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

in triumph. Finally he had something that Demetrius didn't. "It was... Good seeing you again, Malik" Demetrius said without even looking at him. "Quiero un momento contigo" Demetrius said to Reina in fluent Spanish. All the while Reina's head was down looking at the table. Her head snapped up when Demetrius spoke to her in Spanish because they both knew Malik couldn't speak it. "No puedo, estoy en una cita" Reina replied in Spanish. "Me di cuenta de eso. Siempre pensé que odiabas Malik pero aquí estás en una cita con él" Demetrius said. "Estoy bien" I replied. "That remains to be unseen" Demetrius said in English as he gave Malik a curt nod and turn on his heels. Reina watched as he left. Reina turned back to Malik and gave him a smile.
Demetrius made his way to the club's office. Reina thought he was leaving but like hell he was! He didn't trust Malik and there was something off about him that made Demetrius anxious about Reina.
Reina looked at Malik as he smiled at her. "Would you like some wine?" Malik asked as he got up. "No... um... Water will do just fine" I replied. "Oh no Reina, darling. Choose something a little stronger" he told me. "Malik water is fine" I told him. He sighed and walked over to the bar leaving Reina with her thoughts. Was Demetrius really here because he wanted to ensure she was safe? And if he was did that mean he cared about her? Of course he cared about her! What a stupid question. She was his best friend's baby sister! She sighed as Malik came back. He handed her a glass that seemed too fancy to be carrying water but she never questioned it. When she put the glass to her head and tasted the contents it didn't taste like water. She finished it in record time. Malik smiled knowing full well it wasn't water he got for Reina. He even asked the bartender to make a knockout wine. "Another glass of water, darling?" Malik asked. "Yes please" Reina replied. "As you wish" Malik said as he went back to the bar for more drinks. After Reina's fifth glass of "sparkling water" she began to feel lightheaded. And she was giggling a lot even though Malik only smiled at her but said nothing. "I never realized I was so thirsty" Reina giggled again. "Would you like another?" Malik asked. Reina's mind was a haze and she had a hard time sorting out her thoughts. She stood up and almost fell down, she had to grab the table to keep her balance. Reina realized that it wasn't water she was drinking and whatever it was, it was potent enough to make her have incoherent thoughts after her fifth drink. She sat back down because it was that or fall to the ground. "Are you okay, sweetheart?" Malik asked trying to fight a smile. "I ah... I feel lightheaded... Can we go now?" Reina asked. With pleasure -Malik thought to himself. "The party scene was never your thing. I'll take you home" he told me as he called a waitress over to our table. He paid the tab and stood up. He held out his hand to me and I took it. I had to hold on to his arms because I felt as if I was going to pass out. Malik held on to me so I could keep my balance. As we made our way to the lobby of the club Demetrius happened to be walking down the stairs that led to the office. My heart started racing. I thought he left. Demetrius noticed that something was odd about the way Reina was holding on to Malik. He walked over to them and then he realized that Reina looked unbalanced. She started giggling nonstop when he approached them. "What is wrong with Reina?" Demetris asked Malik. The anger plain in his voice. Malik let go of Reina who almost fell to the ground if it weren't for Demetrius's quick reflexes. "I was just taking her home" Malik told him through clenched jaws. Demetrius held Reina to him to keep her balanced. "Sure you were... Rein? What did you drink?" Demetrius asked her. She giggled some more. "I-I didn't drink anything strong. I just had five glasses of the wonderful tasting water" she laughed. Demetrius shot Malik a stare that would clear all the animals out of a forest! Demetrius stepped forward, he was going to kill Malik! Wonderful tasting water my ass! The son of a bitch got Reina drunk! And was no doubt taking her back to his condo to take advantage of her! Over his dead body! Demetrius let go of Reina who managed to stand on her own two feet. "Think about what you are doing, Demetrius. I don't take kindly to people trying to kill me" Malik warned as he stepped back some more. Malik was 5''9 while Demetrius was 6''4! "Funny how you used the word 'trying'" Demetrius said as he took another step towards Malik. Then he heard Reina groan and the clacking of heels on the titles. He turned around to see Reina vomiting into one of the plants in the lobby. He cursed as he went over to her. Demetrius kept her hair out of her face as she vomited some more. "You take her home. I won't risk her throwing up in my new Bugatti" Malik said as he went through the door of the lobby. Malik Conner was one cold-hearted son of a bitch! Reina groaned as she fell to her knees on the floor. Demetrius had to grab her by the waist to keep her from falling forwards. He had never seen Reina drink, even those time when he brought her to his clubs she never ordered anything other than water. Demetrius scooped her up into his arms. His bodyguards were there to protect him as he walked with Reina still cradled in his arms like a baby. She covered her face as they went outside because of all the cameras that went off.


