Her Father's Expectations, Chevel Grant [popular novels TXT] 📗

felt so wet at her center. Demetrius wasn't going to give up his treasure after he just got it. Demetrius sighed as he lifted his head and leaned down to kiss her one more time. When he pulled away he smiled. Everything about her screamed "inexperienced" not that he minded. If she had been touched he would find out who the bastard was and pound the shit out of him. Reina's face was flush and she could no longer stand. She slid to the floor and put her head in her hands. "Why did you have to do that?" I asked. "Rein..." Demetrius said. Lorenzo knew how he felt about Reina but he didn't make his intentions clear until just then. He already knew he would have to take it slow with her. "T-this shouldn't have happened, Demetrius" her voice cracked. What is the matter with her? "Reina, bella. I ah..." he cut himself off. He couldn't just tell her he loved her so much it hurt. He didn't want to scare her off. "Demetrius let it be" I told him as I stood up. I walked over to where he had thrown my bra and strapped it on then buttoned my blouse. "I am not one of your women, Demetrius. Let's just pretend this didn't happen" I told him. "Just like how we should pretend the kiss this morning didn't happen either" he said. "I would appreciate that" I told him as I walked out the door. One of my women? Demetrius asked himself. Of course she wasn't! His Reina was definitely a jewel and one he intended to keep whether she knew it or not. May be he should have taken things slower. He would give her some time to sort out her feelings. Demetrius ran his hand through his hair and shook his head trying to get Reina out of it. He had to go and meet with the members of his executive board in a short while.
Reina had already called her father's driver and told him to come and pick her up. She was sitting on the bench with Gertrude waiting on her driver when Demetrius stepped out on his phone. He leaned down and kissed his mother but said nothing to Reina. Reina didn't give him the satisfaction of showing how much that hurt. He got into his Audi SUV and his driver drove off. "What was that all about?" Gertrude asked when he left. Gertrude had felt Reina stiffen beside her when Demetrius stepped out. Whatever happened between them was between them and she wouldn't get involved unless need be. "Nothing" Reina mumbled. "Sure" Gertrude replied obviously not believing her. At that moment her father's limo drove up. "Bye mama- Reina kissed Gertrude on the cheek. "Tell Antonio I said bye" Reina said as she ran to the limo. "Hello Ms. Reina" the chauffeur said as he opened the door. "Hi Charles" Reina smiled up at him. He returned her smile. He shut the door behind her and drove off. When Reina got home she went to her room. She was in no mood to talk to her father just yet and she needed to clear her thoughts which were on the mind-blowing pleasure she and Demetrius shared just an hour ago. She went to her room and sighed as she lied down on the bed. "You're home" her father's voice came from the door. Reina sat up on her bed to stare at him. "Yes, father. I am" I replied. "Malik has been calling nonstop" he said matter-of-factly. "I don't want anything to do with him" I mumbled. "He apologized" my father said as he stepped forward. "Of course he would. Father, I am tired and I would very much like some sleep" I told him as I dropped back onto the pillows. "I have tried and tried with you, Reina. Why can't you see that Demetrius doesn't want you! He wants your body nothing else" he said. "Isn't that the same thing Malik wants also?" I asked because I couldn't help myself. He was at my bedside in record time. He grabbed a handful of my hair and pulled me to face him. "The Conner family is respected all over the globe! I want this marriage Reina!" he told me. "Why don't you track down your other daughter, Mia. I am sure she would be easy to find considering she's with mom. Maybe she'll want to marry Malik" I told him, sarcasm laced every word. He wrapped his hand even tighter in my hair making me whimper. I will not show weakness around him! -I thought to myself. "Mia was just like your mother! A damn tramp! Fifteen at the time and she would sleep with anything that showed her pretty things!" he spat. "Maybe she has changed" I told him. That's when he lost it. He hit me across my heek so hard my head snapped back. "You ungrateful little bitch! You are just like your mother and fucking sister! What is wrong with the Cortes women?! I blame the fucking Spanish blood in your veins!" he shouted as he let go of my hair and stormed out of the room. Reina made another vow to stay away from Demetrius. Her father was right, he didn't want her. She cried for the rest of the day. Her father had sent a maid to call her down for dinner but she refused. He must have calmed down because he sent the maid back with her dinner on a tray which still remained untouched. Reina looked in the mirror at the puffy eyed girl staring back at her. She had a photoshoot to go to tomorrow. Reina and her best friend Carly Mendez were going to be in this month's issue of People's Magazine because of the good deeds they did to help the community. The article was titled 'Good Women'. At that moment Reina's phone rang. She thought it was Demetrius calling but it wasn't. It was her best friend Carly.
"Hey" I sniffed. "What's wrong?" she asked. "Nothing" I replied as tears slid silently down my face. "I'm coming over" she said as she hung up. Carly was the only person well other than Gertrude, Antonio and her father who knew she was in love with Demetrius.
About twenty minutes later Carly burst into the room with ice-cream and sad movies. Reina smiled at how considerate her best friend was. "What did Demetrius do?" she asked as she sat on the bed beside me. Carly knew it had to do with Demetrius since Reina would never cry over anything else. "I am such a fool!" I cried. She pulled me into her arms as I cried. My cell phone started ringing again which I ignored but Carly didn't. She got up and looked at who was calling. It was Demetrius. "She doesn't want to talk to you" Carly said bluntly. "Give Reina the phone" Demetrius said. "Like I said before if you weren't listening. She. Does. Not. Want. To. Talk. To. You" Carly enunciated every word as if she was talking to a toddler. Carly hung up before Demetrius could say another word. "He won't be bothering you anytime soon" Carly said as she walked back to me.
His Mistress

