My apologies for taking so long for this third installment. I'm deemed an "essential worker", so my time has been limited in getting in front of my laptop. I hope you all are doing well and being safe. We will get through this. God Bless you all.
This is my first attempt at writing a story for this site. It's seventy percent factual with about thirty percent artistic license and fiction added. It's turning into a multiple part story so be patient. Names have been changed to protect the people involved. All characters are over 18 years old. Thanks to LaurieLou for the editing help.
You'll need to read the first two parts of this continuing story for it to make any sense with the characters and where the plot is going.
Thank you!
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After getting home from our shopping excursion, Kat and I made multiple trips upstairs, carrying her stuff from her apartment and the packages we bought. I left her gift in the trunk as I didn't want her to see it until after dinner. We put all her stuff in Charlie's room, and I helped Kat set up her desktop computer on Charlie's old desk. It hit me just how much I missed him, even though I had given him a hard time earlier this morning.
"You okay?' Kat asked.
"Yeah, just a little sentimental, I guess," I told her. "I miss my boys."
"Aww, you must love them a lot."
"You have no idea, Kat."
Kat put her arms around me. "You're a good father."
I hugged her back. "Thank you, baby girl. You made me feel better." I bent down and kissed her softly.
Kat looked up at me, smiled and said, "Why don't you go downstairs and relax. I'm just going to put the rest of my clothes away. I'll come down and join you when I'm done, okay?"
"You trying to get rid of me?" I asked.
"Maybe. Now scoot," Kat told me.
"Yes ma'am."
I headed over to my room and put away my handgun, used the bathroom and headed downstairs. I went to the kitchen and grabbed a Diet Coke and sat down on the couch. I looked at my phone and texted Trooper Bob to see if they had caught Dax yet. I let him know that we got Kat's x-rays and the broken nose and concussion she had.
I stretched out on the couch and decided to take a power nap while Kat did what she needed to do upstairs. I guess I slept longer than I wanted because then next thing I knew, I heard Kat's voice.
"Daddy...daddy? Wake up."
"Daddy, what? Huh? What? Oh sorry, I must ha...," was all I was able to say as I took in the sight before me. I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
Kat was standing in front of me, dressed in a schoolgirl outfit. She had done her beautiful hair in two pigtail braids that hung down over her shoulders. Her makeup was sexy, done in the goth style I loved. Black lipstick, dark eyeliner and drawn in cat's eye wings. She had on a white long sleeve, button down shirt tied off at her midriff and it was open at her chest, revealing a black bra underneath. The sleeves of the shirt were rolled up and her hands were on her hips. Her skirt was green and black plaid and pleated, very short, reaching down to mid-thigh.
Her legs were encased in white stockings held up by a garter belt. Kat's shoes were white high heeled platforms with ankle straps. They had to be at least five-inch heels holding her up. Over her shoulder, she had a small pink backpack.
"Silly Daddy. You fell asleep, didn't you?" she chided me.
"Uhh, yeah. I guess I did," I replied as I stared at her. She was breathtakingly beautiful, even more so in this outfit.
"I have something for you. You need to promise me you won't be mad at me daddy," she said in an innocent voice.
Kat reached into her backpack, pulled out an envelope and handed it to me. I took the envelope with a shaking hand and opened it. Inside was a handwritten letter. I cleared my throat and read it out loud.
"Dear Mr. Thomas, I regret to inform you that your daughter, Katherine Thomas, has been disruptive and a distraction at school. Her behavior has given me no choice but to suspend her from school for the next three days." I looked up at Kat and she had a small smile on her face but looked down at her feet.
"Please have a talk with Katherine about her behavior and attitude while she is suspended. We hope she will return with a better outlook on her school career. Signed, Mr. Smith, Principal."
I put the letter and envelope on the couch beside me, cleared my throat again and decided to play this game.
"Well?"
"I'm sorry daddy. I don't know why they're suspending me from school. I didn't do anything wrong," Kat said. She had turned her knees in on each other and was moving her shoulders back and forth like she was a nervous little girl.
"They don't suspend you from school for no reason, Katherine. What did you do? Tell me."
"Oh, all right," she exhaled. "I got caught smoking in the girl's bathroom."
"That's it? You got suspended for three days for smoking in the bathroom? Sorry Katherine. I'm not buying it. What else did you do?" I was really starting to get into this, wondering where it was going to lead.