Guys I wanted to let you know that this is the re-write of 'A heart with need of love'. I know you're thinking why and the anwers is simple because I couldn't continue writting on the other one. I learned some things about writting in these past weeks and I couldn't continue on the disaster of before so I re-write it, don't worry I will be faster this time so you will not get annoyed waiting for from where you left but I consile you to read this it will be good and better even somethings will be more clear. So give it a try and tell me what you think.
Wild, Loved Soul
Prologue
Tommy's POV
I was a lost soul and thought that nothing mattered in my life, I was nobody but I was a free spirit, free as much as I could with all the skeletons, misery and wretchedness I experienced as adolescent.
I became what I wanted the owner of my own life not how a man should obtain his desire but there was no choice for me.
Then I thought I found the person that could change me, make me fight for a better life but I realized I was wrong very wrong. It was all just a dream, a dream I refused to have after my youth life and again as how happened years ago I was beaten again by power, name and money.
I was full of anger, hate and hurt again. I felt myself drowning once more but this time I had to be strong I was older and I had to fight against this cruel life faith had for me.
But destiny put another trap in my way, a bigger dug hole that I was falling in quickly. I was afraid and kept telling myself that I was doing this for revenge and that I was strong enough to not let myself be sucked in but I failed once again because I was not only sucked but so deep that I couldn't get out.
I needed help but no one was there to hear my cries, my faith betrayed me again but was I wrong? Yes I was, my faith didn't betray me this time and luck turned to my side.
I was the happiest man for the first time in my life and I was loved, really loved but soon I had to give it up to proof the love I felt for her.
Now I'm here all by myself trying to fight my destiny, trying to get back what I lost, what mattered most to me but to get all this I have to be patient something I never was but to have her in my arms once again I'm willing to do what it takes.
To give up everything I got but I could never last another second away from her warm body, away from the person who fills me with emotions, love, heat, power and lust. Away from the person who gave me hope and made me see that life should be lived at the fullest.
Chapter 1
15 years ago
Tommy's POV
Stuart Dutois a very powerful, millionaire business man was walking with his old friend and lawyer Darius Mills towards the private premises of one of his business partners. They were going to conclude a commercial trade that was still hanging.
I Tommy Quincy as everyone calls me on the beach succeeded into passing the security of the property and ran towards the two men because I had a mission to do.
"Mr. Dutois" I shouted "you're Mr. Dutois right?"
"Stop you can't go in there" came the voice from behind me of the security that was running after me.
"No, leave him its fine" one of the man said to the security defending me, who broke in without permission "Yes, I'm him what do you need" he continued.
After catching my breath from all the running I answered "Guilio Alimondi needs to talk to you, he's dying and he wants to tell you something impor...."
But Mr. Stuart didn't give me the chance to finish before interrupting "I don't know any Guilio Alimondi and if he's dying you should be calling a priest not me".
Right and Guilio would appreciate that.
"Please Mr." I pleaded with my sea blue eyes.
"Enough I said" Mr. Stuart shouted suddenly "now leave" he told me.
I didn't argued and left immediately, I was enough yelled all the time by my 'father' and I didn't need another man yell at me.
No one POV
Darius who was silent the whole time listening trough their conversation looked towards Stuart for an answer of his outburst. Stuart just shrugged and went on moving towards their destination.
Darius who now remembered where he heard that name asked "if I'm not wrong Giulio Alimondi is...."
But again Stuart cut him off, it was a habit for him to interrupt people when it was about something he didn't want to hear "yes but I'm not in the mood to talk to him".
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Tommy's POV
I arrived home the very small house we owned on the beach. The cold house that I lived in for the last 5 years from when my mother died. My father was never there but in a bar drinking until he got unconscious and brought home by some fishermen. He was always away and never took care of me. I never had the warm love of a parent from him because he never accepted me as his child.
I swung the door open and…..
"Who's there" came the groggy voice from inside.
"It's me Tommy" I answered while walking towards my father's bed that was lying on ill.
"AH, come here" he told me "did you find that bastard? Where is he I can't see him" he said trying to open his eyes for a better view.
"He didn't want to come" I said afraid of his reaction to this news.
My father who was now very angry got up how he could on his elbows and said "WHY DIDN'T YOU DO WHAT I ASKED YOU? NOW YOU WILL PAY" he continued with a treating voice.
"I did exactly what you told me, I went and found Mr. Dutois and told him that you needed to talk to him but he answered with a simple I don't know who Guilio Alimondi is" I said trying to explain how things went.
