My Father's Friend
My Father’s Friend – Chapter 7

-Is something wrong, daughter? -Rafael looked at her with certain misgivings.

-I don’t want to dance with this man, the only thing I want is to go home, father,” she whispered so that their conversation would not become public.

-Casey! -Rafael’s reproachful voice did not intimidate his daughter.

-Don’t worry Rafael, I was thinking of retiring anyway. There’s nothing to keep me at this party,” Cauther argued as reluctantly as ever.

That comment made Casey’s b***d boil, so much so that she looked sideways at Cauther noticing a vein quite marked on his forehead, would he have been pissed off for saying he didn’t want to dance with him, well if so, she didn’t care. F**k that a*****e, he deserved it for being a thief of intimate apparel.

-Casey, I won’t let you talk like that. What is Cauther going to think of your behavior, remember that someday you will be partners, you can’t….

-Have you ever thought about what I feel, father? Since my mother died, you have at least thought about my feelings.

The red-haired girl answers her father in a rebellious way. She was tired of being the obedient daughter, even when he thought of treating her so coldly. Sometimes she felt that he didn’t love her, the emptiness that lay inside her was terrifying. She had a father, but she didn’t enjoy his love and affection, so what the hell did she have him for? It was all just a goddamn appearance.

-Casey, how can you talk to me like that? -The man takes a step toward her.

Cauther senses rebellion in Casey Monroe’s accusations, he had never seen her act in such a disobedient manner towards her father. In fact, he was quite surprised by her attitude, he had always thought she was a rather submissive woman, or so Rafael had led her to believe. But look how wrong his own father had been towards his little rebellious daughter.

-I’m leaving, father!

Casey walks past her father, sparking all over the place, all of her radiating fury, irritation, agitation… Cauther was sure that if someone were to cut a bit of her skin, it wouldn’t shed a single drop of b***d. It did have him surprised, he couldn’t deny it.

-Cauther, I’m so sorry. I don’t know what happened to my daughter,” he answered with a dejected expression, it was more than obvious that he was dismayed by the attitude of his only daughter.

-Don’t worry, Rafael.

-What happened, Rafael? Why did Casey leave so suddenly? -Genaro joined them as soon as he noticed that his niece was leaving with her head held high and her heels clicking, she was being the center of attention.

-It’s nothing, Genaro…” The man denies. She… -He looks at the corridor where Casey was getting lost.

-Do you want me to go get her? Talk her into coming back?

-No, it’s okay.

It was unbelievable, her father was inconsiderate to her. Her heart could not bear so much pain, but also so much anger. What kind of father was he that he didn’t realize that he didn’t show her any affection.

-And to top it all off, he makes me want to dance out of mere obligation with that Cauther. It’s so irritating it makes me angry, what a f*****g nuisance that he has to be my partner in a few years. I haven’t the slightest idea how we’re going to get along if things continue this way.

She picks up the train of her dress to go down the stairs so fast that she thought she would run off at the recklessness of her steps, but she didn’t care, she didn’t want to have to deal with her father in case he followed her. Well, that was never going to happen though, Rafael was not the type of man to do that sort of thing.

As soon as she got to her car she removed the alarm and before she could get into it, someone made her turn around and she was face to face with that person.

-Running away! -Cauther cornered Casey between his car and his huge body.

-What the hell is wrong with you? -He tries to wriggle out of his trap, but his captor’s powerful arms prevent him from doing so. What do you want? -He blinks furiously.

-Don’t you want your garter back? -He took the garment out of his coat to show it to her, suddenly Casey’s cheeks reddened, she was thankful the darkness of the parking lot prevented her from being noticed. That tells me if you want them back.

He was a goddamn son of a bitch, look at him come waving his underwear around like that. What the hell was that idiot up to? In front of her father he was one person and in front of her he was another. In a quick movement, the black-haired girl tried to tear the garter from his hand, but it was useless.

-Give them back to me,” she demanded.

-What makes you think I’m going to give them back to you?

-Wow, what a surprise, I didn’t think my father’s best friend would have that kind of fondness for women’s clothing. Apparently, the mysterious Cauther Lance Acrom hides a dark past.

She expected an unfavorable reaction from that man, I don’t know, a bad answer or a violent impulse. But nothing happened, the only different thing she noticed was the vein that flickered on Cauther’s forehead, he was so stoic that man that left her truly surprised.

-I must admit that you have surprised me tonight,” he answered, putting the garter back in his pocket under the watchful eye of the redhead.

-I doubt it, so far I haven’t noticed any different expression on your face than the same old reluctant one,” she answers in an ironic tone.

-I’m not like the other men you’ve met,” He gets so close to Casey that she feels him push between her thighs. I have many expressions, but none of them you’ll be able to decipher, no matter how hard you try,” He whispers very close to her lips.

Casey swallows and then opens her mouth, feeling Cauther’s warm breath breathing on her own mouth. He smelled of alcohol and cigarettes, but nothing compared to the strong scent of her perfume. Shit, he was driving her crazy.

-I told you not to touch me again…” But she didn’t finish her words, as Cauther’s thumb came to rest on her lips, making her shiver. We are in the parking lot.

-What does that mean? Hey, do you want to go somewhere else, Casey? -You’ve been teasing the men at this party all night with that slit in your dress, you should have thought about it before wearing this outfit.

She denies slightly, while Cauther introduces his thumb in her mouth, he began to play with his tongue in such a unique way that the redhead was weak in the knees. Automatically, she closes her eyes as she feels him take hold of her h*p pressing it hard against what was his f*****g e******n. What the f**k was going on? Cauther was aroused, and she was responsible?

No, no, that couldn’t be happening. She wasn’t supposed to be having those kinds of encounters with her father’s partner, f**k, he f*****g owned half of her father’s company. And in a few years she would be his partner, something she always kept in mind was that it was never advisable to get involved with a partner, because things never ended well for the couple and much less for the company.

It was imperative that she stop that madness, she could not, should not have anything with Cauther. Slowly, Cauther’s hand descended to her buttock which helped her to come to her senses, she opened her eyes and that’s when she saw that half moon smile on the man’s lips. What did it mean, the wretch was enjoying the damn game he was playing with her.

Gathering all her willpower she pushed Cauther hard enough to give him a chance to get into the car, and with the same she sped off. Her heart was pounding as she drove away from Genaro’s mansion. Holding the steering wheel tightly, she was so nervous and confused that she feared she would crash because she was not in control of the car.

It was late at night, and Casey was driving at high speed on the highway on her way home. Nerves still plagued her from her encounter with Cauther in the parking lot, she wondered what the f**k he was up to with his attitude. She sped up the car while biting her lips in uncertainty as she didn’t know what he was planning. It couldn’t be anything good, she speculated.

-Idiot, his egomaniacal behavior is so irritating,” he slaps the steering wheel.

Suddenly an LED light blinds her in the rearview mirror, she looks down, because it was impossible for her to look through it. She frowns as her heart starts pounding like crazy, Casey swallows as she senses that Cauther is hunting her down. The mere thought of knowing he was after her made her nervous, so she sped up the car.