Author's Note: A new character will be introduced in this chap ... *cough
'bitch' cough* ... anyway, I hope you enjoy ...
Chapter 7
Rae walked down into the basement with Het following right behind her. She was wearing a Longhorns t-shirt and a pair of black sweatpants. Her hair was pulled up into a loose ponytail, high off her neck. Mark was already down there with a bag of pretzals and a cold beer. Rae plopped down on the couch next to her father and opened her can of Cherry Coke as Het laid at her feet. Mark looked over at her as she took a long drink of her soda,
"Is Dave comin over to watch the game?"
Rae nodded,
"Yeah, he should be here soon. I told him just to come in the basement door."
Mark nodded and turned his attention to the TV. The basement door opened and Dave walked in with a smile,
"Hey."
Rae looked over her shoulder,
"Hey Dave, come on over and have a seat, game's about to start."
Dave walked over and sat down next to Rae. Rae jumped up,
"Dave, wanna drink?"
Dave nodded,
"Sure."
"Coke okay?"
Dave smirked,
"You oughta know better than to ask me that."
Rae smiled and nodded; she then took off upstairs. Mark looked over at Dave,
"Dave, what do you think about Rae?"
Dave looked over at the elder Calloway, somewhat surprised,
"What do you mean?"
Mark sighed,
"Do you like her more than a friend?"
Dave nodded slightly, but Mark noticed,
"Good."
Dave looked at Mark, confused,
"But Rae and John are together."
Mark sighed heavily and nodded after swallowing a drink of his beer,
"Yeah, but honestly Dave, I don't like that cocky little asshole. I don't want Rae to be with him, you on the other hand..."
He was cut off by Rae walking down the stairs. She handed Dave his soda and sat back down between her father and Dave as the game started.
After the game, Mark walked outside with Dave whilie Rae stayed in the house,
"Dave ... "
Dave shook his head,
"Mr. Calloway, as much as I care about Rae, and as much as I HATE her dating John, I want her to be happy. I can tell you this much, if he hurts her in ANY way, I will be the first person to break him in half."
Mark nodded in approval of Dave's declaration. Dave walked toward his car,
"Good night."
Mark nodded,
"Night Dave, drive carefully."
Mark watched Dave back out of the driveway before walking back toward the house.
Rae was watching her father and Dave through the window in the living room, she wondered what they were talking about. She noticed her father coming toward the house and quickly ran into the kitchen. She acted like she was getting a drink when Mark came in. He looked at her for a moment and then went into his room. Rae shook her head, but perked up when she heard a car pull into the driveway. She narrowed her eyes,
"Who the hell is this?"
She started toward the door, and there was a knock on it. Het went nuts and started barking loudly. Rae looked back at him,
"Het, go lay down."
Het obeyed as Rae turned her attention back to the door. She opened it and her jaw nearly hit the floor. Standing on the other side of the door was a woman with bleached blonde hair. She was wearing a tight fitting black leather skirt with a red halter top. She smiled at Rae with a false sincerity that anyone could see,
"Rae?"
Rae shuddered,
"Rena."
Rena opened her arms, expecting a hug from Rae. Rae rolled her eyes and looked back into the house,
"Dad, you've got company!"
Mark walked out of his room,
"Oh yeah, who?"
He walked over to the door and his jaw dropped upon seeing Rena.
"What the fuck are you doin here?!"
Rae smirked at her father's anger and looked back at Rena,
"Yeah, 'Mom'."
Her voice was harsh and disgusted when she said 'Mom'. Rena sighed,
"I just wanted to see my little girl."
Mark looked at Rae who was about to explode. Rena looked at her daughter nervously, afraid that she had inherited her father's temper,
"Rae, I know you're mad, but ..."
Rae cut her off,
"Mad?! That doesn't even begin to describe it! You were a shitty mother to begin with, and then you up and fuckin leave when I was 6! You come here, and expect me to fuckin forgive you?! Fuck that shit, Rena!"
Mark smirked and shook his head as he went to shut the door. Rena held it open,
"Please, Rae, all I'm asking for is another chance."