"THAT BASTARD HAD THE GUTS TO TELL YOU HE DOESN'T KNOW ME?" my father said then he began to cough from all the yelling he was doing especially in his condition "and you, what did you do?"
I lowered my head looking at my shoes because I knew that with my answer the yelling will only increase "nothing" I simple said.
"NOTHING, NOTHING? YOU KNOW I'M DYING AND YOU DID NOTHING?"He shouted.
"Father I......"
"DON'T CALL ME FATHER, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT MY SON, you want to know who your father is?........he is that man you went to talk to, your father is Stuart Dutois. He's the man you have to thank for your misery life, because of him you have no name and you're nothing" he stopped taking some breath before he continued "for the first time I need something from him before I die, because I know you will be left alone and he says he doesn't know me? BASTARD" my father said making it seem like if he really cared about what happens to me after his death.
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No one's POV
The next morning Darius was still thinking about the whole scene that took place yesterday between Stuart and the little boy and he needed to know what did Guilio wanted before he could do something that can put dirt on his friend's reputation.
Darius was walking towards Guilio's house when he saw a fight between some boys. He saw five boys attacking another one who was lying on the sand trying to defend himself. He yelled at the boys to stop and immediately when they saw him they ran away.
Getting nearer to the boy that was lying Darius noticed who he was "you're that boy from yesterday, I found out you lived there in that house" Darius pointed towards Tommy's house.
"Yes" Tommy answered while getting up from the sand.
"How is your dad doing?" asked politely Darius.
"Bad" simply answered Tommy.
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Tommy's POV
After Mr. Darius told me that he wanted to talk to my father I mentioned to him to follow. I opened our door and went inside to were my father's bed was and stood there silently listening to their conversation.
"Who are you?" my father immediately asked when he saw the dark skin man standing near his legs.
"I'm the lawyer Darius Mills" Mr. Darius answered.
"Ah, one of the servants of that bastard Dutois" my father replied while trying to get a better view of the face who was talking to him "I know everything about that bastard trust me" my father continued.
"So if you know everything about him you know that I'm not his servant but his lawyer and even his friend" Mr. Darius answered trying to defend his name.
"This change nothing, was he the one that sent you here?" my father asked knowing how sometimes Mr. Stuart sent his lawyer to deal with his dirty businesses.
"No it's something I had to do especially if how you sent saying is important" Mr. Darius said now trying to get in the subject.
"You want to know who am I?"My father questioned.
"No, I already know who you are I even know that years ago you said some false things about Stuart" Mr. Darius answered.
I was really getting interested in the subject, I knew that something happened before I was born but no one ever told me anything about it and I thought that it was time for me to hear what happened to make my father hate so much Mr. Stuart who was loved by almost all the people in town.
"What false things?" my father asked then turned his eyes on me and said " Tommy come here" I walked towards my father and he continued "he's the false thing you're talking about" my father said making me confused.
What all this had to do with me?
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No one's POV
After getting all the information about the whole story Darius went to discuss it with Stuart at his mansion that was on the richest part of the beach.
"I went to visit Alimondi" Darius began the conversation.
"Why?" was the simple response from Stuart.
"I know you're not ready to remember the episode that happened years ago but..."
Stuart cut him out but this time not to finish the talk but to stop all the beating around the bush "sit down and tell me what you need to say without all this hesitation".
"He gave me this letter for you" Darius said while pulling out a letter from his pocket.
"I don't want to know what that drunken man wants from me and if his wife decided to...."
This time Stuart was the one cut off by Darius "you want me to read it for you?" Darius said trying to get his friend to know the content of the letter.
Stuart just nodded knowing that if his friend made his mind to make him read it he will continue persuading him until he did, so it was better to just hear it out and get over with it.
Darius started reading
"With the last force I have I'm going to describe myself, Stuart Dutois. It's too late for me now to wash all the pain you caused me. You are rich, happy, and powerful with lot of respect towards you, on the other hand I'm here in all this misery and waiting for my death so finally I feel some peace.
In all these years I haven't stopped hating you and you know exactly why, I should have killed you that day but now the only one dying is me and not from all the alcohol but from the anger that I kept inside of me all this time but there is something....."
"Stop Darius" Stuart said but Darius kept reading without acknowledging him.
"But there is something important you have to know that I never told you Stuart and I think it is about time that you know the truth. You have a son; he has 10 years old now and no one batiste him, I call him Tommy but the fishermen had gave him a name themselves Tommy Quincy. He's an aggressive boy with so much anger and hate in him, I made sure to grow him up in hate and made him the most aggressive person like an animal and you know why? Because he's your son."
