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The crowd was still applauding as Chelsea and George left the stage. They walked down the short stairs to the main floor. The DJ began playing a slow song. Chelsea wasn’t sure what it was. But, she wanted to dance to it just the same. The dancefloor wasn’t far. Georgie playfully took her in his arms, making her throw her head back in laughter. She was about to wrap her wrists around his neck when all of a sudden a hand reached out to grab George’s shoulder pulling him away from her. “Hey!” George shouted. “Hey!” Derek said nastily and then he punched George in the face so hard he hit the floor. Chelsea screamed. “Derek, no!” a woman screamed. “If I ever catch you with my wife again, I’ll kill you!” Derek snarled like a wild beast as George picked himself up out the floor. Chelsea was frozen. Fear had gripped her. Derek’s face was redder than red. She had
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After all the excitement over the phone, Chelsea had agreed to return to the Van Dyke estate per her parents request. “Chelsea, I can protect you better if you’re here and not at Hilltop House,” her father had said. “You can return there after your better and when that idiot husband of yours finally get the hint.” She had told her parents that George was coming to take her and Chastity home. Nevertheless, they sent Cameron and Catherine to fetch them. Constance had called while Chelsea was getting ready to leave the hospital. Chelsea had given her the go ahead to explain everything to the family; what had happened at Derek’s penthouse, etc. Catherine had asked the staff if there was another way out of the hospital. Apparently, several photographers and reporters were on the sidewalk waiting for Chelsea to come out – or to take a shot of Derek coming in. Catherine and Cameron had a quick brush with them as they were coming int
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Chelsea jostled awake. The book she had been reading dangled in her hand. It was called, The Mystifying Nine Months. Constance had given it to her. Some noise had woken her up. Chelsea thought it was her imagination. She leaned back on the pillow, wondering if she should try to go back to sleep or keep reading. Then she thought she heard grunting outside. “It might be the dogs.” Tippy, the fuzzy white house cat, was quietly snoozing at the foot of the bed. It didn’t seem like she had heard a thing. Chelsea shrugged and picked up her book. She had nearly jumped out of her skin when the glass door to the balcony rattled. Her head snapped over to see it slowly opening. She shrieked. “Shh!” Derek hushed as he darted inside. “What . . . what the hell,” she chopped out breathlessly. He had nearly scared her to death. “I just needed –” There was a knock at the door.
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Four weeks later . . . It was Christmas Eve and the Dawsons were having a Christmas party. It had been a few years since Derek’s mother had hosted a Christmas party. She was making the rounds along with Deidre, both of them playing hostess cheery. His father was talking and laughing with a few VPs from Dawson Inc. Christmas music played as everyone drank and ate.Derek looked out the living room window with drink in hand. He had a good view of the street. During the past few weeks, Derek had a chance to think about his life currently and the future he wanted to have. He had finally decided what was important him and what wasn’t.The living room furniture had been moved around to make room for the nine-foot tree. Gold bulbs and white lights hung from it. It matched the gold them in the room. Garland hung from the fireplace mantle. His father approached him. “Hey, son. You okay?” Derek turned to him. “Yeah.” “Are you sure? You
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New Year’s Eve . . . It was two hours before opening. Customers were already lining up on the sidewalk to get in. Two hours before Derek hosted a New Year’s Eve bash at The Oasis one last time. He looked around at the dark interior of his beloved club. The security lights were on. Derek exhaled as he remembered all the good, the bad, and the extraordinary. He walked over to the bar. He had fucked a hell of a lot of ladies on top of that bar. He turned around and looked at the dance floor. He had done the electric slide, the wobble, and the cupid shuffle with his customers on it countless times. Then he looked up in the rafters. There was a great view up there. “You’ve been a good girl,” he said with a croaked smile. “But it’s time we both move on.” The sale would be final three days after the new year. Derek walked to the back of the bar and raised his hand to the switch. “All right, beautiful. Let’s do it one las
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The next morning . . . Deidre Dawson slipped her feet into Rene Caovilla designer shoes. She was wearing the same clothes she had worn yesterday to her father’s funeral. Then again, most women had to put on what they had worn the night before when they stay out all night at a man’s condo. She stood and turned around to look at the man who she had spent the night with. Quinton Johnson, aka, Q, was resting his back against two red satin pillows. His lower half was covered by a black comforter. Deidre had ended up at his place yesterday as the sun was setting. It was a miracle she had remembered where he lived. The one time she had been at his home was four years ago when he had thrown himself a birthday party. He had invited her because she was his best friend’s sister, nothing more. Now. . . “I still can’t believe I did this,” Q muttered. “Believe it, big boy.” And I do mean big. Q was the b
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After the repast, the Dawsons went back to their townhouse with Chelsea in toe. Ms. Violet had asked Chelsea to have a quiet drink with her in the den. Chelsea suspected she had wanted Deidre to sit with her instead, but Deidre had said she needed to be alone for a while. Everyone just let her be – along with Derek. He had said the same thing and slowly wandered somewhere else in the townhouse. Deidre had left all together. Everyone had been riveted by Violet Dawson’s speech at the repast, including Chelsea and her sisters. Apparently, she had more in common with her mother-in-law than she had thought and she told Ms. Violet that. Ms. Violet smiled at her as she held her brandy. “Hmm. You think so?” Chelsea was drinking club soda. Alcohol was bad for her beloved baby. “Yes. We . . . both were determined to marry Dawson men,” Chelsea admitted. “You . . . were?” she said with intrigue. Chelsea could feel the simmeri
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Derek was still trying to make his way back to Q. He kept getting stopped by people who wanted to give their condolences. Some chatted him up a bit about when he will officially be taking over Dawson Inc. They had deals in the works and wanted to see if he wanted to get involved. It was becoming a little too much. Can’t these people let him grieve in peace?Once he was able to take a breather, someone else came along. Deidre. Derek was slightly alarmed because she looked rather pale. “What is it?”“It’s him,” Deidre hissed as she encircled her arm around his.“Who?”She stood on her toes to whisper in his ear. “The man I told you about a few months ago. The one who I thought had an affair with Mother.”Derek’s body jerked. “Ugh, god. Why is he here?” Then he realized how dumb his question was. His father wasn’t cold in the grave yet and the vultures were already circling around a wealthy, still good looking for her age widow. “Never mind. I just answered my own question.”Deidre put
