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I walked down the cold lane to my house quietly, the only thing echoing was my soft footsteps and breathing. It had to be at least midnight and my curfew was eleven...But I had no track of time, I had been with Ian, and forgot everything..I always did when I was with him actually.. I smirked. When I opened the front door Ifound my father, legs crossed sitting in his favorite chair, staring at me crossly. "So...?" "So." I replied mockingly, I was bracing myself for another, Ian-is-a-good-for-nothing-punk, speech..and I was assured quickly that was the case. "With that lowlife again, Erin? Dare I ask..." I tilted my head to the side and replied quietly yet penatratingly, "And what gives you the right to judge wether or not he's a lowlife?" He yawned adn sat up straighter. "The rights I have considering ym very guillable and sensative daughter is dating him..." I smiled, so completely and utterly done with this conversation. "Well, won;t happen again, home by midnight, no hanging with the good-for-nothing, same ole same ole, night Dad." I was half-way up the stairs, he couldn;t stop me. I heard my mother snoring in her room and heard my father in the kitchen, pitching the remains of the coffee grinds from his pot. Sighing, I climbed up onto my bed and grabed my red and silver cell, I smiled..I had to call Ian! One last goodnight wouldn;t hurt. My father still had to set the coffee pot for tomorrow, turn the tv off, and lock the doors, I had agood seven minutes of exchanged I love you Pips'. The phone rang quietly as I took it off speaker and waited for him to answer, soon his comforting and relaxed voice was heard. "Hey, Pip. Having second doubts about staying the night? Knew ya would, Babe...." I picked at my comforter and sighed. "Yes, but my father would know and blow his top Baby, you know that." I mentally knew he was nodding and thinking in his mind of why he was so horrible and I wished he wouldn't. "I jst wanted to tell you goodnight, this is the first night in weeks I haven;t fallen asleep in your arms, but I'm sorry Baby, I had the itching feeling I would've been caught tonight and I was right." Wat'dya mean?" "Walked in the Paternal was on the chair waiting for me..." "Oh...ouch!" I chuckled quietly in spite of myself. "Yeah, but I figured the least I could do was tell ya i loved you, and give ya the heads up that I'll see ya in your dreams." I heard him turn his tv off in the backgroundand drop off his heavy jacket, heaving himself into bed. "Oh really? So you think you'll make it tonight?" "Yes I do. I'm positive of it." He laughed. "Then I best get to bed cuz I can't wait to see you princess..." I nodded and smiled, somehow I felt his cheeks flame and I knew he had felt my emotions. "Yup, you best be cuz I can;t stay all night." "Yea. I love you Pip." "Love ya too Zip." His eyes flickered shut and he nodded breathing in slightly to let me know he was content and before he hung up I heard him mutter quietly, 'I see you already....'