Whistling, I slow down my pace as I approach Vince's office. Ooh, is that
yelling I hear? As I get closer, I can identify it as Stephanie's infamous
screeching.
"You are such an asshole!" she screams. The sound of glass breaking follows.
"Me an asshole? *Me*?" Vince shouts. "If you weren't such an ungrateful little bitch, I wouldn't seem like such an asshole!"
I slap a hand over my mouth and snicker. Vince actually called his only daughter - his *princess*, his own flesh and blood and ungrateful bitch. This was going much better than I hoped it would!
"An ungrateful little bitch?" she repeats, sounding hysterical now. "If that's what you think, then.. then I don't want to be your daughter anymore! From this day on, I'm dead to you!"
A second later the door flies open and Steph runs past me, sobbing. She was crying so hard, I don't even think she noticed me. What a great day this was turning out to be!
"Steph.. Steph!" Vince calls, standing in the doorway now.
My hand is still over my mouth, but to conceal my smirk this time. Oh, if only I had a camera right now. I would've taken a picture of both of their expressions and framed it on my mantle...
"Dad, what happened? Why did Steph run out of your office like that?" I ask, facing him now and doing my best to frown. "You two didn't.. have a fight, did you?" I open my eyes wide.
"Yes, we did, Shane," he replies, sighing.
"What about?" I step closer to Vince, just to catch any look of pain that might be in his eyes.
"Come in my office and I'll tell you," he says. "I-I need to sit down.." He begins walking inside. I follow, all the while grinning at his misfortune behind his back.
As he sits down behind the desk, I take the seat opposite of it. I couldn't wait to hear just what happened in here between those two..
The old man rubs his fingers against his temples and sighs again. His face was ready and his forehead was gleaming a little with sweat. Wow, it must've been one hell of a fight in here..
"Did you ever suspect that there was anything going on between your sister and Andrew?" he finally says, looking me in the eyes.
"Not at all," I reply with my best poker face. "Why? Was there actually something going between the two of them?"
"I guess so. That's what your sister just informed me of a short while ago..."
"Ohhh..." I nod my head thoughtfully, then put on a look of realization. "And Andrew was just fired.. ouch. I take it she wasn't too happy?"
My father laughs bitterly. "That's putting it lightly. She came in here and demanded I give him a second chance. When I asked her why, she told me that she loved him. Can you believe it? Your sister actually being in love with a scumbag like that?"
I shake my head and scoff in disgust. "I always thought Steph had better taste than that," I agree. The truth was, *I* was the only with good taste, as well as brains in my family. Vince, Steph, Linda- they were all imbeciles.
"You're not the only one. Well, when I refused to give him another chance, she kept on badgering and badgering me and I still wouldn't hear her. After all, why would I let *him* of all people back in to my company? So he can fuck it up more? Or does she not care about my business? It is this business that paid for her attendance at Boston University!"
I grin on the inside. Slutty little Stephanie really pushed Dad over the edge, didn't she? Maybe she was good for more than just an easy lay for the guys backstage...
"Shane?"
I blink twice, finally noticing Vince looking at me. "Oh, sorry, Dad. I was just thinking about all of this. It's so.. shocking."
"I know," he frowns. "Hey, um.. Shane, do you think you can call your mother and tell her I might be home a little later than usual tonight? I think I'm going to go out somewhere and just clear my head a little."
"Sure, no problem," I answer, getting to my feet. "Do you want me to talk to Steph for ya?"
"Umm.." Vince sits quietly for a minute, deep in thought. "No. Don't talk to her about this at all. If- no, when- she comes to apologize to me, I want it to be all on her own doing. No outside suggestions whatsoever."
"Okay, if you say so." I turn around and chuckle under my breath as I leave the room. If Vince was waiting for an apology from Stephanie, he would be waiting a long, long time. The little bitch had never apologized to anyone before. Ever. Now that Vince's life was slowly going down hill and now Stephanie's was barely breathing, it was time to focus my attention on the last member of my pathetic family. My dear, sweet, loving mother.
