Scandalous Part 3
As the limo drove them through the city, Ashtoreth was starting to understand what Thaddeus had been yelling about. They were starting to get into the less than nice parts of London and she was getting a bit worried.
"Warlock, dear, how did you meet this girl?" She asked, keeping her tone even. She didn't want Warlock to think she was judging him.
"She goes to my private school. She got a scholarship. Her name is Maggie and she's really smart and funny and nice." Warlock smiled a little as he thought about her. Ezra had seen that look a few times on several faces throughout his life.
"She must be pretty special." Ashtoreth nodded.
"She really is." Warlock grinned. "Super special." They pulled up in front of an apartment block and Warlock got out, offering a hand to Ashtoreth as Ezra got out the other side.
"I'm glad to see your father didn't have any say in your manners, my boy." Ashtoreth said as she took the offered hand and got out of the car. She straightened her skirt and then motioned for Warlock to lead the way.
"Mom insisted that I know the right way to treat a lady." Warlock said with a shrug. Thank Satan for Harriet Dowling, Asthoreth thought. They got to the right apartment and she looked at Warlock.
"Let me do the talking, alright dear?" She smiled and Warlock nodded. Ashtoreth knocked on the door and held herself at her best posture. Ezra stood off to her left and Warlock was on her right. A smile spread across her face as a young girl opened the door with a beautiful baby in her arms. She was a small thing, barely over five feet, and had red hair and bright blue eyes. The baby had the same flaming locks, though she was asleep at the moment.
"Um, can I help you?" She asked, looking up at Asthoreth. She smiled a little when she spotted Warlock, but then looked at the very tall woman in front of her again.
"Hello, dear. My name is Rachel Asthoreth. I was Warlock's nanny when he was a baby." She smiled. "We're actually here about your little girl." She motioned to the baby. Maggie held her a little closer, protectively.
"You're not taking her away from me...." She started to back away a bit. "Warlock, you promised...." Warlock started to step forward but Asthoreth stopped him.
"We're not here to take her away from you, dear. I was simply going to ask if I could watch her for you while you get packed. The both of you. So that you can come live at the mansion. Together." She made it a point to be very clear about it being the both of them and not just the baby.
"I...um....but my dad...." Maggie started.
"Your dad will do just fine without you in the house, darling girl." A rather large man, a little taller than Ashtoreth, came out of the kitchen. Maggie must have resembled her mother because her father had dark hair and dark eyes. He was actually rather attractive, in his own way.
"Are you sure?" Maggie went over to stand closer to him.
"Maggie, love, if you're being offered a better life than I can give you, take it." He leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Please. Don't let your little girl go without on my account."
"Your father can visit whenever he likes." Ezra said, stepping out a bit. "We'll even send a car around."
"See? You won't even get a chance to miss me." He smiled. Maggie nodded and looked at all of them for a moment.
"I hope you don't mind but I really would rather have my dad watch her while I pack. If it's okay." Maggie looked worried.
"Of course, dear." Ashtoreth nodded. "You've only just met me, I don't expect you to trust me this instant. Would you like some help packing? I'm sure we can leave the men to talk."
"I...that would he great, yeah." Maggie nodded. Ashtoreth gave both Warlock and Ezra a quick kiss on the cheek before following Maggie back to her bedroom. There wasn't much talking amongst the men in the living room while the women packed. They discussed what they did for a living and a few books that they'd all read. It didn't take long before Maggie and Ashtoreth were setting bags in the living room.
"Ezra, my love, be a dear and help with these. You too, Warlock." Ashtoreth smiled and then went over to Maggie's father. She looked down at the baby and reached up to lightly run the back of her finger against her cheek. "She really is beautiful."
"Warlock said he named her after you. You must have made quite the impression." Maggie's father said.
"When you love someone with everything that you are and you show them that love on a daily basis, it tends to make an impression." Ashtoreth smiled at him. He handed over the baby and Ashtoreth nearly melted when she took her. "I promise you, sir, this little girl will know nothing but love for the rest of her life." Even if it meant having to deal with Thaddeus Dowling in an unpleasant way.
"I'm going to hold you to that." He said with a nod. It was a promise and Ashtoreth expected nothing less. She smiled and with the baby in her arms, started to head toward the door. Maggie took a moment to say a proper goodbye to her father before following them all out to the car. Once everything was arranged and everyone properly strapped in, they headed back to the mansion. All they could do was hope that Harriet had gotten her husband straightened out before they got back.
