Billionaire Heiress Mocked Her Bodyguard For Being Poor, Until He Saved Her Life

PART 2

 That is the rudest thing anyone has ever said to a houseplant.  Did you just talk back to me? No, ma’am. Yes, you did. No, ma’am. Dad, he’s already insubordinate.       Move. No, ma’am. I will run you over. Go ahead, ma’am. Better I die today than have to explain to the senator why his daughter is unaccounted for. You’re insufferable.

Yes, ma’am. Stop saying ma’am. Yes. And stop  Saying yes. Got it. Fine. You drive. But I want you to know I’m doing this under protest. Noted, ma’am. Where to, ma’am? The Westchester. Yes, ma’am. And do not speak to me unless I speak to you first.  Yes, ma’am. I’m serious.  Yes. Crew. You spoke to me first, ma’am.

I’m allowed to respond. Did somebody tell you that you were funny? My sister, ma’am. Your sister is wrong. I’ll tell her. What? Nothing, ma’am. You were going to say something. No, ma’am. Yes, you were. Your jaw moved.  My jaw did not move.  Don’t argue with me. Yes, ma’am. Hey, Crew. Yes, ma’am. What kind of name is Crew, anyway?  The kind my mother gave me.

 That isn’t an answer. It’s the only one I have. Were you on a sports team or something? A rowing crew? Is that where it came from?  No. Is it short for something? Crew cut? No, ma’am. Crewton? That is not a name. It could be. It really couldn’t. Whatever. I’m going to call you Soldier Boy. I’d rather you didn’t, ma’am. That’s exactly why I’m going to.

 Of course, ma’am. Ma’am. What? You forgot something. What did I forget? To let me open your door. I am not a Disney princess. With respect, ma’am, that is debatable. What did you just say to me? Nothing, ma’am. Crew. Yes, ma’am. Why are you walking behind me like a duckling? Because following you is my job. Can you please go back to the car and let me walk around in peace? I’m sorry, ma’am. The senator was very specific.

Every minute. I don’t care what my father said. I do not want anybody tagging along behind me. This is exactly why I never adopted a pet. I didn’t want anything tailing me, ever. Ma’am, I am not a pet. I am your bodyguard. What’s the difference? A pet is cute. What did you just Nothing, ma’am. You just implied you weren’t cute.

That is the part you focused on? DAD! CREW IS HARASSING ME! HE IS PSYCHOLOGICALLY HARASSING ME IN A LUXURY DEPARTMENT STORE! MA’AM. Don’t talk to me! Yes, ma’am.  None of this is helping my mood. I’m sorry, ma’am. Don’t apologize. Yes, ma’am. Stop saying yes, ma’am. What would you like me to say? Nothing.  Yes. I have to use the restroom.

 Are you planning to come in with me, you stalker? No, ma’am. I’ll wait right here. Oh, look at that. You have an ounce of decency. One whole ounce, ma’am. So, where to next? I’m starving.  Food court? Sounds good. Man, that game last night was insane. Tell me about it. Looking for these, ma’am? How? Ma’am, you handed me your keys in the

foyer. I drove us here. You wanted me to drive, remember? You were very angry about it. Where to, ma’am? Home. Take me home. You have ruined my entire day, Crew Donnelly. Ruined it. Salt the earth, burn the village, ruined.  Understood, ma’am. And stop sounding pleasant about it. I’ll work on that, ma’am. Sweetheart, I thought you were shopping.

 Why does your face look like a thunderstorm? Ask your golden boy. How did it go, Crew? Excellent, sir. Dad, he’s lying. It was a war crime. I want a new bodyguard. Noted, sweetheart. Dad. Noted. So, how did the first outing actually go? My daughter is something else, isn’t she? She’s something, sir.  Be patient with her.

