Tatum POVI remove my wig the same way Fred removes all the stuff he has attached to his face and hair. The wing he is using is long and blonde, while the mustache matches perfectly in shade with the hair. “Where did you get these?” I ask as I lift the wig in front of my face. Fred smiles and shrugs.“I have a friend that specializes in makeup and stuff like that. She used to work in Hollywood, but now she is a content creator on social media.” He lets out, and I smile as he smiles back at me. “We can use these as many times as we want, or I can get different ones and we can pretend to be different people every time,” he says and I can’t help but laugh.“You like this role-play thing?” I ask, and he shrugs his shoulder as he tests the temperature of the water in the bath. He offers me his hand and I take it. Slowly, I sink into the bath and all the aches in my body disappear. I close my eyes, moaning softly, and he slides behind me. His legs are around my own as he wraps his arms arou
Tatum POVI look at the TV while I bite my nails. Thatcher walks behind me and rests one hand on my shoulder, making me jump. “What are you watching?” He asks and I can tell he doesn’t like what I am watching because his fingers dig into my shoulder.“You’re hurting me,” I whisper and he immediately moves his hand as I keep my eyes on the TV. I know he doesn’t like Fred, but today is the most important day of the year for him. It’s the trial, and I have been watching everything. I have been following the news, not only because I want to know what happens to him, but this will interfere with my job as well.Thatcher sits next to me and now I have to hide my anxiety for Fred. I can’t really show how anxious I am, because if I did, he would know that I am seeing him again. He would know that I have spent hours being fucked by him.I can see Fred walking down the stairs, followed by Julien and his family. Their faces giving nothing away. Fred looks directly at the camera and winks and I k
Fred POV“I hate that she’s with him, and this is all on you,” I let out as Julien rubs his forehead. He shakes his head and then meets my eyes.“I know, but this is the only way I could think that would help you and her. You didn’t need her baggage pulling you down while your case was so fucked up. Can you imagine the field day the press would have? Especially now that all Thunder’s shit is gonna come out? How did he frame you? How he used the girl to fuck you up?” Julien says, and I nod.“I know, but I still hate it, and I would rather go through shit, lose everything and have her by my side than be alone without her, and having to watch her go home with that…. Guy.” I let out in frustration.“I know, okay? Do you think I don’t beat myself up about this? But at least you are free now, and I am going to open the case against the girl and Thunder, and then it will be a lot easier to help her, besides, her case is a lot bigger than just herself,” Julien says and I nod.“I know, she tol
Fred POVI open my eyes and blink several times before I decide to move. I look around and I don’t recognize the room I am in. Shit. I cover my eyes with my arm as the light is bothering me and the headache is excruciating. As I allow my body to relax again, I feel the bed move and open my eyes on high alert. What the fuck? I remove my arm from my eyes and look around to find Caroline asleep next to me. Shit, shit.I immediately stiffen and stand up from the bed in one movement. I look around and down at my legs that are only covered by my boxer shorts. I rub my eyes with my hands, taking a deep breath as I look around once more and realize we’re in a hotel room. The decoration screams hotel, the pale wooden furniture, and the spent and used carpet on the floor. The white covers on the bed and a very naked Caroline.Shit, shit, shit. What the fuck have I done? I move fast in the room, grabbing my pants from the floor and I notice all the clothes scat
Tatum POV“How are you feeling?” The doctor asks as he looks at me with concern plastered all over his face. I look at him frowning and then I remember the kiss from last night, the way Thatcher was touching me, how he held me, the way he was trying to claim my mouth. I am resting on my bed while Thatcher watches the doctor interacting with me. This is the first time he actually got a doctor to check on me at home. I try to remember what happened last night, but everything is blurred. My head hurts and I am having a hard time keeping my eyes open.“My head hurts, and my neck,” I let out as I rub my hand in the back of my neck lifting a little from the bed but immediately realize it’s a bad idea, and the doctor nods as he writes on his pad. His eyes move to me once more and I can tell he is worried about something.“Can you tell me how you hit your head?” He asks and I frown, looking at him and then at Thatcher who stands
Fred POVI have been calling Tatum nonstop and her phone keeps going straight to voice mail. I don’t know what else to do. I am so desperate that I consider just going to that fucking asshole’s house, but I would make everything a lot harder for Tatum. Julien warned me this was going to happen. I know I am supposed to stay away from her so the press doesn’t create stories about us.The press keeps writing shit about me and Caroline and it’s been days since we were seen together. I have been meaning to call her. I kept track of what they were saying about her relationship and apparently, the guy broke up their engagement. Caroline must be destroyed, but she did this. It wasn’t just me. It was the two of us, together.The press keeps trying to find her, but they have no clue where to look for her; she hasn’t been seen in public since she was spotted leaving the hotel with me. I am glad she is hidden away. She is licking her wounds and making herself better. That’s what I should be doing
Fred POV“Shit, Fred, you need to get somewhere, go to Richard’s, or Mom’s,” Jude says and I frown, raising my head to see the light has turned green. I drive again and I have a terrible feeling in my gut.“Okay, what the fuck is going on?” I ask, and Jude takes a deep breath on the other side.“Look, are you closer to Mom’s or Richard’s house?” Jude asks and I look around to notice I am a couple of blocks away from Richard’s penthouse.“Richard’s, two blocks,” I say, and Jude hums on the other side.“Go there, I’ll let him know, and once you get there, don’t speak to anyone, go up straight away, and don’t check your phone,” Jude says and I can’t help but feel my heart tight.“Is it Tatum?” I ask and the line is silent, “Jude, is it fucking Tatum? Is she okay?” I ask.“It’s not her, just do as I asked please,” Jude says, and I agree. We end the call and a few minutes later, I am stopping my car in one of the several spaces Richard owns in the building. I can’t help but look at my phon
Tatum POVI finally could come home after staying in the hospital for several days. I had a serious concussion that needed hospital treatment. Thatcher has been very patient, and he has been spending more time with Grace, taking and picking her up from school, taking her home to sleep, and giving her every meal and breakfast. He bought her some game system I know nothing about and he took it to the hospital where they spent hours playing. It’s nice to watch them actually bonding, creating the father-and-daughter relationship I always wanted Grace to have.He is making an effort and even though it doesn’t erase everything he’s ever done to me; it helps the fact that Grace is a lot more comfortable with him. Even Mara seems to be accepting him a little more. She still hates him, she still keeps her distance, and makes me feel guilty when I tell her Grace will spend time with her father. But at the end of the day, he is here, and there’s progress between them and I am actually believing