Hello my loyal readers! Sorry for taking a long absence. Due to Fanfiction sever mess and work; I finally have now posted my next installment. I will try to get the other out chapters out soon. But I do have to work in the import business. If anyone wants to see our web site you can. www.berglandtrachen.com.

Vielen dank to my betas. Callie and Juryu. Also many thanks to Callie for Chapter Six proofing. This is Callie's last betaing for me. SNIFF! :-( Therefore, I do have a spot open for anyone interested. Give me an email at KabraKaxel@aol.com. Also, please feel free to message me somehow. Check my profile for further details.

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This story is dedicated to the Big J and the Big C. they know who they are. But for this chapter they will have to step aside. I'm giving this one to Callie as a thank you.

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Ch Six-How Dad Took It

"Hi," Delia said to the receptionist at the desk. "I'm here to see Estelle. I'm Delia."

"She is with a client," the receptionist said. "She did say you would be dropping by this afternoon. As soon as she is finished, I'll let her know you are here."

Delia smiled and nodded. She took a seat in the waiting area. Delia had never been to a shrink's office. She picked up a copy of People magazine and thumbed through it.

"I couldn't help but over hear," A woman said, "You are here to see Estelle. I think she's wonderful."

"You do?" Delia replied.

"Are you having problem's at home?"

"Uh...well -"

"Ah, good afternoon Delia," Estelle said. "I will only be a few minutes, Kay."

Delia presumed the woman she had been talking to was Kay. She followed Estelle into her office. Delia thought that if weren't for the desks and filing cabinet, it would have looked like a living room. She walked over and gazed into the salt-water fish tank. "I used to have a small tank of fish before I took out for school."

"Salt water fish are interesting. I just got the new tank. I had freshwater fish just a few weeks ago. They have been moved out to the waiting room."

"Right then," Delia said looking at Estelle. "Let's just get this over with because I know you have things to do. I'm sorry for the way I acted yesterday. I shouldn't have done what I did."

"Thank you," Estelle replied. "You were going to blow sooner or later. It's not good to keep anger in."

"No," Delia replied coolly. "It's not."

"You feel uncomfortable around me."

Delia threw her head back and sighed, "Well...think how I feel."

"Sit down and tell me."

"I thought you had others to see," Delia replied.

"I have time."

"I won't sit because I don't have much to say," Delia cleared her throat. "Right...I find out what's happening. I go to see Dad and I freak out because you are there. I don't have a problem with how people choose to live. I'm completely cool with it. Not that my life's ethical. So I can't really comment. But then you tell me you've been watching me for all these years...and I like...flipped. I've came to apologize because that is not how I am."

"I accept your apology. It's nice to finally speak with you."

"Erm...yeah," Delia replied. "Well...I'll just be going. Take care."

"We will have to have another chat soon."

"Yah," Delia said hurried opening the office door. "Real soon."

"Good-bye, Delia." Estelle called.

"Bye!"

Delia shut the office door. Kay came up and said, "See! She IS wonderful." Kay went in. Delia quckly hurried out of the office. She couldn't help but look at the sign of Estelle's office door

Dr. Estelle Derken Ph.D Marriage, family, and individual therapy.

She threw her head back and laughed. Some things were just too funny. She couldn't wait to tell Josie and Elle.

***

A few hours later Delia walked into the Bistro whistling. She found Severus and her father at the bar.

"That's a bad story Severus," Albert slurred drunk. "A-Death-eater. Tell me the story once more time. This time it MIGHT sink in."

"No-no-no," Severus replied. "You tell me. That way I'll know you know it!" Both men looked at each other and burst out laughing. Delia cleared her throat.

"Oh...Hullo dear," Severus said meekly. "Albert and I have just been chatting. He has some of the best aged scotches I've had in awhile."

"How much have you two drunk?" Delia asked.

"Enough," her father said. "You can drive me home and take Severus to do what you want." Delia rolled her eyes as the two stumbled out of the Bistro laughing. They both sat in the back seat. "I brought two bottles, Severus."

"That should hold us!" Severus replied taking a swig.

