Chapter 31
Jon and Beth walked into the dressing room. It was early yet, only around 2 pm. As soon as they entered they knew something big was about to happen. It was quiet, extremely quiet. David was sitting to the side with his father Ed. They were speaking in low tones and had looked up abruptly when Jon and Beth walked thru the door, only to return to their conversation a second later. Jon assumed it was because they were waiting to jump on Richie and Liz the moment they showed their faces. His mother Florence sat quietly on the sofa arm flipping thru a magazine. Only a few lines of worry etched on her face. Of the three of them she seemed the least uptight.
“Hey Dave hows it goin’” Jon tempted fate and asked
“Jon NOT NOW OK … “ David growled so loud it made Beth jump
Jon and Beth exchanged looks and went over to the far part of the dressing room , sitting down on the couch.
Jon leaned over and whispered “If Ed and Flo are here this isn't good at all”
Beth winced a bit and agreed “ By the look of their faces definitely not good at all . I would have normally gotten a hug from them but nothing. “
“I am thinking we should just stay as far away from this as possible “ Jon quipped .
“Yea I think you are right” She slipped her arm through his and cuddled up on the couch closing her eyes for no more than 2 seconds before she heard the door open once again and viewed a glowing yet nervous Lizzie walk thru the door with Richie who was looking somewhere between satisfied and seriously ill once he spotted David, Ed and Flo. Lizzie had her arm hooked thru Richie's, her hand looked as if it had the death of grip as she glanced at Beth and Jon giving them a weak smile.
Richie nodded Jon's direction and his stomach churned as he read Jon's dead man walking gaze, then in typical Richie fashion stopped about 5 feet from the three glowering Rashbaum's and voiced in a friendly tone "Ed...Flo... what a surprise......"
Dave looked like he was about to blow any second and int erupted Richie
“Cut the bullshit right now Sambora! WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU TWO BEEN AND WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?”
Richie swallowed hard and took a small step backwards. He had expected anger but definitely not the venom he heard and felt in Dave's tone. He felt Lizzie squeeze tightly on his arm.
"David please....." His mother said a little more calmly yet with a wavering voice.
Dave looked a little contrite and mumbled "sorry mom"
“Um.. well we “ Richie stammered a bit
“Spit it out!!!!! “ Ed spoke up
“Daddy , we … “ Lizzie tried to speak
“Elizabeth we will talk to you in a moment “ Ed corrected her like a child causing Lizzie to straighten her stance and raise her chin.
when will they stop treating me like a child.
“No Daddy! You will hear me out and hear me out now, all of you will...I'm not a child any longer! And you are all going to have to come to terms with that!”
Jon and Beth winced at the tone she used to her dad and from the look on her dad’s face he was none too pleased with his daughters outburst.
Ed, appalled at his only daughters outpouring of hostility, exploded "Elizabeth Michelle!!!!!! I suggest you explain yourself young lady! We trusted you out here. We trusted you to listen to your brother and be a responsible young lady and this is what you do? Run off without permission and without saying where or when you would be back! That is very irresponsible and not to mention just plain rude!" Her father looked down at her with a very disappointing look shaking his head "and furthermore I do NOT have to come to terms with ANY such thing!! you are still my daughter and still live in my house! so until you are of age and no longer my responsibility..."
"DAD!!!!! STOP!!!!" Lizzie shouted "You DO have to come to terms with it and you are no longer responsible for me! I will not be living under your roof any longer dad I am NOT a child any more I am a married woman!"
Silence fell in the dressing room. A pin dropping would have sounded like an a-bomb exploding and finally Flo spoke in barely a whisper "Oh dear God"
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