"My parents are gonna be back soon..."
"How soon?"
"I dunno... Richie..."
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Tim tossed his keys onto the counter and went through the mail.
'Bills, bills, me, Victoria's Secret,' Tim grinned, 'Anna... I'll just go toss this on her bed.'
Tim then noticed the pile of clothes sitting near the couch and realized they were Anna's and took them up as well. He grabbed them and balanced Anna's mail on top then went upstairs. He went to open Anna's door when the envelope fell off the top of the clothes.
"Oh shit..." Tim sighed. He shrugged and opened Anna's door and froze. "Um..."
Anna paled but Richie didn't seem to notice Tim.
"Richie..."
"Anna," he moaned. Tim looked like he was about to pass out.
"I'll uh... let you finish." he mumbled and closed the door. "No..."
He threw the door back open and grabbed Richie by the scruff of his neck.
"Oh shit Mr. Speedle..." he glanced between a very red Anna and her father.
"Daddy..."
"Don't Daddy me." Tim said. He grabbed Richie's jeans and t-shirt off the floor and threw them at him. "Get out of my house."
"Wait a minute..." Anna started. Tim turned and looked at her, then quickly looked away, seeing as she was only in her bra and a skirt.
"Anna, put some clothes on. You, come on." Tim shoved Richie downstairs and out the door. "Next time I see you, you better be fully clothed and have a ring with you."
"Um... I forgot my shoes." Richie said as he stood on the Speedles' porch in his boxers. Tim threw them at him and slammed the door on his face.
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Calleigh walked into her house, a small smile on her face as she saw Tim sitting on the couch.
"Hey baby."
Tim grunted a reply, the image of Anna and Richie together still clear in his mind.
"Oh-kay..." Calleigh trailed off and went through the mail.
"Do you know what I caught your daughter doing?"
"Which one?"
"Anna Elizabeth..."
"She must've been doing something bad for her to use her full name." Calleigh said humorously. Tim turned on the couch so he was facing the kitchen. "I didn't even know she was home."
"Neither did I. You left her clothes down here this morning so I went to go put them on her bed but it was already occupied."
"She was sleeping?"
"She and that kid were about ready to have sex."
"Really..." Calleigh didn't seem too surprised.
"Is it too late to send her off to a convent?" Tim asked.
"Yes."
"Don't tell me she's too old."
"No she's not virgin enough." Calleigh smirked. Tim's jaw dropped.
"What?"
"Your baby girl isn't a virgin Tim. Hasn't been for a few years."
"How do you know?"
"It came up when she asked me to take her to a gynecologist."
"Are you kidding me? I thought she still went to that pediatrician you take the kids to."
Calleigh shook her head.
"She goes to my doctor."
"No."
"Yeah."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I knew you'd go and castrate whoever the guy was."
"So she just had sex with some random guy?"
Calleigh rolled her eyes.
"It was Richie. Relax before you have a heart attack."
"I think I'm having one. I walked in on them Calleigh." Tim said. "He was... doing things to her!"
"Well Tim she's gonna be twenty. You can't tell me that you didn't have sex when you were a teenager."
"How old were you?" he asked.
"Sixteen."
"How old was she?"
"Sixteen. How old were you?"
"Eighteen. I was in college."
"So is she..."
"But she was a junior!"
"So? Tim it's not a big deal. Everyone is gonna do it at some time."
"Not my kids! That's it. We're sending Maggie and Becca off to become nuns."
"Stop being an idiot. And I suppose that Danny can go bang anyone he wants."
"That's different. He's a guy."
Anna walked down then and wouldn't look at Tim.
"Hi Mom." she mumbled.
"Hi honey." Calleigh smiled. "Oh Tim, stop being stupid!"
"I cannot believe you Anna." he said. "I mean..."
"I just came down to tell you that I'm not going to Boston."
"Great." Tim muttered. "Now where are we going to put the baby?"
Calleigh gave him a look.
"You know... if the baby means more to you than me..."
"Anna, I caught you almost having sex in my house. Nuhuh. Not gonna happen."
"You and Mom have sex in the house."
"That's different. We own this house and we can do whatever we please. Besides we've been married for..." Tim racked his brain.
"Eleven years." Calleigh chimed in.
"That's right. Eleven years. You have known him what? Two weeks?"
"Dad, I've been dating him for three years." Anna rolled her eyes. "Richie is transferring to Miami. He likes it better here and we're buying an apartment together."
"No. You're not."
"Tim, she's an adult. She can do what she pleases." Calleigh said.
