The Billionaire’s Babysitter by Essie

Gisele looked at Slate in alarm after he uttered that sentence. That was a part of her life that only one person knew about, apart from her father, Lizzie.

“I ca- I mean- u-uh S-slate. I-I…”, Gisele stuttered. Then, she took a deep breath and tried to steer the topic away from her past.

“S-slate, y-you want m-me to trust y-you b-but i-it g-goes both ways. I-I can’t t-t-trust y-you if you d-don’t t-trust me”, she managed.

Slate looked at her in the eye and said, “I do trust you, Gisele. I do. I trust you like I trust no one” and I’m falling in love with you, he added silently.

Gisele closed her eyes in an effort to compose herself. She took in a big breath and started, “My family was a very happy one. My mother, my father and I. We were very happy. My parents were even planning on having another kid.”

seeing another woman. It was like they were endless. Everyday, they had an argument. Every. Single.

clung onto him for dear life. He tried to shake me off but I wouldn’t budge. Then he picked me up and said–“. Gisele stopped

I-I’ve t-t-tried s-so s-so h-h-hard to forget them. P-p-please d-don’t make me say i-i-t”. Her voice broke on the last

didn’t say a word. She cried and

need to! I need to let go of the past and the past and this is the only way to do that”, Gisele said shakily but, in a determined voice. Slate hid a smile. That’s my girl, he

any of you. I just wanted your mom’s money. Not any of this baggage. But now that the cash is finished,I refuse to be stuck here with you when I have better opportunities out there’. I was crying and tried to hug

there, not doing anything just lay there. She may have fought with my father, but I knew she loved him. She sunk into a depression and nothing helped. Her family didn’t want anything to do with her because she had married my Dad without their consent or acceptance. She died when I was nineteen and I