I know I'm supposed to be sad right now; I'm supposed to feel bad for Destiny, but I was so happy right now that there was no space for that. I was getting something I hadn't even dreamt of, and that's just… it made me feel amazing.
“To… sooner?” I finally asked after holding my excitement. It made sense; Gerald was trying to get a good image for himself. If he married me immediately, he would give the lie of falling for me or maybe marrying me for protection, but whatever the reason, I was just happy he was marrying me.
“What? God no, that would be insane.” Sienna said, and I was confused for a second.
“Why?” I asked, like why would it be insane if we got married soon? “I mean this is the perfect time?”
“No, it's not; Gerald is dealing with a lot right now.”
“Which goes away with a wedding.”
“She's the mother of his kids. He's affected.”
"I'm sorry, what?”
“No, I mean, even if he doesn't care about her, what about the kids, Destiny especially?" She sat down, and I shook my head; it seemed we were having two different conversations right now.
“Again, what are you saying? I have a feeling we are not on the same page here.”
"No, we are. I'm saying we should move the date of my wedding because of what happened.”
"You're still marrying him?”
“Yeah, why wouldn't I?” She looked confused; I clicked my tongue, knowing the answer was there but not wanting to believe it.
“Tell me, what exactly happened?”
“Catherine was doing something illegal, counterfeit… something… apparently she baked the money.”
“What? I mean, she made fake currency? That's the news Destiny saw?”
"Yes, Zoe, what else could it be? Everyone already knows Gerald used to be in the porn industry.” She had no idea. “The government has taken everything on hold; that's why they moved here.” Sienna went on, "You know she used to criticize Gerald so much; she didn't even like the kids being here because he was apparently being dirty, only for her to turn out to be doing something worse.”
“Yeah…” I just agreed because I knew that would keep the conversation going as my head was not here.
“Yes, it's crazy. I mean, at least Gerald made an honest living; she's a fraud…” Sienna didn't shut up. I hated how comfortable she was with me, and most importantly, I hated that Gerald trusted her enough to tell her about his issues with his ex-wife; he should be telling me that, not her.
But well, it turns out I didn't have to move anymore; it turns out no one knew of the secret; it turns out I could still go to college, and Gerald was still marrying this b***h.
“Excuse me.” I said, snapping out of my head, I didn't hear her response; I just turned and walked out of there, leaving her still talking.
Inside I slowly let myself in; I spotted Destiny, the girls, and Whitney. They all seemed to console Destiny. As soon as I reached them, Destiny stood up and ran into my arms.
“Where were you, Zoe? I needed you.” She cried in my arms.
“Yeah, where the f**k did you go? It's not like it's your mother.” Whitney being Whitney said rudely, and I just ignored her; she wasn't important.
“Please take me to bed; I want to binge watch The Nanny.”
“Okay, alright." I wiped her tears and then led her to the bedroom. We watched sitcoms whenever we had a chance, and right now she needed it, and I was going to be there for her, even though my heart was not settled.
Like Gerald just fingered me in that dressing room, and he was still marrying Sienna, so what now? I was going to be going behind Sienna's back.
I know Sienna was a good woman; she was so kind I despised her for that, so doing this to her was insane, and not only that, but I also wanted Gerald to acknowledge me in public or something.
Well, I had put Destiny in bed; the series was ready to play on her computer. I came to the kitchen to get us snacks; Annie and Joyce had left. Whitney had also gone with Sienna; she said she wanted to see her mother and asked me to take care of her sister. Sienna offered to drive.
It was when I was slicing the apples into small pieces like Destiny likes when I felt a hand on my waist. I didn't jump; I knew only one person could touch me like that.
“Oh, Daddy, stop.” I blushed as his hand squeezed my ass cheek. “Daddy…” I turned around, but it wasn't Daddy but the beautiful boy from earlier. "f**k," I breathed.
“Oh hi, Zoe.” He was smiling. "You know, your ass is so soft.” He came closer, and I moved, as I didn't want my boobs touching him; he took a piece of apple and ate it.
"Zain," I whispered his name.
“Yeah, the guy you owe your life to.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“I know you and your stepdaddy f**k; I also know you don't want anyone finding out, so…” He looked down at me; I had changed into PJs for the series. Shorts and an oversized shirt, my thighs were all out. “You know…” He licked his mouth, and I knew exactly what he was trying to suggest, and oh my god, there was no way I was going to f**k a guy like him.
I belonged to daddy, that's all.
But he had my biggest secret; if it goes out, I'm cooked… again.