Author's Note: Thanks for all the great reviews:
Deathwing8: Thanks. I tried to do that with this chapter. I feels kind of uncomfortable to do it, but, hey, if my readers want it to be that way…
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BregoBeauty: See my response to Deathwing8's review. I tried it, so I hope it's better. As for the grammar, well…I'm in English class and we're learning about grammar. Don't ask me why, but we are. So I'll try to work on that. Same for spelling. I spell checked it last chapter, so I don't know where there was any errors. Hope you like this chapter! Do you guys think that I should indent the paragraphs or leave them as I have them now?
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Chapter 2:Meeting Dad
Lisa heard a voice from inside the house say, "Coming!" When the door opened and she saw that her father was all right, she ran and gave him a big hug.
Her father stumbled back for a second, and then said, "Uh, hello, Lisa."
"It's so good to see you, dad!" she said, smiling. Then Joe looked behind Lisa and said, "Well, who's this?"
Lisa laughed as Jack stepped forward. "Dad, this is Jackson Rippner…my boyfriend."
"Oh. Well, it's very nice to meet you." Joe said, shaking Jack's hand. "I'm Joe Reisert." Jack smiled.
"It's very nice to meet you, too, Mr. Reisert." "Please, call me Joe." Joe said.
"Um…okay, Joe." Jack said.
"Oh, where are my manners? Please, come in." Joe said. Jack smiled slightly and walked in. Joe led them into the living room and sat down. He was about to talk when he noticed that Jack was still standing.
"Well, don't stand, Jackson. Sit down." Jack sat down next to Lisa. "So, Jack…can I call you Jack?" Jack cleared his throat.
"Uh, no Joe. I haven't gone by Jack since I was 10. It wasn't very nice of my parents to give me the same name as Jack the Ripper. Well, almost the same." He laughed.
"Oh, sorry, Jackson. I didn't realize." Joe said politely.
"It's no problem." Jack said, shrugging.
"Well, uh…anyway, how long have you known Lisa?" Joe asked.
"About a month, dad. We met when I was in Texas. So, he came with me so that he could meet you." Lisa explained.
"And what do you do for a living?" Joe asked. Lisa sighed.
"Dad, do you have to interrogate him?" Jack laughed.
"Don't worry, Leese. I can handle it. I'm a policeman." Lisa looked at him with arched eyebrows. Jack just gave her a look that said, "Just go along with it."
Joe looked at him for a second, then nodded. "Can I talk to you alone for a minute, Jackson?" Jack looked at Lisa, who nodded, and he stood up.
"Sure." He said. He followed Joe into the kitchen and said, "What did you want to talk to me about, sir?"
"My daughter." Joe said, sighing. "Do you intend to respect my daughter?"
"Yes, sir." Jack said, uncomfortably.
"What are your intentions?"
"Well, sir," Jack said, "I intend to be civil to her, and not do anything that she either doesn't want to do or isn't ready for." Joe thought about his answer, and nodded.
"And are you going out with her just because she's pretty?" Jack thought about his answer for a minute.
"Well, I'm not the kind of person who judges a person by appearance. I mean, when I first saw Lisa, I was attracted to her. I mean, who wouldn't be? But, when I got to know her, I liked her for who she was, not for how rich she is, or how pretty she is. If a guy can't appreciate a girl for who she is, then he doesn't deserve her." He took a deep breath.
"Well, good answer, Jackson! You go on out to Lisa." Joe said, smiling. As Jack turned around, Joe said, "And you'd better do everything that you just said you would. I swear, if you disrespect my daughter…" Jack laughed.
"Don't worry, sir. I won't." He smiled and walked out.
Lisa looked up as Jack walked back in.
"He questioned you, huh?" she asked. "Yep." Jack said. Lisa groaned.
"He didn't ask you anything embarrassing, did he?" she asked.
"No, he just asked about what my intentions were, if I liked you just because you're pretty, you know. Stuff like that." Lisa sighed, exasperated.
"I asked him to stop asking that!"
"What do you mean?" Jack said, confused.
"He asks every guy I bring home that!" she said, annoyed.
"Wait, wait. How many guys have you brought home before me?" he asked, smiling slightly.
Lisa looked at him and jokingly said, "Oh, tons. I think you're number 50." Jack pretended to be shocked.
"What!" Lisa looked at his face and laughed.
"Don't worry, I was only kidding. You're…let's see…number 5. Yeah, I think that's it."
"Well, that's more like it!" Jack said, laughing.
Lisa checked her watch. "He, we'd better leave. It's almost 10, and I've got to get back to the hotel." She walked into the kitchen, and gave her dad a hug, and said, "We've got to go now, dad." Joe nodded and looked at Jack.
"Aw, c'mon, Jackson." He said. Jack looked at Lisa, confused. Joe saw his look and said, "Give me a hug. Don't be scared. I won't bite."
Jack slowly stepped forward and gave him an awkward hug. Lisa saw how uncomfortable he was, and said, "C'mon, Jackson, honey. Time to go."
They walked out, Jack saying, "It was nice to meet you, Mr. Reisert!"
When they got in the car, Lisa asked, "Why were you so uncomfortable about hugging my dad?" Jack shrugged.
"I don't know. I guess it's just…" he sighed. "My parents never really loved me, you know? They always wanted a boy, and they got one. But, no matter how well I did in school, they were never happy. So, my childhood pretty much sucked." He said, laughing. Lisa smiled sympathetically and squeezed his hand.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know." Jack just shrugged it off.
"It's no problem. You didn't ask. It doesn't matter. What's done is done. I'm over it now. And besides," he said, kissing her. "I have you. I love you."
"Oh Jackson, I love you, too." Lisa said, smiling.
Jack smiled back and said, "That's all I ever really wanted. Someone to love me. And I found that person in you."
TBC…Aww! Wasn't that sweet? I'm really bad at writing sappy scenes like that, so sorry if it sucks. REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! I will update as soon as I can.
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P.S. I kind of have writer's block right now. Any ideas are welcome!