 She’s a good girl underneath all of that. She just hasn’t had to be the good girl in a long time. Nobody has ever told her no. I noticed, sir. I’m raising your salary, son. Sir, please. Crew, I know what you’re putting up with. I’m raising it. So, the salary you already pay me is more than enough. Posey’s medication That is exactly why I’m raising it.

Sir. Crew. Thank you, sir. Now, get some rest. I don’t think Cersei’s coming out of that room again tonight. Yes, sir. And Senator, you have my word. As long as I am with her, no one will hurt her. I know, son. That’s exactly why I picked you. She said I was following her around like a duckling. In Saint Laurent. Loudly.

 My brother, my friend, my beloved comrade-in-arms, this is the greatest story I have ever heard. Crew. Crew. I have a solution. Oh, no. I have a solution and you are going to hate it. I already hate it. Use your charm. No. You have charm. I’ve seen it. You use it on that bartender in Tampa. You use it on the cardiologist in San Antonio. Use it on the princess.

 Make her fall for you. She’ll stop being mean. Knox. I am not going to seduce the senator’s only daughter. The senator who pays for my sister’s chemotherapy. You’re not going to seduce her. You’re just going to charm her into not being a monster. That is seduction. That is harm reduction. Knox! A hundred What? A hundred dollars says she falls for you within six months.

You don’t have a hundred dollars. I will have a hundred dollars. I’m not making this bet. Two hundred. Knox. Three. Final offer. Three hundred says she falls for you. Or, and this is the better bet, the spicier bet, three hundred says you fall for her. Three hundred, you’re insane. Deal? Me. Fall for that woman? The one who called me a houseplant? The one who tried to escape me through a Bloomingdale’s? My brother.

Write it down. I want it in your handwriting. I want to read it back to you at your wedding. No. It’s done. At your wedding toast. Goodbye, Knox. My wedding toast is going to be so good. Out. You’ll see.       Dad. Where is Crew? It is 8:04. He called. He’s running a few minutes late.

Said he wasn’t feeling well when he woke up. What? He said he was a little dizzy. Dizzy? He is a soldier. He cannot be dizzy. I have a meeting. You have meetings every day, sweetheart. This is the principle of the thing, Dad. Of course. I have things to do. Important things. Adult business things. I’m aware, sweetheart. I’m leaving without him.

You’re not leaving    without him. Watch me. I would love to. Unfortunately, I have my own car waiting. See you tonight, kiddo.     Ma’am, I am so sorry. What time is it, Crew? 8:06, ma’am. And what time were we supposed to leave? 7:45, ma’am. And why are you 21 minutes late? I’m sorry, ma’am.

I wasn’t feeling well when I woke up. I was a little dizzy. I think I didn’t eat enough dinner. I do not care. Yes, ma’am. I did not ask for your medical history. No, ma’am. Just answer the question. What time is it? 8:06, ma’am.    And what did I tell you yesterday about being late? You said you’d have me fired, ma’am.

 And what is going to happen the next time you are late? I will be fired, ma’am. Correct. Yes, ma’am. Don’t. I didn’t say anything, ma’am. You were going to. I was not. You were going to ask if I had eaten breakfast.  absolutely not going to ask that, ma’am. Liar. With respect, ma’am, I learned my lesson yesterday. What lesson? That asking about your breakfast is not part of my job.

Correct. Noted, ma’am. There are croissants in the bag in the back from the kitchen. Margaret packed them if you want one. I would not say no to a croissant, ma’am.      Ow! What the Jasper? Are you okay? Who is this fool who can’t open a door like a normal human being? Does he have spatial awareness? Did he take any classes? Was he raised in a barn? Don’t mind him.

He’s just my bodyguard. Bodyguard? I thought you didn’t want one. My father insisted. After the assassination attempt, he won’t take no for an answer. Just ignore him. Bodyguard? You broke my face. I did not break your face. Your face is intact. If I had broken it, you would know. Searsh. Why aren’t you firing this man? Because my father hired him and my father will simply hire him back.