Albert and Severus we're coming up with a really bad movie plot. Delia would catch a few words like Voldemort, Lucius and Unforgivable curses. They had this intriguing plot about how A.J., the CIA and the FBI we're going to go in and break down the cult. Then they quickly changed it to a James Bond movie.

Delia had a time getting Albert and Severus into the house. Estelle came out and wasn't any help. Severus took off in the wrong direction and was wandering down the street. Estelle led Albert inside. Delia went after Severus and took him in. Estelle had confiscated Albert's bottle of scotch.

Severus flopped down by Albert on the sofa. He handed the remaining bottle of scotch to Albert and said, "You look as if you need it! You were right."

"I told you...do you think I wanted this house?" Albert said drinking the scotch down. "Don't know why I even bothered to buy it."

Estelle uncrossed her arms and said, "You wanted to move to this area. I don't know why you got drunk, either. It's still early in the day."

"See what happens," Albert said idly, "when you let a woman move in-they nag! It's my house! I can get drunk if I like."

"Here, here!" Severus exclaimed raising his hand as if he had a glass. "I must be lucky. Delia doesn't nag me."

"Give her time, she will." Delia rolled her eyes and went into the kitchen. She fixed the cabinet and the cup she had broken. Estelle came in and said, "So that is the infamous Severus."

She shot a grin back at Estelle, "Yep. Sure is."

Estelle nodded in response. "I'm going upstairs."

"Have fun. I'm going to leave Severus here with Dad. I'll come get him in the morning."



***

"She's a WHAT?" Elle exclaimed spitting her Coke into her glass laughing.

"A marriage counselor!" Josie said laughing. "She was psychoanalyzing you in her office. I always said she had bad hair!"

"You are right!" Delia agreed. "Last time I go there."

"She could have at least introduced herself to you at some point," Elle said. "That was just wrong showing up and watching. Creeps me out thinking about it."

"Yeah," Josie said. "At least Elle made some of your skating dresses."

"Of course!" Elle shouted. "I am going to make Delia the BEST wedding dress. Are you going to invite Estelle?"

"I have no choice," Delia replied. "I don't know what Dad sees in her."

"I've been figuring that one out for years," Josie said. "But let's not discuss it. I'm being a bad mother."

The three went back to laughing. Delia started making up Fajitas. "Hey!" Delia said, "We don't have any men hanging around. What shall we do after dinner?"

"CHICK FLICK!" Elle shouted out.

"Sounds good to me," Josie said. "Then afterwards we can go to Eric's club. We can get Delia in. She needs a good night out after all that. Besides you can wear that new dress you brought home yesterday."

Delia smiled and stirred the contents in the pan. Her parents may have been divorced but that didn't matter. Family is what you make of it after all, she thought. So I have two mothers. At least we can laugh about Estelle.

***

Later that night the three stumbled in. Delia turned on her bedroom light waking Severus up.

"Oh sorry! I thought you were at Dad's."

"I was," he replied groggily. "Until Estelle brought me home. Strange woman."

"We went out," Delia said.

Severus nodded. Delia turned on the lamp. She turned out the light as she walked out of the room. She walked down to the bathroom with Elle saying, "He's back! He missssssssssssssssed yyyyyyoooouuuuu!"

Delia went back to her bedroom. She crawled in bed exhausted. She clicked off the lamp. She put her arms around Severus. She noticed he didn't stink. He must have taken a bath, she speculated.

"Saying your father took it well," Severus said, "would be an understatement."

She gave Severus a squeeze and a kiss on his temple. "You told him at least."

"At first he was shocked. Then he said...mind you he was mad...that I'm letting my daughter marry you? He didn't believe in reformed criminals. He had every right to be mad, Delia. You know what I did as well as I did. In the end your father said it's your life. We then ended up getting drunk."

"That doesn't sound like him, Severus," Delia said.

"So I edited. You know...he thinks you're throwing your life away...." Delia rolled away from Severus and sighed heavily. "You know...Delia...I love you and everything, but defying your father is another matter."

Delia clicked on the lamp. Severus flinched by the shock of the instant light. "Basically," she said angrily. "Is you went to tell Dad. He didn't like it and didn't give you a blessing."

