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Jake was quiet. He stared at the photos but his expression gave away nothing. I hated how he managed to look so unfazed while there was a war going on inside of me. Those pictures could potentially ruin me and my father. We were not just innocently standing or holding hands. He was kissing me in the elevator and in front of my car.

“I look like a whore,” I announced and his eyes snapped up to me. “He could have at least gotten a better angle where my ass was not on display for the entire fucking world. I would have preferred that, at least then I would know that-”

“Stop, please,” he sounded exasperated. “You are not a whore and you need to stop fucking saying that.”

“I am only preparing for what I am inevitably going to hear when he takes this to the press,” I pointed to the pictures in case he didn’t see them well the first time. “This is me and this is you and we are doing the fucking horizontal tango or whatever the hell you want to call it. My reputation is on the line here. You w
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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   36

    After the call with my father, I felt extremely exhausted. I felt like all the energy in me had been completely drawn out. Jake must have noticed because the next thing he did was to pick me up and place me in his lap. I curled up into a ball and just enjoyed the warmth of his skin. Neither of us spoke, he turned his attention to his laptop in front of him typing away furiously while I just stayed pressed up against him.Ever so often, he would place a soft kiss against my forehead and whisper words in a foreign language against my skin but that was about as much as he did but it was more than enough for me. I fisted his shirt and although sleep wouldn’t take me because of how worried I was, I felt slightly content.I didn’t mean to but I kept glancing at the clock. It was nearing eight p.m. and I was slightly amazed that my father was yet to call. He sounded worried earlier and I knew it was only a matter of time before my phone started blowing up. I shuffled in Jake’s lap and he loo

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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   37

    Charles followed me without any hesitation. I could feel the smugness in his step, he was happy with what he had done. Some sick and twisted part of him was proud that he had gotten me at such an intimate time. Once we were safely in the maintenance room, I looked around to make sure there was no one near who could overhear us before slamming the door shut.“What the hell was that?” I asked but his smile never eased. “Why the hell were you even following me?”“Is that really what you are going to ask first?” he mused. “I knew you were a whore, Hayley, but I didn’t realize it was this bad. Isn’t it bad enough to live off daddy’s name? You want to fuck an older man to get ahead now. I have to say, you are one shrewd-”A loud crack resounded through the room as I slapped him across the face. “Talk to me like that again, I fucking dare you.”He just stared at me with anger burning in his eyes. I probably shouldn’t have infuriated the man who had incriminating pictures of me but I was past

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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   38

    I hadn’t realized how much I missed spending time with my dad until we went out for dinner. With everything that had been going on with Jake and my grandmother, it was a miracle if we even got five minutes to ourselves on a daily basis. We lived in the same house but we were practically like roommates and I had missed him.“Are you ready to tell me about the guy that you are seeing?” he asked and I snorted. “I promise not to get mad, I just want to know who this guy is and if he is good enough for you.”“He is, you trained me well and I know how to pick good men.”He raised a brow. “Do you not remember that prep boy from college? The one that only spoke about how he wanted a house wife like his mother and how he was going to be president in the next five years?”I laughed so hard at that I snorted out my drink. “In my defense, I didn’t date him, we were just talking.”“That isn’t what he told everyone. I was responding to messages about the both of you for weeks after you let him down

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  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   39

    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   84

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VAt first, I was hoping for someone to jump out with a camera and say that it was a prank. I always knew my grandmother to be an impractical joker but this was truly pushing the limit.“That can’t be right,” grandpa cut in. “Are you sure she put that in?’He nodded. “I tried to advise her against it but she was determined. There is also a stipulated timeline by which you must have done it before the trust fund is distributed amongst charities.”“What’s the timeline?” I asked hoping to hear something like five years.“I can’t say,” he gave me a small smile. “It is her rules, not mine. I am so sorry.”“You’re joking,” I bit back a laugh as I turned to grandpa. “I’m sorry but your wife was insane.”“I’m starting to think the same thing,” he mumbled as he ran his hands down his face. “”What the hell was she thinking?”Dad and Jake were the only quiet ones. Dad seemed lost in thought but Jake- he was staring right at me. I could only imagine the kind of pressure it put him un

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   83

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VDad was barking orders into his phone from the moment we got into the car.He was the only person more pissed about her presence than I was. I knew grandpa would have been pissed if he had the energy to spare but he was exhausted. He just sat there staring out the window.He didn’t say much for the rest of the day, he just dragged himself up the steps and locked himself in the room. I sat in my room too because I did not want to hear dad yelling at people over the phone as he tried to find a way to keep Andrea away from us.I had barely been alone for half an hour when I heard a knock on my door. I couldn’t respond because I was in the bathroom wiping my face clean of makeup but I heard footsteps and I knew immediately that it was Jake.One glance in the mirror told me all I needed to know. He leaned against the doorframe watching me. I had ditched my dress as soon as we got back and was only in black lace underwear but Jake’s eyes didn’t linger or roam down my body. He

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   82

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VI didn’t realize how much I needed to be out of the house until I was out. It felt like I could finally breathe for the first time in a long time and every day after that, I spent a few hours with Jake and Kate.Maybe it was selfish to leave my father and grandpa alone seeing as they didn’t have anyone but it was the only way for me to stay sane.Dad buried himself in work while grandpa stayed in the house most of the time. He tried to tell us that he was fine but we could see through his façade, he was hurting despite how hard he tried to hide it.The only time he tried to engage in conversation with us was when he wanted to talk about the funeral preparations or when he wanted to demand that we let him move back home. Other than that, he locked himself up in his room which was as sad as it was concerning.It was a lot to deal with- work, the funeral and my personal life but somehow, I made it work. Greg didn’t bother me, the police had stopped sniffing around me and e

