"But when I get out, you're next."
The words ran through Dylan's head as she drove back to her apartment. She didn't want the whole Shamus thing to happen all over again! Dylan didn't think her father was actually like that. Well, not when she was a kid.
She'd sit at the window sill, hoping that he'd come back some day. You couldn't blame a girl who'd never seen her dad could you? She didn't know he was a slime ball at the time.
Her mother used to tell her about their first date. How he had packed a picnic lunch and took her mother to the park. He had set up a projector, and had rented Gone with the Wind for them to watch on the side of a near by building. Right as they laid the picnic blanket down, it started raining. They ran through the park dripping wet, it sounded beautiful to Dylan.
But was she sure it was actually her father?
Dylan pulled up in the apartment's parking lot, almost running into her neighbors stupid old "bug" convertible.
She walked up the stairs to her apartment, then opened the door.
At first she didn't see Anthony sitting on the couch. It was when she through her coat on his head that she realized he was there.
"What are you doing here?" Anthony got up from the couch and walked up to her. She could see the bags under his eyes, he looked like he hadn't slept for days.
Anthony pressed his index finger to her lips, telling her not to speak. He took her hand and lead her to the couch.
"I love you." Dylan nodded with a half smile.
"Is that all you wanted to say?" Anthony shook his head.
"Since I love you, and you don't feel the same, this will be the last time." Dylan raised a confused eye brow.
"What are you saying?"
"I'm going back to the orphanage. They could us...use my help. And I know that you don't want me, so I will make you happy." Anthony got up from the couch, Dylan did the same.
"No, I want you to stay, I do love. Just because I don't want to marry you, doesn't mean I don't love you. " Anthony just shook his head no. Dylan ran to the door, blocking it so he couldn't get out. He just stood in front of her with sad filled eyes. He kissed her gently, He could feel her hot tears. He ran his hand through her hair, one last time, taking a strand as he pulled away.
But this time, Dylan didn't care.
He put the strand to his face, smelled her scent, then gently pushed her aside and walked out the door.
*****
"He's gone." Dylan had just walked into the agency, greeting her friends with Anthony's news.
"What?"
"Who?" Was Natalie's and Alex's reply. Dylan walked over to the couch, wiping the slight run of her eye mascara, due to the latest tear that had run down her cheek.
"Anthony. It was the whole marriage proposal thing."
"Marriage proposal? No body tells me anything!" Bosley whined from the desk where he was pouring a cup of coffee.
"He's going back to the orphanage." Dylan said crossing her arms, trying not to cry. She never used to cry about anything. But this was different.
"Well.....what are we standing around here for?"
*****
"Anthony, so good to see you again. Here for a hair cut, are you?" Mother Superior greeted Anthony at the large wood doors. Anthony shook his head no, forcing himself to smile.
"N...No. I..I'm here to stay." Mother Superior gave Anthony a suspicious look.
"What is wrong child." He knew she could see right through him.
"Nothing, nothing at all." He lied, she knew he lied. A fool could tell by his facial expression that he was bearing pain. Pain over Dylan.
"Don't lie to me. It's that girl isn't it?"
*****
"We're almost there. " Natalie said from the drivers seat. Dylan was nervous. Which was unusual for her.
"What should I do? What should I say?" Dylan asked sitting next to Bosley in the back seat.
"Beg for his forgiveness. Beg him to take you back! Beg him to....."
"We get it Bos. Except his marriage proposal." Alex replied.
"But I'm not sure about this whole marriage thing. If you haven't noticed, my relationships don't exactly last very long."
"Hey, it'll work out. Just look at me and Jason. We've been through a lot of, well, stuff. But we're still together. So what if we're having a difference of opinion on the living together thing. We still love each other." Alex said in a frustrated tone when mentioning Jason.
"Ok, I'll do it."
*****
"So you're saying she turned down your marriage proposal? This is why you ran away and came back to us?" Anthony was telling mother Superior Dylan's story. She actually listened to his whining.
"Don't fret child, God will provide." Anthony nodded. Then suddenly, there was three loud knocks on the large wooden door.
Mother Superior motioned for him to answer it. He slowly walked up to the door, then opened it.
"Hi."
Writers note: Ok, so it wasn't very juicy. But just be patient and review.
