Choices.
" I thought you wanted to meet him, you keep banging on about wanting to get to know him so I invite him over for dinner and you kick off seriously I cannot win," Camilla shouted. Tom rolled his eyes as his teenage daughter began to storm off upstairs and he heard the door slam shut afterwards causing the house to shake "What have I told you about slamming that bloody door!" Tom shouted upstairs but he suddenly heard the noise of music coming from upstairs and he knew that she wouldn't have heard him. Tom looked at Sam, who in return looked at him
"Well we did say the other night that it would be nice to get to know Marcus you can't say we didn't "Sam said talking about her daughter's steady boyfriend. "I know but I didn't actually think it would be so soon, I mean I still say he's too old for her" Tom exclaimed. He knew that Marcus was four years older then his seventeen year old daughter.
"Tom he's only twenty one" Sam exclaimed looking at her husband. "That's not the point he's still too old for her, she's barely an adult and she's with a much older guy" Tom said and Sam shook her head "you know where she gets it from don't you, older men?" Sam said smiling knowing full well that her daughter had inherited her likeness for older men. You mean Tom was only a few years older then Sam.
"That's not the point you see me and you were made for each other, Camilla doesn't even know the meaning of love and she's already in a long term relationship" Tom stated simply, "She's happy isn't that the main thing? And anyway from what she's told me of this Marcus guy he seems pretty decent" Sam said, not that she had actually met her daughters boyfriend but he did seem like a nice guy and did treat her daughter well.
"Have you met him?" Tom exclaimed looking at his wife "no I haven't but he does seem a nice guy Tom I know that really the problem lies with the fact that Camilla has grown up and you're struggling to accept that your daughter is no longer your little girl" Sam said and Tom shook his head "that's not it at all. "He stated trying to defend himself.
"Sure, sure "Sam said smirking before she chose to go upstairs and better sort things out with her daughter. Sam got to her feet and Tom looked at her "where are you going?" he asked and Sam looked at him "I'm going to patch things up with our daughter, and then we can talk about this whole dinner thing. Tom I don't think she's going to stop seeing Marcus anytime soon I suggest you just suck it up" Sam said and Tom sighed as he watched his wife head upstairs and to they're daughter's room. Sam knocked on the door once
"Go away!" Camilla exclaimed still frustrated with her father. "Camille. It's me" Sam said using her daughter's pet name, and she was allowed to enter her daughter's bedroom. "Mum, why's he being so ridiculous?" Camilla asked on about her father. "he's just trying to protect you sweetie, you know your dad wants nothing more for you to be happy, he's just looking out for you like all dads do when it comes to they're daughter" Sam explained. "But I am happy. I'm happy with Marcus, I just wish Dad would see it that way" Camilla explained and Sam nodded "I know you do darling, hopefully when dad meets Marcus he may approve. Now have you finished your university application?" Sam asked, her daughter was planning a career in medicine like her parents.
"Not exactly "Camilla admitted. "I can help you if you like "Sam suggested and Camilla nodded "Please if you wouldn't mind" Sam shook her head
"Of course not I don't mind" Sam said and they got started on the application form. You see Sam and Tom had been saving up to pay for Camilla's uni funds they had wanted to do this so she wouldn't have to have a student loan to pay for the fees. And find herself up to the eyeballs in debt.
About an hour later Tom had been downstairs and he noticed that Sam hadn't returned from they're daughters bedroom so he went to investigate and he noticed that Sam and Camilla were talking and filling in forms. So Tom chose to leave them to it but Camilla spotted her father. "Dad" she said and Tom turned back on his heel. "Yes sweetheart?" Tom said. "I know you're only looking out for me, but really Dad I'm happy with Marcus and I wish you would just see it that way and I hope when you meet him. He will finally have your approval and I'm sorry for arguing with you" Camilla said and Tom nodded. "Its fine sweetheart you know I'm only looking out for you right?" Tom said and Camilla nodded "Mum explained "she said and Tom looked at Sam and smiled. "Well mum always knows best" Tom said of his wife.
Shortly later "So what are my two favourite girls doing?" Tom said looking at his wife and daughter "filling in my application form for Uni" Camilla answered him and Tom nodded "oh right" he said and he smiled. "Yeah mum came to help me, you can too. Help me chose which side of medicine I should go for paediatrics or emergency " Camilla stated
"You should go for paediatrics it's the best work out there "Tom said simply and Sam rolled her eyes. Soon enough the married couple began debating over who had the best job and Camilla rolled her eyes as she watched her parents have one of they're discussions that could well last long into the night.