Helen and I walk back to the table and I thank her for the lady chat and although it didn’t really solve my problem it was nice to know that I had someone to ask these questions too. We watched as dad and Helen shared a brief goodbye kiss after we’d dropped her home. Emily just looked at them before saying “Well, looks like Helen could be out new step mum?” I look at her
“And how would you feel about that Em?” I ask she turns and smiles at me
“She’s not mum but at least we’ll have another girl in the house and I think she’s okay…plus I reckon dad really likes her?” we both look over and there they were in a deep romantic kiss.
One that makes you look the other way and wish that no one else saw. After a few minutes dad gets in the car and we wave at Helen as she stands at her door step. We drive off and Emily just had to be the one to say something about the kiss. She couldn’t have asked or said something later NO she had to go and embarrass the crap out of our dad “So dad. Did Helen gives your tongue back?” I almost choke as I glare at her and dad almost drives off the road with the question at hand.
He pulls over and turns around to look at her as am I. I can’t wait to hear his answer or what her reaction will be “Um honey. Helen and Daddy really like each other and I kissed her like that because I do. She didn’t steal my tongue …. They ..um…” he looks at me and I shake my head “Oh no this one your answering” I say and he sighs
“Come on Brook. Explain the kissing thing to your sister?” he gives me a begging look and I sigh
“Okay Em. When two people like each other they kiss each other”
“Dah I know that, I’ve seen you do it too Jamal and Jasper?” I go bright red and dad looks at me
“Both of them? In my house?” he questions and I can’t say another word.
I look at Em whose smiling evilly at me “Its okay Brooky. I won’t tell either of them but from what I could tell. You liked the kiss from Jasper more?” I’m frozen to me seat. My dad looks pissed at me and huffs as he turns around to drive ands again I glare at Em
“Did you have too?” I whisper to her and she grins
“Yep, pay backs a bitch” I clench my teeth together and fold my arms over my chest.
Now I can’t wait to leave this hell hole and leave Emily behind with dad and Helen!
As predicted Emily was sent to bed and I got a long lecture about the birds and the bees from my dad. Like I hadn’t already been taught it already in biology but I let him have his say and man did he carry on and on. He was worried I was becoming a hussy, like most young teenagers are – really the word hussy is so old. Nowadays we like to call them sluts or whores and that was not what I was r going to be! How dare he think that, have I not always done the right thing? I looked after the both of them when my mum died and all I’ve been aiming for are good grades to get into college to make something of myself. I look at my dad and can see the veins in his neck sticking out “Dad” I say softly and he looks at me
“What!” he almost yells and I cringe, he notices and sighs before sitting on my bed
“Look honey, I just want what’s best for you and I know life hasn’t always been the way it should be but I love you and I don’t want you hurting yourself other these boys?” I laugh
“Dad, you’ve known Jamal all his life. He’d never intentionally hurt me and as for Jasper I hardly know him and it was a mistake – a spare of the moment thing to kiss him. I don’t know why but I just did. Please don’t tell me you haven’t done things in life on a whim?” he looks at me and hangs his head down and nods
