Day Two Part 5

As soon as he hung up with Lillian the elevator doors opened and his Father and Mother walked in.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?" He father yells.

Picking up some papers he says, "Working on the new merger with the Alliance Corporation." He gives his father a wolfish grin.

"No...you ungrateful swine... that is not what I am talking about. You are not breaking off your engagement." He slams his fist down on Jakes desk.

"Your right." Jake smiles putting the papers he was reading down.

His father was stunned. "Then why the act at lunch?"

"Act? What act?" He paused, "Oh, your talking about.... I'm sorry, I miss understood, I was talking about my engagement with Lillian."

Jakes mom sets down on the couch. "Jake honey." she pats the seat next to her for him to join her. "Your father has put in a lot of work to set up this marriage to Susan. It is not fair to him for you to back out."

"Fair to him? It's my life. Why does he get to decide what I do?" Jake asked moving to set next to his mother.

He then continued, "As I see it, you wanted to marry father and pop was against it but you did it anyway. You were suppose to marry what was his name now?"

"That was different. Jake we want what is best for you." His mother takes his hand.

"Then let me choose." He squeezed his mother hand.

"NO!!! You will marry the McDonald girl and that's that." His father sat down in the chair across from them with his arm folded.

"I don't think so. If... and I mean if I marry Susan, then your line stops with me. I will not touch her after we get married.

I also will refuse to continue my work in the company, selling all my shares so you can not get a hold of them.

One more thing I will make sure that the media know of all the extra material affairs I am having while I am married to Susan." He said not backing down.

Jake's father balled up his fist. "You would not dare."

"Father, have I ever made a threat I was not willing to carry out?" He needed them to take this serious.

"Son, This is something you already agreed to. A contract was sighed by you father and Mr. McDonald. Susan loves you and I'm sure in time you would grow to love her too." Jakes mom tried to reason with him.

"But I love Lillian."

"Your Mother and the McDonald women planed everything out as soon as you left. The engagement party is set for next week on the 23rd at the Royal Hotel. Wear your white Tux. The wedding will be in three months."

Jake shook his head they were unbelievable.

His mother and father stood then his mother said, "Jake darling, you will see your father knows best."

After they left his office he picked up a statue of a wolf off the coffee table and threw it at the elevator doors it shattered into pieces.

"You don't understand, I love Lillian." then slumped back in his seat.

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Lillian got dressed and was down stairs at seven. The driver drove for about an hour to a high class estate area. When they pulled up to a gate it opened and it took about ten minutes to reach the mansion.

It was breathtaking. The driver got out and opened her door. The door to the mansion opened and a tall snooty man stood waiting for her to walk up the stairs.

"You must be Miss Hood. Welcome to Forest Manor, Old Master Smith is waiting for you in the Parlor follow me."

Lillian walks with Toby through the door and followed the strange man down a hall to some huge double gold doors.

"Old master Smith Miss Hood is here."

"Come in dear and have a seat. My grandson is running a little late."

"It's nice to meet you Mr. Smith."Lillian says taking the old man's hand and sitting next to him.

"Call me pop. Now dear tell me all about yourself and how my grandson roped you into helping him."

Lillian and Pop talked for about forty five minutes. She explained the whole story to him. While Toby jumped up and laid his head on the old man's lap.

Old Master Smith fell in love with the kind hearted girl too. He could see why his grandson was smitten with her.

After his grandson arrived they ate a nice simple meal. Lillian was glad that it was not fancy. They talked about many different this.

After dinner Lillian was getting tired so Pop had one of the maids take her to his grandson room to lay down while he had a talk with his grand son.

"Now tell me why my daughter is so upset with us right now." Pop said.

Jake told his grandfather all about the visit and what was said.

"Good, make your stand." He said with a stern voice the turning soft, "Jake, I like her, make sure you don't hurt her."

"Pop, I really think I love her. At first it was just a plan to use her but know... I want her."

"Your mother and father are coming here tommarow. Stay here and I'll do everything to help."

"Your the best Pop." He kissed his grandfather and then headed up to bed.

As he entered his room he could not help but stare at the little redhead girl curled up on his bed. He walked to his closet and pulled out a set of sleep pants and a big tshirt.

"Lillian"

"Uh... you ready to go?" She stretched.

"Here put his Tshirt on. We're staying here tonight."

She got up and slowly walked to the bathroom and changed. She was so short that the tshirt looked like a dress. When she got back to bed he was already under the covers.

"Is everthing alright?" She asked.

"Yes, sleep tight."He said.

She fell back asleep fast and when he was sure she was asleep he pulled her to him and drifted off dreaming of her basket of goodies.

He really wanted to keep her by his side.