Reina was one complicated woman! -Demetrius thought to himself. He didn't need this right now! At that moment his cellphone rang. "Hello?" he said. "Demetrius! Darling!" the woman on the other end said.
Early in the morning Rein a and Carly woke up and got ready to go to the photoshoot. Reina turned to look at Carly and she gasped. Shit -Reina thought to herself. The slap on the cheek her father had given her yesterday was still noticeable and apparently Carly noticed. Carly had had an abusive father too but he died. That didn't mean Carly didn't know a bruise like that when she saw one. "W-what happened?" she stuttered. I shook my head repeatedly. "Reina-"Leave it be, Carly" I cut her off. I turned to look at her and it seemed like she wanted to cry. "Who did this to you?" she asked. "Carly, leave it alone!" I told her more firm this time. She scowled at me before finally nodding her agreement. I sighed when she did. I looked at the girl staring back at me in the mirror and thought that the bruise wasn't as bad as I thought. A little mascara would do the trick not that Reina cared for such things but she didn't want to answer unwanted questions.
They finally got to the shoot with Reina's bodyguards of course. They had to go everywhere with Reina now, her father had insisted on it. Reina sighed as she waited for the photographer to approach them. When he finally did he was all smiles. "It is an honor to be your photographer Ms. Cortes and Ms. Mendez" he told us. "It's a pleasure to meet you" we both replied. "We won't be keeping you long. This will be over in a jip" he told us.

The photoshoot went well! They got some really great shots of Carly and I. We went to a really fancy restaurant for lunch.
We were seated when Demetrius came in with none other than New York's next top model Cybil Carter. Carly was the first to spot them. "Maybe we should leave" Carly suggested. "Why should we? It's not like he owns the freaking restaurant" I told her. Her lips thinned. "He does, doesn't he?" I asked. She nodded. I sighed. Demetrius had seen Reina the moment he came in. Cybil had called and told him she was back from her fashionshow in Milan and she wanted to catch up. He was so frustrated with Reina that he thought maybe another woman's company was what he needed. But all Cybil was talking about was herself. "Excuse me. I am going to have a chat with those young ladies over there" Demetrius said as he got up. "I'll come with you" Cybil said. Demetrius had always known that Cybil tended to be clingy. He sighed and nodded. She latched on to his arms as they walked over to Reina and Carly. Reina was laughing at something Carly said when Demetrius and Cybil stopped in front of her table. The laughter abruptly stopped and Demetrius saw different emotions play across Reina's face. "Cybil this is Reina Cortes and her best friend Carly Mendez" Demetrius introduced the ladies. Before Cybil even said a word she scanned both ladies from head to toe. Obviously they weren't on her level of sophistication so Cybil turned her nose up at them. Reina noticed but said nothing. "It's a pleasure to meet you" Reina told Cybil. "It's an honor" Cybil corrected. Anyone having the pleasure of meeting Cybil Carter should consider it an honor at least that's what Cybil thought. Which just proved how self centered she was. Reina instantly thought of Malik who had called while she was at the photoshoot. "You looked stunning in Louis Vuitton's fall fashion show in Milan. I didn't get to come in person but I was kept updated" I gave