As promised, here is the next chapter! Enjoy!
"No Jean," I say loudly over the running water of the shower.
"But I've already seen you naked," I hear him sigh from behind the bathroom door, "Come on Trin, let me shower with you."
I scrub the hotel shampoo into my hair making it bubble up on my scalp.
"You'll just want to do dirty things, showers are meant to clean you," I retort, "Plus, you woke up before me and already took one, you don't need another."
Rinsing the bubbles from my hair I hear him sigh in defeat, "Fineeee…"
I smirk as I finish washing up. I step out of the shower after turning the water off and wrap a towel around myself. I quickly dry off and get dressed in my clothes from yesterday, minus my underwear, because… well… yeah.
When I come out of the bathroom, Jean is laying across the bed with his legs dangling off the side, his phone hovering above his face in his hands. I run and jump on him, straddling him.
He chuckles and reaches his hands up to sit at my waist, "What's up baby?"
"Hmmm, well I'm kinda hungry," I say as I lean down close to his face.
His eyes widen a fraction before he gets his signature smirk on his face, "Hungry for what?" he says as he slightly bucks his hips up into mine.
"Oh my… Jean!" I slap him playfully on the chest before getting off of him and standing next to the bed.
He laughs while he sits up and shakes his hair out of his face.
"Let's go get breakfast then," he says as he stands and grabs my hand leading us out of the room.
Once he opens the door to leave he comes to a stop suddenly and I bump into his back.
"Jean? What the hell?" I take a step back.
"Sorry sir! Should have watched where I was going," Jean laughs nervously.
"It's quite alright," a familiar voice says, "Don't worry about it."
I move Jean slightly out of the way to peak around him. My jaw drops.
"Dad?" I say incredulously.
"Trinity? What are you doing here?" he says as he looks to me and then back at Jean his face turning into a scowl.
I stand there still in shock, I can't find the words to say… he's with that damn bimbo again. She's standing next to him with her cheeks slightly flushed pink. Oh my god… oh my god… what the fuck should I do?
"We were at a concert last night sir," Jean pipes up, "I didn't want to risk driving home so late with all of the drunk drivers that would be on the road, so I got us a hotel room for the night."
My dad glares back at me and then back at Jean, "And who are you? I'd like to know the guy who is taking care of my daughter. I didn't know she has a boyfriend."
"Well, we just became boyfriend and girlfriend!" I say with slight anger, "You're never around to ask anything because you're always working or with her." I stare at Victoria next to him. She takes a step slightly behind my dad.
"Trin…" I hear Jean whisper from my side. I look up and it looks as if he is trying to get me to calm down. I sigh and shut my mouth.
"I'm Jean, Jean Kirschten," Jean holds out his hand, "It's nice to meet you, I wish it were under better circumstances, but I'm glad to meet you Mr. Clark."
My dad shakes his hand, "Please, call me Tim. It's nice to see my daughter actually has made friends this time…"
Jean looks at me with furrowed eyebrows, great… this is going to turn into story time.
"Well, if you two haven't eaten anything yet, why don't we all go get some breakfast?" my dad questions.
"Uh actually…" I begin but am cut off by Jean.
"That would be great!" he smiles, "We were just going to go get some food actually, right Trin?" he nudges me lightly.
"Yeahhhh…" I say sarcastically.
My father's lips form a thin line while he looks at me and then into a smile, "Alright then, let's go shall we?"
Surprisingly breakfast isn't totally awkward. Jean and my father are actually getting along very well. The two of them are keeping up the conversation.
I stab my fork into the scrambled eggs on my plate before shoving them in my mouth. As I'm chewing I look over and watch as my dad and Jean get all chummy. I look to Victoria and notice she was staring at me. She looks down quickly before continuing to eat.
"So…" I start, "How did you meet my dad?"
I guess I shouldn't be so cold. My father probably has been lonely without my mother being around. I feel a slight pain in my chest. I miss her so much…
"Oh, well I was assigned to be your Father's secretary," she smiles nervously at me I nod for her to continue, "The first time I met him, I knew there was something special about him." She smiles towards my father whom stopped talking with Jean. I noticed they were both paying attention to the conversation now. My dad reached over and grabbed her hand smiling back at her.
"Well, I certainly wasn't expecting her to be the best secretary, given she can be very distracting…" my dad laughs and I just stare at him blankly. He coughs then.
"Trinity," Victoria says my name grabbing my attention, "Your father told me about your mother. From what he told me she was a very wonderful woman and I can tell your father loves her very dearly."
Tears start to form in my eyes but she continues.
"I just want you to know," she reaches her open hand across the table to hold mine, "I know I could never replace your mother, and I do not wish to do so, but I care for your father very much and I hope you can see that. I would love to get to know you more."
Her words strike me hard. I was so cold towards her and I never even gave her a chance. I feel Jean's thumb brush against my cheek rubbing the tears from my face. My stomach twists then, Jean doesn't even know about my mother… I'm going to have to tell him. Not now, but later.
I clear my throat before speaking, "Thank you Victoria, I really needed to hear that. I'm sorry for my behavior when we first met, I didn't even give you a chance."
She smiles warmly, "It's okay, I understand."
I smile then and turn to my father, "I'm sorry dad…"
"It's okay sweetheart, I should apologize as well," he smiles slightly, "I haven't been home to spend time with you, I'm sorry Trinity. I hope to spend more time with you."
Jean squeezes my hand reassuringly.
My father looks to Jean, "And as for you young man, I would like to see more of you too, I need to get to know the guy who is caring for my precious daughter."
"Yes sir," Jean nods to my father.
My dad turns back to me before winking, "I like him so far, good job Trinity."
My cheeks start to turn red.
Jean goes to pull out his wallet in order to pay.
"Oh no, put that away," my father says, "It's on me."
"Thank you sir." Jean smiles politely before standing. I follow suit and stand up.
I kiss my father on the cheek, "Thank you." I whisper into his ear before hugging him tightly.
"Anything for my baby girl," he squeezes me back.
I leave the restaurant with Jean, our hands intertwined. I look up at him smiling. I don't know how I would have gotten through that without him. He squeezes my hand gently as we walk back to his car.
AUTHORS NOTE:
Ah well, well, well. I believe Jean is bringing a better side out of Trinity. I feel like her character is becoming more open, and I would love to convey that in future chapters as well. You'll start to see a lot more interaction between Trinity and her father. Maybe we will have some Eren interaction next chapter, which will be released Monday! I promise this time you guys! Aha thank you so much for reading, reviewing, favoriting, and following my story! I really appreciate the feedback! Love you guys! c: