Dirty Little Secret

Chapter Ten- The truth is revealed.

Serenity: "Why?"

Trevin: "Because you are left-handed, and I don't want the man I'm meeting with touching you."

My mind drifts back to the day my hand kept touching his and that feeling I felt every time it did. I felt the same thing with him that I felt with the mystery man. I can't let myself go there. I can't.

The man with Fredricken came in. The meeting lasted forty-five minutes. I move the chair back and go back to my desk. I'm sitting there working on putting in the notes from the meeting. He said there was no rush, but I wanted to get it done before it got pushed aside and forgotten.

I hear the elevator beep. I look up and see Luke. He looks at me the same way I looked at him. Confused.

Serenity: "What are you doing here, Luke?"

Luke: "You work here?"

Serenity: "My dad owns the company."

Luke: "Your Dasher's daughter?"

Serenity: "Yes."

Luke: "I'm here to see my dad."

Serenity: "Who's......"

Trevin. Trevin is Luke's dad.

Luke: "Yeah."

The elevator beeps again, and the other four walkouts.

Russ: "Sapphire?"

Serenity: "Serenity. My name is Serenity."

Then it dawns on me.

I come up out of my chair and go straight to his office. I don't even knock. I open the door, and he's standing there.

Serenity: "It was you the whole time."

Trevin: "Excuse me?"

Serenity: "Don't play games, Trevin."

I can't control my tears.

Serenity: "IT WAS YOU THE WHOLE TIME."

Trevin: "Serenity..."

Serenity: "Don't. Don't make excuses."

I walk up to him and smack him in the face.

Serenity: "I quit."

I turn to walk out.

Trevin: "Serenity...."

I turn towards him.

Serenity: "I'm done. Don't try to contact me. Don't come to my club. All of this is over."

I walk out.

I get all the way to the garage.

Luke: "Serenity, wait."

Serenity: "You knew the whole time Luke."

Luke: "I knew it was my dad, yes. I didn't know why he blindfolded you. I thought it was some kind of kink you two had. I had no idea that you worked here. I didn't know that you were Dasher's daughter. I swear, Serenity. I love my dad, but I would have told you."

I know that he's telling the truth. I just need time.

Serenity: "Luke, this...I..."

Luke: "Please don't shut me out. I need you as much as I need Bridgette. I had nothing to do with any of this."

Serenity: "Just give me a bit. Please don't avoid Bridgette. She loves you, Luke."

Luke: "I love her too. She doesn't come without you. It's kind of hard not to have some kind of feelings for you, Serenity. The three of us have spent a ton of time together."

Serenity: "We can keep it that way. It's him. I don't want anything to do with him."

Luke: "I understand."

He comes over to me and wraps me in a hug.

Luke: "I'll see you at the club tonight."

Serenity: "Ok."

He kisses my cheek then heads back in.

I go home. I walk into the house, Bridgette comes out of the kitchen.

Brigette: "Hey Babe. You're home extremely early. Everything ok?"

Serenity: "I quit."

Brigette: "What did Trevin do?"

I tell her everything.

Brigette: "You're kidding?"

Serenity: "I wish."

Brigette: "Luke is Trevin's son?"

Serenity: "Yes."

Brigette: "Oh, Babe."

Serenity: "Please don't think that I don't want you with Luke. He and I talked. We're good."

She comes over and hugs me.

Brigette: "Let's cuddle."

Serenity: "I'd love nothing more."

We move to the couch and get comfortable.

Serenity: "We're going to have to talk."

Brigette: "About?"

Serenity: "Luke."

Brigette: "I know he has feelings for you. He told me."

Serenity: "You aren't mad?"

Brigette: "No. I'm extremely happy that he cares about you. He accepts us. That's what we wanted."

Serenity: "I don't want him."

Brigette: "Even if I want to share?"

Serenity: "Maybe now and then."

Brigette: "You're in love with Trevin, aren't you?"

Serenity: "I am."

Brigette: "I'm sorry, Serenity." 

Serenity: "It's ok."

Brigette: "No, really, it's not."

She's right.

Serenity: "I love you, Bridgette."

Brigette: "I love you too."

I lay on the couch with her in my arms as the tears fall.