"Mr. Argent?" Scott asked with wide eyes as he stepped away from Allison.
"Dad? I thought you weren't going to be home till later?" Allison asked nervously.
His eye's narrowed. "I clearly wasn't wanted. They say I take the fun out of hunting." He crossed his arms across his chest. "Hello, Scott."
Scott's eye's darted around the room to see if Chris had any weapons close by that he could use on him. When he noticed the coast was clear, he lowered his guard slightly. "I was just dropping off some homework since she had to skip today," he gulped, "Sir."
"Why did you leave school in the middle of the day when you could have brought it all over after school was over?" he questioned, clearly not taking any of their lies.
Scott decided the best thing to do was play dumb. "Oh, I didn't think of that. I'll just go back then." Scott was turning to walk away, before Chris held up his hand to stop him.
"Wait. I want to talk to the both of you."
Scott's eye's darted to Allison who was equally as scared. "Uh, I think I should be getting back sir. I will be in big trouble with my mom if she finds out I skipped."
"I think she will be okay," he said, "seeing's as you were just visiting your daughter." He turned to Allison. "And you're girlfriend."
Both teen's jaws dropped. "What?" Scott asked.
Chris rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on. Really, guys? You think that I'm that stupid. Just because everyone else hasn't put it together, doesn't mean I didn't."
"How?" asked Allison.
"Well, let's see. You "Broke up with Scott" he said while using his fingers for emphasis, "and then ten weeks later, you were thirteen weeks pregnant. Then you said you got pregnant from some one-night stand with a guy you met in a bar, which I know you would never do. Then, when she was born she looked just like Scott, and what was that last one…Oh yeah. When she was crying last night for her bottle, her eye's glowed yellow. That was a pretty big confirmation for me."
Allison was going to say anything, but before she did, Charlotte started crying.
"I'll get her," Scott told them before running out of the room and up the stairs, leaving the father and daughter to stare at each other.
"Why didn't you say anything?" She asked.
Chris sighed. "Because, unlike your mother, or aunt, or grandfather, I actually want you and Charlotte to have good lives, and I know that even though I don't like it, Scott makes them both better. Charlotte deserves to have her father and as much as it pains me to say it, I think that Scott deserves a chance to prove himself with her…and you."
Tears started to form in Allison's eyes as she heard the words she never thought would come out of her father's mouth. She ran up to him and wrapped her arms around his body.
"Thank you, Dad. You have no idea how much this means to me."
He embraced her tightly, rubbing her back to calm her. After a few moments, he heard soft footsteps coming down the stairs, but stopping near the bottom.
"You can come in Scott. I won't hurt you…yet," he said jokingly.
Scott walked down the stairs with a cranky Charlotte in his arms, who he handed to Allison. "I think she needs to be fed." Allison excused herself from the room, then walked away, still a little nervous about how the next few minutes might play out.
"So, Scott, it looks like the talk I gave you about staying away from my daughter didn't really work out, did it?"
"I-I know you told me to stay away from her, and I tried to, for her sake, but then she came to me and told me she was pregnant. I couldn't just abandon them, and I still won't now. So, threaten me all you want, but I am never leaving my family behind," he said as he seemed to gain confidence with every word.
Chris let out a small chuckle before saying, "I'm not going to hurt you. Believe it or not, I admire you. Do I like the fact that you slept with my daughter and neither of you were responsible? No. Do I like the fact that even though you are risking your life every time you see your daughter, you have made sure that you are a big part of her life? Yes. Listen, I know how hard raising a child is. I was only twenty-two when I became a father. I didn't have any money, and I was constantly risking my life to hunt down the supernatural, but I made sure to be in her life and protect her, and I commend you for making the same choice which is why I will make sure that you and your friends are protected." Chris held out his hand for Scott to shake. Scott then turned to leave the room and go to where Allison was, but Chris had one more thing to tell him.
"Oh, and Scott. If you ever think about hurting my daughter or granddaughter, well, I think you know what will happen."
Scott's smile dropped as he nodded fearfully to the man, before disappearing into the next room. Things were starting to look up for them. Sadly, it wouldn't stay that way for long, as a war was brewing, and no one was safe.