"Then it sunk in what I did...we had a row. He kicked me out of the house and told me not to come within three feet. Then your father shouted to me marry Delia and she's disowned. It wasn't Estelle who brought me home. I called a cab and let myself in." Delia got out of bed swiftly. She kicked her trash can in. The noise echoed through the house causing Josie and Elle to come see what was the problem.

"Delia!" Elle exclaimed. "Stop kicking things!"

"You'll hurt yourself," Josie said.

"Too late," Delia grumbled. "Already did."

Severus sat up in bed looking rather solemn. His hands were in his face as he spoke. "I told Albert and he's threatened to disown Delia."

Josie nodded, "He is like that, Sev. He can explode sometimes."

"As well he should!" Severus said. "If I had a daughter marrying someone like me...I don't know what I'd do."

"You either accept it or don't," Elle frankly said. "In this case I see something other then what Albert sees. He heard about your terribleness. He thinks you are going to hurt Delia. She is his princess...oh god the stories I could tell you...one time when she was ten she brought this boy from school home to play Nintendo and Albert went through the roof! Back on the subject...you love Dee and Dee loves you. Like he should be talking ethical...neither should I for that matter. But that's all that matters to both of you. I know you would never harm Delia. She sees you for the guy you are today and not then. Well, that's my two cents. Jo, you have any?"

"Yep, like always," Josie's voice turned softer. "Severus...I know the way you fell in love with Dee...was...was...odd to say the least. Don't let Albert get to you. He doesn't know what a great guy you are. So I have to ask Delia this...what do you think of your father acting this way?"

"Rash," Delia replied. "If he can't accept whom I'm marrying what kind of man is he anyway? Severus had the decency to tell him. If he's not coming to the wedding...so be it."

"There you have it!" Elle said. "I hope we made you fell better."

Severus nodded, "Yes. Thank you."

"Anytime. Josie and I like to give our opinions. I'm going to bed so you two love birds can cuddle each other the rest of the night." Elle threw her head back and left, laughing down the hall. "Love birds...TWEET....TWEET!"

Delia took a seat in her the desk chair, laughing. "Elle! And you wonder who's advice I asked for all the time?"

"Your mother is placid," Severus said. "But what she says is just as important. They are right about it though...I just don't want to cause a rift."

Delia turned on the computer. "I have made my choice. I'm not regretting it. So anyway do you still want to go shopping in Salem? If you do, I'll arrange a Port Key via Email."

***

The Fourth of July had approached. Severus thought Delia had lost it when she bought a trunk full of fire works. Josie rolled her eyes and told Delia not to get burned. Elle said she was going to shoot'em off right now.

If Delia was upset about not being invited to the barbecue she had talked so much about, she didn't show it. Josie had overheard Elaine talking in the grocery department at Wal Mart. What was being passed around town wasn't nice about Delia or her mothers.

Delia didn't see or talk to any of her friends either. So instead of the major bash at Danae's, Severus and Delia stayed home. Elle and Josie took out for a party somewhere. If Delia didn't have a cold, she would have gone. Severus stayed back to take care of Delia.

She had been drifting in and out of sleep all morning. Delia stumbled into the dining room to find Severus had scattered books and papers all over.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"Lesson plans," he replied. "I'm thinking about a new text book. The other one is good. But as A.J. put it...I wrote a better one! Somebody use it!"

Delia nodded, "Okay. Sure."

"Do you even know what you are going to require for a text book?"

Delia shrugged. "Not yet. But I will by next week." "Good. Go lie back down! You look awful."

She headed back for the living room and flopped on the sofa. Awhile later the door bell rang. Severus hid the books and papers in the china cabinet. Delia answered the door.

"Hullo Delia!" Danae said. "We got tired of Elaine's crap. She's just lying as you know...so how about we set up the barbecue in your back yard?"

Delia smiled, "Cool. Who all is coming?"

"Everyone!" Danae exclaimed.

***

"That was one cool Fourth of July!" Delia exclaimed. "I can't believe the cops came over TWICE!"

Severus nodded and said, "That was funny. The police officer had quite a time with my accent. He thought I was the only responsible adult!" Delia howled with laugher. She immediately went into a coughing fit. Severus added, "All those fire works! Illegal ones too! For shame."

"We had fun...besides...I kept telling you. It's a par-tay! Now I am going to bed before I cough up a lung."