Chapter 8: Overprotected

    "Give me your phone, Baby. I will be the one to call him" he opened his hands in front of me. "I-I am not sure if--" Daddy William sighed. 

    "Thought you want to make up with me? This it, Keatton. Give me your damn phone right now. Please don't press my button again" my face saddened. 

    I just hope that Dominick is busy right now. I pray that his phone died so that he won't be able to answer it. I don't want to break up with Dominick. He has been a good partner to me for two years and eight months. 

    "Daddy, you do know right that I am not a girl?" when I searched my pocket there's no phone there. 

    "I know, a'right! But you're gay so you're my princess now" he said while his arms crossed.

    "Where's my phone?" Daddy William's eyebrow crossed. "Oh, God! I left my phone in the locker room!" I automatically facepalm myself. 

    "Oh! Come on, Keatton. Stop playing games with me. Hand it over to me right now" Daddy William said while shaking his head. 

    "I promise, Daddy William! I'm not lying this time. Maybe if you could drop me at the office then I'll be able to give to you the phone. I bet, I am already late by now" I looked in the mirror and fixed myself. Daddy William looked at me with those eyes again.

    "Daddy, I swear to God I am telling the truth right now. Please, let's go before we will be flooded in here" I exaggeratedly said while pointing my fingers outside. He just waves his hands at me as he began to start the car's engine. 

    "Jesus!" I covered my ears as the deafening sound of lightning made me frightened. While heading all the way to the office, Daddy William's jaw keeps on clenching and his face cannot be painted. He keeps on clicking his tongue as I hear him curse under his breath.

    "Damn it!" felt bad for a bit. I know that Daddy William is that type of person where if you made a single mistake he would mostly not forget it until he gets what he wanted from you. The car stopped at the front of the company. I saw a lightning strike at the top of the building. 

    "Oh God!" before thunder could occur, my hands already covered my ears. Daddy William poke my side making me jolt and scream in pure shock "Ahhhhhhhhh!" definitely I hit some note with it. 

    "For Christ's sake! Keatton! Stop screaming like a girl!" Daddy William bickered at me. "Oh! Sorry, Daddy William" I smiled sheepishly. He sighed out loud while brushing his hair.

    "I'll wait for you here in the damn fucking car, Keatton. Give me your phone and we will end this topic like it never existed. A'right?" I nod while looking at him. "If you didn't come back withing five fucking minutes, son" Daddy William fixed his posture and flexed his arms.

    "See this? Look at thus muscles, Keatton. I didn't spend my life in the gym to not knock out people that I don't like" he huffed and puffed "Well, you and your Mommy Elise are exceptions of course but.." he paused and held my hands while kissing the back of it. 

    "I'm sorry son, but your boyfriend is no exception to this. If he knocks me out then lucky for him but that's all a dream. A hallucination of him. No one could knock me off" he proudly said "So... Even Mommy Elise? She can't knock you off?" Daddy William is unbelievable at some point. He smiled triumphantly.

    "Of course!" my eyebrows raised "Okay! I'll tell Mommy Elise about it" his eyes widened as he looked at me "Are you blackmailing me?" he said while holding his laugh. I nod and then we burst into laughter. "I'm just kidding," Daddy William said as he holds his stomach "Of course! I know you are" 

    I laugh but at the back of my mind, I am praying that he will forget about the phone thingy and he will drive home immediately. "Haha! I should go now, Daddy. You drive home safely, okay?" I hugged him tight and kissed his cheek while my hand grabbed for my sling bag. 

    "Alright. I'll go home then" my ears clapped as my plans worked. Thank God I made him forget about it. Before I could even open my door, I heard Daddy William talk.

    "Oh! I almost forgot! I'll wait for you here for the phone, son" Dang! How could he "Phone what? I-I will go now. I am very late" he then placed his hand on my shoulders. Daddy William clicked his tongue.

    "Keatton, just give Daddy your phone, okay? You can leave after you hand me your phone. You're dead ass late for your intern, son" I turned around and let out a heavy sigh.

    "Okay, Daddy. I'll surrender, I will give my phone to you but I will wait. Perhaps you will threaten Dominick to not go near me" my eyes squint as I look at him. Daddy William raised his hands in the air. 

    "Okay. Okay. That's no biggie for me if you would like to hear your boyfriend crying in tears" he joked while doing fake cry in an awful way. "Haha! Very funny. Nice joke, Daddy" I sarcastically said while opening the car's door and umbrella. "I know right! I'm funny!" he laughs hysterically as I slammed the door shut. 

    Heavy rains didn't stop a bit. Umbrellas are really a huge help at times like this. As I cross the street, the only person that I see is Chris. He is standing at the entrance door with a full uniform on. "G' morning Chris!" he didn't respond but he just nods.

    "Why are there no people inside? Don't we have a work today? I mean, do they don't have any work?" Chris just shrugged while his eyes didn't look at me. 

    "O-Okay. Is Dr. Karsyn already there? I'm kinda late because you know" I laughed stiffly "It's raining men!" I laughed so hard with my joke and closed my umbrella but Chris just stays silent. I should have kept that joke in my mind. Dang! 

    "Dr. Karsyn said that you will wait for him in his office," Chris said timidly. He opens the door and I enter. As I look back, Daddy William's car is still outside. "Dang! Daddy William is so pricky" I ran all the way towards the locker room. 

    My face be like "Eh!" the locker is clear and empty except mine. The door of our locker is made of glass, so it is visible to see what's inside. I agitatedly grab the phone and call Dominick right away. 

