When you realise

28. Hunter's Worry

Eliana told me on the phone the other night that she ran into my dad, I really hope he did not say anything to her to pressure her or even scare her off. I guess that is what bought me to my parent's house this morning.

I walked straight into my parent's house, it has always been like that I never knock, I have never felt the need to knock, I grew up in this home, it will always feel like my home to me.

"Mom, Dad, where are you guys" my mum walked out of the kitchen with an apron on, sometimes I think that she is never happy unless she is cooking.

"Hi baby" she said while walking over to me to kiss my cheek.

"mmm mom what is that smell" I asked while taking a deep breath and kissing her cheek back.

"Breakfast, well more like brunch, ever since your father has semi-retired, he is home more and sleeping later, I think he needs a hobby, maybe he needs to go back to work full time" she said while looking at the clock on the wall as we walked into the kitchen.

My dad was sitting at the table reading a newspaper "You know old man, you don't need newspapers anymore, you can read all that stuff on your phone" I said while patting him on the back and taking the seat next to him on his right, he was always head of the table and my mother always at his left.

My dad just rolled his eyes at me before replying "it's not the same experience, you need to be able to touch it, feel it, hold it, smell it" he was rambling on.

"Dad it's a newspaper" I said scrunching my nose at him, he made it sound like he was making love to a woman.

He looked up at and folded the newspaper and put it beside his plate as mom put the plate of bacon and eggs in front of him, she then put a plate in front of me as well, even though I am not hungry, it does look good, just a little won't hurt.

"So, what brings you here" my dad asked me.

"Do I need a reason to visit my parents" I asked him taking another mouthful of food to my mouth.

"No, you don't, but you usually do have a reason" he replied

"Fine, I'm here to find out what you said to Eliana the other day when you ran into her in a café" I questioned.

"So, you are trying with her, how is it going" he asked

"Please dad, I'm trying to figure out what to do, sometimes I think we are getting somewhere but she still refuses to see me, I just want to know if she said anything to you, do I have a chance" I asked him sounding a little bit desperate.

My father finished off his breakfast and put his knife and fork down, he looked at my mother who was also finished and as she got up to pick up our plates, he thanked her and looked back at me.

"You know, you can not discover everything in a newspaper" he said as he sat back in his chair and put his hand on the newspaper. "For example, when you search a name on a computer all different kinds of things come up, like someone owning hotels and whatever else and being in Forbes magazine".

I looked up at my mother after he said that and she looked guilty, she had always said Eliana was after my money, but at the time none of us knew what she had. My mother put the last plate in the dishwasher then excused herself. I looked at my dad after she had left in a questioning way.

"I told your mom about seeing Eliana at the café and how she was some sort of famous person in her college and how Forbes has her as a big hot shot, so we looked her up, I guess you could say your mother feels...." He trailed off looking for the right word.

"embarrassed, guilty, sorry" I shot off a few words to help him out.

"I guess you could say that" he replied. "She is one amazing woman that is for sure, how come you didn't tell us who she was" he asked.