Chp 12
Melody's POV
I woke up early as always and went for a shower. After getting dressed and doing my hair and makeup, I went downstairs and as usual found my mom in the kitchen with my dad. That was odd as he was never usually here this early on Christmas mornings.
"Merry Christmas!" Mom said, smiling and giving me a tight squeeze. "Merry Christmas." I said, hugging her back and giving my dad a hug. "Tony still asleep?" She asked. I shrugged. "I don't know, probably. But he never sleeps in, he'll be up around six thirty." I said.
They raised an eyebrow at me. "And how exactly do you know this?" Dad asked with a slight smirk. I blushed deep red and mom didn't even give me a chance to explain as she said, "You don't share a bed when we aren't around, do you?"
They both laughed as my face went even hotter and I protested, waving my hands around. "Gosh, who do you think I am?" I asked, trying to get off the topic. "So my daughter is still pure." Dad said, smiling.
I wanted to die of embarrassment, and mom only made it more awkward by saying, "I wonder if Will-" she didn't carry on as she went into deep concentration. "It's possible." Dad said, shrugging. She sighed. "Oh well, he knows how to treat a lady. I would only hope he -" she started but I cut in. "Okay, can we go off the subject of whether Will's ever slept with someone."
"What?" Someone asked from the doorway, and we all looked there to see a shocked looking Will. Mom and dad burst out laughing as I rubbed my face, wishing the conversation had never happened. "But you still haven't explained how -" dad went on.
"We were talking and for some reason it came up that we are both earl birds - he mentioned that he never sleeps much later than six thirty unless he wants to or he's had a long night." I said. They smirked but just nodded. "It's true, you always here stuff happening in the kitchen around quarter to seven after he's gotten up and stuff." Will confirmed, catching onto the earlier conversation.
I smiled quietly to myself. We were all silent for a moment. "So, uh, why were we talking about whether I had ever slept with someone before?" Will asked, still very confused and embarrassed. "Oh, Mel mentioned about what time Tony usually got up and I joked around by asking if she shared a bed with him." Mom simply said.
"Oh." Will said, still embarrassed but slightly less confused. "Well?" Dad asked and will practically choked on his sip of coffee. "What? Are you serious?" He asked and they only smirked, looked at each other and shrugged.
"That - that's so wrong. That's private." He said, shuddering at the thought of our parents knowing or not. "Oh, so that is a definite yes." Mom said, just judging from him saying it was 'private'. "I didn't say that." He said, putting his hands up in surrender.
"Well when you don't won't us to know, it means you've been up to -" dad started but we both covered our ears with our hands and started making noises to declare that we really didn't want a life lesson on Christmas morning in the kitchen with our divorced parents.
There was a knock on the wooden doorframe and we all looked up to see Tony smiling. "Merry Christmas." He said, smiling at us. We all exchanged a very mumbled reply of merry Christmases and he came over, giving me a hug. He unwounded his arm from my waist as he went to pour himself some coffee.
"So what time the others getting here?" Will asked taking one of the muffins on the table and starting to eat it. I opted for an apple and put it aside for when I was finished with my coffee. "Soon, probably half an hours time." Mom said, smiling.
Mom, Dad and Will started a conversation so I turned to talk to Will. He put a hand on the small of his back, pulling we close to him. He smiled and said, "Merry Christmas." I smiled and kissed his cheek. "Want to go sit on the couch?" I asked, playing with the tassel on his hoodie.
He opened his mouth to answer but his phone started to ring in his front pocket. I felt it against my leg. He took out his phone and frowned down at it for a few moments. "Tony, answer it." I said, wondering why he was just letting it ring. He pressed the green phone and left the room.
Will seemed to have noticed it but was asked something by dad and answered. I sighed, taking my mug and apple with me to the lounge to go sit on my own with no cuddle buddy. I saw him standing outside and talking on his phone. I wondered why he looked so disgruntled.
~ Tony's POV ~
I answered the phone, leaving the room. I went outside and asked, "Dad?" I couldn't believe he was phoning. "Tony! Merry Christmas. Where are you?" He asked. I frowned.
"I came all this way from England to see my son at Christmas time and you aren't even here." He said. I furrowed my eyebrows. "I'm at my girlfriends place in Boston." I said, then thought it over again. "Wait, so you haven't spoken to me since my birthday six months ago, and all of a sudden you come down for Christmas to surprise me?" I clarified.
He sighed. "Tony, I wish I could talk more often but I'm just too busy." He said. "Oh yeah, I forgot that you work too much to never call or text or email." I said, rolling my eyes. "You know I work very long hours, Tony. You know I'm not always going to be available." He said.
"And what is this about a girlfriend? Anyone I know?" He asked. "No, you don't know her." Is all I said. "But what was so important that you came down here?" I asked. There was a pause of silence.
"I've met someone." He said, making me raise an eyebrow. "And I proposed to her, and she wants to marry me. So I want you to meet my soon to be wife." I didn't know what to say. "Wait, you're getting married?" I asked, struggling to process it.
"Yes, and I would love if we could arrange to meet up. Maybe I fly you here to Maine or we can fly to you and -" he started but I stopped him. "Hey, I'm a guest at my girlfriends parents place and it is Christmas Day." I pointed out.