    "Please, Dominick, answer the phone. We'll be both in trouble but I will be in more trouble than you" if Dominick would answer Daddy William's call then it would be a domino effect for me. First, Daddy William will tell Dominick to stay away from me and to break up with me. 

    Second, Dominick will ask what was the reason for breaking up with me? Even though he already knows that our relationship is secret and that Daddy William is not favored by the thought of me having a boyfriend. 

    Third, Daddy William will spill the bean by asking that you already screw each other and that you placed hickies on my son the other night. Fourth, Dominick would be shocked why would I have hickies if we didn't do it the other night. Fifth, Dominick would defend himself saying that we didn't do it and by that Daddy William would believe because he already caught me lying a while ago. 

    Sixth, Daddy William will be mad at me again. This time he will know that Dominick is not the one who made the hickies. Seventh, Dominick will be upset and mad at me because I've been touched by another man. Eight will be the final because by that time I will kill myself. 

    I don't want any further trouble. So that's why, right now, I should do it. Desperate times call for desperate measures, right? "Dominick please!" the line keeps ringing but no one answered. A torch of hope light up in my heart as I began to receive a call "Hello D--" the voice on the other line caught me off guard.

    "Keatton, I see that you already pick up your phone. Give it to me now before I go there and grab it. For sure you wouldn't be allowed to have another phone again" thought it was Dominick but I bet you all already know who is it. 

    "Ye-Yes, Daddy. I'm coming right now" my foot stomped loudly. Turning on my umbrella as I exit the company. My shoes began to get wet. "Hoh! Here you go, Daddy!" I faked a smile as I handed him the phone. 

    "Your smile is kinda fake. Don't you think, Keatton?" Daddy William said while scrolling to the phone. "What's his name again?" that's when my heart began to palpitate. 

    "Da-Daddy are we sure about this? I-I mean we could just talk and I c-can invite Dominick to our house and eat dinner and--" his finger snapped "Got it. Thanks, Keatton! Dominick is his name huh!?" my eyebrows crossed in confusion. 

    "Ho-How did you-- Oh, God!" it's too late for me to realize that I already give Daddy William his name. Sometimes, I also hate this mouth for talking so dang much! My eyes went to the road and into the sky, it is pretty much still the same. Rainy and super rainy. 

    Oh, God! "Finally!" Daddy William smiled victoriously. He then put the phone on a loudspeaker. Both of us heard the ringing of his phone.

    "Oh! By the way, is this it Keatton?" as he shows me the name of Dominick, I nod automatically. 

    "Really? You call him Daddy Dominick? Why? Is he your father?" Daddy William chuckled. I feel the heating of my cheeks. As I look in the mirror my face turned tomato red. 

    "So, Keatton have you told him 'Spank me, Daddy Dominick. Ohhhh. Ahhhh' and other things like that?" I don't know if I should be embarrassed by myself or be angry at Daddy William. Because by now, his laugh made my blood boil in so much anger. 

    "Sh-Shut up, D-Dad!" my voice stuttered. Daddy William just laughs hard "Daddy who? Me? Daddy William or Daddy Dominick? Uhhhh" he moaned at the very end causing me to cringe. I was about to speak when the call ended. My eyes are smiling. 

    "Okay! Maybe let's try for the second time. Let's call your Daddy Dominick" he hold his laughter as he pressed the dial button. 

    "I don't know what's with you guys but when you are young, Keatton, you are always afraid and will run fast to hide in your Mommy Elise's back because you are scared of my spank," Daddy William said. "But right now, you are liking this uh... What's his name again... Ah! Your Daddy Dominick to spank you? Really, son? Thought you will be the one to spank lots of girls but it turned out you are being spanked by a man" Daddy William shooked his head as he wipes his tears from his laughing.

    He stopped laughing when the call is being answered "Dominick!" Daddy William's voice scared the hell outta me "Hi! This is Dominick. I am busy right now. If you have concerns save it later then. No voicemail is required. Bye!" Dominick's line ended. 

    "Shit!" his curse made me laugh "Daddy William, just stop it" I immediately grabbed my phone and held his hands.

    "I think it's time for me to experience having a boyfriend. I am an adult now" Daddy William glared at me gloomily. I smiled "Yeah, Yeah! I know what you're thinking. Promise, Daddy William, I will not get pregnant even if I want to be so dang much!" as I say it in a cheerful way Daddy William started to groan. 

    "No! You are young and you will forever be our baby! I am your only Daddy and no one will ever replace that! Not even your scumbag boyfriend!" I hugged him tightly.

    "Aw! Thank you so much for your concern, Daddy William. I love you so much as well as Mommy Elise" I kissed his cheek but his eyes are still made and his jaw clenched.

    "I promise, I will always be yours and Mommy's Baby! No one would replace a Daddy William in my life and no one will take me away from the both of you" I said while looking through his eyes. 

    "But someone is" Daddy William whispered but I'm not sure if I heard it clearly. My arms crossed as I get back to my seat "Pardon? What did you say, Dad?" I asked but he just shook his head "No-Nothing" he sighed out loud. 

    "Just, be safe, okay?" He worriedly looked at me "Yehey! Thank you, Daddy William! You're the best!" I shouted in pure bliss but Daddy William remained silent "I think you should go home now, Daddy William, and have some rest. I should get going now".

    I open my umbrella as I hopped out to his car "And oh! Please don't try to find Dominick, Daddy, please. I'll just let you get to know him but not for now"