Unexpected
Chapter Fifteen
Stephanie had been in Houston for almost two weeks and Valentine's Day was approaching.
"Hey Dad guess what next week is?" Savannah told her father. She'd bee trying for a week to hint that Valentine's Day would be the perfect time to tell Stephanie how he felt, but so far if he'd gotten them, he let on.
"Yes, Savannah," he told his daughter. "What now do you have some important date."
"No way," Savannah said. "Tyler broke up with me last week. I thought you knew that."
Mark was surprised. The two had been together for almost two years. The desire to kill the young man was quickly tempered by his daughter's actions. If she hadn't told him he wouldn't have known they broke up.
"Dad next Friday is Valentine's Day," Savannah again reminded her father. She was getting frustrated.
"I know Savannah you've only told me everyday for almost the last week," Mark said.
"I can watch Sierra and you and Steph could go out or something," Savannah said.
"Savannah, don't worry about it. I'll figure out what I'm doing for Valentine's Day," Mark said. This was his first hint that he was actually planning to do anything for the special day. He didn't want to say too much because he didn't want Steph to know what he was planning and his daughter sometimes said too much when she was excited. She'd been pushing them together for weeks.
Stephanie who had bee standing at the doorway watching the two interact couldn't believe what she was hearing. Mark was planning something for Valentine's Day, or was he just saying that to appease his daughter and her curiosity. Savannah had been reminding her about the upcoming day a lot recently also.
Mark looked up and when he saw Steph he ended all talk about Valentine's Day. Savannah told her father where she was going and then quickly exited. She'd been trying to give the adults a lot of alone time, and she was still trying to get caught up with school.
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Savannah got to the park where she was meeting her friends and called her sister. Sydney still wasn't sure that she was coming home for spring break the first week of March, and she was on a mission to get her sister there.
"Syd," Savannah said when the phone was picked up.
"Just a minute," the familiar voice of Sydney's boyfriend Justin said. Savannah sighed knowing that couldn't have been good.
"Yeah," Sydney said. "Savannah it better be important."
"Dad needs you to come home over break," Savannah said. She wasn't going to talk no as an answer. "He's starting a new relationship and he needs to know that you're okay with everything before he'll admit his feelings, anyway that's my theory. He misses you a lot; he hasn't seen you since August."
"Savannah, don't start this again. I'll let you know when I know what I'm doing," Sydney told her sister. Savannah could hear the annoyance in her voice.
"Syd, please. Hasn't dad taught you that family is more important than anything? I need my big sister. So much has happened since you were here last. You rarely get to see any of us anymore, it's almost like your in invisible part of this family and we all need you."
"Savannah Nicole, don't you dare try to pull a guilt trip on me. I know that you've been through a lot but there are people that are there to help you. Since when has dad cared what we thought about his relationships? Sara proved that point. It's not like I don't want to come home."
"They why haven't you come home? Why didn't you even call on Christmas morning? You spent a week and a half with Nana and Papa, and then the rest with Justin's family. Half the time I can't talk to you for more than a few minutes. Just because there are other people doesn't mean that I don't need you. Dad learned his lesson from Sara and now he's so hesitant and so is Steph because of some things in her past. You Sydney Reanna Calloway are the one who is making the choice to not come home."
"Don't sit there and yell at me like you don't do anything wrong. You have kept your fair share of things when you thought you needed to. You haven't always been there for everyone else. I need some time to grow up to Savannah."
"Don't you care that the rest of us are trying to include you in our already chaotic life? Don't you care that we need you to help rebuild our reality? I never realized that you were this selfish. I thought I could always turn to you and you would always be there for me. Remember when you were ten and you told me you would always help me. Now you'll only be there for me when it's of your convince. I'm sorry I can't plan everything that happens in my life around your schedule."
"Savannah I want to go with my friends on Spring Break, its not like I'll never come see you again. I just need some space to find out who I am instead of being who everyone thinks I am. I know Dad doesn't try to do it, but he's placed certain expectations on all of us, and I don't want to have to live up to them."
"Because he wants the best for you, you're punishing the rest of us. Sydney dad wants to see you. Dad hasn't even met Justin, and I won't hesitate to tell him that you've been seeing him for almost a year and he hasn't gotten the opportunity to meet him." At this point Savannah didn't care how she got her sister there, she just cared that she was there. She knew that her sister wasn't going to come without a fight now that she had a taste of independence.
"Savannah Nicole Calloway don't you dare blackmail me."
"Why not? You don't have anything to hold against me." Savannah hated being this mean to her sister, but in the long run she knew it would help everyone out. Sydney was just as much a part of this family as anyone else that was living in the house.
"If you're going to be that way then I guess I'll come home," Sydney eventually gave in. She did want to see her sisters and her dad did love her a lot. "Justin's going to come so you can't blackmail me again."
"Okay but he might want to find a hotel or something because our guest room is currently occupied by Dad's almost girlfriend Stephanie," Savannah warned. "Dad probably wouldn't let him stay anyway."
"Tell me about her," Sydney demanded
"I will later, a bunch of my friends are coming," Savannah told her sister. "I'll talk to you later."
"Bye."
There you go it's another fresh chapter.
