They make it to the stadium where the playoffs are being held. "Stella, I am so sorry." Sara apologizes.
"I'm not mad at the kids. I'm pissed at Brad, though." Stella tells Sara as they are finding their seats.
"Honey, he did give you that car." she tells her. "I know, but I would rather be spending my birthday doing what I like." Stella points out.
"You guys got enough candy? Remember, you can have anything you want, 'cause it's Christmas." Brad tells Dylan and Megan.
"No, it isn't. It's not Christmas, kids." Sara reminds them.
"All right, here we are." Brad says as they got to their front row seats.
"Sick! We're this close?" Dylan asks as he gets to his seat. "Yeah. Pretty good right?" Brad asks.
"Stella, Megan, you two sit right there." Brad instructs as the two Mayron sisters sit down, with Stella being in between Dylan and Megan.
"And, Dusty, I'm so sorry. Yeah. I could only get five in a row. I couldn't get six." Brad apologizes, not being the slightest bit sorry. "So you're across the aisle, next to that gentleman." he points out to an older, beefier guy, who looks a little surly.
"Look! There's Kobe! It's him! He's right there!" Dylan points out to Kobe Bryant, who is practicing for the playoffs.
Stella unlocks her phone to take a picture. Oh, yeah. She is never gonna let Shawn live this down.
"Thank you, Brad, this is the best present I've ever gotten." Dylan thanks Brad before hugging him.
"You are so welcome. I'm glad to hear it's the best present you've ever got!" Brad replies, directing that last part to Dusty.
"How much did these seats cost?" Sara asks. "Not too much." Brad brushes off.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a big welcome to all the kids from Hearts of Courage." the announcer says over the PA.
"Whoo! Hearts of Courage kids! Proud of you, you're all miracles!" Brad yells out. "Whoo! I love kids!"
"All right, honey. That's plenty." Sara tries to calm Brad down, but he doesn't falter in the slightest. "I just get excited when I'm with my family!"
"Dusty! Dusty Mayron!" a man calls out Stella's dad. The teenage girl squints her eyes before they widen in realization. "Oh, my God. That's the strength and conditioning coach for the Lakers."
She might have picked up a thing or two from being around Ryan and Shawn.
"Marco? Hey! What's up, man? Are you coaching now?" Dusty greets the man. "Yeah, I'm the new strength and conditioning coach." he responds, fact checking Stella's claims.
"Hey, I played ball with him in Italy." Dusty explains. "This is my family. My little guy, Dylan." Dusty points out his only son. "He's the biggest Kobe fan in the world."
"Really?" Marco asks Dylan, who nods excitedly. "Come on down. I'll introduce you." he tells him.
That definitely made Dylan's day.
Then Marco invites the whole family to meet Kobe Bryant.
"This is my oldest daughter, Stella. It's her birthday today. She turned 17." Dusty introduces as Stella jumps over the barricade and helps Dylan over it as well.
"Well, then, happy birthday." Marco tells Stella. "Thanks." she replies.
"And this is my little girl, Megan." Dusty introduces as he helps Megan over the barricade. "She just invited me to her first Daddy-Daughter Dance."
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Daddy Issues (DADDY'S HOME//OCxOC)
Fiksi PenggemarStella Mayron felt like she had to grow up real quickly after her dad abandoned her, leaving her and her mom to raise her two younger siblings. It definitely took some time to adjust to her getting used to her step-dad, Brad. One day, out of the blu...
