Step - Father

|Chapter 7 - Secrets|

At cheer practice

"Where is he?" Layla asked. Looking around for Daryl.

"I don't know maybe he's running late," I say trying to take my mind off of him for a minute.

After waiting for 5 minutes we hadn't seen Daryl, we just got ready for practice. As I was being lifted in the air for a stunt that's when I spotted him he was just getting out of his car. After I was tossed up I did my flip and was put safely back to the ground safely.

"Alright let's take a break," The cheer captain said.

I quickly ran across the track and made my way to Daryl.

"Hey, can we talk? I say leading him under the bleachers where no one can see us.

"Why'd you drag me under here?" Daryl
asked.

"Listen Daryl we need to talk about how you grabbed my thigh and about that kiss." I say

"Okay what about it?" Daryl says sounding almost annoyed that I mentioned it.

"Why are you still just acting like it never happened!?" I say pissed.

"Because Liv, it shouldn't have happened, me grabbing your thigh and kissing you." He says explaining to me, but I just get more pissed off than I already was.

"Well it did! And I can't sit back and pretend it didn't happen!" I through my hands in the air and begun to walk off but then suddenly Daryl grabbed my wrist and pulled me back towards him.

"Listen I'm pretending like it never happened because,..." As he was saying this be than became to a stop mid sentence and slowly started moving his way toward my ear and then he continued his sentence. "the more I think about it the more I want to bend you over and pound you so hard you'll be begging me to stop. "And seeing you in that uniform is driving me wild."

That sentence alone sent the butterflies in my stomach wild.

After cheer practice

Daryl and I finished our conversation I went back to everyone and we finished practice a little while later, Daryl and I made our way back home, I got out of the car and ran inside upstairs to my room I got changed out of my cheer uniform. And headed back downstairs.

I saw Daryl sitting on the sofa watching TV I went and sat beside him.

"What's for dinner?" I asked him

"I don't really I haven't thought about it." He says looking at me.

"So let's talk birthday dinner? What do you want for dinner for your birthday tomorrow huh?" He asked.

"Hmm. I haven't thought about it either." I laughed looking over at Daryl who is smiling.

"How about.....", "my surprise special?" Daryl says.

"You mean when you only go full on chef O'neal?" "You on do that on special occasions," I say.

"Your birthday is a special occasion, it was the day you were born." He says looking over at me.

"Yeah I guess your right." I say smiling with my head down

"Hey, I'm home!" Mom says walking inside.

"Oh why don't you look at that you guys are watching TV together." Mom says happily.

"We always watch TV together." I say

"Yeah when it's all three of us" she says "but now it's just you too it's so sweet."

"If you say so" I say.

"So what's for dinner?" mom asks Daryl.

"I don't I was thinking well just door dash or get pizza I have nothing in mind." Daryl says.

"Fine by me" I say.

"Olivia come order I'm gonna go change." Mom says making her way upstairs.

15 minutes went by and then we heard a knock Daryl got up to answer it, he retrieved the food and we ate. After eating I went to lay on the couch to watch TV a little more but ended up falling asleep.

I woke up at 5 am I got up looked around and noticed that I was in my room. I got up and went downstairs for a glass of water but got interrupted by the sound of mom on the phone.

"Okay sir bye." Mom hangs up the phone and sighs.

"Work isn't I thought you were supposed to be off today." I say

"Yeah but they need me." Mom says.

"Mom it's my birthday!" I raise my voice.

" I know that honey, but I need this job."

"Just tell them that you can't be there." I say.

"I can't do that. I already said that I was coming in." She says.

"Just like you couldn't tell them that your daughter was sick and upset!" "You couldn't even be there for me you had Daryl do it!" "I needed you that day mom like I need you every day but your never here!" I say yelling at her.

"I'm always here for you honey and you know that" she says defending herself.

"No! Mom! Your never here for me it's always Daryl!" "Your my biological mother your supposed to be here when I need you but your not!"

"I honestly don't even care if your here for dinner tonight mom since you care about your job more than you care about me!"

I ran back upstairs and into my room I slammed the door and started sobbing into my pillow.

A few minutes later I heard a knock on my door.

"Go away!" I shouted.

"Liv it's me can I come in?" Daryl says opening up the door and letting himself in.

"I heard you and your mom arguing earlier," "you should apologize you know."

"Why are you taking her side!?" I say.

"I'm not taking anyone's side," "what I'm saying is you should apologize because she works hard you know," "yeah she's never around any more but you got to at least try to understand where she's coming from."

"I guess your right I'll go apologize may I use your car?" I ask.

"Sure my keys are on the hook." Daryl says.

I thank Daryl and make my way back downstairs I grab the keys off the hook and make my way to moms job.

"Hi, what can I do for you sweetheart?" The lady at the front desk says.

"Um, yeah I'm looking for Mrs. O'neal," I say smiling.

"Yeah she's on the 8th floor," the receptionist says.

I thank her and make my way up to the 8th floor I walk all the way down the hall until I spot a door, I knock on it but no one answers I then walk in.

"Hello?" I say.

"This must be here office" I say to myself.

I then see another door. I walk up to and was about to knock when I heard moaning.

"Why does it always have to be in a room! I say to myself. I open the door slightly and peek in. When I spotted my mom on top of a man and moaning like crazy.

I close the door quietly and make my way to the trash can by her desk I barf in it.

"A sight I never wanted to see." I say to myself.

As I made my way back to the lobby I told the lady thanks and made my way back home I decided not to tell Daryl what I saw.

Instead I decided that I was gonna take things further between Daryl and I now that mom was cheating I wouldn't feel bad about what happens or what happened between Daryl and I.

End of chapter seven