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we boarded the plane.
“How are you?” I smiled.
“Not good, Julia. As much as I’m trying to forget about the drugs, I can’t, and I’m craving them so bad.”
“It’ll get easier. I promise. The doctors are going to help you and you’re going to get better. I feel like I’ve let you down and I’m really sorry.”
London took my hand. “You didn’t let me down. You tried to get me to stop using and I did nothing but lie to you. You’re the only person in my life who cares about me and I let you down, Julia.”
My dad walked over to where we were sitting and gave London a hug. “People make mistakes, London. I know firsthand about mistakes. The people who truly love you, forgive you, and would do anything in the world to help you.” He smiled.
“I wish you were my dad,” she whispered.
He looked at me as he kissed her on the head. My dad was the most amazing person I knew. Collin walked over and sat with us while my dad set up his laptop on the table. I watched as Mrs. Fitzgerald walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him.
“I just can’t thank you enough for doing this for us,” she said.
She was just a little too close to him and, from where I was sitting, I could smell the fresh alcohol on her breath. She must’ve been drinking when she disappeared for fifteen minutes in the bathroom. I looked over and saw my mom staring at her. The look in her eye was one that I’d seen many times before when she was getting pissed off. My dad took Mrs. Fitzgerald’s arms and removed them.
“Like I said before, Joan, I wanted to do this and you’re welcome.”
She took it upon herself to sit down in the chair next to him. She placed her hand on his leg and my dad looked at her. I was just about to get up and say something when I saw my mom leap out of her seat.
“Hey, Collin, Julia, why don’t you take London in the back and show her the view from the window in the bedroom.”
Collin and London got up and started to walk to the back bedroom.
“Are you coming?” London turned around and asked.
“Yeah, I’ll be there in a second,” I said.
My mom was going to let Mrs. Fitzgerald have it, and I wasn’t about to miss it. She looked over at me and winked as she approached her and my dad.
“Joan, how’s Ron doing?”
Mrs. Fitzgerald quickly removed her hand from my dad’s leg. “He’s fine, Ellery. He’s on an important business trip. He’s sorry that he couldn’t be here.”
“Really? I would imagine any father that loves his child would be there for her in her time of need,” my mom said.
“It’s really none of you concern, Ellery.”
“See, Joan, it is my concern. It became my concern when you started trying to get my husband to sleep with you many years ago.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Mrs. Fitzgerald said as she looked away.
“Ellery, that’s enough!” my dad said.
“Connor, this is between me and Joan. Butt out!”
Oh, this was getting good. My mom was letting Mrs. Fitzgerald and my dad have it!
My dad looked at me with that look, and I smiled. He shook his head and got up from the table. My mom continued her rant with Mrs. Fitzgerald and told her she was an alcoholic and that she needed to go to rehab as well. She also told her that she and my dad were more of a mother and a father to London over the years than she and Mr. Fitzgerald were. Mrs. Fitzgerald got up from her seat and stormed off to the bathroom. I watched as my dad walked over to my mom and looked at her with his “are you serious” look.
“Really, Ellery? Of all days to say something to Joan, you pick today?”
“She made it today the minute she put her hand on your leg. I will not apologize for telling the truth. Get over it, Connor, because you would have done the same damn thing, if not something worse, if it was Ron who put his hand on my leg.”
My dad sighed and kissed her on the head. “I guess you’re right, baby,” he said as he walked away.
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“How are you?” I smiled.
“Not good, Julia. As much as I’m trying to forget about the drugs, I can’t, and I’m craving them so bad.”
“It’ll get easier. I promise. The doctors are going to help you and you’re going to get better. I feel like I’ve let you down and I’m really sorry.”
London took my hand. “You didn’t let me down. You tried to get me to stop using and I did nothing but lie to you. You’re the only person in my life who cares about me and I let you down, Julia.”
My dad walked over to where we were sitting and gave London a hug. “People make mistakes, London. I know firsthand about mistakes. The people who truly love you, forgive you, and would do anything in the world to help you.” He smiled.
“I wish you were my dad,” she whispered.
He looked at me as he kissed her on the head. My dad was the most amazing person I knew. Collin walked over and sat with us while my dad set up his laptop on the table. I watched as Mrs. Fitzgerald walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him.
“I just can’t thank you enough for doing this for us,” she said.
She was just a little too close to him and, from where I was sitting, I could smell the fresh alcohol on her breath. She must’ve been drinking when she disappeared for fifteen minutes in the bathroom. I looked over and saw my mom staring at her. The look in her eye was one that I’d seen many times before when she was getting pissed off. My dad took Mrs. Fitzgerald’s arms and removed them.
“Like I said before, Joan, I wanted to do this and you’re welcome.”
She took it upon herself to sit down in the chair next to him. She placed her hand on his leg and my dad looked at her. I was just about to get up and say something when I saw my mom leap out of her seat.
“Hey, Collin, Julia, why don’t you take London in the back and show her the view from the window in the bedroom.”
Collin and London got up and started to walk to the back bedroom.
“Are you coming?” London turned around and asked.
“Yeah, I’ll be there in a second,” I said.
My mom was going to let Mrs. Fitzgerald have it, and I wasn’t about to miss it. She looked over at me and winked as she approached her and my dad.
“Joan, how’s Ron doing?”
Mrs. Fitzgerald quickly removed her hand from my dad’s leg. “He’s fine, Ellery. He’s on an important business trip. He’s sorry that he couldn’t be here.”
“Really? I would imagine any father that loves his child would be there for her in her time of need,” my mom said.
“It’s really none of you concern, Ellery.”
“See, Joan, it is my concern. It became my concern when you started trying to get my husband to sleep with you many years ago.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Mrs. Fitzgerald said as she looked away.
“Ellery, that’s enough!” my dad said.
“Connor, this is between me and Joan. Butt out!”
Oh, this was getting good. My mom was letting Mrs. Fitzgerald and my dad have it!
My dad looked at me with that look, and I smiled. He shook his head and got up from the table. My mom continued her rant with Mrs. Fitzgerald and told her she was an alcoholic and that she needed to go to rehab as well. She also told her that she and my dad were more of a mother and a father to London over the years than she and Mr. Fitzgerald were. Mrs. Fitzgerald got up from her seat and stormed off to the bathroom. I watched as my dad walked over to my mom and looked at her with his “are you serious” look.
“Really, Ellery? Of all days to say something to Joan, you pick today?”
“She made it today the minute she put her hand on your leg. I will not apologize for telling the truth. Get over it, Connor, because you would have done the same damn thing, if not something worse, if it was Ron who put his hand on my leg.”
My dad sighed and kissed her on the head. “I guess you’re right, baby,” he said as he walked away.
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