Chapter Thirteen

Dave decided to let Lorena go, if she'd have been a boy he would have fought for her, but she was a girl and he didn't want girls. After all he knew he was her father and so did Kriss, he didn't worry too much, he had Llewey and Jim-Bexley now. That wasn't enough though, he wanted his boys, all of them he'd always wanted three lovely boys. Now he had them he wasn't going to let them go. He had Llewey and Jim-Bexley on his side now he wanted Damien too. Seven months had passed since the last time he asked him to come live with him and during the last seven months Izzy and Damien had turned six. Dave got up and started looking for Damien. Thankfully he found him straight away he was with Izzy.

"Hey son" Dave smiled "can we have a chat?"

"Sure" Damien answered, "see you later Izzy"

"Bye Damien" Izzy answered "bye dad" Dave didn't say goodbye back he simply ignored her. Izzy just walked away, she knew her father didn't love her this just proved it!

"What's this about dad?" Damien asked, "Are you okay"

"Sure" Dave answered, "I'd just like to ask you something"

"What is it dad?" Damien asked

"Do you miss Llewey and Jim-Bexley when they come with me?"

"Yes" Damien answered "very much"

"Why don't you come and live with me Llewey and Jim-Bexley, eh, all the Lister boys together, we don't need girls getting in the way"

"What about Mum?"

"You can see her once a month when Llewey and Jim-Bexley do"

"Okay" Damien agreed "but what if I change my mind?"

"Then you can come back whenever you want"

"Okay dad, I'll tell mum then"

"What about Theo and your sisters?"

"Actually can you tell mum, and I'll tell Chloë, Alicia, Theo and Izzy"

"Okay" Dave agreed

Dave went to Kriss' straight away to boast about Damien. He wasn't quite sure how he was going to tell her, he wanted to be nasty to her, do something that would really hurt her. Suddenly as Dave walked into the room he knew exactly what to say. He saw Kriss and Chloë spending some time together that got Dave really angry.

"What are you doing here Dave?" Chloë asked "go away, mum doesn't want you here"

"It's alright Chloë" Kriss assured her "don't worry" Kriss got up and went over to Dave

"Spending some quality time with the favourite child are we?" Dave asked sarcastically

"Don't Dave" Kriss pleaded "it's your fault she's in the state she's in, she needs time with me"

"I've come to collect Damien's things" Dave interrupted, paying no attention to what Kriss had said about Chloë "can I go to his room?"

"Why do you need Damien's stuff?" Kriss asked, "You've got Llewey and Jim-Bexley, not Damien"

"Haven't you heard?" Dave asked, "Damien's coming with me too!"

"Why?" Kriss panicked "when was this decided?"

"About half an hour ago"

"Where is he?"

"Telling the kids"

"Chloë stay here with Lorena, I'm going to have a word with Damien"

"No, mum" Chloë pleaded "don't leave me alone with him"

"Please, Chloë love" Kriss answered "stay here with Lorena, Dave wont hurt you"

Kriss ran out of the room in search of her youngest son. She didn't want to loose Damien, not just for her but for Izzy too. They're twins, they shouldn't be separated.

Chloë didn't look at Dave; she just sat there and read her book. After a little while Dave couldn't take it any more he had to say something.

"Scared of me then are we?" Dave sneered cruelly "couldn't bear to leave mummy?"

"Shut up" Chloë snapped "scum"

"Oh" Dave laughed "fighting talk from the ten year old"

"I'm eleven actually" Chloë corrected him "funny how you remember Damien's birthday but not mine"

"You're not my daughter"

"Nice, what happened to 'I've been like a father to you?"

"You made your feelings quite clear"

"That doesn't mean you disown me"

"You haven't answered my question"

"Which was?"

"Are you scared of me?"

"No, Dave, I'm not scared of you, why would you like me to be?"

"No, it's just you asked your mother not to leave you, why do that if you're not scared!"

"Couldn't be bothered with it tonight"

"Fine"

"Why have you asked Damien to come with you and not Izzy or Alicia?"

"I need my boys together"

"Yeah, but what about Alicia and Izzy, they're yours too"

"They're not my boys, and someone needs to stay with your mother"

Chloë just shook her head "get out Dave" she demanded "just get out"