Roman's daughter

Chapter 11

Quick a/n note: this chapter means a lot to me and you should really expect the good stuff. No spoilers read to find out! Love y'all ----TORI 💋💚

Chapter 11
" I'm sorry what?" Did I hear him right? "I'm not gay" he chuckled. I chuckled in a fake way and broke it with anger. "You mean, I came here, almost stepped on a dead rat and walked for at least 15-30 minutes for this? Are you out of your gosh darn mind" I almost said damn, which had a big fat snitch mark all over it. "It seems that way. Come on let's go back in" grumbling angrily I followed behind him. "Adrian guess what" I started off. Adrian chuckled like Ryan did. Why did I feel like I was in the middle of a joke that everyone knew about, except me. "Well, Ryan's not gay and we played you to see how you'd react" Ryan and Adrian gave each other high fives. "Are you two crazy!" I practically yelled at them. They were crazy! This was the worst neighborhood in all of Tampa. There were murders and gun shots everyday. They brought me here to this place just for a prank?! "No! Jazz, what you did showed courage. You loved Ryan enough to come and talk him out of this and come home; where he would be safe. You're the bravest girl I know. You came to this neighborhood, the worst in Tampa, but because you had the heart to come, we'll give you this" Adrian trailed off and Ryan went behind the couch and pulled out a pink shopping bag. "Here little sis-" Ryan said. "-well open it!" Adrian cut him off. I shrugged and pulled out a small box. There were more gifts, but the small one caught me eye. I opened the box and found the prettiest Betsy Johnson watch. I gasped. "It's beautiful thank you guys so much!" I gave them both bear hugs. "Open the others" Ryan persuaded. I seriously couldn't have anything better than this. I knew, even though my brothers got on my nerves, I knew they'd always be here for me and I was always there for them. I loved them so much. "I pulled out a Betsy Johnson clutch purse. It was in the shape of a bow. The backsplash was black and the bow had all different color sparkles on it. "Do you like it?" I nodded. I felt tears coming. I blinked them back they were happy tears. "Guys, you are the best brothers ever! I swear" I exclaimed. They chuckled. "Open the last one... Without interruptions" Adrian complained. "Ok ok" I said. I pulled out the box. It was big but not too big. I opened it and found a Betsy Johnson backpack. It was black pink and white. The bow was big and pink, the top part was white and the background was black. It was the prettiest backpack I'd ever seen. "Open it!" Ryan smiled. I opened the top part and found tickets to Tampa's best water park. It was two. "We all have one. We bought 6, us our girlfriends and whoever you want to invite can go" Adrian told me. Who should I invite. My friend, Lilly, doesn't like water or anything to do with it. Speaking of Lilly, I needed to text her. Lilly knew dad. She hadn't told anyone my secret. No one at school knew but her and now Jacob and Jason. I knew they wouldn't tell. I payed Jason with a trip to a teen bar and a unforgettable trip to jail. Who should I take. I wanted to take Jacob, but I wanted Steven there too. Enough, Jacob is your boyfriend, not Steven. You're taking Jacob, no matter how much Steven would look good without a shirt on. I swooned which caused Adrian and Ryan to laugh. "Who are you taking?" Asked Ryan. Jacob. I'm taking Jacob. "Daddy or jail bird!" Adrian mocked. I rolled my eyes playfully. "Haha very funny" Ryan walked to the fridge. "Follow your heart, sis. Choose whoever you want before Friday." He poured some juice and he grabbed a water bottle. "Juice?" He asked. This was no time for juice. This was not a time for a beverage. "Yes please" Adrian took the drink and took a sip. "My favorite, Apple" I took out my phone. "Can we go now, I'm missing the last of Empire" I said. Adrian rolled his eyes. "There's nothing good about that show" um, what was wrong with that sentence he just criticized Empire! "Empire is good, and Cookie knows what to do with the haters" I smiled. We walked out together all of us. As we began walking, I began thinking. "Hey Ryan, who's house was that?" I asked eyebrows raised. "Mitchell's. That was my friend from school. He's in bio with me" oh. Mitchell needed a new house in a new area. I'm just sayin. We were five minutes from the house when my phone buzzed. It was a text from dad : WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?! I excelled and rolled my eyes. I replied: On r way home. I was thinking about who to invite. Should I even go to that? Maybe I could invite Bry instead. Then it hit me, the most wonderful idea that a three year old could've came up with. Let Jacob buy a ticket. Steven was already coming to dinner. He could meet everyone and at least make an impression. I could invite Jacob to dinner too. He hadn't met dad properly, but what if someone says something about our nicknames. Jacob would be crushed. I don't know what to do. At a time like this I