Deception (4 page)

"Didn't do
anything wrong, are you fucking kidding me?"

"I only did
what I thought was right for you."

"You lying
bitch, don't even think of trying to sway me with more of your lies. You're
fucked because I found you before you could put whatever sinister plans you had
into action..."

"Why won't
you listen to me?"

"Why Amber,
because the last time I did that you almost killed me, now get the fuck out of
my sight and find something for my son to sleep in."

She walked away
dejected but I didn't care, when she returned with his sleeper I snatched it
from her and walked to the changing table with the baby. I was no expert but I
had a niece, I've changed a diaper or two in my day. After he was all powdered
and happy I took him with me. She was free to follow or not as she pleased. I
wondered if I should call my mother but decided to put it off for the next day.
It was bound to be a long one.

I went to the
kitchen to put together something for dinner, little Colin sitting in his child
seat on the island. I had to remember to ask her for his birth certificate. The
sooner I fixed his name the better I'd feel, come tomorrow I was going to start
the ball rolling to make him mine legally, by the time I was finished my little
deceiver wouldn't have a leg to stand on.

"What's my
son's name?" I questioned her as soon as she came into the room.

"Colin
Anthony..."

"What I
didn't hear you." She'd mumbled her answer.

"Colin
Anthony Stevens."

She'd given him
my name at least partially I guess I should be grateful for that. "You got
the first two right, I'll see about changing the last."

"What do
you mean, he's my son Colin he has my name"

"Well from
where I'm standing he looks a lot like mine and my son will have my name. It
wouldn't be fair to him to have a different name to his siblings when I do get
married eventually now will it. Can't have my son thinking I didn't want to own
him, or maybe we should tell him when he's old enough what a manipulative bitch
his mother is?"

Did she just
throw something at my head? Oh ho, ho. Bring it on baby.

Colin

"What the
fuck! Have you lost your fucking mind?"

I picked up the
pottery shards from the bowl she'd thrown, crazy bitch.

"Listen to
me, I don't know what the hell is going on okay, but I just spent the last ten
months killing myself trying to give you what you wanted. The first few weeks I
was scared to be pregnant, then I was scared I was gonna lose him because I was
so damn sick all the time. When I wasn't scared about that I was scared I
wouldn't be able to work because I was sick all the time. Now you show up acting
like I've done you wrong when I'm the one who got screwed and since you refuse
to listen to a damn thing I say I have to piece it together myself so you Colin
Stewart can go fuck yourself.”

"Watch your
mouth."

"You watch
your fucking..." I was across the room before she could finish, she tried
evading me but I was too fast for her.

"I said
watch, your, fucking, mouth." She had the good sense to keep quiet.

"I don't
know what the fuck you're ranting and raving about, doing what's best for me,
it's all bullshit, and you're right I don't want to hear it. But believe this
if you've never believed anything else in your life, when it comes to my son
I'll have the final say, not you. Now get that through your fucking head, don't
try to take me on sweetheart, better men than you have tried and failed."
I walked away before I did something regrettable, like maybe kissing her. I'd
never seen such fire in her except in the bedroom, but if I gave into her now
it would give her the upper hand and that will never happen, this arrangement
whatever it was is going to be on my terms.

Amber

I don't think
I'd ever met a more pigheaded man in my life, how come I didn't see this side
of him in Greece? Maybe because in Greece he didn't think you did whatever it
is he thinks you did? Maybe because there's something going on here that you
know nothing about?

What a mess,
okay time to think, but where should I start? I had no idea what the hell I was
dealing with here. Obviously Colin wasn't going to be of any help. Whatever it
is he thinks I did must be really bad because he hates me now and that was
hard. Even though I'd never expected to see him again at least I'd had the
memories of our short lived love. The happy carefree days on the isle, but now
who knows what the hell was going to happen next. One thing’s for sure I was
willing to do anything to keep my son, even unto death. There was no way I was
letting him take him away from me.

I nuzzled my son
in his new high tech seat, of course only the best for Colin Stewart's first
born. As his crazy father puttered around the kitchen knocking around the pots
and pans I tickled his little feet.

Colin

"I can hear
you plotting from all the way over here, whatever it is you can forget it, just
remember what's at stake here. I have the money and the resources to bury you
in the courts, all I'd have to do is show the judge pictures of where my son
spent the first six weeks of his life compared to what I can give him.” I gave
her a smug smile that was sure to get her riled.

"Speaking
of six weeks did you have your doctor's checkup?" She got a confused look
on her face.

"Yes I did,
why."

"Oh no
reason everything okay?"

"Of course
he said everything was fine, again why?"

You're
suspicious, good.

"Just
wondering how long I would have to wait to fuck you."

Amber

"What?"
The diabolical fiend just turned his back after making such a disgusting
suggestion.

"Are you
insane I'm not sleeping with you."

"Suit
yourself, kiss our son on your way out, it was nice knowing you. Wait a minute
I take that back, it wasn't so nice after all was it? I do thank you for my son
though."

"You, who
are you? What..."

"Who I am
Amber is the man you created, now get the fuck out of my house."

"Are you
nuts? I'm not going anywhere without my son." I wish these treacherous
tears would just go away.

"Wrong
again, which part of this don't you understand, he's mine, what's mine I keep,
since you don't want to play by my rules you 're free to go, but my son
stays."

