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Michael and Starr walked into the Metro Court Hotel later that day. Starr was wringing her hands out from her anxiety.
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to," Michael said. Starr sighed.
"No I have to," Starr said. "I can't just cut my dad out of my life."
"I'll be waiting down here for you, okay?" Starr nodded before turning towards the elevator. She took a deep breath before hitting the button. The doors opened and Starr walked into the elevator. As the doors closed, Michael gave her a smile and Starr smiled slightly back at him. The doors shut and Michael sighed. He turned and spotted his mom at the front desk. She saw him and smiled. Michael walked over to her.
"Hey sweetie," Carly said. "What are you doing here?"
"Starr decided to talk to her dad," Michael said. "So I'm just waiting here for her. I just want to make sure she's okay."
"That's sweet of you," Carly said. "And it's good that Starr's going to talk to Todd, because he's been moping around here since she moved out of their hotel suite."
"Really?" Michael asked. Carly nodded.
"I think he feels bad about pushing Starr away," Carly began. "But he's just too proud to admit when he's wrong. He and your dad have that in common." Michael smirked at that comment.
"Also I was hoping you could do me a favor," Michael said.
"Sure, what is it?" Carly asked.
"Well Ellie's been dating this guy," Michael began. "And Starr and I were thinking we could do a double date. Do you think we could get a table in the restaurant?"
"Sure," Carly said. "I'll check the book and see if there are any openings tomorrow."
"Thanks mom," Michael said. Carly smiled before walking off towards the restaurant. Michael walked over to one of the couches and sat down. He looked over at the elevator, hoping that Starr was alright.
Starr walked up to her dad's hotel room door. She bit her lip and paused before knocking. She needed to do this. No matter what he did, he was still her dad and he loved her. Starr sighed and knocked on the door. The door opened and Todd looked surprised to see his daughter.
"Hey Shorty," Todd said.
"Can we talk?" Starr asked. Todd nodded and let his daughter walk into the room.
"I'm surprised you're even willing to talk to me," Todd said, closing the door.
"Well I guess I can't stay mad at you forever," Starr said. "You're my dad. I know that you love me and that whatever you do is to protect me." Todd gave her a look.
"You don't sound too convinced by that," Todd said and Starr shrugged. Todd sighed. "I know what you want to hear, I just don't think it will fix anything." Starr watched her father carefully. "I did jump Michael in that alley and I was an idiot for doing so." Starr crossed her arms over her chest. It seemed like her father was attempting to apologize, in his own convoluted way. "Starr, I just want to protect you from anyone who could hurt you."
"Dad, Michael's not going to hurt me," Starr said.
"And I see that now," Todd said. Starr gave him a look. "I recorded your performance from the opening of the Haunted Star for Viki, and when I was watching it back I really paid attention to the lyrics. You wrote that song for Michael didn't you?"
"Yeah," Starr said looking down at her shoes.
"And you're happy?" Todd asked.
"Very," Starr said, looking up at her father.
"Okay," Todd said, before pulling Starr into a hug. Starr wrapped her arms around her dad and hugged him back. "I'm so sorry Shorty."
"I forgive you," Starr said. She pulled away and Todd smiled at her. "Just don't do something like that again, please."
"What if it's warranted?" Todd asked. "Because if that boy breaks your heart, I can't make any promises."
"Dad," Starr said, eyeing her father. Todd smirked and Starr rolled her eyes.
"Fine," Todd said. "But how about we order some room service and you can update me on what's been going on in your life."
"Sure," Starr said. Todd walked over to the other side of the room, where the phone was. As he dialed room service, Starr pulled her cell phone out of her bag. She sent Michael a text, before putting her phone back in her bag. Then she sat down on the couch. Starr was glad that everything was okay between her and her dad and that he had apologized for what he had done. And she knew he meant it.
Michael was still sitting in the lobby of the hotel when his phone buzzed in his pocket. He pulled it out and smiled when he saw that he had a text. He read the text and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Everything okay?" He looked up to see his mom walking over to him.
"Yeah," Michael said. "Starr and her dad are back on good terms and she's going to have dinner with him. So I was going to get going."
"Well I'm about to leave for the day," Carly said. "And I had the kitchen make your sister's favorite, so you're welcome to join us for dinner." Michael smiled.
"Sounds good to me," He said.
"Great," Carly said. "Also, I booked a table for you, Starr, Ellie, and her boyfriend for tomorrow evening."
"You're the best mom," Michael said and Carly smiled.
"Music to my ears," Carly said. "Just let me grab my things and we can get going." Michael nodded and Carly turned and headed towards her office. With Michael and his mom on good terms and Starr and her dad on good terms, it seemed like things were becoming relatively normal, which relieved Michael to no end.
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