Searsh. Listen to me. About what we talked about last week. Jasper. Why won’t you finally say yes to me, Searsh? We’re perfect together. Our families, our businesses, our portfolios, we make sense. Jasper. Saying that a relationship makes sense like it’s a balance sheet is the least romantic thing a man has ever said to a woman. It’s romantic to me.

That is the problem, Jasper. I love you. You know that. I would do anything for you. Would you stop pursuing me when I say no? Anything but that. Don’t roll your eyes at me, soldier. I didn’t roll my eyes, sir. I closed them. Same thing. With respect, sir. Those are different. Search. Fire him. I cannot fire him.

I have explained this. I love you so much. Search. I would do anything for you. Anything. Um Ma’am? Where would you like me to put your bag? Are you serious? Sir? You You interrupted us. I asked about a bag, sir. You did that on purpose. I’m not capable of telepathy, sir. I wouldn’t know that you were about TO DO ANYTHING.

YOU! YOU CAN GO. WAIT IN THE CAR. You can take a break for an hour if you like. Yes, ma’am. Excuse me, miss. Oh, hi. I’m so sorry. May I borrow one of these? I Yes. Yes. Take it. Take whichever one. Take all of them. You’re an angel. I’m Britney. Britney. Thank you, Britney. I make great coffee.

 If you ever want, I could make you another one anytime. I have a station. I You’re very kind, Britney. Right. Sorry. Coffee. Take it. Go. Ma’am. I thought you might want some coffee. Are you kidding me? Just being helpful, sir. You are not being helpful. I’m trying. Get out! I’m not your employee, sir.  [snorts]  You That was your fault, SIR.

STOP IT!  [screaming]  HE STARTED IT, MA’AM. He’s a thug, Searsh. I am not a thug, sir. If I were a thug, you would also know. What does that mean? It means you’d be unconscious, sir. Searsh, fire him. Crew, wait outside. Yes, ma’am. Jasper, sit down.  I have coffee on my suit? And whose fault is that, Jasper? His.

You swung at him, Jasper. He dodged. The coffee spilled because of physics. Sit down. We’re not finished, soldier. Yes, sir. Out. NOW. WHAT? You heard me. Searsh Out of my office, Right now. I will see you for the strategy meeting at 2:00 wearing a different suit. We will not speak about this. Are we clear? Search, I love  Goodbye, Jasper.

Crew. Get in here. Yes, ma’am. Are you out of your mind? No, ma’am. Do you have any idea who that is? He is the president of operations, ma’am. Yes. He is the president of operations of the company my mother built. The company I run. The company that pays your salary indirectly. Yes, ma’am. Is this how you behave? Ma’am, with respect, you saw him swing  first. You provoked him.

I delivered a beverage, ma’am. Crew! I did not provoke him, ma’am. I brought you coffee because I thought you hadn’t had breakfast. I had a croissant. Yes, ma’am. After I noticed you hadn’t eaten breakfast. That is not the point. The point, Crew, is that it is not your job to think about whether I have eaten.

 It is not your job to interfere in my personal life. It is not your job to insert yourself into my relationships. You are my bodyguard. I pay you to follow me around and keep dangerous people away from me. Jasper is not a dangerous person. He is a Yale graduate. With respect, ma’am, those things can overlap. Crew! Yes, ma’am.

You are out of line. I’m sorry, ma’am. It won’t happen again. It absolutely won’t happen again, Crew. Because you are fired. Ma’am. Please. I need this job. I don’t care. My sister is sick. She has blood cancer. I’m paying for her treatment. I don’t care, Crew. Do you understand what those words mean strung together? I do not care.

I never want to see your face anywhere on Lockhart property again. Don’t think Daddy will save you. He loves me more than he loves any of his bodyguards. Now, please leave. Ma’am. And don’t worry. Your final paycheck will still hit your account. I’ll even throw in a little extra for your sister because I don’t want a guilty conscience and I don’t want you blaming me when something happens to her.