At first Stuart was speechless after this new news and how cruel this man was towards this boy but then he came back to his senses and thought that maybe this man was just trying to punish him for what he done "this is all bullshit, he's lying if it was true he wouldn't tell me just now, I want to see if he has the courage to tell me all this in my face" Stuart said while standing and moving to go to talk to Guilio immediately.
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Walking towards Tommy's house Darius and Stuart were still discussing about this whole thing.
"Please Stuart don't get mad and try to control yourself" Darius tried to reason with him.
"HE CAN'T BE MY SON" Stuart shouted still not believing the man who hated him enough to lie about something like this.
Tommy was walking towards his house when he heard the talk between Stuart and Darius so he kept hidden while hearing what they were saying.
"Look I know you think he's lying to make you pay for the adventure you had with his wife but then again it can be true after all it was about 11 years ago that you had that little affair" Darius said while trying to make him see some evidence that all this could be true.
But Stuart was not seeing this on that way but on the revenge way " I'm sure it's a lie because if it was true she would have told me herself and I'm sure that Guilio would have been proud to get this out back then and ruin my reputation by saying I have an illegal son".
"I don't know maybe he said nothing because he was ashamed of his wife"
"Ashamed? He had no shame when he shouted that I was having an affair with his wife" Stuart responded remembering when Guilio announced to everyone what he did.
"The other think that keeps me thinking is the dates that correspond perfectly" Darius pressured.
"No, I don't have an illegal son" Stuart stubbornly responded.
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Both Darius and Stuart arrived at Giulio's house they knocked and entered and walked towards the bed Guilio was lying on.
"Look who made himself visible Mr. Stuart Dutois in person, close your nose if you can't stand the misery" Guilio began immediately getting out his anger.
"What are all these lies you wrote on this letter" Stuart said while waving the letter in Guilio's face.
"They are no lies and you know it, you have only to look at the boy" Giulio said "look at his face and you can see he's identical to you".
"If it was true I would have knew before but this didn't happened, why are you saying this story now? Why should I believe you?" Stuart said.
"You want to know why I kept this secret until now? So I could be the one that educate him the way I wanted and make him the monster killer he is. Tommy Quincy is like the devil in person, he's full of hate, he's a thief and if you take him with you now he will be your punishment until your death and if you leave him he will remain the bastard that no one will ever want and end up in prison with a sentence of death. I don't care what your choice will be, I don't care about him and I don't care about his future because he is yours. He's your son, he's your blood and a bastard like you"Guilio finished.
Tommy was outside the door listening to every word his father said and the way he described him but he felt nothing, no hate, or anger towards his father, because after all he got used to have no father at all and no one to love him.
Stuart who was now overly angry went to suffocate Guilio but Darius was quick enough to stop him "NO, HE'S NOT MY SON" Stuart yelled at the top of his lungs.
Tommy entered in that moment and was greeted by a yelling Stuart who now directed his words towards him.
"And you, what are you doing here? Where you hiding?" Stuart was acting hysteric at this point.
"I was out here" Tommy responded not lying that he was a few feet away from the conversation and could hear everything.
"SO you were ear dropping?" Stuart said accusing the little boy.
"No, I was out here not spying" Tommy answered trying to defend himself from this guy who didn't even wanted to admit that he was his father after he destroyed his family.
"Yeah, but you were listening what we were saying a minute ago? ANSWER" Stuart shouted demanding the boy to speak.
"Stuart stop it, I think it's better if we leave" Darius said trying to get his friend out of there before he said things he would regret later.
"Yes we better leave, this place is not for people like us" Stuart said this time arrogantly.
Before leaving Darius turned towards Tommy and said "Tommy if you ever need anything with your father just come and ask for me, for the lawyer Darius Mills, goodbye Tom".
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Darius and Stuart were now back at the Dutois's mansion and in the study room talking about the same subject they left before.
"Of course this is all a lie, that man is a drunken guy and the sickness had made him crazy. If that boy was really my son I would have known before" Stuart said repeating the same things he already said.
"And what are you going to do now?" Darius asked not even trying to make him reason this time, after all it was useless.
"About what?" at first asked Stuart still lost in thoughts "I don't know but you have to promise me that you will never say a word about this to no one".
"Don't worry I promise" answered Darius after all he was always faithful towards his friend.
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Later on at the same day Stuart was back at his town mansion where his family was living and was in the living room when Anna his wife of almost 10 years came in.
"How are you sweetie" Stuart said while greeting her with a peck on the lips.
"Good and you?" Anna asked.
