Derrick’s povThe thought that a stranger was coming to snatch Dean anytime soon couldn’t erase itself from my mind. I wasn’t sure if it was true or not and I stopped caring about that the moment it became a probability in my mind. Regardless of the fact, I was going to research Dean’s father and I was going to put him in his position.Ricky was opposite me taking a sip from his glass of wine. “Why do you look so serious, man?”I took a sip too, ignoring him.“I must say, you are no more fun since Naomi came back.” I looked up to stare at him. He was focusing on me than on his drink.“What do you mean?”“Have you met yourself lately? You no longer go out. You don’t even come to your club anymore and I hardly spend time with you. The only person you want to see and spend all your time with is Naomi. I don’t get it.”I sip all the drinks at once. “I don’t know, man. All I know is I need Naomi back in my life and if it means spending all my day with her. I seriously don’t mind it a
Naomi’s POVFinally, I had one week of rest and freedom. There was no strange note, picture or videos from anywhere. It might be the fact that I had hired bodyguards for Dean. I won’t be pushed around the way I was when I had no money, and Dean would be the last person anyone would hurt under my guardians.Derrick was also not coming, and somehow, I don’t know how, but I knew that I missed him. I missed how he tried making conversations with me even when he was obviously bored. I missed how Dean was getting along with his father, although, the said father had no idea he was his son. I missed getting novels or flowers too.I felt the urge to visit him, but I didn’t want to give him the impression that I care about him. The old Derrick that ignored me and barely knew I existed might come back.“I am home today. Let’s have some fun.”I could swear on my life that Emily was a party freak. She was a social butterfly – always wanting to go out. This time around, I did not dismiss
Derrick’s POVI sat quietly beside Naomi while she narrated her story. I cried because I knew it was all my fault. If I had listened to what she had to say, I wouldn’t have missed five years out of my son’s life, and I wouldn’t be here regretting the times I had missed in his life. Yet, I wished she had told me he was my son.“You should have told me when you got back.”She was also crying, “I know. I know I was supposed to tell you, but I don’t know how you will react to the news and you don’t even like me. You ignored me all the time then, so I thought you will also ignore our son. You are so nice to Dean when you have no idea, he is your son, and I was happy to see you together.” She blew her nose. “I’m really sorry I hide it from you.”“It’s okay.” I tried wiping the tears from her cheeks. “You do have a point. It was my fault for not listening to you, and I had always treated you badly. But I promise to be better now. I promise to treat you the way you deserve, and I like
Naomi’s POVI had no idea that Derrick had a lot of time on his hand. I had always known him to be busy, not like I blame him, but when someone had a lot of businesses to manage, they were always busy. Yet, it seemed like he did not have anything going on for him in the past few days. He was always in my house, smiling, playing, eating and always finding things to do with Dean.I wasn’t complaining because I had time for myself too. I had time to plot my stories, read my fans' comments and research things I believed I had to improve on. There was someone taking care of Dean and giving him all his attention apart from me. The thought alone brought a smile to my lips. Emily already suggested that she would love to move out of the apartment, but I had shunned it. I wasn’t completely at ease with myself yet. What if the freak decided to resume his or her game back? Now, it was too silent. There were no messages on my phone. There were no pictures delivered to my door. It was as
Derrick’s POV“What’s going on, Naomi!” I screamed. I couldn’t believe she was hiding something this big from me. I got it that we are not that closed yet but Dean was also my son, I deserved to know that his life was being threatened. Naomi was silent. Instead of responding to me, she started shivering. It was followed by tears. I moved inside and held her slowly. I pulled her head to my chest while patting her hair slowly. “It’s going to be fine. Don’t cry.”She nodded, and her body shook more. Instead of the tears decreasing, it was increasing. I had no idea how to stop a woman from crying, so I moved her closer to my chest until her face was pressed to my shirt. “It’s okay. I’m here for you. I’m not going anywhere. I will always be close to you.”Still no response. She shook for a while, then fell asleep crying. I moved her next to Dean so she could feel more comfortable. She was fast asleep that she had no idea I held her hand to whisper, “I swear, I will find thi
Derrick’s POV“You said what!” Ricky shouted, drawing the attention of other clubbers in our direction. We were currently in the VIP section of my club. I glanced at those whose gaze lingered on us before they finally averted their gaze from us. I drank out of my alcohol to burn my throat. Ricky tried collecting the bottle from me, but I held unto it. I needed something that would make me forget the picture for a few minutes. “You are not good with alcohol. One bottle is enough.”“What do you suggest I do then? I just found out I have a son, and there is already a possibility that I would lose the son.”He also took a large quantity of his drink, “We are not going to lose Dean? Now that we are aware of it, we will find a way to make sure we get whoever is doing this.”That was the reason I called him immediately. Ricky knew more about this hide-and-seek game than I did. I was always focused on my business and having fun, plus I rarely have enemies to seek, but Ricky was alway
Naomi's POV“I think the protection is too much.”Derrick had made it a duty to protect Dean at all costs. It was a good idea, but the way he was protecting him was too much. He had employed different guards that rotate duty to the point by there was always someone awake guiding Dean at midnight. I understood that he needed protection but he should allow the police to do their duty.“I don’t think it’s too much.” Emily countered. “If I also had the funds, I would employ as much as this number of security for Dean’s purpose.”The boy was always under surveillance, “I don’t think it’s right to put a little boy under that much protection. He is my son and I want the best for him.”“We all want what is best for him. We have no idea who this person is or why he is doing what he is doing. The best we can do is protect Dean from any encounter with strangers.”Just because he had lots of guards around him, that doesn’t mean they were keeping him as safe as they should. After the picture
Derrick's POV"What's going on with you?" Diana screamed the moment I banged the door and went to the bar to pour myself a bottle of alcohol. Before I could pour a cup successfully, she collected it from me and placed it back on the table. "What's wrong with you? You have been acting weird for a while now."I ignored her and picked up the bottle again trying to gulp it this time. She snatched it from me. "There is no way I will allow you to drink out of this unless you tell me what's going on with you. Is it work? is there a big contract you are bidding for and you are not getting? Nothing has ever gotten you like this before."I was furious she wasn't allowing me to wallow in alcohol. I know I wouldn't forget all that was happening,0 p but for a moment, I would forget Naomi's hard speech. "Can't you just leave me alone? Go do your girly things and let me drink in peace."She shook her head, "You know I won't have bothered disturbing you, but the way it's going you will end up hu