Amber had decided to wear jean cut offs with a baby pink tank top, she braided her hair as she sat on the kitchen counter and hummed along to the radio. Trinity had worn a light blue sundress that came to just above her knees. " All ready to go Trin?" " Yup," Trinity replied as she grabbed her purse. Amber loved to drive her dad's 2002 Ford F150 truck which was royal blue in color, it purred like a kitten. " Got the tunes?" Amber asked as she shut the driver's side door. " Music check," Trinity replied as she pulled out a C.D case. As the girls headed into town they cranked the music and sang along to the Backstreet Boys. Before swinging by Dead Man Inc, the girls stopped at a gas station just down the street from the shop to fill up the truck and get something to drink.
A few minutes later the girls parked in front of the shop and Amber got out. " I'll be back in a minute," she said before going inside. " Afternoon sunshine," Mark said as he looked up from a bike he was working on.
" Hey daddy, where's mom?" " She's in the office on the phone with one of our suppliers," Mark replied as Amber kissed his cheek. Amber opened the office door and could hear her mom on the phone. " Thank you very much. We look forward to doing business with you in the future," Sarah hung up the phone and turned around in her seat. " Hey mom, ready to go?" " Yes I am. Just let me grab my purse and we can hit the mall. Five minutes later, the three of them were cruising down the street. The rest of the day was spent walking from store to store buying lots of stuff with Mark's credit cards. " That dress looks so good on you mom," Amber said as she and Trinity leaned up against the wall opposite of the change room. When the girls returned home they could hear Mark cursing and swearing on the phone.
" Bloody hell Vince! You promised me some time off, and for cripes sake my daughter just barely got home from university!"
" Daddy?" Amber asked as she came into the kitchen. " Look Vince, you're gonna have to wait. I'll call you back," Mark said curtly as he hung up the phone.
" Hey Baby Girl," Mark said as he wrapped his arms around his daughter and kissed the top of her head. He hated being away from his family, it was not so bad most times when Sarah was able to come with him. However with Amber away at university he felt as if he never spent any time with his daughter. " Vince wants me to fly out to Florida tomorrow morning, some freakin' angle he wants to work on with me and Glen," Mark said quietly. Amber sighed as she moved from her father's arms and sat down at the kitchen table. Trinity picked up Amber's shopping and went upstairs, this was one place where she did not want to be at this moment. Sarah smiled at Trinity then sighed as she sat her shopping down.
Mark sat down on his haunches in front of his daughter.
" Baby girl I have to go," he said quietly. " Well can we go with you? You've promised to take me to a live show since I was five." " No, absolutely not." " Why the hell not?!" Amber shot back, her voice rising an octive. " Because I said so Amber Lee and don't you dare raise your voice to me." Sarah tried to speak but, Amber got up from her seat and headed for the stairs. Mark nodded his head as he slumped down in a chair and ran his fingers through his hair. Sarah gave a soft knock on her daughter's bedroom door, then opened it cautiously. Amber was curled up in a ball on her bed holding on to a stuffed animal. Sarah noticed that there were picture plastered to her daughter's dresser and vanity mirrors. They were of Mark and various news clippings. " I know how much you want to be with your dad," Sarah said as she ran a hand over her daughter's back. Mark was gone early the next morning. " I love you daddy," Amber said as she hugged him. " I love you too Baby girl. Soon okay? I promise," Mark replied as he kissed the top of her head. Amber was quiet for the ride back, once they were home she went up to her room and closed the door. Trinity sighed as she sat at the kitchen table. " Maybe it was not such a good idea for me to come Sarah." Trinity sighed again and ran a hand through her hair. " You're more than welcome here Trinity. Mark has been in the business since Amber was five years old, it's all any of us have ever known for the last fifteen years. It has always been hard on Amber, Mark is gone almost 300 days if not more a year. She is very close to her father."
The two talked for awhile about different things before Chupa jumped up in Sarah's lap.
" It's amazing, you and Amber look so much alike. You two could be sisters. Sarah chuckled, " Sisters yes if Amber was not 6'1 tall. She takes after her dad in the height department and after me in the looks. I have an idea. Trinity, go and ask Amber if she wants to go out dancing." Trinity nodded her head and went upstairs. " Hey Amber, your mom wants the three of us to go out and party." You guys go, I don't feel like going out tonight," Amber replied as she rested her head against the cool panes of her bedroom window. " Come on Amber, it'll be fun."
" No Trinity, I don't want to go." Trinity sighed in defeat as she left Amber's room. " She doesn't wanna come Sarah," Trinity said as she flopped down on a chair. A few hours later Sarah and Trinity left for the club.
Amber watched them leave and sighed in relief. " Peace and quiet," she muttered under her breath as she sat down on the loveseat with her laptop. She signed on to her favorite message board and posted a message. Amber sat her laptop down and left to get a drink, when she returned there was a reply to her message that totally creeped her out. ""My my, what a beautiful daughter Sarah has....sitting there all by herself in her living room all by herself. Pity if something should happen to her. Amber's head snapped up as she printed off the message, then grabbing her purse and jacket Amber took off into town. As she drove along she called her mom and left a message on her beeper. Sarah and Trinity were waiting at Dead Man Inc when Amber arrived in tears.
" Oh baby girl, what's wrong?" Sarah asked as she hugged her daughter. " W-what's going on mom?" Amber asked as she showed her mom the message.
Very early the next morning in Florida......
" What!? Oh sweet jesus man...How soon can you and the girls get out here? Okay, I'll pick you up then. Amber could not stop shaking while she threw some clothes back into her suitcase.