"I'm fine" Stuart lied "where is Chris?"
Chris was there 8 year old only son. He's a very intelligent boy but it was obvious after all the private education his mother pays for him.
In that moment Chris came in and said "I'm here dad, how are you? Where you on business?"
"Yes and when you're old enough I will take you with me" Stuart said while smiling happily at his son.
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Victoria Harrison the cousin of Anna Dutois who lived in her villa on the beach was recently made a widow of her husband Don. Don died in an accident and left Victoria with their 2 daughters, Sadie who was 9 years old and Jude who was 6.
Victoria was a little bit worried about her daughter's future because Don left her with lot of debits she had to pay and now there was no much money left. She called her cousin Anna and told her to come visit her because she needed to talk to someone.
Anna came as immediately as she could and listened about the whole debit story.
"Victoria I thought you were in a better position from where you're standing right now but don't worry my son doesn't need a rich wife but a good title like yours will be good enough for him. You have two wonderful daughters and when they grow I'm sure they will be the prettiest and for my son I would prefer Jude. What do you think?" Anna said trying to get her family a better name and a good wife she herself will make sure she'll be.
"That would be wonderful" Victoria said knowing it was luck that her cousin offered her son to her daughter that couldn't take any inherits with her "I will be grateful to you".
"That's it then, I think you should send Sadie to that school your husband's sister told you about and I will take care of Jude's education. I will make sure she will be the best wife for my son" Anna said taking full control of Jude's life.
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Tommy's POV
I was washing some dishes when my father called me with his weak voice.
"Tommy" my father called.
I walked towards him and said "I'm here".
"Don't ever forget what I told you" my father began "Mr. Stuart Dutois abused of your mother and when you're older you have to kill him, kill him Tommy" he said "kill him for your mother" my father said again before taking his last breath.
"Dad, dad" I shouted but it was useless my father was gone and I was left alone not that I wasn't but in a way I always hoped that one day my father and me would reunite.
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No one's POV
The next morning Chris came running in the living room where his mother and father were and asked "can I go horse riding today?"
Immediately Anna was the first to respond "no you could hurt yourself" she responded not much different from the times he asked before.
On the other hand Stuart had a different opinion about this and he answered with a "yes you can, you have to learn one day or another".
"I don't think it's a good idea and if he gets hurt?" Anna told her husband.
"If he's going to continue the family business he has to be strong and not a weak worrying if he gets hurt. There are children of his age that take care of themselves, you're going to grow our son in fright and he will not be able to defend himself and his name from the people that will try to get everything away from him" Stuart said angry at the way his wife was treating their son like a girl or a glass that can be broken easily.
"I just want to teach my son to be a gentleman and educate him in the best way" Anna said not wanting her son to be as his father.
Stuart wasn't the respectful man anyone thought he was and he wasn't like other real gentleman either. He always fought for what he wanted, he wasn't faithful and he was stubborn but he was also respected by a lot of people because he always defended the poor and tried to help them the best he could.
"I know and I want him too to be a gentleman but let him take out his courage too" Stuart said trying to convince his wife that there was nothing wrong that their son wanted to learn how to ride.
Anna said nothing, 'my son will be the best gentleman and not a man in suite like you' she thought.
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Tommy's POV
I went to Mr. Darius's office that wasn't far away from my house and knocked at his door. He opened and invited me in and we begin to talk.
"You know what this will be for you? At the Dutois mansion you will never be hungry and you will have everything you need, you will learn how to work in the legal way" Mr. Darius told me trying to make me accept to go to the person that didn't want me.
"I don't want" I simply said not wanting to give much reason why I didn't want to go to that mansion.
"Sorry but I can't believe you, other boys would jump with joy at this opportunity and now that Guilio is death you have nothing to do here" he tried to reason with me but it was useless.
"I said no" I said again.
"Don't be stubborn you will go to a beautiful mansion that has everything you can imagine and you can live like a real person. Stuart Dutois is a great man with a great heart and he wants to help you" Mr. Darius said.
Yeah a really great man who abused my mother and what he said also? Oh yeah he wants to help me, yes that I would believe it if I was stupid but not after the entire scene he made at my house.
"It's not true and I don't want to go to his mansion" I said remembering my father's 'Guilio' words.
"Did your father tell you something before he died?" Mr. Darius asked but I didn't answer so he continued "he told you something cruel about Mr. Dutois didn't he?" again I didn't answer "look I don't care I will take you there with or without your acceptance, I think it's best if you just accept already or I even take you with force if it's necessary" Darius told me in a treating voice.