Chapter Fifteen
Stephanie had been in Houston for almost two weeks and Valentine's Day was approaching.
"Hey Dad guess what next week is?" Savannah told her father. She'd bee trying for a week to hint that Valentine's Day would be the perfect time to tell Stephanie how he felt, but so far if he'd gotten them, he let on.
"Yes, Savannah," he told his daughter. "What now do you have some important date."
"No way," Savannah said. "Tyler broke up with me last week. I thought you knew that."
Mark was surprised. The two had been together for almost two years. The desire to kill the young man was quickly tempered by his daughter's actions. If she hadn't told him he wouldn't have known they broke up.
"Dad next Friday is Valentine's Day," Savannah again reminded her father. She was getting frustrated.
"I know Savannah you've only told me everyday for almost the last week," Mark said.
"I can watch Sierra and you and Steph could go out or something," Savannah said.
"Savannah, don't worry about it. I'll figure out what I'm doing for Valentine's Day," Mark said. This was his first hint that he was actually planning to do anything for the special day. He didn't want to say too much because he didn't want Steph to know what he was planning and his daughter sometimes said too much when she was excited. She'd been pushing them together for weeks.
Stephanie who had bee standing at the doorway watching the two interact couldn't believe what she was hearing. Mark was planning something for Valentine's Day, or was he just saying that to appease his daughter and her curiosity. Savannah had been reminding her about the upcoming day a lot recently also.
Mark looked up and when he saw Steph he ended all talk about Valentine's Day. Savannah told her father where she was going and then quickly exited. She'd been trying to give the adults a lot of alone time, and she was still trying to get caught up with school.
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Savannah got to the park where she was meeting her friends and called her sister. Sydney still wasn't sure that she was coming home for spring break the first week of March, and she was on a mission to get her sister there.
"Syd," Savannah said when the phone was picked up.
"Just a minute," the familiar voice of Sydney's boyfriend Justin said. Savannah sighed knowing that couldn't have been good.
"Yeah," Sydney said. "Savannah it better be important."
"Dad needs you to come home over break," Savannah said. She wasn't going to talk no as an answer. "He's starting a new relationship and he needs to know that you're okay with everything before he'll admit his feelings, anyway that's my theory. He misses you a lot; he hasn't seen you since August."
"Savannah, don't start this again. I'll let you know when I know what I'm doing," Sydney told her sister. Savannah could hear the annoyance in her voice.
"Syd, please. Hasn't dad taught you that family is more important than anything? I need my big sister. So much has happened since you were here last. You rarely get to see any of us anymore, it's almost like your in invisible part of this family and we all need you."
"Savannah Nicole, don't you dare try to pull a guilt trip on me. I know that you've been through a lot but there are people that are there to help you. Since when has dad cared what we thought about his relationships? Sara proved that point. It's not like I don't want to come home."
"They why haven't you come home? Why didn't you even call on Christmas morning? You spent a week and a half with Nana and Papa, and then the rest with Justin's family. Half the time I can't talk to you for more than a few minutes. Just because there are other people doesn't mean that I don't need you. Dad learned his lesson from Sara and now he's so hesitant and so is Steph because of some things in her past. You Sydney Reanna Calloway are the one who is making the choice to not come home."
"Don't sit there and yell at me like you don't do anything wrong. You have kept your fair share of things when you thought you needed to. You haven't always been there for everyone else. I need some time to grow up to Savannah."
"Don't you care that the rest of us are trying to include you in our already chaotic life? Don't you care that we need you to help rebuild our reality? I never realized that you were this selfish. I thought I could always turn to you and you would always be there for me. Remember when you were ten and you told me you would always help me. Now you'll only be there for me when it's of your convince. I'm sorry I can't plan everything that happens in my life around your schedule."
"Savannah I want to go with my friends on Spring Break, its not like I'll never come see you again. I just need some space to find out who I am instead of being who everyone thinks I am. I know Dad doesn't try to do it, but he's placed certain expectations on all of us, and I don't want to have to live up to them."
"Because he wants the best for you, you're punishing the rest of us. Sydney dad wants to see you. Dad hasn't even met Justin, and I won't hesitate to tell him that you've been seeing him for almost a year and he hasn't gotten the opportunity to meet him." At this point Savannah didn't care how she got her sister there, she just cared that she was there. She knew that her sister wasn't going to come without a fight now that she had a taste of independence.
"Savannah Nicole Calloway don't you dare blackmail me."
"Why not? You don't have anything to hold against me." Savannah hated being this mean to her sister, but in the long run she knew it would help everyone out. Sydney was just as much a part of this family as anyone else that was living in the house.
"If you're going to be that way then I guess I'll come home," Sydney eventually gave in. She did want to see her sisters and her dad did love her a lot. "Justin's going to come so you can't blackmail me again."
"Okay but he might want to find a hotel or something because our guest room is currently occupied by Dad's almost girlfriend Stephanie," Savannah warned. "Dad probably wouldn't let him stay anyway."
"Tell me about her," Sydney demanded
"I will later, a bunch of my friends are coming," Savannah told her sister. "I'll talk to you later."
"Bye."
There you go it's another fresh chapter.