My Bully’s Love by Stacy Rush

CHAPTER 35: COMING CLEAN

Waiting out in the lounge at my father’s law firm, I struggle to sit still. I’m so nervous about how my dad is going to react about the video. I know Jace and I are both adults, but come on, what parent wants to hear a guy call their daughter a whore, and other dirty things as he is about to have sex with her? Yep, this isn’t going to be pretty at all.

Jace keeps placing his hand on my thigh to keep it from bouncing up and down as we wait for my dad to finish with his current client. My dad has a full schedule today, but he told me that we could come in and talk while he ate his lunch in his office, so here we sit. I swear, sitting here, waiting, is straining on my nerves, but I’m glad that I have Jace with me. l’ m not sure anymore on whether I’m worried about my dad being disappointed in me or blowing up at Jace. I just hope that we can all come out of this on speaking terms with our parents.

“You need to calm down, Ella.” Jace whispers to me.

I stare at him, dumbfounded, “Does this not worry you at all? My dad is about to see you defile his little girl after you’ve degraded her, Jace,” I keep my voice low so that Corrine, my dad’s receptionist, doesn’t hear me, “He’s not going to take that too well!”

He shrugs, “There isn’t much that we can do about it, Ella. It’s not like he can forbid you to see me, because you are an adult.”

I look at the guy who I truly believe that I have fallen in love with, and I cover his hand on my thigh with my own, “I just don’t want him to hate you, Jace. I don’t think I would be able to handle that, and I can’t choose between you and my parents.”

He cups my face and looks me straight in the eye, “Both your parents and I would never make you choose. Your parents love you and only want to see you happy, so as long as they know you are happy, then they won’t make you choose. Granted, they are going to be pissed, well, your dad will be, anyway, but hopefully he won’t say anything about the video to your mom.”

“I’ll make him promise me that he won’t,” I state firmly, “Besides, it will be breaking client confidentiality, so he can’t.”

My dad’s door to his office opens and a man in an expensive suit comes walking out with my father. They are still chatting quietly, but I barely make out something about divarce and soon-to-be-ex-wife, just before they shake hands and part ways. When my dad sees us waiting for him, he smiles,

“Come on in, you two.”

My legs shake as I walk, and if it wasn’t for Jace keeping his hand on my lower back, letting me know that he is right there, I might have actually turned around and ran from the building. This is the first time in my life that I have not Jooked forward to talking to my father. Just as we are sitting, Corrine comes in with a delivery bag and hands it to my

dad. She winks at me when she turns to leave, and I smile back at her.

“So, what is this emergency that couldn’t wait until I got home tonight?” My father asks as he pulls his favorite turkey and swiss cheese on a hoagie bun, out of the paper sack, along with a bag of chips.

Jace is the one to speak first, “Someone sent Ella a video this morning, and we are pretty sure that it’s to blackmail her into dropping the case.”

“Why would you think that?” My dad’s brows furrow as he studies Jace,

“Well, the video is kind of explicit, and I had been told the other day that a friend overheard Mason’s twin sister talking on the phone with someone abut Ella. Apparently, somebody has been keeping tabs on your daughter to try and find dirt on her.”

“I see,” my father looks at me concerned, “So, what’s on this video? I find it hard to believe that anybody would find dirt on you, Ella,”

“That’s what I said as well.” Jace chuckles nervously.

My father’s eyes glance at Jace briefly, and then return back to me, “What did they find on you, Ella.” My dad asks sternly.

“Before I show you, Dad, you need to keep an open mind, okay…and you need to promise not to get mad.” I plead with

him

“Hand it over, Ella.”

“Promise me, Dad…”

“I can’t promise if it’s something that is going to hurt this case!” His voice raises just a tad.

“but it will be humiliating if it gets out onto the internet, and I think that’s what they were threatening

dad says

and start to hand it over the desk to him, “but just

I think he now

hear everything, which only makes it worse as I watch my father’s expression go from bad to worse. He doesn’t finish watching it as he taps on the stop and tosses my phone onto his desk. He doesn’t say anything, just sets his elbows on his desk, clasps his fingers

to lean back in his chair and glare at Jace. I have to give the man beside me credit, he is holding my dad’s glare very well. Jace is ready to take on my father’s wrath no matter how bad it

addresses Jace, “What do you have to

what happens between Ella and I, is our business. We are not ashamed of our sexual preferences, and neither one of us will apologize for it. We brought this to you only because they are wanting her to drop the case, and also, because someone climbed up that tree and recorded a video without either of our

you’re okay with him calling you a whore and treating you like a common

think that of me…and it turns me on when he says those things.” I look away from himn when I say the last part, not that I’m ashamed, but I’m embarrassed that I’m telling

our tastes when it comes to intimacy is a bit more… colorful than most people’s tastes.” Jace tries explaining, but it doesn’t seem to be doing any good at

like it.” It’s not quite a lie, because I do

this whole, what do you call it…” my dad thinks on the word he’s looking for but

“Kink lifestyle.”

