I wanted to thank you all for the awesome reviews. I'm not really sure where the plot will lead to, so if you have any ideas, feel free to say so. School is finally over, so I can update faster. (No promises though.)
~Chlerek-Forever
Tori's POV
I heard two car doors slam shut and people walking across the gravel.
I stood behind Kit with Simon at my side who was barely containing his laughter.
A few seconds later Chloe and Derek came in through the door and they were surprised to see Kit with a cucumber and an extra condom.
Chloe was going to be sore in the morning when Derek was finished with her.
"Derek? Chloe? It's time we had a conversation." Kit said.
Derek took a look at the cucumber and condom, then a second later understanding dawned on his face.
"Uh, Dad," he stuttered. "Do we really have to have this talk?"
I looked at Chloe and her face was beet red.
I started giggling uncontrollably and Simon was laughing so hard that no noise come out, so he stood there clapping like a retarded seal.
"Yes Derek," Kit started. "We do."
"Why couldn't you use a banana like any other person?" Chloe whined.
Kit looked rather uncomfortable now. "Because given the fact that Derek is a werewolf, he's a bit . . . bigger than the average man."
A loud bark of laughter came from Simon, then a second later he understood the concept of what Kit was saying.
With a frown Simon turned around, loosened his belt, and took a peek inside.
I shielded my eyes in horror. "Put it away, Simon. Nobody wants to see it. Especially your girlfriend."
Simon glared at me. "Don't be jealous, Tori. Are you not getting any satisfaction from Gabriel? I know you had a crush on me."
"No I didn't." I growled. "And for your information, I'm still a virgin."
"Not for long." He muttered.
I glared at him.
"Do you want me to help you with your problem?"
Kit let out a roar. "NO!"
We all stared at him wide-eyed.
Kit cleared his throat. "Never mind what just happened. But from the conversation you two were just having, I'd say you two are close to having sex as well."
"I'm not having sex with Simon!" I screeched.
Kit looked stricken. "That's not what I meant. What I meant was, Tori you and and Gabriel are close to having sex just like Simon with Kenzie."
"You've gotta be kidding me." Simon said.
"Nope." said Kit. "Let's go. Into the living room. Derek! Chloe!"
I turned my head in their direction.
Chloe was already out the door and Derek had half his body out.
"Let's go. Now." Kit said in a more serious tone.
Chloe and Derek trudged back into the house while complaining under their breath.
"Simon!"
I jumped as Kit bellowed out.
I turned again to see Simon at the top of the stairs.
"Get your ass into the living room, Simon." Kit said.
"Why?" Simon whined.
"Because."
"Because why?"
"Because I said so."
"Why do we even have to have the sex talk? If anyone needs the sex talk, it's Tori."
I gaped at him. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me."
"For your information, Gabriel and I haven't done anything sexual."
"Not true." Came a quiet voice behind me.
I turned to see Chloe hiding behind Derek.
"Thank you, Chloe!" Simon exclaimed.
"Traitor." I growled at her.
"Well," she said. "It's just that you said you and Gabriel haven't done anything sexual, when I know that's not true. I see where Gabriel gropes you and I see where your eyes travel."
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Kit clench his fists.
I zeroed my gaze in on Chloe. "We'll talk about this later."
She hid even further behind Derek and Simon laughed at my empty threats.
I turned back to Simon who was coming down the stairs.
"Well what about you and Kenzie?" I shot back at him. "I walked in on you two once on the couch. You had your shirt off and all the buttons on hers were unbuttoned."
"It happened once."
"It happened once on the couch, but all the other times was in his room." Came a deep voice.
"Derek!" Simon yelled throwing his hands up in the air.
"What?" he asked innocently.
"You know what."
Derek and Simon started arguing about the honor of brotherhood or something like that.
Chloe tried breaking them apart, so then I yelled at her for trying to break up prime time entertainment. She started yelling at me saying this wasn't a joke.
By then we were all yelling at one another and with Kit trying to yell over everybody else.
Eventually he gave up and let out an ear-piercing whistle. Everybody covered their ears and cringed.
When Kit had everyone's undivided attention he said, "My God. It's like trying to herd cats. Get into the living room and sit quietly."
I couldn't help my next comment. "Can't you at least get a mini carrot so Simon can feel better about himself?"
Chloe slapped her hand across Simon's mouth before he could fire back and Derek covered Chloe's hand with his own.
Kit leveled me with a look. "Tori. Apologize."
Simon looked at me expectantly.
"Sorry." I mumbled.
"So he can hear you." Kit said in a stern voice.
I glared at him. "Why should I? It's not like he's my brother or anything and you're not my father."
Kit looked guilty. "You'd be surprised."
I became confused. "What?"
He shook his head. "Nothing. Let's go. Into the living room. All of you."
I walked in after Simon. Chloe and Derek were already situated on the loveseat.
Simon spread himself out on the couch until Kit pushed his feet away.
I took the only chair, still confused by Kit's comment.
Kit put his elbows on his knees and leaned forward, took a deep breath and he began.
Kit's POV
I took a look around the room at my four kids.
Four kids because Simon being my biological child, Derek my adoptive son, Tori my illegitimate child, and the latest addition Chloe my daughter-in-law. Technically.
I took a deep breath and began. "I called you all hear today to talk about sex. Now we all know that sex is enjoyable, but there are risks when having sex. I'm going to start out by saying a couple of terms you probably already know, but I'm going to say them anyway. The first term is erection."
