Ilyriana was pacing in her father's dressing room, terrified at what he was going to say to her. Mom she thought how did I screw this up? You told me that he'd accept me and he did but oh God I fucked up this time, please don't let him throw me out. I have no one else to run to except a handful of his friends here. Tears had begun streaming down her face while she contemplated her next move when her father threw her out. So wrapped up in her own thoughts, she didn't even hear the door open. Once it slammed shut, she jumped, giving a startled "oh!" of surprise.
"Dad I-" she began apologizing immediately before the look in his eyes shut her mouth. She stayed quiet and sat down.
"Look, I understand you're a teenager and hormones are running amok but Lyri I asked you to stay here for a reason. I don't want to lose you and I don't want to see you make my mistakes. And I don't want you near Ted DiBiase again. He's a wife beater and almost ten years older than you. Didn't you wonder why his wife left him? They'd been together since high school until he got shitfaced one night and beat her. Bad. She and Beth went to high school together, that's how I knew how bad she looked. Date anyone else closer to your age around here you want cause your uncle, Phil and I can make sure you're respected but please, for your sake and his, stay away from DiBiase." Jeff explained to her, calming down as his speech went on. He'd stood in the hallway in front of his door for five minutes before he decided to go in to talk to her. Phil had told him that yes she needed structure to her life at her age and that having her stay home so she could go to school and be with people her own age would probably benefit her in the long run. Jeff had decided to hear him out and offer it to her if she wanted it, hell he was taking a break soon so he could get his shit together and work on his other passions.
"Wait, you're not mad enough to put me out? But I was sure that you were going to throw me out for this." Ilyriana responded, flabbergasted. Jeff just smiled and wrapped his daughter in a hug.
"No moj bajki. I'm not putting you out, why would I do that? I remember what it was like to be a teenager. But I do have a question for you. Would you like to just stay home? I mean so you can get to know the people you're going to be living around and going to school with. And you wont be at the house by yourself for too long cause I'm due time off in a couple of weeks. So what do you think?" he asked, laughing that she had thought he'd put her out.
"I think it might be a good idea for me to go home. And besides, who else is gonna take care of the puppy?" Ilyriana replied, puzzling Jeff.
"What puppy?"