" Good thing we hadn't totally unpacked all our stuff huh?"
Later that day in Tampa......
Mark hugged all three of them as they stepped into the terminal.
" Are you guys okay with coming to the arena for awhile? As soon as I am done there I will take you to the hotel." Mark asked, the tree of them nodded as they followed Mark out to the Dodge Durango he'd borrowed from Billy
A few minutes later the girls parked in front of the shop and Amber got out. " I'll be back in a minute," she said before going inside. " Afternoon sunshine," Mark said as he looked up from a bike he was working on.
" Hey daddy, where's mom?" " She's in the office on the phone with one of our suppliers," Mark replied as Amber kissed his cheek. Amber opened the office door and could hear her mom on the phone. " Thank you very much. We look forward to doing business with you in the future," Sarah hung up the phone and turned around in her seat. " Hey mom, ready to go?" " Yes I am. Just let me grab my purse and we can hit the mall. Five minutes later, the three of them were cruising down the street. The rest of the day was spent walking from store to store buying lots of stuff with Mark's credit cards. " That dress looks so good on you mom," Amber said as she and Trinity leaned up against the wall opposite of the change room. When the girls returned home they could hear Mark cursing and swearing on the phone.
" Bloody hell Vince! You promised me some time off, and for cripes sake my daughter just barely got home from university!"
" Daddy?" Amber asked as she came into the kitchen. " Look Vince, you're gonna have to wait. I'll call you back," Mark said curtly as he hung up the phone.
" Hey Baby Girl," Mark said as he wrapped his arms around his daughter and kissed the top of her head. He hated being away from his family, it was not so bad most times when Sarah was able to come with him. However with Amber away at university he felt as if he never spent any time with his daughter. " Vince wants me to fly out to Florida tomorrow morning, some freakin' angle he wants to work on with me and Glen," Mark said quietly. Amber sighed as she moved from her father's arms and sat down at the kitchen table. Trinity picked up Amber's shopping and went upstairs, this was one place where she did not want to be at this moment. Sarah smiled at Trinity then sighed as she sat her shopping down.
Mark sat down on his haunches in front of his daughter.
" Baby girl I have to go," he said quietly. " Well can we go with you? You've promised to take me to a live show since I was five." " No, absolutely not." " Why the hell not?!" Amber shot back, her voice rising an octive. " Because I said so Amber Lee and don't you dare raise your voice to me." Sarah tried to speak but, Amber got up from her seat and headed for the stairs. Mark nodded his head as he slumped down in a chair and ran his fingers through his hair. Sarah gave a soft knock on her daughter's bedroom door, then opened it cautiously. Amber was curled up in a ball on her bed holding on to a stuffed animal. Sarah noticed that there were picture plastered to her daughter's dresser and vanity mirrors. They were of Mark and various news clippings. " I know how much you want to be with your dad," Sarah said as she ran a hand over her daughter's back. Mark was gone early the next morning. " I love you daddy," Amber said as she hugged him. " I love you too Baby girl. Soon okay? I promise," Mark replied as he kissed the top of her head. Amber was quiet for the ride back, once they were home she went up to her room and closed the door. Trinity sighed as she sat at the kitchen table. " Maybe it was not such a good idea for me to come Sarah." Trinity sighed again and ran a hand through her hair. " You're more than welcome here Trinity. Mark has been in the business since Amber was five years old, it's all any of us have ever known for the last fifteen years. It has always been hard on Amber, Mark is gone almost 300 days if not more a year. She is very close to her father."
The two talked for awhile about different things before Chupa jumped up in Sarah's lap.
" It's amazing, you and Amber look so much alike. You two could be sisters. Sarah chuckled, " Sisters yes if Amber was not 6'1 tall. She takes after her dad in the height department and after me in the looks. I have an idea. Trinity, go and ask Amber if she wants to go out dancing." Trinity nodded her head and went upstairs. " Hey Amber, your mom wants the three of us to go out and party." You guys go, I don't feel like going out tonight," Amber replied as she rested her head against the cool panes of her bedroom window. " Come on Amber, it'll be fun."
" No Trinity, I don't want to go." Trinity sighed in defeat as she left Amber's room. " She doesn't wanna come Sarah," Trinity said as she flopped down on a chair. A few hours later Sarah and Trinity left for the club.
Amber watched them leave and sighed in relief. " Peace and quiet," she muttered under her breath as she sat down on the loveseat with her laptop. She signed on to her favorite message board and posted a message. Amber sat her laptop down and left to get a drink, when she returned there was a reply to her message that totally creeped her out. ""My my, what a beautiful daughter Sarah has....sitting there all by herself in her living room all by herself. Pity if something should happen to her. Amber's head snapped up as she printed off the message, then grabbing her purse and jacket Amber took off into town. As she drove along she called her mom and left a message on her beeper. Sarah and Trinity were waiting at Dead Man Inc when Amber arrived in tears.
" Oh baby girl, what's wrong?" Sarah asked as she hugged her daughter. " W-what's going on mom?" Amber asked as she showed her mom the message.
Very early the next morning in Florida......
" What!? Oh sweet jesus man...How soon can you and the girls get out here? Okay, I'll pick you up then. Amber could not stop shaking while she threw some clothes back into her suitcase.
" Good thing we hadn't totally unpacked all our stuff huh?"
Later that day in Tampa......
Mark hugged all three of them as they stepped into the terminal.
" Are you guys okay with coming to the arena for awhile? As soon as I am done there I will take you to the hotel." Mark asked, the tree of them nodded as they followed Mark out to the Dodge Durango he'd borrowed from Billy