"How was school, honey?" he asked about ten minutes later.
"Good, all my teachers seem nice so far, and some of my friends are in my classes.'
"That's great, but I hope you won't be talking in class when you are bored."
"Don't worry, I won't."
"So, what's wrong?"
"Nothing! Why do you think anything is wrong?"
"Because I haven't seen one smile since we left the school, the only one worse at hiding her feelings from me is your mother; I can read you both like books, so what's wrong?" they stopped outside a bookstore, she turned and looked in the window, her back to him.
"I know. But…no, there's nothing wrong, I'm just tired." She turned back to him.
"You know you can come talk to me if there is ever anything wrong."
"Yes, I know! And there is nothing wrong!" she walked down the sidewalk away from him, he rushed after her.
"Wait. I'm sorry," she stopped and turned to him.
"I'm sorry, too. I just had a confusing day is all. Don't worry, I'll be alright. Where's mom?"
"She's at home, making some plans with her friends."
"Yeah? What's she up to?"
"Not much, I think she's going out tonight or something."
"Who's hiding something now?" she giggled, starting up the sidewalk at a casual pace.
"Not me. Maybe she is. Great."
"What? Oh." She held her hand out; rain fell on it. "And it's starting fast. We're going have to make it quick!" she took off down the sidewalk away from him, he quickly followed. Five minutes later, they reached the foyer of their building, soaked to the bone and laughing.
"Dad, you look like a drowned rat!" she giggled, running a hand through her hair, it didn't do any good, though, the long dark blond tresses still stuck to he back and forehead.
"Look who's talking! Let's get upstairs and get dried off before we are carted off for insanity." They quickly went over to the elevator, trying to control their laughter, but it was impossible; by the time they made it to the pent house, anyone seeing them would have them committed.
Getting out of the elevator, he stopped laughing immediately and swore.
"What's wrong?" she asked, ending her fit of laughter.
"I forgot my keys."
"How could you forget your keys?"
"Because I didn't take the car. I know you don't usually take yours to school, but do you have them?"
"No, they're sitting on my night stand, where they usually are. Is mom home?"
"Yeah, but you know she'll bug me forever if she knows I forgot the keys, usually I don't leave without them."
"Try picking the lock." He gave her a look.
"Where did you get that idea?"
"Mom aid she used to do it all the time when you first met, why didn't you just give her a key?"
"I did, and still she picked the lock. Maybe it was a message to me, saying that my security system was inferior, she knocked out my bodyguard, too."
"Who knows…" she was interrupted by the penthouse door opening.
"What are you guys doing standing out here? And you're soaked!"
"Nothing." They chorused together, they looked at each other and started laughing again.
"You two are wacked, get in here before you freeze!"
"Honey, we're in a heated building." He laughed, but obeyed, because he knew she would smash him if he got smart.
~~
"Good, all my teachers seem nice so far, and some of my friends are in my classes.'
"That's great, but I hope you won't be talking in class when you are bored."
"Don't worry, I won't."
"So, what's wrong?"
"Nothing! Why do you think anything is wrong?"
"Because I haven't seen one smile since we left the school, the only one worse at hiding her feelings from me is your mother; I can read you both like books, so what's wrong?" they stopped outside a bookstore, she turned and looked in the window, her back to him.
"I know. But…no, there's nothing wrong, I'm just tired." She turned back to him.
"You know you can come talk to me if there is ever anything wrong."
"Yes, I know! And there is nothing wrong!" she walked down the sidewalk away from him, he rushed after her.
"Wait. I'm sorry," she stopped and turned to him.
"I'm sorry, too. I just had a confusing day is all. Don't worry, I'll be alright. Where's mom?"
"She's at home, making some plans with her friends."
"Yeah? What's she up to?"
"Not much, I think she's going out tonight or something."
"Who's hiding something now?" she giggled, starting up the sidewalk at a casual pace.
"Not me. Maybe she is. Great."
"What? Oh." She held her hand out; rain fell on it. "And it's starting fast. We're going have to make it quick!" she took off down the sidewalk away from him, he quickly followed. Five minutes later, they reached the foyer of their building, soaked to the bone and laughing.
"Dad, you look like a drowned rat!" she giggled, running a hand through her hair, it didn't do any good, though, the long dark blond tresses still stuck to he back and forehead.
"Look who's talking! Let's get upstairs and get dried off before we are carted off for insanity." They quickly went over to the elevator, trying to control their laughter, but it was impossible; by the time they made it to the pent house, anyone seeing them would have them committed.
Getting out of the elevator, he stopped laughing immediately and swore.
"What's wrong?" she asked, ending her fit of laughter.
"I forgot my keys."
"How could you forget your keys?"
"Because I didn't take the car. I know you don't usually take yours to school, but do you have them?"
"No, they're sitting on my night stand, where they usually are. Is mom home?"
"Yeah, but you know she'll bug me forever if she knows I forgot the keys, usually I don't leave without them."
"Try picking the lock." He gave her a look.
"Where did you get that idea?"
"Mom aid she used to do it all the time when you first met, why didn't you just give her a key?"
"I did, and still she picked the lock. Maybe it was a message to me, saying that my security system was inferior, she knocked out my bodyguard, too."
"Who knows…" she was interrupted by the penthouse door opening.
"What are you guys doing standing out here? And you're soaked!"
"Nothing." They chorused together, they looked at each other and started laughing again.
"You two are wacked, get in here before you freeze!"
"Honey, we're in a heated building." He laughed, but obeyed, because he knew she would smash him if he got smart.
~~