My Ex's Daddy

Going to school.

Valerie's POV

Today, I'm taking little Dean to school for the first time. He is homeschooled, but it's time for him to go to school and make friends. I do not want him to be alone anymore. He needs to make friends. He is the only child, and he is lonely. Sometimes, I can see him longing for friends.

Dean is clever for his age, but I want him to have a normal childhood and be around children his age. I do not know if he will adapt to school, but I know it is time for him to become a child, not a little grown-up who always wants to protect his mommy. He needs to play and be outside.

Besides, I am not ashamed of my child. I might be a single mother, and I might be the mother of Dean Stark's child. But I will not let that stop my child from being a happy little boy.

"Mommy, will you be okay alone when I am at school? I want to go to school, but I do not want you to be lonely when I am not around." Dean says.

"Mommy will be okay, honey. I will be working all day." I say.

This weekend, we have to go to a charity auction hosted by the Stark family. I am not looking forward to it, but I will take little Dean. It is time to bring him out in the open. If Hannah has anything to say about my son, she will regret it. I will not allow anyone to bully my son.

I feel a little nervous, but I know I have to tell little Dean about his father, and he has to decide if he wants his father in his life. I do not want my son to feel I am keeping him from his father. I do not want him to think that he is not loved.

I do not know how Dean Stark will react when he discovers he has another son. However, he'd have to wait for this weekend. I will tell Dean about his father this weekend before the charity auction. I cannot lie to him. I can see him looking at other children when we are at the park or even at the restaurant. I can see the longing for a father in his eyes. He knows that Collin is not his father. Dean longs to know who his birth father is, and it's time for me to tell him.

"Okay, Mommy, but come and fetch me when you feel lonely. I will not mind coming home and staying with you at the office like always. Ella can still homeschool me." Dean says.

I think Dean is a little bit anxious about going to school. I have already arranged with the teachers to bring him for his first day. I want to see if he fits in. I know how cruel children can be. I have been in a wealthy school because I got a bursary. I remember how the children teased me because I was not as rich as they were. I do not know how the children will react to the fact that Dean does not have a father, and he does not know who his father is.

I walked into the school with him, and everybody looked at us curiously. I know only wealthy people's children come to this school, but I can see that we are rich as we are driving in a limousine, and Dean has the best clothes. Everybody smiles at us.

"Miss Bell, I am so glad that you are here. Is this Dean? Welcome, young man. I hope you will enjoy it in our school." The principal says.

I know she looks at me strangely as everyone sees Dean, who looks like Dean Stark. There is no question about who his father is. I know Dean is on the school board of directors. Hannah Stark must be a friend of the principal as she looks at me as if I am something the cat dragged in. She does not know that I bought shares in this school, and if she is going to give my child hell, she will pay by losing her job.

It is a privately owned school, so I bought out one of the directors. When I did it, I saw the other directors' names and Dean's name.

"May I ask who Dean's father is?" The principal asks.

"No, you may not, but you are welcome to guess. However, I must warn you not to make assumptions and get other people involved with my son. You will pay dearly if you dare." I say.

The principal looks like a woman who likes to gossip, and I am sure she will tell Hannah about Little Dean. I already learned everything about her because I do not want to leave my son in incapable hands. I know that she is friends with Hannah Stark.

"Miss Bell, I am the principal of this school. I will never put the children in my school in any bad situations. I know how to handle my job. I am professional." The principal says.

"I am not questioning your professionalism. I am questioning your friendships. It would be best if you remembered that I am on the board of directors of this school. If anyone harms my son, they will feel my wrath and will not keep their jobs in this school. That includes you. I do not like to use my position as a board member, but I will use it, and I am not afraid to fire anyone." I say.

She gasp. I know she was planning on calling Hannah and telling her that a little boy in the school looks just like Dean. So, either it's Dean or Oliver's child. I must warn her because I do not want Hannah near my son when I am not around. I know how toxic Hannah is, and I do not want my son to feel her anger. Little Dean did nothing wrong. He can not pay for his mother and father's sins.