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We all slept at the hospital. Dad tried to get me to leave but as long as he was there, I was going to be too. He was so tired that he was out within a few minutes of hitting the cot. Grandpa fell asleep a few hours after as well but not before trying to fight sleep. I was wide awake for some reason, sleep eluded me. There was too much going on in my mind. Sleep was the last thing I could even think of.

“Your head seems full,” I heard a whisper and I turned to my grandmother. She had a small smile on her face as she looked at me. “Why don’t you talk to me? I might be old and dying but that doesn’t mean I don’t give good advice.”

“You’re old but you’re not dying. We won’t let you die. There are different things you can try.”

She waved me off. “I accepted my fate a long time ago, it is about time that you all did too. It will happen whether or not you like it, you might be able to prolong it, but I promise you, it will happen.”

“Why don’t we stop talking about death, hm?”

“I will if you
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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   40

    I couldn’t speak. I had expected him to find out at some point but I had not expected it to be soon. I should have known that Charles wasn’t going to take an insult like that lying down. He was a proud son o a bitch, of course he was going to do something insane. I just didn’t expect this.“Aren’t you going to say anything?” dad asked but I stayed silent. I didn’t regret my actions, I just hated how they came to light. “What the hell is this, Hayley? For fucks sake, how did this happen? How long has he been doing this to you? Why didn’t you tell me?”“Wait a minute, Jake didn’t do anything,” I cut him off. “He didn’t come to me, I went to him.”“You are a child, Hayley, he should have said no- fuck. I brought him into our lives, I brought him into our house. You were sixteen when you met him. What the fuck was he thinking.”“I know you are upset but I am not a child. I know what I want and I went for it. Jake has never looked at me anyway other than platonically until this year. I was

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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   41

    “Wait a minute,” Alana sat up straight as she downed a shot of her drink. “You seduced Jake and had sex with him in this house.” I nodded and she scoffed. “How did I not notice this? I knew there was a boy but I didn’t think that Jake- he never let on that he paid any attention to you except- I always just thought he was annoyed by you.”“I am not annoying.”“Mija, you follow him around like a puppy. It was clear to anyone with eyes that you had a thing for him but he never paid attention to you. I would have never thought that this would happen. What were you thinking? Your father will have a heart attack.”“If he has a heart attack, it isn’t going to be my fault. What I do with Jake is none of his business.”“Jake is his best friend and you are his daughter, it is his business. This is the scandal of the century. Do you have any idea what will come from it?”“Yes, I am aware that I am a whore, you don’t have to tell me, my dad has made it abundantly clear,” my voice dripped with sar

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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   42

    I made it to the large gate guarding our estate when I heard a car pull up beside me. I knew it was my father but I didn’t care enough to stop. I wasn’t going back to him, not when he was going to treat me like this. I deserved better. I hadn’t stolen from anyone, I hadn’t done anything illegal. My only crime was daring to be with an older man and he was choosing to crucify me for it.“Get into the car, Hayley,” he said simply but I ignored him. “For fucks sake, you cannot walk the entire way to your grandparent’s house. You are being stubborn.”At that, I turned on him. “I am being stubborn? You took everything that I owned. You took my money, you took my car and you took everything that I worked my ass off for, including my salary. How dare you say that I am being stubborn?”“You clearly aren’t thinking straight if you cannot even see that you are being taken advantage of. In this state it is dangerous for you to-”“Would you stop?” I exclaimed. “I knew you were going to lose your m

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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   43