"If you take me there with force I can always escape" I told him making him know that he can't treat me.
"And the police will get you back" he insisted "listen I can tell you what to do, I will be there for 2 or 3 days and if you don't want to stay when it's time for me to leave than I'll bring you back with me ok?"
At least he was trying to be more reasonable but I was too stubborn to give up that easily "why don't you leave me work her with you?" I asked.
"We think about that after we visit the Dutois's mansion but for now you need to accept the offer Mr. Stuart gave you" he told me not making my hopes of working with him be trashed "Tom you're making a mistake if you think he's a bad person, he's a good man, generous, he has a wonderful and big mansion. His wife is a powerful lady and they have a son almost your age. Maybe Mr. Dutois will make you his son's company and you can make friends with him, you will find yourself fine there I'm sure of it" Mr. Darius said optimist about all this.
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No one's POV
At the Dutois mansion Anna and Stuart were in the office room talking and Anna was telling him about the accord her and her cousin Victoria made.
"You did what?" Stuart asked surprised by how Anna was trying to control their son's life.
"I think Jude will be a wonderful lady for Chris" she simply answered.
"Yes she may be the most wonderful creature on the planet but who told you that Chris will like her? And I don't think planning marriages for other persons is nice thing to do and we're not from the med evils. I think they have to decide who they want to marry" Stuart told Anna with a little bit of anger in his voice.
"There are many ways how you can help them to want one another" Anna said possessively on her son's life.
Stuart gave up trying to convince his wife "if you say so, I'm going out" he announced.
"Are you going to the bar?" Anna asked knowing exactly where her husband was heading.
"Yes I need to relief some stress" Stuart answered referring to the whole talk they just had.
Stuart left and Anna was left to her thought on her husband 'go to your whores but my son will never be like you' she thought.
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Tommy's POV
The next morning I and Mr. Darius went to the town mansion of Mr. Stuart. We were greeted by a young boy about my age who I realized that was Mr. Stuart's son.
He took us to the living room and when we got in he told his father "father Mr. Darius is here with a boy".
"Good morning" Mr. Darius greeted.
"Who is that boy dad?" the boy asked.
"A friend" Mr. Stuart simply answered.
Yeah a friend that in reality is his son but he doesn't want to admit the facts.
"I'm glad that you come Tommy" this time he turned to greet me but I was not buying this bullshit.
"Tom say hello to Mr. Dutois" Mr. Darius told me.
But I was stubborn enough and I wasn't going to fall for some lovely talk from a person who hurt my family and treated me like shit the only time he saw me.
"Don't worry he will learn" Stuart said.
Yeah learn to be an abuser like you.
"This is my son Chris, I will be happy if you two become friends" Stuart said smiling towards me.
Ok is this man on any medication because first he didn't want to even stay a second more with people like us how he said it, and now not only he wants me to stay in this mansion but also to be friends with his only son. Was he crazy or was the remorse of using my mother getting to him?
"That's why Mr. Mills brought him here? You told him to bring him for me?" the stupid boy asked.
What was I a puppy?
"Yes" Mr. Stuart answered.
Ok I already want to run from here how can I survive 2 or 3 days?
A moment later a woman dressed all neatly entered the room and immediately greeted Mr. Darius.
"Good morning to you Mrs. Dutios" Mr. Darius greeted back.
So this is the powerful wife of Mr. Stuart, she's not bad at all but I can see why everyone is scared of her she has a really frightening look.
"Look mum, dad told Mr. Darius to bring me a friend" the boy said to his mother.
Yeah this boy is really making me feel if I was a puppy or a new toy for him to play with.
"A friend? What a joke is this Mr. Mills" Mrs. Dutois said with a demanding voice.
Mr. Stuart was the one that answered her "Anna we talk about it later, Chris take with you Tommy he needs a bath and new clothes".
"I have a suite a little bit big for me I can give him that" the boy said excitedly.
"Yes" was Stuart's answer.
"It's blue the one Uncle Brian bought me" the boy described the suite to no one in particular.
"That one is new, you can't give it to him, this is crazy" Mrs. Dutois said hysteric about a piece of cloth.
Ok buddy you shouldn't have mentioned which suite you were going to make me wear because your mother is going to have a heart attack for it. Sometimes I can't believe how rich people act, they are drowning in money but they get hysteric to give something of their own away.
"Please leave my son to be generous" Mr. Stuart answered.
Maybe I judged this guy too early because right now he really seems sincere.
"But Stuart did you see that" she argued again while pointing at me.
