"Why does he act like this? It's not fair! I'm a good kid, I listen to you both and I admit: sometimes I have an attitude but that's always something I apologize for..."
You placed a hand on your sixteen year old daughter: Lily's shoulder.
She was upset over the fact that her dad wasn't letting her go to a party, 'everybody' was attending.
Gio and yourself weren't ready to let her go to something without parental supervision.
She was obviously upset but her father was just as stubborn as her so they ended up arguing.
"Why can't you trust me?"
"It's not you we don't trust, I trust you! It's just I don't trust others."
"Why do you always have to do this?"
Liliana ended up saying he hated her dad and you knew Gio was distraught.
"Lily, you need to understand. You're the youngest and your our only daughter, hija. It's going to be hard for us to let you do stuff"
"I know. But that's not an excuse, if I was Geraldo or GJ you would let me go no questions asked right? "
She said as she hugged her pillow against her chest. She always felt that she was treated differently than her two older brothers.
You slipped your fingers through her long dark hair, she reminded you so much of Gio. They looked so much alike and they shared the same humble personality.
"Your dad..."
"Can I talk to her privately for a second?" Gio interrupted.
You nodded and as you were walking out you muttered;
"Don't yell at her, if you drive her away. She's not coming back."
...
Gio took a seat on the chair next to her bed.
He glanced down at her. Liliana glanced at him and he sighed:
"Lily, I know you feel like your mom and I shelter you a lot. It's mostly me.
We always tell you it's because you're the youngest.
In all honesty it's mostly because you're my only daughter.
Your mother and I love your brothers a lot, we love them the exact same way we love you. When we found out your mom was pregnant 16 years ago.
I hoped we were expecting a girl.
I know I should have been ecstatic over having two sons.
But I always told your mom that I wanted a daughter.
I think that's why I'm so overprotective.I still see you as the little girl that used to invite me to her tea parties & used to ask me to check for monsters under her bed.But now you're almost an adult, you're captain of the varsity basketball team, you're Liliana Dos Santos: the leader of the debate team.
I have never been more prouder of you.I hope you understand that I just want to enjoy the little time I have before you go and live life. I trust you.."
Liliana giggled and stood up,
"I'm sorry for saying that I hated you, I didn't mean it. I just didn't understand..."
Gio pressed a kiss to her hair and said: "If you really want to go, you can. But remember your curfew."
"No, its okay. There'll be other parties. Can you me and mom go get icecream or something like that?"
"Yeah. I don't want to ruin the movement, but why?"
"I'm your last kid. I wanna enjoy some time with you guys before I become a completely stressed out mess in college."
"What did you do Dos Santos?"
You asked, watching as your daughter ordered her ice cream.
"I told her what I needed to tell her. She's a good kid. I admit sometimes I over exaggerate."
"I know."
"I actually told her to go."
He said as he took the spoonful of ice cream you were holding out to him.
"Really? & she chose to hang out with us on a Saturday night?"
"Yes. I am just as surprised as you babe."
"I think we're pretty cool parents, I'd hang out with us too."
Gio chuckled and Liliana came to sit beside you guys.
"Hey dad, you know what I was thinking?
You and mom had three kids, and you have two siblings...
Am I like Uncle Jona? He was the youngest, I'm the youngest. He's pretty cool, I'm think i'm pretty cool."
"Sometimes when you and Geraldo argue, it reminds me of Jona and myself when we were kids. I'm not gonna lie."
"You guys get along better now though, right?"
"Yeah, of course."
"I love you guys, you know that right?"
She uttered as she took a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth.
"We do too Nena."
Gio said as he took a spoonful of your ice cream.
"Dude, do you want me to get you your own?" You asked with a chuckle."
"Yes please. Right after I finish yours."
You rolled your eyes,
"Can we take a selfie?"
"Of course."
@Lily2Santos
❤🍦I always have fun with these two:) @OficialGio & @Y/I/N
