Honor Student (16 page)

“
It will be brought
to us.” He said with the wave of a hand. We stepped inside and I
had to stop to look at my surrounding. The floor was a white marble
with a massive chandelier that hung above. Ahead where two massive
identical staircases. William smiled at me. “Overwhelming?” He
asked and all I could do was nod. “I figured after the last few
weeks we could really use a nice vacation. “Come on. I want to show
you our room.” He grinned and made his way to the right staircase.
I followed behind him to a door at the top of the steps. He opened
it to reveal a room the size of my home. The walls were covered in
expensive dark wall papers and massive crown molding. In the center
was a giant ornately carved four post bed. I stepped inside and ran
my hand over the post.

“So beautiful” I said as
William wrapped his arms around my waist from behind.

“
You are the most
beautiful thing in this house.” He kissed my cheek and I couldn’t
help but blush. He was being so different. I could only assume that
a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders after the arrest of
Angela’s husband. He playfully pushed me back on the fluffy
blankets that swallowed me whole. I laughed as he fell on top of
me, his fingers tracing my jaw. His expression turned serious for a
moment and I let out a nervous laugh. He glanced at the wall behind
me.

“What?” I asked, trying
to look above my head. He smiled and kissed me quickly.

“
I was just trying
to figure out how to tie you to the posts. I laughed as someone
cleared their throat behind us. William and I both looked to the
doorway.

“Your belongings, Sir.”
William nodded at the man. “Are you wanting something for lunch?”
He asked. William glanced down at me and back to the doorway.

“No, thank you. We will
be going out for lunch. Dinner still at eight?” The man nodded and
exited the room. I cocked my head to the side but he just smiled.
He slid off of me and held his hand out for mine. I slid my fingers
in his and he pulled me effortlessly from the bed. “Hungry?” He
asked, wrapping his arms around my back. I realized my stomachh was
completely empty.

“Very” I said, placing my
hand on my stomach.

We changed quickly and
made our way to the garage. A small black convertible sat by the
entrance.

“
You like?” William
asked as he hit a button on his keys. The headlights blinked and
the car beeped in response. I smiled and nodded as I slid down into
the seat. We made our way across town to a small secluded
restauraunt. We sat in the front window, watching the passerbys as
they didn’t give us a second glance.

“
I could get used
to this.” I smiled. William’s brow furrowed. “I meant being able to
be out in public with you. It’s nice.” I smiled, putting my hand in
his. His face relaxed, but I could tell something was on his
mind.

“
What is it?” I
asked, swirling my spoon in my soup. He shook his head as he pushed
the food around on his plate around.

“I know all of this
is…fun, but it can really destroy someone’s life if you let it.” I
knew he was reffering to Abby and my stomachtwisted in knots.

“
William, look at
me. I didn’t even know this part of your life exsisted. I don’t
care about any of this. I love you.” I looked him in the eye as I
told him exactly how I felt. He swallowed hard and looked back at
his food. I knew he thought he had something special with Abby too,
before she took the money and left him broken hearted. “Do you
trust me?” I asked, smiling as I thought of the last time I had
asked him that question.

“Of course I do.” He
said, his expression softening. I smiled.

“I’m not her.” I
whispered. He ran his hands through his messy hair.

“Let’s get out of here. I
want to show you something.” I smiled and laid my napkin next to my
plate.

“Where are we going?” I
placed my hand in his as stood from the table.

“It’s a surprise.” He
winked at me as he placed some money on the table.

Chapter Thrity-One

We drove out of the busy
city onto a hilly, wooded road. The top was down and my hair
swirled in my face as the radio blared.

“Almost there.” William
yelled over the noise. I smiled at him, squeezing his hand. We
pulled off the main road onto a dirt drive. After a few minutes of
trees we came to a clearing. William put the car in park and
grinned at me. “Come on” He said as he got out of the car and came
to my side to open the door. He grabbed my hand and tugged me
behind him. We stood on the edge of a massive hill, overlooking the
city below.

