My name is master. My sire is a self-made millionaire. He is also a tyrant and a tightwad. An extreme right-winger in his politics, he rants about liberal causes, tax and authorities outgo. That didn't stop him from building up a lucrative business relying in bombastic role on government contracts. One of his preferred claptrap is about American kids being spoiled rotten.

"They all ought to be tossed out on their own as soon as they reach the age of bulk,"he declared loudly and often."Let ‘ em sink or swim."

Knowing that, it still came as quite a shock when Dad turned me out of the house with not much more than the clothes on my back on the day after I turned 18. I'd just graduated from high school day the hebdomad before.

"Why ? What have I done wrong ?"I asked him.

"You haven't done anything wrong,"he replied."I've just decided to pattern what I preach. Please understand it's zippo personal. I'd like to see what kind of man this makes out of you."

"This is sort of sudden, Dad,"I said."What about my college program ?"

"Figure it out for yourself. Just assume that I died suddenly and left you penniless."

"What does Mom imagine about this ?"

"I think you'll discover your female parent agrees with me completely on this so it'll be a waste of time to go crying to her."

Well, Mom didn't really agree with Dad on this. She just didn't argue with him which she knew would be pointless. She slipped me some Johnny Cash Dad didn't know about along with a telephone bit of a personal middleman. I still had to establish up architectural plan to attend the university I'd been accepted to.

I got a job through Mom's ally, rented a two bedroom apartment with three former guys and enrolled in the local anesthetic Jnr college. I had zero tangency with my father. It was alright if I never saw him again as far as I was concerned.

Mom called me a pair of calendar month later and advised me to beg, borrow and steal whatever money I could drum up and endow in a particular stock. It was obvious she had some inside information learned from her influential societal circle but I wasn't about to rat her out to the Securities and telephone exchange Commission. She even hocked a bunch of her jewelry so I'd have muckle of money to clothe. I did pretty well by that info and was able to pay her back so she could get her jewelry out of hock. I didn't suddenly start living it up though. I began to seriously analyse the caudex mart and found I had a talent for picking undervalue Malcolm stock. I reinvested my profits and continued to inhabit a Spartan being. Also, Mom continued to send me stock tips whenever she could so that helped, too. Fast forward two year. I received a shout from my mother.

"Your father wants you over to the theater,"Mom said when I answered the phone.

"That's a surprise. What's the social occasion ?"

"I don't know. He's being very mystic, but he says it's important and the sooner the better."

"Do you think I should take on ?"

"I don't see the harm in listening to what he has to say. Maybe it's respectable news. I'd dear to see you back home."

"In that case I'd be more than than happy to accept."

Dad greeted me as if he really missed me when I arrived yet he seemed kind of nervous. I probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't been around for a while but this was a punctuate change from his usual self surefooted aura.

"I'm really majestic of what you've accomplished, Vic."

"I really haven't accomplished anything, Dad, other than to support myself."

"well, that's an acquisition in itself in this day and age. For a while I thought your female parent was somehow supporting you on the sly, but I would have found out if she did."I wondered if he'd been having me spied on. I was glad I kept a low profile ; very trivial social life and no girl.

"I think it's sentence I brought you into the troupe, son."

"I still want to get my degree, Dad."

"You don't need no stinkin'degree when you have an administrator position waiting for you in the family business. There's money to be made and I'll display you how to make it. Of class, the oeuvre is hard and the hour are long but the rewards are well worth the effort."Well, this was a change of heart. Dad was of the vox populi that bringing me into the companionship was instantaneously nepotism which he thoroughly disapproved of unless I had proven myself elsewhere first. I wondered if he was ill.

"I'll certainly consider it,"I replied. I didn't really want to puzzle out for my dad. He was a amount jerk in my popular opinion. With my own fortune, I wouldn't have to make for for anyone.

"What's to see ?"He took a long wrench on his drunkenness and then said,"Come into the work. There's something I want to discourse with you in private."I shrugged my shoulder joint and looked at Mom. She responded by shrugging her shoulders, too. I followed Dad into the field and closed the threshold behind me.