"You are such an asshole!" she screams. The sound of glass breaking follows.
"Me an asshole? *Me*?" Vince shouts. "If you weren't such an ungrateful little bitch, I wouldn't seem like such an asshole!"
I slap a hand over my mouth and snicker. Vince actually called his only daughter - his *princess*, his own flesh and blood and ungrateful bitch. This was going much better than I hoped it would!
"An ungrateful little bitch?" she repeats, sounding hysterical now. "If that's what you think, then.. then I don't want to be your daughter anymore! From this day on, I'm dead to you!"
A second later the door flies open and Steph runs past me, sobbing. She was crying so hard, I don't even think she noticed me. What a great day this was turning out to be!
"Steph.. Steph!" Vince calls, standing in the doorway now.
My hand is still over my mouth, but to conceal my smirk this time. Oh, if only I had a camera right now. I would've taken a picture of both of their expressions and framed it on my mantle...
"Dad, what happened? Why did Steph run out of your office like that?" I ask, facing him now and doing my best to frown. "You two didn't.. have a fight, did you?" I open my eyes wide.
"Yes, we did, Shane," he replies, sighing.
"What about?" I step closer to Vince, just to catch any look of pain that might be in his eyes.
"Come in my office and I'll tell you," he says. "I-I need to sit down.." He begins walking inside. I follow, all the while grinning at his misfortune behind his back.
As he sits down behind the desk, I take the seat opposite of it. I couldn't wait to hear just what happened in here between those two..
The old man rubs his fingers against his temples and sighs again. His face was ready and his forehead was gleaming a little with sweat. Wow, it must've been one hell of a fight in here..
"Did you ever suspect that there was anything going on between your sister and Andrew?" he finally says, looking me in the eyes.
"Not at all," I reply with my best poker face. "Why? Was there actually something going between the two of them?"
"I guess so. That's what your sister just informed me of a short while ago..."
"Ohhh..." I nod my head thoughtfully, then put on a look of realization. "And Andrew was just fired.. ouch. I take it she wasn't too happy?"
My father laughs bitterly. "That's putting it lightly. She came in here and demanded I give him a second chance. When I asked her why, she told me that she loved him. Can you believe it? Your sister actually being in love with a scumbag like that?"
I shake my head and scoff in disgust. "I always thought Steph had better taste than that," I agree. The truth was, *I* was the only with good taste, as well as brains in my family. Vince, Steph, Linda- they were all imbeciles.
"You're not the only one. Well, when I refused to give him another chance, she kept on badgering and badgering me and I still wouldn't hear her. After all, why would I let *him* of all people back in to my company? So he can fuck it up more? Or does she not care about my business? It is this business that paid for her attendance at Boston University!"
I grin on the inside. Slutty little Stephanie really pushed Dad over the edge, didn't she? Maybe she was good for more than just an easy lay for the guys backstage...
"Shane?"
I blink twice, finally noticing Vince looking at me. "Oh, sorry, Dad. I was just thinking about all of this. It's so.. shocking."
"I know," he frowns. "Hey, um.. Shane, do you think you can call your mother and tell her I might be home a little later than usual tonight? I think I'm going to go out somewhere and just clear my head a little."
"Sure, no problem," I answer, getting to my feet. "Do you want me to talk to Steph for ya?"
"Umm.." Vince sits quietly for a minute, deep in thought. "No. Don't talk to her about this at all. If- no, when- she comes to apologize to me, I want it to be all on her own doing. No outside suggestions whatsoever."
"Okay, if you say so." I turn around and chuckle under my breath as I leave the room. If Vince was waiting for an apology from Stephanie, he would be waiting a long, long time. The little bitch had never apologized to anyone before. Ever. Now that Vince's life was slowly going down hill and now Stephanie's was barely breathing, it was time to focus my attention on the last member of my pathetic family. My dear, sweet, loving mother.