"Steve!" Catherine called him in the morning. He was sleeping on the couch after spending all night waiting for John, and John didn't come home.

"Is John here?" Steve asked Catherine.

"No, Steve. He spent the night away from home," Catherine replied.

Steve stood up and sighed. He was angry and worried at the same time.

"I'm so disappointed in John," Catherine told Steve.

"Me too, Catherine."

Steve's phone rang and he had to go to work even if it was Saturday.

Catherine was cleaning the house when John arrived.

"Good morning," he said to Catherine and was about to go up to his room when she stopped him.

"We need to talk, John," Catherine said.

"I know I have no right to charge you anything, but I can't see what you're doing to your father and keep quiet. He waited for you all night, and when he finally managed to sleep, he had to go work."

"I'm already an adult, Catherine. He doesn't have to worry about me. In fact, he doesn't even like me," John replied.

"How can you say that, John? Your father loves you! If he didn't love you, he wouldn't be worried about you."

"You are right when you say you have no right to charge me anything, you aren't my mother," John told Catherine.

"Do you see how different you are? You would never tell me that. Is this girl who changed you?" Catherine asked John.

"Why are you blaming Natalie? You don't even know her," John told Catherine.

"You're right, I don't know her, but from what little I saw, she is a vulgar girl," Catherine said and made him angry.

"You say that because you wanted me to be with your daughter that no one wants!" John told Catherine.

John's words hurt Catherine and she slapped John in the face. "You are mistaken. My daughter deserves a real man and not a stupid and selfish boy like you. Get out of my sight!"

John put his hand on his face and went up the stairs. Catherine turned and saw Emilly standing by the door to the kitchen.

Catherine approached her and hugged her. "Emilly, don't listen to what he said. Unfortunately, John is turning into an asshole."

"So this is what he thinks of me? I'm someone that nobody wants," Emilly said in a choked voice.

"You will find a special person in your life, daughter. Don't waste your time thinking about John anymore," Catherine told Emilly.

"Did you hit him?" Emilly asked.

"I lost my mind, daughter, but he deserved it. I don't regret it and I'm going to tell Steve myself."

Emilly was sad and in shock. "I'm going to sit on the beach chair for a while, Mom."

"Okay, daughter. Go, I'm going to prepare breakfast for you and Kim."

A few minutes later, Catherine looked out the window and saw Emilly who seemed to cry and sob. Kim left her bedroom cheerfully, oblivious to what was happening.

"Good morning Mommy!" Kim said.

"Good morning, my love!" Catherine said and picked her up.

"Do me a favor? Go outside and give your sister a hug. She needs your good morning and your hug," Catherine told Kim.

"Okay, Mom."

Catherine put her down and Kim ran over to Emilly.

"Good morning, Emilly!" Kim said and hugged her, "Why are you crying?"

"Good morning, Kim. It's nothing, dear," Emilly hugged her tightly and kissed Kim's head. "I love you, my dear sister."

"I love you, too, Emilly," Kim replied.

Catherine put breakfast on a tray and took it to the girls on the beach.

"Wow! Breakfast!" Kim said and got off Emilly's lap.

"Eat, my dear. I prepared everything with great love just for you two," Catherine said.

"Thank you, Mom," Emilly said to Catherine.

"Thank you, Mom," Kim imitated Emilly.

"You're welcome, my loves," Catherine replied.

Steve worked on the case and then returned home. He was in the bedroom talking to Catherine while Kim played in the yard and Emilly was still sitting on the chair on the beach.

John left the room and went to Emilly.

"Hi, Emilly," John said.

"What do you want, John? Don't you think you've hurt me enough? Don't waste your time with me, after all I'm just the girl that nobody wants," Emilly told him.

"I'm sorry, Emilly. I'm sorry that you heard that."

"Now I know what you think of me. I've loved you so much for all these years. How stupid I was!" Please, leave me alone," Emilly asked.

In the bedroom, Steve sat on the bed and closed his eyes. He was tired physically and mentally.

"I'm sorry for hitting him, I know I don't have that right, but when he spoke of Emilly with contempt, I lost my mind," Catherine said.

John went back to his room and Steve decided to talk to him. Steve came in without knocking on the door. "Now it's you and me," Steve told John.