Standing outside the mansion I couldn't be happier, I had the perfect boyfriend and my family was finally had been found ony a week ago and I cant say that I wasn't ecstatic bu there was something nagging me and as stupid as it sounds I was scare of asking my Dad.
"Princess are you there, you've been out of it all night."asked Dad (it was still weird saying that)
"Did you know?" I askedmy voice cracking.
"Know what?" all trace of laughter gone and now only concerned etched his voice.
"Know that when you kissed me goodbye twelve years ago that you weren't coming home".
"I-I don't know what to say"he whispered.
"Then dont speak just listen, I know the CIA told you the risk because hell, they've told me the risks on missions I've gone to. So you knew the risks but, was it worth it was it worth leaving your three year old daughter fatherless and your wife a widow for a moment of glory." I all but screamed at him.
I didn't know where all this rage was coming from, maybe from all the father/daughter events I couldn't go to or from the countless teasing I had to endure during primary school because my parents couldn't come to any of my plays, concerts, conferences or award ceremonies.
"I hurt you and your mother didn't I?"he whispered. "I'm really sorry maybe we could spend more time together and go to the park or something."
"It's a little bit too late for that because you had to be there, from the time I was learning to write, you had to be there when I was five to teach me how to ride a bike with the rest of the dads instead of me learning alone, and you could've taught me how to throw a ball or grab a bat instead of me throwing balls at kids who would laugh at me and mom couldn't do anything because she was trying to have a safe job so I could grow up with at least one parent. And I should've been learning how to fish instead of punching someone's kid, Dad you had to be there."
"I-I-I never knew God, I'm a terrible father I'm sorry."he sobbed and it hit me for the first time he was just human, and made mistakes just like me.
I don't know when I started crying I just know that Mom found us together on the couch of her office with me on my Dad's lap.