A/N: I've jumped immediately to Saturday because you're probably not very
interested in what happens up until then, are you? Unless I make it funny,
of course!
All I'm going to say about this chapter is: Poor Robyn on three occasions. You'll see what I mean.
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 19
"I don't know," said Robyn. "I'm really nervous."
"There's no need to be," said Ash. "They're not monsters you know. They're not going to eat you the moment you step through the door."
"I know," she said. "But you gotta admit, it is a biggie meeting each other's folks!"
"I see why it should be," he replied. "Anyway, they want to meet you. And I've met your parents. I met your parents at their wedding reception, or crying out loud."
"I know," she sighed. "It's just-"
"It's just nothing," he said, firmly. "Now come on, and stop stressing. We're nearly there." Robyn looked down the round. All the houses were huge, well, they were compared to her house, anyway. Ash pointed out his house. It was about halfway down the road. Robyn let out a small whimper. 'At least it isn't the biggest house,' she thought. They reached the front door and Robyn took a deep breath.
"Ok, I'm ready," she said.
"Sure?" asked Ash. She paused and took another breath.
"Sure." He opened the door and they walked in. "The sitting room is through that door there." 'Sitting room? We have a sofa, a couple of chairs and dinner table in one room, a kitchen and two bedrooms!' she thought. 'We are so common!' They walked forward and just before they reached the door, which was slightly ajar, they heard the voices from within.
"He should be back soon," said a woman's voice.
"He's bringing his girlfriend round tonight," said a man's voice.
"Have you met her before?" said another male voice. Ash looked puzzled then horrified. As he pushed the door open, the voice continued. "Is she hot?" To Robyn's horror, she saw the third voice belonged to Paul.
"Oh. My. Eru..." she said. "What...? I mean, why...? I mean..." She turned to Ash. "You said he wouldn't be here!!!"
"I didn't think he would be!" he said. "Dad! I told you to tell him!!!"
"I did," said Ash's dad. "He just turned up, about 10 minutes ago!" Robyn suddenly remembered what she had heard Paul say. She glared at him.
"Ewww!" she cried. "You're sick! I can't believe you could even think that, let alone say it!!! You're disgusting!!!"
"Robyn, I..." Paul began to walk towards her.
"Don't come near me!!!" She stepped backwards and bumped into Ash.
"You can't talk to me like that," he said, trying not to let the anger show is his voice. 'Great job, Michelle. My own daughter hates me!' "I'm your father."
"Only biologically!!! Legolas is my proper dad!!!" she shouted. "Just you wait until mom and dad hear about this!!!" The blood drained from his face. Partly from the thought of what Legolas might do to him and partly from hearing Robyn call him dad. She stormed out of the house, closely followed by Ash.
"Robyn, I am SO sorry!!!" he said when she finally stopped and sat on the wall of a neighbouring house. "I swear to you, I told my dad to tell Paul to stay away tonight. And when he says he did I believe him. But, I didn't tell him why, though. So, maybe he thought that it wasn't that important. Maybe he thought I said it because I wanted it to be just the four of us."
"It's not your fault," she said. "It's not really anyone's fault. But Paul is one sick man. You know, that's only the second time I've met him."
"Really?" He sat down next to her. "How come?"
"Mom won full custody of me when I two days old," she said. "And I never actually wanted to meet him, from what mom told me about him." She looked at him and smiled. He was clearly stressed out. "Maybe we should just forget it for today. It's been a bit of a disaster so far." She saw the look on his face. "Don't worry, I'd still love to meet your parents properly, but perhaps today isn't the best day, now al this has happened."
"I know what you mean," he said. "Do you want me to walk you back?" She smiled and shook her head.
"No, I'll be OK," she said.
"Sure?" he said.
"You like asking me that, don't you?" she laughed. "But, yes, I'm positive. Go and shout at Paul or something, for me."
"Oh, believe me," he said. "I will."
"Good. Ooh, just one thing before I go. What are you up to on Monday?"
"Nothing."
"Then will you drop by mine? Otherwise I'm going to be stuck in the house all day with mom and her friends," she said rolling her eyes.
"Poor you," he said. "OK, I'll come and rescue you!"
"Thank you," she said, cheerfully. She kissed him and then set off back home.