"Warlock, dear, how did you meet this girl?" She asked, keeping her tone even. She didn't want Warlock to think she was judging him.
"She goes to my private school. She got a scholarship. Her name is Maggie and she's really smart and funny and nice." Warlock smiled a little as he thought about her. Ezra had seen that look a few times on several faces throughout his life.
"She must be pretty special." Ashtoreth nodded.
"She really is." Warlock grinned. "Super special." They pulled up in front of an apartment block and Warlock got out, offering a hand to Ashtoreth as Ezra got out the other side.
"I'm glad to see your father didn't have any say in your manners, my boy." Ashtoreth said as she took the offered hand and got out of the car. She straightened her skirt and then motioned for Warlock to lead the way.
"Mom insisted that I know the right way to treat a lady." Warlock said with a shrug. Thank Satan for Harriet Dowling, Asthoreth thought. They got to the right apartment and she looked at Warlock.
"Let me do the talking, alright dear?" She smiled and Warlock nodded. Ashtoreth knocked on the door and held herself at her best posture. Ezra stood off to her left and Warlock was on her right. A smile spread across her face as a young girl opened the door with a beautiful baby in her arms. She was a small thing, barely over five feet, and had red hair and bright blue eyes. The baby had the same flaming locks, though she was asleep at the moment.
"Um, can I help you?" She asked, looking up at Asthoreth. She smiled a little when she spotted Warlock, but then looked at the very tall woman in front of her again.
"Hello, dear. My name is Rachel Asthoreth. I was Warlock's nanny when he was a baby." She smiled. "We're actually here about your little girl." She motioned to the baby. Maggie held her a little closer, protectively.
"You're not taking her away from me...." She started to back away a bit. "Warlock, you promised...." Warlock started to step forward but Asthoreth stopped him.
"We're not here to take her away from you, dear. I was simply going to ask if I could watch her for you while you get packed. The both of you. So that you can come live at the mansion. Together." She made it a point to be very clear about it being the both of them and not just the baby.
"I...um....but my dad...." Maggie started.
"Your dad will do just fine without you in the house, darling girl." A rather large man, a little taller than Ashtoreth, came out of the kitchen. Maggie must have resembled her mother because her father had dark hair and dark eyes. He was actually rather attractive, in his own way.
"Are you sure?" Maggie went over to stand closer to him.
"Maggie, love, if you're being offered a better life than I can give you, take it." He leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Please. Don't let your little girl go without on my account."
"Your father can visit whenever he likes." Ezra said, stepping out a bit. "We'll even send a car around."
"See? You won't even get a chance to miss me." He smiled. Maggie nodded and looked at all of them for a moment.
"I hope you don't mind but I really would rather have my dad watch her while I pack. If it's okay." Maggie looked worried.
"Of course, dear." Ashtoreth nodded. "You've only just met me, I don't expect you to trust me this instant. Would you like some help packing? I'm sure we can leave the men to talk."
"I...that would he great, yeah." Maggie nodded. Ashtoreth gave both Warlock and Ezra a quick kiss on the cheek before following Maggie back to her bedroom. There wasn't much talking amongst the men in the living room while the women packed. They discussed what they did for a living and a few books that they'd all read. It didn't take long before Maggie and Ashtoreth were setting bags in the living room.
"Ezra, my love, be a dear and help with these. You too, Warlock." Ashtoreth smiled and then went over to Maggie's father. She looked down at the baby and reached up to lightly run the back of her finger against her cheek. "She really is beautiful."
"Warlock said he named her after you. You must have made quite the impression." Maggie's father said.
"When you love someone with everything that you are and you show them that love on a daily basis, it tends to make an impression." Ashtoreth smiled at him. He handed over the baby and Ashtoreth nearly melted when she took her. "I promise you, sir, this little girl will know nothing but love for the rest of her life." Even if it meant having to deal with Thaddeus Dowling in an unpleasant way.
"I'm going to hold you to that." He said with a nod. It was a promise and Ashtoreth expected nothing less. She smiled and with the baby in her arms, started to head toward the door. Maggie took a moment to say a proper goodbye to her father before following them all out to the car. Once everything was arranged and everyone properly strapped in, they headed back to the mansion. All they could do was hope that Harriet had gotten her husband straightened out before they got back.
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