    I was barely able to sleep last night. I managed to shut my eyes around four but I was up by six. I couldn’t think, couldn’t focus because I had no idea what today was going to hold. For the first time in my life, I was confused and I didn’t know what to do. For the first time in my life, I had been bested.There was a knock on my door and I looked up as grandpa walked in. “Your dad sent a text, he said you don’t have to come in for work today.”I snorted. “Is that his way of trying to apologize? Or is that his way of trying to keep me away.”“Hayley-”“It doesn’t matter anyway, it gives me the chance to look for jobs.”“Hayley, I know how pissed off you are but today is a new day and I hoped you would have slept it off. I don’t like that you and your father are fighting this much. He is just trying to look after you.”“I don’t like his delivery,” I shrugged. “He has no right to treat me like an infant.”“And I agree with that-”He paused mid-sentence when we heard the doorbell. We lo

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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   44

    We stared at each other, neither one of us willing to back down. He was a proud man but I was nothing if not my father’s daughter. I was proud as hell and even more stubborn too. If he wanted to be an asshole about it, then I was going to be one too. I didn’t want to quit, far from it actually, it would have meant giving Charles the satisfaction of thinking he won but at the same time, I wasn’t going to let anyone walk all over me- not even my father.“Hayley,” he warned but I simply rolled my eyes. “Why are you being stubborn about this?”“Why are you being thick headed about this?” I shot back. “I can either be your child or someone you own, I cannot be both and I will not allow you to treat me like both. You cannot take away everything I own and have worked for at the slightest inconvenience. You don’t get to control me and call it a day. I am not a puppet on a string, I am not a dog that you lead with a bone. I am a person and you will treat me like one or you will never have acce

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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   45

    I didn’t call Jake to let him know I was coming and on hindsight, I probably should have. His car was in his driveway when I arrived and I already knew the code so I felt no need to call and let him know. I slowly made my way up the steps to his front door and hesitantly knocked on his door.At first, there was no response and I raised my fist to knock again when the door opened and a pretty strawberry blond girl opened up. My first thought was that surely I had gotten the wrong house but I knew I hadn’t. She seemed familiar and closer to my age than Jake’s. We stared at each other for a full minute before she smiled.“I’ve seen you before, you said your name was Hayley,” she said suddenly and my brows furrowed. “You probably don’t remember me but you helped me out at a coffee shop a while ago. The cashier gave me the wrong order and you kind of ripped him a new asshole. You said you were a lawyer and-”The hazy interaction came back to me and a made a sound of acknowledgment. I saw h

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-08-04
  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   46

    I woke up before Jake did and while it wasn’t any achievement, I found myself grinning about it. He seemed so peaceful when he was asleep, and he looked half his age. He didn’t have the kind of stress that he usually did on his shoulders when awake. I couldn’t stop myself from reaching out to brush a stray strand of hair from his face. He mumbled something incoherent under his breath before gently running his hands up my bare thighs. It was cuter that he didn’t even realize that he was doing it.After staring at him for what felt like an unusual amount of time, I forced myself to my feet and pulled on his shirt that was lying on the floor. It fell to the middle of my thighs and I figured that was good enough to go downstairs and start on breakfast. I had momentarily forgotten that Kate was around until I bumped into her in the kitchen.She had a glass of water in her hands and thankfully, she didn’t drop it. she just stared at me for a second and blinked. My cheeks burned when I reali

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-08-06
  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   47

    Jake tried to give me his undivided attention but sometime during breakfast, he got a business call that he had to attend to and I watched him disappear. Kate hadn’t said a single word since we sat down, in fact, she tried to avoid my gaze the entire time.“I’m sorry if we-” I began but she cut me off.“I would rather not think about what you were doing,” her cheeks tinged pink as she spoke. “He looks happy so I guess that is what matters the most to me, and you seem like a great person too, you stood up for me when you didn’t know me. It doesn’t count for much but you have my support.”“Yours would be the only one I have right now so it counts for a lot.”Her eyes softened considerably. “Let me guess, your parents didn’t take it well?”“My dad, yeah, he’s friends with Jake so I can understand.”She grimaced. “What about your mum?”“I don’t have one,” I shrugged. “The closest I have to one is Alana- our maid- and she hasn’t said anything yet. She doesn’t say much most times, she belie