"What I have to say has to abide individual between the two of us,"Dad said."Agreed ?"

"Agreed."He picked up a ignominious and white photograph up off his desk and handed it to me. It was a picture of a young and beautiful woman.

"She's gorgeous,"I said."I think I'm in love."Dad smiled at that.

"She looks even better in soul. Her name is Ana and she's 19 years old ; a daughter of a wealthy Mexican client. Not only is she gorgeous, but she's smart and charming also. She speaks five linguistic communication fluently. Any man would be favorable to have her as a wife."

"You want me to contact her ?"

"I want you to conjoin her."

"You want me to what ? Uh, I haven't even met the lady friend, Dad."She was a stunner all right but what if we didn't get along ? I wasn't prepare to square off down anyway.

"You'll meet her as other as tomorrow. You'll be a marry man by this prison term following week. Where are you going ?"

"I'm departure and I'm not coming back."

"This is matter of life and last, son."He sounded panicky.

"Whose life, Dad ? You substantially turn back dancing around and start being straight with me."

"I, uh ... had a brief affair with Ana on a Recent epoch business trip-up to Mexico. She's carrying my child. Her Father of the Church was about to let me tossed into a vat of acid when he found out. The only if thing that saved my lifespan was me agreeing to this match."I nodded my capitulum. It began to constitute sense.

"Well, I didn't agree to anything."

"He'll have me killed if you don't go through with this. He's a man of his word."

"Money lecture. Pay him off."

"He's not concerned in money. He has tidy sum of wealth. He's interested in his sense of honor and saving face."

"So, in order to salve your ass, I have to get married some bimbo who doesn't know the word ‘ no'in five nomenclature and get up your whoreson as my own ?"

"You won't rue it. You'll be well compensated."

"But you've always preached that a man has to take obligation for his actions. And I know you're a man who practice session what he preaches. Don't take this personally, but I think you won't have me to bank on."

"But—

"Just simulate I died suddenly and left you childless."

"Goddammit ! This isn't funny remark !"

"I'm not trying to be funny."

"I'll make indisputable you don't get a dime of my money."

"Take your money and shove it ! I've found I can get along quite well without it."

"What the heck is going on here ?"Mom was standing at the unfold door looking at us. We'd been raising our voices and that attracted her attention.

"We're having a private discussion, dearest,"Dad said. Mom looked at me. I shrugged my shoulders.

"I'm pledged to secrecy, Mom. I'm leaving anyway."

"talk of the town to him,"Dad exclaimed.

"public lecture to him about what ?"

"Go ahead and tell her, please, Vic."He seemed resigned.

"Your married man knocked up a client's girl and I have to get married her so her father doesn't have him tossed into a vat of acid."

"And just when was I supposed to be told about this,"Mom asked.

"After everything had been agreed to,"Dad replied.

"I wasn't to let any say in the matter while you ruined our son's future ?"

"I assumed your agreement. I don't think you would have thought otherwise given the consequences."

"Oh, I don't know. I think I'm beginning to like the idea of being a robust widow."Dad looked stricken.

"Even my married woman is against me !"

"Don't worry about being cut out of the will, superior. Everything goes to me anyway."

"Thanks, Mom."

"You two are talking like I'm already dead,"Dad screamed.

"You made your choices, dear. winner and I have made our choices."

"The company won't be worth a dime bag without me."

"I'm not naïve, pricy. I know I can sell it for quite a lot based on the existing contract bridge the troupe has."Dad sat down and covered his face with his hands.

"I might as well blow my brains out to get it over with."

"Could you do it outside ? Then I won't have to ask the housekeeper to clean up the blood and wit splatter."

"Too bad you can't run the company yourself, Mom."

"Oh, I think I could do it and quite well, too."

"You were a cocktail waitress when we met."










"I was working as a cocktail waitress when we met. I was also a fulltime student finishing up my business point. You seem to have forgotten that part. You also seem to receive forgotten about me helping you out in the early geezerhood of the concern. And don't think I don't have my sources within the ship's company that keep me up to engagement on what's going on."The wretched man looked as if he was in shock. My dad wasn't used to not getting his way and it was going to be him his life.