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   81

    JAKE’S P.O.VI took Hayley to my house.I knew it was the only place she would get a semblance of privacy. Kate and her mother had gone out for the day meaning we had the entire house to ourselves, at least for a while.When we pulled up at the gate, Hayley snorted. “Of course you’d bring me here. I thought we were going somewhere different.”“Do you want to go somewhere different?”She pretended to think about it for a while before shaking her head. “I like it here, thank you. Are the others-”“No, we’re alone.”She tried to hide it but I saw the obvious relief on her face at the knowledge. She wasn’t ready to be around people, that was the only reason I had brought her here. She needed time to come to terms with everything, time to gather her own thoughts. Her grandmother had just died, one of the most important mother figures in her life and now, her birth mother was in her face.It felt like an insane coincidence but somehow, I doubted it was. From the way she spoke, it sounded li

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   80

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VAndrea- or my mother- stood there with her eyes wide and her mouth open. I wasn’t sure what she expected when she walked into this house. Did she think that we would welcome her with open arms?She turned to me but dad was quick to push me behind him. “Don’t you dare look at her.”“She is my daughter,” Andrea spat. “I deserve to see her, I deserve to know her.”“You lost that right when you gave her away. Stay the fuck away from my family.”“I could sue, you know? I could say I was coerced. Your family was rich, you threatened me, you made me feel like I had to do it. Your mother-”At that point, I knew I had enough. I brushed past my dad despite his attempts to keep me behind him and stopped in front of the woman. There was no pull, nothing that joined us together, I felt nothing in regards to her, she was a stranger to me and that was how I liked it.“You don’t get to say shit,” I cut her off. “I am not a toy to be fought over. You will not blame them for your mistake

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   79

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VI fell asleep in my grandfather’s room. He seemed more comfortable with me there so I stayed. I sat on the couch and made up a stupid excuse about leaving later and I never did. I wasn’t able to sleep long or well for that matter but I knew I would do it again in a heartbeat.Before six, I was up and while I knew I had work today, I had no interest or energy in attending today so I didn’t. I should have felt bad for it but I didn’t. My clients could manage one day without me coming into work for sure.“Good morning,” I told Alana as I made my way into the kitchen.It was obvious she had stayed the night, her eyes were dark as if she hadn’t slept and I knew for a fact that mine looked the same.“You’re still in yesterday’s clothes,” she frowned and I looked down at my outfit.She was right, I had never gotten around to changing and somehow just forgot. “At least I slept. You look like you didn’t sleep a wink.”“Closing your eyes for an hour or two doesn’t count as sleep,

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   78

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VGrowing up I always thought about what it would feel like to see my mother.My dad had no pictures of her, it had been a stupid fling and she never reached out to him. He could have found her if he did but he never wanted to. He told me that if I still wanted to find her when I turned eighteen then he would.I went through all the stages of grief. There was anger at the fact that she had abandoned me and never tried to come back. There was the sadness and the feeling of not being enough for my own mother. By the time I turned eighteen, I didn’t care anymore and I told my father not to bother. It had always been me and him and that was how I wanted it.Seeing the woman in front of me brought back all those feelings of anger and betrayal bubbling up to my chest“I don’t have a mother,” I said finally. “You should leave.”“Please,” she grabbed my arm. “I just want to talk. I came all the way here to find you.”“I didn’t ask you to come here,” I spat jerking my hand out of

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   77

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VI sat next to my grandmother in silence.I had her hand in mine and listened to the rhythmic beeping of the machines that were hooked up to her. The doctor said that it was only a matter of time but he had given her something to help with the pain.In the midst of all this, I couldn’t get a grip on my own emotions. There was so much swirling inside of me, too many things that I couldn’t get a grip on them. I hadn’t felt this conflicted in a very long time, probably not since I was a teenager.There was anger and pain and guilt. Guilt that we had all the money in the world and I couldn’t stop this, guilt that I was so focused on my own issues that I didn’t even see that she was dying right in front of me. She came back so we could spend time with her and I barely spent any, I spent it running around with Jake and worrying about Marie and his potential child that didn’t even end up being his.I felt stupid and incredibly foolish to say the least and I hated feeling stupid

  • Filthy Desires: A Dad's Best Friend Story   76

    HAYLEY’S P.O.VMy hands were shaking but I fisted them by my side until I got home. I needed a minute to myself to catch my breath, what I was not expecting was to find my father and Jake in the living room. They were discussing something but they immediately stopped as soon as they saw me.I was glad that they were getting along again but for fucks sake, I wished they took their business to Jake’s house because I knew that between the two of them, nothing ever went unnoticed.“We had the meeting with Marie,” Jake began as soon as he saw me. “She was pissed to say the least but-”“You should be going home,” I told Jake and his brows furrowed in confusion.I knew I was being rude but right now, I didn’t have the patience to be nice. He needed to go home because I wasn’t sure if the question from the police was mere curiosity or if it was a threat but if they were going to follow the trail then chances were that they might officially ask me who I was with and that would mean implicating

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