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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   107: EPILOGUE

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VIt took me weeks to finally feel comfortable enough to leave the house without an army behind me.It was so easy to pretend to the public, to put on a smile and act like things were fine when in reality, they weren’t. The only people who saw the real me were my family. They saw every breakdown, every nervous wreck, every tear. A few years ago, I would have hated the idea of anyone seeing me weak but now, I was glad to have people I could lean on.It took months, but I was fine now. Marie was convicted of Charles’ murder as well as the other two and my kidnapping. She was never getting out of jail for the rest of her life and the thought made me giddy.“Stop watching the sentencing,” Kate chided, turning off the TV. “It’s over now.”I rolled my eyes at her. “It relaxes me.”She raised a brow. “A court case relaxes you?”“If I was allowed to go to work, I wouldn’t need to watch the sentencing,”She stared at me incredulously. “You’re ready to pop. There’s no way in hell th

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   106

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VThere was a loud beeping sound somewhere at the back of my mind and it just wouldn’t go away.My head felt foggy and my body felt like it was weighed down by a fucking tractor, but against all odds, I managed to pull my eyes open.Voices overlapped as I tried to figure out where I was.The walls were white and there were machines next to me, I could see Jake and my father speaking to a woman in a white coat- a doctor. A small groan left my lips and all eyes turned to me.“Baby,” Jake’s voice cracked as he made his way over to me. His eyes were dull and hollow as he rushed to my side, his hand softly stroking my cheek. “How do you feel?”“Like I was run over,” I mumbled. “What happened?”“Marie took you.”I nodded slowly. “I remember that. I remember running in the forest.”“We were calling out to you. You slipped and rolled down a hill.”The memories came flooding back. My head was pounding as if someone had taken a sledgehammer to it but all I could feel was fear and w

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   105

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VI watched Marie making her way over to me, a smoking gun in one hand and the other on her hip.She was dressed in black leggings and a loose shirt. She surprisingly looked good for someone who had just shot two men in cold blood.“Don’t look so terrified. You’ve witnessed a murder too, haven’t you?”I swallowed. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”She snorted. “Please, I’ve been alive far longer than you have. I know all about the boy that was thirsting after you and his body that was found.”“Again, I don’t know what-”She aimed the gun right at my face. “Lie to me again, I dare you.”I didn’t dare speak, I just stared straight at her and forced my expression to neutral. She was crazy, far crazier than Jake had led me to imagine. I couldn’t help but wonder if this was a recent development or if she had always been this insane.“I thought so,” she mumbled before lowering the gun. “Do you know what this is?”When I said nothing, she made her way over to me and grab

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   104

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VWe spent three magnificent days in Paris without any disturbance from anyone.It was just us, going out, fucking until the sun rose and eating good food. It was the best time I had in a long time but as always, every good thing must come to an end.I lay across Jake’s chest asleep when my phone rang loud. I mumbled a small curse under my breath, reaching out to silence the call. I hoped that whoever it was would take the hint and stop calling but my phone rang again.“Do you want me to answer it?” Jake asked but I shook my head, grabbing the phone blindly and picking up.“Hello?”“Where’s Jake?” my father’s panicked voice filled my ears.“He’s right here. Why didn’t you call him?”“I did, the bastard probably has his phone on do not disturb. I need to talk to him.”I handed the phone to Jake, trying to figure out what it could be that would make dad worry this much. “It’s dad.”Jake was up in a second, the sleep gone from his eyes as he took the phone from me. I couldn’

