Chapter 25 Pawns
Another day over with and again Raven was sitting in her favourite chair commanding her phone to ring. So far no luck yet. The rest of the house was quiet and enjoying a peaceful easy night. Raven had eased up on the punishments towards the kids, simply because they had earnt it, they had all learnt that she was the boss now and it was just better to listen.
"Ring damn you, ring!" Raven almost dropped the phone when it actually did ring. "Hello?" She had hoped for her boss Bobby, instead she got Randy. She wasn't sure why she felt that happy.
"Hey Raven, hows things?"
"Things with me or things with Alana?" Raven teased slightly, his soft laughter through the phone bought an unknown thrill up her spine.
"You got me, just wanted to make sure she was alright"
"She's fine, shes doing very well actually" Raven said honestly "She's very good at sport so that obviously comes from you"
Randy laughed again "She got her attitude from me as well"
"I had no idea you were a stroppy teen that needs to be smacked"
"Smacked, no. But I'll take a spanking if your giving it out"
"Maybe later" Raven laughed, "Seriously though Ally is doing fine and so far shes the fastest learner"
"Glad to hear it, so anymore slaps across the face?"
"Nah thats what I mean by a fast learner but you should know she did throw rocks through the Miz's windows"
"Yeah I know, he won't shut up about it or the hot crazy girls"
Raven chuckled "Yeah I guess thats us"
"Well I must agree with the hot part"
"Thanks, I'll take that as a compliment. But if anything else happens with Alana I'll keep you in the loop"
"Thanks, and I was wondering if I could see her next weekend, I have a spare few days"
Raven could hear it in his voice, his respect for her weird rules. He was also trying to be better even if he hated it somewhat. She looked at the calendar, technically she had one more day to wait but cutting some slack she let it go.
"Sure, I'll tell her in the morning however you understand that if shes naughty I'll have to cancel it"
"Thats fair I guess. You run the house with an iron fist huh?"
"Its more of a crossbow but you get the point"
Randy chuckled again "Well I'll let you go, its late and I should be sleeping"
"Have a good sleep Randy"
"I'd sleep better if I had some sort imagery to put me to sleep"
"Well imagine I'm there with you and your doing what it is you do best" Raven laughed before she said good-bye.
"Well that was interesting" Storm remarked from the doorway, giving Raven a massive fright. She had been listening in to the conversation.
"Must you do that?" Raven snapped annoyed rubbing her chest, "Your gonna give me heart failure"
"Very interesting" Storm repeated ignoring her comment
"What?"
"That phone call"
"What about it?"
"You like him" Storm said her white eyes shining. "Your letting Ally slip one day and you don't let anything slip"
"Its one day, it prooves nothing" Raven said dismissively, "I don't see why one day can't slip"
"You want to see him again, thats why your letting it slip"
"Whatever"
"Just admit he's attractive"
"Fine, I admit the man is attractive but I have no intentions on acting on it"
"Why not?"
"Because his daughter is under my care, it would be conflict of interest and I refuse to use her as a pawn to get what I want"
"And you want her father?"
"See? Conflict of interest." Raven pointed out "Besides I was helpin him, he has to be both mother and father and a wrestler. We know how hard that is"
"Yet I don't see you helping James' father or Gina's mother" Storm pointed out "Why not just ask him out?"
"Because I told you, conflict of interest and his daughter is not going to be used as a pawn not while I'm around"
"Ok just answer me this, say Ally never came here and Randy asked you out would you say yes?"
Raven let out a defeated sigh, "Yes I would"
Neither girl heard Alana slip back up the stairs to her room, making herself a silent promise. One way or another she would make her father happy because even Alana saw it, he hadn't been happy since her mother passed away.