“Father, I am not going anywhere. I am an adult and I am here to stay. I have a job and I will be finding my own apartment as quickly as possible. Please just go and don’t make a scene.” Stacy pleaded.
“I am not leaving without….” He started to say, but before he could finish Shawn appeared, stepping between Stacy and their father.
“You need to leave now. Stacy has made it clear that her choice is to stay here.” Shawn said flatly.
“I beg your pardon young lady. I was not addressing you and as far as I’m concerned there is nothing you have to say that would be of any interest to me.” He turned, walking down the sidewalk.
The fuck I don’t!
“What the fuck is wrong with you?” Shawn yelled as she followed him down the walk. “How do you just treat your own flesh and blood like they are disposable if they don’t meet your idea of the all-American family?” Her fists were clenched tightly at her sides.
Spencer Evans turned slowly to face Shawn and a look of disgust was plainly visible on his face. “You are not my family. In fact, this world would have been better off if you had never been born.” His voice spewed hatred and contempt at Shawn.
Rebecca had followed after them and gasped at his words. Oh my God Shawn, oh baby! Her heart broke as she witnessed the confrontation and anger took over. She stepped directly in front of their father with her eyes burning flames.
“Mr. Evans, you don’t know me and I don’t really care that you don’t. What I do care about is that your daughters are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known and I don’t understand how you and your wife can, as parents, throw them away like trash. You have a grandson for God’s sake, how can you turn your back on him?” She said angrily, unconsciously reaching her hand out to touch his arm.
Spencer batted her arm away as if it had burnt him, causing Rebecca to lose her balance and catch herself against his car. “I could care less about…” Before he could finish his sentence, Shawn was in front of him with a look of complete and utter coldness on her face. “Don’t you ever fucking touch her! Do you hear me you fucking arrogant bastard? She’s pregnant with your grandchild!” She growled in an equally cold voice.
Shawn looked up to see Sam and Jenna standing in the drive. She hadn’t realized they pulled up, much less witnessed the scene. Sam’s eyes were wide with shock. Jenna covered Jackson’s ear, holding him against her, as if she could shield him from the ignorance of his grandfather.
“Get the fuck out of here now, before I call the police on you for trespassing and assault.” Shawn growled again. “Take your fucking homophobic, pampered ass back to South Carolina and leave us alone, you are not welcome here.”
With that she whirled and walked blindly into the house. Spencer climbed in his car and sped away, leaving everyone else staring at each other in disbelief.
“What the hell just happened here?” Sam demanded. “Why was our father here and what did he say to Shawn?” She stared at Rebecca waiting for answers and when Rebecca didn’t answer, she turned to Stacy. “Someone tell me what he said!!”
“He said he the world would be better off if she had never been born.” Stacy whispered in a horrified voice. She felt like throwing up.
Rebecca turned and went inside the house in search of Shawn. She found her in their bedroom shoving random articles of clothing into a gym bag. “What are you doing Shawn?” Rebecca whispered. Baby, please don’t leave now. Don’t leave me. Don’t leave us.
“Isn’t it obvious? I’m leaving before anyone else gets hurt. I’m like cancer cell Rebecca, I destroy everything around me.” Shawn growled.
Shawn’s voice and eyes were dead and cold, like an ice storm had coated them in a thick sheet. Rebecca shivered against it. She reached out touched Shawn’s face. “Baby, you are no such thing. You are wonderful and I love you. Please don’t do this, you’re just upset.”
“You will be better off in the long run.” Shawn said evenly as she turned and left the room. She hopped in her car, raised the garage door and pulled away from the house. She forced herself to not look back.
Stacy moved away quickly from the front window. “Sam! Shawn just left in her car!”
Sam darted up the stairs taking two at a time and without waiting she entered the master bedroom and found Rebecca standing in the same spot she had been when Shawn walked away. Tears were rolling down her face and she had her arms crossed over her belly.
“Rebecca, are you okay? Where did Shawn go?” Sam asked gently.
“She left Sam. She said she was like cancer, that she just destroys everything around her. She left. She left me.” Rebecca sobbed and crumpled to the floor.
Sam knelt beside her quickly and hugged her tight. “I’m sure she will come back honey, she’s just blowing off steam and she’s hurt. Shh, it will be okay.” She gently rocked the woman as she held her, like a child who was hurting.
“I don’t think so Sam” Rebecca sobbed harder. “I’ve never seen her like this, it’s like she was ice.”
Jenna stepped quietly into the room. “I’m going to take the car and go see if I can find Shawn. She might talk to me. I will call you baby.” She spoke quietly to Sam as they locked eyes over Rebecca’s head. Jenna read the expression on Sam’s face. I love you.
“Come on sweetie, let’s go down and sit on the couch. I’ll make you some tea and we’ll wait for Jenna to call us.” She gently pulled Rebecca into a standing position and smoothed her hair back away from her face.
Rebecca blindly nodded, not having the strength to speak.