needed mom to help me. Mom, I need you. I hope you can hear me and I hope that you can forgive me. I need help. I don't know what to do. It's like I'm trapped inside of a box and I can't escape. Please help me. I miss you so much. I had done it. I talked to mom. I began to cry. Ryan and Adrian wrapped their arms around me. "Jazzy what's wrong?"Adrian asked me. I couldn't stop the tears. They just kept falling, like rain during a hurricane. "I miss mom so much and I need her now. I can't get over the fact that she's gone all because of that sick bastard that I might call father-in- law one day. I just talked to her. I need help but I don't know what to do" I cried. It was silent and Adrian and Ryan were giving me a hug. I was still crying, but softer. "Jazz, I'm so sorry you feel that way." Ryan finally said. He could say whatever he wanted, but mom was never coming back. I wish she had another chance. I needed more than a picture. I needed to hear her soft, sweet voice. I wanted to laugh with her and I wanted her to see me get married, see her grandkids. "It doesn't matter. She's never coming back and I need to get over it" I said. I didn't mean to say that; not like that. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that" I added. Ryan gave me a hug. "It's ok Jazz. I know what you're feeling" and there was another lie! Ryan had no idea how I felt because he and mom weren't close like I was to her. "No you don't. You have a dad to help you with your boy problems, but when I have a girl problem, where do I go? So no, you have no idea how I feel" Ryan sighed. My phone buzzed. iMessage from Lilly: Omg! Guess who asked me to go on a movie date with him!! 😻🙊 I sighed. I didn't feel like talking about boys right now. Not to Lilly. She replied very fast almost as if she were waiting on me to respond. "Mathew Scotts". I smiled. "Congrats lil, but I have to go" I pressed the power button and slid my phone in my back pocket. "Does dad know?" I asked. If dad didn't know, it might be hard trying to tell him that Ryan was in fact, not gay. "Yeah" Ryan said. Lilly had a date, Ryan wasn't gay, was this world working in my favor or what?! Nope. It's not. Even though all of that happened, you still don't have a loving and caring mom. My mood dropped. Just that one thought I had said to myself. I will not cry, I will not cry, I repeated in my head. I'd cried quite enough today. So far and it's not even 12:00 yet, I have cried 244 times! I laughed at the dialogue from SpongeBob. "What's so funny?" Ryan asked chuckling. "I was thinking about how much I'd cried today. It was a lot" I told them. It was maybe I was having hormone problems. My tears were needed and I hadn't felt this good since mom was here. Or even since I met Steven. Ugh, there he was again. Steven, the salvation of my joy. My rock.... My burden. Was I doing the right thing? Letting him come to Tampa to meet my family. Since he was coming tomorrow, dad moved the dinner to tomorrow night. Steven had a plane ticket for 8 am. That was enough time to prepare everything. I'd thought about inviting Jacob, but I don't know. I mean it was too risky. Like what if they told Jacob about our 'nicknames' for each other. I'd look like a horrible girlfriend. But, I was really psyched to find out who Ryan and Jacob's girlfriends were. I bet in a heartbeat that Adrian was bringing Andrea. I don't know why but I didn't like or trust her. Ryan, now I had no idea who he was bringing. But she needed to have one thing in common with me: loving Ryan. We finally made it to the house. But instead of seeing dad watching tv, we saw dad, making out with a girl. My eyes widened. "Whoa" I whispered. Adrian was laughing and pulled out his phone. He put it on the record button, and it began recording. I true getting the phone back from Adrian, but since I was so short, I couldn't reach it. "Adrian stop!" I whispered to him. Ryan helped me and grabbed Adrian's phone. "Dude. Chill" Ryan said to Adrian. The door was still open and since Adrian couldn't take seeing the scene, he slammed it. I hit him. "Nice work, genius" he looked down on me. "Hey in five minutes that would've been porn. Just like you saw in my room" now that they were finished kissing, I could get a clear view of the girl. Us kids all gasped. "Summer Rae?" I questioned. She smiled slightly. "Hi, um I'm gonna go. I'll see you tomorrow at dinner" she stated before getting up and walking out. My attention was back on dad. "Dad, how did you get a girl like that?" Adrian asked dad smiling. He went in for a high five. Leave it to Adrian to talk about a girl. Well, tonight had been good, but it could've been better if my dad wasn't making out with a girl! Ryan and I had the same facia expression. "Well, dad. I see you took mom's advice on moving on. Well good night I guess" Ryan finally stated after 5 long and silent minutes. "Hey I'll follow you" I stated. I followed Ryan up the stairs, and walked into my room. I closed the door behind me. "I must not get mad, I must not get....... Pissed that my dad