All Chapters of Best Friend’s Father Craves Me: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

~~ TIANNA ~~ “506, third floor," Derek answered, and I hung up immediately. My blood boiled as I marched down to the elevator, clutching my sling bag to my chest. How dare he try to offer me freebies like I was some charity case? Mom called him. She shouldn’t have done that. Yes. We needed help but not this kind of one. Not when her daughter was deep in this family’s shit. What if he were some billionaire? Was I supposed to grovel at his feet because my dad was dying? The little voice in my head said, 'Yeah, you should,' but I shut it out. “Excuse me, Miss. Are you Tianna?” Someone asked just as I stepped out of the elevator, like he’d been waiting for me. He was blonde like Hud with a trim cut and was in a black suit. I didn’t know if it was oversized or if he was just too skinny, but he looked like those types of good boys that would wear a graphic tee to a party if his mom told him to. “Uh, that would be me. And who are you?” I asked, as I stopped in front of

~~ DEREK ~~ Her eyes widened at me as though I were raving mad for even suggesting it in the first place. “You must be kidding me.” She said, her eyes desperately scanning around. Possibly for where to hide. She looked at the window, wet her lips, then shook her head as if she decided jumping off was the easiest way to die. Then her eyes fell underneath the bed before they finally landed on the closet. “I’ll just go in there.” She gestured to the door leading to the walk-in closet, and Finn nodded in agreement. Just as she was about to leave, I caught her arm, and she flinched. “I say you’re not going anywhere. You’d learn to follow orders.” She wriggled in protest, her eyes bulging out while my grip remained firm. Then the doorknob moved, and I could see Tianna stiffen, holding her breath. As Bria stepped inside, Tianna snatched her arm back, and I reluctantly let go. “Tianna. You’re here.” Bria's face looked ashen with shock. Finn clasped his arms together,