"Dad, he was just leaving." Aiyana says quietly.
"He better be." Her father growls, and Riley crosses his arms.
"Wait, I came here to talk and-" Aiyana grabs his hand pulling him toward the door. She opens it and pushes him out, and taking a step outside, following him. Riley frowns, eyeing the two huge guys outside of her house.
"Hello, Aiyana." One says with a smile, and she smiles back, waving.
"Hi Thomas!" She says, and turns back to him, her smile quickly gone. "Do you know who that man is?"
"Your dad. But if he wan-"
"Shut up, Riley. Clearly you don't know him, so let me say something." She hisses. "Don't talk to him. If you see him around, avoid him. He already doesn't like you, so-"
"He doesn't even know me!" He says, and she narrows her eyes, her father's sudden hostile appearance bringing her tension and anger.
"Don't fucking interrupt me." She growls, and he looks at her surprised. "I'm trying to save your fucking life. Don't talk to him. Especially if you are going to be disrespectful and childish. No one wants you here, so I think you should just go."
"You're the one who wanted to talk for the-"
"The lady said leave." Thomas says, taking a step toward them. "Talking to Fischer's daughter with such disrespect isn't wise." He says, grabbing Riley's arm.
"Hey! Take your fucking hands offa me!" Riley says, snatching his arm away.
"Thomas, It's ok. I can handle this." Aiyana assures him, a small smile on her face. Thomas eyes Riley, who was glaring at him. After some tense silence, Thomas nods, backing away. Aiyana sighs, running a hand through her hair. "What do you wanna talk about?"
"Why you apologized to me."
She smirks. "I apologized to you because I knew if I was the bigger man, we'd be on good terms and hopefully get back together. But, I'm fine now."
"Whatchu mean you fine?"
"I'm fine now because one, I don't want anything to do with you, and two, because someone else cares." She says, opening the door behind her. "There." She says, slamming the door in his face and leaving him there.
She turns to face her foster father and sister. "So… hey guys." She says. "Sorry about Riley, dad. He's really stubborn an-"
"Was he the one who raped you?"
"W-what? Rape?" Aiyana says, growing nervous. She didn't want her father to know about it.
"Don't play dumb Aiyana. Kendall told me about it." He says, and Aiyana looks at Kendall shocked.
"Nothing happened." Aiyana says, struggling to speak. Kendall knew that Aiyana wanted to keep it a secret from their father. "I'm fine."
"How can you say nothing happened?" Kendall says, stepping closer to Aiyana.
"Because unlike everyone else in this fucking world, I can get over shit!" Aiyana shouts at her. "For you to go around telling my business is not your place. So shut the fuck up and learn where it's at." She growls, getting into her face. She felt so betrayed. Was anyone truly on her side?
"Aiyana." Kendall says, warning in her voice.
"You must've forgotten who the fuck I was." Aiyana replies, and Kevin grabs her arm, pulling her away.
"Aiyana, why didn't you tell me." He says, and she rolls her eyes.
"Because I felt that I had the right." She says, crossing her arms.
"The right? I am your father!" He shouts.
"I know!" Aiyana shouts back. "But you must've forgotten! I am an adult! I feel like I don't have to come running back to my daddy once I get hurt! I'm old enough to take care of myself!"
"Aiyana, I'm just trying to keep you safe." He says, and she sighs.
"Please, that's my job now." She responds, and looks back to Kendall. "I want you guys to leave."
"We were supposed to go out to a company party." Kevin says, calming down. "You know everyone loves you Aiyana."
"Well, now everyone can love Kendall." She says, crossing her arms. "I would like it if you guys left." Kevin turns to Aiyana, eyebrows raised.
"And how can I treat you like an adult if you are acting like a child."
"I am not! I just don't want to go to this stupid party! I'll just go to the next one!"
"You are going to this party or I'll… I will disown you!" He says, and Kendall turns to him, shocked.
"Dad, is that-"
"Shut up Kendall." He replies, and Aiyana sucks in some air.
"Well, fine. Now that it's you acting like a child, I'll go." She says. "Only if I get to have a date."
"What?" Kevin says, his face slightly red from anger. "But you always go with Kendall! How could you ruin that?"
"Easy. Just like how she ruined my trust." Aiyana says, turning on her heel and walking into her room to change. There was only so much she could take.
Kendall watches with wide eyes, hurt. She knew she went against Aiyana's request, but this was their father. Speaking of him, she turned to face him as he sighed and sat down on the couch.
"I swear." He mutters. "Kendall, go get me some water." He says, waving her off. She nods, obeying his request. She had always felt that her father treated Aiyana better than he did her. Would he have fought with her for that long without trying to attack? Would he ever attack Kendall like he did her mother?
He had a horrible temper and her mother knew this, so after a few years of Kendall's birth, they had divorced, her mother not being able to take it anymore. She knew secondhand of what Kevin did to her mother during their nastiest fights, other men having to pry Kevin off of her mother and vice versa.
They were both explosive people, and Kendall took a bit from both of them. She hands him the glass of water, and sat down next to him, her thoughts racing.
After a while, there was a knock on the door that Aiyana went to go get, fully dressed. She opened it, and Kendall turned to face them, meeting the eyes of Cairo and Caesar in a suit.
She hears Cairo speak some soft words, and Caesar greeting him as her father stood up to size the men up.
"Who are they?" he asks, and Aiyana turns to face him.
"My boyfriend Cairo Baudin and his friend Michael Caesar." Aiyana says, stepping to the side to let them in. "They will be accompanying us."
"You said a date." Kevin says.
"With all due respect, sir, I am the son of one of your men." Caesar says. Kevin looks at him, studying him.
"The son of James." He says, and Caesar nods.
"Therefore, I have every right to go to this party." He says, causing Aiyana to smirk.
Kevin exhales. "Let's go."