has a new girlfriend that we didn't know about. I'm not mad" I whispered loudly for me to hear. It was great that dad was moving on, and I was really happy for him, but he could've told me. He told me everything. I put my Betsy Johnson items on my dresser. I decided to take a shower. I grabbed some underwater and my pjs and headed for the bathroom. I set my clothes on the counter and looked down. My eyes opened wide when I saw the paper. I picked it up from the empty trash can, and unwrinkled it. I placed my hand over my mouth and let tears fall. It was a divorce paper. I think my heart smashed into a million pieces. My and dad had signed it the day before her death. I would go see dad on Saturday and Sunday's and I would live with mom. Ryan and Adrian would've lived with dad. I ran the water and read the rest of the note. I wondered if I should show my brothers. I nodded. Dad couldn't find out. And when mom said for dad to move on, he had no choice. He had to. Mom was gonna die and they had gotten a divorce. This was all making sense. Now I wondered if Seth actually killed mom, or did she do it on her own. I was thinking. Mom and dad had no arguments or fights. Why would they get a divorce. Dad was a WWE superstar, and with all those women he meets, he probably was flirting or having affairs but that didn't seem like something dad would do. I got out of the shower and put on my clothes. I walked out with the paper folded. I knocked on the door and waited for it to open. It did by Adrian. "Yes?" He asked rudely. "We need to talk" I finally stated. Whatever he was doing could wait. This was more important. "I'm talking to Andrea. Go away!" He said. Andrea. Ugh I hated hearing her name. I didn't like her. "But-" "no go talk to Steven" he commanded. I rolled my eyes. "But-" I repeated again. Andrea could wait. She wasn't that important. "Go suck Steven's dick" he stated rudely before closing the door. I stayed a few seconds later to hear what they were talking about. No it's not wrong, all the times Adrian and Ryan have listened to my conversations with Lilly. "Sorry babe, my little sister was being annoying, what were you saying?" He asked. I gasped. Annoying?! This was way more important than that bitch he calls a girlfriend. This was about our family and no girl can change that. "Hey no worries, but anyway, I'm so excited for tomorrow night!" She exclaimed. I walked away with my head down. When I reached my room I put the note at the bottom of my drawer and walked downstairs. I plopped on the couch by Ryan. "Would you ever choose a girl over me?" I asked. He tapped his chin and smiled. "Of course not little sis" he was such a better brother than Adrian. "Good to know you wouldn't" I said irritated. "Is it Andrea and Adrian?" He asked eyebrows raised. I nodded feeling slightly embarrassed. Adrian was my brother. I should be happy he found a girl. "I know he kicked me out of the room to talk to her." He turned his head to the tv. America's best water parks. "I love this show" I stated while grabbing some popcorn. "Ryan, I found something in the bathroom" I stated. He didn't speak. Was he ignoring me? I looked up to find a sleep Ryan. I giggled and took out my phone to take a pic. I gave him a kiss of the cheek and walked upstairs to go to bed. It was 11:30 pm and I was so tired. I went by Adrian's room and sure enough he was still talking to the bitch. Tomorrow I would finally meet her.
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After a long 3 hours of shopping at the mall with Lilly, I was finally home. I had gotten a cute dress and burned and gained calories. Lilly saw Mathew and bailed on me, so I called Ryan to pick me up. It took him fifth teen minutes to get there and in that time I had talked to Steven and drunk a strawberry banana smoothie. When Adrian finally arrived, I had 30 minutes to get ready. I decided to invite Jacob anyway. I figured that he was still my boyfriend, and he needed to meet my parents and family. In a way that they aren't trying to take me away from him. We drove home and I hurried to the bathroom. After washing my hair and showering, I was clean enough. The guests were coming over for dinner. Dad had cooked some fancy dinner. I put on my red dress with sequins and sparkles. I had my matching red heels to go with it. I was debating on whether or not to wear them. I mean, I was at my house, it shouldn't matter. But I decided to wear them. At 6:30 Steven texted me. "Hey mama, I'm coming a few minutes earlier. We gotta talk" I smiled. I wonder what it could be about. Our relationship, was he moving here, or did he want to make us official? I rolled my eyes. You must not flirt with Steven, Jacob is here, my conscious reminded me. You and Steven aren't dating just friends. Your heart belongs to Jacob. Jacob has been your crush since forever. Steven would go back to Dallas and forget about me, that's how it should be. I typed back ok and that I had to tell him something too. This dinner was now or never and I was scared but right now, it was now.