"Chris has all the suited he wants, I think its right to give that one to Tommy" Mr. Stuart answered again to his wife "Chris take Tommy to you room son".
Chris took my hand and pulled me after him towards his room which for me was big like my old house.
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After the kids left the living room Stuart turned at his friend and said "Darius can you go in my office, I will be there in a minute".
Darius knowing that Stuart needed some time to explain and justify the presence of Tommy to his wife he nodded and left towards the office.
Getting sure that no one was around before she begins attacking her husband Anna said "who's that boy?"
"His name is Tommy, he's an orphan" Stuart said knowing he was going to have a full degree.
"Where did you find him and why did you bring him here?" Anna said already getting some ideas why this little boy was at this moment with her son.
"I told you because he's an orphan and he has no money" Stuart insisted trying to keep his secret.
Anna laughed a little annoyed how her husband treated her like if she was stupid "I appreciate your kind gesture but you can give him to someone else, why did you told Chris to take him to his room? Why you're leaving him dress our son's suite?" She asked not leaving any chance to Stuart to respond "you could have asked a servant to give him clothes".
"Where are you Christians' charities? Stuart asked trying to make it seem like if he was doing this out of generosity.
"You know I'm always ready to help but this case is different, there are hundreds of orphans out there with need of help, without food but you never brought one of them home and told your son to be his friend. Maybe this kid is special for you for a reason; maybe you know who he really is" Anna accused not longer keeping her thoughts to herself.
Stuart sighed knowing that she will not give up before he tells her the truth so he begun "ok I tell you the truth, Tommy was the son of a man I put in misery and I was wrong to do that and now I just need to help his son so I will be ok with my conscious" Stuart said not lying but neither saying the whole truth. He looked at his wife and knew she still have doubts and asked "don't you believe me?"
"In your life you put a lot of people in misery and your conscious was always fine with it and you never brought their children to your own house" Anna said making her point "you could have said something more plausible not that lie and you know what I think? I think that boy is your son of one of your WHORES" she shouted getting her anger of all the unfaithful things her husband done.
"THAT'S ENOUGH NOW" Stuart shouted back "Tommy is here, I wanted him here and he's staying if you like it or not do you understand?"
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Tommy's POV
I was staring at the mirror at this point but was looking to someone else not myself. I looked like a penguin but not in the wrong way I was elegant, nice and looked like a real gentleman, like a real Stuart's Dutois son.
"Wow you look like another person" Chris said from behind me.
"Yeah" I simply responded.
"You look really good in that suite like a real gentleman" he said.
"Yes it's true" I answered simply again but what else could I say I was pulled to come here and be this new me but I didn't know if I could make it, if I was good enough to be Mr. Stuart's son.
"The only thing that is not good is the shoes, they don't fit you in the right way" Chris said getting me out of my thoughts.
"It doesn't matter I prefer to walk bare foot" I said after all I used to walk like that and not having any nice things to wear.
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I and Chris made our way towards Mr. Stuart's office when I heard Mr. Stuart and Mr. Darius talking.
"It wasn't easy to bring him here, he didn't want to come. I promised him that I will take him back with me if he doesn't fit himself here. He's very different from other children not in a bad way, he's very intelligent, he's stubborn and a very reserved person. He has his own dignity, you can understand immediately from where he took his character" I heard Mr. Darius say.
"From who?" Mr. Stuart asked "I wish you haven't believed the entire story Guilio Alimondi said?" he asked again "look I decided to have him here only because I knew his mother and only for that reason".
Yeah sure of course you knew my mother you fucked her son of a bitch.
I looked towards Chris to see if he understood something from this conversation we heard but or the boy is deaf or so senseless that he didn't caught up with the meaning of this whole thing.
We entered the office and immediately were greeted with looks and stares from Mr. Stuart specifically. He looked at me like if he saw a ghost or maybe the reality of how alike we are hit him finally.
"Dad what do you think, he looks good right? He even looks like another person" Chris said not catching up with his father's stare towards me.
Yeah this boy is not normal he's blind and too hopeless to even think why his father brought a miserably boy like me here in this luxury mansion.
Mr. Stuart didn't even blink and I'm sure he didn't hear not even a word from what his son just told him.
"What's happening?" finally Chris asked maybe he's not that hopeless just retarded.
"Nothing" immediately Mr. Darius jumped in "you look good Tommy" he said looking at me "why don't you take him see your horse" Mr. Darius said to Chris trying to get rid of us.
I know its Mr. Darius's job to keep his client clean but sometimes he cover too much of Mr. Stuart's dirt.
