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“Thanks.”
“So that’s it? Hey, my script. Did you really like it? Was it good or was this just part of the whole plan, too?”
“No. It’s good, Buddy. I’ll produce it, eventually. We’ll be in touch.”
“Honey… The marriage doesn’t have to be fake, you know. We can still try for something real.”
“Take care of yourself, Buddy.”
The Double Crosser
HONEY
I entered the law offices and shook Mr. Thompson’s hand. “Have a seat,” he gestured. Only then did I realize Delta was here, as well.
“Oh, hi. I didn’t expect you’d be here.”
She simply gave me a sympathetic smile. Wearing all black, she touched a tissue to her nose. “I’ve been crying all night. Hardly slept a wink. Cal was so good to me.”
“Yes. To both of us.”
Mr. Thompson cleared his throat, taking his seat behind the desk and shifting a pair of glasses further down his nose. He peered at us over the rims. “You two have been invited here today because your names appear in the will of Cal Tomms. And now I shall read the details.”
He read it all from the start and my heart raced until he finally got to the important part. Who gets what?
“…And I hereby leave the entirety of my estate and business to Delta. To my stepdaughter, Honey, I wish you well.”
All the oxygen in my lungs left my body as I pushed to my feet. “What? Let me see that.” I lunged for the document. After reading the words a few times each, I sunk back into the chair. “How could this be?”
“I guess getting on my knees for Cal paid off,” Delta grinned.
“H-How could you?”
“Easy. Your mother always won everything. She promised she’d do whatever it takes to help me get jobs with her. But all she ever did for me was let me be her personal assistant.”
“But this isn’t right. Dream Waves should be mine.”
“No, I helped her build it. If anyone deserves it, it’s me. My security team will accompany you to the office where you can pack up your things, then to the house. You have a day to move out of there.”
“I’ll sue you.”
“You can try. But you’re not Cal’s daughter by blood. You’re not even adopted by him. You really have no legitimate claim to stand on. Sorry, Honey. No hard feelings. This is business, and very, very personal.”
Left with nothing, mortified wouldn’t be a strong enough word for what I experienced. But wasn’t this exactly what I deserved? I went for revenge all these years, not caring about anyone who stood in my path, only to have the tables turned on me.
A week later, the couch had a permanent groove where my body had been lying in a fetal position, crying my eyes out. I finally got up and showered and fixed my hair because I couldn’t just waste away. So I got knocked down; it didn’t mean I was out.
A call with my lawyer resulted in no promises that a lawsuit against Delta would earn me back Dream Waves. What the hell was the use? I fought hard for revenge and lost. Why couldn’t Cal have at least left me the company? The money I could have done without, but the company was rightfully mine.
That witch Delta sat at the helm like a victorious queen on a throne. There’s not a damn thing I can do about it.
All was lost. I reached for the box of things I brought home from the office. The one that practically jumped out at me when I lifted the lid was Buddy’s script. Now it really would never see the light of day because Delta wouldn’t touch it. She’s already changed the name of Dream Waves to Delta Dreams Studio.
Unless… If I could convince Buddy to help finance the film, this could be the start of my new film studio. What better revenge than to make my own way with productions bigger and better than ever? I could do this, with his help to start up.
The way I left him, though, would he even take my call? It was awful of me to do that to him. To deny my heart, the feelings for him, I hid away. If life for me were different, like a normal childhood, actual parents, and a career… If I’d met Buddy then, a relationship, marriage, kids would all be within reach.
Who the hell dictates what’s normal, anyway? We had a spark of something between us, so surely he’d be willing to help me now.