Yes, ma’am. Crew! You’re home so early. It’s not even dark out.  Hey, sunshine. Are you sick? Are you okay? You look sad. I’m fine, kiddo. Then why are you home? It’s Tuesday. I took a few days off. My boss said I could use a break. We can spend the whole week together. Yes! And Mrs. Pruitt can rest. She’s been so tired. Exactly.

Can we go to the zoo? Whatever you want, sunshine. The Bronx Zoo? Wherever you want. The museum? The museum. Both! You’re the best brother in the world.       Crew, this place is so fancy. It is fancy. It must be so expensive. Don’t worry about that, kiddo. But, Crew?  Posey, this is your treat for being such a good girl while I’ve been at work. Eat whatever you want.

Order dessert. Order two desserts. Two? Two. I love you, Crew. I love you, too, sunshine.       My sister is sick. She has blood cancer. I’m paying for her treatment. I don’t care. Hi.

Hi. My name is Serge. What’s yours? I’m Posey. That is a beautiful name. It’s a flower. I know. You’re so pretty. Oh, sweetheart, thank you. You’re prettier. I’m not, but thank you for saying so. My eyebrows are growing back. Posey, who is your friend over there, The man you were sitting with. That’s my brother Crew.

 He’s the best brother in the entire world. He went to the bathroom. He had a lot of water. He sounds very nice. He is so nice. He loves me so much. He sleeps on the couch because I have the bedroom. He read me Charlotte’s Web four times when I was in the hospital. Four times? Four. The whole thing. Even the sad parts. He sounds wonderful, Posy. He is.

 He doesn’t have a girlfriend. I’m sorry? He doesn’t have a girlfriend. In case you were wondering. I was not, but thank  You should be his girlfriend. You’re so pretty and he’s so handsome. You would make beautiful babies. Oh my god, Posy. What? Am I wrong? You are seven. I am almost eight.  [laughter]  Posy. Listen, I have to go before my friend wonders where I am.

 It was so  so nice to meet you. Will you come back? I might. You promise? I promise. Crew! Crew, Crew, Crew, Crew! What, kiddo? I was gone for two minutes. I met the nicest lady. You did? She came to our table. She said hi to me. She was so pretty. I told her she should be your girlfriend. Posie. What? You did not. I did. Posie.

What? You can’t just  tell strangers that, sunshine. Why not? Because because it’s because grown-up dating doesn’t work that way. How does it work? Posie. How? Eat your pasta. Crew. Pasta.  Now. She said maybe she’d come back. Did she? She promised. Did she now? When we see her again I want her to be my sister. Posie.

Promise me when we see her again you’ll be there. I promise. Yay!  [screaming]    [music and singing]  Posie. Yeah, Crew. Where did this come from? From the pretty lady, Crew. She came! She came here? Yeah! Mrs. Pearl let her in. She said she was a friend of yours. A friend of mine. Yeah. She knew your name and everything.

What did she look like? She was the pretty lady from the restaurant, Crew. I told you she’d come back. Posey, what was her name? I forget. Try.  [sighs]  It started with an S. I think. I’m really sorry, Crew. My brain is still tired from the medicine. That’s okay, Sunshine. She brought you something. She What? In an envelope.

 She said to give it to you. Look under my pillow. Crew, are you okay? Yeah, Sunshine. Are you crying? No, Sunshine. Crew. Crew. I’m fine, Posey. You’re crying a little bit. Maybe a little bit, Sunshine. That donor saved your sister’s life. I don’t say that often. I’m saying it now. Do you have their name? They’ve requested anonymity. I’m sorry, Mr.

Donnelly. I can tell you they’re a private donor, a regular. We could not have done this without them. Where’s Papa going with that axe? Out to the hog house, said Mrs. Arable.  [music and singing]  Who is she? Senator, Crew. Thank god. I need you. Sir, I Your daughter fired me. She doesn’t want me anywhere I know what she did. I know.