Rae rolled her eyes,
"Right, you wanna try and make up for the last 12, no last 18 years?! Go to hell, bitch! And take that piece of shit that you ran off for with ya!"
Rena began to speak but the front door was slammed in her face. She scowled and rolled her eyes,
"Bitch."
She turned sharply and stormed off the porch to her car.
Amanda was laying in her room, talking to Randy over the phone. Randy spoke quietly,
"Have you told your Dad about us yet?"
Amanda sighed and shook head head,
"No."
"Why not?"
"Randy, we've just started dating, I don't want you to die yet."
Randy laughed softly and Amanda smiled weakly. She grumbled when she heard a beep. She rolled her eyes,
"Hold on Randy, someone's on the other line."
"Okay."
Amanda switched over,
"Hello?"
"Amanda?!"
Amanda winced at Rae's pissed off voice and nodded,
"Yeah, what's up?"
"Get off the phone with Randy and I'll tell ya."
Amanda smirked and nodded,
"Alright, hold on."
Amanda switched over to Randy and sighed,
"Can I call you later? Rae's on the other line and she sounds PISSED."
"Yeah, sure."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye."
Amanda sighed as she switched back over to Rae,
"What's wrong?"
Rae growled,
"That bitch came back."
"Who?"
"Rena!"
Amanda was shocked,
"Rena, as in your mom?"
"She's not MY fuckin mom!"
Amanda nodded,
"Alright, so, what's she doing back?"
"She wants a second chance."
Amanda laughed softly at Rae's impersonation of her mother.
"Are you going to give her one?"
"Fuck no! That bitch takes off when I'm 6, and she wants a second chance?! She can get hit by a fuckin train for all I care."
Amanda rolled her eyes and shook her head,
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I just wanna kill somethin."
"Don't hurt Het."
Rae laughed softly,
"Yeah, I wouldn't hurt the goof."
"I know."
Rae sighed heavily,
"I'll see ya in school tomorrow, I think I'm just gonna get a shower, call John, and go to bed."
Amanda nodded,
"Alright, see you tomorrow."
"Later."
"Bye bye."
Amanda hung up the phone and sighed, Rae was really worked up about Rena being back. She knew her friend HATED her mother for leaving, and now, she was worried about what was going to happen. Rena was back, and that didn't mean good things for their small hometown.
Heather walked into her house that night, quietly, praying her father wouldn't hear her.
"Heather!"
She winced, damn it, so much for praying. She slowly turned and spotted her father sleeping in the chair in front of the TV. She walked over and saw the countless beer cans at his feet, alright he was passed out. She shook her head and grabbed a blanket off the back of the couch. She draped it over her father and started away, but he stopped her again,
"Take the trash out, would ya?"
Heather narrowed her eyes as she walked back to Steve, unsure if he was serious, or just talking in his sleep. Her father drew in a ragged breath,
"Deb."
Heather closed her eyes as Steve said his late wife's, and Heather's mother's, name. Tears started to well up as he continued,
"Don't, I can't live without you."
Heather shook her head and kissed her father's forehead,
"Night Dad."
Steve was silent and Heather turned to walk upstairs. She saw Baby sleeping in her little bed next to the couch and picked her up. Baby whimpered a little after having her sleep disturbed, but quieted as she nuzzled against Heather's shoulder. Heather looked back at Steve before going upstairs for the night. She worried about him, ever since her mother died, he wasn't the same, and it scared Heather. She didn't want to lose BOTH parents, hell she never wanted to lose ONE, but it happened that way, and now, her father wasn't the same free spirit that he once was. It worred her tremedously. She shook her head and walked into her room for the night.
Author's Note: Well, my 'Mom' is a bicth, and poor Heather, her 'Mom' is dead. Is Amanda EVER going to tell Shawn about her and Randy?! Oooh, that's gonna be entertaining ... and what's Rena's REAL reason for coming back??? SUSPENSE!!!!!! *laughs evily* Anyway, next chap, back to school *sings Billy Madison's 'Back to School' song* ... ahem, sorry ... anyway, please REVIEW ...