"So you're
saying that if I want to keep my son I have to play your whore?"

"That
sounds about right...Uh, uh, uh I wouldn't throw that if I were you, you got
away with it once, I won't be so lenient the next time."

I really wanted
to smash his face with the flower vase it was nice and heavy too, I'm sure I
could do some damage. But I didn't know this stranger, this wasn't my Colin, my
Colin would never say these things to me, but this man just might carry out his
threat.

"You can't
blackmail me into having sex with you, that's just...I don't even know what
that is. Besides if you hate me so much why would you even want to sleep with
me?"

"It's
simple, my dick still finds you attractive, until he finds a replacement you'll
do. In other words until I've had my fill of you; then you can go wherever the
hell you want. I might even be prepared to finance that photo studio you've
always wanted to open, but make no mistake my child will never leave this
house."

Could this
really be the man I had fallen in love with? What the hell does he think I did?
And why the hell isn't he married already? That's what I'd been told, that his
future wife didn't mind his little indiscretions of which apparently there had
been quite a few before me, but since the wedding was so close it would be kind
of crass for me to be hanging around. Those words had destroyed me; I'd been a
walking shell for weeks until I’d learned about the baby. But something wasn't
adding up here, he was way too angry at a little insignificant fling, which is
what I was led to believe I was. What the hell was going on?

"You're
still here I thought you were leaving or have you decided to accept my
terms?"

I looked at my
son so innocently sleeping while his mama's life was being torn to shreds.
Anything Amber anything for him I couldn't fight Colin's billions, I wasn't
stupid enough to go that route but neither could I accept playing his whore
after having what I thought was his love. But what choice did I have? He held
all the cards. Will my life ever be fair?

I took a deep
breath in and exhaled out loudly.

"I'll fuck
you but I won't sleep with you." I had to have something my way.

"You'll
sleep where I tell you and make that the last time you speak to me like that.
The sweet little innocent I met on that island never raised her voice much less
cussed like a sailor, it's very unattractive." The smug bastard, that's
it. The vase was a lost cause after all; too bad I missed again.

Colin

I'm really going
to have to work on her penchant for throwing shit at my head. I gave her a
harsh glare to let her know I meant business.

"You were
warned Amber but since you persist in throwing shit I hope you're prepared to
bear the consequences. She was literally vibrating with anger. When did I
become this perverse that her anger actually turned me on? I gave her body a
slow perusal before turning back to the Alfredo sauce I had going on the stove.

"Why don't
you make a salad after you clean this up?"

She mumbled
something at my suggestion.

"What was
that? I don't think I heard you."

She ground her
teeth like a petulant child as she searched out the dustpan and broom to clean
up her mess. Colin Anthony started fussing himself awake.

"Shoot I
wanted to take a shower before he woke up, now it's too late. "

"Don't look
at me like it's my fault I didn't ask you down here to throw shit in my
kitchen, why don't you see to my son and give the theatrics a rest."

"Self
righteous prick."

"There's
nothing righteous about what I have in store for you little Amber."

She took the
baby out of the seat and made to leave the room.

"Where do
you think you're going?"

"I'm taking
him upstairs to feed him."

"There are
any number of perfectly good chairs down here for you to use, choose one."

I'm sure she was
giving me the finger mentally right now, it made me want to laugh, I like this
feisty Amber, I would've enjoyed drawing her out if we'd ever got the chance at
a life, but she'd put the kibosh on that.

She drew out one
of the chairs from the table and sat with her back to me. I guess that was
supposed to snub me or at the very least get a rise out of me, it was but not
the kind she probably intended. This spitting hellcat was quite the turn on
I'll have to remember to keep my feelings on a tight rein. Already I could feel
a little softening towards her, the way she was with our son, that's the woman
I had met and fallen in love with. The nurturing motherly type what a con.

Amber

After feeding
the baby Colin had demanded to burp him of all things, I wished he would throw
up all over his expensive shirt but even my son was against me and remained on
his best behavior.

I sat through
dinner only eating because I was a nursing mother and my baby needed me to stay
healthy. I had nothing to say to the infuriating man who sat across from me
sipping his glass of wine which he'd poured himself while telling me I wasn't
allowed any since I was feeding his son. As if I didn't know that already. I'm
sure he was just trying to get under my skin.

"May I be
excused master?" Way to flaunt a red flag before the bull Amber.

"Wow, you're
a fast learner, go ahead on up, I'll be up soon, you remember which bedroom is
mine I hope. See you in twenty minutes." I gave one last look to my son
before stomping from the room. I hated leaving little Anthony but I needed to
wash off the grime and I was sure Colin wouldn't let anything happen to the
baby. At least I trusted him with that.

I think I fell
asleep in the bathtub because when I came to the water was cold and I was a
prune. I got out the tub and used the last of my moisturizer and some skin
cream. For some reason pregnancy had made my skin extremely dry. I hadn't been
able to buy more of my favorite products because babies needed a boatload of
stuff and his needs superseded mine. I left the room and headed for the
nursery, which if I remember had been a guest room last time I was here.

My sweet boy was
asleep, his little hand in his mouth, gosh he was so beautiful. I loved him
more than my own life everything was going to be okay for him, I'd see to it.