Chapter 14

**Alyssia**

The moment I knew that I gave Annabel her answer was the moment I would be forced to admit that I secretly did have thing for my teacher, and while it was evident with me calling him daddy, I was still not ready to admit it out loud as I still had Brian to deal with and as long as there was Brian breathing down my neck I knew my daddy would not be safe or me for that matter.

*Mmm, do you like him?* Comes the echoing voice of Annabel as her words play around within my mind, currently in the kitchen as I move to gather the food for Zac and Sam, Zac having ordered a 12 oz steak while Sam ordered a Porterhouse Steak each of them to their liking as I move to load up the plates.

Once sure that I had all of their food, do I ever slowly move to take it to them, Annabel coming to me just before I enter the dining area. “Don’t look now but Brian and his team mates are here, there asking for you” whispers Annabel, an annoyed look on her face as she moves to tell me who entered.

“Why is he here? He never comes here, Is he trying to get me fired from my job?” I whisper only to her, not wanting to draw people to our conversation, clearly not happy with Brian being at my job, especially not with my daddy being here as well.

“I don’t know, I tried to lie and tell him you weren’t here but totally blew me off, telling me that he knew that you were as you hadn’t been to the rest of your classes” replies Annabel softly, her eyes reflecting her anger for the man.

Sighing I move to continue forward, Annable next to me as we did, “I’ll handle them after serving Mr. Hunter and Mr. Riley”I murmur, only to release Annabel didn’t know who Sam was as I hadn’t yet told her.

“Who’s Mr. Riley?” asks Annabel in confusion.

“Mr. Hunter’s friend, his name is Sam Riley” I move to tell her just as I move to set down their food, “I’m sorry about the wait, our Chef was a little busy in the kitchen but here you are, one Porterhouse Steak for Mr. Riley and one 12 oz Steak for Mr. Hunter, I hope you both enjoy and I’ll be around to check in on you in between customers” I tell them, Annabel and I moving to address the much bigger problem we had, Brian.

When approaching their table I can’t help but see that it’s just Brian and a group of his friends, Lyra not present at the moment. Thank God, I muse, my eyes now looking at my ex boyfriend and his band of merry men. “Why are you here? Are you trying to get me fired?” I ask, making sure to keep my voice low, thankful that I had seated daddy and his friend away from Brian and the others.

“Is that how you treat your boyfriend sweetheart?” coos Brian, a smirk gracing his lips.

“Ex Boyfriend don’t you think” growls Annabel, Brian ignoring her as he continues to look at me.

“Well?” asks Brian, clearly annoyed by my lack of response.

“No Brian, Annabel’s right, your my Ex, if you wanna fuck Lyra then go right ahead, but I want no part in it, ever, I’m tired of you thinking you can just walk all over me, bad enough your the reason behind my grades all but slipping now your here to cause drama for me at my work place, Now please… if you know what’s best for you, you’ll leave me alone” I move to say to him, about to turn away when he all but speaks up.

“Is that anyway to speak to someone who’s a paying customer? I could easily ask for your boss and tell him just how rude you and your friend are being to his top paying customer, easy ground for termination if you ask me” smirks Brian, knowing that he had me there, for denying a paying customer was like asking to be fired.

Growling, I move to turn to him again, forcing a smile to my lips as I all but move to ask, “What can I get you?”

“Try asking nicer” taunts Brian enjoying my blit.

Clenching my hand I moved to try again, unaware that Zac and his friend had been watching us the whole entire time. “Welcome to Little Italy, what could I get started for you?” I say from all but grit teeth, my jaw tight as I wait for him to reply.

“I’ll take a coke there sweetheart and of course whatever they want too” smirks Brian, enjoying my pain.

Looking to his friends I move to jot down there drinks before turning to walking away only for Brian to reach out and smack me across the ass, making me jump as I move to glare dagger at him, Zac clearly not liking somebody else smacking my ass without his permission, especially if it was someone other than him.

Glancing at Annabel I all but plead to her with my eyes, the both of us all but moving to walk away, the need to hide in the bathroom a given as I all but cry my eyes out. “Why is he here? If Zac finds out it’ll be game over for me…” I cry, tears streaming down my face as the thought of my daddy disowning me.

“Alyssia, I think you're being dramatic, why would it be game over for you?” asks Annabel, curiously.

“Because I like him okay, after I caught Brian and Lyra fucking within my room, I all but ran from the dorms, unsure of where else to turn I wound up at a bar called Club Magic, in where I proceeded to drink all my sorrows away” I say, tears now falling faster as I move to tell what happened next.

“For fuck sake please tell me you didn’t drink yourself silly” groans Annabel, her eyes pleading.

“No.. I was only on 4 or 5 drinks when Zac moved to approach me, he prevented me from over drinking my limit and had even taken me back to his place when I didn’t want to return to mine” I explain, remembering how he was so kind and caring and had wanted me to stay and I didn’t.

“Why didn’t you call me?” questions Annabel hurt that I hadn’t called her during my need.

“Because I was drunk and didn’t think to do so, but Zac… he was nothing but kind to me, he offered me a place to stay for the night or at least until I was sober” I admit, knowing I had to tell her what happened next.

“Did-Did you two sleep together?” asks Annabel, already beating me to the punch.

Biting my lip I hesitate to say, not sure how she would take the news if I happened to say yes. “I-I….” Just then before I could say do I manage to hear the bathroom door open, causing me to freeze as Annabel moves to see who had entered only to blink in surprise when she spots none other than Zac Hunter.

“Alyssia, I think you have a visitor, I’ll go wait outside for you okay” was all that I heard for the moment she had said visitor my eyes had instantly spotted Zac’s his eyes void of any emotion as he moves to look at me, my breath catching in my throat as I nod, Annabel moving to wait outside and leaving only me and my daddy.

“Okay little girl, speak… I want to know the truth” growls Zac, his body now slowly approaching mine as I move to slowly stand up, Zac all but pinning me to the wall as his arms come to box me in, preventing me from running as he moves to look into my eyes.

Swallowing, I all but nod as I move to explain my current situation with Brian.