I would like to thank laughnsmile96, spamisthename, kmcdancer1958, othhsmfan, americananje and GG7HEverwoodHSMfan for reviewing to my last chapter. I hope it came out good. I was still getting over having my heart broken by my ex-boyfriend. It still hurts but I'm learning to deal with it. And seeing V in person is making it a lot easier. I don't know why but it just is. And seeing her smile is making me happy. Anyway… this is the chapter people have been waiting, the confrontation between Destiny and her parents. I hope it's what you guys were hoping for!
Chapter 21
Gabriella led Destiny inside and Troy ushered Chad, Taylor and Chris inside behind them. He shut the door and rubbed his tired eyes. This was going to be a long day, he could already tell. He could hear his daughter, still crying, in the living room. He was furious with her. He had an inkling of where she was last night and he was angry with her for that. Part of him wanted to ground her on the spot, but the other part of him wanted to take his baby girl and hold her to get her to stop crying. Troy pushed off the door and walked into the living room, sitting across from his daughter and his wife.
No one dared to speak, or move for that matter. Chad, Taylor and Gabriella knew what it was like when Troy got angry. He would lash out at any moving object. They knew that they should wait until he spoke to someone first. Chris looked between his parents and Gabriella and Destiny and then looked at his Uncle Troy. He knew that Destiny was in trouble and he wanted to speak, to stick up for her but he found that his vocal cords weren't working properly. Chris heard someone move and his head turned and saw that Destiny was looking at her dad. His heart broke as he saw how upset and broken she looked.
"D-Daddy…" Destiny said hesitantly. Her mom told her all about how her dad had a short temper and how he was when he was angry. She didn't really want to be on the receiving end of it but knew that today she was. She felt her mom rub her back soothingly hoping that it would calm her down and surprisingly it was. Even as a child, Destiny found that her mom, rubbing her back, calmed her down and when she was tired it would put her to sleep. Destiny held her breath as her dad looked at her.
"I am extremely disappointed in you Destiny Hope," Troy started off, "You not only disobeyed me but you disobeyed your mother and you went behind our backs. We trusted you to be able to stay home and not go to that party and you did just that! I thought I, I mean I thought we raised you better than this! Actually for a fact I know we raised you better than this!" Troy was mad, Gabriella could tell. She felt her daughter's shoulders move up and down meaning she was crying again. Gabriella held her daughter close to her, rubbing her back soothingly.
"Mr. Bolton," Chris started to say when he saw Destiny start crying again. Chad, Taylor, Gabriella and Troy looked at Chris. Chris looked at them all and then at Troy, "If you stop yelling at her and maybe listen to her then maybe you'll find out why she didn't come home last night! And when you hear what happened then you're going to feel bad about yelling at her!" Chris was angry at his uncle for yelling at his daughter and not giving her a chance to explain.
"Chris calm down," Taylor said putting a hand on her son's shoulder only to have it shrugged off by Chris. Chris looked at Troy and then at Destiny. His heart broke even more when he saw her look at him. He glanced at his mom and then glared at her. He stood up.
"I'm not going to calm down! Destiny doesn't need this! You of all people should know!" Chris yelled. Chad stared at his son and Chris looked at him, "I know go wait in the car." Chris said looking one last time at Destiny and walking out to the car. He got into the back and sat down in the seat shutting the door. He was not happy. His uncle should have asked Destiny what happened before he yelled at her. Chris's hands balled into fists and he punched the seat.
Back inside Troy watched his nephew storm out of the house. Turning to his daughter he saw hurt and fear in her eyes. Troy sighed and ran a hand through his hair, frustrated. He looked and his daughter, "Okay. What happened last night that made you not come home?" Troy asked not sure if he wanted to know exactly why his daughter was crying hysterically. Destiny looked at Taylor and Chad who nodded at her. Destiny turned to her dad.
"I went to that party last night and Matt took me. Everything was going fine until he gave me water to drink. It tasted funny and the next thing I knew I woke up," Destiny said quietly. She looked over at Chad and Taylor who gave her encouraging looks, "I was unclothed and sore. I noticed my clothes around the room and it was horrible! Daddy he raped me! That's why I didn't come home last night. He drugged me and raped me! And worse of all he broke up with me! Are you happy now?! You taught me my lesson!" Destiny got up and ran out of the room.
Troy watched his daughter run out of the room. A few minutes later he heard the door slam. He winced, "I messed up didn't I?" Troy asked the three other people in the room, "I should have let her explain before I yelled at her. Man I'm such an idiot." Gabriella moved over to where Troy was sitting and knelt in front of him.
"Honey, you're not an idiot. You are just a protective dad and that's all I think Destiny expected from you. But I think you did scare her a bit when you yelled at her. Troy you've never yelled at her before and it was a little overwhelming for her," Gabriella said quietly, resting her hands on his thighs. Troy looked at his wife, "Wait for her to calm down and then try talking to her again."
Troy nodded, "That's why I love you. You're too smart for your own good but I wouldn't have it any other way," Troy said kissing her quickly on the lips. Troy looked at Chad and Taylor, "And what was with Chris when I freaked on Des?" Chad looked at Taylor. Taylor sighed.