The words ran through Dylan's head as she drove back to her apartment. She didn't want the whole Shamus thing to happen all over again! Dylan didn't think her father was actually like that. Well, not when she was a kid.
She'd sit at the window sill, hoping that he'd come back some day. You couldn't blame a girl who'd never seen her dad could you? She didn't know he was a slime ball at the time.
Her mother used to tell her about their first date. How he had packed a picnic lunch and took her mother to the park. He had set up a projector, and had rented Gone with the Wind for them to watch on the side of a near by building. Right as they laid the picnic blanket down, it started raining. They ran through the park dripping wet, it sounded beautiful to Dylan.
But was she sure it was actually her father?
Dylan pulled up in the apartment's parking lot, almost running into her neighbors stupid old "bug" convertible.
She walked up the stairs to her apartment, then opened the door.
At first she didn't see Anthony sitting on the couch. It was when she through her coat on his head that she realized he was there.
"What are you doing here?" Anthony got up from the couch and walked up to her. She could see the bags under his eyes, he looked like he hadn't slept for days.
Anthony pressed his index finger to her lips, telling her not to speak. He took her hand and lead her to the couch.
"I love you." Dylan nodded with a half smile.
"Is that all you wanted to say?" Anthony shook his head.
"Since I love you, and you don't feel the same, this will be the last time." Dylan raised a confused eye brow.
"What are you saying?"
"I'm going back to the orphanage. They could us...use my help. And I know that you don't want me, so I will make you happy." Anthony got up from the couch, Dylan did the same.
"No, I want you to stay, I do love. Just because I don't want to marry you, doesn't mean I don't love you. " Anthony just shook his head no. Dylan ran to the door, blocking it so he couldn't get out. He just stood in front of her with sad filled eyes. He kissed her gently, He could feel her hot tears. He ran his hand through her hair, one last time, taking a strand as he pulled away.
But this time, Dylan didn't care.
He put the strand to his face, smelled her scent, then gently pushed her aside and walked out the door.
*****
"He's gone." Dylan had just walked into the agency, greeting her friends with Anthony's news.
"What?"
"Who?" Was Natalie's and Alex's reply. Dylan walked over to the couch, wiping the slight run of her eye mascara, due to the latest tear that had run down her cheek.
"Anthony. It was the whole marriage proposal thing."
"Marriage proposal? No body tells me anything!" Bosley whined from the desk where he was pouring a cup of coffee.
"He's going back to the orphanage." Dylan said crossing her arms, trying not to cry. She never used to cry about anything. But this was different.
"Well.....what are we standing around here for?"
*****
"Anthony, so good to see you again. Here for a hair cut, are you?" Mother Superior greeted Anthony at the large wood doors. Anthony shook his head no, forcing himself to smile.
"N...No. I..I'm here to stay." Mother Superior gave Anthony a suspicious look.
"What is wrong child." He knew she could see right through him.
"Nothing, nothing at all." He lied, she knew he lied. A fool could tell by his facial expression that he was bearing pain. Pain over Dylan.
"Don't lie to me. It's that girl isn't it?"
*****
"We're almost there. " Natalie said from the drivers seat. Dylan was nervous. Which was unusual for her.
"What should I do? What should I say?" Dylan asked sitting next to Bosley in the back seat.
"Beg for his forgiveness. Beg him to take you back! Beg him to....."
"We get it Bos. Except his marriage proposal." Alex replied.
"But I'm not sure about this whole marriage thing. If you haven't noticed, my relationships don't exactly last very long."
"Hey, it'll work out. Just look at me and Jason. We've been through a lot of, well, stuff. But we're still together. So what if we're having a difference of opinion on the living together thing. We still love each other." Alex said in a frustrated tone when mentioning Jason.
"Ok, I'll do it."
*****
"So you're saying she turned down your marriage proposal? This is why you ran away and came back to us?" Anthony was telling mother Superior Dylan's story. She actually listened to his whining.
"Don't fret child, God will provide." Anthony nodded. Then suddenly, there was three loud knocks on the large wooden door.
Mother Superior motioned for him to answer it. He slowly walked up to the door, then opened it.
"Hi."
Writers note: Ok, so it wasn't very juicy. But just be patient and review.