Chapter 7
Rae walked down into the basement with Het following right behind her. She was wearing a Longhorns t-shirt and a pair of black sweatpants. Her hair was pulled up into a loose ponytail, high off her neck. Mark was already down there with a bag of pretzals and a cold beer. Rae plopped down on the couch next to her father and opened her can of Cherry Coke as Het laid at her feet. Mark looked over at her as she took a long drink of her soda,
"Is Dave comin over to watch the game?"
Rae nodded,
"Yeah, he should be here soon. I told him just to come in the basement door."
Mark nodded and turned his attention to the TV. The basement door opened and Dave walked in with a smile,
"Hey."
Rae looked over her shoulder,
"Hey Dave, come on over and have a seat, game's about to start."
Dave walked over and sat down next to Rae. Rae jumped up,
"Dave, wanna drink?"
Dave nodded,
"Sure."
"Coke okay?"
Dave smirked,
"You oughta know better than to ask me that."
Rae smiled and nodded; she then took off upstairs. Mark looked over at Dave,
"Dave, what do you think about Rae?"
Dave looked over at the elder Calloway, somewhat surprised,
"What do you mean?"
Mark sighed,
"Do you like her more than a friend?"
Dave nodded slightly, but Mark noticed,
"Good."
Dave looked at Mark, confused,
"But Rae and John are together."
Mark sighed heavily and nodded after swallowing a drink of his beer,
"Yeah, but honestly Dave, I don't like that cocky little asshole. I don't want Rae to be with him, you on the other hand..."
He was cut off by Rae walking down the stairs. She handed Dave his soda and sat back down between her father and Dave as the game started.
After the game, Mark walked outside with Dave whilie Rae stayed in the house,
"Dave ... "
Dave shook his head,
"Mr. Calloway, as much as I care about Rae, and as much as I HATE her dating John, I want her to be happy. I can tell you this much, if he hurts her in ANY way, I will be the first person to break him in half."
Mark nodded in approval of Dave's declaration. Dave walked toward his car,
"Good night."
Mark nodded,
"Night Dave, drive carefully."
Mark watched Dave back out of the driveway before walking back toward the house.
Rae was watching her father and Dave through the window in the living room, she wondered what they were talking about. She noticed her father coming toward the house and quickly ran into the kitchen. She acted like she was getting a drink when Mark came in. He looked at her for a moment and then went into his room. Rae shook her head, but perked up when she heard a car pull into the driveway. She narrowed her eyes,
"Who the hell is this?"
She started toward the door, and there was a knock on it. Het went nuts and started barking loudly. Rae looked back at him,
"Het, go lay down."
Het obeyed as Rae turned her attention back to the door. She opened it and her jaw nearly hit the floor. Standing on the other side of the door was a woman with bleached blonde hair. She was wearing a tight fitting black leather skirt with a red halter top. She smiled at Rae with a false sincerity that anyone could see,
"Rae?"
Rae shuddered,
"Rena."
Rena opened her arms, expecting a hug from Rae. Rae rolled her eyes and looked back into the house,
"Dad, you've got company!"
Mark walked out of his room,
"Oh yeah, who?"
He walked over to the door and his jaw dropped upon seeing Rena.
"What the fuck are you doin here?!"
Rae smirked at her father's anger and looked back at Rena,
"Yeah, 'Mom'."
Her voice was harsh and disgusted when she said 'Mom'. Rena sighed,
"I just wanted to see my little girl."
Mark looked at Rae who was about to explode. Rena looked at her daughter nervously, afraid that she had inherited her father's temper,
"Rae, I know you're mad, but ..."
Rae cut her off,
"Mad?! That doesn't even begin to describe it! You were a shitty mother to begin with, and then you up and fuckin leave when I was 6! You come here, and expect me to fuckin forgive you?! Fuck that shit, Rena!"
Mark smirked and shook his head as he went to shut the door. Rena held it open,
"Please, Rae, all I'm asking for is another chance."
