This is the sequel story to Far Away.
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Marty had no clue the danger her daughter's boyfriend was in upstairs. To her surprise and shock, Joe came through the door with a girl. "Mom, I'd like you to meet my new girlfriend, Megan," he said as he introduced his mother to his girlfriend.
"What?" Marty gasped, but then she realized how rude that had sounded.
"Hello, Megan," Marty said once she got her wits about her. "You're Nora and Bo's daughter, right?"
"Yes, I am. I'm Megan Buchanan."
Marty felt suddenly weak. Todd was gonna freak. Joe was dating NORA's daughter.
"Do- do your parents know you are dating my son?" Marty asked.
"No, not yet. But we are planning to tell them tonight," Megan stated.
*Nora's just gonna LOVE that!* Marty was thinking. In fact, she and Nora had barely spoken since she'd married Todd. Most people in Llanview thought Marty had made a big mistake to marry a former rapist. Marty was sad, because she truly missed her friend.
"I brought Megan over to dinner tonight, so you and dad could meet her," Joe said as he wrapped his arm around Megan's waist. "Where is dad anyway?"
"Ohhh he's upstairs getting Marissa. We are just about to have dinner," Marty replied.
"Great, I'm starved," Joe stated. Joe Manning had his father's appetite.
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Brendan looked like a scared animal when Todd Manning approached the bed with fury in his eyes. "Mr. Manning... I- I..." Brendan stuttered.
"What the FUCK are you doing on top of my daughter?" Todd bellowed.
Todd saw red as he reached out to grab Brendan but Marissa promptly threw a pillow at him. "Run, Brendan!" she screamed.
Brendan scrambled up off the bed and started running for his life. He took the stairs two by two as he tried to escape. In his haste, he tripped at the bottom of the staircase.
"Brendan, what are you doing?" Starr asked when she saw her little brother trying to scurry from the premises.
"Hurry, Starr! You gotta hide me. Your dad's going to kill me!" Brendan cried.
"Why? What did you do?" Starr asked him.
"I'll explain later! Just hide me somewhere!" Brendan told her frantically.
"Alright," Starr agreed. "I will hide you in the pool house. But you better tell me EVERYTHING."
*~o~*
"What the hell is going on here, Marissa?" Todd demanded of his daughter after her boyfriend's escape.
"Brendan and I have been dating for three months, Dad. We were only kissing," she stated.
"Only kissing?" Todd bellowed. "Marissa, you aren't even allowed to date!"
"Dad, I am almost SEVENTEEN! Your rules suck!" she cried out.
"We'll talk about that later. You march yourself right downstairs. We'll discuss this over dinner."
"Ohhh what a wonderful dinner THIS is gonna be," Marissa said under her breath.