Volleyball Drama
A/N: DISCLAIMER: NOT MINE! If they were, this would have already been on TV! ;)
PREVIOUSLY:
The woman also tells me that she has a sub on call for me if I ever need to take Becca home during the day, or miss an entire day. This is good because I think Becca's pain meds might make her drowsy, so we have that option if I ever need it.
I finish making the macaroni and cheese, knowing it's another of her favorites, and quietly walk upstairs to get her. She's in the game room still playing with Fancy. There's a small smile on her face and her eyes look brighter. I think that dog has done more to help her than anything else. She glances up at me and I smile, "your food is ready.."
She just nods and follows me downstairs. This time she eats more than she did when we were out, which is a good thing. I know this will be one of the harder things for her, she's never liked to eat when she was upset.
TWO HOURS LATER
3rd person POV
Becca was upstairs in the guest bedroom when her cell phone started to ring and her dad's name showed up as the caller ID. She remembered Shelby telling her something about her dad wanting to talk to her so she reluctantly answered the phone, "hi dad…"
"hey kiddo, how're you feelin?" the man asked, he really was concerned for his daughter, and he wished he could be there with her but because of the way his wife treated her, he couldn't.
"okay… I guess" she replied, she wasn't exactly sure how she was feeling since she had taken some of her medicine before her dad called.
"how did the doctor go?" he asked, he decided that easing into the topic of her mother was easier than flat out telling her that he wanted to get a divorce. he was a little nervous as to how she would take the news though.
"fine… she gave me some medicine to make it stop hurting…." The teen replied. Her dad smiled, he hoped that while she was with Shelby, her back would start to heal and she'd feel better.
"that's good, did you tell the doctor what really happened?" he asked, he had a feeling that his daughter might hide the truth from the doctor.
"yeah… coach made me. even though I didn't wanna" the teen told him.
"that's good honey, did she say anything else about it?" the man asked.
"she said it'd take a while for the stuff to heal, but she said it should be okay" Becca told him.
This was good news for him, he wanted his daughter to be healthy, and happy. He decided now was a good time to bring up the things he'd talked about with the detectives. "sweetie I talked to Olivia, and she said they want to press charges on your mom"
"why?" the teen asked.
"because of the way she hurt you. it'll keep it from happening again, but the only way they can press charges is if you agree" he explained, hoping the teen would agree.
She sighed and thought for a minute, she wondered what would happen if she agreed to press the charges, "so what happens if I say yes?"
Jon sighed, "well honey, you'd have to talk to Olivia and meet with the lawyer to set it all up, and then they'd arrest her and we'd have to go to court."
Becca thought it wouldn't be too bad if she agreed because she knew sometimes things like this didn't make it all the way to court. "I guess I'll do it…"
Jon smiled, "alright, I'll call Olivia back and let her know. She'll be able to explain everything to you, so I think it would be a good idea for you to talk to her"
The teen sighed, "fine… but what happens if mom goes to jail?"
"well, I still have custody of you, and you could come stay with me. and we'd just have to wait and see what happens from there" he explained.
She wanted to live with her father, he was always nice to her, and she liked talking to him. "okay… I'll talk to Olivia the next time she calls me"
Jon was happy that Becca had agreed to do this, it made the divorce a lot easier because of the charges that were going to be pressed against her mother. They hung up the phone and Becca leaned back in bed and sighed.
There were days she just wanted to get away from her mother and she was finally getting that chance. She had a thought in the back of her mind that her parents could possibly get divorced but she decided to wait until someone said something.
She was thankful she had her coach who was so willing to help her through this and let her stay at her house until everything blew over and the legal issues were sorted out. She really wanted to spend time with her boyfriend, since she hadn't really seen him since before the attack. She was a little scared of him and wasn't sure if she could handle seeing him alone.
Danny was thinking the same things, he wanted Becca to have some time to get away and relax. He decided to call her and see how she was doing. "Becca sweetie…"
She smiled when she heard his name on the other end, "hey.."
"how are you?" he asked her, he was honestly worried and wanted to make sure she was okay. His mom was worried too, she knew about the teen's past and wanted to do whatever she could to make things better.
"I'm okay…." she decided to wait until she told him about the charges against her mom. She wanted to talk to Olivia first so she understood it better.
"I was thinking, why don't we spend some time together, you've just been with Coach Hill since the game, and I thought maybe you'd want to get out and see some friends, or just be with me" he explained.
She was relieved when he didn't bring up what happened, "just you… no friends yet… okay?"
He sighed, but knew this was a small step for her. she was healing and he didn't want to push her. His mom had talked about how she may be scared of the simplest things, and not want to do anything with anyone for a while because of her fears. Danny thought that if Becca spent time with him it would give his mom a chance to talk to her.
"that's okay, why don't you just come for dinner, my mom can cook so we don't have to go out, and then we can just watch a movie" he suggested, hoping she'd agree.
Becca liked the idea of just spending time at his house, she thought she could get used to being around him again, and not have to worry about him hurting her. "okay… I just need to talk to Coach Hill…"
The other teen smiled, "alright, just let me know. It doesn't have to be tonight, it can be whenever you're ready"
This made Becca happy, he wasn't pressuring her to do anything and she was able to make the plans on her own terms. She was still scared of going over to his place, and was going to talk to Shelby about it before she agreed to anything. "mmk.."
Danny didn't sound angry at all, and knew it would be a few days before she agreed to come over and spend time with him. he thought about talking to Coach Hill at school and explaining to her that the only thing he wanted was to help Becca get better.
He spent the next ten minutes reassuring his girlfriend that it would be okay, and she could do it. she finally agreed to talk to her coach about it and he left it at that. He wanted it to be on her terms and knew that it would take a while. He had also planned on talking to his mom and seeing if there was anything else he could do to help her through this.