I’m not calling about that. Crew, listen. She’s been kidnapped. What? They took her 8 days ago. I’ve been trying to get her back quietly. The FBI is involved, but they’re moving cautiously because the kidnappers said they’d kill her if we went public. They’re asking for $1 million. But money isn’t enough. You know that.

 These people are dangerous and they’re holding cards I don’t fully understand yet. Sir. Crew. Please. I’m calling you because you were the best man I have ever hired. You are the only person I trust to bring her home alive. I am asking you as a father, not as a senator. Please. I don’t care. Sir. I have a lot of respect for you.

You hired me when nobody else would. You paid for my sister’s treatment. I owe you more than I can ever repay. But I can’t walk back into that family. Not after what she said to me. I’m sorry, Senator. I’m so sorry. I just can’t. Crew.  [sighs and gasps]  I’m sorry. Sir. Crew? Hey, kiddo. Why are you up? I had a sad dream.

 Come here. What was the dream about? I dreamed about Princess. I haven’t seen her in 8 whole days. She always comes on Sundays, but she didn’t come last Sunday, and she didn’t come this Sunday. Crew, do you think she’s mad at me? No, Sunshine. Then why isn’t she coming? I don’t know, Sunshine. Posy.

 Yeah, Crew? What was Princess’s name? Try really hard. Try one more time. Sa- Sarah? No. Searsh. Crew, her name is Searsh. Searsh! That was it! Posy. Searsh what? Searsh Lockhart. Lock- Lockhart. Yeah. Searsh Lockhart. Posy. Yeah, Crew? Are you sure? Yes! Crew, that was her name. Why didn’t you tell me she has the same last name as your old boss? That’s so weird, right? Posy.

I need you to stay with Mrs. Pearl tonight. I have to go do something. I’ll be back, Sunshine. I promise. Crew, where are you going? To bring back your princess.    What? I’ll explain when I get back. Be good for Mrs. Pearl. Crew. Crew, thank God. I know I have no right to ask you again. I    Senator.

Stop. Sir, listen to me. I owe your daughter more than you know. I just I need to ask you one question first. Anything. Has your daughter been donating to a child at Memorial Sloan Kettering for the past 8 months? A little girl named Posy Donnelly. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Yes. How long have you known? From the start.

 She told her mother, her mother told me. She made us swear we wouldn’t tell you. She said she said she didn’t want you to feel like you owed her anything. She said she said she had been horrible to you and she did not deserve your forgiveness and she didn’t want gratitude to be the reason you forgave her. Senator, where is she? A warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

   Pier 41, decommissioned shipping facility. They’ve been moving her at night, but the FBI tracked the last signal there as of 6 hours ago. Who has her? Jasper Wentworth. Sir, brief me.  He’s the one behind this. He’s been embezzling from the company for over a year and a half. Search was about to discover it.

 We think the audit was scheduled for the week she disappeared.  He wants the million dollars. We think he plans to disappear with it. The FBI says there’s an extraction plan involving a private boat out of the Erie Basin. How many men? At least six. Probably eight. Weapons? Yes. Handguns? Possibly more. Cash? Already counted and ready.

Marked? The FBI is tracking on every band. Sir, I need to go in alone. Crew? Sir, if the FBI breaches, they’ll lose her. Jasper has at least two layers of inside information from Lockhart Beauty. He’ll see them coming. I can get in without being seen. You’re not law enforcement, son.  No, sir.

 I’m a soldier With a personal stake sir, please let me bring your daughter home. On my life sir. On your life son. Bring her back.     Well, well, well. Look who thinks he’s a hero. The disgraced bodyguard, the fired soldier. You have a lot of nerve walking onto my my pier Donnelly. Jasper, let her go. The money is here. Take it.

