You Don't Even Try

by Maget646

Work in Progress: Set after Angelo goes to the kitchen to talk to Chef Jeff. What if Daphne had reacted differently rather than staying quiet and how does the Chef react when he see's what is the beginning of Daphne's story. A story he never knew or even bothered to ask about. And what about the relationship between Daphne and Angelo. M: cause I have no idea what I'm going to write

1. Chapter 1

Changed Jeff's age - Didn't fit well for my purposes.

"Angelo!" I yelled chasing after him as I left the car, yet from the speed he was walking at he obviously didn't hear me.

Running into the kitchen all I saw was Jeff get knocked to the ground by Angelo and although I should have been happy that this man who was supposed to be my father was finally acting like one I couldn't help but be enraged.

"Angelo! You have no right!" I was so angry I was signing even though I was the only one who needed it. "This is my relationship, my life. You don't get to walk in here after years of being absent and decide to step up because let's be honest the real reason you came back is for Bay!"

All of a sudden a felt someone's hands touch my back and begin to squeeze my shoulders trying to calm me down "No!" I yelled shrugging them off, "he doesn't get to do this! He gave me up, whether he came back or not he gave me up, protecting me is not his job; HE GAVE THAT UP!"

I looked at Angelo, seeing this overwhelmed shock on his face, like someone had ran him over with a transport truck; and honestly I hope that was how he felt. Then I looked down a Chef, and I could read the guilt in his eyes. He yelled something about getting everyone out of the kitchen and I turned around and bolted, grazing by both my mom and Katherine; trying to get to my car before anyone could stop me.

The moment my foot hit the pavement I started sobbing, and instead of going to my car, because I obviously couldn't drive I made my way around to the back of the restaurant; sitting on a small grassy area near a tree where no one could see me. Before I sat down someone touched my shoulder and I whipped my head around.

It was Angelo

"Daphne! I thought that we were past this?" He wasn't yelling but I knew that he was angry.

"Yeah, well apparently we aren't." He just looked at me. "you haven't even tried. Hell, you haven't even learned to sign let alone being a dad, well until tonight. It's like you're trying to ignore everything that happened while you were gone, I'm deaf…"

"That doesn't mean you get to date a 28 year old!"

"He's only 24! But what does that matter? If you hadn't found out about Bay then you wouldn't even be here to discuss this or go in and punch my boss. You can't choose instances where you get to be a dad and where you don't, I'm a person and I grew up without you around. You don't get to suddenly make my decisions for me or defend my honour. Jeff may have hurt me, but not as much as you did. Besides, he also made me more happy than you ever have."

And with that Angelo just took one look at me turned around and began walking away.

"Would you even be here if you hadn't found out about Bay?" I yelled after him, but he just kept walking.

At that moment everything came flooding to me, my entire relationship with Angelo, or lack of relationship. And it was no longer anger, I was just sad. My entire body started shaking and my knees gave out. I just curled up into a ball of despair and fear, I was actually alone, surrounded in darkness; both literally and figuratively.