She walked a longer way home, she needed to let all this sink in. Plus she needed to keep calm so she could convince Legolas not to do anything. It wouldn't do Legolas' reputation any good. So it took her about ½ an hour, but she was still home a lot earlier than Michelle and Legolas had expected.
She flicked the light switch as she opened the door only to be yelled at.
"ROBYN! Turn the light off now!!!!" cried Michelle. Robyn did so and it took her a couple of seconds to register what she had nearly just witnessed.
"EEWWWW! Mom! You've got a bedroom you know!" said Robyn.
"We weren't expecting you back so soon!" said Legolas as they ran to their bedroom. Robyn turned the light back on when she heard the bedroom door shut. She looked around the room and saw clothes strewn across the room. She shook her head and sat down at the table. She wouldn't trust that sofa now for a very long time. Legolas and Michelle came back out a few minutes later, this time clothed.
"Why, in the name of wonder, were you 'at it' on the sofa?" said Robyn, bluntly, before either of them could say anything. Michelle and Legolas blushed.
"We were celebrating," said Michelle.
"Well, I hope it's got nothing to do with me," said Robyn, moodily. "Before you ask, it was a disaster."
"Why?" said Michelle.
"Paul was there."
"Oh my Eru!" said Legolas. "What happened?"
"Just before we walked in the room, me and Ash heard him ask Ash's dad if he'd met me and if I was hot."
"HE WHAT?!" cried Legolas and Michelle at the same time.
"Oh don't worry," said Robyn, "I made him feel really bad. I downright denied him to being my father." She was feeling very pleased with herself now. "You se, what happened was he started walking towards me so I said "Don't come near me!!!" then he said "You can't speak to me like that. I'm your father" and then I said "Only biologically!!! Legolas is my proper dad!!! Just wait until mom and dad hear about this!!!" and all the blood drained from his face - it was so funny - and then I left." Robyn finally took a breath. "So, what are you celebrating?" Legolas and Michelle looked at each other.
"Robyn," Michelle started.
"Do you want me to go?" said Legolas.
"No, this is to do with you as well," she replied. "Robyn, I've got something to tell you." Robyn looked at them oddly.
"Well, are you going to tell me or just sit there?" Michelle took a breath.
"Robyn... I'm pregnant."
All I'm going to say about this chapter is: Poor Robyn on three occasions. You'll see what I mean.
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 19
"I don't know," said Robyn. "I'm really nervous."
"There's no need to be," said Ash. "They're not monsters you know. They're not going to eat you the moment you step through the door."
"I know," she said. "But you gotta admit, it is a biggie meeting each other's folks!"
"I see why it should be," he replied. "Anyway, they want to meet you. And I've met your parents. I met your parents at their wedding reception, or crying out loud."
"I know," she sighed. "It's just-"
"It's just nothing," he said, firmly. "Now come on, and stop stressing. We're nearly there." Robyn looked down the round. All the houses were huge, well, they were compared to her house, anyway. Ash pointed out his house. It was about halfway down the road. Robyn let out a small whimper. 'At least it isn't the biggest house,' she thought. They reached the front door and Robyn took a deep breath.
"Ok, I'm ready," she said.
"Sure?" asked Ash. She paused and took another breath.
"Sure." He opened the door and they walked in. "The sitting room is through that door there." 'Sitting room? We have a sofa, a couple of chairs and dinner table in one room, a kitchen and two bedrooms!' she thought. 'We are so common!' They walked forward and just before they reached the door, which was slightly ajar, they heard the voices from within.
"He should be back soon," said a woman's voice.
"He's bringing his girlfriend round tonight," said a man's voice.
"Have you met her before?" said another male voice. Ash looked puzzled then horrified. As he pushed the door open, the voice continued. "Is she hot?" To Robyn's horror, she saw the third voice belonged to Paul.
"Oh. My. Eru..." she said. "What...? I mean, why...? I mean..." She turned to Ash. "You said he wouldn't be here!!!"
"I didn't think he would be!" he said. "Dad! I told you to tell him!!!"
"I did," said Ash's dad. "He just turned up, about 10 minutes ago!" Robyn suddenly remembered what she had heard Paul say. She glared at him.
"Ewww!" she cried. "You're sick! I can't believe you could even think that, let alone say it!!! You're disgusting!!!"
"Robyn, I..." Paul began to walk towards her.
