Chapter Two
Todd walks around the shot glass he had thrown across the room, not hearing the knocking anymore.
" Who is it?!" yells Todd, walking to the door.
Starr, still sitting on the ground with a tear stained face, wiped her tears. Making her mascara smear, looking like she had been beaten to death. She starts crying a little again, when she hears him.
" It..it's me daddy." says Starr.
......Love is a bird, she needs to fly......
......Let all the hurt inside of you die......
He quickly looks up, realizing that it was Starr. Blair couldn't have told her. It had been less than twenty four hours. She would have come crashing through the door or would have just called him first. He quickly walks to the door swinging it open, worried because of the late hour.
......You're frozen......
......When your heart's not open......
" Shorty what are y.." says Todd stopping, looking down when he notices her on the floor crying.
Todd quickly kneels down, examining her face.
" Hey, hey sweetheart what's wrong?" says Todd.
Starr dosen't even look at him, she can't. She leans her face on the palm of his hand.
" Starr..hey. Are you alright? What's wrong, baby? Why are you crying?" says Todd, holding her face in his hands.
Starr looks up at him, not saying a word. At that moment, Todd knew that she knew. How much had Blair told her? They promised they would wait. Even if they weren't together, they would wait until she was old enough to understand what he had done in the past. But he hadn't done it this time. Blair was confused about what had happend that night.
......You only see what your eyes want to see......
......How can life be what you want it to be......
" They were..they were saying things. Horrible things." starts Starr, through tears.
" Who was, sweetheart? Come on." says Todd, helping her off of the floor, leading her inside the penthouse.
" Mom and Aunt Dorian! They were saying awful things...about you." says Starr.
" Did you drive here like this?" says Todd.
" No, I walked in the snow." says Starr, sarcastically walking across the room.
Todd can't help but crack a small smile.
" Sense of humor in tact, your definately my daughter." jokes Todd, putting his hand on the back of his neck.
He thought he would be prepared for this. But he realized that you never really can be prepared for this. Seeing her standing there, tears still running down her cheeks from crying her eyes out. It was almost too much for him to bare.
" Don't be funny right now, daddy, please? I need to know." says Starr, standing by the stairwell.
Todd slowly walks over to her.
" What? What do you want to know, Starr?" says Todd softly, caressing the back of her hair.
" Did you do it?" says Starr.
" Do what?" says Todd.
Starr quickly shrugs his hand off of her.
" You know what! Did didn't do it right? Just tell me you didn't do what they're saying that you did to mom." says Starr, raising her voice.
......You're frozen......
......When your heart's not open......
Todd lowers his head.
" What did your mother tell you?" says Todd.
" I heard her and Dorian talking about it. She..she said that you..I can't even say it. I can't say it." says Starr, starting to cry again.
Todd dosen't say anything.
"..she said that you raped her on New Year's Eve." says Starr, finally getting it out.
" Your mom was confused. I would never..ever do something like that to your mother." says Todd, sincerely.
Todd leans down, placing his hands on her shoulders.
" I promise you, I didn't do it. Your mother and I had a fight, and one thing led to another. But that did not happen." says Todd.
Starr dosen't say anything.
" Tell me..tell me that you believe me, Starr." says Todd, softly.
" Have you done it before?" says Starr.
Todd looks at her surprised, feeling like his mind was going blank..
Todd walks around the shot glass he had thrown across the room, not hearing the knocking anymore.
" Who is it?!" yells Todd, walking to the door.
Starr, still sitting on the ground with a tear stained face, wiped her tears. Making her mascara smear, looking like she had been beaten to death. She starts crying a little again, when she hears him.
" It..it's me daddy." says Starr.
......Love is a bird, she needs to fly......
......Let all the hurt inside of you die......
He quickly looks up, realizing that it was Starr. Blair couldn't have told her. It had been less than twenty four hours. She would have come crashing through the door or would have just called him first. He quickly walks to the door swinging it open, worried because of the late hour.
......You're frozen......
......When your heart's not open......
" Shorty what are y.." says Todd stopping, looking down when he notices her on the floor crying.
Todd quickly kneels down, examining her face.
" Hey, hey sweetheart what's wrong?" says Todd.
Starr dosen't even look at him, she can't. She leans her face on the palm of his hand.
" Starr..hey. Are you alright? What's wrong, baby? Why are you crying?" says Todd, holding her face in his hands.
Starr looks up at him, not saying a word. At that moment, Todd knew that she knew. How much had Blair told her? They promised they would wait. Even if they weren't together, they would wait until she was old enough to understand what he had done in the past. But he hadn't done it this time. Blair was confused about what had happend that night.
......You only see what your eyes want to see......
......How can life be what you want it to be......
" They were..they were saying things. Horrible things." starts Starr, through tears.
" Who was, sweetheart? Come on." says Todd, helping her off of the floor, leading her inside the penthouse.
" Mom and Aunt Dorian! They were saying awful things...about you." says Starr.
" Did you drive here like this?" says Todd.
" No, I walked in the snow." says Starr, sarcastically walking across the room.
Todd can't help but crack a small smile.
" Sense of humor in tact, your definately my daughter." jokes Todd, putting his hand on the back of his neck.
He thought he would be prepared for this. But he realized that you never really can be prepared for this. Seeing her standing there, tears still running down her cheeks from crying her eyes out. It was almost too much for him to bare.
" Don't be funny right now, daddy, please? I need to know." says Starr, standing by the stairwell.
Todd slowly walks over to her.
" What? What do you want to know, Starr?" says Todd softly, caressing the back of her hair.
" Did you do it?" says Starr.
" Do what?" says Todd.
Starr quickly shrugs his hand off of her.
" You know what! Did didn't do it right? Just tell me you didn't do what they're saying that you did to mom." says Starr, raising her voice.
......You're frozen......
......When your heart's not open......
Todd lowers his head.
" What did your mother tell you?" says Todd.
" I heard her and Dorian talking about it. She..she said that you..I can't even say it. I can't say it." says Starr, starting to cry again.
Todd dosen't say anything.
"..she said that you raped her on New Year's Eve." says Starr, finally getting it out.
" Your mom was confused. I would never..ever do something like that to your mother." says Todd, sincerely.
Todd leans down, placing his hands on her shoulders.
" I promise you, I didn't do it. Your mother and I had a fight, and one thing led to another. But that did not happen." says Todd.
Starr dosen't say anything.
" Tell me..tell me that you believe me, Starr." says Todd, softly.
" Have you done it before?" says Starr.
Todd looks at her surprised, feeling like his mind was going blank..