It was raining, the rain was pouding down on the ground miserably, an
obvious sign Thursday had rolled around. Scott sat in the living room, he
stared at the black suitcase sitting at the door, she was due down any
minute, he had seen the lexxus pull up out front and the two men in it.
She had come home on Monday afternoon with her ultimatium in hand, there
wasn't much spoken between them besides an agreement it wouldn't be talked
about, then she dropped her bomb, she was leaving with him to Spain. Now
she packing her last bag, closing his eyes he felt a sense of failure as a
father. He had let her go for eighteen years and when he finally gets her
back she runs wild.
Sighing he stood up as he heard her footsteps coming down the stairs. Walking to the door he was as she came down the last of the stairs and looked at him with a lopsided grin, this wasn't easy for her as well. Silently she put her bag down and walked over to her father, she gave him a hug and held him tightly as her eyes brimmed with tears. Slowly she felt Scott hug her back, she knew he was having a hard time excepting things and she couldn't blame him, she had dumped a lot on him in a short amount of time. As she pulled back from him she could see he wanted her to change her mind and stay, have things go back to normal and tell him it was all a nightmare, but she couldn't.
"I'll be back,"whispered Amanda softly.
"Honey, you know you don't have to do this,"said Scott,"You've proved it, your an adult now, you can do what you please."
"Dad, this isn't me proving anything,"said Amanda,"I want to go." Scott closed his eyes and bowed his head.
"I still love you,"said Amanda as a tear rolled down her cheek,"Please be happy for me."
"I love you too,"said Scott softly as he raised his head.
"Dad, I'm going to be okay, you and me, we'll be okay,"said Amanda,"Just remember I may be with Harry but you will always be my dad, my parent, my only parent." Scott nodded and hugged her again.
"Be safe, and remember you can always come back whenever you want to, just pick up a phone anytime a day and I'll have you back here as soon as possible,"said Scott.
"I know,"said Amanda. She pulled back and quickly kissed his cheek, gathering up her bag and case she made her way to the door.
"Now look you, you're gonna be here all by yourself this summer. I want you to go out and met some faboulus woman and have fun,"said Amanda,"And if by some horrible chance I come back and that woman is Cate, run, and run far." Scott smiled as Amanda snickered at her comment.
"I'll keep that in mind,"said Scott.
"Okay, I gotta go now,"said Amanda,"I'll see ya."
"Good," Amanda cut him off before he could finish.
"Don't say goodbye,"said Amanda,"That's what you say to someone who's not coming back to you, I will be back."
"Okay then, I'll see you,"said Scott.
"Better,"said Amanda smiling, she leaned over and kissed her father's cheek again before opened the door to the raining street. She waved to the car and immediately the passenger's side opened and out came Harry with a large black umbrella. Amanda waited as he came up to her and took her bags from her, he took them to the car and loaded them into the trunk then came back for her. The two of them walked down the stairs to the car, before Amanda got in the car she turned and waved at Scott who stood at the door watching them. Once her door was closed Harry got into the passenger's seat, she kept looking out the window and waved once again to her father as Kyle pulled the car away from the curb.
"Well Harry I'd take that as a good sign he didn't kill you once you got to the door,"said Kyle.
"I think he's still in shock,"said Amanda.
"Is he okay?"asked Harry.
"He'll come to terms with it,"said Amanda.
"Well no worries, you're going to Spain,"said Kyle,"And hopefully they'll have better weather there than here."
"We could simply pack our bags
And catch a plane to Barcelona 'cause this city's a drag
I may take a holiday in Spain
Leave my wings behind me
Flush my worries down the drain
And fly away to somewhere new
Take a holiday in Spain
Leave my wings behind me
Drive this little girl insane
Fly away to someone new "
Sighing he stood up as he heard her footsteps coming down the stairs. Walking to the door he was as she came down the last of the stairs and looked at him with a lopsided grin, this wasn't easy for her as well. Silently she put her bag down and walked over to her father, she gave him a hug and held him tightly as her eyes brimmed with tears. Slowly she felt Scott hug her back, she knew he was having a hard time excepting things and she couldn't blame him, she had dumped a lot on him in a short amount of time. As she pulled back from him she could see he wanted her to change her mind and stay, have things go back to normal and tell him it was all a nightmare, but she couldn't.
"I'll be back,"whispered Amanda softly.
"Honey, you know you don't have to do this,"said Scott,"You've proved it, your an adult now, you can do what you please."
"Dad, this isn't me proving anything,"said Amanda,"I want to go." Scott closed his eyes and bowed his head.
"I still love you,"said Amanda as a tear rolled down her cheek,"Please be happy for me."
"I love you too,"said Scott softly as he raised his head.
"Dad, I'm going to be okay, you and me, we'll be okay,"said Amanda,"Just remember I may be with Harry but you will always be my dad, my parent, my only parent." Scott nodded and hugged her again.
"Be safe, and remember you can always come back whenever you want to, just pick up a phone anytime a day and I'll have you back here as soon as possible,"said Scott.
"I know,"said Amanda. She pulled back and quickly kissed his cheek, gathering up her bag and case she made her way to the door.
"Now look you, you're gonna be here all by yourself this summer. I want you to go out and met some faboulus woman and have fun,"said Amanda,"And if by some horrible chance I come back and that woman is Cate, run, and run far." Scott smiled as Amanda snickered at her comment.
"I'll keep that in mind,"said Scott.
"Okay, I gotta go now,"said Amanda,"I'll see ya."
"Good," Amanda cut him off before he could finish.
"Don't say goodbye,"said Amanda,"That's what you say to someone who's not coming back to you, I will be back."
"Okay then, I'll see you,"said Scott.
"Better,"said Amanda smiling, she leaned over and kissed her father's cheek again before opened the door to the raining street. She waved to the car and immediately the passenger's side opened and out came Harry with a large black umbrella. Amanda waited as he came up to her and took her bags from her, he took them to the car and loaded them into the trunk then came back for her. The two of them walked down the stairs to the car, before Amanda got in the car she turned and waved at Scott who stood at the door watching them. Once her door was closed Harry got into the passenger's seat, she kept looking out the window and waved once again to her father as Kyle pulled the car away from the curb.
"Well Harry I'd take that as a good sign he didn't kill you once you got to the door,"said Kyle.
"I think he's still in shock,"said Amanda.
"Is he okay?"asked Harry.
"He'll come to terms with it,"said Amanda.
"Well no worries, you're going to Spain,"said Kyle,"And hopefully they'll have better weather there than here."
"We could simply pack our bags
And catch a plane to Barcelona 'cause this city's a drag
I may take a holiday in Spain
Leave my wings behind me
Flush my worries down the drain
And fly away to somewhere new
Take a holiday in Spain
Leave my wings behind me
Drive this little girl insane
Fly away to someone new "