CHAPTER 13
Andrea had everything she wanted. Philip made sure she wanted for nothing, and he felt like she should be happy.
Still there was the elephant in the room. Andrea loved Shane.
He had power and money. Could give her anything she wanted. Still it was not enough. His love was in vain. Deep down he knew it, but he was not a man to give up. If Shane would only leave Georgia. Then things with Andrea could be like they were before. When she loved him, because she knew that she had.
"Sometimes, I feel like I could just kill that asshole Walsh," he said to Merle, one of his employees. Her called her Andrea's bodyguard, but he was more like her babysitter.
"He's been with blondie. I have seen them together a few times," he said taking a sip of a beer.
"Your job is to keep them apart. It's pretty simple," he said, feeling annoyed.
"Hey, I have made sure she gotten back here everyday. I can't help it if those two are sneaky. You're right about Walsh, though. He is an asshole," Merle said standing up.
"He won't leave my wife alone. You need to keep them apart. You're only job. Got it?" He says, walking away. He enters his house, and sees Andrea with Penny.
His daughter's brown hair is falling in her face, and blue eyes shinning. She is at the kitchen table with Andrea.
Her walks up to them placing his hand on the small of Andrea's back.
He watches as she looks down at the floor, and wonders what is on her mind. Probably Shane.
"We are making cookies," Penny says proudly.
Philip's eyes go from Penny's to Andrea's who is now looking up. Their eyes are locked, and he notices she is blushing. He likes the fact he can still make her blush, he knows she cares.
"Snickerdoodle cookies, there Amy's favorite," Andrea says, not moving away from him.
"Is it her birthday?" He asked curiously.
"No. She is moving. To Colorado," Andrea brags. She is glad her sister will be far away from this mess. From him.
"What about Martinez?" He asked shocked.
"He is going too. They are getting married," Penny said smiling.
"They aren't wasting anytime," he said knowing that Andrea knows now. Martinez was never going to hurt Amy. That was a lie. But he has her there now. Locked up and safe in his mansion. With the gate and security guards how would she ever escape?
She couldn't. He was confident about that.
"I am happy for them. I will miss sister though," Andrea says, she helps Penny place the cookie dough on the pan.
"We can go visit. Who knows maybe by the time we can go visit, you will be expecting a baby," Philip says touching her stomach.
"Perphaps," she says coldly. Then focuses her attention back to Penny. Seeing his daughter so happy, Philip knows Shane has to go one way or the other. He has to protect his new family.