Her Father's Expectations by Chevel Grant (classic children's novels .TXT) 📕

it at Malik. As much as Reina wanted Gertrude to do it she shook her head at her knowing full well her father would fire Gertrude on the spot if she did what she wanted to. "Your father called me today and told me that you wanted to go out" he said as he stood back letting me go. "Really? When did I say that?" I asked hating my father by the passing minute. "Well I am here to oblige you, sweetheart. So put on something sexy that will make me the envy of every man in New York and I will meet you downstairs" he told me as he planted a kiss firmly on my mouth. I had to fight not to throw up. He smiled as he pulled away. "See you downstairs and Reina you know I hate waiting" he said as he left. "Why do you talk to him?!" Gertrude asked anger plain in her voice. "I-I have to. My father expects me to marry him someday" I told her. "But that is not what you want is it Reina?" she asked. Reina smiled. "You already know who I want" I replied. That brought a smile to Gertrude's face. "I know" she beamed. "I have to do whatever he asks of me- I held my hand up to stop Gertrude from protesting. "Lorenzo will be back next week. Maybe he can talk some sense into father and make him see the light. I never loved Malik and I never will" I sighed as I went to my closet to pick out an outfit. The dress that Reina picked out was conservative but stunning all the same. It was knee-length and showed just the right amount of bosom without giving too much away. I sighed as Gertrude put down the brush because I wanted to wear my hair down tonight. I kissed her goodnight knowing full well Malik was going to keep me out late. My father is all but delighted that Malik is paying me any attention, I bet he can already hear wedding bells ringing. According to him it would be good for his business if I married Malik Conner. Malik didn't strike me as a man who wanted to settle down anytime soon while Demetrius was his complete opposite. I was already having dreams about being married to Demetrius and having his children but it was just that. Dreams. "Don't let that man ruin your sweet nature, little one" Gertrude told me as I left. I found Malik and my father in his study having a glass of wine. "Ah Reina" my father said as he came over to me and deliberately planted a kiss on the cheek he had hit me on earlier today. He pulled away and gave me a look that told me not to ruin this relationship. Once upon a time I would have done everything in my power to get my father's approval but I realized that nothing I do will ever be good enough for him so I stopped trying. Malik stood and put his hand around my waist. "Richard, I will see you tomorrow" Malik told father as he emptied his glass and placed it on father's desk. "Keep her out as long as you like, Malik" my father told him. He then looked at me as if expecting me to protest but I didn't. "As you wish" Malik said as he led me outside to his Bugatti Veyron 16.4 the newest model. "You like?" he asked seeing my face. "It's ah... Quite a powerful machine" I told him as I sat in the car. He laughed at that "Much like me" he said as his eyes darkened. Reina felt very self conscious all of a sudden. He got in and drove off. They barely talked the entire ride. When they did talk it was about Malik. He was the type of man who enjoyed the spotlight, he craved it. Reina felt her stomach fall as Malik pulled up in front of one of Demetrius's clubs. He smiled as he got out and opened my door. The paparazzi went into a frenzy when Reina stepped out.
Paparazzi...

Reina Cortes was a well known name in New York because of Reina's love and kindness to everyone she meets. No one ever forgot her after she showed them kindness. Reina would show a poor man the respect she would show a rich man. She never turned her nose down on the less fortunate. Malik held her in his arms as the cameras went off not the least bit self conscious like how Reina was feeling. He smiled as a beautiful news reporter asked him a question. "Mr. Conner are you and Reina going out now?" the news reporter asked. "We haven't yet given a title to our relationship" he told her. "So there is a relationship" the news reporter pressed. "Yes there is one" he replied as he kissed Reina's hair. "Ms. Cortes if Mr. Conner was to propose marriage to you would you accept it?" the news reporter asked. "Uh..." was all Reina could say. If she said yes she might lose all hope of ever having Demetrius love her the way she loves him and if she said no well her father would hit the crap out of her. She felt her heart tear in two with what she said next. "I would say yes" she told the news reporter. I'm sorry, Demetrius -she thought to herself. Malik leaned down and kiss her hair again before he led her into Demetrius's club. What are the chances that Demetrius didn't see the interview? Reina thought to herself.
Very slim. Demetrius was still at work when he saw Reina on TV with none other than Malik Conner holding her close to him. Demetrius felt a surge of anger which was strange because no other woman could make him as jealous as Reina did! Did she know the effect she had on him? Of course she didn't know. He tried his best to keep it to himself even though now and then his mother would hint that she knew. Demetrius realized that Reina and Malik were at one of his brand new clubs. Even as the chauffeur opened the door to his Audi SUV Demetrius told himself that the only reason he was going there was to make sure she was safe nothing else. But his heart told him other wise. He had almost thrown a book at the flat screen in his office when Malik bent and kissed Reina's hair. His Reina. When he finally reach the club, his chauffeur opened the door and cameras immediately started to go off but his body guards were there instantly to protect him. He walked with the four men into his club. A waitress looked up and saw him as he entered and started blushing none stop. He smiled to himself knowing the effect he had on women, except one. The one woman who has been driving him crazy since she was sixteen! Even when he left for Princeton two years later he couldn't get her off his mind. Don't get him wrong, Demetrius was a man who had needs and needed release so he would go into meaningless relationships with women until she became of age. Even when Demetrius had another woman in his arms he felt as if he was cheating on her even though they weren't even together! How she managed to get under his skin the answer still eludes him. He spotted long waist length black as midnight hair and knew that it was Reina's. He made his way over to them.

When You Thought You Knew Someone

It never occurred to Demetrius that Reina was head over heels in love with him because she never did or say anything to make him think so. There were times when he had caught her looking at him but he always chalked it up to friendliness. As he got closer to her Demetrius had to keep his composure when he saw her dress. He was too angry when he had seen her in Malik's arms to even notice the dress but now that he did he had to try and keep a straight face. She was wearing a strapless, knee length dress with matching heels that weren't too high. When he stopped at their table he was sure he saw happiness in her eyes but it was quickly hidden. He smiled down at her barely looking at Malik. "Demetrius" Malik said. "Malik" Demetrius replied still not looking away from Reina. "Why are you here?" Reina heard herself ask. She almost gasp but coughed instead to distinguish it. Of course Demetrius saw through her pretenses yet again because a smile spread across his face. "I was at work when I saw you on TV. I saw that you were at one of my clubs and I decided to pay you a visit" he said, finally looking at Malik. "Well you have seen her, now you can leave. If you don't mind Demetrius I would like my date to myself" Malik told him as he pulled Reina to him and kissed her on the mouth.
Demetrius realized three things as the scene happened in front of him. One, he now realized that he hated Malik Conner to the depths of hell. Two, it seems to him that Reina wasn't interested in the man. Usually when they went out Reina would be laughing or teasing him about something, now she just looked kind of sad. And three, even though Malik kissed her she never made an attempt to push him away nor did she kiss him back, which Demetrius thought was kind of odd. When Malik finally pulled away from Reina, Demetrius had cleared away the red haze clouding his vision. Now he finally knew what "seeing red" meant. It took everything in him not to pound Malik senseless for kissing his Reina. Reina looked up at him with anguish in her eyes. It tore at his heart. Reina was always happy other than when she would come over his parents house crying which was years ago. Yes she still slept there occasionally but he thought that whatever had made her cry so much in her youth was gone. He had tried more than once to get information out of Lorenzo but Lorenzo always evaded the topic. Malik smiled