Rae rolled her eyes,
"Right, you wanna try and make up for the last 12, no last 18 years?! Go to hell, bitch! And take that piece of shit that you ran off for with ya!"
Rena began to speak but the front door was slammed in her face. She scowled and rolled her eyes,
"Bitch."
She turned sharply and stormed off the porch to her car.
Amanda was laying in her room, talking to Randy over the phone. Randy spoke quietly,
"Have you told your Dad about us yet?"
Amanda sighed and shook head head,
"No."
"Why not?"
"Randy, we've just started dating, I don't want you to die yet."
Randy laughed softly and Amanda smiled weakly. She grumbled when she heard a beep. She rolled her eyes,
"Hold on Randy, someone's on the other line."
"Okay."
Amanda switched over,
"Hello?"
"Amanda?!"
Amanda winced at Rae's pissed off voice and nodded,
"Yeah, what's up?"
"Get off the phone with Randy and I'll tell ya."
Amanda smirked and nodded,
"Alright, hold on."
Amanda switched over to Randy and sighed,
"Can I call you later? Rae's on the other line and she sounds PISSED."
"Yeah, sure."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye."
Amanda sighed as she switched back over to Rae,
"What's wrong?"
Rae growled,
"That bitch came back."
"Who?"
"Rena!"
Amanda was shocked,
"Rena, as in your mom?"
"She's not MY fuckin mom!"
Amanda nodded,
"Alright, so, what's she doing back?"
"She wants a second chance."
Amanda laughed softly at Rae's impersonation of her mother.
"Are you going to give her one?"
"Fuck no! That bitch takes off when I'm 6, and she wants a second chance?! She can get hit by a fuckin train for all I care."
Amanda rolled her eyes and shook her head,
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I just wanna kill somethin."
"Don't hurt Het."
Rae laughed softly,
"Yeah, I wouldn't hurt the goof."
"I know."
Rae sighed heavily,
"I'll see ya in school tomorrow, I think I'm just gonna get a shower, call John, and go to bed."
Amanda nodded,
"Alright, see you tomorrow."
"Later."
"Bye bye."
Amanda hung up the phone and sighed, Rae was really worked up about Rena being back. She knew her friend HATED her mother for leaving, and now, she was worried about what was going to happen. Rena was back, and that didn't mean good things for their small hometown.
Heather walked into her house that night, quietly, praying her father wouldn't hear her.
"Heather!"
She winced, damn it, so much for praying. She slowly turned and spotted her father sleeping in the chair in front of the TV. She walked over and saw the countless beer cans at his feet, alright he was passed out. She shook her head and grabbed a blanket off the back of the couch. She draped it over her father and started away, but he stopped her again,
"Take the trash out, would ya?"
Heather narrowed her eyes as she walked back to Steve, unsure if he was serious, or just talking in his sleep. Her father drew in a ragged breath,
"Deb."
Heather closed her eyes as Steve said his late wife's, and Heather's mother's, name. Tears started to well up as he continued,
"Don't, I can't live without you."
Heather shook her head and kissed her father's forehead,
"Night Dad."
Steve was silent and Heather turned to walk upstairs. She saw Baby sleeping in her little bed next to the couch and picked her up. Baby whimpered a little after having her sleep disturbed, but quieted as she nuzzled against Heather's shoulder. Heather looked back at Steve before going upstairs for the night. She worried about him, ever since her mother died, he wasn't the same, and it scared Heather. She didn't want to lose BOTH parents, hell she never wanted to lose ONE, but it happened that way, and now, her father wasn't the same free spirit that he once was. It worred her tremedously. She shook her head and walked into her room for the night.
Author's Note: Well, my 'Mom' is a bicth, and poor Heather, her 'Mom' is dead. Is Amanda EVER going to tell Shawn about her and Randy?! Oooh, that's gonna be entertaining ... and what's Rena's REAL reason for coming back??? SUSPENSE!!!!!! *laughs evily* Anyway, next chap, back to school *sings Billy Madison's 'Back to School' song* ... ahem, sorry ... anyway, please REVIEW ...