"Are you mad dad?" Chris asked still trying to figure out why his father was acting so strangely.
"What?" Mr. Stuart asked finally "no, go and do what Darius told you" he said still looking me in the eyes while talking to his son.
Not polite of you sir but what I understand about politeness right?
"Ok, come Tommy" Chris told me again pulling me after him to the stables.
Ok this boy is really annoying first he talks about me like I'm a pet then he pulls me where he wants, now what? Is he going to put a collar to my neck with a bell so if I move he would know where I'm going and what am I doing?
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No one's POV
When the boys left and Stuart and Darius were left alone again, Stuart sat down on the chair with his hands covering his face.
"It can't be true, before when I saw him with the other clothes he was like the other orphan poor boys but now" he couldn't even finish his sentence.
He was astonished from Tommy's look and there was need of DNA to confirm his doubts, the confirm was in front of him just seconds ago.
"I didn't believe it at first too but he's identical to you" Darius said.
"This is crazy that he's my son, I had another child for all these years but I never knew about him. Why did she never tell me? Why no one did?" he questioned wanting to know the answers but who can give them to him "does Tommy know that I'm his father?" he asked knowing this time Darius could answer him.
"He didn't say anything to me but I think he knows" Darius answered not lying to his friend about the fact that maybe Tommy knew.
"I can't think right now" Stuart said honestly "he's a smart kid full of courage nothing like Chris, what should I do Darius? Anna will never let me give him my name and I can't leave him like this, he doesn't have any parent to take care of him and he's, he's my son" Stuart finished drowning in all the things he had just said.
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Tommy's POV
After Chris took me to see his horse a beautiful white stallion we went for a walk at the fields they had around the mansion.
"Why are you mad Tommy" Chris asked me.
"Because I don't like to stay here" I answered not lying but neither telling that I don't like to be where people don't want me.
"You were happier were you where before?" he questioned me.
"Of course I was" I lied in a way but then I continued to explain why I felt better "I was free and did whatever I wanted, I could go near the beach every time I wanted, to the port and even on boats".
"You know how to sail?" he said surprised by what I just told him.
"Yes and you what do you do?" I asked curious of how much things must a rich boy have done in his life.
"I study with a private teacher, ride horses and play piano" he answered me.
Yeah what real gentleman has to learn what else I have expected to hear?
"Play piano" I said now laughing at how stupid to me that sounded "do you know how to fight? How to take something from a person without getting caught? I bet you never even saw a nude woman" I said cockily at how much more things I did.
"What a nude woman?" he asked.
Yeah I knew that subject would get to a boy faster and now I know he's normal at least something isn't retarded in him.
"Yes without clothes" I said explaining better what I was saying because I wasn't sure if he had got the point already.
"But that's a sin" he told me looking at me like if I murdered someone or abused of them like his father did.
I snickered at him and said "a sin is when you're hungry and has nowhere to live".
"But there's a lot of food" he simply said.
"For you perhaps but not poor people like me" I told him making him notice that reality wasn't around this mansion full of expensive things.
"If you stay with us you will never be hungry" Chris told me.
Yeah but I prefer to be hungry then get something from the person that rejected me as his son that's what I wanted to tell him but instead I said "I don't want to stay here, I don't like people telling me what I should do and your mother hates me" then I finally added "I don't want to stay where I'm not wanted".
"But I do want you to stay Tommy" he told me sincerely and I know he was and I smiled at him for the first time.
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No one's POV
Inside the mansion Anna was walking towards the office of her husband and accidently heard the conversation between Darius and Stuart.
"What's that?" asked Stuart motioning his eyes towards the thing Darius had in his hand.
"It's Alimondi's letter, I kept it because I wasn't sure if you wanted to keep it or throw it away. In some way I feel guilty for all this, if I haven't put my nose where I shouldn't you will have never found out about Tommy" Darius told his confused friend.
"No, you have nothing to feel guilty about. I will find a way to resolve this problem with Tommy and even if Alimondi had grown him up in anger and hate how he said; I will do anything in my power to make him a gentleman. My son will never go to jail" Stuart said acting all fatherly.
"The only thing I'm worried about is your wife Anna, I don't think she will ever accept Tommy's presence" Darius said now worried about Tommy's life.
"Anna will do what I say" Stuart answered knowing he has more power in this than his wife.
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Tommy's POV
After our little walk we walked back at the mansion still talking.
"Don't worry I will tell him" Chris assured me.
In that moment Mr. Stuart and Mr. Darius came out towards us.
"Dad, Tommy doesn't want to stay here" Chris told his father as he promised me.
