Chapter Ten- Dads...

Today was the day Abby and Marcus were going to meet her father for face to face for the first time since Clarke was little. The plan was for Abby to Meet Marcus at house were he was going to meet them. Abby hadn't wanted him in her house near the children and she didn't think it was fair to ask them to leave so he had offered his house knowing his two were more than likely going to be with Clarke or out anyway. At first she refused saying but he had talked her around to it.

She was just about to leave with Clarke and Lexa up the stairs and Nico had his nanny, Raven out on a date with Bellamy she was happy they were all busy and safe and was about to leave as getting ready to text Marcus to ask where Octavia was when there was a knock at the door.

Answering the door she was confused when she seen her boyfriend and daughter standing there, the young girl in her pyjamas. Smiling a confused smile she stepped aside and let the two of them in. Octavia walked straight past her into the living room and lay down on the couch facing away from everyone but Marcus stopping placing his hand on her lower back and kissed her on the cheek.

"Hi is everything okay, I thought I was meeting you at your place" Asked Abby learning against the door frame looking to where Octavia was lying.

"O isn't feeling well she was up most of the night with her stomach and lower back. She was sick this morning. She wouldn't let me take her to the doctor or get her anything from the moody too. Could you maybe have a look at her and see what's wrong Explained Marcus.

"Awww Marcus. You really have no clue?" She smiled

"Clue about what?"

"stomach and back sore, moody. She's a girl sweetheart"

Abby grinned and patted his hand as she pressed a kiss to his cheek before going up the stairs. Stopping by Clarke's room she told them that Octavia was here but not feeling well so she was just going to Chill on the couch then went through to her en-suit bathroom. Grabbing a box of painkiller designed for just this kind of thing she then grabbed her hot water bottle from her wardrobe and then went to the main bathroom getting a heat pad.

Back down the stairs she could feel his eyes watching her as went to the kitchen filling the hot water bottle once the water was ready and grabbing a bottle of water and made her a cup of tea then took everything to the living room where he stood at the door. Abby gently sat down on the edge of the couch where the teenager lay still facing the back of the couch and her legs pulled up to her stomach. Abby picked up her hand that was laying on her stomach and straightened out her legs a little before placing the hot water bottle on her stomach and put her and back on it. Next she tore open the packet to the head pad and whispered to Octavia what she was doing as she lifted her top just enough to place the heat pad on her lower back then she pulled the blanket off the back of the couch and lay it over her. Next she held out the glass of water and two pain killers for her with she gladly accepted and lay back down giving Abby a thankful but rather embarrassed smile.

"Your dad and I are away to going meet my father, Clarke and Lexa are up the stairs, Nico's nanny is here with him just incase. There is a cup of tea of the coffee table and you'll find pads and tampons in my bathroom in my bedroom in the cupboard under the sink if you need. If you need us just call or get Lucy too''

Seeing the young girl nod she gently squeezed her hip with her hand and stood putting on her jacket and grabbing her purse before going over to Marcus. Marcus thanked her with a kiss before they went out to his car and drove back to his house. The drive back to his was silent but not uncomfortable, but he could see she wanted to say something but he also knew he needed to give her some time. This was going to be hard he had no doubt about it and he knew that deep down even though she said it would be like every other time he knew she was hoping her dad was sober.

Pulling up into his drive way he shut of the engine to the car and turned to face his girlfriend as she she looked out the window. Reaching over his placing his hand on her knee and watched and gently squeezed trying to get her attention not wanting to startle. When Abby turned to look at him he moved his hand from her knee up to hold the side of her face in his hand, his fingers behind her ear in her hair and his thumb half on her jaw and half on her cheek gently caressing.

"Everything will be okay Abby. But at any time you want to leave just say the word and I will ask him to go. Okay you won't be alone" Said Marcus.

" Thank you Marcus."