I heard the groans come from Derek and Simon. I ignored them and continued, "A boy's penis is usually soft. But sometimes it gets hard and points away from the body. This is called an erection. There are also times when a boy can have an erection in his sleep when they are dreaming about something sexual. A wet dream is when a boy or girl are dreaming about having sex. Now, a period is," Derek and Simon looked disturbed and Chloe and Tori groaned. "A period is when a girl's body is mature enough to become pregnant. Masturbation is when a boy rubs his penis or a girl rubs her vaginal area. Okay that's enough with the terms." They all breathed a sigh of relief. "Onto pregnancy. Even though you men can't get pregnant, you women can get pregnant. I'm pretty sure I don't have to tell you how babies are made. Now onto STD's, I have pictures here somewhere." I looked around for my pictures that I printed out.
Derek held out a hand. "Okay Dad, I'm gonna stop you there. We all know the risks of having sex. What do you think we been learning in health class the past four years?"
I let out a sigh of relief. "So I don't have to explain STD's to you or show you the pictures?"
All except Tori yelled, "NO!"
I laughed. "All right, you're all free to go."
Chloe and Derek disappeared upstairs and Simon went into the kitchen. Tori still sat in the chair, just staring into space.
If there was anything in my life that I regretted, it was that I wasn't there to be a father to Tori.
Instead some loser of a guy pretended he was her father.
I wanted so bad to tell her that I was her father, and it broke my heart when she said I wasn't her father.
I walked up to her quietly and gently shook her shoulder.
She said, "Hmm?" but other wise continued staring into space.
"Are you okay?" I asked her in a gentle voice.
"Fine." she said in a not so convincing voice.
"Tori, what's wrong?"
She turned to face me with tears in her eyes. "It's just that," She shook her head. "It's just that I always knew that I didn't know who my real father was."
I tensed up. "What do you mean?"
"I mean the man that is supposed to be my father, is really not."
"What makes you think that?"
She shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I have absolutely nothing in common with him. We don't like any of the same foods or any of the same drinks. For Christ's sake we don't even look alike. And don't give me that bullshit how just because we don't look alike doesn't mean we're not father and daughter because it's not going to work."
I looked at her as the tears started to silently stream down her face.
I wiped away her tears, which only caused her to cry harder.
I just sat there for a couple minutes rubbing her back and telling her there was no need to cry.
Once she got herself under control she said, "I always wondered if I was adopted."
I gave a dry chuckle. "Believe me, you're not adopted."
Tori sniffled. "How do you know?"
I shrugged my shoulders. "It's just one of those things that grown-ups know."
"Which means you know something that will have a big impact on my life."
I gulped. There was no point in lying to her. "You're right. I do know something."
Her eyes widened. "What is it?"
"Well," I kneeled down so I was eye level with her. "I know who your father is."
"What?" She squeaked. "H-how long have you known him?"
"My whole life."
Tori sat up in her seat. "Well? Who is he?"
"He who?" I said avoiding the question.
"My father. Who is he?"
I swallowed the lump in my throat. I so desperately wanted to tell her, but I couldn't find the strength to.
"I don't think it's the right time for you to know who he is." I said shutting down while trying to keep the tears in.
I turned around to walk out the door so she wouldn't see me crying.
"Kit?" Tori asked, her voice cracking as she tried to hold back her sobs. "Are you my father?"
I stopped dead in my tracks and just stood there, saying nothing.
"Are you my father?" She asked louder.
I turned and met her gaze, and just stared at her.
Understanding dawned in her eyes. She covered her mouth with her hand and fell back onto the chair and started crying and sobbing uncontrollably.
"Oh my god!" She cried.
I walked back over to her and kneeled down. "I'm so sorry you had to find out this way. I never wanted to hurt you."
"Why?" she asked.
"Why what?"
"Why haven't you ever told me? Why didn't you ever visit? Why?" she yelled.
"I didn't tell you because you're mother said she would kill you if I did. I didn't visit because your mother always found some way to stop me." I said with my voice cracking and the tears began to stream down my face.
Tori's face went red with anger. "How dare she prevent me from knowing my father."
I smiled a little when she said 'my father'.
"I don't know sweetheart," I said. "You're mother was always like that."
What she did next surprised me.
She stepped forward and hugged me.
I was shocked for a second before I hugged her back.
"Even though you weren't there for the first sixteen years, I want you to be a part of my life." Tori said.
"Thank you." I choked out.
"Kit," Tori said laughing a little. "Don't start crying otherwise I'll start crying."
"I'm sorry," I said wiping away my tears. "It's just that I've always wanted to be there for you. When I first saw you when I came here, all I wanted to do was hug you and never let you go."
She hugged me even tighter and said, "Now you can."
I gave one last sniff, pulled away and looked down at Tori, "I'm glad my daughter finally knows who I am and that I want to be part of her life."
She smiled. "Me too."
"Now, how about some lunch?"
She nodded.
We both turned and saw Sophia sitting in her rocking chair. I don't know how we missed her.
"Hello." I said.
"Hi," she said brushing her doll's hair while continuing to stare at us.
"How long have you been sitting there?" Tori asked.
She didn't answer, instead she asked, "Tori? What does 'sex' mean?"
My eyes widened.
Oh shit.
Next chapter will be the day of the Full Moon.
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~Chlerek-Forever