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   103

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VA hand brushed my hair over my shoulder and warm lips placed open mouthed kisses on my throat and collar bone.I mumbled something incoherent and nestled closer to the warmth. I was too comfortable to move or open my eyes. I just wanted to enjoy the extra soft sheets underneath me and the warm hands on my skin.“As much as I want to get in bed with you, baby girl, you need to eat,” Jake whispered, his hand trailing down my side. “You’ve been asleep for too long.”“How long?”“Hours.”I forced my eyes open and found him seated behind me. He smiled softly at me and pulled back. I missed his warmth instantly, missed the feel of him next to me. He was dressed already, in a plain t-shirt and sweats.A quick glance at the window told me just how late it was.I couldn’t remember much from before I fell asleep. I remembered getting out of the shower and Jake settling between my thighs. I remembered him eating my cunt until I sobbed for reprieve and I remembered him fucking me f

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   102

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VMy skin buzzed with excitement as we walked into our hotel room.I still couldn’t believe that he had done this. It was one thing to plan a vacation and it was another to plan it without me knowing and get me to the airport all while I had no idea what was going on.The hotel room was beautiful. It had its own living room and the room was so large that I took a double take. Jake stood behind me, one hand on my hip as I took in the room. I could almost feel his smile against my hair.“You’re quiet, I’m going to assume that you’re impressed,” he drawled, his voice dripping with amusement.“This is amazing,” I breathed turning to him. “How long are we here?”“The plan is one week, but we can stay longer if you want.”I was so overwhelmed that I couldn’t help but lean on my toes and kiss him. “Thank you.”I kissed him again and this time, he pulled me close, one hand tangling in my hair to kiss me deeper. I felt the kiss all the way to my toes as my head emptied of all thou

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   101

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VI was bursting with excitement the next morning.I had no idea where we were going, but I was excited.I woke up to Jake whispering sweet nothings as he placed a soft kiss on my shoulder. When I didn’t stir, he carried me into the bathroom where he ran a soft bath for us. It took far longer than it should have for us to get out of the bathroom but I wasn’t complaining.Once that was done, he all but pulled me into the car. He was yet to tell me where we were going and with each passing second, my curiosity seemed to grow.We stopped at a café and my brows rose. “Is this where we’re going?”He snorted. “Not a chance, but we have to get you coffee first.”He didn’t say anything after that, choosing instead to help me out of the car.The inside of the cafe was beautiful, and I was shocked that I had never noticed it before. The interior was a beautiful cream color, with artwork and plants hanging on every wall. It looked expensive- felt expensive even.He placed our order

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   100

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VAfter our quickie, we managed to get our clothes off and go at it again.I lay sprawled on his chest, one hand mindlessly stroking my hair while the other drew circles on my lower back. We were yet to talk about what happened with the officer. I wasn’t stupid, I knew there was more to it than what he told me.“Jake,” I began slowly. “Are you going to tell me the truth about why the officer was here?”There was silence for a full minute.“No.”I turned to him. “No?”“The less you know, the better. All you need to know is that they will never know what happened. Everything is going to be fine, I promise.”“You shouldn’t make promises like that. Anything could happen. You don’t get to go to jail, not now that-”I exhaled deeply.Maybe it was selfish of me to think this way. Charles was someone’s child after all and I could only imagine the worry and pain his mother was going through but I wasn’t selfless enough to give her closure at my own detriment.“I want this Charles

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   99

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VKate was panicking and it was pissing me off.It wasn’t that I didn’t empathize with her- I did. I couldn’t begin to imagine how she felt in the moment. I was just strung up as it was and she was making it worse.“Are you alright?” she asked for what felt like the tenth time in one minute and I nodded.I sat on the cold bathroom floor, my hands on the toilet seat simply because I didn’t have the energy to move. My stomach was still churning and my head was pounding like crazy. The last thing I wanted was to get up and throw up again.“Do you need me to call Jake?” she began before stopping herself. “He’s with the police, of course I can’t call him. Perhaps I could pull your dad out?”“Dad is his lawyer,” I cut her off. “They have to be together.”“Should I call an ambulance?”“I threw up, I’m not dying,” I dragged myself to my feet slowly and made my way over to the sink to clean up.I hated the after taste that vomit left in my mouth more than anything.Behind me, Kate

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