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used to it,” Will said, “but you certainly shouldn’t have to deal with
it in a situation like this. Please, accept my apologies.” He glanced around at
the curious onlookers that were filling the sizeable lobby and turned to Tia.
“Well, I guess I know why you insisted I reserve the DND. Shall we?” He took
his still-speechless wife’s hand and led the way into the dining room, where
even more patrons turned their heads and gawked openly. The foursome simply
smiled and waved, and retreated into the sanctity of the little alcove at the
back of the room.
Chapter 4
The
DND lived up to its name. Up a couple steps and separated from the rest of the
room by a beverage station and a private section of the bar, it was the perfect
place for the group to chat out of the prying eyes and ears that sought to be
part of their introductions.
They
sat down, and Danielle finally found her voice. “You have to forgive me,” she
croaked. “Obviously, this is a bit more than I was expecting,” she added, her
fingers on her throat, “but I’m so happy to finally meet you too, Dylan. We
have heard so many wonderful things about you. You’ve made our little girl very
happy, and for that, I’m incredibly grateful.” She reached across the table and
squeezed Dylan’s hand.
“That
is completely mutual, believe me,” he smiled, draping his arm over the back of
Tia’s chair and tossing her a wink.
“I
saw the story on the news this morning, but I had no idea…OK,” she said, trying
to make sense of the situation, “this whole thing obviously has a whole new
meaning—I’m afraid you’re going to have to fill in some of the gaps for us.”
She turned to Tia. “How in the world is our only daughter in the middle of an
international scandal and a celebrity love triangle?”
“Oh,
Mom,” Tia said, “I really wanted to tell you everything…”
Dylan
interrupted. “First of all, please let me clarify one thing. There is no triangle, and there never was. Everything that horrible woman did was complete
rubbish—a total pack of lies—and I intend to see that she pays the price for
what she did.” He turned to Will. “There was never a moment when I stopped
loving your daughter; or one where I was unfaithful to her.”
Tia
leaned her head on Dylan’s shoulder and addressed her parents. “This whole
thing hit like a tornado. Dylan just got back to the States yesterday, and he
showed up at school to…” She paused, unsure what to say next. This was
completely new to them, and they had no background knowledge to help make sense
of any of it. “I don’t even know where to start,” she said. “I’ve only heard
bits and pieces of the story myself…” She looked at Dylan, turning her palms up
and shrugging her shoulders.
“Well,
I guess it’s best to get that out in the open right away anyway, since it’s the
news of the day,” Dylan started. “I want you to know that I take full
responsibility for Tia being hurt, and I plan to spend the rest of my life
making it up to her.” Tia smiled up at him and squeezed his thigh, where her
hand was resting. “I really don’t know the whole story myself—I only found out
what she’d done a couple days ago, and left as soon as I could to come and find
Tia—but I’ll try and fill you in on what I’ve pieced together.
“Penelope
actually showed up right after Tia and I met, to tell me that she’d be my
co-star in the film. I’d literally just met Tia the day before, but she’d
already made a huge impression on me, and the last thing I wanted was to have
our time together interrupted; especially since I was only in town for a couple
days and thought that would be all the time we’d have. Miss Valentine made some
crude comments about her and me having ‘chemistry,’ or some rubbish like that,
and at the time I was really feeling the chemistry with Tia. I told her to
leave, and put her out of my mind completely.”
Tia
wanted
it in a situation like this. Please, accept my apologies.” He glanced around at
the curious onlookers that were filling the sizeable lobby and turned to Tia.
“Well, I guess I know why you insisted I reserve the DND. Shall we?” He took
his still-speechless wife’s hand and led the way into the dining room, where
even more patrons turned their heads and gawked openly. The foursome simply
smiled and waved, and retreated into the sanctity of the little alcove at the
back of the room.
Chapter 4
The
DND lived up to its name. Up a couple steps and separated from the rest of the
room by a beverage station and a private section of the bar, it was the perfect
place for the group to chat out of the prying eyes and ears that sought to be
part of their introductions.
They
sat down, and Danielle finally found her voice. “You have to forgive me,” she
croaked. “Obviously, this is a bit more than I was expecting,” she added, her
fingers on her throat, “but I’m so happy to finally meet you too, Dylan. We
have heard so many wonderful things about you. You’ve made our little girl very
happy, and for that, I’m incredibly grateful.” She reached across the table and
squeezed Dylan’s hand.
“That
is completely mutual, believe me,” he smiled, draping his arm over the back of
Tia’s chair and tossing her a wink.
“I
saw the story on the news this morning, but I had no idea…OK,” she said, trying
to make sense of the situation, “this whole thing obviously has a whole new
meaning—I’m afraid you’re going to have to fill in some of the gaps for us.”
She turned to Tia. “How in the world is our only daughter in the middle of an
international scandal and a celebrity love triangle?”
“Oh,
Mom,” Tia said, “I really wanted to tell you everything…”
Dylan
interrupted. “First of all, please let me clarify one thing. There is no triangle, and there never was. Everything that horrible woman did was complete
rubbish—a total pack of lies—and I intend to see that she pays the price for
what she did.” He turned to Will. “There was never a moment when I stopped
loving your daughter; or one where I was unfaithful to her.”
Tia
leaned her head on Dylan’s shoulder and addressed her parents. “This whole
thing hit like a tornado. Dylan just got back to the States yesterday, and he
showed up at school to…” She paused, unsure what to say next. This was
completely new to them, and they had no background knowledge to help make sense
of any of it. “I don’t even know where to start,” she said. “I’ve only heard
bits and pieces of the story myself…” She looked at Dylan, turning her palms up
and shrugging her shoulders.
“Well,
I guess it’s best to get that out in the open right away anyway, since it’s the
news of the day,” Dylan started. “I want you to know that I take full
responsibility for Tia being hurt, and I plan to spend the rest of my life
making it up to her.” Tia smiled up at him and squeezed his thigh, where her
hand was resting. “I really don’t know the whole story myself—I only found out
what she’d done a couple days ago, and left as soon as I could to come and find
Tia—but I’ll try and fill you in on what I’ve pieced together.
“Penelope
actually showed up right after Tia and I met, to tell me that she’d be my
co-star in the film. I’d literally just met Tia the day before, but she’d
already made a huge impression on me, and the last thing I wanted was to have
our time together interrupted; especially since I was only in town for a couple
days and thought that would be all the time we’d have. Miss Valentine made some
crude comments about her and me having ‘chemistry,’ or some rubbish like that,
and at the time I was really feeling the chemistry with Tia. I told her to
leave, and put her out of my mind completely.”
Tia
wanted
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