Growing Up
Chapter 1
Teenage problems
It's late in the evening and Drake is sitting on the couch reading his paper.
Gosalyn comes walking in she's 14 years old. She's wearing a purple and pink shirt, blee hugger jeans.
"Bye dad." She said.
"Hey, where are you going?" He asked.
"Out." She said.
"Out where?" Drake asked as he put the paper down.
"I'm getting together with some friends." She replied.
"What about you're homework?" He asked.
"We're all doing it together." She replied.
Drake raised an eye brow at her, didn't see any books with her.
"Where are you're books?" He asked.
"My books? My books, right. Uh, duh! I'll be right back." She said.
She was about to walk away when Drake stopped her.
"NO Gosalyn! I don't want you to go out tonight." He said.
"Why not?" Gosalyn asked.
"Because you have mid terms this week. And you're school gave you the day off so you can study." He said.
"I told you, I'm doing that with friends." She replied.
"Which friends?" Drake asked.
"Amy and Honker." She said.
"Whose house?" Drake asked.
"We're meeting at Crimson Lights." Gosalyn replied.
"Mmm-hmm. I think you'll get more accomplished here." Drake said.
"Bu…" She trailed on.
"No, no buts, Gosalyn. Come on we've talked about this. You're getting older now. You have midterms. These are important, you need to do well on those." Drake said.
"Which is way, I'm getting together with Amy and Honker." She said.
"Correction, which is way you're going to stay here, where it is quite and you will not be distracted. I'm sorry sweetheart, but this is just not for debate." Drake said.
"Well, can Amy and Honker come over?" Gosalyn asked.
"Gosalyn what did I just tell you?" Drake asked.
"No, no, no. You said that I couldn't go out. You never said that I couldn't have anybody come over. Okay, look we'll be really good and study. I promise." Gosalyn said.
The alarm started to go off.
"Sweetheart the answer is still no, allright.I don't have time to stand here and argue with you. Theres a crime being made. And I need you here. You hear me?" He asked.
Gosalyn nodded her head. "Yeah, I hear you." She said.
"Good, I'll see you later." He said.
He kisses her on the head and goes to the chairs and hits the button and away he goes.
Gosalyn rolls her eyes. "Great, there goes my plans." She mussed.
Just then the phone rang. "That's probably Max." She said.
She walks to the phone and answers it. "Hello?… Hey, Max…. Yes, yes. I'm still coming. I mean, if you can pick me up soon…. Well my dad wants me to study, you know No distractions, I can only gone for a couple of hours… Ten minutes? Really? Oh great! Bye." She said.
She hung up the phone and headed out to of the house.
It's the next afternnon and Gosalyn walks into the tower.
"Hi young lady." Drake said.
"Dad." She replied.
Drake looks at the clock on the wall.
"Little early for the school bus to drop you off. Isn't it?" He asked.
"Is it? I mean, I know it is. A friend dropped me off." She said.
"Mmm, which friend is it? Gosalyn, you know that you're not supposed to be riding with friends we don't know. Especially nor without getting permission first." Drake said.
"I know, but you was so busy. I didn't want to bother you." She said.
"It's no bother. Look, I don't know if I believe you or not. I think that you wanted to be dropped off here so that I wouldn't know you didn't take the bus."
"No, I wanted to say hi to L.P. Hi L.P." She said.
Launch Pad waved back at her.
"I don't think so." He said.
"Fine, But I don't see what the big deal is. I mean, my friends give each other rides all the time. And there parents don't go ballistic." Gosalyn said.
"Okay, well maybe we should meet youre friends. Who'd you say dropped you off?" He asked.
Goslyn crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at him. "I didn't." She replied.
Drake looked at her.
"Exuse me, what?" He asked.
"Max, okay!" She exclaimed.
"Max. Max who?" He asked.
"Duck." She replied.
"I don't think I've ever met Max Duck. So if you're going to ride with him again. I would like to meet him." He said.
"Yeah, okay dad. Make me feel like a baby." Gosalyn said.
"Sport, youre friends shouldn't be worried about meeting you're father." He said.