"First off, she's not an adult. She's 19."
"When you were 19 you ran off to Miami." Anna reminded.
"That's different."
"No it's not!"
"Yes it is. Besides I spent a whole shit load of money on that dorm room Anna. What about Jess?"
"She can find another roommate." Anna replied.
"How are you going to pay for an apartment?"
"I can get a job."
"Really? Where?"
"Daddy, you're lieutenant..."
"You don't have the qualifications to be a CSI." Tim interrupted.
"What about an internship or answering phones?"
"I have a receptionist."
"Do you need a secretary?" Anna offered. Tim gave her a look.
"Besides I don't want you moving in with him." he said.
"Why not?"
"He's bad!" Tim said. "He's got a bike..."
"You also have a bike."
"He's got a tattoo."
"You also have a tattoo."
"He's got all those piercings... he's bad news Anna." Tim said.
"No. You know what your problem is Tim?"
"Don't you call me Tim. I don't like that."
Anna ignored him and went on.
"You're just pissed off because you caught us in bed together. When are you going to realize that I'm going to be twenty in a few weeks and can do what I want?"
"Do what you want? Anna, as long as you live under my roof, you'll be living under my rules."
"Why do you sound like one of those cheesy TV dads?" she quipped. "Dad, I'm moving out. Get over it. I'm an adult. I have sex, whoop-dee-doo. You got four other kids to worry about. I'm not a kid anymore. Why do you think that I still play with dolls and wear my hair in pigtails and will always be an ass-kisser to you?"
Anna quickly turned on her heel and ran upstairs, slamming her door behind her. Tim gave Calleigh a look that said, 'I can't believe her.'
"She's right." she said. "You think she's still six years old honey. She's 19. Get over it."
"What the hell is going on with the women in this house?" Tim exclaimed.
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"What are you doing Anna?" Becca asked, jumping on her bed.
"I'm going to Richie's." she replied, packing a bag. "Didn't Mommy tell you not to jump on the bed?"
Becca gave her a sheepish smile and plopped down.
"I don't want you to go. I like sharing a room with you."
"Oh you do?" Anna smiled. "Well kiddo I'm too old to share a room with you."
"Why?" Becca asked. "We have fun."
"We do." Anna agreed and walked over to her littlest sister. "But I have to move out sometime."
"No. You can stay here. I don't want to share a room with the new baby."
"Well maybe you won't. If it's a boy, Daddy told you he'd bunk with Danny."
"Still... I don't want another brother or sister. I like you as my sister."
"I'm not gonna stop being your sister kiddo. I'm just not gonna live here, that's all." Anna said. "I gotta go. I'll call you though."
Becca sighed and plopped her head down on her pillow. Anna dropped her bag and went over to Becca.
"Hey, you know how I'm at college during the week and sometimes I stop down and see you and Mommy and Daddy and Maggie and Danny?" she asked. Becca nodded. "Okay. Think of this as that. Pretend I'm at college."
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Becca crawled out of bed and ran downstairs. Calleigh was asleep on the couch and Becca snuck past her to the small hallway off the living room. She pushed one door open and saw Tim sitting at the computer, his eyes glued to the screen. Becca walked over and pulled herself up onto his lap.
"Why aren't you sleeping?" Tim asked.
"I dunno. Is Anna in trouble?"
"No."
"Then why did she leave?"
"Because she feels that she needs to be on her own." Tim replied. He glanced down at the brunette in his lap and sighed, pulling his glasses off. "I know you're little and don't understand but once you hit a certain age you leave me and Mommy."
"I'm not little." Becca said stubbornly.
"Right. You're only four and about three and a half feet tall." Tim teased. "Maggie's gonna be leaving in a few years to go to college. Danny will be going. Then when you hit seventeen you'll go off to college. And then the baby will go off to college."
"What if I don't want to?"
"Well you do what you want munchkin."
"I want to live with Anna."
"You like Anna huh?"
Becca nodded and Tim kissed her head.
"She'll be around. Come on. You have pre-school tomorrow."
"Are you going to come see our play?"
Tim muffled a groan. Tomorrow was Calleigh's doctor appointment but Calleigh wouldn't miss Becca's play. But what about work?
"Yeah." Tim finally said. "Back to bed now."
Becca nodded and kissed Tim's cheek.
"Night Daddy. I love you."
"I love you too."
Tim sighed, watching Becca disappear into the hallway. He sighed, remember the nights when Anna used to say that to him. Today kept repeating over in his head and Tim wished he could forget today ever happened.