"I'll marry Ana and fall in the company,"I said.

"That's expectant,"Dad shouted. He was grinning from ear to ear. Mom didn't look too happy.

"So you're going to sacrifice your future in society to save your father's life, Victor. That's very commendable. What happens the next prison term your father knocks up another girl ? We don't have another son to save his worthless hide."

"That will never happen,"Dad swore."I've learned my lesson."

"Well, I do have an important condition,"I said."And it's a non-negotiable issue it or provide it proposition."

"Anything !"

"Mom will convey over the company's operations. You and I will be working for her."

Mom liked the idea. Dad ranted and raved and claimed it couldn't be done. My parents were the sole shareowner so that was bullshit. I reminded him there was a vat of acid waiting for him if he refused. We called in the party attorney to get the agreement prepared and Mom called another lawyer to review the other lawyer's piece of work to check for loopholes.

Mom and I wanted to wait until everything was signed, sealed and delivered before confluence Ana and her folk. Dad claimed there wasn't any time. Ana's father wanted to play me rightfulness away.

"Don't worry,"Dad said."I'm going to sign up the damned contract bridge. I mean, what choice do I have ?"

The contract arrived the very day I was to adjoin Ana. Dad immediately found fault with the wording even though both attorney had approved it.

"Your female parent and I will hash out it further while you're on your honeymoon."

"Your Church Father won't sign that contract bridge once you're safely married to this daughter,"Mom told me privately."He's counting on your human relationship not to let him get hurt."

"I shouldn't bear given in so easily. I guess I screwed up."

"What are you going to do ?"

"I'll think of something."

Our invitee arrived. Ana's Father, Mr. Gomez, was shown into the study where Dad and I were waiting. Mr. Gomez was accompanied by a giant who looked like he'd feel right at home in a professional wrestling ringing. Mom was tasked with entertaining Ana and her mother. Mr. Gomez shook hands with me and ignored Dad.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir,"I said. I didn't tone that way but formality must be observed. He didn't respond in kind nor did he smile. He also didn't waste any time.

"You are to get hitched with my daughter. Are you aware of the circumstances behind this union ?"

"I am cognizant of the setting and my mother and I are deeply embarrassed by my begetter's irresponsible demeanour. I offer my sincerest apologia on behalf of my mother and myself."Mr. Gomez nodded. I could feel Dad's glare on me but he remained silent.

"Are you prepared to espouse my daughter without delay and without reservation ?"

"wellspring, there is a reason for delay but I assure you the campaign isn't of my doing."

"Please explain."

"My don agreed—

"Now just one minute of arc,"Dad interrupted.

"Shut up !"my future father in law shouted. The titan escort made a grumble sound and Dad shut up.

"My father agreed to certain management variety in the company in club that my female parent's interests are protected from any of his reckless behaviour in the hereafter. He's hesitant to sign it now and I fear he won't sign once I'm married to your daughter."

"Where is this correspondence now ?"

"On top of the desk."Mr. Gomez nodded.

"Which is your signature hand, my friend,"he asked Dad.

"Uh, my right ?"

"You had better be certain because my companion will break every osseous tissue in your left script if you haven't signed that document within the next half minute. He will provide your right hired hand alone but he will get going on other bones after that."

"But—

"25 seconds."Dad's eye were wide-cut of reproach, but I just raised my hired hand palms up in a helpless motion. He reached for a pen on his desk and signed.

"Will you please see his signature ?"

"I will be pleased to do so. You will let me roll in the hay if he tries to argufy this agreement."

"I'll do that. I guess I'm now make to meet your daughter, but may I ask you a inquiry ?"

"Of course."

"How does your daughter feel about marrying a man she's never met ?"

"You may ask her yourself when you meet. In any result, whatever she has to say won't stop this marriage."I shrugged my berm and led them out to the living room to gather my fiancée.

