After the Fall

More Talks Given (MHMMMM)

Mad

Angry

Strides

No one even tries to talk or greet Amberlee as she makes her mad angry strides down the hallway, her holding a angry grimace on her face, her eyes bloodshot and wide with her anger. She cannot believe this, she thought that she had a understanding with Lucas when she talked to him.

Apparently not.

Lucas goes to put down on the containers down in front of the chair that he pulled up, him looking towards the door, Amberlee making her way inside of the door. "Hey Angel I got ricotta this time." Amberlee glares at him while going to close and lock the door, her going to stand in front of the desk and cross her arms. "What's going on?" He questions concerned.

"I thought we had a understanding Dad." Amberlee says.

"What?"

"Telling Amir to keep watch on me?! About some dumb punk head!" Amberlee says.

Lucas sighs a little bit. "Don't get mad at Amir."

"I am mad at Amir!" Amberlee throws her hands up while laughing sarcastically. "I'm mad at him! And I'm mad at you Dad! You asked me if everything was fine and I told you that I would have everything handled. So what I'm just this spoiled little girl that will never get by on her own? I'm just incompetent without any independence, is that what I am to you?"

"Of course not Angel." Lucas tells her.

"Then why do you keep doing this to me Dad?!" Amberlee questions in a begging manner. "I don't...I don't get it."

"It's not you Angel it's him." Lucas says. "There are things that I see that you probably don't even see. And when I see those things guess what? I'm going to do something about it."

"So what if he is?!" Amberlee throws her hands up in surrender. "That is something I can handle Dad! Why don't you believe that?"

"I do." Lucas says.

"Then why won't you let me?!"

"Because I'm your Dad."

Amberlee just looks at him, her just going to slowly shake her head. "So what that's it? That's the only reason Dad?"

"It is." Lucas nods. "You know why I get overprotective Angel you know this. You wanted to know about our past now you know. So now you understand why I am so don cold on protecting you! On protecting your mother!"

"I get that Dad and I'm not condemning that! Not ever!" Amberlee says. "I'm just asking for you to believe in me! Trust me! Why won't you do that?!"

Lucas sighs a little bit while closing his eyes. "That is not what I am trying to do Angel. Understand where I am coming from."

"No Dad understand where I am coming from!" Amberlee says while pointing at herself.

"Okay why are you so upset to the fact I am looking out for you?" Lucas questions. "Why do you want me and Amir to take distance when it comes to you and this kid huh?"

Amberlee is taken aback. "So what you think I like the guy? What you think I'm about to go the whole nine yards with him and start popping babies out of me?" Amberlee questions. "You think I'm trying to distance you all from us to get with him?"

"You never had a problem with me talking to other boys to back off." Lucas says.

"Because I wasn't in high school Dad!" Amberlee exclaims.

"Lower your tone with me." Lucas states firmly.

Amberlee just clenches her jaw while looking at him, her going to take a shaky breath while closing her eyes. "I want to start a business." She starts. "Me and Amir planned it. While you and mom went out or something we talked and we decided that we had to make our own names for ourselves. Dad everyone just thinks that I am going to be the next mom, writing articles and doing interviews and broadcasting but that isn't what I want to do, that isn't my passion that is moms passion."