Chapter 2

It's been Three whole days since I've been to the restaurant, I avoided going back because I feel like that man would be there looking for me, so instead I called and had the food delivered to me here at the gallery eating in again today Stormie? are you sure you're not hiding from someone, if there is someone bothering you just tell us and we will help you deal with it, no one can bother our Storm! I laugh.

No, I'm not hiding, I've just got a lot of worked backed up I need to work on, so staying in and eating saves more time, when I'm up to date again I will start going back out to eat. They nod and begin eating their own food, once I'm done, I dispose of my container and my drink can then head back to my office to work.

*Vrrrrr Vrrrrr Vrrrr Vrrrr Vrrrr*

Hey papa

My baby girl, how are you?

I'm good daddy, what's up?

Just checking in on my baby girl, is that a crime?

You're dodging a meeting again, aren't you?

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Daddy! I have no idea how you became what you are with this kind of attitude towards work

let's not dwell on that now hmm? what's going on with you my storm cloud

Just work and home, that's about it, speaking of I have a new piece I made for you, do you think you can run away this weekend to get it?

I hear a bit of shuffling in his background yes I absolutely can do that

Alright papa well I will see you then, I'm gonna get back to work okay? I love you lots of rain drops

And I love you lots of fish eggs

I cackle fish eggs, really daddy?! he chuckles you're so lame papa 

Only for you and your mother dear, see you soon bye bye

I put my phone down grinning like an idiot, I know very well how much my dad loves me, he always says my mom has Three mamas' boys so I am his treasure daddy’s girl, I have long since grown from girl-hood into womanhood but hey, no harm no foul, I am what I am to my papa bear.

He's as big as a bear indeed and soft as a teddy for mama and me and I wouldn't have it any other way, I have seen what it's like to be adored by a man, he was the perfect example of a protector, provider and man and I most certainly will not settle for less, not once has he cheated on my mother nor her on him so cheating is something I will never accept in a relationship.

It really took a lot of convincing them to let me come out here on my own, my compromise was letting my dad choose where I live, that way he would know I'm in a secure place, I asked him to be as modest as possible as I did not want other others knowing of my true background, he tried to find ways around my request and we eventually settled on a condo on the sixth floor, it has three rooms, each room has it's own bathroom, there's a gym, small pool and even a game room, he wanted to get one that had a cinema room too but that would have been way too much.

How would I be able to explain owning something like that though the pool could also be seen as extravagant, thankfully none of my friends ever asked about it and simply enjoy being at my place from time to time, it's like our gal pal head quarters and that's fine with me.

I must say I did feel bad for lying to them about renting it from a friend at a discounted price rather than it being my own but such is life, perhaps later on in life I'd be able to tell them the truth about who I really am, I introduced myself as Stormie Burgs because if they look me up with my true name then they'd find out my family history and I really don't want that.

I finish my work after everyone else has left the gallery, I lock up and take a cab back to my flat, I eat out during the day but I always have dinner have home, I pay the cabby walk towards my building good night Ms. Burgs, evening Ron! how are you? I'm good thank you, I see you made another late evening take it easy, thanks I will.

I was about to continue on to the elevators when I catch the scent of the cologne and turn papa! he scoops me up and spins with me, kissing both of my cheeks then setting me down.

To him I probably look like a chipmunk with my hand on my hips bickering as he’s so damn huge.