Chapter 24

Terry Baker

Chapter Twenty-Four: One SHOT.

Terry's POV

"It hurts so much. And I miss him." I sob into my pillow as Danny rubs circles behind my back. "Maybe I'm just not meant to love anyone."

"Will you stop talking like that? You are an amazing person Terry, and some day you're going to find someone who appreciates that about you." Danny explains.

"Grayson appreciates me!" I sob harder. It's been two days since Danny and I moved out of Grayson's penthouse. Never in my life did I think the events that happened to me these past few days would happen to me. After what the lady told me in the cell, I have been very anxious to call my father and find out what is going on. If he had a relationship with Sharon and didn't tell me, then there must be a reason.

"I think you should talk to your dad."

"And say what? Because you used to fuck Sharon Hughes, I'm getting tortured for it. Thanks dad." I speak with nothing but sarcasm coming out.

"I'm just trying to help!"

"You can't help! You can't help me!" I scream at him.

"It's not my fucking fault!"

"Really? Who the hell couldn't make it to their job and had me fill in? Who the fuck wouldn't spend money to have a cab pick me up? Because of all of it, I ended up meeting Grayson! I'll give you a hint on whose fault it was, it wasn't fucking Justin Bieber!"

"I get that you are angry but...."

"But nothing! This friendship, it's always me giving and you taking. For once, I'd like to see you give."

"You're full of shit."

"Well, I am the shit, so go fuck yourself Danny!"

"If you're the shit, then why did both of your last boyfriends fuck you over?!"

"............."

"Nothing to say? Didn't think so." Danny gets up from my bed and leaves my room. How dare he? I'm the one who is in pain yet he's being extra dramatic. Fuck him. I reach for my computer and go to Skype. I need to know. I click my dad's name and video call. About 10 seconds of calling, he finally picks up.

"Hey son?" My dads asks.

"Who is Sharon Hughes to you?" I ask wanting to just get to the point.

"Shit!" He says as he rubs his temple.

"I need to know everything, dad."

"It's complicated." He says not meeting my eyes.

"She arrested me. She took me against my will and threw me in her personal prison. Tell me what is going on dad." I plead with him.

"She did what? I can't believe she did that."

"Well fucking believe it. Now please, tell me what is going on."

"Sharon and I got together about two years after your mom left us. It wasn't something like a rebound or anything, it was serious. She told me about the plans she had to be rich and all I did was support her."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because you were still holding on to the hope that your mother was going to return to us. I didn't want to ruin that for you."

"Okay, continue."

"I knew that she had two children and I was okay with that. When she found out that I had a son, she wasn't too thrilled. Then one day, she got drunk and told me what she did. Sharon was so desperate to become rich that she sacrificed her children. There were these bad people who wanted to sleep with her children and they promised her riches, and she said yes."

"What?!" I ask in shock. Who the hell does that to their own children? Even though Sharon has inflicted so much pain and suffering on Grayson, I'm actually shock to find out what happened in the past.

"When she told me, I was furious and frightened at the same time. If this woman was willing to sacrifice her own children, what about you?"

"That's when you broke up with her?"

"Yes. She did not take it very well. That's when I moved us to Nevada because frankly for some reason, Sharon hates the state of Nevada."

"Then why did she do everything to me?"

"Fear. Sharon Hughes is scared of you. You are the reason she is unhappy. Because I chose you instead of her. The pain she faced after that breakup was excruciating and she is just trying to protect Grayson from experiencing that kind of pain."

"I'm not going to hurt him."

"You already did."

"That's not fair." Tears start falling. How dare he say that to me? "I broke up with him to protect both of us."

"Keep thinking that. Just one thing, If my love for Sharon was an ounce of what you have with Grayson, I would have given you up in a heart beat."

"Dad?!"

"I gotta go." The line disconnected before I could even say goodbye. After all the information that I've been told, I have come to the conclusion that I'm an asshole. Grayson loves me for fucks sake. I know deep down in my heart that no matter what Sharon could have thrown my way, he would have protected me.

Way to go Terry.

Third-Person POV

Grayson hasn't slept a wink ever since Terry decided to walk out on him. In his heart he knows that the decision Terry made was reasonable. Two days has been enough torture, Grayson thinks to himself. It was time to get off his ass and go after his man. But will Terry accept him back knowing that Sharon will do anything to tear them apart? What is life without a few risks? Grayson gets up from his couch and grabs his key to his Range Rover. Reaching his elevator, he descends until the bell rings and the elevator doors open and finds a very angry Sharon on the other side.

"Where are you going?" Sharon asks with sarcasm.

"None of your business." Grayson responds harshly and tries to push pass Sharon but fails. "Can you tell your dickheads to get out of my way?"

"Now why would I do that?" Sharon asks. Grayson smiles devilishly knowing the events that are about to take place.

"Maybe because he asked nicely." David, Grayson's CPO said from behind causing everyone to turn around and look at him. As Sharon's men turned around, David punched one in the face and pulled the other one to the ground. After that, all hell breaks loose because a fight between the men started; two against one. While the commotion was going on, Grayson runs towards his car and gets in.  He drives off catching Sharon's attention.

"Forget him! Let's go after Grayson!" Sharon commanded and her men did as they were told. As Grayson drove, his heart was beating rapidly in anticipation to see Terry. Not sure whether he will be accepted or not, Grayson kept driving. After reaching the familiar apartment complex, Grayson puts his car in park and runs towards the building. After reaching the right floor, he bangs on the door.

The continuous banging on the door irritated Terry. He was trying to figure out a way to apologize to Grayson so that he could take him back. But instead, an obnoxious human being was banging on his door, trying to distract him. Terry walks towards the door and opens it not very excited until he saw who was on the other side.

"Grayson?" Terry asks at the same time Grayson pulls Terry into his arms.

"Don't you ever do that again." Grayson says walking the small apartment.

"Payback is a bitch." Terry smiles at the man he loves, both of them knowing that he was just joking.

"Isn't this fucking adorable?" Sharon says as she made her way into the apartment. "I warned you about this, didn't I Terry?" The wicked woman says as she came closer to the couple. "Why did you have to choose this thing, Grayson. Why?"

"Because my heart belongs to him. I love him." Grayson says to the woman that gave birth to him.

"Shut up!" Sharon says in an eerie way.

"My dad didn't mean to break your heart." Terry walks towards Sharon hoping to sympathize with her. "He had no choice but to choose me, that doesn't mean he didn't love you."

"You need to stop talking. Now! You don't know what the fuck you are talking about!" Sharon screamed as all the painful memories come flooded all over her body.

"Baby, what are you talking about?" Grayson asks in confusion.

"I can't believe he chose you. I gave Richard everything, and yet.." Sharon trailed off knowing if she continued she was going to break down into tears. I wish he was dead, Sharon thought to herself. Terry caused her so much pain.

"We love each other." Terry says. "And I believe we belong to each other."

"You believe you belong to each other? You believe belong to each other. That is why you have caused chaos in my family, because you believe you belong with each other." Sharon Hughes repeated the sentence as she walked around the room.

With a burning passion inside of her she saw nothing but hatred. Sharon turned around so that her back was facing both Terry and Grayson. She walked towards the two men that came in with her. Discreetly, she grabbed the gun from one of the security guards and held it in her hand.

"Is this what you believed?" Sharon spoke and held the gun pointing at Terry.

"Sharon, NO!"

BANG!