Truth or Dare (Jack and Finn Harries fanfiction)

Chapter 51 THE BIG REVEAL

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"Sit down, Liv" My fathers authoritative voice ordered me to sit down.

"No, not until you explain whats going on," I argued back.

Tonight had gone down hill fast once Finn had dropped me home. Entering the house, I saw my Father sitting at the dinner table watching me. His posture was stern and the way he interlocked his fingers and lay his forearms on the table in anticipation made me nervous.

From his body language and the lack of a cherry greeting made me sure I was in for a big talk of some sort.

I had started on my way to the stairs fast so I could get out of my clothes that smelled of Finn and sex when I heard movement upstairs.

"Dad? Who's upstairs?" I was confused, had he brought a woman home? It was foolish of me never have considered my father ever wanting to be with someone but it had never crossed my mind.

But I was shocked by his blunt answer.

"Your mother Liv" he sighed.

"We need to talk, Liv" he untwined his firm fingers from each other to pay the vacant seat across from him.

"Sit down, Liv"

"No, not until you explain what's going on"

A familiar voice came from upstairs, it was my Mother.

"Sit down like your father asked Liv, it's more important than your sulking" She called as she trod down the staircase and planted herself next to my father at the dinner table.

I did as she said quickly and quietly.

"These last weeks, must have been," Mother paused to capture the right word between her lips that were moving and scrunching tight.

"Confusing" Mothers hand reached across the dinner table to my hand and held it for a moment, another foreign and brief affectionate something, so small and hidden that I forget that they happen and am always happily surprised.

"Yes, I'm very confused" I warmed to my Mother "you must be only looking out for me but I don't understand" I tried to say something that would make her maybe smile at me or even hold hands again.

Mother locked eyes with me and wrinkles developed on the sides of the eyes when she smiled empathetically.

"When you were much younger and you had just met the twins, me and your mother and Jack and Finn's parents,"

My mother paused to breathed in sharply. She held her breath for a long moment and on her out breath she finished her sentence.

"We made an agreement"

An agreement?

"What do you mean?" This was not making me any less confused.

"We made an agreement that you and Jack would be together," They both smiled at me intently. It seemed like they were watching my face for any flicker of anger.

I was surprised but certainly not angry, shipping your kids with your friends seems kind of lovely. And I ended up with Finn so that's a pretty good guess on there behalf.

I paused for a moment and returned their warm smile that expressed my deep need for their understanding.

"That's nice I guess, but things change, I'm with Finn," I said, my tone was neutral, trying to brush away the discussion and move on. It didn't make sense how frustrated they were with me but I didn't need to know if it would start up another war, especially if my father, my only safe haven, would be court in the middle.

"I don't think you understand" My Father said after a pause of being a bit shocked by my answer.

Mum spoke shortly, interrupting my father.

" We let that silly fling with Finn run it's course now it's time to be with Jack, Liv"

"I don't care about your agreement" I spat across the table sharply, my voice raised a little. Everything changed and I was angry at my Mother's use of such evil words: 'silly fling'. What had developed between me and Finn meant a lot and I felt her undermining tone pinching at my heart cords.

"Mother this isn't the 1800s okay? You can't pick and choose who I am with?" Everything my mother had put me through these last weeks were concentrated in to the magnifying rage radiating off me. I was right, right? This is actually absurd.

"I don't know why you're trying to argue your way out of this, it's already done" Her tone seemed to toss away all her cares for what I felt. She sounded bored by my feelings and started looking around the room.

"What do you mean: 'it's done'? You guys can't actually be serious?" I was so confused and angry. I felt lost, drowning and choking in an ocean of absurdity.

"It's done, Liv, your relationship with Finn is finished and your one with Jack starts now"

How could my parents not see how ridiculous they sounded? They weren't forcing me to be with anyone.

"You can't make me do anything? I'm old enough to decide who I do and don't want to be with? This is insane!" I was looking desperately around the room for a sane person to drag my parents away to an institute. My brain grasped at the little reason in this whole conversation. Forcing two people together didn't make sense.

"It's not about age, it's about the arrangement"

SOOOOOO?? What do you think? are you suprised? COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT PLEASE BECAUSE I WAS SO UNSURE OF THIS CHAPTER,

I wanted to do it well,

I don't know.

I tried, but it didn't really feel perfect...