His Sunshine

Chapter 6

Damon

We are sitting in the home of the Smith's, eating dinner. I already want this dinner to end because I have plans for the night as the night is still young.

I didn't even want to come here, it's funny how I came to this house four years ago and I lost my high school sweetheart so being here reminds me of that painful night that I try by all means to forget about. Mr Smith cleared his throat and I looked at him as everyone else did.

"I am sure you kids are wondering what this dinner is all about" he started

"We have something vital to tell both of you" my dad said

Okay this is not something good I thought to myself

"The curiosity is killing me, may you please explain everything dad " came Angelina's voice next to me

"Okay l will"

"When Damon was born I wanted him to marry someone I chose for him, someone who I will be witnessing their upbringing as I want what is best for him" said dad. What now ??

"come again I didn't hear you the first time" I said feeling anger rising deep within me, what kind of messed up game is this I asked myself.

"Four years later after Damon was born, Angelina was born, us as your father's came together, talked and reached a decision" Explained Angelina's father while looking really nervous while playing with the stem of him wine glass.

"And that decision was" me and Angelina asked at the same time then looked at each other.

"We decided that when Damon turns twenty six while Angelina turns twenty two, you will both get married to each other"

"What" I bellowed while standing up

"you can't do that to me dad, you can't, not after everything I went through and you know very well that I no longer want to get married, you know what Katie did to my heart, I am no longer capable of loving another woman as they're all the same" I said in one breath

"You don't know that son, you haven't even gotten a chance to know Angelina better, maybe marrying her will be the best decision of your life, I as your father is hurting to see you like this , you're no longer the Damon King Knight that I know, you have drastically changed, you drown yourself with work, you party hard and change women like how you change your socks and that's not healthy, I just want my boy back, the Damon I used to know" my dad said with teary eyes and that hurt to see him like that.

"We don't know for sure that she won't do what Katie did" I spat

"Give it a try son please just for the sake of me "

"Angelina why are so quiet, you also knew about this didn't you" I accused her

"What?? No I had no idea about all of this" She said with a tiny voice

"I won't marry her dad" I said then drank my chardonnay

"You think you have a choice?..."

"What is that supposed to mean?... Wait is my own father threatening me?.."

"Yes I am as you leave me no choice"

"I will disown you then make sure that no company will hire you in the entire country, don't test me boy as you know the power that I have" He hissed

I never thought that there will be a day where my father will threaten me and I shouldn't take his words lightly because he can do just that, perks of being born by a famous business tycoon damn I need to think and think very fast.

"Is there anything else you want to tell us"

"Yes" came Angelina's dad

"In your marriage you have to get kids, as we're old we want grandchildren"

"What" we asked in unison

"No no no no, you can't just order us around, have you thought about our feelings when you made this ridiculous arrangement" bellows Angelina standing up throwing her napkin on the table.

"Hold up little girl, you will get married to Damon whether you like it or not "

"wow dad I'm really disappointed in you I never thought that you are capable of such things "

I feel defeated, numb because my dad knows what I went through with Katie and now he wants me to get married and have children, after that painful heart break with Katie I told myself that I will never ever love a woman, woman are my toys too bad they'll have to suffer for Katie's mistakes not that I feel them any shame, that's what they deserve. If I agree with this ridiculous arrangement it means I'll be giving up my chance to hurt more women but an idea popped up in my head what if Angelina can be a substitute for all of those women, I think I have found a new quest, new adventure.

"Sorry Angelina but I can't afford to be disowned" I said as I thought to myself while laughing a sinister laugh in my head.

"Are we given time to think about this" I asked

"If you both had a choice or a say in this then we wouldn't have drawn up that agreement" said my dad in a bored tone.

"Okay we'll get married to each other" I stated

"What, are you out of your mind" asked Angelina

"No I am not don't think it's about love because I'm just marrying you not to be disowned by my father" I said making her to look at me with eyes filled with tears threatening to spill

"I no longer have a heart to love Angelina" I continued

" Okay" with that she headed upstairs leaving everyone except me looking her way.

I think I just upset my wife, damn this word sounds so heavy I never thought that I'll ever say it again but who cares I know that I'm not marrying for love it's only to shut up both our old, annoying father's.