"What if I care! It's embrassing!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
"Then you'll just have to get over it then. Because if youre going to be alone in a car with a boy. I want to meet him." Drake said.
"NO!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
"Fine, I'll just get the family number out of the phone book and introduce my self. Hows that?" Drake asked as he went to look for the phone book.
"Are you kidding! I'd die!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
Drake stopped and looked at her. "Who is this Max guy anyways? Obviously he's older then you. He has a drivers licness." Drake said.
"He's a senior." Gosalyn answered.
Drake's eyes widen when he heard that.
"A senior? No, Gosalyn, he's too old for you. I don't want you to running around with seniors. That's unnacptable. Now head back to the house, start on you're homework." Drake said.
Gosalyn rolled her eyes, grabbed her book bag.
"What- ever!" She exclaimed.
She stroms out and slams the door behind.
Drake just rolled his eyes and sighs.
"Teenagers." He mussed.
There was a knock on the door.
"Who could that be?" He asked.
"I'll get D.W. It's probably the pizza delivery." Launch Pad said.
He walked over to the door and answered it.
"L.P this is suppued to be a hide out." Darkwing said.
"Sorry, I got hungry when you and Gos wore fighting. Do you have cash on ya?" Launch Pad said.
Darkwing shook his head. "No." He said.
He then spotted Gosalyn's messenger bag.
"Gosalyn might have some." D.W. said.
He walked over to her bag and pulled out some cash.
"Here you go LP" He said.
"THANKS." L.P. said.
Drake looked down in her purse and picked it up. His eyes widen when at the sight of a condom in there.
"A condom?" He asked himself.
"You okay D.w." Launch Pad asked.
Drake shook the thoughts out of his head, hide the condom in his pocket.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm going to head home." He said.
"Oh alright, I'll see you tomorrow." Launch Pad said.
Drake then headed out.
At the house…
He comes in from the chairs and just looks down.
Gosalyn walks down the strairs.
"Okay, I'm here. Jeez, I thought you wanted me to chained to my desk." She mussed.
Drake just sighed. "You know, I'm starting to think that's a good idea." He said.
Gosalyn stopped and looked at him.
"Why? Because I got a ride home from somebody?" She asked.
"No uh.. you left you're purse at the tower." Drake said.
Gosalyn grabs the purse. "Yeah, thanks." She said.
She was about to run back to her room.
"Hold it! I want you to turn around and open the purse infront of me." Drake said.
Gosalyn just stood there not moving.
"Well what are you waiting for? Turn around and open it. You care to explain to explain to me what in the world you are doing with a condom in you're purse?" He asked
"Dad! What are you doing going through my purse?" Gosalyn asked.
"Oh, don't you chance the subject! I needed some singles to give to the delivery man, and I dodn't have any money on me. So imagine my surpise when I went into you're purse and found what I did. Now I'm going to ask you one more time. What are you doing with a condom in you're purse?" He asked.
"They wore passing them out in health class, okay?" Gosalyn said.
Drake raised an eye brow at that.
"Oh, really? They wore passing them out in St. Carnard High school?" Drake asked.
"Yes! It was part of a unit in A.I.D.S prevention. So, I don't see what the big deal is." Gosalyn said.
"It's a very big deal. And the school didn't inform me about it. Why didn't you tell me you was in sex ed?" Drake asked.
"Because I don't want to dissucss it with you! It's embrassing! And if I had known you were going to freak about it. I wouldn't have taken it in the first place." Gosalyn said.
"Okay, so why did you take it?" Drake asked.
"It was a joke. All of my friends took one. It's not like we're going to use them." Gosalyn said.
"Well, if that's the case. Why are yoy so upset that I found it?" Drake asked.
"Because you jumped all over me! Plus you went through my stuff with out my permission." She said.
Drake sighed. "Gosalyn, are you sure that's it? Because you know you can come to ne if theres something else." He said.
"Dad, relax. The boys in my class are so lame. Theres no way I would want to have sex with them." Gosalyn said.
"Okay, well how about the older boys? How about that senior that drove you home?" Drake asked.
"Max? Were just friends. He lives near by. It was on his way." Gosalyn said.