What is it about talking down to others like

don’t have the same tastes as we do,” Jace says, “but know that Ella is my world, and I know Ella’s needs and wants, and I just

as Jace said, we came to you about it because of the implication of the message. We also wanted to talk to you before we talk to the of the family tonight about our

dad cuts me off, “Ella, your mom and his

show them or tell them about the videa, and as my lawyer, I want you to promise that you won’t tell anyone either. We just want to put our relationship out in

still pissed, but he agrees with rne about not mentioning the video to anyone. He then turns

feel that way. Ethan. I’ve always looked up to you as a father figure, and still do, but I will

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can tell

to you!” I stand up, trying to pull Jace up with me, but he pulls me back down so I’m

feel what he’s feeling after learning about this. He wasn’t disrespecting me, but you are disrespecting him, and I won’t sit here and watch you do that on my behalf.” I just stare at Jace as he orders me to say I’m sorry to my dad. He is using his Dom voice as well, and he knows that I always obey when he uses it, but I

own words, and then I turn and hurry out of my dad’s office. Not stopping until I get to Jace’s Jeep, I break down as soon as I get to where it’s parked. Of course, it’s locked, but it doesn’t matter, I just needed to get out there. I knew my father wouldn’t be happy, but I couldn’t listen to him talk down to Jace like that. I won’t choose between them, but I will stick up for whichever one is getting the wrong end

not going to realize how much being with Jace and being able to break free from the shackles of loneliness means to me. I don’t think anybody other than Jace would have been able to see deep enough inside

not even aware of my surroundings. I see nothing, I hear nothing, until a horn blares, jerking me from my own thoughts. Looking around, I see an angry Jace stomping toward me and the Jeep. He must have walked in front of the car that honked, because I doubt he is seeing anything else

door and walks around to the driver’s side. Only when he is in the Jeep and he’s started it, do our eyes meet and he talks to

were a very bad

JACE POV

to say, even if it does hurt. Ethan is like a father to me, so the disappointment that

standing up for herself, and yet disappointed because I find her being disrespectful to her father. It’s when she tells Ethan that she won’t talk to him

her back down into her chair and muster up my Dom voice enough for her to recognize it, but not to the extent to where her father would get even more pissed at me. Staring at her, I keep my voice calm but stern, “Apologize to your dad, Ella. He has every right to feel what he’s feeling after learning about this. He wasn’t disrespecting me, but you are disrespecting him, and I won’t sit here and watch you

her hand out of mine and turns back to her father. I don’t pay too much attention to what she is saying because I’m seeing red at the moment. To display this kind of childish tantrum is uncalled for, and I wouldn’t have thought that she would react this way. Once she runs from Ethan’s office, I stare at the door for a

that of your daughter, but it is what we both like. All I’m trying to do is keep her happy, I’ll do anything in regard to her happiness, but I will also punish her when the need arises.” He goes to say something, but I hold up iny hand to stop him, “I know what you’re thinking, Ethan,

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that she is with someone that has her best interests

already thinking of the best way to punish her once we get back to my place. It’s high time we take it up a notch, and work on her obedience instead of pissing around because I don’t want to push her too soon. She’s had enough time to come to terms with everything and today she will see what happens when a sub disobeys their Dom, especially

stop. My sight never leaves Ella. As

by a very thin piece of thread, and I need to get it all out before I give her the punishment that she deserves. I could see confusion in her eyes; she’s wondering who my anger is towards, but I will not say. I will never say

at the time and notice that we still have a little over three hours before one of my parents get home, but I don’t know if that will give us enough time. Changing my mind about going back to my place, I turn my Jeep in the opposite direction. I’ll have

see in my peripheral view that Ella is glancing around, trying to figure out where we are going. When I told her that she was a very bad girl, she knew right away not to say anything to me, so I’m not surprised that she hasn’t asked me where we are going. I don’t plan on telling her either, she will see once we are there. Is it a bad thing if I’m getting hard just thinking about punishing my little sub? I’m talking about really

the parking lot of the Training Center, I see that both Jude and Riku are here as well. I won’t be needing their assistance, but I wouldn’t mind introducing them to my girl, only once she has thoroughly been punished. Until then, she gets no privileges, and that includes meeting my friends. Ella glances at me while removing her seatbelt,

front door and turn to her, “We are in D/s mode as of right now, until