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Chapter 2
Gwen knocked on the library door where she knew Ethan and Ivy would be talking. "Come in."
"Ethan, could I talk to your mother for a minute?"
"Sure."
"Alone." she added when he didn't leave.
"Oh, right. We'll finish our discussion later, bye."
"And Ethan try to be a little bit quiet. It took forever to get Kay asleep."
Ethan nodded and left, closing the door behind him.
"So, did she tell you what made her so upset?"
"Yeah. The boy she loves got engaged to someone else tonight."
"Who does she love and who did they get engaged to?"
"I'm not really sure I should tell you."
"Gwen, I just want to help Kay. She's always been so strong; I don't think I've ever actually seen her cry, before. Of course, she wasn't my biggest fan, especially after everyone found out about me and her father."
"Okay. She's in love with her best friend, Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald. And as everyone in Harmony knows, he's head over heels for Kay's sickly sweet cousin, Charity."
"Of course, they were even closer as children than you and Ethan. They never did anything if the other wasn't right there at their side. Kay was the first girl on Harmony's little league team because Miguel was team captain. I can't believe he would do that to her."
"Well that's not all. She's lost more than Miguel to Charity. Her sister treats her like the older sisters she never had. Her other best friend decided that she was a better friend than Kay. Then there's the icing on the cake, her parents. Apparently, Kay had been saving up to buy herself a car when her cousin came to live with them. Her mother spent the money on clothes for Charity."
"What?! I'm going to call them and give them a piece of my mind. I can't believe Sam let Grace do that."
"Ivy, I don't think that yelling at them will help the situation, but I do think we should let them know where Kay is. If they even noticed that she's gone."
"I'll call them since I was the one who found her and brought her here. You should go to bed; if she needs you, it would be best if you were close by."
"Okay and good-night. Remember keep your cool when you talk to her parents" the last word was full of contempt.
"Good-night Gwen." "Now to deal with Sam." she said as the phone was ringing "come on, answer the phone. Hello, Sam?"
"Yeah, it's me Ivy, did you want something 'cause I'm kinda in the middle of something."
"Is something wrong?" she asked hopefully.
"No, actually Miguel and Charity just announced their engagement. Everybody here is really happy."
"So nothing is wrong? Nothing at all?"
"No nothing's wrong, unless you know something that I don't."
"I can't believe what an insensitive jerk you are!"
"Whoa, where did that come from? What did I do?"
"It's not what you did, it's what you didn't do. You didn't notice that your oldest daughter is missing."
"What?! How do you know that. What happened where is she?"
"I was walking in the park, when I saw your daughter alone and crying. She refused to go home, so I brought her back here instead of leaving her alone where she could get hurt. With a lot of help from Gwen, she's finally asleep. I don't know how you can call yourself her father or the chief of police if you didn't even notice that she was gone. You used to be so sweet, I don't know what happened to you. YOU DISGUST ME!" Ivy hung up before Sam could respond.
*** At the Bennett house ***
Sam looked at the phone in shock 'What have I done? How could I not have noticed that Kay wasn't here?' As he thought, he realized that he, and everyone else, had been ignoring Kay since Charity moved in. 'Ivy had been fight to be disgusted with me. I've been horrible to my little girl.' "I'm going to fix this" Sam said as he grabbed his coat and keys and headed for the door.
"Sam, where are you going? What do you have to fix?"
'Damn, I forgot about Grace!' "I just forgot to do something at the station, and it really needed to be done tonight."
"Okay, just get it done quickly. It's not everyday your daughter gets engaged."
"Don't you mean niece? We only have two daughters, remember."
"Oh right, sometimes I just forget that she isn't my daughter." Grace said as she silently added 'I just wish she was my daughter instead of the two brats that actually are.'
"Okay well I'll be back as soon as I can." Sam said before he kissed his wife good-bye and left.
After he left, Grace said to herself "I don't believe him, but I won't let him ruin this wonderful day. That reminds me I had better get back to Charity." Then she scurried back to the party.
***At the Crane mansion***
Ivy was fuming as she slammed down the phone. "I can't believe what a jerk Sam has become. How could he not notice that his child was missing? I don't care what was happening, that girl up there deserves so much better. He better have an explanation as to why he didn't notice that his daughter was gone." Just then the doorbell rang and she ran to get it, knowing exactly who it was.
When she opened the door and saw Sam, she slammed it in his face before he could say anything. She was walking away when she heard him yelling at her.
"Ivy let me in. I'll start yelling louder. I know you don't want everyone to wake up." Sam was desperate. He needed to make things better. He was going to start yelling when the door opened, revealing a very pissed-off Ivy.
"What do you want, Sam? Haven't you already done enough damage?" Ivy said angrily, while she glared at him.
"I want to see my daughter."
"I don't think that's a good idea. She's been through a lot, and she's sleeping right now. So we'll talk about it tomorrow." She tried to slam the door again, but he caught it with his foot and wouldn't let it close.
"Can I at least come in so we can talk. I really need to talk to you."
"Fine, but on one condition. You won't try to go see Kay."
"Alright." Sam said as Ivy let him in. "But let me start first."
"Fine, talk."
"Okay, I came to take my daughter home. I really think she needs to be at home. She doesn't even know about Charity's engagement. I know it will cheer her up. So could I please go and get her?"
"First of all, she already knows about the engagement, secondly she is, at least for the time being, better off here with me and Gwen, and lastly no you can't take her home yet."
"How does she know about the engagement?"
"That, I can't tell you, but what I can tell you is it's part of the reason why she's so upset."
"Why's she upset?"
"I can't tell you."
"But I can" says someone from the stairs.
