Thanks for all the reviews! Again I seriously recommend if you are reading this and haven't read Love Lies Bleeding to go read that first.
This is a short chapter but the next one is really long, I promise!
Chapter Two: Like Mother Like Daughter.
Sydney was worried. It was a little after six and Erica still wasn't home. She had already called Michael to voice her concerns to him and as much as he tried to reassure her, she heard doubt in his voice too. Something might have happened, they might have come for her.
Sydney tried to block images of her daughter lying dead somewhere as she nervously prepared dinner. The back door swung open and Erica came rushing into the kitchen, soaking wet.
"Erica, honey, where have you been. Your father and I have been so worried. Why are you all wet, Erica, are you ok?"
Erica was too numb to answer her mother. Nodding slightly she found her voice and said
"I was at the park, I was thinking."
Sydney's spy senses kicked in and she knew her daughter wasn't telling her something. Deciding to let it drop she moved back to the stove to finish dinner.
"Just call next time, honey, your father and I were besides ourselves with worry."
Sydney sensed Erica wanted to talk about something important so she moved over to her daughter and gave her a hug.
"Honey if you ever need to talk to me about something I'm always here"
Erica buried herself deeply into her mother's embrace and opened her mouth to speak. She was interrupted by the front door opening, and her father rushing into the house.
"Did she come home yet?"
Sydney straightened out and kissed her husband as he came into the kitchen. She watched as he hugged Erica before warning her never to do that again. Then he came beside her and wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her neck gently.
Erica felt sick. Her father was despicable. He was not only banging some random slut but he was still acting as though he loved her mother. She needed to tell her mother know what she saw.
"Daddy, how could you?"
Vaughn pulled away from Sydney to face his daughter.
"How could I what dear?"
"How could you cheat on mom?"
"What are you talking about Erica?" he said as her mother looked on in confusion.
"I came home today during lunch to print out a paper and you where here."
"Erica—"
"No daddy, you where here and you were in bed with some red headed woman, don't try to deny it. And then you come home and act like you still love mom—"
Erica stopped, confused to see that her mother was laughing and her father was looking rather sheepish.
"Oh honey, it wasn't some woman, it was me." Sydney said as she turned back to their dinner. "My flight got in early and your father picked me up form the airport and, well, we missed each other."
"But your hair isn't red"
"Just drop it Erica" her father said.
"NO" she screamed and looked at her parents. "What are you hiding from me? I heard you arguing that night, what aren't you telling me, I want to know!"
Vaughn looked from his daughter to his wife.
"You're so stubborn Erica, just like your mother. And your grandmother for that matter"
"Michael, I think it is time to tell her."
Vaughn looked at his wife and nodded.
"You're right. I hoped we wouldn't have to but it looks like we have no choice, especially with the new developments. Sit down Erica, We are going to tell you the truth."
"Your father and I don't work for a bank, honey"
The next chapter will be very in depth about what has happened up to know. so i'll give one last warning! if you havent read Love Lies Bleeding, read it now before the next chapter spoils it for you!