“This is beautiful!” I
smiled as he wrapped his arms around my waist from behind. I rubbed
my hand over his. He leaned in and kissed my neck.

“This is where I go to be
alone. I’ve never brought anyone here before.” His grip relaxed a
little as he rested his chin on my shoulder.

“It’s amazing. Thank you
for bringing me here.” He turned me around in his arms to face
him.

“
I know I have some
serious trust issues but I am trying hard to work passed them. I
hope you can see that.” I wrapped my arms around his neck, stoking
his hair with my finger tips.

“
I love you,
William. I’m not going anywhere. No amount of money in the world
could compare to this moment right here.” I reassured him. It was
almost sad to see a man who seemed so strong and confident so
incredibly scared. He pulled me tightly against him and kissed the
top of my head. I felt like in his mind he was preparing for the
worst. I just couldn’t understand why. After all we had been
through, surely he knew I wasn’t about to run now. I pressed my
lips into the crook of his neck, pausing to gauge his response. His
hips pressed against me. I kissed him again, letting my lips trail
up to his ear. He leaned his head into me, breathing out
deeply.

“
If you don’t stop
that now, I’m going to have to fuck you right here.” His voice was
low and I knew his mood had changed to the old William. I smiled
and bit gently on his ear lobe. His fingers dug into my hips and he
spun me around, laying me face down on the hood of his sports car.
I spread my fingers out across the hood as I heard him undoing his
pants. He hiked my skirt up to my waist and pulled my panties to
the side. I bit my ip, bracing for what was coming next. His he
shoved himself violantly inside of me, forcing me down against the
hot metal. I cried out as he slammed into me again and
again.

We made our way
back to the massive house, both much more relaxed. The sun had set
but the streets were lit up like daylight with all of the stores
and restauraunts. William’s phone rang and he answered it, growing
increasingly irritated with each word.

I could feel a difference
in the air as William punched a sequence of numbers into the keypad
and the gates slid open. We parked in front of the house and
William tossed his keys to a man waiting on the steps as he pulled
me inside.

He didn’t say a word as
we made our way up the oversized staircase to the bedroom.

“What’s wrong?” I asked
as he closed the door behind us, putting my hands on his chest. He
glanced down at my hands but didn’t step back or attempt to remove
them.

“I didn’t know they were
coming. We can leave right now if you want, get a hotel room?” He
ran his hands through his hair.

“Who?” I asked, growing
scared by his sudden behavior.

“My parents.” His eyes
locked onto mine.

“Oh” I let my hands slide
off of his chest. He didn’t want his parent’s to know about me. It
was like being punched in the stomach. I had finally convinced
myself that we could be a normal couple and all of the air was
sucked out of my lungs at once. “Just take me home.” I whispered,
truning away from him so he wouldn’t see how badly he hurt me.

“Hey!” He grabbed my arm,
forcing me to turn back and face him. “I didn’t mean to upset you.”
I pulled my arm back from him, unable to hold back my anger.

“If you didn’t want
anyone to know about me, why did you bring me to your home?” I
asked, my jaw clenched tight.

“I didn’t know they would
come. My father is supposed to be in Ireland on set for the next
few weeks.” He looked confused by my sudden outburst. I crossed my
arms over my chest. “It’s not that I’m trying to hide you, Emma. I
just didn’t want to subject you to my father. He’s not a good man.”
I looked him up and down. He looked scared.

“William?” A man called
from below and his body went rigid.

“I love you , Emma. I’m
not ashamed of you.” He grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the
room onto the landing that connected the staircases.

“
There you are.” He
laughed deeply. A man stood in the center of the foyer. He looked
like an older version of William.

“Dad” William nodded his
head.

“Who is your friend?’ His
father asked. William’s hands were gripping my waist painfully
tight.

“This is Emma, my
girlfriend. Emma, this is my father, Gerald Honor.” A light clicked
in my head as I heard his father’s name. I had heard it and seen in
printed on movie posters. He was an extremely successful
director.

