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Unexpected
Chapter Sixteen
Mark was going to go crazy, again. He had three days until Valentine's Day and he hadn't thought of anything that would be good for Valentine's Day. He'd thought of a lot of things but none of them were perfect. He'd never had as much of a desire for perfection.
"Dad whatcha thinking about?" Savannah asked her father.
"Nothing," Mark told his daughter.
"Doesn't look like nothing," Savannah told him. "Is it something about Valentine's Day?"
"For volunteering to watch your sister you have a lot of interest in that particular day," Mark told his middle daughter.
"Did I tell you that Syd's coming home for spring break? She said it would be the first full week of March," Savannah told his father. "Did you think of finding a nice spot and taking Steph on a picnic?"
Mark wanted to hit himself he had 50 acres of land and he couldn't think of something that simple. Stephanie would love being out in the nature and the plan just being so simple. "Thanks, Savannah," Mark said. "I'm glad you convinced your sister to come home."
"Dad, I'm going to warn you so you don't hurt anyone. She's bringing someone with her," Savannah said. She technically wasn't breaking her promise she never said it was a he or someone Syd had been going out with for over a year without letting the two men meet.
"I had a feeling there would be something like that. You know how much your sister loves her independence," Mark said. Secretly he was thrilled that he would be able to see his oldest daughter again. He missed her so much, and hoped that he would be able to convince her to stay closer to home at least for this summer.
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Steph was upstairs in her room. She'd turned it into a little bit of a sanctuary for herself. She liked to spend a few hours a day just by herself to keep things into perspective and get a little break from all the chaos that was in the house. She now knew what her mother had to have gone through. It was also kind of helpful to take a nap around when Sierra did so that she could keep up with everything that evening.
Valentine's Day and Mark's admission that he was attempting to plan something was on her mind a lot lately. She'd never been good at waiting for surprises, even as a child.
She heard Savannah come home form wherever she'd been, and heard her stomach rumble. She was surprised since she just ate lunch a few hours ago. She was walking down the steps when she felt the baby kick. She couldn't help but smiling.
"Somebody looks happy," Savannah said seeing Stephanie walk into the kitchen.
"You people are weird. I've never known a family that congregated in the kitchen," Steph teased, walking past them to the fridge.
"Yet, your finding yourself doing it too," Mark said. "Savannah just said that Sydney's definitely coming the first week in March."
"Great," Stephanie said now rummaging through the freezer for the black cherry ice cream that she knew was there. She'd already found some caramel topping to put on it.
"What weird thing are you looking for now?" Savannah asked.
"Black cherry ice cream," Stephanie said taking the desired object out of the freezer. She scooped some into a bowl and poured the caramel topping on it before setting at the table. "What are you doing for Valentine's Day?"
"Unless you count keeping an eye on Sierra then nothing," Savannah said. "I am unfortunately, or fortunately, dateless. Crap I have to find someone to go to prom with."
Stephanie couldn't help but laugh. She remembered she'd gone to her prom with one of her brother's goons. "Go with a bunch of friends. I wish I had," Stephanie told her. "It's a lot cooler when you there with people that you want to be there with, not some last minute date."
"Really? Everyone's going on about how so and so are going together," Savannah said.
Mark couldn't help but watch. He loved the way both his younger daughters got along so well with Stephanie like she'd always been part of the family. It was Sydney that he was worried about. Sydney was about as hard to win trust from as he was, but somehow Stephanie had managed. Mark then remembered that he needed to talk to his oldest daughter before she got home.
He quietly made his leave and went to his study where things would be quieter. He dialed the ever familiar number to reach his oldest daughter.
"Hello," her voice came.
"Hey princess," Mark said.
"Hi, Dad," Syd said.
"Your sister told me that you were coming home in a couple weeks. I thought I should warn you some of the going ons lately," Mark told her.
"Yeah, good idea since Savannah hasn't told me anything," Sydney said. Mark could hear the displeasure in her voice.
Mark continued to talk to his daughter while she still had a minute to hopefully listen to him. He wondered sometimes how much of what he said she actually heard. She told him about Stephanie and about Savannah doing okay, but not as well as he would like, and all the other many things going on around the house.
Sydney told him about her boyfriend who was coming with her (omitting, of course, that he could have come for a week or so in the summer but she told him not to and how long they'd really been dating), and reminded her father to play nicely. Mark didn't like the sound of that one. He knew there was something that was going on there but he didn't want to push her. He really did want her to come see him.
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I'm sorry this was just a filler chapter. The next one will be better I promise. Please review.
