This was originally supposed to be just one story, but it was a little longer than expected. So I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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It was my 18th birthday and 3 days before my high school graduation when I got the best present I could ask for. My dad flew half way around the world to come to my graduation. My dad was a good looking man. Very nice tan sculpted body, not body builder sculpted but at the age of 45 he had a six pac and firm muscles everywhere, not a bit of fat anywhere. He had his brown hair buzz cut and his ocean blue eyes beamed with life. He surprised me on my birthday when he knocked on the door at 6 in the morning. Now I'm not a morning person at all and for someone to be knocking on my door that early they were going to hear it.
Flinging the front door open I start in on the person on the other side. "Who the hell do you think you are knocking at someone's door at 6 in the morning?" finally looking up I see him standing with the morning sun shining bright behind him.
"Well is that any way to greet your father?"
"Oh my god, daddy, it's so good to see you what are you doing here? When did you get in?" I start asking questions while wrapping my arms around him.
"Well I got in about 20 minutes ago, and I came here to watch my baby girl graduate. It is supposed to be an important day in your life and I wouldn't dare miss it in the world. Since it is your birthday I figured that I would do our traditional birthday breakfast for you and take you to Ihop. Unless I'm too old to be seen out in a restaurant with a beautiful young woman now."
"Now daddy you are not old and it has been 4 years since we spent my birthday together I thought you would forget about our breakfast every year."
He pulled me at arm's length away and gave me a look that I never seen from him before.
"I could never forget about you, or our traditions. Just because I stopped loving your mother does not mean I ever stopped loving you. I love you more than you know and now you are a grown, beautiful woman. Now go get dressed and let me take you out to breakfast."
Running up the stairs to my room I get dressed. I slip on my white short shorts; they are my favorite because they accent my long legs. A baby blue cami and a white button up shirt but I left the buttons undone. I put on a little bit of clear lip gloss, some black eyeliner to really make my blue eyes pop. I pull my long light brown hair back into a pony tail. I slip on my sandals and head back down stairs to my dad.
By the time I got down there mom was up. She was none to please that dad was in the house but she just glared at him. When I came down the steps she just looked at me and shook her head and walked into the kitchen. I follow her in there and she is standing at the coffee pot crying.
"Mom what is wrong with you? Why are you crying and why are you so mad that dad is here? He is here for my birthday and graduation."
"Do you know why he left? No you don't. He left because he found some young girl to mess around with and never worried about his wife at home. So I gave him what he wanted. I wouldn't let him have his cake and eat it too. So I kicked him out, and I don't want you going with him because you look just like the girl he was messing around with. I'm worried he is going to hurt you. But you are a grown woman and you can do whatever you want, but I'm telling you this now, if he hurts you or wants things from you don't come to me because I won't hear it." She turned her back to me to pour her another cup of coffee.
"Mom that is sick he is my father, I would never do anything with dad. Even if he did do that to you if you were not such a prude bitch then he wouldn't have to find some from somewhere else. It was your fault he wasn't here for the past 4 years, it was your fault." I yell at her and I leave the house with my dad right behind me. I get in his car and left to go get breakfast.
The 10 minute drive to Ihop was very quiet, not a single word was spoken by both of us. Once we got there we got our table and ordered our food. I got a my favorite, blueberry pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream on top and a glass of orange juice. Dad got regular pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream and a side of bacon with coffee. After we ordered I knew something was bugging him because he wouldn't look at me for more than 5 seconds without looking away.
"What is it dad? I know you have something to say and I know you heard me and mom earlier"
"You really shouldn't be so hard on your mom. What she said was true. I did have an affair with a younger woman, a lot younger. It is not all her fault as to why I'm no longer with you anymore. She is just trying to look out for you."