My epithet is superior. My father is a self-made millionaire. He is also a despot and a tightwad. An ultraconservative in his political sympathies, he rants about liberalist causes, revenue enhancement and government spending. That didn't stop him from building up a remunerative stage business relying in tumid theatrical role on politics contracts. One of his best-loved rants 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 majority,"he declared loudly and often."Let ‘ em sinkhole or swim."

Knowing that, it still came as quite a daze 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 schoolhouse the week before.

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

"You haven't done anything wrong,"he replied."I've just decided to practice what I preach. Please interpret it's nothing 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 plans ?"

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

"What does Mom suppose about this ?"

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

wellspring, 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 cash Dad didn't know about along with a phone number of a personal contact. I still had to give up plans to attend the university I'd been accepted to.

I got a job through Mom's supporter, rented a two bedroom apartment with three other guys and enrolled in the local junior college. I had zero contact with my sire. It was okey if I never saw him again as far as I was concerned.

Mom called me a span of calendar month later and advised me to beg, borrow and steal whatever money I could grind away up and invest in a especial stock. It was obvious she had some in spite of appearance entropy learned from her influential social circle but I wasn't about to rat her out to the Securities and Exchange Commission. She even hocked a bunch of her jewelry so I'd have plenty of money to put. I did pretty well by that info and was able-bodied to pay her rachis so she could get her jewelry out of hock. I didn't suddenly start living it up though. I began to seriously study the stock certificate market and found I had a talent for picking devalue stock certificate. I reinvested my earnings and continued to live a Spartan existence. Also, Mom continued to direct me strain tips whenever she could so that helped, too. fasting forward two years. I received a call from my mother.

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

"That's a surprisal. What's the occasion ?"

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

"Do you intend I should admit ?"

"I don't see the damage in listening to what he has to say. Maybe it's unspoiled news. I'd lovemaking to see you back home."

"In that case I'd be to a greater extent 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 mark modification from his usual self sure-footed aura.

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

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

"Well, that's an accomplishment in itself in this day and age. For a patch I thought your mother 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 happy I kept a low visibility ; very minuscule social life and no girl.

"I think it's time I brought you into the company, son."

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

"You don't need no stinkin'degree when you have an executive position waiting for you in the family business. There's money to be made and I'll appearance you how to produce it. Of line, the work is severe and the time of day are long but the advantage are well worth the effort."wellspring, this was a change of heart. Dad was of the opinion that bringing me into the caller was instantly 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 work for my dad. He was a total jerk in my opinion. With my own fortune, I wouldn't have to work for anyone.

"What's to consider ?"He took a farseeing pull on his crapulence and then said,"come into the study. There's something I want to discuss with you in private."I shrugged my shoulders and looked at Mom. She responded by shrugging her shoulders, too. I followed Dad into the study and closed the door behind me.

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

"Agreed."He picked up a black and white picture 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 individual. 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 fresh and charming also. She speaks five words fluently. Any man would be lucky to have her as a wife."

"You want me to meet her ?"

"I want you to wed her."

"You want me to what ? Uh, I haven't even met the girl, Dad."She was a knockout all right but what if we didn't get along ? I wasn't ready to finalize down anyway.

"You'll sports meeting her as too soon as tomorrow. You'll be a married man by this fourth dimension next week. Where are you going ?"

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

"This is affair of life story and death, son."He sounded panicky.

"Whose life, Dad ? You considerably stop dancing around and start being uncoiled with me."

"I, uh ... had a brief affair with Ana on a Holocene business trip to Mexico. She's carrying my minor. Her father was about to feature me tossed into a vat of acid when he found out. The only affair that saved my life was me agreeing to this match."I nodded my headland. It began to make 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 talking. Pay him off."

"He's not interested in money. He has pile of wealth. He's concerned in his sentience of honor and saving face."

"So, in edict to spare your ass, I have to marry some bimbo who doesn't know the Word ‘ no'in five spoken language and raise your bastard as my own ?"

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

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

"But—

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

"Goddammit ! This isn't funny !"

"I'm not trying to be funny."

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

"contract 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 open door looking at us. We'd been raising our voices and that attracted her attention.

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

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

"Talk to him,"Dad exclaimed.

"talking to him about what ?"

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

"Your hubby knocked up a node's girl and I have to hook up with her so her Father of the Church 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 take 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 racy widow."Dad looked stricken.

"Even my wife is against me !"

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

"Thanks, Mom."

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

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

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

"I'm not naïve, heartfelt. I know I can sell it for quite a lot based on the existing contracts the company has."Dad sat down and covered his brass 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 rip and brain splatter."

"Too bad you can't run the caller 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 bookman finishing up my business degree. You seem to receive forgotten that part. You also seem to have forgotten about me helping you out in the other class of the business concern. And don't think I don't have my origin within the company that retain me up to escort on what's going on."The poor 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 unite the ship's company,"I said.

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

"So you're going to sacrifice your time to come in order to make unnecessary your sire's life, Victor. That's very commendable. What happens the following metre your Father-God knocks up another daughter ? We don't have another son to save his worthless hide."

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

"Well, I do have an significant experimental condition,"I said."And it's a non-negotiable take it or leave it proposition."

"Anything !"

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

Mom liked the musical theme. Dad ranted and raved and claimed it couldn't be done. My parents were the exclusive stockholders so that was bullshit. I reminded him there was a vat of acid waiting for him if he refused. We called in the troupe lawyer to get the accord prepared and Mom called another lawyer to critique the other lawyer's work to check for loopholes.

Mom and I wanted to wait until everything was signed, sealed and delivered before meeting Ana and her household. Dad claimed there wasn't any clock time. Ana's father wanted to meet me right away.

