You're My Favorite Addiction

"Oh Phoenix look at you, you're all grown up! You're so beautiful." He said coming towards me with arms wide open, trying to pull me into a hug. My moms face read scared, shocked, and pissed. "Mom is this who I think it is?" I said tears threatening to fall. "Let me properly introduce myself. I'm John, your father." I couldn't even smile, or be sad. I was so shocked. "What are you doing here?" I stuttered out.

"I came back to be with you guys! Isn't that great?" He boasted with joy. How could he possibly think everything was going to be okay? It wasn't all gonna be perfect. We couldn't possibly pick up and start with him in our lives. "How about we all go downstairs and I'll make some coffee and talk." My mom suggested. "Coffee sounds wonderful." He smiled. I nodded and we went downstairs.

Austin's POV

I waved as I left her driveway, hurrying home to grab some dress clothes for work tomorrow. I pulled into the driveway of my dad's house and shut off my car. Running inside grabbing some things I'd need for tomorrow. After I was all packed I saw she left her phone here, good thing I came back. She had a text message so I quickly read it. I don't think she'd mind.

"Honey it's your mom, whatever you do please don't come home tonight. Please."

Well that's odd? Why wouldn't her home want her home? Could something be wrong? I let the thoughts flood my head of something bad happening, I prepared for the worst case scenario as I got in my car and pulled away, speeding to her house.

I got out quickly and ran to her porch. I let myself in, and saw her mom and Phoenix both clutching coffee cups with tears coming down their face. Then there was a man sitting there. What is going on? "Who's this?" The mysterious man asked directing towards me. "Have you found someone else Lori?" He asked. "No John, this is Austin. Phoenix's boyfriend." Her mom said with her head down. "Oh, hi Austin. I'm John, Phoenix's father." He said getting up and shaking my hand. Her dad? She said her dad left them? Why would be back? Apparently she was wondering the same thing.

Phoenix's POV

Austin showed up, and did something I thought he never would. He met my father. I always had dreams about my dad coming back. I also had dreams about him walking me down the aisle to Austin. I quickly snapped away from my thoughts and built up enough courage to ask "why are you back dad?" "Oh sweetie you don't know how nice that sounds to hear you call me that. But I was in jail honey." He half smiled. "For what?" Dare I asked. "Well you see it's complicated. I got into a bit of debt with gambling. And well all in all got into a drag race situation to subside from all the debt I built up. I got charged with intoxication, drugs, and the cause of the death of the other driver. So I got put away for 18 years." I nodded.

"So you killed a guy?" I asked. "No, I didn't kill him. He drove off a cliff, and it was my fault for it. Because I agreed to the race. I still have quite a bit amount of debts but haven't really had the time to pay them off. Seeing as though I've been stuck in the Stoney lonesome for so long. "Phoenix, you and Austin go upstairs I need to talk to your father alone." She smiled. "Woah woah woah, she will not be alone with. A guy in her room." My dad stood up. How could he come back and try to tell me what I could and could not do. "I've been her mother, the one that took responsibility for being a parent for 18 years, she will listen to me. Not you, now please go upstairs." I nodded and proceeded up to my room with Austin in trail.

"So what the fuck did I walk into?" Austin asked taking off his shirt getting ready for bed. "Honestly I don't even know what just happened." I shrugged. "Well I don't trust him." Austin said defending his opinion."I don't know maybe he changed." I sighed getting under the covers turning on a movie. Austin got in behind me and pulled me into his arms. Just as I was about to fall asleep curiosity struck my nerves. God I wanted to know what was going on. So I skillfully crawled away from Austin's arms and sat on the steps. Like a little kid at Christmas. Listening to my parents talk.

I was not going to school tomorrow.

Notes

Chapter 11 Phoenix's dad is something huh? I have a bad feeling about him... Don't you? Or do you think he means well?
I love you all so much
Stephanie
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