Fearless

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Claire P.O.V

"look girls, it's not how it looks like..." dad nervously said.

"what do you mean darling? What they're saying is exactly true," the bimbo squeaked in her high pitch voice. Oh, I mean Dionne.

"dad, can we talk to you. In private?" Stacey asked. I knew she was trying her best not to scream right now.

Dad looked over to Dionne.

WTH?

"5 mins" she shrugged walking off.

Dad had to ask her permission if he can talk to his own daughters privately in his house!?

Once we we're sure she was out of hearing distance, we started barking questions at dad.

"dad! What do you think you're doing!? you left Mom for her!?" Stacey asked, not believing how naive our dad had been.

"look honey, I can explain -"

"no dad, you've explained everything. Thanks a bunch" Stacey muttered before running off.

Kaylee followed her.

I looked at dad. He looked broken right now. I needed to hear an explanation from him. Stacey was wrong to just dismiss him like that, like how she did to mom.

Maybe dad didn't mean all this, maybe everything will go back to normal. Mom & dad still love each other, right?

"do you still want to hear what I have to say Claire?" dad asked. His eyes glistened with hope.

I sighed. "sure dad,"

"oh, thank god," he muttered happily.

"dad, hurry. I'm exhausted" I complained.

"ok, I'm sorry. So um, you see...." dad started. "Dionne is my childhood friend. We loved each other since we met. Then, one day I promised her that once we we're big enough, I would marry her. Of course that set her up. She couldn't wait, but when the time came, we couldn't get married. Her mom had someone else in mind for her. He was much better than me so Dionne agreed to marry him immediately. I was heartbroken but decided to move on where I met your mom-"

"your wife," I interrupted him.

"wife?" he asked.

Ok, this was abit far. Mom is still is wife & he's acting like he's got no wife whatsoever.

I glared at him before sighing "Ugh, just continue dad,"

"so, as I was saying.... I met your mom," he raised his eyebrows at me before continuing "she was funny, smart & pretty. We went on a few dates before I thought, why not propose to her? it's not like I'll ever get Dionne back. And I did. But I knew that no matter what, Dionne would always be in my heart. As the years went by, I'd long forgotten about her. My life was complete with Susan & my 3 daughters until I met Dionne again just 3 months ago... I just fell for her again. She was the same, just more grown up which brought back memories & all our good times together. She wanted us to be together, so badly. At first, I declined her offer but soon, I realised, I really did like her which led to... this," dad concluded with a heavy sigh.

I gasped. How could dad do this to us? he had loved Dionne & he still married Mom? why didn't he think before doing all this!? how much it would affect all of us!? how much it would affect me!?

"dad, What happened to Dionne's husband then if she wanted to be with you?" I asked just out of curiosity.

"um, he met with an accident & passed away" Dad paused for a moment. "Claire, look, I'm really sorry, but please, Dionne will be a great stepmother to you, just give her a chance to let her prove it" dad pleaded for the hundredth time today. Well, not exactly but you get what I mean.