Chapter 4 | Blackmailed

13 years later...

"Dad hurry!" Tilda screamed.

"I'm coming."

"Dad!You're taking so long!"She yelled again.

"Oh! Tilda your picking on your father again."

"Mom, it's 7:10 already. Our class starts at 8 am and it's traffic. I'll be late in my class again." She pouted.

"I told you Tilda we could have catch ride with Maisey." Trish said.

"Ate Maisey Trish." Marinelle reminded Trish.

"Mom she's the one who don't want to be called Ate."

"Even though Trish. She is still older than you. You have to call her Ate. Okay? Let's go and eat breakfast before you leave."

"Okay mom. Tilda come on leave your dad alone."

"Coming mom."

"I packed your lunch. Don't forget it Trish."

"Mom what's the sense of Dad paying for our meal in the cafeteria if you always make us lunch." Trish explained.

And here comes Tilda rushing to the table slid herself in and grab hotdog, egg,and bacon on her plate. "Don't be so choosy Trish. You are being a brat. And besides mom's cooking is better than in the cafeteria anyway."

"I agree, my Princess Tilda."

"Dad! What's taking you forever? Don't tell me trying to look good coz' you're already handsome. And what's that cologne? Jeez father! It's too much!" Tilda always pick on me.

"Daddy wants to look handsome always for Mommy Tilda," Trish said as always complements me.

"Brown Nose!" Tilda hissed.

"I'm not!" Trish gave her a death glare with raised eyebrows.

"What about–what we seen–O–ouch!–y–yesterday?"

"Why you have to do that? That hurts!" Trish stepped on Tilda's foot under the table to stop her from telling off.

"Ooops! Sorry, I thought there was a cockroach."

"Cockroach?"

"I said sorry Tilda."

"Are you two done with breakfast? Let's go! Tomorrow catch ride with Maisey so you don't need to rush me everyday."

"But Dad, Maisey don't want us to ride with her."

"Yeah Dad, maybe you should hire a driver for us and then we can use your porsche."

"Drake maybe we should hire them driver so they won't bother you from going to work and fetching them after."

"I will talk to Gibbon so he can find us a trusted driver. But, no way you two can use the porshe."

"But Dad!"

"No BUT's. Pops is not here so the camaro can be your school service. Let me find a trusted one it is hard to hire just whoever I don't want my princesses get kidnapped." He said.

"Ohh! heard that sis? Camaro much better! Thanks Dad." Trish said.

"We should get going. I'll be home early."

I kissed Marinelle on her cheeks.

I dropped the two off at di Mitrio-Gomburza University though I know the owner of that institution is the man who took away Adrianna from me. I don't have a choice but to send my girls in the best school.

It has been thirteen years that I have choosen to keep my two precious princesses. I have learned to live with Marinelle as my wife. We have now our youngest child, my son Mernel Drake. It's all because of my twins and they have become my secret keepers.

They will often trick me on an extra allowance over a messed I did. So to make the story short a blackmail.

"Didn't I just give you money yesterday?"

"Yeah, we know."

"And why are you asking for allowance again?"

"Because if you don't give us shopping money."

"Because what?"

"We are gonna tell mommy and Maisey you kissed that sexy chick at the park."

"What?"

"Aha! Don't deny Dad! So give us 5ooo each."

"5000?"

"Hmmm. Yeah Dad! 5k each."

"No!"

"Okay. I'm dialing mommy now."

"What is this? blackmail?"

"Hmm. Ahh. Ahh. No, Daddy it's called Keeping A Secret!"

"Gibbon!"

"Master?"

"Open the vault and give this two 5000 each."

"Oops 10,000 Daddy to keep our mouth shut too."

"NO! That's too much."

"Come on Dad or we telling Mom."

"You will be in big big trouble Dad."

"Huge trouble Daddy when you mess up with mommy."

"Okay. Don't you two have school today?"

"No classes."

"No classes? Says who?"

"Say's US."

"You declared no classes on your own?"

"AHA!" They look at each other nodding and smiled.

"That's it! You are both grounded!"

"Gibbon take them home! And luck them in the room. Make sure they can't go anywhere."

"Whatever Dad."

"Maria Beatrice what did you just say?"

"I said WHATEVER!" Raising her brows.

"As if we can't tell mom you grounded us because we saw you kissing another woman in the park."

"You two! I never win your games."

"Yeah, Dad we know that already."

"Go home and change your uniforms before you go anywhere."

"Yes Daddy."

"Gibbon take them home."

"Still grounded master?

"NO!"

"Where's our cash Uncle Gibbs?"

"You two are your fathers maverick daughters. Here's your cash."

"THANKS."

"Why did you blackmail your father?"

"Shhhh! we taking mom shopping and make over so we needed the money."

"Ohh okay."

"Uncle please find a way to take Dad to Restaurante Italiani?"

"I can try."

"No Uncle Gibbs you have take him there tonight." Tilda said.

"What if you tell Dad that Uncle Gabby have a set up a blind date for him. I'm sure he will show up."

Trish chuckled.

"Okay.Okay. Let's go home. You two are still wearing school uniforms. It will not be a good idea if the principals office call your dad about you two cutting classes. They can't see each other.

"Who can't see each other Uncle?"

"Ahh. Nothing. It's something you don't need to know. Get your bags. I'm taking you home."

"Uncle Gibbs we don't really have school today. It's teachers day. They sent us home early."

"Why didn't you tell your dad then?"

"Because."

"Because?"

"Because her facical expression is so funny whenever he get angry. You know like he look so mad but he can't really get angry with us."

"Oh so! You two are picking on your dad again?"

"Something like that but not really. We love him" Trish replied.

"We saw him at the park kissing this lass."

"When?"

"Yesterday at the park where we used to go when we were like five."

"You go all the way there?"

"Yes, because on that park we remember the time we still get along with Maisey.We used to be best sisters. Now it's no longer tres marias. Only the two of us. We missed her Uncle. But she is so different now."

"Just try to understand what your sister going through she knows your father loves you more. She thinks you two are his favorite."

"No. It's not about that. We think it's something else."

"Okay we are here. Go inside. And make sure you two change your clothes before you go malling understood?"

"Yes uncle."

"I have to go."

"Thanks Uncle Gibbs. See yah later! Don't forget make sure you take him there."