Let's Pretend We Never Happened

Chapter29/Hold on

*Tess' POV*

I walk towards the hall where the breakfast is being served since dad told me he needs to talk to me.

I haven't seen him since I arrived here and the fact really bothers me that he never tried to share stuff with me. I wonder if he thinks I'm not mature enough to understand.

"Hey dad" I run over to him and hug him tightly. I wish I was tiny enough so he could give me a piggyback ride. Back in New York he used to give me a piggyback ride everyday to our way on the park sometimes to school also since it was at a stones throw from our new house. Yup my new house, we shifted after I was only two years old and dad didn't like the new one but he never sold it since it had memories of our childhood and mom.

"Hey look at you all grown up" he says proudly smiling at me even though I haven't done anything he should be proud of. Dad then gestures me to take a seat and I comply.

Waffles are placed in front of me and of course dad ordered them. I smile at him and pour maple syrup over them.

"Tess I have to talk to you. I know it's all a little to fast but you can't ignore the fact that I'm just getting older and older and I love her" he starts explaining me and I avoid looking at him. I take bite of waffle and chew slowly.

"She's really sweet and you must be wondering why I didn't tell you all of this earlier, it's just that I thought you wouldn't understand." He says and I get disappointed but I don't blame him maybe I wouldn't have understood and dad knows me well.

"So you have anything to say?" He ask with a little hint of disappointment in his tone, probably wondering why am I so quiet.

I take a forkful of waffle in my mouth in order to get more time to think rather than saying something absolutely rubbish.

"Nope but It's just- just not-" I fumble with my words as I try not to say something which might upset him.

"I know but Tess after your mom died I thought I had lost an important part of me. She was everything to me I mean I married my prom date, what's cooler than that?! " he tells me and and I drink my juice. I wish I could marry my prom date but wait no way it's possible because I missed my prom and if I hadn't then it would be Ashton Williams meaning we wouldn't have broken up. Sometimes I really regret some things and he's my biggest regret, who knew love could be this tough.

Great. Tess not one day goes by without you thinking about him. I think and mentally scold myself.

Dad then places his hand over mine from across the table and continues "Tess I love your mom, I can never stop loving her. I know she isn't with us anymore but that doesn't matter, she'll always remain in our hearts and she's up there watching all of us and she left behind you, a photocopy" he says with water in his eyes and I chuckle, with my eyes also getting watery.

"I love you " he says smiling at me and then rubbing his eyes. I have seen my dad crying before although only during emotional movies, he is just as sensitive as I am.

"I love you too" I say and give a kiss on his cheek. He smiles at me and then his eyes shift.

I follow his eyes and spot Ashton,Patricia, Logan, Briana and Isaac all of them entering together.

I wonder where Dylan is. Probably sleeping.

He sleeps like a baby. A very cute baby, might I add.

"So how's it going with Williams?" Dad asks me interrupting my thoughts.

"You know?" I ask him after taking a sip of my juice.

I never told my dad he's my roommate in fact not even about him being in the same college.
"Travis" he says quietly as all of them cross us. Ashton smiles at my dad and my dad nods slightly, approving of his somewhat kind gesture.