With A Dad Like Jack…
Summary: After spending five years in jail, Jack finally gets out in hope of rekindling his broken relationship with his daughter. Meanwhile Lisa is trying to move on and fix her life, but when the two cross paths, what's to be expected?
Disclaimer: I own the idea for this storyline and my own characters, nothing else.
Chapter Eleven
Jack let Katy cool off for a couple of hours. Falling out with her was like knife to the heart, he couldn't afford to let her go, especially when she's in this state.
After a few beers to loosen himself up he stood outside her bedroom door and knocked gently on the door. "Katy, open up. We need to talk."
She opened the door and looked at him, the hurt still present in her eyes. "I have nothing to say to you right now."
He looked past her and noticed a couple of bags on her bed. "You've packed your bags." He sighed and rubbed his forehead.
"Yeah… I called Josh, he's coming back to pick me up." She crossed her arms and looked at the floor. "Listen dad, I love you and all… But I love Josh too and I'm going to love this kid when it comes."
Jack nodded and pinched the bridge of his nose. "I know you are, and I'll love it to. It's my grandkid. But you're so young and I don't want you to grow up with regrets."
"I'm not going to regret having a baby." She started to put her bags on her shoulders. "And I'm not going to regret having a family with Josh in our own place like you and mom did."
He heard Josh stopping outside the house. This was it, the moment his daughter could potentially be lost forever. "Why don't you just stay? I'll look after you."
She laughed a little. "Dad, I don't need you to look after me anymore. I can take care of myself." She walked up to her bedroom door and closed her eyes for a moment. "Move away from the door please."
"I don't want you to go Katy. You're going to break my heart."
"Don't make this harder than it has to be." She looked up at him and waited for him to move. When he finally did she pushed past him and stood at the top of the stairs. "Just because I'm leaving… It doesn't mean that I don't love you but I have to do this, just like you and mom did."
Jack crossed his arms and nodded. "You're like her in a lot of ways… Headstrong and caring." He followed her to the bottom of the stairs and opened the door for her. "If you ever need anything, at any time just call and I'll be there."
Katy looked at him, giving him a small smile and hugged him, resting her head on the crook of his neck. "I love you dad."
He held onto her tightly, glancing over her shoulder at the car that Josh was sitting in. He was watching them closely, a smart smirk on his face.
"I love you too… But remember what I said." He looked at her and smiled a little.
Kevin watched Lisa as she whizzed around the house as she picked up tiny pieces of paper from the floor and collected empty glasses. Something was on her mind, and it was driving her crazy. Usually she'd clean at the weekends, not at one o'clock in the morning.
"What's wrong?" he walked into the kitchen and took the empty glasses from her hands.
"What do you mean?" she turned and looked at him, reaching to take reclaim the dishes, but he moved them back from her grasp.
"Something's driving you crazy." He took her hand and led her to the small kitchen table. "Take a seat and tell me about it."
"Do I have to?" she whined, sitting down on the chair.
"Yeah, yeah you do have to." He sat across from her and let out a tired moan.
"See, you're tired. You should sleep." Lisa tried hard to get out of the situation, but he wasn't going to let her go so easily.
"I'll be fine; I'm off in the morning anyway. Tell me what's bothering you."
She sighed a little and pushed her hair back. "I'm jealous."
"Jealous? Of what?" he raised his eyebrow and leaned back in the chair.
"Cynthia. Everything that I've ever dreamed of is happening with her." She scratched her head and glanced at him. "She's had everything so easy."
"Listen, we're going to get married, eventually. I promise."
"Are you sure you want to marry me? Especially with everything going on?" she smiled a little.
"There's no one that I love to spend my time with." He took her hand again and smiled slightly. "We just need to find the right time."
She nodded and sighed in relief. "Yeah, we do."
"Just relax," he grinned, "you know that I love you." Kevin stood up and stretched before heading to the door. He could feel Lisa watching him and glanced at her. "Coming with me?"
She got up and followed him. "Of course."
Katy stepped into Josh's apartment and watched him bring her bags out of his car. She sighed to herself quietly, hoping he didn't hear her and sat down.
"Where do you want me to put your bags?"
Katy looked at him and smiled a little. "Just in your room please." She smiled a little and looked down at the floor, playing with her hands.
He went to the room and threw her bag onto the bed. "Is everything alright? You're not having second thoughts are you?"
"No of course not, I'm just sad that I left on such a bad note with my dad, you know? It's like I've only just got him back from prison and now I'm leaving him." She sighed, this time making sure that Josh heard it and rubbed her throbbing head.
"Are you feeling alright?" he raised his brow at her and sat beside her.
"Just a headache. You couldn't give me a painkiller, could you?" she looked up at him as he took her hand.
"And have you risk hurting the baby? I don't think so."
"But it's just a painkiller, it's harmless."
"Maybe for you, but we don't know these things." He got up and walked towards the kitchen.
"But I need it…" she said quietly.
"Drop it Katy!" he shouted, looking at her with menacing eyes. He had never been so dominant and controlling before. "You've been here two minutes and you're already getting on my last nerve."
Katy sat in silence, shocked by Josh's words. It was then that she began to regret her decision of leaving home and most importantly, the safety that her father brought her.
A:N Sorry for the wait! I had exams to do, so hopefully this was worth the wait.