"Get your goddamn hands off of my daughter!"
The little blonde jumped, involuntarily pulling from the strong arms
of Steve Austin. She whirled around, her eyes meeting her father's.
"Daddy-" Lilian started, only to be cut off by her father.
"Be quiet, Lilian. I don't know why he had his hands on you, but I
don't care. I want him out of this hospital right now," Vince snarled.
Steve stepped up to Vince, glaring at the older man. "Last time I
checked, this was a public hospital and I am worried about the condition of your daughter and wife."
"It's none of your damn business. You don't care about their
welfare," Vince growled stepping closer to the rattlesnake.
"Yes, he does, Dad," Lilian said. "He came here to check on Mom and
he was the one that took me to get my arm set when it was broken." Vince turned to Lilian, his eyes softening only a small amount when he glanced at her injured limb. "He does care, Daddy," Lilian repeated.
"I don't trust him and my family shouldn't either," Vince said,
sending Steve a pointed look.
"You don't get it, Daddy. I'm my own person now. I thought that
after my divorce I could finally grow up," Lilian said with a small sigh.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Vince growled, taking a step
closer to his daughter. However, Vince was surprised that Austin took a step so that he was closer to Lilian.
"It means that you never loved me or trusted me the way you did with
Stephanie," Lilian said. "You never told anyone that I was a McMahon."
"I let you in the business, didn't I, Lilian? That's trust there!"
"You made me the ring announcer, Daddy. The fucking ring announcer, so if I were to fuck up no one would ever blame you. But no matter what Stephanie did she was still your little princess," Lilian said angrily, trying to keep her voice down. She didn't really want the entire hospital to know her family business.
"I care about you, Lilian, and you know that," Vince said softly, trying to calm his daughter down.
"You care about me? Where were you when Jeff Jarrett ambushed me? Why didn't you say something when Stephanie used me as a shield against Trish? Hell, what did you do when Bischoff used me as a fucking toy for entertainment?" Lilian asked her father.
Steve Austin looked at Vince, an all new level of disgust building
in the Rattlesnake. Vince noticed the look and glared at Austin, his look obviously meaning that he needed to stay out of the McMahon family business. Vince looked at Lilian, sighing softly as he said, "I love you, Lilian. It was just."
"Business?" Lilian finished for him, knowing she was right when her
father's cheeks reddened. "That's just great, Daddy," Lilian said sarcastically.
"Lily, I'm sorry. I know I'm not a great father, but I do love you."
"You have a strange way of showing it," Lilian sniffled, turning
away. "I can't do this."
"You can't do what, Lilian?" Vince questioned, his dark eyes boring
into his daughter.
"I can't pretend to be just the ring announcer. Someone needs to
confront Kane, and I know you won't do it."
"What do you mean?" Lilian turned to Steve, surprised that he had
spoken up. She had almost forgotten he was there.
"I mean that I am going to reveal to the world my real last name and
let Kane know that he doesn't mess with a McMahon. Mother or daughter."
With that, Lilian walked away, leaving her shocked father and boss
staring after her.
The little blonde jumped, involuntarily pulling from the strong arms
of Steve Austin. She whirled around, her eyes meeting her father's.
"Daddy-" Lilian started, only to be cut off by her father.
"Be quiet, Lilian. I don't know why he had his hands on you, but I
don't care. I want him out of this hospital right now," Vince snarled.
Steve stepped up to Vince, glaring at the older man. "Last time I
checked, this was a public hospital and I am worried about the condition of your daughter and wife."
"It's none of your damn business. You don't care about their
welfare," Vince growled stepping closer to the rattlesnake.
"Yes, he does, Dad," Lilian said. "He came here to check on Mom and
he was the one that took me to get my arm set when it was broken." Vince turned to Lilian, his eyes softening only a small amount when he glanced at her injured limb. "He does care, Daddy," Lilian repeated.
"I don't trust him and my family shouldn't either," Vince said,
sending Steve a pointed look.
"You don't get it, Daddy. I'm my own person now. I thought that
after my divorce I could finally grow up," Lilian said with a small sigh.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Vince growled, taking a step
closer to his daughter. However, Vince was surprised that Austin took a step so that he was closer to Lilian.
"It means that you never loved me or trusted me the way you did with
Stephanie," Lilian said. "You never told anyone that I was a McMahon."
"I let you in the business, didn't I, Lilian? That's trust there!"
"You made me the ring announcer, Daddy. The fucking ring announcer, so if I were to fuck up no one would ever blame you. But no matter what Stephanie did she was still your little princess," Lilian said angrily, trying to keep her voice down. She didn't really want the entire hospital to know her family business.
"I care about you, Lilian, and you know that," Vince said softly, trying to calm his daughter down.
"You care about me? Where were you when Jeff Jarrett ambushed me? Why didn't you say something when Stephanie used me as a shield against Trish? Hell, what did you do when Bischoff used me as a fucking toy for entertainment?" Lilian asked her father.
Steve Austin looked at Vince, an all new level of disgust building
in the Rattlesnake. Vince noticed the look and glared at Austin, his look obviously meaning that he needed to stay out of the McMahon family business. Vince looked at Lilian, sighing softly as he said, "I love you, Lilian. It was just."
"Business?" Lilian finished for him, knowing she was right when her
father's cheeks reddened. "That's just great, Daddy," Lilian said sarcastically.
"Lily, I'm sorry. I know I'm not a great father, but I do love you."
"You have a strange way of showing it," Lilian sniffled, turning
away. "I can't do this."
"You can't do what, Lilian?" Vince questioned, his dark eyes boring
into his daughter.
"I can't pretend to be just the ring announcer. Someone needs to
confront Kane, and I know you won't do it."
"What do you mean?" Lilian turned to Steve, surprised that he had
spoken up. She had almost forgotten he was there.
"I mean that I am going to reveal to the world my real last name and
let Kane know that he doesn't mess with a McMahon. Mother or daughter."
With that, Lilian walked away, leaving her shocked father and boss
staring after her.
