AN: I know that this chapter may seem that I'm making Duncan out to be the bad guy and letting Tessa of easy, but that's not my intentions at all and I promise the next chapter will have him back to his fun loving self. Keep those reviews coming.

Chloe soon discovered Richie and her father's secret by following them when they left the house.  Duncan didn't know that Chloe had been doing this for about two weeks before Richie decided to rat her out.  He thought that it would make Duncan angry with her to have been sneaking around, but much to his surprise Duncan welcomed her to the idea and started to train her as well.  Andrea picked up fast and was soon almost; if not better then Richie.  They started to go up against each other, but Richie made sure that he didn't really hurt her, but Chloe didn't give such courtesy.  If anything she didn't feel the need to, but Duncan didn't see it as a problem he just kept telling Richie to pick up the slack.  Tessa  told Duncan that she didn't want them getting into fights because of it and he knew that so he made each sign a contract saying that they wouldn't use what they'd been taught unless there was no other solution. 

            One day, though, when they walked into the house Richie and Andrea were greeted with the sight of Duncan talking with an old immortal friend.  He looked like someone out of a movie, but to Richie he seemed incredible.  Duncan made the introductions and Chloe really didn't like him.  In fact he scared her and she wanted to hide behind her father like a little kid. He's name was Matt and he'd known Mac for close to 200 years.  Chloe saw the way that her mother looked at Matt and she knew they shared the same feeling. 

            "Chloe could you help me please?" said Tessa from the doorway to the kitchen

            "Yea." said Chloe going to hide with her mother.

            "Mac, they are incredible."

            "They are my life.  Meeting Tessa and raising Chloe brought meaning to things.  Richie coming to live with us has been also something that has changed me."

            "Mac, you always had it for the mortals.  Sometimes, I feel like the last two hundred years I haven't even started to know you."

            "Matt, how much do you know about Mac?" said Richie

            "I know some things, but there are those parts or decades he tends not to reveal.  How's he as a father?"

            "Still trying to figure that one out, but he's better then the last couple I've had. Definitely much cooler then they were."

            "Yeah, he can be cool."

            "Richie, why don't you go start on your homework before dinner?" hinted Duncan

            "He does this when he gets to the part about the women." said Richie

            "Homework." said Duncan trying not to laugh

            Tessa walked into the room with Chloe who took off up to her room to avoid having to talk.  Duncan told Matt of all the things that had been going on and shared Tessa's art work.  Matt was really impressed with everything that Duncan had done with himself and more impressed with Tessa and Chloe.  They had to be two of the most gorgeous women he'd ever met and for Duncan to have not only one child but two just seemed surreal.  Matt finally left and Chloe came out of her room and walked into where her parents were. 

            "You weren't very friendly," said Duncan to her

            "Sorry, he kind of scared me.  I can't picture you two as ever hanging out together."

            "Well, we did.  What did you and Richie do to day after school? I know that you didn't come straight home.   It doesn't take three hours."

            Chloe just stood there not sure of what to say and then Tessa saw the scrap on her arm and the hold in her jeans.  Duncan had noticed too, but hoped that Chloe would just tell them without having to say anything.  She never lied before and Duncan knew that if he didn't say anything that she'd think she'd be getting away with something.  Chloe wanted to say something to her parents, but she knew how they felt about motorcycles and her around them.

            "Chloe you have two seconds to tell Me," said Duncan getting impatient

            "I rode Richie's bike and I crashed." said Chloe seeing the look on her mom's face

            "Chloe Anne MacLeod what in the world were you thinking?!" said Tessa

            "That cut looks bad.  Go into the kitchen we'll be there in a minute," said Duncan keeping his temper

            "Duncan, she could have been seriously hurt!  Richie knows that I don't want her on those things,"

            "Tessa, he knows. I'm sure that Chloe used her talents to get him to let her ride it."

            "What do we do?"

            "I'll talk to Richie about what happened you take Chloe."

            "No, you take Chloe and I'll take Richie,"

            "I thought you said that I was too easy on her?"

            "You are, but if I go in there I don't know what I might say."

            "Alright, I'll take her."

            Duncan went to the bathroom and grabbed the first aid kit.  When he walked into the kitchen he saw that the cut had started to bleed and Chloe didn't mind.  He loved her, but he knew that her riding a motorcycle was not something that she should be doing.  He always knew though that she wasn't like every other kid her age.  She loved danger, adventure, and that is what scared him more then anything,  He didn't want to kill those qualities in her, but he had to hold them back somewhat if she was going to live.  Tessa though knew he hated to tell her she couldn't be different.  He sat down next to her and cleaned the cut.  Chloe just sat there not looking at him or saying anything,

            "How much fun was it?"

            "I loved it so much dad."