He was silent for a moment. "Well it would be nice to meet your girlfriend so we'll fly up there for the day. Possibly tomorrow, so I'm expecting you to send the address. We'll see you then." He said, hanging up before giving me a chance to say no.
I opened my mouth, listening to the beeps signally he was no longer there. I sighed and rubbed my eyes. I went back inside and joined Mel on the couch. "Uh, my dad is coming around tomorrow with his fiancé." I said, still shocked.
She looked at me and nodded. "Okay, that's fine." She said, smiling. "No, it isn't." I said, shaking my head. She raises an eyebrow as I said, "Guests aren't allowed guests. He can't come. I mean, what is going to happen? I've never met her, I don't know if your parents are fine with it, and -" I carried on bug she cut me off by cupping my cheek and leaning in, distracting me by kissing me.
"Tony, stop overthinking. It's dangerous." She said, chuckling. I sighed, still feeling uneasy about it. "If it makes you feel better." She said, then held up a finger and called her mom. "Mom, Tony's dad is coming to see him tomorrow." She said.
Her mom grinned and said, "Oh, that would be so lovely." She went back in the kitchen and Mel smirked at me. "Tony, you just need to get it off your mind. You and overthinking looks very dangerous." She said. I chuckled and said, "What do you have in mind?"
She rolled her eyes with a smile as I laughed. I cupped her cheek anyway and kissed her. She smiled against my lips and kissed back. Definitely the perfect distraction.
~ Next Day ~
I let out a sigh as Mel hugged me from behind. "Relax, Tony." She instructed, chucking in my ear and making me shiver in delight. I pulled her around me so she was standing in front of me. I cupped her face and kissed her softly, hoping it will ease me, and it did.
She put her hand over mine and when we pulled away, she smiled up at me. "Why are you so nervous? He's just your dad." I shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I'm so used to never seeing him much that the fact he came to see me just feels awkward. She nodded.
We looked up as Sheila came back in and gave a smile. I moved my hands and rested my one on the small of her back, us standing side by side. "Hey, here someone comes now." She said, looking out the window.
Will appeared and looked out the window with us. "Oh my gosh, is that a Shelby cobra?" Will asked, staring at the car in awe. I sighed and nodded. I let out a strangled choke when my dad opened the door for the lady.
"You never mentioned you had a sister." Will said, staring at the young lady. "I don't, that's his fiancé." I said rubbing my eyes as I couldn't believe he was getting married to a girl that he was around three times older than.
The silence fell for a second. "Tony, are you going to go say hello?" Mel asked, pushing me in the direction of the door. I hesitated as I reached for the door handle. I opened the door and stood in the doorway, watching as the came our way.
"Tony! I can't believe it's been six months!" My dad said grinning as he came forward. He shook my hand and I shook the young lady's hand. We let them in as it was cold outside, and we went to the lounge.
My dad and I didn't look very similar, as I had taken more after my mom, but we still had the same average height, but I had brown hair and his was greyed terribly.
"Uh, dad. This is my girlfriend Melody, my friend Will and there mom Sheila." I said, gesturing to the others who were all smiling. The lady and him shook their hands. "Nice to meet you, I'm Bryan and this is my fiancé Crystal." He said, gesturing to the lady at his side.
She shook their hands than turned to me. "Oh, Tony! So lovely to finally meet you." She said, coming and giving me a tight hug. I awkwardly hugged her back and have a polite, slightly weirded out smile.
"Can I get you two anything to drink?" Sheila offered. They both asked for coffee and she went off to make. Will went with his mom and Mel decided to sit down next to me. "Melody, what a lovely name." My dad mused, trying to be charming as always.
"Thank you." She said, chuckling. "How is university?" He asked me. "It's good." I said, feeling really awkward. He made small talk for a while until Sheila came with their coffees. "Hey Mel, can you come help me with something?" She asked.
And now I was alone with the two. "So as I mentioned yesterday we are getting married." My dad said. I nodded. "I am so excited for the wedding, it's going to be in England." She said, grinning.
They both carried on talking about the wedding that was all planned that when were having in apparently two months time. "Okay, I'm sorry but this is very awkward." I blurted out, running a hand through my hair.
They both frowned. "How so?" She asked. I looked at them. "You are like three times older than her." I said to my dad. "And I didn't even know you existed till yesterday." I said to her. "And, I'm sorry. But this is just - it's uncomfortable." I said, letting out what I was feeling.
They were both silent for a moment. "Tony, I know this is probably a little differ et because you never grew up with a mom-" she started but I scoffed. "Mom? You want me to all you mom when you are only five to ten years older than me?" I asked, shocked.
She looked at my dad. "Tony." He said, in a wary tone. I looked at him. "You didn't grow up with a mom, Tony. I understand if having a mom feels very weird and different but you'll get used to it." He said.
I rubbed my eyes. "Dad, I haven't seen you in six months and suddenly we are extremely close, you aren't busy and you are engaged." I said, that being one of the main things bothering me.
"Tony, you aren't a little kid anymore. I can't always check up on you every day. Hell, you're probably not even a virgin anymore." He said, throwing up his hands. "Okay that's none of your business, and I know you can't always check up on me. I don't want you to. But you can at least say hi once month." I shot back.
"Okay, I think we should maybe just take a deep breath." Crystal suggested, looking a little intimidated. Dad nodded and she rested her hand on her leg. Everything after that felt so awkward. What was I supposed to do?