YOU KNOW THE DRILL
I walked into the hotel all smiles, today had been good so far, the storyline far from my mind. I walked by the café ad heard whistles, so I turned around and walked in.
"Ok, who was whistling?" I grinned.
"Cass, damn!" Jeff said walking up.
"Sorry, didn't know it was you." Nitro said turning back to his food.
I smiled, "So you like?"
"Yeah, you look good."
"Guess what else I got done!" I exclaimed showing him my hands.
"Who are you and what have you done with my tomboy Cassy?" He said seriously.
I punched his shoulder, "I felt like being girly, so what?"
"I'm just giving you shit, you look good."
"Thanks Jeff, I'm heading up."
"Be careful."
"Always."
I made my way to the elevator and Rhodes got in the same time. I could feel him looking me up and down. "Cody, what are you doing?" I said turning to him. "Oh, my bad, didn't know it was you."
I chuckled, " I'm throwing everyone off today."
"I bet, you look totally different."
"In a good way?"
"Definitely in a good way." He smiled.
"Good, thanks." I got off on my floor and walked towards my room.
"Princess?"
"Yes daddy?" I smiled, turning to Mark.
"What did you do to your hair?"
"I put cherry highlights in, oh and lookie," I showed him my fingers, "I got these done too."
"Nice, felt like being girly?"
I nodded.
"You busy?"
"No."
"Why don't you come in and talk to me?" It sounded more like a demand.
I sighed; I knew we would be having this conversation sometime.
He held his hotel door open for me. I walked in and stood nervously a few feet inside the door.
"Do you want to talk here or walk and talk?'
"Ice cream and talk."
"Sounds fair, lets go."
15 minutes later we each had ice cream cones and were walking down the road.
"So the script?" He asked looking at me.
"Yeah…about that…" I trailed off.
"Have you told Billy?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"I don't want him to know until he has too…"
"Is that really your choice?"
I looked at him confused.
"He has just a right to know about it as you do. It involves him as well. He should know about it."
I sighed, "I know….I just…." I couldn't find the right words.
"You're scared and that's to be expected, but Billy can help you if you let him. You know he doesn't like Candice what so ever, so you shouldn't be worried about it. This will be fine, you just have to trust yourself and him."
I grinned at him, "Thanks Mark, I know I need too, but it's hard."
"Is that why Jessi came on the road?"
I blushed, "I asked her to quit her job, I'm so selfish."
"No, just paranoid. And I know she'd ask you, if it were the other way around."
I nodded and we walked into the lobby of our hotel.
"So when you going to tell him?"
"Later, I don't know when, but soon, don't worry dad."
He smiled and led me to my room. "If you need me, just call and I'm come running as quick as possible."
"You probably shouldn't run, you might hurt your knees." I grinned.
"Hey now, you smartass!" He ruffled up my hair.
"Dad!" I complained.
"I'll see you later princess."
"Later dad." I kissed his cheek and went into my room.
I looked around, but nobody was there. I pulled out my phone and called Billy.
"Hey baby."
"Hey, where are you?"
"Walking into the hotel where are you?"
"In our room."
"Ok, I'll be there in a few. Love you."
"Love you too hun." I closed my phone and sat down in a chair.
~Should I tell him now? Or wait? When would be the best time? How do I bring it up?~
My thoughts were interrupted when some one walked in.
"Hey." Billy came over and kissed me.
"Hey, what were you doing?"
"Did you do something to your hair?"
"Yeah, I got cherry highlights and," I showed him my nails.
"Wow, my girlfriends actually being girly, what a shock!" He teased.
"Hey, now!" I laughed. "You never did answer my question."
"I had to pick something up, no biggie."
"What'd you get?"
"Nothing."
"Bull, but your not going to tell me, are you?"
"Nope." He smiled.
"Where's Lacy?"
"With Randy, I dropped her off this morning."
"So we have a couple more hours to ourselves?"
He rose and eyebrow and smirked.