Unexpected
Chapter Sixteen
Mark was going to go crazy, again. He had three days until Valentine's Day and he hadn't thought of anything that would be good for Valentine's Day. He'd thought of a lot of things but none of them were perfect. He'd never had as much of a desire for perfection.
"Dad whatcha thinking about?" Savannah asked her father.
"Nothing," Mark told his daughter.
"Doesn't look like nothing," Savannah told him. "Is it something about Valentine's Day?"
"For volunteering to watch your sister you have a lot of interest in that particular day," Mark told his middle daughter.
"Did I tell you that Syd's coming home for spring break? She said it would be the first full week of March," Savannah told his father. "Did you think of finding a nice spot and taking Steph on a picnic?"
Mark wanted to hit himself he had 50 acres of land and he couldn't think of something that simple. Stephanie would love being out in the nature and the plan just being so simple. "Thanks, Savannah," Mark said. "I'm glad you convinced your sister to come home."
"Dad, I'm going to warn you so you don't hurt anyone. She's bringing someone with her," Savannah said. She technically wasn't breaking her promise she never said it was a he or someone Syd had been going out with for over a year without letting the two men meet.
"I had a feeling there would be something like that. You know how much your sister loves her independence," Mark said. Secretly he was thrilled that he would be able to see his oldest daughter again. He missed her so much, and hoped that he would be able to convince her to stay closer to home at least for this summer.
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Steph was upstairs in her room. She'd turned it into a little bit of a sanctuary for herself. She liked to spend a few hours a day just by herself to keep things into perspective and get a little break from all the chaos that was in the house. She now knew what her mother had to have gone through. It was also kind of helpful to take a nap around when Sierra did so that she could keep up with everything that evening.
Valentine's Day and Mark's admission that he was attempting to plan something was on her mind a lot lately. She'd never been good at waiting for surprises, even as a child.
She heard Savannah come home form wherever she'd been, and heard her stomach rumble. She was surprised since she just ate lunch a few hours ago. She was walking down the steps when she felt the baby kick. She couldn't help but smiling.
"Somebody looks happy," Savannah said seeing Stephanie walk into the kitchen.
"You people are weird. I've never known a family that congregated in the kitchen," Steph teased, walking past them to the fridge.
"Yet, your finding yourself doing it too," Mark said. "Savannah just said that Sydney's definitely coming the first week in March."
"Great," Stephanie said now rummaging through the freezer for the black cherry ice cream that she knew was there. She'd already found some caramel topping to put on it.
"What weird thing are you looking for now?" Savannah asked.
"Black cherry ice cream," Stephanie said taking the desired object out of the freezer. She scooped some into a bowl and poured the caramel topping on it before setting at the table. "What are you doing for Valentine's Day?"
"Unless you count keeping an eye on Sierra then nothing," Savannah said. "I am unfortunately, or fortunately, dateless. Crap I have to find someone to go to prom with."
Stephanie couldn't help but laugh. She remembered she'd gone to her prom with one of her brother's goons. "Go with a bunch of friends. I wish I had," Stephanie told her. "It's a lot cooler when you there with people that you want to be there with, not some last minute date."
"Really? Everyone's going on about how so and so are going together," Savannah said.
Mark couldn't help but watch. He loved the way both his younger daughters got along so well with Stephanie like she'd always been part of the family. It was Sydney that he was worried about. Sydney was about as hard to win trust from as he was, but somehow Stephanie had managed. Mark then remembered that he needed to talk to his oldest daughter before she got home.
He quietly made his leave and went to his study where things would be quieter. He dialed the ever familiar number to reach his oldest daughter.
"Hello," her voice came.
"Hey princess," Mark said.
"Hi, Dad," Syd said.
"Your sister told me that you were coming home in a couple weeks. I thought I should warn you some of the going ons lately," Mark told her.
"Yeah, good idea since Savannah hasn't told me anything," Sydney said. Mark could hear the displeasure in her voice.
Mark continued to talk to his daughter while she still had a minute to hopefully listen to him. He wondered sometimes how much of what he said she actually heard. She told him about Stephanie and about Savannah doing okay, but not as well as he would like, and all the other many things going on around the house.
Sydney told him about her boyfriend who was coming with her (omitting, of course, that he could have come for a week or so in the summer but she told him not to and how long they'd really been dating), and reminded her father to play nicely. Mark didn't like the sound of that one. He knew there was something that was going on there but he didn't want to push her. He really did want her to come see him.
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I'm sorry this was just a filler chapter. The next one will be better I promise. Please review.