SIXTY- SIX

One Monday, Olivia and I were having a lesson when Bruno, one of the guards called Olivia's phone.

She answered and he told her someone wanted to see her, I wasn't going to allow her to go alone for her own safety, even though there were guards.

I followed her to the gate and we met the man. My jaw dropped as I looked at him...

She was the spitting image of him! He had blonde hair just like her and deep brown eyes, basically black.

He was very handsome and she had taken his features too, she looked indifferent and asked,"Who are you and what do you want me for?"

It was like looking in a concave mirror and seeing a diminished image.

He smiled and said,"Olivia, I'm your father.", in Russian.

She widened her eyes then frowned deeply and said,"I don't have a father.", also in Russian.

"No you do, look..."

He brought out a copy of her birth certificate and she looked at him, frowning even more deeply. She screamed and tried to attack him but I held her back.

She struggled, she just wanted to scratch his eyes out and he looked worried then she yelled,"Why did you leave?! Where were you when I was born?! Why did you abandon me and my mother?!"

He sighed and said,"I can explain everything."

"Not here sir..."I said,"... let's go inside so you can tell us everything."

He agreed and we walked in. I had to carry Olivia so she'd not attack him again.

We entered the mansion then I got him some water and we both sat down, I literally taped Olivia to the chair so she wouldn't go wolverine on him.

He told us how after Oleh got pregnant for Olivia, she threatened him that if he didn't leave, she'd accuse him of rape. He talked about how much he loved Olivia and didn't want to leave her but had to.

I didn't believe him.

I asked,"Why would Oleh want you to leave?"

"I don't know, but I have proof that I kept in touch."

He showed me a locket with a picture of Olivia at her fifth birthday then said,"I still kept in touch, until Oleh cut off all connections I had with her."

Olivia calmed down when she saw the picture and looked at him.

I told him to wait for Mark to arrive and he did while Olivia and I continued our lessons.

Mark came home and saw a strange man sitting on the couch, he walked closer, ready to attack then the man looked at him. He was surprised at how much Olivia resembled him.

The man stood up and said,"You must be Mark."

"Yes, who are you?"

"Mark, this is my dad."

Mark carried the man by the collar and pinned him to a wall then said in a deadly tone,"You have a lot of nerve bringing your sorry butt back here."

Olivia and I stopped Mark and explained everything and Mark calmed down. The man who we later on found out was called Alex Putin, wanted to speak to Olivia but in private.

Mark allowed them to use his private study and they talked for a few minutes then Olivia came out first.

She looked conflicted as she looked at me then she said,"He already has three kids yet still wants me back. He wants to take me back to Russia with him."

"But..."I said.

"But he gave me time to think it over."

"Wait what? You are actually considering leaving?! I thought you liked me!"

"Tommy..."Mark said.

"No! It's best if you left, there's no reason for you to stay anyway."I said and ran to my room.

I was sulking on my bed when my door was knocked. I didn't respond. The person opened the door and it was Mark.

He sat by me and said,"What happened back there?"

"It's just, I don't understand why Olivia would even think about leaving... look at all we've done for her."

"I don't think it's that simple. She has never met her father and just found out he's a lot kinder than she grew up believing, you should just consider this."

I nodded and went to apologize. She was right behind my door and I hugged her then said,"I'm sorry for how I acted and I want you to know that whatever in decision you make, you have my support."

She smiled then went to her room.

Mark said something to the man in Russian and he looked happy but waved his hands like he was saying no then said something else, then he left. I asked Mark what he told him and he said,"I asked him to stay with us but he said we'd already done too much for him, so much he couldn't repay us. He didn't want to be a burden on us too."

I nodded.

Olivia was in her room a few days later and sat up, she had made her decision.

She called him using the number he gave her and he came a few minutes later.

Mark and I were there as she spoke with him and she said,"Dad, I've only known you for a day, but these people have taken care of me for months...I hope you'll be fine if I said I was coming with you."

He looked just as surprised as Mark and me but he hugged her and gave her a million kisses, she hugged him back.

The day came for her to leave and we were with her at the airport, Lucille and Ms Lucy were here too. She looked at me with tears in her eyes and I knew what she was thinking...a long distance relationship between the two of us will never work.

I smiled at her, pushed some hair from her face and kissed her cheek then said,"I want you to be happy Olivia."

She hugged me tightly and went into the plane with her dad. I comforted myself by the thought that she was safe from her mother, I knew that diabolical woman would've tried to get back at her for betraying her.

We all went home after that...