Spotty World I - My Stepdad's Daughter Was My Ex-Girlfriend

Saturday Night's Alright Part 4

For those who were waiting, more information about Dylan's father, as well as finally something about Dolly's mother.

And just to highlight what I said in my note from the previous chapter, bad puns at a certain point.

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DOLLY

Dolly was having a hard time processing what was going on.

Earlier, she thought that staying in the same room as her father's girlfriend was the most uncomfortable thing that could happen to her today.

Now, she was hanging out with her ex-boyfriend, who had made her agree to tell in full something very embarrassing that she had done almost two years ago.

Uncomfortable was not enough to describe how she felt.

"I still can't believe that Dante's right this time!"

After the brief walk around the block, the two ex-lovers returned to the restaurant, heading over to where the other pups were to see how their respective younger siblings were dealing with each other.

When they were about to enter, Dylan opened the door and stretched out his arm as he bowed slightly, allowing her to enter first.

Dolly blushed slightly, but managed to maintain her composure when she entered.

"Thanks." She tried, but she couldn't help but smile. "He's still a gentleman."

They proceeded towards the play area, and although she was walking calmly beside Dylan, inside she was freaking out.

She regretted breaking up with Dylan, and just being by his side, she felt a strong urge to hug him and ask for another chance. However, her stubbornness and pride held her back, remembering that this would imply revealing the real reason for breaking up with him.

The truth was that Dolly never wanted to break up with Dylan.

She felt she had to do something about the uncomfortable silence that grew between them, and on the last day of school the year before, she thought the best way to do that was with a bluff. She hoped the suggestion would force Dylan to talk about it, so that things could go back to the way they used to and they could move on.

However, Dylan's reaction to the suggestion left her completely heartbroken.

Dylan agreed.

He didn't nod, or groan in irritation.

Just agreed.

And she also gave as many signs as possible to force a reaction.

Lying about changing classes after the summer.

Admitting what she felt for him.

And even taking a while when she went to kiss him on the cheek, hoping for him to try to switch to a kiss on the lips.

For Dolly, it hurt more than the situation itself. It was as if their relationship was something so simple that Dylan saw no need to fight for it.

As soon as she turned her back on him that day, she started to cry as she increased her pace more and more, to the point where she was running as fast as she could. She then isolated herself in her and Dee Dee's room and spent hours crying, in a way she hadn't since her mother's death.