she will be loved -- ashton irwin

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as she pulled into the drive, she was shocked to find three other cars parked. jonathon never got home from work before six, nor did kimberly. she was even more shocked to find the little black corvette parked behind the family's range rover, the one that belonged to none other than heather sutton.

hunter quickly jumped out of her car and hurried into the house, in fears that something extremely tragic had occurred. heather only came to visit three times in the past year: christmas, thanksgiving, and when their great grandmother dennie had passed away.

"hello..?" hunter asked, stepping through the doorway.

jonathon approached her and smiled. "hey, hunter, you're home! how was school?"

now she knew something was wrong. her father wasn't drunk, not even slightly tipsy. his smile was genuine, and it had been months since he'd been this kind to her.

"hi, daddy. it was good. um, is something wrong? i saw heather's car, and--"

"nothing's wrong, doll. i do have some news, so if you wanna go clean up or something then come into the family room, your mother, heather, and i will be waiting."

hunter nodded. "okay. i'll be right down."

jonathon smiled before disappearing toward the back of the house, while hunter hurried up the staircase. she tossed her backpack onto her bed and went into the washroom. she was unsure of what her father meant by this news. she brushed out her hair quickly, making sure she looked nice in case there was someone else who happened to be in their home, and checked to make sure there were no old bruises or scratches visible. she headed back down, into the family room, where she saw her parents and sister waiting.

hunter took a seat next to her sister, and her father began to speak.

"so good to have all of my girls here," he grinned, looking from kimberly, to hunter, to heather. "i'm sure you're wondering why i've made such a big deal about all of this, why i asked heather to come home and everything. well, elections are beginning soon, and, i have decided to run for senate."

"oh, wow. that's awesome, dad." heather smiled.

"but, it does affect you guys quite a bit, and that's mainly what we need to discuss."

"why?" hunter asked.

jonathon adjusted in his seat, shifting his weight from his left side to his right. "we're going to be in the public eye pretty heavily leading up to the election. you girls especially. kim and i, well, not so much. everyone would kill for a scandal involving one of jonathon sutton's teeange daughters."

"i'm gonna be away, dad, are they going to, like, follow me back to college?"

"i wouldn't put it past them."

"what should we avoid doing then?"

"avoid partying as much as possible, and drinking at all, if either of you do. you're both underage, and that could end horribly. dating is something you should probably stay away from."

"why?"

"you've seen ridiculous headlines before. first, you're seen holding hands with a boy in public, the next thing you know, you're pregnant with his illegitimate child."

"wait," heather interrupted. "i've been with cj for almost a year. i can't go out with him?"

"no, that should be okay. he's been out with all of us before, so it shouldn't be a huge deal."

hunter squirmed. she had that date with ashton on friday, and as much as she told herself she wanted to cancel it, she really didn't. "um, how soon will all of this start? like, are we going to have to start avoiding dating soon?"

"the press release about me running is going out tomorrow. so, basically, it's beginning now."

"i have a date friday, though."

jonathon hesitated before answering. "um, how important is this date to you, hunter? more important than your father's ruining reputation?"

kimberly placed a hand on jonathon's forearm. "honey, calm down. hunter knows how to act in public; she'll be fine."

he sighed. "i guess it's alright. you didn't know about all of this when it was planned, anyway. just, try to keep it lowkey, if at all possible? please don't make me regret this, hunter."

hunter nodded quickly. "you won't, daddy."

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ok so their dad was being NICE yay