The conversation Demetrius and Reina had in Spanish.
Demetrius: I want a moment with you
Reina: I cannot, I'm on a date
Demetrius: I noticed that. I always thought you hated Malik but here you are on a date with him.
Reina: I'm fine
Can't Help But Smile

In the back of Reina's mind she thought of how her father would react when he saw the pictures. Demetrius stepped inside the Audi SUV. One of his guards drove off. Demetrius looked down at the angel like woman who was practically sitting in his lap with her arms draped around him. He smiled knowing that more than once he had wondered how she would feel if he had her close to him. Now he knew. Reina sighed his name and it damn near undid him! He already felt his erection. Thank God she was drunk or else he would have a lot to explain for. She stared up at him. "Where are we going?" she whispered. "To my home, of course" he told her. That made Reina sit up instantly making her head spin. "No, no. I can't" she told him. A smile spread across his face. "Why not?" he asked. "Demetrius, my father... and the warning..." she sighed as she leaned back into him. None of what she just said made sense! "Reina" Demetrius gently shook her. She opened her eyes and stared up at him. "Would you rather we go to my parents house then?" he asked, clearly humoring her. She nodded. He gave his driver/ bodyguard the directions to his parents' house. When they arrived he had to scoop Reina into his arms again because she was sound asleep. He rang the doorbell to the house. His mother opened the door. Worry plain on her face. "Take her to her room" his mother told him. Demetrius walked through the house and opened the door to Reina's room. He laid her down on the queen size bed but she clung to his neck. He had to unhook her hands. As he was about to close the door behind him she said his name. He was back by her side in an instant. "Yes, sweetheart?" he asked. "Don't leave me. Stay with me" she told him. Demetrius just stood there looking down at her debating on whether or not to go lie with her. Then the next word tore at his heart. "Please" she begged. He sighed and shrugged out of his jacket and took off his shoes. He got under the sheets with her. Demetrius couldn't help but pull her close to him.
Reina woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. She realized that she wasn't in her bed at the mansion. She tried to recall what happened last night but it was only coming back in little flashes. She turned to see Demetrius sound asleep beside her. What did happen last night? He opened his eyes to look at her. "Good morning" he smiled. "Did we?..." she trailed off. Demetrius's smile got even wider. "I have more class than to make love under my parent's roof" he told me. Reina didn't know why she felt so disappointed after he said that. "What am I doing here?" she asked as she touched her head trying to will the headache to stop. He instantly got angry. "Your boyfriend, Malik got you drunk! Then he ditched you because he didn't want you throwing up in his new car! Honestly Rein, I don't know what you see in that guy!" he shouted. He was getting angrier by the second. "Not so loud" I groaned into the pillow. That made Demetrius smile at her. "Malik and I aren't a couple nor will we ever be. He takes me out because my father insists on it" I said as I turned away from him. "Why?" he asked. I couldn't look at him. Do not tell him -I kept repeating in my head. He turned me around to look at him. "Why Rein?" he asked. "Demetrius there are things better left unsaid" I told him as I got out of bed and went to the bathroom. Demetrius stared after her as she closed the door to the bathroom. He leaned back on the pillows feeling very exhausted. He barely got any sleep last night. Reina would occasionally wiggle closer to him to feel his warmth and she would sigh his name in her sleep which his body reacted to. It took everything in him not to make love to her until he got his fill of her. Reina came back into the room and she realized that the buttons on Demetrius's shirt were undone. She couldn't help but stare at his beautifully made body. Her eyes rove over his well toned pecks to his wash board abs to the line of hair leading into his pants. Was he hard and well- toned down there as well? Her eyes quickly went back up to his face and she knew he realized that she was