"Well Destiny came over our house this morning and I let her shower and everything and we were sitting and talking on my bed when someone knocked on the door. I thought it was Chad and when Chris walked in we were both shocked. I had left them alone and I think something might have happened but nothing's been different since then," Taylor said. Gabriella smiled knowing that both kids had crushes on each other. They were just too stubborn for their own good.
Outside with Destiny and Chris
After the fall out between Destiny and her dad, Destiny walked out of the house in need to talk to Chris. He had stood up for her and it meant a lot to her. Walking out of the house, she wiped her eyes and approached Chad's car. She knocked on the window. Chris's head turned towards the window and he opened the door. Destiny smiled shyly and got into the car and shut the door behind her. She sat down next to Chris and silence overcame them.
"Thanks, for doing that back in the living room," Destiny said quietly. She was looking down at the ground. She was a bit awkward around him after what happened that morning. She wasn't sure what she was feeling or what they were. It was confusing to Destiny and she didn't want to bring it up incase he didn't want to talk about it. Chris looked at Destiny.
"D, you're my friend. I'd do anything for you. And I don't like seeing you upset," Chris said lifting her chin up so she was looking at him. Destiny looked into his eyes and saw sincerity. She smiled softly at him. She could tell that he really cared. Chris felt himself moving closer to her. Destiny's eyes closed as he touched his lips to hers. Destiny let her arms go around his neck.
Chris moved his hands to her waist. He picked her up, never once breaking the kiss. Chris placed her on his lap. Destiny moved so she was straddling his waist. She had to break the kiss in order to move. She saw Chris look at her with a smile on her face. She smiled down at him and placed her lips back on his. She felt him tangle his hand in her hair. She ran a hand through his hair and let her one hand rest on the back of his neck.
Chris heard a tap at the window and broke away from Destiny. Destiny and Chris turned their head and saw Taylor standing there. Destiny blushed and Chris's eyes widened. Destiny moved so she was no longer straddling him. Taylor opened the door, smiling and climbed in. She shut the door and neither kid said a word.
"So, something did happen when you two were in the bedroom earlier," Taylor said smiling. Chris and Destiny blushed even more. Taylor smirked as she watched their reaction. Taylor knew that something along the line of a kiss happened between Chris and Destiny.
"Possibly," Chris mumbled. He was mad at his mom for interrupting them. Destiny looked over at Chris and took his hand in hers. Chris looked at her and smiled at her. Destiny had a twinkle in her eyes that wasn't there a while ago.
"So are you two together?" Taylor asked questioningly. Destiny looked at Taylor.
"No. We're not together," Destiny said quickly. She didn't notice the hurt look in Chris's face but Taylor did.
"I'm going to go back inside. Come in soon for lunch," Taylor said getting out of the car and shutting the door. Chris squeezed Destiny's hand.
"D, I uh wanted to know if you would be my girlfriend," Chris said avoiding her gaze. Destiny looked over at Chris.
"What?" Destiny asked confused. She didn't know that was what he was going to say. She wasn't expecting that at all.
"I said I wanted to know if you would be my girlfriend," Chris said a little more confident now. Destiny felt a smile tug at her lips. She nodded her head. Chris smiled brightly at her.
Destiny lent in and kissed him softly. She felt him kiss her back and she pulled away, "You can not tell anyone. Not even our parents. Well you mom knows but that's all who will know," Destiny said. Chris nodded understandingly. Destiny smiled and moved to open the door, "Come on, I'm hungry."
Chris followed her out but stopped on the front porch. He leaned in and kissed her quickly. Destiny kissed him back knowing that they wouldn't be able to do that once they were inside. Destiny pulled back and squeezed his hand. Chris smiled at her and dropped her hand. Destiny opened the door and walked into the house, Chris following her.
Destiny and Chris walked to the kitchen. Destiny looked around and noticed that her dad wasn't in the room. Chris squeezed her hand and Destiny looked at him. Chris nodded towards the hallway and Destiny nodded knowingly. Destiny squeezed Chris's hand and left the kitchen. Chris sat down in one of the two empty chairs and began to eat his lunch.
Destiny went into the hallway. It was quiet in the hall. She knew that her dad was up in her room. She was afraid to go and talk to him but she knew that she had to. Making her way up the stairs, Destiny's heart began to quicken and her eyes filled with tears. She was nervous and scared and she didn't know what was going to happen when she got into her room. Destiny got to her room and she opened the door to see her dad on her bed holding the teddy bear he bought her. Troy's head turned to the door, "Baby girl we need to talk." Troy said softly. Destiny nodded and shut her door ready to talk to her dad.
Well there it is. I finally got it out and Destiny and Chris are finally together! throws a party Sorry it took so long to come out. School started and I've been super busy and my ex-boyfriend is confusing me so I've been trying to figure that out. The next chapter will most likely be Destiny and Troy's talk and possibly some more Chris/Destiny moments. They are super cute together! I hope I still have readers! So please read and review