Taming Sawyer (editing)

Chapter 40

Peyton's POV

"Peyton, hunny, when is Sawyer coming by?" My mom yelled out to the living room from the kitchen where she was baking store bought lasagna.

"He should be here in a few," I hollered back and resumed back to my tv show.

I was growing annoyed at Sawyer. He hasn't answered my texts for the past hour or so. My mind traveling to thoughts of the horrible things that his dad could've done. We kept the talk quiet of what was happening. Making it obvious to us that he was playing us both. He didn't want us to tell each other, yet we did anyways. Well, not exactly. He said he would be watching us all the time. Maybe he heard us and decided to go for him first when he wasn't with me.

"Hey, sweetie," My dad approached the couch and sat beside me.

"Hey," I said dryly. Still annoyed that they've blocked me out more than ever.

He shifted in his seat. Knowing every well he was getting into sticky territory.

"I was thinking we could go Yellowstone next weekend and have a father daughters week. Sound good to you?"

He was trying to buy his way back to calm world of Peyton. He wasn't going to achieve my trust and attention with money and trips. Most people who didn't know me would say I'm ungrateful for what he's trying to do for me. But I know how all this works. He'll say that he's sorry for not being a good dad and being distracted by mother's shenanigans. It'll go by smoothly for a day or two when mother gets lonely and he'll go back. Vikki will be there with them too because she's new to them. I was and am happy to have her in the family because I knew that we'd have each other when this happened. Sometimes a sibling bond is greater than any parental one

"No, thank you," I stated sharply and continued to ghost him. Hoping he would give up and go comfort mom with whatever dilemma she got herself into this time. "You go, but without me. I wanna stay home and enjoy the rest of winter break here with my friends,"

"And who else, huh?" He suddenly got angry back with me. "Your boyfriend? The one you've been 'hanging out with at the park", or also known as your bedroom?"

His attitude went from trying to be a good parent to a complete asshole.

"You really thought that I wouldn't catch on to what was happening? It wasn't hard from the cameras I have set up through the halls of the house. Your mother and I grew suspicious of your sudden change of attitude. So, now we both know how much you've been hoeing around lately,"

"Walter!" My mom broke up the silence on my part for me.  "How dare you talk to her like that?"

My father stood up and walked slowly to my mother. "I'm tired of this Penny. I'm tired of dealing with your childishness that has now rubbed off on our daughter. How much longer till the same happens with Vikki, huh?"

"We both know it's not just me with the bad parenting skills. If you're such a good parent, why didn't you step in and do something for your daughter when you had the chance?"

It was oddly refreshing seeing everything come out into the open. A breath of fresh air every time they finally poured their actual thoughts. We've all been holding it in for so long. Secretly judging one another all this time, when we could've told each other at the start. Now that it's all out there, I wonder if everything will settle down or continue to fall apart.

"Since you know you're a bad parent, why didn't you do anything to fix it?"

They continued to spit fire at one another until they decided to take it to their bedroom. It dawned on me that Vikki was also there experiencing it all. She's probably only witnessed our parents being delusional towards one another. In her eyes she most likely saw it as love. Being from the past that she's had, it's not good for her to see this. That's why she has me and I have her.