Walk away.     DONNELLY, YOU COWARD. COME OUT AND FIGHT LIKE A MAN. YOU’RE A COWARD, JASPER. Hiding behind a

woman. If you’re so tough, let her go. Face me. Just you and me, Yale. You’re awfully brave for a man with no high ground, Donnelly. I have plenty of high ground. Show yourself. No. CREW, GET OUT OF HERE. GO! HE’S GOING TO KILL YOU ANYWAY. DON’T BE STUPID. GET OUT! Shut up. Crew, please leave me. Your sister needs you. Go home.

 Search, I’m not leaving you. Quiet now. I need you to be very still. Crew! Quiet, princess. Princess? Princess. What a charming little nickname. Did you come up with that yourself, soldier?  My sister did, actually. Pathetic. My sister is seven. And you’re letting her name your girlfriend.  She’s not my girlfriend, Jasper.

Then why are you here, soldier? Because she saved my sister’s life.     Say your [snorts] sir. Look at me. Are you hurt? I’m I’m okay. Look at me. Are you hurt? I’m okay, Crew. I’m okay. He He hit me, but it’s a bruise. I’m okay. You’re okay? I’m okay. Hey. Hey. None of that yet. We’re not safe yet.

Stay with me. Crew, you You came. Of course I came. After After what I It’s our city. Princess. Sweetheart, of course I came. Why? Because you saved my sister. How?    How did you Posey remembered your name. Tonight. Two hours ago. She’d been trying for eight months. I told her not to tell you. I told her my name a hundred times  and asked her not to tell you.

Because I didn’t deserve  You saved her. Princess. I had to do something. I was so awful to you. The way I spoke to you, I have replayed it every night. Crew. I am so sorry. I am so so sorry.  [snorts]  Princess. Quiet for a second. We have to walk out of here. Yes. Can you walk? Yes. Hold on to me. Yes.

 Coffee foam  saying I love you softly while Manhattan blurred  underneath us quietly. I remember broken shadows, warehouse lights, your voice cutting through the fear. That night I told you go, save  yourself, don’t stay. But you crossed the dark and came anyway.  [music and singing]  Crew. Yes, princess. Take me home.

Yes, princess. My sweetheart. My baby, are you hurt? Are you bleeding? Should we take you to Greenwich Hospital? Should we take you to Mount Sinai? Should we fly you to Mayo Clinic? Should we call my friend at Johns Hopkins? Mom, I’m fine. You have a bruise. It’s a bruise, Mom. Lionel, look at her face.

 I see her face, Vivian. Look at it. I am looking. Mom, Dad, stop. Please. I’m okay. I’m okay. Crew got me out. Crew. Ma’am. Crew. Ma’am. Thank you. It’s It’s my If you say it’s your job, Crew Donnelly, so help me, I will smack you with a couch pillow. Crew, I owe you everything. Everything. You hear me, son?  Sir. I want to give  you something.

There’s a small business I’ve been opening, a motorcycle dealership over in White Plains. It’s yours. The deed’s already drawn. I’m signing it over to you. Run it. Sir, no, please. I didn’t do this for a reward. I did it because your daughter saved my sister’s life. I can’t accept payment for that. It wouldn’t be right.

 Crew, it is not payment. It is gratitude. Senator, I’m so grateful, but I can’t. I’m just I’m just glad your daughter’s home safe. He won’t take it, Lionel. I am aware, Vivian. That makes me love him more. Vivian.  [laughter]  I should I should be going. I have to tell Posy our princess is safe. She She didn’t sleep last night.

 She’ll be worried. Of course. Go to your sister, Crew. Come back tomorrow, please. Bring Posy. Bring her for the whole day. I want to make her cookies. I want to put her in the rose garden. I want to teach her how to make a charcuterie board. Ma’am, she’s 7. It’s never too early. Could sister come by sometimes? To see Posy.

My sister misses her so much. She didn’t understand why Princess hadn’t come the last two Sundays. She thought she’d done something wrong.  [sighs]  Crew Donnelly, my daughter will be in your apartment every Sunday for the rest of her life if she wants to be. Mom. What? You’re embarrassing me. Good.  [sighs and gasps]  Can I Can I be hired back as my own bodyguard’s boss? What? Dad, rehire him.