"I should be the one thank you for helming out O she must think i suck at the dad thing"

"Don't say that Marcus your a wonderful Dad. Your a man and at that age some girls are still kind of embarrassed. I've known her for years and when she first got them well let just say there was no-one there to speak to her about it, then i found out but she would;t speak out it just asked if i could her something to use that was comfortable"

"Thank you for looking out for her Abby, I wish I had have found them earlier i could have helped you keep and eye for them. But um we better get inside he'll be here in a minuet"

Leaning forward he pressed a chesty kiss to her lips and they climbed out of the car walking into his house. Going to the kitchen he made them some coffee while she sat at the kitchen table watching him. His movements and calmness seemed to help her feel more calm and her nerves slowly seemed to go away.

They sat together at the table facing each other with their legs laced together as she talked everything through with him. She had decided that if he was sober and had been for at least a few months then she would let Clarke see him but only with them in the room to start with. Marcus asked if she was sure she wanted him in the room with Clarke, father and her self worried he would be over stepping but she had asked him to be there saying that she didn't trust his and if anything was to go wrong then he would be there to help.

After only ten minutes of waiting the door bell rang and she took a deep breath. Standing she walked through the house and paused behind the door for a second before opening it and letting him in. Neither of them knew what to say so they settled with a standard ''Hello's" and she lead him through to the kitchen. Telling him to take a seat watched him take the chair across the table from Marcus and then sat back down in her own chair turning both her and Marcus turning their chairs to face.

Abby had thought of so many things she had wanted to say to him, to tell him but right now as she looked at the man who had once been amazing to her and then had caused her so much hurt she found her self struggling to get the words. Marcus can see the conflict she is having with her self when she goes to talk but doesn't say anything when she does and settles his hand on her knee.

"You hurt her and I will hurt you. This girl means a hell of a lot to me and she has already gone through enough. So I say again you hurt her I hurt you" Marcus tells him.

Laying her hand on top of his on her knee she squeezes gently and looks at him silently telling him that she's okay, and to maybe settle down a little.

"I'm I hear about Jake and Benny I'm so sorry butterfly" Said Tommy

" Don't call me that, I don't want your apologies for anything.I" Abby started

"But I am sorry, so sorry for everything I did" He started

" No listen to me okay. There is no apologies that can make it better after everything It's your action now that are going to fix it So I need you to listen to me"

"Okay...I can do that"

Abby took a second to collect her thoughts and raked her brain through the good times and the bad. She thought about everything she wanted to say to him when she was growing up then again on the very occasionally time he would drunkenly drop by and the last time she had seen him when Clarke was seven.

"I used to worship you dad, we were insperiable until I was ten and then everything changed You changed. You weren't the man you used to be"

" I know and I''

"Dad i need you to let me finish. You hurt me and not just mentally, the hitting I still have scars you know and that last time. I don't care that you hit me dad but you were so drunk you went to hit my baby girl and then when i went to stop you, you hit me in front of her. You hurt me so much dad and Until you prove to me that you are sober then I don;t want you near my kids. Once you prove that you are then you can see Clarke and Nico but only with me and Marcus until I can trust you, and that is something you have to find a way for me to do again dad"

Tommy nodded and listen to everything his daughter had to say. He felt so bad for the things he had put his baby through but he was determined to prove to his girl that he had changed. They sat for the next hour talking everything through. He explained to them how he had been going to A.A meeting as well as anger management classes as well and he had been sober for sixty days and although it as tough he was doing his best. He even asked her to go one of his A.A meeting with him.

Finally though she had said she would go to his meeting and talk to his mentor and had decided the best way to go about this was see him a couple of more times excluding the meeting and then if everything was okay he could meet Clarke.

By the time he had left Abby wanted nothing more to go home where their children were. Well at least three of them where. They had sat with his arms around her for a few minutes then he took her home.

When they got home Clarke was still in her room with Lexa watching movies, they had been spending a lot of time together since Halloween. Octavia was asleep on the couch with Nico asleep on her chest as Lucy kept a close eye on them and Bellamy and Raven had come back and where watching some thing on the tv. This was theirs, two families they were merging together as one, as they fell in love with each other.