Branch Seven

"And who is this" Dawson said pointing to Jessica.

"This is Jessica and she is my wife," Xavier said taking Jessica's hand and putting her forward.

Jessica came forward and looked at the grandfather. He looked healthier than she thought. Was Xavier sure that his grandfather had last-stage liver cancer?

"Good afternoon Mr. Delgado," Jessica said giving him a slight bow. How could she ever think she would stand before a self made billionaire not less than talking to him? She felt her feet sweating in her shoes.

"Good afternoon Jessica" Dawson said smiling. For some reason best unknown to him, he liked Jessica.

"Please call me Dawson" He added.

"Oh, can I?" Jessica asked somewhat afraid.

Dawson could tell that Jessica was not quite comfortable.

"Did Xavier just tell you this morning that he was a Delgado?" Dawson asked to Jessica's surprise.

"....hmm..." she stuttered not knowing what to say.

"Papa," Xavier said.

"I'm just asking your lovely wife here why she feels so uncomfortable," Dawson said.

"I'm not uncomfortable," Jessica said. She didn't want to be the reason that Xavier gets caught but she wasn't a professional actress or a good liar.

"Relax" Xavier whispered in her ears. She felt the hot air on her ears and it made her shiver.

"Sit," Dawson said pointing to the bedside chair beside him.

Jessica pointed to herself and Dawson nodded. Jessica took the seat and sat beside his bedside.

"I'm happy you agreed to marry the grump of my grandson," Dawson said.

"Papa," Xavier said. His voice sounded like a warning.

"I am sure you would grow to like him better" Dawson continued ignoring Xavier who was now breathing heaving while murmuring complaints under his breath.

"Please do take care of him," Dawson said.

Jessica could feel the love radiating from the grandfather to the grandson.

"He is still a child at heart" Dawson added in a whisper.

"I will," Jessica said. She didn't know when the words slipped out of her mouth but seeing the love from the grandfather and the state he was she just wanted to do something for him.

Her response shocked both men. Dawson had expected her to just skip over the details while Xavier wondered why she would agree to do strange men favors. They could be serial kidnappers or killers for all she knew. Yet she was fully trusting them and doing them favors.

"Let me allow the newly weds to get back to their business," Dawson said teasingly.

A blush crept on her face. Although she had no intention of sleeping with this man, hearing it made her feel strange.

She had been a virgin all though her relationship time with Burke. She has planned to give it away to him by all means. The way to get it was marriage and that was why he had agreed.

"I will come to say Hello tomorrow," Jessica said standing up.

She guessed it could be kind of lonely with him alone I'm in the hospital and she was doing nothing so perhaps she could come to see him.

"I would love that"