 Crew, come back, please, as my bodyguard, officially, with benefits, with the raise Dad keeps trying to give you. I I don’t want anybody else. Sweetheart, are you Dad, I am very sure. Son, would you be willing to come back? For my sister, yes, sir. For your sister? Oh my god, this boy. Crew Donnelly, from here on out, my daughter is in your hands.

Yes, sir. Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew. What, sunshine? Is this her house? This is her house, kiddo. Crew. Yes? This is a castle. It’s a house. This is a castle. It’s a really big house. Crew. Yes? There is a pool. There are three pools, kiddo. Three?  [screaming]  One outdoor, one indoor, one for the dog.

 They have a dog? They have two dogs.    Princess!    POSY PIE. WE’RE [screaming] BACK AT IT AGAIN. My Posy Pie. My Posy Pie. I missed you. I’m so sorry I didn’t come on Sunday. I’m so sorry, sweetheart.  [snorts]  It’s okay. Crew told me. Are you okay now? I’m okay now. Did the bad man hurt you? Just a little bruise, sweetheart.

Already feeling better. Crew got you out. Crew is the best. Crew is the best. Brother. Knox. How long have you been standing there? Long enough. You owe me $300. I do not. You absolutely do. Knox. Brother. Look at your face. I am not looking at my face. I can see your face. Then you stop looking at it. You are gone.

I am not. You are gone. Donnelly. Crew. $300, brother. Bring cash. Careful with the step. Thank you.    Crew! Yes, princess. Take her behind the building and burn her.  Yes, princess.  And do not let her speak to me. She is unable to speak, princess. Good.  [singing and music]  Crew! Why is there a princess in our kitchen? It’s a long story, sunshine.

Crew? Yes. Can we keep her? Yes, sunshine. Thank you, Crew.    Crew? Yes, princess. What is this? Coffee, princess. Crew? Yes. Why is there a heart in my coffee? I think the barista is bad at her job, princess. You made this. conscience You made this. I have watched you make me coffee. You

make all my coffee. You do not let anybody else make my coffee. Crew, did you draw a heart in my coffee? Yes, Princess. Why?  [crying]  Because I love you, Princess.       Crew I have tried very hard not to, ma’am. For a lot of reasons. Your father pays my salary.

 Your mother makes me hand-knit scarves for my sister. My sister is in love with you in a different way than I am. You are my boss. You are the senator’s daughter. I am a soldier who lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Norwood and who 6 months ago would have sold a kidney for next month’s rent. I am not on your level. I know that.

 Crew I tried not to love you, Princess. I really did. Knox tried to warn me. I told him there was no universe in which I would. I told him it was impossible. I told him it was negative universes. But then you saved my sister without asking for  anything, without telling me. While I was being awful to you in my own head, you were buying my sister strawberries.

You were giving her your blood. You were paying for chemotherapy. You didn’t tell anybody about. And you didn’t do it to make me love you. You did it because she was dying and you couldn’t bear it. And that, Princess, that is the part I couldn’t survive. That is the part that that broke me.    I love you.

I’m sorry. I’ll keep my job. I’ll keep my distance. I just I needed to say it once out loud so I could stop carrying it.       Crew. Yes, princess. Look at me.    I love you, too.  [snorts]  I love you, too. I have loved you since the warehouse. Probably before. Probably since the day you walked into my office with a coffee that wasn’t a coffee. It was a flare gun.

I have loved you since you told my mother she didn’t have to pay you for saving my life. I have loved you since the day my dad said you were richer than half the men in Connecticut and you didn’t argue with him because you didn’t know what to do. I have loved you since the first time Posey called me her sister. Princess.

And I’m not I’m not on a level above you, Crew. There is no level. There is no above. There is only There is only you and me. And I have been horrible to you. And I have tried to fix it the only way I knew how. And the whole time I thought I’d lost you. And tonight you stood in a warehouse and took on six men with guns because I gave a child some strawberries.