            "That's what I was afraid of," said Duncan gently touching her face

            "Dad, Richie thinks that I have natural talent."

            "What am I going to do with you?"

            "Dad, I promise that I was careful. I wore a helmet and everything,"

            "Chloe, it's not a good idea for you to be riding a motorcycle. This isn't the first time that this has happened is it?"

            "No, the weekend that you guys left to go out of town I rode with Richie."

            "Just for now stay away from them."

            "Are you saying?"

            "No, I'm not, but your mother already hates that idea of teaching you martial arts.  Promise me that you'll stay away from riding for right now?"

            "Yeah, I promise."

             "I don't want to have to, but I have to ground you for two weeks or your mother will think that I'm letting you get away with something again."

            "Two weeks! Daddy the dance is coming up!"

            "Sorry sweetheart. Two weeks."

            "Please dad one week?"

            "Chloe, don't make this harder on me then it already is.  Go finish your chores and start homework." said Duncan holding his ground even though it broke his heart.

            Chloe ran upstairs and slammed the door. Tessa came back in and knew that he hated what he'd just done to her and that he wanted to go make everything alright with her.  Tessa though was proud of him for keeping his ground with her.  She told him that she'd talked to Richie and that she was right about Chloe.  She also said that she waited to talk to him about what to do about Richie.  She knew that Richie would take this a lot easier than Chloe.  When Duncan told her that he grounded her for two weeks and asked about the dance her felt worse then he had about five minutes ago.  Chloe had been asked to her first official school dance.  Tessa and Chloe were going to go shopping for a dress.  Part of Duncan was happy to keep her home from the guy that he hadn't met or been told about, but he knew that he had to let her go.  He told Tessa that he would tell her when she's had a chance to cool off. 

            "Mac, what are you thinking?" said Tessa sitting next to him on the couch

            "Tess, I hate breaking her heart like that, but I know I can't always be the good guy."

            "I want to tell you that I really don't like Matt.  He just scares me."

            "Matt is harmless Tess.  I just hope that those two know it."

            "They know you love them and wouldn't do anything to endanger them."

            "What did Richie have to say?"

            "He says that Chloe has natural talent.  He says that he had no intentions of hurting her.  She basically trapped him."

            "I don't understand where she gets it. This used to be so much easier."

            "Duncan, she knows that you do it because you love her.  She's had you all to herself for eleven years almost.  She needs to realize that she can't always get what she wants." said Tessa

            "What about you? Do feel that your daughter is taking over?"

            "I know that you love me.  Having you raising Chloe is the best thing that could happen to us.  Immortals I never imagined, but I love you Duncan."

            "I love you too."

            "I was thinking that after they are off house arrest we can take ourselves for a little weekend get away to the cabin."

            "Hmm, you read my mind," Duncan said kissing Tessa as Richie walked in.

            "Excuse me."

            "Richie, come on in." said Tessa getting up and going to work

            "Mac, I want to tell you that I never meant to get her hurt. She just took it and the next thing I know she's taken it around the block.  I didn't even know that she'd crashed until one of my friends had gone to find what was taking her so long."

            "Rich, I know that you would never hurt Chloe.  I'm just concerned that this is something that isn't going to be good for her.  I've never had a problem with letting her be herself.  I just think that her riding a motorcycle isn't something good for her right now."

            "So, what's the punishment?"

            "How about asking Tessa or me next time you aren't sure of something.  Also telling the truth and not hiding it."

            "I can handle that."

            "Also, to make sure that you really do understand I'm taking away the bike for the next week."

            "The next week?"

            "Tough guy, I don't want to, but I have to make sure that we both understand the seriousness of what happened."

            "Yea I understand."

            "I need to know though what exactly did she do?"

            "Mac Chloe has the talent to be the next face on the magazines.  She had my friends in shock that she could ride.  They all thought she was incredible and she'd never even been on a bike before."

            "I know, but I want you to know that letting her walk all over you isn't  very good."  

            "You mean the way she walks all over you?"

            "Richie, I don't let her walk all over me and I suggest you watch what you say to me.  I can add weeks."

            "Sorry Mac, but you have to admit she gets under your skin.  You are easy Mac."

            "I'm easy?" he said

            "Yeah, she has you wrapped around her finger and back.  I've never seen anyone give in with her the way you do."

            "You are trending on thin ice buster. Come on let me show you how uneasy I am."

            "What?"

            "I'm putting you to work."

            "Work Mac come on I work all the time."

            "Yea, but this is eating work.  Tessa is making food I can tell."

            "How do you know?"

            "She feels bad that she made me into the bad cop and she'd cooking to make it up to me, you and Chloe. Trust me there is a cake in there with your name on it," he said walking with Richie under his arm into the kitchen with the smell of chocolate cake.