Chapter 10
Tony comes back into Dr. Lindstrom's office. He sees that Amanda is still sitting down at a cahier. Dr. Lindstrom sits down. He is now ready to talk to Amanda father.
"Amanda, would you wait outside? I would like to talk to your father." Dr. Lindstrom says.
"Okay." Amanda replies.
Amanda leaves Dr. Lindstrom's office and she goes to the waiting room. She nervously waits in the waiting room. She wonders what Dr. Lindstrom was to talk to her father about. She doesn't know what to think or say. In the office, Dr. Lindstrom and Tony sit down and prepare to start talking.
"Let's talk about your relationship with Amanda, your daughter." Dr. Lindstrom says.
"My relationship with my daughter is the beat. She's my little girl. She's getting married and I'm going to walk her down the aisle on her wedding day." Tony says.
Tony is happy that his daughter is getting marriage. He always wanted to walk Amanda down the aisle since she was a little girl. Tony and his daughter had been close since she was born. His ex-wife would complain that Tony would baby Amanda.
"When my daughter was raped, I was there for her unlike her mother. After finding out that her rape kit was negative, I tried to kill myself. I overdosed on sleeping pills and I was rushed to the hospital. I went to rehab after." Tony says.
"Tell me about your ex-wife." Dr. Lindstrom says.
"She threw me out of the house when she found out that I was gambling. I haven't gambled since. She would blame Amanda for me leaving. I told Amanda that I wasn't leaving because of her. I was leaving because of her mother. She took my girls away from me and she wouldn't let me see them. They would cry, asking to see me. When I left both my daughters cried and they cried themselves to sleep that night." Tony replies.
Tony feels better getting this fact about his ex-wife off his chest. He is happy that he can be in Amanda's life. He tells Dr. Lindstrom that he took his daughter to the emergency room for a rape kit the night of the rape and that when they got home, Amanda got sick and he held her hair while she threw up. He also tells him that he took Amanda to the emergency room when she had a urinary tract infection the next day.
"Can you tell me about your fiancée?" Dr. Lindstrom asks.
"My fiancée's name is Christina. She's a wonderful woman. I love her and she loves me. We met when I was in rehab due to my suicide attempt and we've been together ever since. We plan on getting married in Turks and Caicos. My daughter will be unable to come though. She's moving to New York after we get married." Tony says.
Tony is happy that he talked about his fiancée. He feels better talking to Dr. Lindstrom.
"What made you decide to talk to me today?" Dr. Lindstrom asks.
"I'm getting married and I want to get everything off my chest before I marry the woman that I love." Tony replies.
"Does your fiancée know about the stuff that you just said?" Dr. Lindstrom asks.
"She knows about the gambling and the other stuff but she doesn't know about the men that my ex-wife would bring home from the bar after drinking." Tony replies.
Tony exits Dr. Lindstrom's office and he and Amanda go home. He drops his daughter off at her apartment and he drives home. Amanda enters her apartment and she finds Declan on the couch watching TV. He shuts off the TV as Amanda sits next to him. She lays her head on his chest and he kisses her forehead.
"I have to tell you something." Amanda says.
"Anything." Declan responds.
Amanda prepares to tell Declan what she told Olivia and Dr. Lindstrom. She doesn't know what to think or say. She's worried that Declan will leave her and that he won't want to marry her. She needs to get this off her chest.
"When I was pregnant with Jesse, my mama left me because of my sister." Amanda says, sadly.
"That was mean and forgivable. I wished you would have called me. I could have come to take care of you." Declan says.
Amanda starts to cry because she thinks that Declan will leave her and that he won't want to marry her. He holds her in his arms as she cries. Baby Jesse is asleep in her crib. Declan strokes her hair as he gives her a tissue to wipe her tears with.
"I'm sorry. I should have told you after she left." Amanda cries.
"It's okay." Declan says.
Amanda gets a text from Robert "Doom" Dumas and he wants to meet up with him the next day. She doesn't know how to respond but she wants to meet up with her best friend.
"Who's texted you?" Declan asks.
"Doom." Amanda responds.
Amanda shows Declan the text that she received from Doom. She hasn't seen him in a while. He has been Amanda's best friend since the day they met. Declan wants to meet him.
"Who's Doom?" Declan asks.
"He's my best friend. His name is Robert Dumas but everyone calls him Doom." Amanda replies.
Declan gets ready for bed and he kisses Amanda good night. He goes into the bedroom and he goes to bed. Amanda picks up the phone and she calls Doom. He picks up the phone and he tries to figure out who is calling him at 11:30 at night.
"Hello?" Doom asks.
"Hi, Doom. It's Amanda." Amanda replies.
Doom is happy that Amanda called him. They haven't spoken in a while and they haven't seen each other in a while. Amanda wants to tell Doom her big news.
"Did you get my text? I was wondering if you wanted to meet up with me tomorrow." Doom says.
"I got your text and I want to meet up with you." Amanda responds.
Doom suggests coffee and Amanda agrees. She looks at her ring and she is dying to tell Doom her big news. She doesn't know how he'll respond to her news. She prepares to tell him her big news.
"Doom, I'm getting married." Amanda says.
"Oh, my God! Congratulations!" Doom says, excitedly.
"Thank you. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." Amanda says.
"Bye." Doom says.
Amanda gets off the phone with Doom and she gets ready for bed. She goes into her bedroom and she texts Doom asking for to grab coffee at late night and then she goes to sleep. She is happy that she'll get to see her best friend the next day.