A Heart With Need Of Love
Chapter 1
15 years ago
Mr Dutois was going for a usual business meeting with his private lawyer Mr Darius Mills. A young boy came running to them with a security running after him because he entered a private property of very rich and very powerful people and without permission.
: Mr Dutois you are Mr Stuart Dutois right?
Secutity:Stop you can't go in there.
Stuart: No, leave him it's ok...Yes, I am what do you want?
:Giulio Alimondi wants to talk to you... he is dying and needs to tell you something...it's impo...
Stuart:I don't know no one named Giulio Alimondi and if he's dying you have to call a priest not me.
:Please Mr
Stuart:Enough I sad leave now.
The boy left as he was told.
Darius:If I'm not wrong Giulio is...
Stuart:I know but I don't want to talk to him.
The boy went back home. The door swung open and...
Giuio: Who's there ?
:Tommy
Giulio:ah, come here...you found that bustard...where is he I can't see him?
Tommy:he didn't want to come
Giulio:(was now very angry) why didn't you do what I told you. now you're going to pay
Tommy:I did what you sad, I went and found Mr Dutois and told him that you wanted to talk to him but he told me that he doesn't know you.
Giulio:that bastard has the face to tell you he doesn't know me? And you what did you do?
Tommy:Nothing
Giulio:NOTHING,NOTHING YOU KNOW THAT I'M DYING AND YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
Tommy:father I...
Giulio:NO, DON'T CALL ME LIKE THAT...how much time do I have to tell you that you are not my son...you want to know who is your father?...he, he is your father Stuart Dutois, him you have to thank for your misery life and anger because of him you are a bastard without name and with nothing...for the first time I need something from him before I die because you're going to be alone and he tells he doesn't know me bastard,bastard
The next morning Darius went to visit Giulio on his way he saw some fighting.
Darius:enough now...(all the boys ran away but one)...ah you're the boy of yesterday...they have told me that that is your house
Tommy:yes
Darius:how is your dad?
Tommy:bad
In Alimondi house
Giulio:who are you?
Darius:I'm the lawyer Darius Mills
Giulio:ah, one of the servants of that bastard Dutois...i know everything about that bastard trust me
Darius:if like you say you know everything about him so you should know that I am not a servant but his lawyer and a good friend of Stuart Dutois.
Giulio:this doesn't change anything ... did he that sent you here?
Darius:no, it was something that I had to do if it's something important as you sad
Giulio:you want to know who I am?
Darius:I know who you are and i know as well that years ago you sad some false things about him
Giulio:what false things...Tommy come here...he is the false thing you say
At Dutois mansion
Darius went to talk to Stuart.
Darius: I went to visit Alimondi
Stuart:why?
Darius:I know that you don't want to remember the episode of years ago but...
Stuart:sit down and tell me what you need to say
Darius:he gave this letter for you
Stuart:I don't want to know what a drunk like him want i don't care if his wife had decided to...
Darius:you want me to read it for you?
LETTER
With the last force that I have I describe myself Stuart Dutois,
It's too late for me now to wash all the pain you
caused me and my wife with blood. You are rich, happy, powerful and with lot of respect from everyone instead me I'm here in all the misery and waiting for my death to feel free at last. 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 one that is dying is me and not from all the alcohol but from the anger that I kept in me all this time but there is some thing...
Stuart:stop Darius
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 it. You have a son now he has 14 years old now one batiste him, I call him Tommy but the fishermen had gave him the name of Tommy Quincy. He is an aggressive boy with so much anger and hate in him, I grew him up in hate and let him be the most aggressive and like an animal and you know why because he is your son.
Stuart:this is all bullshit he is 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 of this in my face
Darius:please Stuart don't get so mad and try to control your self
Stuart:HE CAN'T BE MY SON
Tommy was walking towards his house when he heard Stuart and Darius talking directed to his house.