Chapter 2
Gwen knocked on the library door where she knew Ethan and Ivy would be talking. "Come in."
"Ethan, could I talk to your mother for a minute?"
"Sure."
"Alone." she added when he didn't leave.
"Oh, right. We'll finish our discussion later, bye."
"And Ethan try to be a little bit quiet. It took forever to get Kay asleep."
Ethan nodded and left, closing the door behind him.
"So, did she tell you what made her so upset?"
"Yeah. The boy she loves got engaged to someone else tonight."
"Who does she love and who did they get engaged to?"
"I'm not really sure I should tell you."
"Gwen, I just want to help Kay. She's always been so strong; I don't think I've ever actually seen her cry, before. Of course, she wasn't my biggest fan, especially after everyone found out about me and her father."
"Okay. She's in love with her best friend, Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald. And as everyone in Harmony knows, he's head over heels for Kay's sickly sweet cousin, Charity."
"Of course, they were even closer as children than you and Ethan. They never did anything if the other wasn't right there at their side. Kay was the first girl on Harmony's little league team because Miguel was team captain. I can't believe he would do that to her."
"Well that's not all. She's lost more than Miguel to Charity. Her sister treats her like the older sisters she never had. Her other best friend decided that she was a better friend than Kay. Then there's the icing on the cake, her parents. Apparently, Kay had been saving up to buy herself a car when her cousin came to live with them. Her mother spent the money on clothes for Charity."
"What?! I'm going to call them and give them a piece of my mind. I can't believe Sam let Grace do that."
"Ivy, I don't think that yelling at them will help the situation, but I do think we should let them know where Kay is. If they even noticed that she's gone."
"I'll call them since I was the one who found her and brought her here. You should go to bed; if she needs you, it would be best if you were close by."
"Okay and good-night. Remember keep your cool when you talk to her parents" the last word was full of contempt.
"Good-night Gwen." "Now to deal with Sam." she said as the phone was ringing "come on, answer the phone. Hello, Sam?"
"Yeah, it's me Ivy, did you want something 'cause I'm kinda in the middle of something."
"Is something wrong?" she asked hopefully.
"No, actually Miguel and Charity just announced their engagement. Everybody here is really happy."
"So nothing is wrong? Nothing at all?"
"No nothing's wrong, unless you know something that I don't."
"I can't believe what an insensitive jerk you are!"
"Whoa, where did that come from? What did I do?"
"It's not what you did, it's what you didn't do. You didn't notice that your oldest daughter is missing."
"What?! How do you know that. What happened where is she?"
"I was walking in the park, when I saw your daughter alone and crying. She refused to go home, so I brought her back here instead of leaving her alone where she could get hurt. With a lot of help from Gwen, she's finally asleep. I don't know how you can call yourself her father or the chief of police if you didn't even notice that she was gone. You used to be so sweet, I don't know what happened to you. YOU DISGUST ME!" Ivy hung up before Sam could respond.
*** At the Bennett house ***
Sam looked at the phone in shock 'What have I done? How could I not have noticed that Kay wasn't here?' As he thought, he realized that he, and everyone else, had been ignoring Kay since Charity moved in. 'Ivy had been fight to be disgusted with me. I've been horrible to my little girl.' "I'm going to fix this" Sam said as he grabbed his coat and keys and headed for the door.
"Sam, where are you going? What do you have to fix?"
'Damn, I forgot about Grace!' "I just forgot to do something at the station, and it really needed to be done tonight."
"Okay, just get it done quickly. It's not everyday your daughter gets engaged."
"Don't you mean niece? We only have two daughters, remember."
"Oh right, sometimes I just forget that she isn't my daughter." Grace said as she silently added 'I just wish she was my daughter instead of the two brats that actually are.'
"Okay well I'll be back as soon as I can." Sam said before he kissed his wife good-bye and left.
After he left, Grace said to herself "I don't believe him, but I won't let him ruin this wonderful day. That reminds me I had better get back to Charity." Then she scurried back to the party.
***At the Crane mansion***
Ivy was fuming as she slammed down the phone. "I can't believe what a jerk Sam has become. How could he not notice that his child was missing? I don't care what was happening, that girl up there deserves so much better. He better have an explanation as to why he didn't notice that his daughter was gone." Just then the doorbell rang and she ran to get it, knowing exactly who it was.
When she opened the door and saw Sam, she slammed it in his face before he could say anything. She was walking away when she heard him yelling at her.
"Ivy let me in. I'll start yelling louder. I know you don't want everyone to wake up." Sam was desperate. He needed to make things better. He was going to start yelling when the door opened, revealing a very pissed-off Ivy.
"What do you want, Sam? Haven't you already done enough damage?" Ivy said angrily, while she glared at him.
"I want to see my daughter."
"I don't think that's a good idea. She's been through a lot, and she's sleeping right now. So we'll talk about it tomorrow." She tried to slam the door again, but he caught it with his foot and wouldn't let it close.
"Can I at least come in so we can talk. I really need to talk to you."
"Fine, but on one condition. You won't try to go see Kay."
"Alright." Sam said as Ivy let him in. "But let me start first."
"Fine, talk."
"Okay, I came to take my daughter home. I really think she needs to be at home. She doesn't even know about Charity's engagement. I know it will cheer her up. So could I please go and get her?"
"First of all, she already knows about the engagement, secondly she is, at least for the time being, better off here with me and Gwen, and lastly no you can't take her home yet."
"How does she know about the engagement?"
"That, I can't tell you, but what I can tell you is it's part of the reason why she's so upset."
"Why's she upset?"
"I can't tell you."
"But I can" says someone from the stairs.