 Princess, Shayla, sweetheart, breathe.  I am breathing. You’re not. I’m not.    Posey, sweetheart. Come sit. Crew and I want to tell you something. Is it good news? Is it bad news? Is it medicine news? Is it school news? It’s good news. Sunshine. Did you GET A DOG? WE DID NOT GET a dog. Did you get a cat? We did not get a cat.

Posey, Princess is my girlfriend now. HI PRINCESS!  [screaming]  YES, BABY. You’re my sister now? Almost, sweetheart. We have to get married first. Then get married right now. Right now, this second. Crew, do it. Posey, kiddo, that’s not how Crew, do you have a ring? I Well, no. I haven’t I I I haven’t had time to  [sighs]  Wait.

Crew. Sunshine. Mama said, she said to keep it safe. She said when you found someone you wanted to marry, give it to you. She said I was in charge of it. She said I’d know when. Sunshine, you you know that? So, here’s will you marry me? Posey, may I have the ring? Princess, sweetheart, I have nothing in the world to offer you except this ring my mother left for me to give to the right woman.

Will you marry me? YES.  [screaming]  I HAVEN’T FINISHED THE SPEECH.  CARE. YES. BUT, PRINCESS, I had a whole  Yes, Crew. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.      I’m not  [crying]  the fears I had?  I’m getting a sister. Why did you love me through the dark? I’m getting a sister.  [screaming]  All my colors went to stars.

Still you carried on my Come here, baby. Group hug. Get in here. That’s my girls.  You loved me slowly. Like I’m the only light you would see. I was lost inside the sound Sir, ma’am. I would like to formally request your daughter’s hand in marriage. Oh my god. Oh my god. Lionel. Lionel. Lionel. I’m right here, Vivian. Oh my god.

Vivian, let the boy speak. I cannot. I cannot. I cannot. Vivian. Okay. Okay. I’m letting him I’m letting him continue, son. Crew Donahue. Sir. We have nothing to say except how unbelievably ridiculous we are happy we are for both of you. And we want to pay for everything. The engagement party, the bachelorette, the wedding, the honeymoon, the whole thing. Sir, please.

I That’s too much. I can Crew. Sir, you saved her life. Sir. She saved mine first. Vivian.  Yes, Lionel.  He is impossible. He is impossible. He is impossible.  I know, Lionel. I know. He won’t take anything. I know.  How is anybody supposed to thank him?  You can’t. That is my point, Vivian. Sir, ma’am, I will I will accept the wedding as as a gift  from you both to us.

 I will accept it for Sawyers sake because I want her to have the day she deserves and not the day I can afford. Done. Done. Done. Done. You were made to love completely. Josie, laughing  in the heart of light. Red dress spinning in the sun. Your mother’s ring    shining on my hand. Angel with broken soul flying. You may kiss the bride.

SHE’S MY SISTER NOW. GUYS, [screaming] SHE’S MY SISTER NOW. WOW! EVERYONE, A STANDING OVATION.    ROBS, CONGRATULATIONS. Keep it going.     Josie pie. Princess. My sister. Your sister.      

  Hi guys. This is Shayla Hart from your favorite series Cole and Shayla. To all my beautiful fans watching. I want you to understand that this story is more than romance. It is an educational story about love, communication, forgiveness, emotional maturity, and learning how to treat people who truly care about us.

Sometimes we hurt people not because we do not care, but because we do not know how to express what is inside our hearts. But that is why communication is important. This story teaches us that we should never take good people for granted. When someone loves you with patience and sincerely, do not punish them with silence or push them away because of fear.

Learn to speak gently, listen carefully, and apologize when you are wrong. This story is here to entertain you, but also to educate and inspire you. Love wisely, speak kindly, forgive sincerely, and never forget that a good heart is a blessing.