Darius:look I know that you don't think he's telling the truth but if you had an adventure with his wife it can be possible
Stuart:I don't think it's true because if it is she would have told me and if Giulio Alimondi knew this years ago he could have sad anything and took my reputation away that I have an illegal son
Darius:I don't know maybe he didn't said anything because he ashamed
Stuart:ashamed, he wasn't ashamed when he said that I was having an affair with his wife
Darius: the other is that the dates are corresponding, it could be yours
Stuart:NO, I DON'T HAVE AN ILLEGAL SON
At the house of Alimondi
Giulio:look who's here Mr Stuart Dutois in person close your nose if you can't smell misery
Stuart:what are all these lies you wrote on the letter
Giulio:they are not lies and you now it and you have only to look at the boy. Look at his face and you see that he is identical as you
Giulio:If it was true I could have know before but this didn't happened why are you saying this story why should I believe you
Giulio:you want to know why I kept this secret till now, so I could educate him the way I want and make him an aggressive killer and I did it. Tommy Quincy is like the devil he's full of hate and a thief and if you take him with you he will be your punishment that you could ever have and if you leave him he will remain a bastard that no one will ever want and he will finish in prison with the sentence of death. I don't care what you decide I don't care about him and his future because he is yours, HE IS YUR SON, HE'S YOUR BLOOD AND BASTARD LIKE YOU
Stuart:(he went to suffocate Giulio but Darius stopped him) NO, HE'S NOT MY SON NO
Tommy entered his house.
Stuart:and you what are you doing here? You were hiding?
Tommy:I was out here
Stuart:you were listening eh?
Tommy:no, I was out here
Stuart:yes, but you were listening what we were saying a minute ago ANSWER
Darius:Stuart stop it I think it's better if we go now
Stuart:yes, this place is not place for people like us
Darius:Tommy if you need anything with your father just come and ask for me ask for the lawyer Darius Mills. Goodbye Tom.
At Dutois mansion
Stuart:of course this is all a lie that man is a drunk and the sickness has made him mad if he was really my son I should have known before
Darius:and what do you want to do now
Stuart:about what...I don't know but you have to promise me you will never say a word of this to anyone
Darius:don't worry I promise
Later on that day
Stuart:how are you sweaty?
Anna: (Anna Dutois the wife of Stuart) good and you?
Stuart:fine where is Chris? (Chris Dutois the son of Stuart and Anna age 10 years old)
Chris: here dad how are you, where were you on business?
Stuart:yes, and when you are old enough I will take you with me
In the living room
Victoria Harrison is the cousin of Anna Dutois she recently lost her husband in a tragic accident and was left with her two young daughters. Sadie the older one was 9 years old and Jude was 6 years old. Victoria was a little bit worried about her daughters because of the accident of her husband she had lost some money and was left not that rich. She was talking to Anna about her worries.
Anna: Victoria I was thinking we are in a better position than you are now and I don't think my son will need a wife with money but a good title like yours will be good for him. You have two wonderful daughters and when they are older I'm sure they will be pretty. For my son I will prefer Jude what do you think?
Victoria:that would be wonderful, I will be grateful to you
Anna:that's it then I think you should sent Sadie to that school and I will take care of the education of Jude she will be the best wife for my son.
In Alimondi's house
Guilio:Tommy
Tommy:I'm here
Guilio:don't ever forget what I told you Mr Stuart Dutois has abused your mother when you are older you have to kill him kill him, kill him Tommy for your mother
Tommy:dad, dad (Giulio died that night)
At Dutois mansion
Chris: can I go horse riding today?
Anna: no, you could hurt yourself
Stuart:yes, you can go you have to learn a day or another
Anna: I don't think that was a great idea and if he get hurt
Stuart:if he's going to continue the family business he has to be strong and not worry to get hurt. There are children of his age know even how to take care of themselves. You're going to make our son a
frightened man and leave everyone to do anything to him because he will be afraid to fight for what he wants.
Anna:I just want to teach our son how to be a gentleman and to be educated the best
Stuart:I know and I want him too to be a gentleman but let him take out his courage too
Anna thoughts:'My son will be the best gentleman and not a man with just a suite like you'.
At Darius's office
Darius:you know what this will be for you, at Dutois mansion you will never be hungry and you will have anything you need you will learn how to work in legal way
Tommy:I don't want
Darius:sorry, but I can't believe you other boys will jump with joy to have an opportunity like this and now Giulio is death you have nothing to do here
Tommy: I said no
Darius:don't be so stubborn you will go to a beautiful mansion with everything you can imagine and you can live like a real person. Stuart Dutios is a great man with a great heart and he wants to help you
Tommy:it's not true and I don't want to go to his mansion
Darius:your father has told you something before he died? He told you something bad about Mr Dutois... I don't care I have to take you there with good or bad I think it's better if you accept or i have to take you with force
Tommy:if you take me there with force I can always escape
Darius:and the police will get you ...listen I will tell you how to do I will be there for 2 or 3 days at the mansion and if when I leave you don't want to stay there than I will bring you back with me ok
Tommy:why don't you leave me work here with you?
