Page 35 of Interview with the Billionaire

Of how to save them.

Please.

These are the only words in my heart today:

Please.

And Nikki. Always Nikki.

I will slay your dragons. I will keep you safe.

- Have Me

Transcript: Stark-2

Day 1, Session 4, 5:45 pm

Audio Transcription by All Access Enterprises

Annotations added by client: Spicer, Magdalena

Location: Stark Home, Malibu, CA, 3rd floor living area

Subject(s): Damien Stark, Nichole Fairchild Stark (Nikki)

Interview conducted by Maggie Bridge

Begin Interview

[They are seated as before on the sofa. This time, Nikki’s feet are curled up under her, and Damien’s arm is around her shoulder. They look relaxed and comfortable. ]

Bridge: Sorry we’re getting a late start. We’ll wrap earlier tomorrow.

Damien: Not a problem.

Bridge: Earlier we talked about your relationship. I’d like to continue that, but expand it more to encompass family. Can you tell me how you’d describe your relationship?

Nikki: Perfect.

[Damien smiles, then brushes a kiss over her cheek.]

Bridge: So no fights? Everything is smooth sailing?

Damien: Oh, there are fights. There’s also the making up.

[As he speaks, he trails a fingertip along her thigh. She’s changed into shorts, and his finger strokes bare skin, the touch entirely casual. I’m not even sure he’s aware that he’s stroking her.]

Nikki: He’s right, though. We don’t fight much. The truth is we fit.

Damien: We both have missing pieces. But together, we complete each other.

Bridge: Could you imagine not being together?

Nikki: Now? No. I’d survive—Damien’s helped me realize that I’m strong enough to survive—but losing him would come close to destroying me. But that’s not something I’m afraid of. I know he’ll never leave me. He’d move heaven and earth before doing that.

Bridge: Damien?

Damien: I feel the same way. And if she did leave, I’d get her back.