Chapter 54 - Truce

"Hurry up, Mason! Or else we're gonna miss the movie!" Kelsey screamed at the bottom of the stairs to Mason who was in his room changing.

"I'll be there soon!" He yelled back, informing her.

Kelsey had thought she would never step foot on Mason's penthouse, but there she was at the moment, waiting for him for their movie date that he insisted he wanted to do. It sounded very cheesy, the typical movie date, but Mason wanted to experience it with Kelsey. He had never done it with anyone and he wanted to know what it would be like.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, snapping Kelsey out of her trance. Her brows furrowed in confusion as to who might be at the door. Georgia left about ten minutes ago and Kelsey didn't know who might be by the door. Unless Mason was expecting a visitor she wasn't informed of.

She strolled towards the door and opened it, coming face-to-face with Edward King. "Mr. King..." Kelsey trailed off, feeling the awkwardness arising between them. The last time she had seen him wasn't a very pleasant meeting. She had said some inappropriate things and he had uttered some hurtful words. "Please come in." She offered, opening the door wider.

Edward entered and sat on the couch by the living room. Kelsey didn't know what exactly she needed to do at the moment. "Mason must be expecting you. I'll just go and get him." She was on her way to the stairs when Edward stopped her.

"Actually, I came here for you." He told her, halting her steps. "Is it possible we talk?" He asked her over his shoulder.

Kelsey nodded her head and took a seat to the couch parallel to him. For a while, they sat in silence with no one daring to break the awkward quietness. Then Kelsey thought that she needed to at least apologize to him.

"I'm sorry-"

"We've said some things-"

They both said at the same time, causing both to chuckle releasing the tension that had formed between them. "Go ahead, ladies first." Edward urged her.

Kelsey cleared her throat and shot him an apologetic smile. "I would just like to say that I'm very sorry sir. I know I might have said some things, things that weren't very pleasant. And I am very sorry. Clearly, I have judged you too quickly." She explained.

Edward shook his head and sighed. "I would like to apologize as well, Kelsey. For making you leave my son. For hurting you. But I did what I did to teach my son a lesson. The last thing I want is for you and Mason to enter a relationship that is based on a contract, that's why I had it terminated. I didn't want my son to think that love is something he is deprived of. I didn't want him to find love out of a business transaction."

It dawned on Kelsey that Edward wasn't a bad guy. He really did love Mason. He just had a weird way of showing it and teaching Mason a lesson. "If I didn't interfere and made you two separate, you and Mason wouldn't have admitted your feelings for each other." He said and Kelsey thought that he was a hundred percent right. She wouldn't have admitted to herself that she loved him if it weren't for Edward asking her of her intentions.

"You really do love Mason." Kelsey commented as Edward smiled. It was a rare moment and Kelsey couldn't help but admire his handsome face as he smiled at her. Right at that moment, she realized how much alike he looked from Mason when smiling.

"Of course I do. He's my son after all. I might have made a mistake with his mother, but I will never regret having Mason." He proudly announced.

Kelsey smiled feeling at ease. Everything was finally falling into place. She was glad that Mason's problems with his father was fixed and mended. "I should thank you for what you've done to fix my relationship with my son."

Kelsey quickly shook her head in disagreement. "No, no, please don't thank me. All I did was give the letter to Mason. It was all because of Delilah." She said, not wanting to take credit for something she didn't do.

"I know my mother pretty well. She really likes to meddle in everyone's lives." He joked, causing both of them to chuckle in response. "But you still deserve a thank-you. Even if you were just the messenger, you had the most important job. I'm glad that my son and I are okay now." He said, shooting her an appreciative smile.

"I hope you will also fix your relationship with your father." He added a few seconds later, which seemed to have swept the smile off of her face. Her heart suddenly stopped beating, the colour of her face faded, and her palms started sweating at the mention of her own father. "Miss Kelsey Montenegro."

Kelsey couldn't do anything but stare at him in incredulity. She swallowed loudly and let out the breath she had been holding. "How-how did you-"

"You really think I wouldn't find out?" He asked with a raised brow. Kelsey didn't doubt his words one bit. If he had figured out that she and Mason were only faking it, how could he not have known about other information about her. She was sure Edward did a full background check on her. "I knew from the very beginning that you looked oddly familiar. The way you spoke and acted, it reminded me of the little girl who used to ran away with Mason and snuck into the rooftop." He smiled at the memories in the past.

Edward studied Kelsey's face that showed many emotions. Anger, sorrow, regret, anxiousness, but all held discomfort in them. It seemed that she wasn't ready nor did she want to talk about such a sensitive topic. "Give him a chance, Kelsey." He later on advised her. "You have no idea how much your father loves you. In fact, the only reason why he returned here was to find you and your mother. Let him explain everything to you. I'm sure he has his own reason why he left. Everyone has their reason." He told her, referring to himself as him.

Mason strolled down the stairs and halted when he saw his father and Kelsey sitting on the couch, in a middle of a conversation. He stared at Kelsey's sorrowful face and wondered if his father had said anything hurtful to her that have caused such an expression on her face.

"Dad?" Mason spoke up and cautiously stepped down the last step of the stairs. "What are you doing here?"

Edward stood up from the chair and straightened his suit of any wrinkles that had formed with his hands. "I just had a chat with Miss Parker here. But I'll be leaving now. I don't want to disturb the two of you." He announced as Kelsey also stood from the couch.

"Thank you, Mr. King." She told him and stuck her hand out for him to shake.

"Truce, Ms. Parker. Please consider what I've said." He reminded her and shook her hand gently. Kelsey nodded in response and showed him out. Right after she shut the door closed, she strolled back to the living room and stared into Mason's worried eyes.

"I need to talk to my father." She muttered.