Darius:we think about that after we go to the mansion but for now you need to accept to offer Mr Dutois offered you. Tom you're making a mistake if you think that 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 a little bit younger than you are maybe Mr Dutois wants you to be a company to his son and make friends with him you will find yourself very good there I'm sure of that.
In the Dutois mansion
Stuart:you did that?
Anna: yes, I think Jude will be a beautiful lady for Chris
Stuart:yes, she can be the most beautiful creature on this planet but who told you that Chris will like her? And I don't think that planning a marriage for others is nice they have to decide who they want to marry.
Anna: There are many ways how you can help them want one another
Stuart:if you say so...I'm going out
Anna: you're going to the bar?
Stuart:yes, I need to relax a little
Anna thoughts:'go to your whores but my son will never be like you'
The next day at the Dutois mansion
Chris: father Mr Darius is here with a boy
Darius:good morning
Chris: who is the boy dad?
Stuart:a friend...I'm glad that you came Tommy
Darius:Tom say hello to Mr Dutois
Stuart:don't worry he will learn...this is my son Chris I will be happy if you two became friends
Chris:that's why Mr Mills brought him here you told him to bring him for me
Stuart:yes
Anna: good morning Mr Mills
Darius:good morning to you Mrs Dutois how are you?
Anna: good thank you
Chris: you see mom dad had told Mr Mills to bring me a friend
Anna: a friend, what a joke is this Mr Mills
Stuart:Anna we talk later Chris take with you Tommy he needs a bath and new clothes
Chris: I have a suite a little bit bib for me I can give him that
Stuart:yes?
Chris: it's the blue one that uncle brought me
Anna: that one is new you can't give it to him this is crazy
Stuart:please leave my son to be generous with others
Anna: but Stuart did you see this...
Stuart:Chris has all the suites he wants I think it's good to give that one to Tommy...take him to your room son ... go, go with my son...Darius can you go in my office I will be there in a minute
Anna: who is that boy?
Stuart:his name is Tommy he's an orphan
Anna: where did you fund him and why did you bring him here?
Stuart:I told you because he's orphan and he has no money
Anna:I appreciate your gesture but you can give him to someone else why you told Chris to take him to his room? Why you're leaving him dress Chris's suites you could have ask the servants to give him some of their clothes
Stuart:Were you Christian's charity?
Anna:you now I always am but this case is different there are hundreds of orphan children without food and you had brought one home and neither told your son to be his friend. Maybe this kid has something special for you maybe you know him
Stuart:ok I tell you the truth Tommy was the son of a man who I put in misery I was wrong with him and now I need to help his son so I will be ok with my conscious you don't believe me?
Anna:in your life you put many people in misery and your conscious was ok with it and you never brought their children in our house you could have told me something more plausible because I think that, that boy is the son of one of your whores
Stuart:that's enough now Tommy is here because I wanted him and he's staying here if you like it or not do you understand
In Chris's room
Chris: now you look like another person
Tommy:yes
Chris: like that you are good
Tommy:yes, it's true
Chris: the bad thing is that my shoes didn't fit you
Tommy:it doesn't matter I prefer walk with bare foot
In the living room
Darius:it wasn't easy to bring him here he didn't wanted to come I had to promise him I take him back with me when I leave here he's different not in bad he's very intelligent he's stubborn and very reserved he has a dignity of his you understand immediately who he took them from
Stuart:from whom? I wish you haven't believed in the entire thing Giulio Alimondi said. I decided to have him here only because I knew his mother only for that
Chris and Tommy walk in the living room.
Chris:dad what do you think he looks good right he looks like another person
Stuart was looking at Tommy and didn't hear his son talking.
Chris: what's happening?
Darius: nothing you look good Tommy why don't you take him to see your horse.
Chris:are you mad dad?
Stuart:what...no go and do what Darius told you
Chris:yes, come Tommy
After the boy left.
Stuart:it can't be true, before when I saw him with the other clothes he was like the other poor boys but...
Darius:neither did I but it's true he has your face
Stuart:this is crazy that he is really my son. I had another child but didn't know but why she didn't tell me why no one did...Tommy knows that I'm his father?
Darius:he didn't say anything to me but I think he knows
Stuart:I can't think right now he's a smart kid and with courage he's different from Chris what should I do Darius Anna will never let me give my name and I can't leave him like this like he doesn't have parents...he's my son
Out from the Dutois mansion in the woods
Chris:why are you mad Tommy?
