"Boy you must have really pissed your mom off for her to send you to me." Paul said casting a side glance towards his niece. She was slouched down in the limo seat, her hand resting tensely against her cheek as her pointer finger dug into her temple letting him know that she was holding in her agitation.
"What else is new. Where's aunt Steph?" She asked and he couldn't tell if she was looking at him due to the sunglasses that adorned her face and those were the only words she'd spoken in the hour and a half they had been in the limo driving to the arena. Paul was going to drop Kaylee off at the hotel on the way but they were crunched for time as it was and he wasn't about to push it.
"She's at the arena taking care of business. Look I've always been an awesome uncle," He began when she rolled her head towards him. "You told me when you were younger so don't argue." He said flashing her a smile. "But your mom wants me to straighten you out and end this rebellion thing you have going on so that's exactly what I'm going to do." He finished.
"Ugh, it's not a rebellion it's who I am." She said getting sick and tired of hearing that word.
"Kaylee you're 19, you don't know who you are yet and from what I've heard who you're becoming isn't good." He said looking at her sternly. His sister had told him everything about what she'd been doing and for the most part it was normal teenage things, but other things drew concern.
"You're not my father." She retorted meeting his stern look with one of her own and he sighed before turning his away and rubbing his forehead.
"You're right, I'm not, but I sure as hell feel like it." Paul said knowing it was a touchy subject for her and not wanting to dwell on it. Paul had been there for his sister as much as he could to try and help her raise 4 kids on her own while trying to juggle his own children and job. Her ex husband was an abusive alcoholic and Kaylee seemed to be going down the path of drugs, alcohol and reckless behavior that made her mother break down and call her brother for help knowing that if she would listen to anyone it would be him. "And don't just think you're going to be sitting on your ass the entire time you're with me. I've already got plans for you so get ready for some tough love." Paul said using his firm fatherly tone as he spoke to her.
"Are we talking paid employment?" She asked and he knew he'd sparked her interest and it made him smile.
"If you prove to me you're worthy of it then yes, I'll consider, but as of right now no because I'm trying to teach you a lesson." He said and she crossed her arms as she sunk deeper into her seat.
"This is stupid." She whined.
"No what's stupid is getting drunk, stealing your moms car and nearly killing yourself when you hit a telephone pole. That's stupid." He said referencing the main reason she was sat in the limo with him. She turned her body away from him and knew that trying to communicate further with her was out of the question. Boy he couldn't wait till his own daughters became teenage monsters. The limo stopped and a few minutes later the back door was opened.
"We're here Mr. Levesque." The driver said as he held the door open for the two to get out. Kaylee followed behind her uncle until they reached the office where Stephanie was sat talking to a few superstars about the nights match card.
"Hey baby." Paul said as he leaned down and kissed his wife when they entered. "I had to bring her." Paul said looking behind him to where Kaylee stood by the doorway looking nervous as she scuffed the floor with her shoe.
"Don't be a stranger." Steph said standing up with a smile and holding her arms open. Steph was almost a head taller than her in her high heels so Kaylee got a face full of boobs. When she let go Steph held her at arms length. "You're inside, take off the shades." She said and Kaylee complied, revealing her emerald coloured eyes. "Kaylee just know that I love you but if you were my daughter right now I'd have whooped your ass and left you in prison." Steph said and Kaylee could feel all eyes in the room turn to her with curiosity.
"Well at least if I can't count on uncle Paul to lay down the law I can always count on you uncle Steph." She said with distaste before turning on her heel and leaving the room. Her and her aunt had always had a strained relationship mainly because both girls could be massive bitches and they would always butt heads.
"Are you just going to let her talk to me like that and walk away?" She could hear Stephanie saying in disbelief that gave Kaylee a sense of satisfaction. It would take a lot more then just stern talking to's and empty threats to get her out of her set ways.