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Danni’s POV
I opened my eyes to the smell of cigarettes and coffee. I noticed that my window was open and my dad was sitting outside smoking and drinking coffee. It's nice to see that he hasn't kicked that habit. I climbed out of bed, trying not to wake Cori. I felt the sudden urge to pee. I went out into the hallway and looked around until I found the bathroom.
After that, I went in search of life. I walked into the kitchen and saw Frank dancing to 'Dude Looks like a Lady' by Aerosmith. He had a spatula in one hand and a can of soda in the other.
He was wearing his boxers and an apron, with cowboy boots. I held my hand over my mouth to try and keep from laughing. It didn't look like he was cooking anything, so I guess he was just using the spatula as a microphone.
I heard the front door open, and my dad walked in. He stood beside me in awe. Frank didn't hear him, because he was still dancing and singing.
My dad leaned over and whispered, "This is what I live with... You're just lucky he's not naked..."
"He does this naked?" Dude!
"Yea, but not anymore. Bob stayed over one night and he forgot that he was here. Things got pretty... well let's just say interesting," he laughed. At that moment Cori walked out and stood next to my dad. She had this weird look on her face. We continued to watch him for a few more seconds then he turned around.
He dropped the spatula out of shock. He took a sip of his drink and busted out laughing, as did we all.
*
"Hello?" I said, answering my cell phone. I heard a sigh on the other end. I knew that it was Stevie and I wondered why he would be calling me instead of Nikki. Maybe they got into a fight or something.
"Danni... I don't... I just don't know what to do." It sounded like he was crying. I sat down on my bed and Cori put her hand on my knee.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I feel like getting Nikki pregnant was the worst thing in the world. I love her more than anything else. I just feel so bad..." Whoa! Wait a second... Nikki's pregnant? I knew she went to the doctor, I just didn't know why.
"Nikki's pregnant?" I asked. Silence and then a dial tone was all I heard. I heard Cori gasp.
"Your sister's pregnant? Isn't she like, 16?" I nodded. Cori patted my leg and sighed.
“Well, that sucks... Who's it is?” Cori asked me.
“It's Stevie's apparently.” She nodded and rested her head on my shoulder. After a few minutes of silence, Cori smirked at me. I knew all too well were this was heading.
I leaned over and placed my chapped lips against hers. She moved her hands so that they were on my shoulders. Things started to get really heated until her phone rang. She sighed and answered it. After a few Okay's and a goodbye, she hung up.
"That was my mom. She said I have to go home." I nodded, and walked her to the front door. We stepped outside and I kissed her goodbye and she left. I went back inside and I turned down the hall to go to my room and saw Frank standing by my door.
"We need to talk," Frank said. I nodded and walked into my room and sat down on my bed.
"Who were you talking to on the phone?" he asked. Oh shit...
"Um... Nikki's boyfriend, Stevie. Why?" I asked innocently. He looked like he was pondering his thoughts.
"You heard me, didn't you?" I asked. He nodded.
"Are you gonna tell dad?" I asked. He shrugged.
"Depends. Are you going to?" I shook my head. He smiled at me and sat down on my bed.
"Do you think that I should?" he asked me. I don't think that either of us should. Nikki should be the one to tell him. I mean, it is hers.
"No," I told him. "I just need to figure out a way to get them two talking. Nikki's been put under a spell by mom. She thinks that dad left us, but it didn't happen that way. I just know it didn't..." I trailed off.
"I know it didn't. Gerard loves you both so much. He was so hurt and lost when I met him, and that was about five years after. I helped him get through most of his problems, but he still has issues with you guys not being here. And now that he has you, I don't know. There’s just something different about him. He has his baby back," he told me. I smiled at that. I'm glad that he met Frank. Who knows where dad would be now. Probably six feet under…
"Is that why dad was on drugs and stuff?" I asked. I knew enough about him to know that.
"Mostly," he said.
"So, yea. They just need to get together. I'll figure out something," I said. He smiled.
"If you need any help, let me know." He stood up and started to leave.
"Frank?" I said, standing up. He stopped and turned around. I went over to him and gave him a hug.
"I'm glad you're here," he said. I smiled and whispered, 'me too'.
