Standing His Ground
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 84
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
"No more running." He whispered.
He was done running. It was time to be a man and face his problems head-on. He turned his attention towards the only three allies he had left and fixed them all with a stern gaze. This very well could be the end and if so, he didn't want to leave anything unsaid."
He took a deep breath. "I'm going out there."
Derek looked shocked...
Lisa mirrored his expression...
Beth looked absolutely horrified...
At least his two children and lover's reaction confirmed that not everyone had abandoned him. If he were being honest, he'd felt pretty alone for a long time, even at home. Once Debbie made the decision to turn herself in, he felt lost and abandoned.
"You can't, Nicole will you!" Derek panicked.
"Or mom will" Lisa added just as frightened for her father's safety. Cheater or not she didn't want him to die.
"Steve..." Beth whimpered. "You can't go. You promised you wouldn't leave me, remember."
He did but he had to do this. "I do, and I'm sorry I can't keep that promise. When I first met you, you were this bright-eyed bushy tailed young woman who was passionate about science and was willing to do whatever it took to become a great scientist in your own right. You were clumsy at times, but you never quit and you put in the work."
He brought her into a gentle embrace.
"You helped me set things right after Erica's first rampage, and you helped put me back together when I was falling apart. I felt lost, alone, betrayed, scared, and then you came back into my life full of love and hope and can't ever thank you enough for that. Really Beth, thank you so much."
He placed a small kiss on her forehead before turning his attention back towards his kids.
"The greatest joy in my life aside from science itself was watching you too grow up. I know I wasn't always around because of my work but seeing who you were then and who you are now, I couldn't be prouder of the two of you."
Derek blushed and looked away.
Lisa's eyes grew misty.
"Son, you will be successful no matter what you choose do with your life. You have the tools and the talent. Lisa, I know you want to be a scientist like me and I'm sorry I pushed you away. You have a lot of untapped potential, and I did read your thesis by the way."
Lisa looked surprised. "You read my thesis?"
"I did. You're going to make quite the splash in the near future." He smiled. He then brought the two in their own little hug. "I know I don't say it enough, but I love you, both of you. I don't know what's going to happen in the next few seconds, but I want you to get away from here and I want you to live. Do you understand me?"
"Dad..." Lisa was now crying.
"Don't do this." Derek begged.
"I'm sorry guys, but I have to. I'm partly responsible for this so I have to go and face the music."
He released the hug and took a step back. He then turned toward Beth and whispered something in her ear. Her eyes widened a great dead.
"Do you understand?" He asked.
She nodded solemnly. "I understand."
"Okay." He took another deep breath and looked out at Nicole who was still shouting for him. Apparently, the crowd was just throwing anyone named Steve at her. "It's time for me to go."
As he began walking, Lisa called out to him. "Dad! I still think you're a good man!"
Steve paused, although he didn't look back. "Thank you."
Nicole was starting to grow more and more annoyed the longer her father remained hidden. "If you don't give me Steve in the next ten seconds, I'll level this whole motel!"
Debbie looked shocked and even Erica looked a little surprised.
The crowd however panicked.
"I'm here!" Steve called up.
The crowd parted to let the real Steve walk though.
"I'm here Nicole!" He then addressed the crowd. "If you don't want to die I suggest you clear out of here!"
The crowd didn't need to be told twice and began to disperse.
"I'm here Nicole. Daddy's here." He spoke.
His words were rewarded with a tremor that knocked him off his feet and caused any nearby windows to explode. Car alarms could even be hard along with a few frightened shrieks.
"You're not my daddy!" She shouted.
Steve got back to his feet. "DNA testing says otherwise."
Nicole actually growled at him.
He was done running. It was time to be a man and face his problems head-on. He turned his attention towards the only three allies he had left and fixed them all with a stern gaze. This very well could be the end and if so, he didn't want to leave anything unsaid."
He took a deep breath. "I'm going out there."
Derek looked shocked...
Lisa mirrored his expression...
Beth looked absolutely horrified...
At least his two children and lover's reaction confirmed that not everyone had abandoned him. If he were being honest, he'd felt pretty alone for a long time, even at home. Once Debbie made the decision to turn herself in, he felt lost and abandoned.
"You can't, Nicole will you!" Derek panicked.
"Or mom will" Lisa added just as frightened for her father's safety. Cheater or not she didn't want him to die.
"Steve..." Beth whimpered. "You can't go. You promised you wouldn't leave me, remember."
He did but he had to do this. "I do, and I'm sorry I can't keep that promise. When I first met you, you were this bright-eyed bushy tailed young woman who was passionate about science and was willing to do whatever it took to become a great scientist in your own right. You were clumsy at times, but you never quit and you put in the work."
He brought her into a gentle embrace.
"You helped me set things right after Erica's first rampage, and you helped put me back together when I was falling apart. I felt lost, alone, betrayed, scared, and then you came back into my life full of love and hope and can't ever thank you enough for that. Really Beth, thank you so much."
He placed a small kiss on her forehead before turning his attention back towards his kids.
"The greatest joy in my life aside from science itself was watching you too grow up. I know I wasn't always around because of my work but seeing who you were then and who you are now, I couldn't be prouder of the two of you."
Derek blushed and looked away.
Lisa's eyes grew misty.
"Son, you will be successful no matter what you choose do with your life. You have the tools and the talent. Lisa, I know you want to be a scientist like me and I'm sorry I pushed you away. You have a lot of untapped potential, and I did read your thesis by the way."
Lisa looked surprised. "You read my thesis?"
"I did. You're going to make quite the splash in the near future." He smiled. He then brought the two in their own little hug. "I know I don't say it enough, but I love you, both of you. I don't know what's going to happen in the next few seconds, but I want you to get away from here and I want you to live. Do you understand me?"
"Dad..." Lisa was now crying.
"Don't do this." Derek begged.
"I'm sorry guys, but I have to. I'm partly responsible for this so I have to go and face the music."
He released the hug and took a step back. He then turned toward Beth and whispered something in her ear. Her eyes widened a great dead.
"Do you understand?" He asked.
She nodded solemnly. "I understand."
"Okay." He took another deep breath and looked out at Nicole who was still shouting for him. Apparently, the crowd was just throwing anyone named Steve at her. "It's time for me to go."
As he began walking, Lisa called out to him. "Dad! I still think you're a good man!"
Steve paused, although he didn't look back. "Thank you."
Nicole was starting to grow more and more annoyed the longer her father remained hidden. "If you don't give me Steve in the next ten seconds, I'll level this whole motel!"
Debbie looked shocked and even Erica looked a little surprised.
The crowd however panicked.
"I'm here!" Steve called up.
The crowd parted to let the real Steve walk though.
"I'm here Nicole!" He then addressed the crowd. "If you don't want to die I suggest you clear out of here!"
The crowd didn't need to be told twice and began to disperse.
"I'm here Nicole. Daddy's here." He spoke.
His words were rewarded with a tremor that knocked him off his feet and caused any nearby windows to explode. Car alarms could even be hard along with a few frightened shrieks.
"You're not my daddy!" She shouted.
Steve got back to his feet. "DNA testing says otherwise."
Nicole actually growled at him.
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