"Princess" he says dryly. "Dad" I answer with the same coldness. Every ones eyes are on us waiting for our next move. Dad walks to my end of the table and takes his seat facing everyone like a king. Nina walks out with 2 maids and our food. "Nina take a seat" I say as I point to an empty chair. I think it's only fair she gets to seat with us. She is part of this family more than Mark will ever be. "No it's fine baby I need to get back" she gives me a small smile. Oh hell no there is no way I am dropping this. "Dad don't you think Nina should seat with us?" I ask never looking at him. I'm trying to keep my calm but I feel like I can lose it in any minute. "Yes I do" he says taking me by surprise. I turn to face him with disbelief.
"Actually I've always thought she deserved to sit with us as part of the family but she has always turn me down". What? Why? I look over to Nina who gives me a nod of confirmation. "Sit with us Nina" my dad commands her. Nina gives him a smile and takes the seat next to Mark. What the fuck just happen?
"I'm happy you decided to join us this morning Princess" my dad announced to the whole table. "Yeah this is great" Sammy wraps her arms around me. "Thanks" I say still confuse on what just happen. We ate our breakfast like a family, well minus Raul and Mark of course. I avoid eye contact with both of them and just spoke when I was spoken too. I helped the maids clean up and I refuse to let Nina pick anything up she is part of this family so she needs to start acting like one.
After I clean the dishes I decide that there is no better time than now to talk to my dad. As I walk towards my father's office I get a feeling of deja vu. I'm nervous, my palms are sweating, and I feel like my breakfast wants to come back up. I take a deep breath trying to control my nerves once I have them on check I knock on the door. The only reason why I knock is because I want to start this conversation with the right foot. "Come in Princess" my dad calls already knowing it's me at the door. Well looks like he was waiting for me. I open the door and walk in. My father is sitting in his leather chair "Take a seat Princess" he motions towards the chair in front of him. No matter how old I am every time I sit in front of him I'll always feel like a little girl who is in trouble. I've been avoiding my dad since I got here. I've been so angry at him that I didn't even want to look at him. But now that I'm this up close to him I can really see how tired he looks. He has bags under his eyes, looks like he hasn't shave in days, and I actually can see his gray hairs. I guess this whole situation is affecting all of us. "Is everything okay?" he ask. We might as well get this over with.