Tommy:because I don't like to stay here
Chris: you were better were you where before?
Tommy:of course I did whatever I wanted I could go near the beach, port and even on boats
Chris:you know how to sail?
Tommy:yes, and you what do you do
Chris:I study with my private teacher, ride horses and play piano
Tommy:play piano, you know how to fight how to take something to someone without him know? I bet you never saw a nude woman
Chris:what a nude woman?
Tommy:yes, without clothes
Chris:but that is a sin
Tommy:a sin is when you're hungry and nowhere to live
Chris:but there is lot of food
Tommy:for you perhaps
Chris:if you stay with us you will never be hungry
Tommy:I don't want to stay here I don't like people telling me what to do and you mother hates me and I don't stay where I'm not wanted it' better like this
Chris:wait Tommy I want you to stay
Back inside the Dutois mansion
Anna was walking by her husband office and heard a conversation between her
husband and Darius.
Stuart:what is that?
Darius:it's the letter of Alimondi I kept it because I didn't know if you wanted to keep it or throw it away...in some way I feel guilty for
what happened if i haven't went to Alimondi you will had never found out about Tommy
Stuart:no, you have nothing to feel guilty about I will find a way to resolve this problem of that boy and even if Alimondi had grew him up in anger and hate I will do anything in my power to make him a gentleman m son will never have to go to jail
Darius:the thing that I'm worried about is Anna I don't think she will ever accept Tommy's presence
Stuart:Anna will do what I say
Back with Tommy and Chris they are walking near the entrance.
Chris:don't worry me will tell him...dad, Tommy doesn't want to stay here
Stuart:it's the truth and why not?
Tommy:because I like more the beach
Stuart:I think it's a good answer Tommy you know how to read and write?
Tommy:for sailing it's not important
Stuart:but to be a good sailor you have to be educated, i propose something for you, you will stay here till you learn how to read and write and you can go to sailing school too and when you're ready you will be a great captain
Tommy:a captain me?
Stuart:yes, you
Chris:Tommy please say yes
Stuart:what do you think?
Tommy:(laughs) yes
Inside the Dutois mansion
Stuart:what happened?
Anna:nothing just the normal headache
Stuart:ah, I'm sorry Darius is leaving you want to say bye?
Anna:tell him bye and that I'm sorry for not coming down...I already told the maids to prepare you the other room for a day you know till the headache pass
Stuart:how you wish
The next week in Stuart's office at the mansion Stuart was writing a letter for
Darius.
LETTER
Dear Darius,
In these days I reflected carefully and I decided to take all the proceed so Tommy will be legally my son. I don't care about what people will say and I don't care if Anna will be angry. I think this is the best thing I can do and I'm not going to change my mind
Stuart Dutois
There was knock on the door and Anna came in.
Stuart:it was a big headache this one
Anna:yes, because it's your entire fault, all the pain and shame you make me feel how could you bring in this house the son of your whore and don't try to deny it because I heard anything you and Darius were saying about him. That boy your son yours and one of your whores you go to. How could you bring him here under my roof and let him be friend with my son
Stuart:that's enough calm down Anna
Anna:I DON'T WANT TO CALM DOWN AND I WILL SAY WHATEVER I WANT I'm not going to allow him here and I'm going to shout it out loud i don't want him and you have to take him out from here or I will leave with my son
Stuart:you're not going to do nothing from that and now sit down. Yes Tommy is my son but he was born before we got married
Anna:but we were engaged
Stuart:I'm going to make him legally my son I will give him m name
Anna:you can't do me this what people will say?
Stuart:of course you only think about other people you only want to be seen as the perfect wife, what will they say if I tell them that you don't even look at me anymore, you don't leave me touch you, not give me what a normal men want
Anna:that enough it's nothing to do with what we're saying
Stuart:of course it is you think about people and I will tell them why I search other women...I'm going to do what is right and that's it. In this letter I ordered to Darius to proceed with everything to make Tommy be legally my son and with my name and I will take it to him personally.
Anna:no, Stuart don't do it
Chris heard the screaming of his parent and came in the studio.
Chris:what happened mom?
Anna:nothing, come here
Servant:Mike (another man who works for the Dutois family) that is not Mr Dutois?
Mike:yes
Servant:he's going to break his neck if he's going to ride like that
Mike:probably
And that's what happened Stuart hit his head with a tree and fell from his horse.