1 WEEK AGO
My hands were working automatically on their own as I ate the food. This is the best food I have eaten in weeks.
Mia had all of us in a diet, in a horrible horrible diet that consisted mostly of things that made me feel like a herbivore. A cow or something.
"I thought you didn't eat carbs" Damien said his eyes keenly on me, I wonder how long he has been staring for.
I cleared my throat and sipped a glass a water.
"Um no I don't, today is my cheat day" I said with a shrug.
"Well I can see that, you are eating like it is" he said looking down at the large pancake I cut and was holding down with my fork.
I gave him a fake smile and continued to eat, trying my best to be slower this time.
"We need to call Mia" I said as soon as I took another sip of water.
Damien only acknowledged me with a glance and continued to eat his food. If he didn't look up I would have assumed he didn't hear me.
"I used a landline to get to one of my men, we should be out of here in a few hours" Damien said
"What if she notices that we were missing together" I said keeping my phone as neutral as possible. Damien rolled his eyes at this.
"You are Soo paranoid"
"No I am not!" I whisper yelled "you don't know Mia she..."
"She what Jessica" he asked "I asked yesterday if you were afraid of her and you said no" Damien said looking at me directly.
"I don't want to be dragged to whatever problem you and Mia are having, Mia is my best friend I am not afraid of her, I I don't want her to be worried not because I am afraid" I said
"I think you are lying "
"Well fuck you and anything you think Damien " I said rolling my eyes.
Stabbing my pancakes and putting them into my mouth.
"You know damn well that if I wanted to obtain that information I would I just want to hear it from you" he said.
"That's what you keep saying all the time, if you wanted the information why don't you get it, why do you always come to me to announce it " i said and he smirked.
"That's because I want us to establish some sort of trust, if we are going to get shot at then that is needed don't you think" he said
"And you think trust would be established by questioning me about my best friend " I said with a scoff.
"There were only four people that knew what happened that night and you are one of them, I want to know that one day the media or the police won't come snooping around when we are married and digging up the events of that day" he said leaning closer
"What happened that night?" He asked
"All you need to know is that it was handled" I said matter of factly "and digging it up is pointless"
"Admitting something did happen that night is sufficient for me" Damien said leaning back to his sit and I furrowed my brows at him.
"We don't have to trust each other to do business" I said
"Only a fool would trust me completely Jessica, but we need to trust each other to a reasonable extent if you we are going to be getting shot at together " he said
"In that case why did donate two hundred million dollars to the miller case" I asked the food forgotten now and pushed to the far center of the table.
He frowned before the smirk appeared on his face.
"I thought you own a charity organization, isn't that what people do, you know give money there" he said making me roll my eyes.
"This is different " I said
"How so?" He asked taking a sip of his drink
"No one has donated to that case in years, everyone thinks the woman is just crazy she has even been diagnosed, the case is only opened because I believe that the woman is being abused, I know she is I just don't know how he manages to cover it up everytime " I said my eyes growing distant as I remembered the look in her eyes as she walked into my office that day begging me
"I want to know why you donated two hundred million dollars to a case that's obviously bleak" I said
His face turned serious and he leaned into the table more motioning his hand for me to come closer to the table and I did.
"The truth is I donated it because, I am a billionaire" he whispered like he was telling a secret and smiling as annoyance washed over my features
"Asshole" I said launching a piece of pancake at him.
"Aww you guys are Soo cute" the old lady Kathy said from the door way I cleared my throat.
How long has she been standing there for.
"Hi Kathy" Damien said flashing her a smile as she walked slowly towards us. He had such a pretty smile, it wasn't something surprising but this is the first time that I have noticed, like actually noticed.
"You guys remind me of I and Abraham when we got married, it was...it was..." She started to stutter her eyes suddenly going black and blank her eyes blinking rapidly.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"Are you okay ma am?" I asked and she backed away with Soo much force she almost fell down.
I and Damien were standing now backing away from Kathy who was suddenly holding a knife from the table he set for us for breakfast.
"Who are you?" She asked again her eyes devoid from emotion and glassy, the woman who served us was gone and replaced with that woman from yesterday.
I knew something was off about her.
"I heard some noise is everything okay" the old man said coming from a corner of the house his eyes widening when he say Kathy holding a knife.
"Kathy, baby put the knife down" he said walking slowly and tentatively towards her in an attempt to disarm her, he put an arm around her wrestling for the knife as she fought back like a woman possessed freakishly strong for her age.
"Their is a demon among us Abraham their is a demon among us all she said screaming as she wrestled for the knife and the old man sunk a syringe into her neck.