"Don't worry,"Dad said."I'm going to sign the damned contract. I mean, what alternative do I feature ?"

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

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

"Your father won't sign that contract once you're safely married to this lady friend,"Mom told me privately."He's counting on your kinship not to let him get hurt."

"I shouldn't have 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 behemoth who looked like he'd feel right at home plate in a professional hand-to-hand struggle ring. Mom was tasked with entertaining Ana and her mother. Mr. Gomez shook helping hand with me and ignored Dad.

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

"You are to marry my daughter. Are you aware of the circumstances behind this labor union ?"

"I am aware of the setting and my mother and I are deeply embarrassed by my male parent's irresponsible deportment. I offer my sincerest apologies 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 wed my daughter without delay and without reservation ?"

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

"Please explain."

"My father agreed—

"Now just one minute,"Dad interrupted.

"Shut up !"my future founder in law shouted. The behemoth escort made a rumble speech sound and Dad shut up.

"My father agreed to certain direction changes in the troupe in parliamentary law that my female parent's interests are protected from any of his reckless demeanour in the future. He's hesitant to sign it now and I fear he won't foretoken once I'm married to your daughter."

"Where is this agreement now ?"

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

"Which is your touch manus, my friend,"he asked Dad.

"Uh, my rightfulness ?"

"You had better be certain because my fellow will violate every pearl in your left hand if you haven't signed that text file within the side by side half minute. He will leave your correct hand alone but he will start on other bones after that."

"But—

"xxv seconds."Dad's eyes were full of reproach, but I just raised my bridge player palms up in a helpless motion. He reached for a pen on his desk and signed.

"will you delight witness his signature ?"

"I will be pleased to do so. You will let me cognize if he tries to dispute this agreement."

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

"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 upshot, whatever she has to say won't stoppage this marriage."I shrugged my shoulders and led them out to the aliveness room to fit my fiancée.

Dad was decent. Ana did take care better in person, a lot better. A brunette beauty, she was about 5'6"in height. In her 3"dog she could look me straight in the eye which she only did for an moment ; deep browned eyes entire of sadness. Her eye remained fixed on the flooring after that. Ana didn't whirl me a grinning when we were introduced. I knew right away none of this matrimony line of work was by her pick. Ana was dressed stylishly but conservatively. That outfit couldn't pelt a very aphrodisiacal body though. There weren't any outward sign of pregnancy yet.

"May I speak to you in private, delight ?"She had a soft melodic voice.

"waiting until you are married,"her don snapped.

"The damage has been done, don. What can he do that will make things bad ? I will speak to this man in private."Ana seemed noncompliant despite her predicament. This was a woman used to getting her way. They had a staring competition for a patch and I guess pappa blinked.

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

"We can mouth in the study,"I suggested,"and hold on the threshold unlocked."

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

"We were attending a fiesta and I was having my starting time gustatory perception of alcohol ; real French Champagne. I felt so grown up. I drank more than I should have and began to flirt with your father, teasing him actually. I can only fault the alcoholic drink because I was never attracted to him previously. We found ourselves alone and then one thing led to another. I woke up the side by side forenoon with a splitting head ache and sore all over. I vowed right there to never again touch intoxicant nor again engage in premarital sex. I didn't realize at the clock time that I was already fraught. Two month later I knew I was pregnant.

"My parents were angry when I finally confessed to them. My father's programme to marry me off to a rich and knock-down man had been spoiled. He vowed to bolt down us both for besmirching his honor. He called me a slut and other horrible 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 splice me off to you. Your father readily agreed for my parents would give birth gone ahead and had him defeat if he had refused. I begged them not to regard you since you were blameless but I couldn't convince them.

"I'm certain you agreed to hook up with me only to keep your father's lifespan. I don't rap you. I don't harbor any ill will toward him myself. I know I'm as a great deal to pick as him. Consequently, I've resigned myself to a loveless and sexless marriage with you. I swear to honor and obey you in every way. I will always respect you. I know I don't any rightfield to be respected by you in riposte and I won't object to you having a schoolmistress or mistresses. The only matter I beg of you is to never publicly humiliate me."

"Is it my act to speak ?"Ana nodded and continued to study the floor.

"It's truthful I agreed to marry you to save up my father's life story. Even though he's a total jerky most of the fourth dimension I do love him. I did get some criterion of retribution against him because of this predicament he found himself in and that was very satisfying. However, we might line up ourselves back at public square one with my beginner in big bother because I can't accept a loveless and neuter marriage with you."Ana looked up in surprise.

"You could love me after what happened with your beginner ?"

"Only if you can have intercourse me in return. Look, nobody's perfect and everyone make mistake. In any outcome, we never would have met if this hadn't happened. I find you caring as well as charming and beautiful. What else can a man ask for ?"

"Oh, superior, I feel like my nightmare is ending instead of just beginning if we can lead off this marriage with love in our hearts."It was like euphony to my auricle when she said my name.

"You have a nice smile."

"You have given me reasons to smile. I think it will be very promiscuous to bonk you."

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

Ana and I were married in a pipe down civil ceremony. She gave birth to a miss that we named Ana capital of Seychelles. Mom tried hard to dislike Ana but she couldn't do it. I think Mom decided that since I was felicitous it wasn't worth holding a grudge. The companionship has thrived with Mom at the helm and Dad out drumming up occupation. I never did join the company. I make plenty of money playing the parentage market and have lots of clip to lay down love life with Ana. She's meaning again. Ana and her parents have reconciled.

Dad has toned down his rants quite a bit. His just criticism of my action was that if he were in my stead he would throw driven a much harder bargain. That's in effect to be intimate. Live and learn .