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needed to confront him about his illness. Too
much time had passed and he still hadn t
told me. I was getting angrier by the day and
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Rory knew it. She was the one who talked me
into talking to him. I sat at my desk in my
study and opened the top drawer. I pulled
out the white envelope and sat back in my
chair, debating whether or not to open it. All
these years of hiding it and never once gave
it a second thought, until recently. Rory had
opened my eyes about my own family.
What s that? she asked as she walked in-
to the study.
I looked up at her and then at the envel-
ope. It s nothing, I replied as I put it back
in the drawer.
It looked like you were deep in thought,
the way you were staring at it.
It s nothing, sweetheart. I smiled.
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If you re lying to me, Mr. Braxton, I can
promise you there will be no more sex for at
least a month.
I knitted my eyebrows at her and I got up
from my chair and shut the door. I looked at
her as I put my arms around her and leaned
her up against the desk. Is that so? Well, I
know for a fact you can t resist me when I do
this, I said as my tongue traveled down her
neck. My fingers took down the straps of her
tank top, exposing her bare breasts. And I
know you can t resist me when I do this. I
smiled as I took her hard nipples between
my fingers and tugged on them. She let out a
moan and threw her head back. My hands
lifted up her skirt above her waist. As I undid
my pants and pulled them down, I set her up
on my desk and inserted two fingers into her,
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making sure she was ready for me to fuck her
nice and hard for her little threat. She smiled
at me as she bit down on her bottom lip,
turning me on even more. I pushed the edge
of her panties to the side and thrust myself
into her. We gasped at the same time as she
wrapped her legs around me, allowing me to
thrust in and out of her faster. I know you
can t resist my cock in you. Tell me how
much you love it.
I love it, Ian, she said with bated breath.
Are you ever going to threaten me with
no sex again? I asked as I pushed in and out
of her hard.
No, never.
We both were on the verge of an orgasm
and I couldn t help but rub her clit before we
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both came. That sent her over the edge as
her legs tightened around me and she let out
her sexy moans in my ear. She was trying to
be quiet because the staff was throughout the
house. I pushed deeper into her as she came,
and I spilled everything I had inside of her.
She felt so good and making love to her
made me forget about everything else. When
we finished, I stared at her while I pushed a
few strands of hair behind her ear.
No sex for at least a month, eh? I said.
Okay, maybe a month was a little harsh.
She smiled.
I chuckled as I pulled out of her and
grabbed some tissues from the desk. My
phone beeped with a text message from my
father.
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I m on my way over.
That was my dad; he s on his way over.
Are you sure you want to do this, Ian?
Rory asked.
No, but I don t have a choice. He obvi-
ously isn t going to tell me, so I guess I ll just
have to tell him I found out.
We left my study and went into the kit-
chen where Charles was preparing dinner for
us. Mandy was gathering up her things and
getting ready to leave for the night when
Richard walked in.
Oh, Mandy, I m glad you re still here. I
need to speak with you in private.
She looked at him and then over at me
and Rory. It s okay, Mandy. I promise to be-
have. You have nothing to worry about.
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She walked with him in the other room
and I looked at Rory. What the hell is all
that about? I asked.
I m guessing he may be apologizing to
her for his past actions.
He walked back in the kitchen and began
talking to Charles. I ll be right back. Why
don t you two go outside on the patio and sit
down?
I went into the foyer to check on Mandy
and she was grinning from ear to ear. Are
you okay? I asked in a whisper.
Mr. Braxton, you father apologized to me
and then gave me a check for twenty-five
thousand dollars.
What?! I exclaimed.
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He told me he was sorry and this was to
make up for all his horrible behavior the past
few years. I told him no, that I couldn t ac-
cept it and he insisted. He told me it was for
me and Molly.
I smiled at her and put my hand on her
shoulder. I m happy he did that for you. Ac-
cept it and don t give it a second thought.
Have a good night, Mandy.
Thank you, Mr. Braxton.
I went outside to join my beautiful girl-
friend and father on the patio. They had
already opened a bottle of wine and were
talking when I approached the table. I sat
down, poured a glass, and looked at my
father.
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Why haven t you told me you re dying? I
asked abruptly.
Rory s eyes widened and Richard looked
over at her. No, Dad, Rory didn t say a word
to me about it. I had you followed a while
back. I knew before you took Rory to lunch
that day.
What the fuck, Ian! he exclaimed. How
dare you!
No! How dare you keep something like
this from your only son! I shouted.
Ian, calm down, please, Rory said as she
reached over and placed her hand on mine.
She was right; yelling was not going to
solve anything. My dad looked down at the
glass of wine he held in his hand.
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I m sorry, son. I didn t know how to tell
you. I didn t want you upset. It doesn t mat-
ter what age you are, I ll always want to pro-
tect you from grief.
Those words coming from my father s
mouth were something that I d never heard
before. I knew he cared for me, but he was
never one to show emotion. My heart sank
with his words. I watched as Rory leaned
over and grabbed his hand. He looked up at
her and gave her a small smile.
Listen, son. It is what it is. Your old man
is dying and my wish is to make the best of
what time I have left. I ve already started
righting the wrongs in my life.
Is that why you gave Mandy twenty-five
thousand dollars?
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Rory gasped and her eyes widened as she
looked at me. You did what? she asked
him.
I ve been a horrible man to Mandy, actu-
ally to a lot of women. But with Mandy, I can
make things right. I gave her that money for
her and her daughter so they don t have to
struggle. Have you seen where they live?
No, I haven t, I replied.
Well, son, maybe you should. It s not a
safe neighborhood and definitely not suitable
for a child to grow up in. Mandy s a good girl
and I took advantage of her and I wanted to
apologize. So, I did, and I gave her a little
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