“Pleasure to meet you.” I
nodded and smiled.

“I’m sure it is.” His
chuckled and I realized what William was trying to warn me
about.

“
Well, come on down
and greet your mother. She will happy to see you.” Just then an
older woman with short curly hair stepped in from the front
door.

“William!” She yelled and
held out her arms for him. We made our way down the giant staircase
and he gave her a long hug. I stood awkwardly off to the side,
ignoring the fact that Gerald was looking me up and down.

“Who is this, dear?”

“
Mom, this is my
girlfriend, Emma. Emma, this is my mother, Martha.” I smiled
nervously and held out my hand.

“Pleasure to meet you,
Emma.” She smiled sincerely at me and I felt a little more at
ease.

“Enough of this. Let’s go
eat dinner.” Gerald said, walking away from us. I glanced up at
William who shot me an apologentic look. I grinned, trying to ease
his worry.

We sat at the oversized
table in silence as servers brought us our food.

“This looks amazing.” I
smiled at the woman who had placed a plate in front of me. She
smiled back, but her face went blank when her eyes caught Mr.
Honor’s.

“That will be all.” He
said coldly to her and she looked to the ground as she quickly made
her way back into the kitchen. He shot me a glare and I looked down
at my plate.

“So, who did you two
meet?” Martha asked, as she took a sip of wine from her glass.
William slipped his hand under the table and rubbed my knee.

“At Kippling.” He
responded. His father held his glass at his mouth for a moment
before taking a drink and setting the glass down forcefully.

“Well, I think that is
nice. Don’t you, Gerald?” Martha was silently pleading with him to
be kind. His eyes danced back and forth between us.

“
I guess I should
get the checkbook.” He said coldly and began to cut his steak. I
felt the blood rush from my cheeks as William’s hand gripped my
knee tightly. I felt sick. I slipped my hand on top of his and
rubbed it soothingly. He muscled flexed under his jaw and I knew it
was only a matter of minutes before he lost control.

“That won’t be necessarry
Mr. Honor. I, unlike some, don’t put money over love.” I smiled at
William who looked positively thrilled I had stood up for
myself.

“Playing hard ball, are
we? What will it take, two…three million.” He grinned and my blood
began to boil. I laid my napkin on my plate and pushed my chair
back to stand.

“
I apologize, but I
need to excuse myself. Mrs. Honor.” I nodded at William’s mother
before walking out of the room. I heard William yelling and it
echoed off the walls as I stormed up the stairs to get my
things.

“Emma” William opened the
door and rushed to my side.

“Get me out of here.” I
was shoving my things in my bag as tears started to roll down my
cheeks. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his
chest.

“I’m so sorry.” He rubbed
over my hair as he rocked back and forth. A small knock came at the
door.

“
Please don’t leave
like this, William. We haven’t seen you in years.” Martha begged.
She looked on the verge of tears herself.

“She’s not Abby.” He
said, squeezing me tighter.

“
I know.” His
mother smiled, but her eyes full of sadness. “My William is a
special boy. Please take good care of him.” I nodded and she turned
to leave, pulling the door shut behind her. William ran his thumbs
over my cheeks to wipe the tears away.

“Let’s get out of here.”
He said quietly, kissing me on the forehead.

We rode in slilence as we
made our way to the hotel. I stared out of the window, watching the
lights flash by me. William was in a much better mood, considering
his fight with his father. I could only assume that part of him had
still been worried I would take the money and run without giving it
a second thought. I hoped after tonight, that he wouldn’t doubt my
feelings for him again.

Crawled onto the bed and
curled up in a ball. I was exhausted and my lunch hadn’t set well
with me, not to mention I didn’t get the chance to enjoy my dinner.
William slipped in behind me and kissed me softly on the
shoulder.

“Are you alright?” He
asked, his lips against my skin. I nodded and bit my lip.

“
What’s wrong?” He
asked, pulling me back so he could see my face. He was so
concerned, so caring.