It's not all roses

Chapter 8

Tyson POV

It has been a week since Laura found out her dad had died. We found out where the funeral was taking place and to pay respect Misty, Laura, Jason and myself went to it. Laura didn't care if she was welcomed or not. She was still going to say goodbye to her dad.

When we arrived to the cemetery, I could tell that Misty and Laura were feeling the pain. It had only been a couple of years since they had buried Alex. I held onto Misty's hand a little bit tighter. When we entered the chapel for the service, we stayed towards the back. Laura didn't want to cause a scene. She was nervous someone was going to tell her to leave, but thankfully no one said anything to her.

The service was short. I wouldn't say sweet. Nothing was mentioned about Laura being his daughter. It really cemented how much they didn't care about her. I was outraged by this. I just wanted everyone there to know what they were missing out on. But like Laura, I didn't want to cause scene. Misty on the other hand. She approached an older version of Laura.

"Hi Grandma" She says to the lady. The woman looks at her with shock in her eyes. "I'm sorry to hear about Grandpa. I would have loved to have met him, but I couldn't because you didn't want my mother, but that's ok. I was told not to make a scene, but here I am" she says to the room. Laura looked like she wanted to murder Misty but also give her a high five.

Misty walks back over to us and takes her position next to her mum. Laura's eyes bug out when her mother stares at her. I can tell that Laura wanted to leave but Misty grabbed her hand and made her stand still. "Laura?" the lady says. Laura nods her head, tears falling from her eyes.

Her mother approached us and I stood to the back a little with Jason. We both looked at each other with looks of concern on our faces. "What are you doing here, Laura?" her mother asks. "Paying my respect to the dead, Margaret" Laura responds. I can see Misty squeeze Laura's hand in support. "But I can tell I am not wanted here, so I will leave now. Lovely service for my sperm donor" Laura says, turns around and walks out.

Misty stands still in her spot staring down the old bitty's looking at her. I grab her hand and drag her out of the chapel. Misty wanted to go back in but I held her in place. "Not the time or place" I whispered into her ear. I could feel her huff and puff in my arms but eventually calmed down enough to walk away.

We were heading back to the car when someone called out Laura's name. She stops and turns. "Billy?" she says. He nods his head and moves towards us. I have heard about this Billy guy. He was Alex's best friend who also happened to be the brother of Laura's best friend in high school. I wasn't too sure what happened to Alex and Billy, but just by looking at him, he doesn't look sorry.

We stood there, waiting for this Billy guy to speak. "How are you Laura?" he asks her. She just stares at him. "Why the fuck would you care Billy?" Misty speaks up. "Where the fuck were you for mum and dad, eh? Oh that's right, as soon as mum rejected your advances 7 years ago, you left. You expected mum and dad to split up, but guess what fuck head. They didn't" Misty yells at him.

Jason grabs a hold of Laura and turns her towards the carpark. I grab a hold of Misty's hand and pull her towards me. "You are scum Billy. Absolute scum. You just wanted to get your dick wet and you didn't care that you were trying to move in on your best friends wife. I am so glad that dad had more fucking sense than to listen to your shit" she says and turns to walk away.

"Misty, you have no idea what you are talking about. Your mother made a move on me not the other way around" this dick says. Misty stopped dead in her tracks. "Really?" she asks. "If I am correct and I am pretty sure I am, seeing as I was there, your words were, 'don't tell Alex. He won't have to know how much we want this. I know you want it just as much as me Laura. Just let go and have some fun with me' I was 12 years old listening to some fucking creep who I called my Uncle, try and make a move on my mum"

I could tell Misty was fuming. I needed to get her out of this situation before she does something she regretted. "Just like your mother aren't you. I knew you would turn out like her. A little slut" he says. That was it. I was not going to allow some cock stain to call my girl names. I turn and swung, connecting with his jaw. Billy hit the ground.

I wanted to say something to him but Jason had pulled both Misty and I away before I could open my mouth. We get back to the car and get in the back seat. Jason starts the car and drives out of the cemetery. As soon as we have passed the gates, he starts laughing. "Fuck that was comedy gold. Remind me to never piss those two off" Jason laughs out.

"Nice right hook you have there Ty" Jason continues. The whole atmosphere in the car changed after that. We all started laughing. Laura snorted, which made us all laugh more. "I'm sorry" I tell them. "I never meant to hit him. He just pissed me off" I say. Misty grabs my hand in hers. "Thank you for defending mum and I, Tyson" she says. I lean over and kiss her cheek. "Anything for you sweet girl" I tell her. Laura turns in her seat to look at us. "Who wants chicken nuggets. I could go for some chicken nuggets" Laura tells us.

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Misty POV

When we got home, mum went straight to bed. Tyson and I sat on the couch together, still laughing at everything that happened today. Lacy comes out to us with a very sleep Ryan. "He has just woken up from his nap. I haven't changed his nappy though" Lacy says to us. Tyson stands up and takes Ryan from Lacy. "I've got him" he tells her and walks down the hallway.

Lacy didn't come with us today. She didn't want to come face to face with the people who disowned her mum. To Lacy, mum was the world. Lacy knew she did wrong when she treated mum like shit when she first started dating Jason. My little sister has redeemed herself though.

She sits next to me on the couch and throws her legs over my lap. "So tell me big sister. What happened today?" she asks. I love how she can already tell something happened, without even being there. I start telling her about all the drama. I know Lacy lives on this shit. She was invested in it all. She moved her legs off mine and sat up straighter. "Holy fuck Mis. Tyson hit Billy. Now I wish I was there to see that. Billy the twunt deserved it" she says.

Lacy and I are still laughing at everything that I told her when there was a knock at the door. We looked at each other not wanting to answer it. "How about we go together?" Lacy suggest. I nod my head and we both get up and make our way to the door. I open it and come face to face with 2 police officers. "Can I help you officers?" I ask them.

"We are looking for Laura Richardson. Is she home?" One of the officers ask. I nod my head and silently tell Lacy to go and get mum. She runs off down the hallway to mums room. "Did you want to come in?" I ask the officers. They nod their heads and enter the house. I walk them into the lounge room and I take a seat on the couch.

Mum enters the lounge room and stares at the officers. "How can I help you?" she asks them. "We need to speak to you about the confrontation between yourself and Billy Marks. He is accusing you of assaulting him" The older officer says. I start laughing. "Are you fucking kidding me. Billy attacked me. He came after me and got what he deserved. I just love how he is blaming my pregnant mother for it" I say. I couldn't keep it in.

The older officer looks at me, "You know what happened?" he asks. "Yeah I do. He started talking shit about my mum and I defended her. I pretty much told him to fuck off. He wouldn't close his mouth so I spun around and clocked him one. He deserved it with the shit he was spewing" I told the officer. I know it wasn't me who hit him but I am going to protect my man at any costs.

The officers look at me then look at mum. Mum nods her head and comes to my defence. "Sir, Billy Marks approached us and started saying hurtful things against myself and my family. My daughter was only protecting us. I am not surprised he is going after me. He never got over me rejecting his advances" She tells the officers.

"He wants to press charges against you Laura. But as you were the one who didn't throw the punch, there will be no charges pressed. Sorry to interrupt your night" one of the officers says. They both nodded their heads at us and said goodbye. I let them out of the house and backed up against the door. "Holy shit" I say out loud.

Mum comes and stands in front of me. "Mis, why did you say it was you who threw the punch?" mum asks. "I'm protecting my man like he protected me today. We are a team and there is no way that cock stain is going to cause any issues" I say to mum with a smirk on my face.