Pretender (Posie)

Chapter 29

Josie stayed up pretty late last night talking to Lizzie about things like homecoming and the campaign posters. The only thing that Lizzie agrees with was Hizzie rights but, they got the concept down.

It was currently 7:52 am and Josie got up and went to go make breakfast when she smelt something. It was eggs and bacon. She walked into the kitchen to see her father cooking, "Dad?"

"Hi sweetie, how are you on this beautiful morning?" He asked while smiling and giving her a hug.

"Great, umm, what are you doing up this early?" She asked.

"I'm just so tired of myself and your sister convinced me that it's time that I change. Maybe even start dating again."

"Really? Dad that's awesome!" Josie exclaims. She pulls up a chair and sits down at the table. She wasn't expecting her dad to be up. It feels like a long time since he has been up this early on a Saturday.

"Yeah, I threw out all of the alcohol in the house this morning," he states, "Also I was thinking that we should go hiking tomorrow. Would you be up to that?" He turned the stove off because the eggs were done.

"Yeah, I definitely would... But, I do need to tell you something."

"Yeah? What is it?" He asked.

"I'm seeing someone."

"What's his name?" He asked.

"That's the thing it's a her," Josie states and his facial expression changes.

"Okay, so umm what's her name?" He asked.

"Penelope, she's amazing and I really like her. She's actually picking me up in about an hour if that's okay."

"Yeah it's umm fine, where is she taking you?"

"I don't know yet it's a surprise," Josie lied. She was actually really happy that he was fine with this.

"Okay, when do I get to meet this girl?"

"I don't know, but definitely soon," Josie states hugging her dad, "so your okay with this?"

"Yeah, I will love you no matter what. I don't care who you love, unless they're like a serial killer or something then we might need to talk. I'm just happy that you're finally seeing someone after all this time."

"I'm really happy too, dad," Josie states.

"I'm glad, now go wake up your sister and tell her that breakfast is ready."

"Lizzie," Josie says to her sister trying to wake her up. "Hey you need to get up, dad made breakfast." She started shaking her sister. Lizzie just pulled the cover over her head even more. Josie throws a pillow in her face.

"What time is it?" Lizzie asks.

"8:13, get up!" Josie pulls the blankets off of her sister.

"Why? Let me sleep."Lizzie cries throwing the pillow back at her sister.

"Dad made breakfast and wants you down there."

"Wait he's up? Like actually up, not on the couch?" Lizzie asked a bit confused because her father never was up before noon on a Saturday.

"Yeah, also I kinda came out to him," Josie stated as Lizzie got off of her bed.

"You did?!" She shouts.

"Yeah I did and he's okay with it. He even asked when he was going to meet Penelope."

"What did you say?"

"I told him that I don't know."

The two girls sat down at the table and ate there breakfast. "So Lizzie how are things with Raf?" Alaric asked

"Raf and I broke up," Lizzie states.

"What? I'm sorry to here that are you okay?" He slightly touched his daughters hand.

"Yeah, I broke up with him," she states. Lizzie was preparing to tell her father why. She was slightly scared that he won't be okay with this but he was okay with Josie liking girls so why wouldn't he be okay with her liking girls too.

"Why? Did he do something?"

"No, actually it was something that I did... I realized that I fell in love with someone else while dating him. I know that it was wrong but I really love them and they make me so happy."

"Hmm, well who is this mystery person?" He asked.

"I fell in love with Hope, Dad," Lizzie stated shutting her eyes scared to see his reaction.

"Hope Mikaelson?" He choked on his food "As in your best friend?" He asked and she just nodded, "I'm glad that you chose her, she's a good girl. I know that she will treat you right. Speaking of Hope I was actually going to invite her to go hiking with us tomorrow."

"Are you sure you still want her to come now that she's my girlfriend?"

"I want her to come even more now," he states.

"Dad, thank you," Lizzie gets up and hugs her father.

"I love Hope and I love you so of course I'll let her come," He states as she releases him from the hug and sits back down.

"Josie, if you want to invite Penelope you can. I would really like to meet that girl."

"Really? Thank you so much!" She exclaims. Her phone dings.

"Its Penelope, she's here," Josie states.

"Is she riding a motorcycle?" He asked his daughter who was about to walk the door.

"Umm... Yeah," she stated very awkwardly, "Is that okay?"

"Does she have helmets? Does she know how to ride it? Is she allowed to ride it? Do you know how to ride it?" He asked concerned for his daughter.

"Yes, Yes, I don't know, and yes," She answers his questions.

"Wait, you know how to ride a motorcycle?!" He shouts.

"Yeah, she taught me on what I think was our first unofficial date."

"I can't believe that you're so grown up and you know how to ride a motorcycle," he starts to slightly cry, " I guess you're not my baby girls anymore."

"Dad, we will always be your daughters and of course we are going to move out and start our own lives that doesn't mean that we will forget about you," Lizzie states attempting to comfort him.

"You guys are graduating in a few months and you both have girlfriends. I just can't believe I missed so much of it. I missed it because I was so stuck in the past and I was so stuck in my fucking whiskey glasses and beer bottles that I forgot that I have two amazing little girls. I forgot that I have an amazing job that I love and I even forgot about this wonderful world and I'm so sorry that I wasn't there for you... I'm going to make a promise, I'm not going to drink ever again. Even when I feel like I need it I'm just going to put it down and think about my wonderful life, I love you guys, I love you girls so much."

"We love you too dad," Josie walks up to her dad and hugs him.

"Now go on that death trap with your girlfriend and live your life," he says getting up and walking her to the door.
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