"Really? You know, sometimes older boys will befriend younger girls for a certain reason." Drake sai.d
"Of couse they do. But I'm not stupid! I know how to handle boys." Gosalyn said.
Drake sighed again. "Yeah, that's what scares me. That you think you do." Drake said.
Gosalyn narrowed her eyes at him. "What's that supposed to mean!" She exclaimed.
"Gosalyn, you're sending out a specific signals, wearing short skirts and carring condoms." Drake said.
Gosalyn shook her head. "I told you! It was A JOKE! I'm not having sex. So, if the condom is a problem yu have it!" She exclaimed.
She pulled it out her purse and handed to Drake.
"I don't want it." Drake said.
"Why not?" Gosalyn asked.
"Because Gosalyn. I'm not sure I believe you. I'm sorry, but that's how I feel. I' going to think about you're punishment. In the mean time, why don't you go finish you're home work?" He asked.
Gosalyn rolled her eyes and headed back to her room.
"One thing is certain, you have too much freedom young lady and that's about to chance." He called up the stiars.
Gosalyn's door slammed, and Drake just sighed.
Drake is now sitting back at the tower looking outside.
Morgana walks in and sees him.
"Dark darling, what's wrong?" She asked.
Drake sighed. "Something happened today." He said with out looking.
"What?" She asked.
She sat down next to him.
"It's Gosalyn, surpise supise. I found a condom in her purse." He said.
Morgana gasped when she heard that.
"You found a what?" She asked.
Drake nodded his head. "I found a condom." He said.
"When?" She asked.
"Just a little while ago." He added.
"Where did she get it?" She asked.
"She says they wore passing them out in health class." He said.
"Were they?" She asked.
Darkwing shrugged. "I don't know. I really don't know." He answered.
"I don't know how I'm feeling. Did she uh.. you know, say anything?" She asked.
"What? Having sex? I wish I knew for sure. But she swears she isn't." He said.
"You don't sound convinced."
"Well, she came home from school today with a boy, a senior." Drake answered.
Morgana was shocked to hear that.
"A senior?" She asked,
He nodded his head again. "Yup, she says there just friends. But I didn't meet him or anything. And the only reason I found out is she had him drop her off here so I wouldn't know that I wouldn't know that she was home early. She got busted because I happened to be here. I'm starting to wonder what else she could be lying to me." He said.
"Well theres a chance she could be telling the truth." Morgana said.
"I suppose. I hope she is. Her story just didn't make any sence." He said.
"Have you called the school and ask?" Morgana asked.
Drake shook his head.
"Just take it easy Dark darling." She said.
"I am, it's just that. She just found information about her mom. Her mom wasn't that much older then Gosalyn when she had her." Drake said.
"Wow. What did you do?" Morgana asked.
Drake chuckled. "I didn't do too good at the father daught chat." He said.
"I could try. She might open up with me." Morgana said.
"Would you?" He asked.
"Of course, she's like a daughter to me. Where is at, at home?" Morgane asked.
"I told her to go to her room and do her homework. I didn't ground her yet." He said.
"So, you have no idea. Where she is now?" She asked.
"I'm loosing my baby girl." He cried.
"No, you're not loosing youre baby girl." She assured him.
With Gosalyn and her friends at the pizza house.
"Hey, all." Gosalyn said.
Her friends waved to her. "Hey, Gos." They said.
Gosalyn walked up to the table. "I'm going to get something to drink. You want something?" She asked.
They shook their heads. "No, we're fine." They replied.
"Okay,I'll be right back." Gosalyn said.
As she walked away her friends looked at her.
"Don't you think she's trying alittle too hard?" Lily asked.
"I mean look at her she's a dude maanet." Honker asked.
"I just hope she knows what she's doing." Lily said.
Wih Gosalyn her cell phone rang.
"Thank you." Gosalyn said.
She grabs her phone out of her bag.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Hey, it's Morgana. Where are you?" She asked.
"I'm at the pizza place." Gosalyn replied.
"Okay, just hang out there. I'm coming over." Morgana said.
"Why?" Gosaln asked.
"I just need to talk to yo, that's all." She said.
"Okay bye." Gosalyn said.
She hung up the phone and walked back to table.
