My Step Brother's Obsession - Carly #2

Dad

I looked at the man in front of me. He looked twice my mom's age. What the hell was she even thinking?

"Carly."

I smiled vaguely. I couldn't call him Dad. He was just a sperm donor as he had been for Liam.

"You must be Cameron. It's a pleasure to meet you." I said holding my hand out. Bile rose in my throat. 

I couldn't believe I was standing face to face with the man who not only ruined my parents' lives but my uncles, Caleb's and Connie's. I couldn't help but feel restrained from being a foot near him right now. I had to remind myself not to vomit. I needed this. I needed to hear him out before I turned the tables on him. 

He stepped forward. I wanted to take a step back but I restrained myself from doing so. He took my hand in his and I thought he was going to shake it but instead, he pulled me into his chest and bear-hugged me. I struggled to breathe as he spoke. "I've waited sixteen years for this. I can't believe you actually were willing to give me a chance after everything.

Correction: I wasn't willing to throw it was thrown on me like a bucket of cold water and I was expected to deal with it like a good little girl without bitching about it.

He pulled out of the hug and I could finally breathe. It wasn't that I didn't like hugs. I tolerated them. I could finally breathe and my sickness was held at bay. "Let's take a look at you." 

Fuck no.

He stretched his body out at arm's length. Looking at me in awe. "You've grown into a beautiful young lady. I bet all the boys are after you."

Pft that's bullshite no one spares a single look at the weird goth girl. Just a select few including Aiden, Liam's stepbrother. I'm going to miss him over the summer but he'll find something to do if Liam doesn't get thrown in the slammer again. 

"You look just like your mom did at your age."

Good, at least I don't look like you.

I plastered in the biggest and fakest smile I could muster up.

"I'd like to get to know you, Carly. I've missed you so much."

"O - kay." I breathe out slowly. "Firstly I want to know what the hell you were thinking when you destroyed everyone's lives." 

He took a deep breath and sighed. "I just lost it, Carly. I just wanted to get my life back on track. I wanted to sort things out with your mom then I found out she had not only married Joshua." he said, gritting his teeth. "But she had a baby girl I couldn't even see. She'd put a restraining order against me to keep me from getting anywhere near her and you. I was let out and I agreed to the conditions and I had a place to live and a new beginning which a few beers and the anger brewing up inside that of your mother not letting me know she was carrying you but she had stopped all contact with you I was so goddamn angry, at her at josh at everyone. I just lost the plot. I went on a rampage. I never meant to hurt or kill anyone. You have to believe me, my main motive was to get to you and make your mom change her mind."

"How were you going to do that exactly? Shoot both her and my dad and take off with me."

His eyes flared with anger as he gritted his teeth, "I don't know Carly. I just wanted to see my baby girl."

"Surely my mom had put something in place for you to do so."

"She did. I wasn't allowed to see you until you turned sixteen."

"Then you could've asked her to change it so you could see me with them there instead of harming innocent people. You could've done things differently."