Chapter 5
Four days had past since Mark and Amanda last spoke to each other, John had realized they were mad at each other, as when the three of them were eating dinner, Mark and Mandy hadn't said a word to each other.
John had just got off the phone with his wife Louise, as she had arrived at the airport back in New York and John had to go pick her up.
"Mark?" John said walking over to Mark who was half asleep on the couch in the den.
"What?" He replied.
"I've just gotten off the phone with Louise, she just arrived back in New York after being in LA for a month, and I need to go pick her up." John explained.
"Yeah no problem." Mark replied.
"But I don't want to pay for two plane tickets, so would it be ok if Mandy stays here?" John asked.
Mark's eyes bolted opened and he sat right up. "You serious? That girl has been driving me nuts!"
"Mark please, maybe you could take her shopping or something. She likes that." John said.
"Oh I bet she does, spoilt little…." Mark stopped when he saw John looking at Mark with his eyebrows raised.
"Fine whatever, this house is huge so…" Mark started then stopped as Mandy walked in.
"Who was that daddy?" Mandy asked, still wearing her pajamas.
John looked at her. "Man you too are lazy."
Mandy sneered at Mark, and then shrugged smiling at her dad.
"It was your mom; she's back in New York. I gotta go pick her up." John replied.
"Really! Great! I'll just go get changed, so we can be on our way!" She said excitedly and started to run off.
"Mandy wait…" John called out.
Mandy stopped and turned around and looked at her dad.
"Yeah?" She said.
"There's no need for ya to get changed, you're staying here with Mark, I'm going by myself." John explained.
"What?" Mandy spat.
"Mandy please…" John sighed.
"Dad, I don't wanna stay here with him." Mandy greased at Mark.
"Well I don't really want ya in my house either Mandy." Mark said, greasing her back.
"For god sakes! You both are acting like children!" John said.
"Don't forget, she still is a child." Mark said out loud.
"No I'm not!" Mandy yelled at him.
"Well ya haven't really proven to me that you're an adult yet Mandy." Mark yelled.
"That's because you're acting so immature!" Mandy yelled back.
"Stop it both of you!" John yelled.
Mark and Mandy both stopped and looked at John.
"I think that'll be good that while I'm gone you two can make up for lost time, now I don't expect that you two become best friends, but at least be able to say hello and goodbye to each other." John said.
Mandy shook her head, while Mark rolled his eyes.
"Right well, I'm heading off now." John said, picking up his suitcases.
"See ya later." Mark said.
"Bye daddy." Mandy said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Bye sweetheart, call me later tonight ok? Cause I wanna know how you've been." John said.
"Ok." She smiled and watched as John walked out and closed the front door.
She sighed and walked over to Mark who was lying back down on the couch.
"Great, just great. First off my plans for spending the summer break with my boyfriend and my best friend were ruined by having to come here instead, and now with my dad gone I have to spend my time alone with you!" She spat.
"Fuck off!" Mark yelled out at her.
"Excuse me?" Mandy said surprised.
"If I'm so bad, why don't ya just leave?" Mark said.
"I can't." Mandy said.
"Sure ya can, go to a hotel or something." Mark said.
"No!" She yelled.
"Well then don't complain about being here then." Mark said.
"You are such an ogre!" Mandy spat.
Mark gave a small chuckle and hopped up from the couch and walked over to her.
"Well you are nothing but a spoilt, manipulated, little bitch!" Mark yelled.
Mandy's mouth opened in disgust.
"I've seen the way your parents let you walk all over them, but you ain't gonna be doing that to me though, oh no way." Mark said.
"Really?" She smirked.
"Yes, and for the time that you'll be staying here under my roof, you're gonna have to obey all my terms, every single one of them." Mark smirked back.
Mandy flicked her hair back behind her shoulder. "Are you threatening me Mark?"
"Uh huh." He replied.
She looked at him strangely.
"But ya don't have to worry about tonight though; I've got some hot dates lined up." Mark said.
Mandy gave a sarcastic giggle. "Have fun."
"I will, oh looking at the time I better go get ready." Mark said, walking past her and heading up the stairs towards the bathroom.