Ring, Rage and Jax.

Chapter 06- The one with all the catching up.

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"Where have you been?" Will asks as he ushers me in. My dad was sitting on the kitchen counter talking to my mom with utmost love. A pain flings through my chest. My mother had always told my dad that he had too much room in his heart for only one person. She told me that dad would find love again when she left and he did. He deserved to be happy; didn't he?

"Outside, Willy." I say as I continue to stare at my dad. Will pulls me to a stop. I groan and let my eyes rest on my worried brother. "I was with Kevin." I say and he scrunches his face up with confusion. "Who's that?" He asks and I sigh, "Zueez?" I suggest and then my brother nods in understanding. "Why were you out with him?" My brother continues to interrogate me. I groan again and look my brother dead in the eye. "I tell you everything, Will. Can you please stop now?" I say and he gives me a sheepish smile. I shake my head and continue to stare at the married couple in the kitchen. "When did dad come home?" I ask and he shrugs. "When I got back, he was here with mom. Let's say they didn't look all too good together when I got back home." Will says while shuddering. I shudder with him. Poor kid had to see that.

"What are you kids doing there? Get in here. Let's have a family dinner tonight okay?" Dad says and the both of us nod. "Why don't we go out to eat tonight?" Mom suggest as my dad looks at Will and I for confirmation. "But I miss your food." Dad says while planting a kiss on my moms neck. I shift uncomfortably. Sure I wanted my dad to feel happy but I can't help but feel uncomfortable. I clear my throat. "Oh Urm." My dad says awkwardly. He was always aware of how their lovey dovey made me uncomfortable. Clearly Will wasn't enjoying this either. "Outside we shall go then." Dad says and all of us nod. Dad kisses my forehead and a small smile makes its way. "You've grown more." Dad says and Will laughs at this, so does my mom. I only roll my eyes. "You're so stupid." I say and a grin is etched on my father's face. "You love me, kiddo." He says and I make my way to my room, smiling to myself. "Do I have another option?" I yell back and I hear laughter back. Mom was extra cheery and merry with dad around. They definitely would've been meant to be if it weren't for my mom. My birth mother. I sigh and plop myself in my bed.

I hated thinking of mom and all the complications, it made me feel heavier. I love mom with everything inside of me but she definitely was the hardest thing to speak or think about without breaking into tears. A knock interrupts my thoughts. "Come in." I mumble as I expect Will to come in but I am welcomed to the sight of my dad. "Hey princess." He says and I start to sit up and he laughs. My dad falls onto my bed beside me, I adjust myself comfortably. 

"I missed you." I say after a long silence. "I miss you every passing second, kiddo." He says and wraps me into him. "I miss everything." I say silently and I feel my dad nod. "I do too, Princess. " He says. We stay in the comfortable silence. "How was your meetings and all that boring stuff?" I ask and prop myself up so I can see my dad. He smiles and props himself on his elbow so we are eye to eye. "Boring like you said but a persons got to make a living for his family doesn't he?" Dad says and I smile. Dad did look more wrinkled and tired but he still looked like himself. Nothing changed him and I was glad. "You look so much like your mother." Dad says softly as he stares back at me with the same intensity. I can feel my heart crumble inside of me. Dad used to say this to me all the time. Even when mom was around or not. I snuggle into my dad's chest and hug him tightly.

I miss her so much, I miss my perfect family. Our family wasn't perfect but when I was with them, I felt like things were just the way it should've been. The love my parents shared for each other, the love they showered my sister and I with. The happiness in our family completed me. "Hey." He says as I breathe uneven. "Cara, are you unhappy?" Dad asks with so much worry and sadness. I shake my head quickly. My dad loved Wendy with everything inside of him and I wasn't sure whether he loved her more than mom but I never questioned him. That was for him to know. That was his secret. "Is Wendy ever harsh on you?" Dad asks. He didn't want me to be hurting. I shake my head and clear his doubts, "She's great, Dad. She treats me like her own flesh and blood but I just can't help missing mom." I say and he nods. We fall back into silence. "What's new with you, kid?" He asks and I sigh feeling much better. "Let's see, Reggie and Nancy are more gooey together now." I say and that earns a laughter from my father. "What else?" He asks and I shrug. "I met her." I say softly and I see my dad's smile fall off slightly. "Her?" He asks with his voice shattering slightly. My dad had nothing but love for my sister, he did treat us with equal love and care. Dad never picked favourites, I love that about him. I nod in response and he sighs while massaging his head slightly. "How's Del doing?" He asks and I shrug while recalling my conversation with her.