Fate

Chapter One Hundred-Four

Chapter One Hundred-Four

"Kenneth, you're going to fall!" Mom yelled trying to get him into the car.

We were outside trying to leave. Alec and Eric had offered to help him walk but he'd refused. Everyone was out here with us and no one was happy about our decision but we had to do this.

"I have it," he insisted finally getting himself into the seat.

"Luci do you want us to follow you home or something?"

"That's okay thanks Eric but you don't have to," she insisted.

"Will, you at least call if you need anything?"

"Of course," she replied although I didn't think she would just because she wouldn't want to bother him.

She sighed as she shut the door and turned to look at everyone apologetically. "I'm so sorry this happened. I shouldn't have told him about this but I hoped just once he could be a father to Ariel and a proper husband. That's all I've wanted."

"Luci it's okay. Don't worry about it we understand and no one's mad. We're just worried about you and Ariel," Alec spoke.

"Are you sure it's a good idea to go home with him like that?" Kaylin frowned.

"No, but we'll be okay. I'll try to get him to bed as soon as we get there and have Ariel go to her room."

"Luci are you sure you have to go?" Liam asked her.

"I'm sorry honey sometimes I really wish I didn't have to but he's my husband. If he doesn't have me he doesn't have anyone but that's the truth. We're all he has and that makes it hard."

She was right I realized. The only family dad had was Her and me and I guess Liam if we were counting him. You'd think he'd treat us better if that were the case. He'd just let the alcohol take over every aspect of his life.

This included the family which should be the most important thing to him. He'd let his family suffer when it should have been his second chance. I'd heard few stories of his past but I knew his family life had been bad just like Moms.

When they married they'd wanted to be better and have a wonderful family life with me and for me. It seemed like that hadn't been important to him in years. Just as it hasn't been tonight. Then again it seemed like alcohol was about the only time he really cared.

Although that was his possessive nature and nothing more. I suppose it was also because he disliked Alec as much as he did. I figured this had more to do with how he felt about mom than me. Maybe I was just a little reminder for him of what happened years ago.

The fact mom had admitted sometimes she wished she didn't have to go home with him both saddened me and gave me hope. I hadn't given up that she and I couldn't make it together if we had the chance. I knew we could.

"We understand," Alec assured her sadness in his eyes.

The look in his eyes was familiar to me because I understood it. He had cared about me and Mom and it must hurt for him to see us go. Knowing we were going to Kenneth who could potentially hurt us, had, and would. I just knew he could keep us safe from anything and that included Kenneth. If only we didn't go with him and remained here. It was only a fantasy.

"Why do you have to take care of him when he's an asshole?"

"Zayn," Eric said for the thousandth time tonight.

"He's actually right. I don't get it either."

"Liam," Kaylin and Maggie both explained.

Poor guy was getting it from all sides tonight. Actually, they both were. I'd often wondered why she took care of him as well but she always had. Playing the dutiful wife role to perfection. If only he saw it that way. He'd be doing everything to keep her short of being an abusive jerk.