"So, what's going on?" She asked.
"Just chillin." Lily said.
"You going out?" Honker asked.
Gosalyn shook her head. "No, I wish. I just needed to get out of the house. So, hey. I heard there was gonna be a cool party this weekend." Osalyn said.
"Really? I didn't hear anything."
"Maybe if it's happenng we should check it out." Honker said.
"Maybe." Lily said.
"Man, I thought that my parents wore going to groud me." Lily said.
"I know what you mean. My dad is totally on my back." Gosalyn said.
"How come?" Lily asked.
"Well, my dad found a condom in my purse." Gosalyn answered.
Honker spat out his pop.
"Gosalyn! Why would you have a condom in you're purse?" Lily asked.
"Ptotection." Gosalyn replied.
"Are you having Sex?" Honker asked.
"No, but I think I should be prepared." Gosalyn said.
"Well, do you even have a boyfriend?" Amy asked.
Gosalyn shook her head. "No, not really. I mean… well but…" She trailed on.
"But what?" Lily asked.
"What do you guys think about Max Duck?" She asked.
"He plays on the basketball team right?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, I think he's so hot. And guess what? He drove me home from school." Gosalyn said as she took a sip of her pop.
"Gosalyn he's a senior!" Lily said.
"So? I like older boys. Boys my age are so losers." Gosalyn said.
"Okay, well. I hope youre being carefull." Lily said.
"Obviously." Gosalyn said.
"You know what Gosalyn. It's not a good idea to hang out with older boys." Amy said.
"I don't see what the big deal is." Gosalyn said.
"The big deal is that it's dangerous. You can get hurt. Did you learn nothing from what happened to me?" Amy asked.
"Max, isn't like that Amy. He's totally cool." Gosalyn said.
"Yeah, that's what I thought too. And I was very very wrong." Amy said.
Gosalyn narrowed her eyes at her.
"You don't think someone like him would be interested in someone my age, do you?" She asked.
"Look, I just don't want to see get over youre head." Amy said.
Morgana then showed up from another dimension, walked up to the gang.
"Hey, gang. I need to borrow Gosalyn for a minute." Morgnana said.
"Okay, bye." Gosalyn said.
Gosalyn got up from her seat and the two walked away.
"Morgana lets please get this over with." Gosalyn said.
"Just a minute." Morgana said.
She snapped her fingers and they was an other dimension.
"So, do you know what this about?" Morgana asked.
"Yeah, dad is all freaked out." She answered.
"Don't you think he was a right to be concered?" She asked.
"I guess." Gosalyn said.
"You guess? Gosalyn.. you're father found a condom in you're purse." Morana said.
"Well, he shouldn't of been looking through my purse in the first place." Gosalyn said.
"Gosalyn." Morgana said.
Gosalyn sighed. "I know. Come on Morg. It was A JOKE. I told dad that." Gosalyn said.
"A joke?" Morgana asked puzzled.
"Yeah, they had a bunch of them in health class. I took one. I wasn't the only one. It's no big deal." Gosalyn said.
"Mt fiencee's 14 year old daughter is running around with birth control in her purse. That is a big deal to you're dad and to me." Morgana said.
"Why are you so worried? It's not like I'm going to use it." Gosalyn said.
"Gosalyn, you must know why we are so worried." Morgana said.
"Yeah, I know why dad is. Since I found out that my mom was a teenager when she was pregent. He's afraid that I'm going do the same thing." Gosalyn said.
"So, you can't see why he's concered?" She asked.
"I'm not my mother! He's totally overacting. The truth is you guys should be thrilled that I have that condom." Gosalyn said,
Morgana raised an eye brow at that.
"Why on eath would we be thrilled?" She asked.
"Even if I was doing what you both are so afraid of, which I'm not. Wouldn't you want me to use protection?" Gosalyn asked.
Morgana froze when she heard that.
"Gosalyn, I don't even know how to answer that. Okay, um no. I don't want you out there having sex. And if youre not having sex, then you don't condoms." Morgana said.
"Morgana, don't you trust me?" Gosalyn asked.
"That's not the point, sweet heart. To be with a boy in that… that way, that's a big step in a girls life." Morgana said.
