Chapter 65 She is Nothing
Those cold eyes I haven't had the displeasure of looking at since my parents car accident, are laser focused on Rick's hold on me. I don't know what his problem is, but he looks pissed. He's sneering right at me. The man would be handsome if he ever learned to smile... But I guess the facial expression is not in his repertoire.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Dean asks, like it's any of his damn business. There is something dark in his gaze as his sharp eyes find mine glaring right at him.
I remember Rick told me something about a contract. He told me about my parents 'accident' and it had to do with this man in front of me. I don't think I could ever forgive him if he really was behind the death of my parents!
I'm still unsure about the contract with my name on it. Rick said it was a marriage contract that Dean backed out of... But is that really what it was? Something about this man is just... off. I don't like him and he can see it too.
I remember that strange cold feeling I got the first night I'd met him. He looked me up and down, assessing me, and I guess he found me wanting. That's fine because I want nothing to do with him in the first place.
However, if he'd never told his son I was practically worthless, I wouldn't be in this position right now.
"I could ask you the same question. You have nothing to do with Josie!" Rick snarls at his father. "I have no idea what the hell you are doing, but you aren't going to force me to leave her ever again!"
That's right. He left with his family when I turned 16. He was 20 years old back then. He should've been able to go wherever the hell he wanted to, but for some reason he followed his parents to Arizona. I didn't realize the whole family came back to California.
I don't have a lot of memories about Rose, Rick's mom, other than she would go out for coffee with my mom. They seemed close, but I wasn't part of... whatever they were. I was just a little girl.
Well, I'm all grown up now. And my instincts are as strong as ever. And every inch of my body is screaming at me to run. This man is not safe.
"That is not true! She's Anthony's daughter! I told you to stay away from her!" He growled. "She was just a little thing. She is just a fucking gold-digger... stuck with her bitch of an aunt and lazy uncle! What the hell were you planning on doing anyway? Settling down for a piece of trash like her? When you've got your strippers all begging for your dick... This one is a cold fish!"
Hold on. How the hell does he know about Beth and Jay? And what does he have to do with it? Something is flashing red flares... I don't know where the hell he got the idea I was a gold-digger! My parents had more than enough money... until Beth stole it all.
"What the hell do you want, Dean? I'm not a fucking gold-digger you ugly bastard! And neither were my parents! Why the hell are you here?" I demand.
"Nothing from you, little bitch! I've just come to protect my son from making a huge mistake!" Dean smirks at me. I know he's trying to hurt me... But strangely, it does nothing to me. I just glare right back at him.
Something in his eyes shifts... Like he knows none of his insults have hit my frozen heart the way hes trying to. The only reason Rick's words hurt were because... well, there was a small part of me that wanted him to like me. I didn't give two shits about Dean Kingston. He could've burned in hell for all I cared.
"And I decided I was 25 years old and grown up enough to make my own decision!" Rick retorts, pulling me into his arms, rubbing circles on my back. I'm not sure if he's trying to calm me down, or himself! He's practically vibrating with pent-up rage. "You can't tell me what to do anymore! Honestly I should've stopped listening to you when I first found out you were cheating on Mom."
"You have an image to keep! Josie Turner is a nothing! Just a damn little ballerina! That is nothing for a rock star's son! Just a damn little princess looking for a hand out. She has always been a nothing! Why the hell do you think I kept you away from her?" Dean jeers.