"Don't come near me!!!" She stepped backwards and bumped into Ash.
"You can't talk to me like that," he said, trying not to let the anger show is his voice. 'Great job, Michelle. My own daughter hates me!' "I'm your father."
"Only biologically!!! Legolas is my proper dad!!!" she shouted. "Just you wait until mom and dad hear about this!!!" The blood drained from his face. Partly from the thought of what Legolas might do to him and partly from hearing Robyn call him dad. She stormed out of the house, closely followed by Ash.
"Robyn, I am SO sorry!!!" he said when she finally stopped and sat on the wall of a neighbouring house. "I swear to you, I told my dad to tell Paul to stay away tonight. And when he says he did I believe him. But, I didn't tell him why, though. So, maybe he thought that it wasn't that important. Maybe he thought I said it because I wanted it to be just the four of us."
"It's not your fault," she said. "It's not really anyone's fault. But Paul is one sick man. You know, that's only the second time I've met him."
"Really?" He sat down next to her. "How come?"
"Mom won full custody of me when I two days old," she said. "And I never actually wanted to meet him, from what mom told me about him." She looked at him and smiled. He was clearly stressed out. "Maybe we should just forget it for today. It's been a bit of a disaster so far." She saw the look on his face. "Don't worry, I'd still love to meet your parents properly, but perhaps today isn't the best day, now al this has happened."
"I know what you mean," he said. "Do you want me to walk you back?" She smiled and shook her head.
"No, I'll be OK," she said.
"Sure?" he said.
"You like asking me that, don't you?" she laughed. "But, yes, I'm positive. Go and shout at Paul or something, for me."
"Oh, believe me," he said. "I will."
"Good. Ooh, just one thing before I go. What are you up to on Monday?"
"Nothing."
"Then will you drop by mine? Otherwise I'm going to be stuck in the house all day with mom and her friends," she said rolling her eyes.
"Poor you," he said. "OK, I'll come and rescue you!"
"Thank you," she said, cheerfully. She kissed him and then set off back home.
She walked a longer way home, she needed to let all this sink in. Plus she needed to keep calm so she could convince Legolas not to do anything. It wouldn't do Legolas' reputation any good. So it took her about ½ an hour, but she was still home a lot earlier than Michelle and Legolas had expected.
She flicked the light switch as she opened the door only to be yelled at.
"ROBYN! Turn the light off now!!!!" cried Michelle. Robyn did so and it took her a couple of seconds to register what she had nearly just witnessed.
"EEWWWW! Mom! You've got a bedroom you know!" said Robyn.
"We weren't expecting you back so soon!" said Legolas as they ran to their bedroom. Robyn turned the light back on when she heard the bedroom door shut. She looked around the room and saw clothes strewn across the room. She shook her head and sat down at the table. She wouldn't trust that sofa now for a very long time. Legolas and Michelle came back out a few minutes later, this time clothed.
"Why, in the name of wonder, were you 'at it' on the sofa?" said Robyn, bluntly, before either of them could say anything. Michelle and Legolas blushed.
"We were celebrating," said Michelle.
"Well, I hope it's got nothing to do with me," said Robyn, moodily. "Before you ask, it was a disaster."
"Why?" said Michelle.
"Paul was there."
"Oh my Eru!" said Legolas. "What happened?"
"Just before we walked in the room, me and Ash heard him ask Ash's dad if he'd met me and if I was hot."
"HE WHAT?!" cried Legolas and Michelle at the same time.
"Oh don't worry," said Robyn, "I made him feel really bad. I downright denied him to being my father." She was feeling very pleased with herself now. "You se, what happened was he started walking towards me so I said "Don't come near me!!!" then he said "You can't speak to me like that. I'm your father" and then I said "Only biologically!!! Legolas is my proper dad!!! Just wait until mom and dad hear about this!!!" and all the blood drained from his face - it was so funny - and then I left." Robyn finally took a breath. "So, what are you celebrating?" Legolas and Michelle looked at each other.
"Robyn," Michelle started.
"Do you want me to go?" said Legolas.
"No, this is to do with you as well," she replied. "Robyn, I've got something to tell you." Robyn looked at them oddly.
"Well, are you going to tell me or just sit there?" Michelle took a breath.
"Robyn... I'm pregnant."