Sinners and Saints

Chapter 36

"Surprise? May I come in?" the person at the door asks me. 

I continue to stare at this person in shock, silence taking over me. 

I close my eyes hoping this person will go away. 

My eyes pop open though at the sound of my dad's voice. 

Sounds like he just came back home using the back door. 

"London? I'm home. Where are you?" I start to panic not wanting father to see who's at the door but my body is still in shock that I can't even process words. 

Hearing his footsteps approach me I turn around to tell him to just go up to his room but by the look on his face I was too late. 

"What the hell are you doing here?!" he exclaims. 

"Alex, is that really how you're gonna greet me after all these years?" my mother questions. 

"Yes. Now get out of my house." he replies. 

"I don't think so." she grins and waltz into the foyer. 

"London, sweetheart. It's so good to see you." she extends her arms to try to hug me but I back away from her quickly. 

"Don't take another step near her!" Dad instructs her.

 "Okay. So I'm starting to see that you all are not thrilled to see me. My feelings are hurt. Can't we just sit and catch up?" she asks. 

Dad and I exchange a grimace. 

"I don't want to see you. Please leave." I finally speak up. 

A flash of hurt is seen on her face but it is quickly replaced by a cocky smile. 

"Well, I must admit I did just spring up on you all so you need some time to get used to the idea of me being in New York again.. However, London I had been sending you presents hoping you would realize it was me. I'll swing by some other time this week." she says waiting for a reply from us. 

After receiving none she walks out the door shouting out "Toodles!" 

Once the door closes dad immediately rushes over to me pulling me into his arms.

 "I'm so sorry I wasn't here when she first showed up!" he whispers. 

"It's fine. I just, I just..." I trail off. 

"I know." he tells me. 

"Go to sleep, we can discuss this in the morning." dad voices. 

Shaking my head I head upstairs.

The next morning dad and I ate breakfast together for the first time in forever so that we could discuss our game plan for my mother. 

We both decide we would ignore any calls, texts, or visits from her until the both of us were ready to talk to her. 

If she continues to bother us after us telling her to stop, dad would file a restraining order. 

I want to be happy that she's here and hear why she had left all those years but now that I've actually seen her all of my previous feelings of resentment have come back. 

She had years to come back to us and explain why she left.

 But she didn't. 

I now know how Chuck felt with his mother and feel incredibly guilty for my overstepping.

 However, that still doesn't excuse the way he treated me. 

Another thing to consider though is how well Chuck and Serena's parents returning went.