"I know that." Gosalyn replied.
"You may know that in you're head. But you are not going to truly understand it until it will happen. Sex chances everythin. You're still a teenager." Morgana said.
"Then stop treating me like a little kid." Gosalyn said,
"The ppoint is, you are not all grown up. You're not. I know you want to take on the world, but life is a lot tougher then you think. You're dad just wants to make sure that you don't get hurt." Morgana said.
'I'm not going to get hurt." Gosalyn said.
"You know it wasn't too long ago that I was youre age.I felt the same way." Morgana said.
"It was different when you was my age." Gosalyn said.
"Not really. Look, Gos, you are a beautiful young lady. I'm very proud of you. You're dad's job as a parent is to make sure that you are safe. Has youre father talked to you about how important it is to wait?" She asked.
"Yeah." Gosalyn said,
"Theres a good reason, you know. Waiting until youre older and finding someone that you really love and that you are in a commited relationship. That's very important. You understand that?" Morgane asked.
"Yeah Morg. I get it. I understand okay." Gosalyn said.
"Okay, you know if it was up to youre dad. He would have you wait until you're like 40 or something." Morgana said.
"Or I could have an irraged marriage like they do in India. He could pick the guy." Gosalyn teased.
Morgana chuckled. "I'm sure that he'd love it. I know talking about stuff isn't easy for you. It isn't easy for me either. But I want you to know you can akways feel like talk to me or you're dad okay?" She asked.
"Well, it's easier to talk to you. You totally get it. Look, maybe you can talk to dad and tell him not to go hystical. I'm not going to do anything stupid. He should trust me." Gosalyn said.
"I'll talk to him." Morgna sighed.
"Thanks Morgana." Gosalyn said hugging her.
At the house..
Drake is on the phone with Morgaa.
"So, I talked to Gosalyn." She said.
"And? How did it go?" Drake asked.
"It went well, but I want to talk about it with you." She said.
'Well, wheres Gosalyn?" He asked.
"She's still at the pizza house. But Amy's mom is going to drop her off." Morgana said.
Binki then walked in. "Knock knock." She said.
"Okay, Morgana. I'll see you later." Drake asked.
"So where is youre daughter? Isn't it alittle late for her to be out?" She asked.
"Binki, I didn't lose her/. She's at the pizza place with some of he friends. Morgane went to there to have a conversation went there to talk to her, and she's supposed to bring her home, but…" Drake said.
"But she didn't?" Binki asked.
"Amy's mom is bringing her home, and its been arragnged, okay." Drake said.
"What was she going to talk to her about?" Binki asked.
"What is this an interrogation?' Drake asked.
"I'm just worried that's all." Binki replied.
"I wouldn't worry about it Binki. Gosalyn is a teenager. And what teenager girl isn't going through something?' Drake asked.
"No, no no no. I'm not talking about teenage angst. She just seems to be very rebilous lately." She said.
Drake chuckled at that. "You should talk. I mean isn't you're son Tank dropped out of school and is known to drink?" He asked.
Binki was shocked by that.
"Well, I never!" Binki said.
She stomped out of the house.
Drake groaned at that.
Morgane showed up next.
"So, the talk went well?' Drake asked.
"It was okay, you know. It was alittle uncomfortable at first. But once we got going, it was fine. I really think she's going to be okay Dark darling." Morgana said.
"Are you sure Amy's mom is going to drop her off?" Drake asked.
"Yeah, she should be home soon." Morgana said.
Gosalyn comes walking in a second laer.
"8:30 on the nose." Gosalyn said.
"Good job." Morgana said.
"Yeah, well I have homework I need to finish. And then I'm going to sleep." Gosalyn said.
"Sweetie…" Drake trailed on.
"Did Morgana tell you that we had a good talk? See? Everything is fine. You don't have to worry about me." Gosalyn said.
She heade to the strairs. "Ill be up soon." Drake said.
"Dad, you don't have to tuck me in. Don't you think I'm alittle old for that?" Gosalyn asked.
"Good night Gos." Morgana said.
Gosalyn headed up to her room.
To Be contuined…