"Is it true?" he asked me "and why not?"
"Because I prefer the beach" I answered not even looking at the man in front of me.
"I think that's a good answer" he said surprising me "Tommy do you know how to read or write?" he asked me.
"For sailing it's not important" I said not giving him the satisfaction to make me feel stupid.
"But to be a good sailor you have to be educated. Look I propose something to you, you will stay here until you learn how to read and write and if you want you can go to sailing school too, and when you're ready you can leave and be a great captain" he told me again surprising me at how fatherly he was acting towards me.
"A captain? Me?" I found myself saying.
"Yes you" he simply answered me.
"Tommy please say yes" Chris pleaded from beside me.
"What do you think" Stuart asked not demanding.
I couldn't help myself as a smile spread on my face and answered "yes".
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No one's POV
After a few days Stuart entered in the living room and found his wife there quietly alone.
"What happened?" he asked a little concerned.
"Nothing, just the normal headache" she lied.
"Ah, I'm sorry" he said "Darius is leaving, do you want to say bye?" he asked her.
"Tell him bye for me and that I'm sorry for not coming out" Anna said then before he left she continued "I already told the maids to prepare you another room for tonight until the headache passes" she said lying once again why she didn't want him to sleep with her.
But Stuart wasn't stupid and he knew that she was trying to make him go back on his decision and tell Tommy to leave but he was not about to please her by throwing his son out of his house "how you wish" he finally answered.
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Another week passed Stuart was in his office alone and was writing a letter to his lawyer and friend after the decision he made.
Dear Darius,
In these days I reflected carefully and I decided to proceed so Tommy will be legally my son. I don't care about what people will say or think about me and if Anna will be angry at me. I think this is the right thing to do for Tommy's sake and I'm not going to change my mind.
Yours Sincerely
Stuart Dutois
After folding the letter and putting it in an envelope there was a knock at the office door and a moment later Anna came in.
"It was a big headache this one" Stuart began letting her know that he wasn't stupid.
"Yes, because of you. All the pain and shame I'm feeling right now is your entire fault. How could you bring the son of your whore in our house and don't even try to deny it because I heard the conversation between you and Darius. That boy is your son and the son of your whore. How could you bring him here under my roof and let him even be the friend of my son" she said taking out all her anger she kept for these past days.
"That's enough Anna, calm down" Stuart told her but she wasn't about to listen to him right now.
"I DON'T WANT TO CALM DOWN AND I WILL SAY WHATEVER I WANT" she yelled and then continued more calmly "I'm not going to allow him to stay here whatever you say and if you don't make him leave I will leave myself with my son" she treated this time.
"You're not going to do anything, now sit down" he said with a violent voice "yes Tommy is my son but he was born before we got married" he tried to justify.
"Yeah but we were engaged" she responded back.
"I decided that I'm going to make him legally mine, I'm going to give him my name" Stuart said not caring about her thoughts about this situation.
"You can't do me this" Anna cried out "what will people say?"
"Of course that's what you always worry about, people. You only want to be seen as the perfect wife, what do you think they will say if I told them that you don't look at me with the same passion as before, that you don't leave me touch you anymore and you don't even care about my needs" he said referring to their intimate life.
"That's enough, this has nothing to do with what we're talking about" she said trying to change the subject that she knew was true.
"It has to do with the subject once you brought out what people will think, and then I can explain to them why I have to search other women to satisfy my needs. I'm doing what is right and that's it. In this letter "he said while holding it up in his hands "I ordered Darius to proceed with the documents to make Tommy legally my son and with my name. I will take it to him personally to be sure it arrived" he told her make her understand that he knew that if he let the letter out of his site he was sure she would try to sabotage his plan.
"No, Stuart don't do it please" she tried to plead but it was useless once Stuart decided something it wasn't easy to make him change his mind.
Chris who was passing by the office heard his mother cries and immediately got in the office.
"What happened mother?" he asked his hysteric mother who was now sobbing.
"Nothing sweetie, come here" she told him and hugged him to her.
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Stuart got on the horse to go faster and alone to Darius office. Mike the assistant of the mansion and another servant were at the gate and saw Stuart take off with the horse faster than usual.
"Mike isn't that Mr. Dutoise?" the servant asked.
"Yes"
"He's going to break his neck if he continues riding like that" the servant said.
"Probably" Mike answered while looking at his owner on the horse.
And a minute later that's what happened, Stuart hit a stalk from a tree and fly off the horse to the ground. Immediately Mike and the servant ran towards him to give him help but was it too late or will Stuart survive and finish what he begun?
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