It's Complicated

Chapter 2) Good News?

(Song: Jealous By Nick Jonas)

     Cat's P.O.V

     Taking the steps two at a time and make my way into the kitchen I'm greeted with a very ecstatic looking father.

"Morning dady" I greet him and lean in to give him a kiss on the cheek.

"Morning Kitty" he replys.

"It's been forever sense you've called my childhood nickname, what's up?" I ask.

"What? I can't call my baby girl Kitty everyonce in a while?" He questions.

"Dad you haven't called me that sense I was like 6 years old"

He seems to be caught, he hasn't called me Kitty in years. My name is Catherine, most everyone calles me Cat but daddy is the only one who calls me Kitty. But the day of the accident he stopped, cause mom wasn't there to say it with him.

I frown at the memory and dad can tell what I'm thinking when he comes over and embraces me in a comforting father hug.

"It's okay baby. I know, but I have good news." He perks.

It's okay just keep on Cat. I tell myself as I break away from the hug and hop on the kitchen island and grab an apple.

"What is that exactly?" I question as I bite into the fruit.

"Well, you remember Payton?" He asks.

Payton is one of my fathers coworkers. He's a very successful lidigator, only he's one of the scaryest lawyers known to Seattle. That's why we're very known and even more financially stable. I set my apple down and nod.

"The woman you have the hotts for" I supply more as a statement more that a question.

"That's one way to put it. Anyway I wanted to discuss a situation with you so I'm going to drive you to school and pick you up today."he says.

"Okie daddy." I say and nod my head in agreement.

Whatever he needs to talk about must be imporatnt. So I hop down and make my way to my out of the kitchen. Grabbing my phone, my backpack, sports bag and hand daddy his briefcase we make our way down another flight of stairs out of the lounge and finally out the door.

I get into my dads black SUV instead of my Porsh. I have my lisence and I drive to school but I have no problem with him driving me. And this way we can have a little more time together instead of just early morning and late night cause of his job.

After he gets in we're off.

"So Payton and I have been working professionally for over 12 years." He says breaking the silence as I nod my head.

"And... Um... We... We'll..." He stutters as I let out a giggle over his nervousness.

"Spit it out dad." I tell him.

"We've well... Um we've been more aware of one another... And we've been seeing-" I cut him off with a loud teenage squeel of excitement.

"DADDY! IM SO HAPPY! I knew something was going to happen and I knew late nights out we're because of a woman. And Payton is beautiful! I'm so happy for you!" I exclaim.

After I gave him my blessing I can see him visably relax. After mom he buried himself in his work for months and we we're both devastated but we managed and we're stronger with one another.

After her he never had eyes for another woman again, until now.

"She's comming for dinner tonight and I want you to wear a dress and be very polite when you meet her and her-" He cuts himself off.
For a minute theirs a tense silence, but I won't push it. If he wants to tell me he can, but I know he's on the fence saying it.

"Son. She has a son." He finishs.

I don't know what the problem with that is, he'd probably be adorable.

I let out a hearty laugh as I see him worked up about a little toddler, probably because I was such a pain during those years of my life and they've left him scard.

"Dad I think I can handle a little boy for one night" I say through giggles.

This time my father is the one who laughs. He laughs so hard im afraid me might run into a street sign, or wake up the passing neighborhood.

"He's... Not a little... Boy... Cat." He says through his laughter as he dramatically whipes a non existent tear from his eye.

"He's 18 and his name is Zack."

At this I visibly shudder and think of a boy my age sitting across me at our dinner table. But it's just for a couple hours.

"I think I can handle him for one night." I tell him.

Then he gulps and pulls over and looks at me with guilty eyes.

"What?" I fearfully ask him.

"Well this is the hard part... Payton... And I... We... Well..." He stutters again.

"We're engaged now." He says calmly for fear of my reaction.

"And this means Zack and his mother will be moving in... He'll be your step brother."

At this point all I can do is nod my head. If I open my mouth I fear I'll start screaming at him.

Step brother. A male living with me other than my father?

Well...

(A/N:) Yay! Another chapter done! What's gonna happen in this situation? Whose excited for Zack's P. O. V next?!

QOTC: What's your favorite band? Mine's 5 Seconds Of Summer.

💕Jordyn