell within.
Damon:” Mother. Father. I have no interest in either one of them.”
Mrs.Hellings:” it’s only Morgan, Damon. We sought this as a good”
Damon:” Business opportunity? And it’s not JUST Morgan. The others. Other girls in rich families you tried to discuss with. I am not -“
Mrs.Hellings:” What are you trying to say, dear?”
She stands up.
Mrs.Hellings:” we are only doing what’s best for you.”
Damon:” no your only doing what’s best for this dammed company and the family name! I won’t play into your games, mother. I will not marry anyone you want just for such things. I shall tell you what I’ve told the other girls and families you sent. Do not meddle with my life. I shall choose someone on my own account.”
She gave me a look. The same look she gives anyone who questions her.
Mrs.Hellings:” apologizes Mr and Mrs Gordons….please. if you could follow Ron here. He’ll show you the way out….”
She says, keeping her eyes on me.
They nod and proceed to leave the room.
Mrs.Hellings:”….it’s that friend of yours. Isn’t it? What’s his name again…. Oliver? He’s been holding you back……. Maybe I shouldn’t have offered him that job.”
Damon:” He has NOTHING to do with this! It’s you. “
I said, gritting my teeth.
Mrs.Hellings:” Damon, you’re the heir to our company now….. You are taking over something BIGGER here, Damon….I can’t let you have any distractions!!”
…..
Damon:” I took the” company, “just like YOU wanted. I can walk away from all of it.”
Mrs.Hellings:” Don’t you dare -“
Damon:”Then stop with these meetings!! Offer me anyone else, and i’ll shall make my leave……Let me control MY life and who I want!”
Mother and father looked at each other.
Damon:” And I swear if either of you lend so much of a finger on oliver, that WILL be the last of it. Understand!?”
Father looked a bit proud. With a smirk on his face.
Mother, however, seemed more dissatisfied…
Mrs.Hellings:” Very well then….I shall stop these meet-ups with the families. You can choose whomever makes you happy………but if I find that Oliver IS holding you back….I will fire him. He may be your friend Damon, but it is MY business. There’s no room for weakness here. “
I furrowed my brows.
Mrs.Hellings:” Now… I have somewhere to be. I’ll take my leave. Oh don’t forget, next month we are hosting a soirèe here. It’s going to be masquerade. “
She walks away, giving me one final Glace as she leaves the room.
Mr.Hellings:” Heh,”
I looked at my father.
Damon:” You just sat there.”
I looked at my father sitting on the couch. He leaned his head on the back of his head.
Mr.Hellings:” Yes. I did. I know that in these situations, it is best to let it all play out. Also, to not interfere with the quarrel between you two.”
Damon:” Why does she believe Oliver is problematic?”
Mr.Hellings:” You know how your mother is. She believes work shou-“
Damon:” Should come before family. Yeah. She’s mentioned that before.”
Mr.Hellings:” Work has been with her since she was a child. She took over the business the same age as you are. She of all people knows how hard it is to grow into the mafia. Your mother was also arranged to marry me. It wasn’t by choice. Though it worked out in the end.”
Damon:” Well, both of you need to realize times have changed…..”
Mr.Hellings:” Very well then…….you seem close with that boy. I’ve seen you make friends. But never this close. Have you told him? That you took over the mafia -“
Damon:” he shall never know!”
I said sternly. Letting him know ANYTHING about me, BEING in the mafia, would be a huge and dangerous impact for him. He shall never know the truth.
Damon:” he only knows that I’m taking over the company. Nothing about the mafia. It’s too dangerous…”
My father nods.
Mr.Hellings:” Just be careful down this road, Damon. You don’t want to hurt him? Let him go. Before it’s too late.”
….
No… I can’t. I won’t.
He stands up, leaving the room. Leaving me to myself.
Mhm…..shit….
…
Time lapes***
I sat at my desk, not too far from my bed. I’m still trying to shake off heavy thoughts that are just eating me alive. Even the clacking of the keys on my laptop is making it more infuriating.
I leaned back in my chair and gave a sigh.
Damon:” I don’t want to let him go.”
Telling him anything about the mafia is much for him. God forbid if…dammit……..
My thoughts were interrupted by my phone buzzing.
I checked, and it was Oliver.
Oliver. I almost forgot I have his number.
I answered the phone.
Damon:” oliver? Are you alright?”
Oliver:” Yeah, I’m good. I just wanted to talk to you.”
Damon:” Awe, miss me already?”
But all I could hear on the other end was some noises.
Damon:” What’s the noise?”
Oliver:” Okay, maybe I called you as a distraction of what’s happening here. Listen”
The noise got louder.
Damon:” Who’s dying?”
Then Oliver started to laugh. A smile formed on my face.
Oliver:” No one. It’s my dad and Scarlett. Having a go with each other.”
Have a go? Meaning their having sex?
Damon:” I’m sorry that you’re there.”
Oliver:” Me too. I honestly don’t know where my dad found her. I mean, I know at a bar, but still. She seems, looks, and sounds crazy.”
Damon:” Scarlett Conners. She has a long line of criminal records. DUI, thievery, domestic abuse, trespassing, and the list goes on…”
Oliver:” Holy shit, did you just search up Scarlett’s background??”
Damon:” Yes. It wasn’t hard.”
Oliver:” Huh. Guess I was right about her being batshit crazy.”
I chuckled.
Oliver:” Now, are we going to talk about why Ivan is at the school?”
I gave a low hum.
Oliver:” Don’t do that. You know why he’s there. And you’re not telling me. Is it because of what happened at the office? Is he there just to test your patience? Well, giving that he threatens to take everything you have and own makes it obvious…..”
Damon:” Don’t wo -“
Oliver:” And don’t you dare tell me to not worry about it.”
Damon:” Heh… fine. I may or may not have done something to push him……literally….”
I hear a sigh through the phone.
Oliver:” So you put your hands on him? likely at the office?”
Damon:” I’ve told him to leave you alone.”
Oliver:” And I appreciate you trying that. But clearly he fucking stubborn. He isn’t going to do whatever you tell him to do or not to do. Now he’s in my homeroom and our gym class for the rest of the dame school year.”
Damon:” he can’t try anything. It’s a public school. Everything he does or say or do, will effect him in everyway. If I know anything about that school, it is that they love to talk.”
Oliver:” Still…”
It’s my fault that Ivan is in the school now. If I had provoked his dumbass he wouldn’t be in the school.
Damon:” Everything still stands, Oliver. He won’t bother you. I’ll make sure of that.”
Oliver:” Just don’t do anything that’ll make conflict. Please? I’ve told you this before.”
“OY OLIVER! GET OUT HERE AND CLEAN THIS MESS UP!”
Oliver:” no fucking way…..he doesn’t mean THAT… does he!?!?!”
Rick:” COME ON BOY, THE BEER BOTTLES AINT GUNNA CLEAN THEMSELVES UP!”
I can hear him sigh in relief.
Oliver:” sorry. I gotta go…”
Damon:” don’t be. I’ve banned you from using that word.”
You can hear him chuckle over the phone.
Oliver:” I love you.”
Then he hangs up.
He said I love you.
And I didn’t get to say it back.
To be continued…..
Next update soon….
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