I opened my eyes to the smell of cigarettes and coffee. I noticed that my window was open and my dad was sitting outside smoking and drinking coffee. It's nice to see that he hasn't kicked that habit. I climbed out of bed, trying not to wake Cori. I felt the sudden urge to pee. I went out into the hallway and looked around until I found the bathroom.
After that, I went in search of life. I walked into the kitchen and saw Frank dancing to 'Dude Looks like a Lady' by Aerosmith. He had a spatula in one hand and a can of soda in the other.
He was wearing his boxers and an apron, with cowboy boots. I held my hand over my mouth to try and keep from laughing. It didn't look like he was cooking anything, so I guess he was just using the spatula as a microphone.
I heard the front door open, and my dad walked in. He stood beside me in awe. Frank didn't hear him, because he was still dancing and singing.
My dad leaned over and whispered, "This is what I live with... You're just lucky he's not naked..."
"He does this naked?" Dude!
"Yea, but not anymore. Bob stayed over one night and he forgot that he was here. Things got pretty... well let's just say interesting," he laughed. At that moment Cori walked out and stood next to my dad. She had this weird look on her face. We continued to watch him for a few more seconds then he turned around.
He dropped the spatula out of shock. He took a sip of his drink and busted out laughing, as did we all.
*
"Hello?" I said, answering my cell phone. I heard a sigh on the other end. I knew that it was Stevie and I wondered why he would be calling me instead of Nikki. Maybe they got into a fight or something.
"Danni... I don't... I just don't know what to do." It sounded like he was crying. I sat down on my bed and Cori put her hand on my knee.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I feel like getting Nikki pregnant was the worst thing in the world. I love her more than anything else. I just feel so bad..." Whoa! Wait a second... Nikki's pregnant? I knew she went to the doctor, I just didn't know why.
"Nikki's pregnant?" I asked. Silence and then a dial tone was all I heard. I heard Cori gasp.
"Your sister's pregnant? Isn't she like, 16?" I nodded. Cori patted my leg and sighed.
“Well, that sucks... Who's it is?” Cori asked me.
“It's Stevie's apparently.” She nodded and rested her head on my shoulder. After a few minutes of silence, Cori smirked at me. I knew all too well were this was heading.
I leaned over and placed my chapped lips against hers. She moved her hands so that they were on my shoulders. Things started to get really heated until her phone rang. She sighed and answered it. After a few Okay's and a goodbye, she hung up.
"That was my mom. She said I have to go home." I nodded, and walked her to the front door. We stepped outside and I kissed her goodbye and she left. I went back inside and I turned down the hall to go to my room and saw Frank standing by my door.
"We need to talk," Frank said. I nodded and walked into my room and sat down on my bed.
"Who were you talking to on the phone?" he asked. Oh shit...
"Um... Nikki's boyfriend, Stevie. Why?" I asked innocently. He looked like he was pondering his thoughts.
"You heard me, didn't you?" I asked. He nodded.
"Are you gonna tell dad?" I asked. He shrugged.
"Depends. Are you going to?" I shook my head. He smiled at me and sat down on my bed.
"Do you think that I should?" he asked me. I don't think that either of us should. Nikki should be the one to tell him. I mean, it is hers.
"No," I told him. "I just need to figure out a way to get them two talking. Nikki's been put under a spell by mom. She thinks that dad left us, but it didn't happen that way. I just know it didn't..." I trailed off.
"I know it didn't. Gerard loves you both so much. He was so hurt and lost when I met him, and that was about five years after. I helped him get through most of his problems, but he still has issues with you guys not being here. And now that he has you, I don't know. There’s just something different about him. He has his baby back," he told me. I smiled at that. I'm glad that he met Frank. Who knows where dad would be now. Probably six feet under…
"Is that why dad was on drugs and stuff?" I asked. I knew enough about him to know that.
"Mostly," he said.
"So, yea. They just need to get together. I'll figure out something," I said. He smiled.
"If you need any help, let me know." He stood up and started to leave.
"Frank?" I said, standing up. He stopped and turned around. I went over to him and gave him a hug.
"I'm glad you're here," he said. I smiled and whispered, 'me too'.
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