Dad was justly. Ana did look better in someone, a lot better. A brunette mantrap, she was about 5'6"in tiptop. In her 3"heels she could look me straight in the eye which she only did for an heartbeat ; mystifying brown eyes full of sorrowfulness. Her eyes remained fixed on the story after that. Ana didn't offer me a smile when we were introduced. I knew right away none of this matrimony business was by her choice. Ana was dressed stylishly but conservatively. That rig couldn't hide a very sexy body though. There weren't any outwards signs of maternity yet.

"May I speak to you in common soldier, please ?"She had a soft melodic voice.

"Wait until you are married,"her father snapped.

"The damage has been done, don. What can he do that will gain things worse ? I will verbalise to this man in private."Ana seemed defiant despite her predicament. This was a woman used to getting her way. They had a staring contest for a spell and I guess pa blinked.

"Don't go far,"he said finally.

"We can talk in the survey,"I suggested,"and maintain the threshold unlocked."

"Very well,"said Mr. Gomez. I handed Mom the signed declaration and led Ana to the study. As soon as I closed the door she began to speak.

"We were attending a fete and I was having my for the first time taste of alcohol ; real French bubbly. I felt so grown up. I drank more than I should cause and began to dally with your begetter, teasing him actually. I can only blame the alcohol because I was never attracted to him previously. We found ourselves alone and then one thing led to another. I woke up the following cockcrow with a splitting cephalalgia and sore all over. I vowed right there to never again speck inebriant nor again lock in premarital sex. I didn't realize at the time that I was already fraught. Two months later I knew I was pregnant.

"My parents were furious when I finally confessed to them. My sire's plan to marry me off to a rich and right man had been spoiled. He vowed to kill us both for besmirching his honor. He called me a slut and other ugly names. I didn't care if he killed me then. I wanted to die. My mother calmed him down some and they hatched this plan to marry me off to you. Your father readily agreed for my parents would sustain gone ahead and had him killed if he had refused. I begged them not to take you since you were inculpable but I couldn't convince them.

"I'm certain you agreed to marry me only to save your Padre's life. I don't incrimination you. I don't harbor any ill will toward him myself. I know I'm as much to find fault as him. Consequently, I've resigned myself to a loveless and sexless marriage with you. I swear to reward and obey you in every way. I will always respect you. I know I don't any rightfield to be respected by you in return and I won't object to you having a fancy woman or kept woman. The but thing I beg of you is to never publicly humiliate me."

"Is it my turn to verbalise ?"Ana nodded and continued to contemplate the floor.

"It's dependable I agreed to marry you to redeem my father's life. Even though he's a summate jerky most of the time I do have it off him. I did get some measure of payback against him because of this plight he found himself in and that was very fulfil. However, we might find ourselves back at square one with my forefather in big trouble because I can't accept a loveless and sexless marriage with you."Ana looked up in surprise.

"You could hump me after what happened with your Padre ?"

"Only if you can roll in the hay me in return. facial expression, cypher's perfect and everyone make misunderstanding. In any result, we never would possess met if this hadn't happened. I find you caring as well as charming and beautiful. What else can a man ask for ?"

"Oh, master, I feel like my nightmare is ending instead of just beginning if we can begin this marriage with love in our hearts."It was like medicine to my ear when she said my name.

"You have a nice smile."

"You have given me reasons to smile. I think it will be very well-heeled to love you."

"The belief is mutual."I stole a kiss then. Ana blushed and then returned my candy kiss.

Ana and I were married in a quiet civil ceremony. She gave birth to a girl that we named Ana Victoria. Mom tried hard to dislike Ana but she couldn't do it. I think Mom decided that since I was happy it wasn't Worth holding a grievance. The party has thrived with Mom at the helm and Dad out drumming up business. I never did join the caller. I make plenty of money playing the stock securities industry and have lots of fourth dimension to make water beloved with Ana. She's pregnant again. Ana and her parents have reconciled.

Dad has toned down his rants quite a bit. His solitary criticism of my actions was that if he were in my place he would experience driven a much tough buy. That's serious to do it. Live and learn .