dan awakes to what sounded like sobs.

he blinks quickly and tries to gain sense of his surroundings.

"i don't want to do that ryan please!"

dan bolts upright and sprints up the stairs. he shoves open the door to see alex sitting naked with a blanket loose around her chest, ryan was shirtless leaning over her. the noise of the opening door startles the both of them. alex pushes the blankets up more over her modesty and ryan stands up from the bed completely.

dan's eyes move over to alex who had fresh tears falling over her cheeks. "please...don't tell dad!"

"are you fucking kidding me?" dan looks at ryan, "you got to get the hell out of here!"

"no fucking way she wants me here!" he points at alex who hides her face in her hands.

"i said i just wanted to talk!" she screams.

dan shakes his head in annoyance. "we don't have time for this! when phil comes home he's going to kill you and me once he figures out i practically let this happen."

"he doesn't have to go it's fine." alex sobs.

ryan smiles smugly. "see? she says it's fine."

dan was getting more anxious. "alex, phil is going to be home any minute so i don't know how you thought this would work in the first place-"

"i got the idea from you!" she yells.

dan looks at her dumbfounded. "what? me?"

"yes you! you and dad had told me how you went out the window a long time ago and i told ryan the idea."

this whole thing was his fault. if he would've just told phil instead of working hard hard to earn her approval of him. "we can't just sit here and argue anymore. phil is going to be more pissed at me because this is my-"

there's a creak on the steps. dan covers his mouth immediately and watches as phil ascends up the stairs before turning to face him. the emotionless expression was back on his face. dan prays phil hadn't heard the last part as he stops right in front of him.

"phil...i-"

"you need to leave. now." phil was looking at ryan.

ryan didn't seem fazed but he still picks up his shirt and walks past dan and phil but turns back. "i'll see you later alex."

she looks away from him and nods. the front door opens and shuts a few seconds later. dan looks at phil, the anticipation growing for every second he didn't speak . a car revs up outside then roars away. phil's still quiet. a ringing is prominent in the silent home.

dan takes a deep breath. "phil, i know what you're going to say."

he quirks an eyebrow. "oh really? then you can start packing your bags then."

his heart drops to his stomach. "what?"

"what were you about to say before i got up here? that it was all your fault? you knew about this didn't you?"

there was nothing dan could say to help his case.

"he did it because of me!" alex speaks up, "that's the only way i would like him."

phil's placid face grown into a scowl. "you could've came to me for that dan but instead you put my only daughter's life in danger."

"dad i'm fine-"
"you're crying. now was that before or after he came on to you?"

nothing. she doesn't say anything more. phil looks back at dan. "i want you out. now."

dan's lip trembles as tears threaten to spill over. "phil please. i have nowhere else to go."

"oh please spare the guilty tears. i won't fall for it again. alex was almost.." he takes a deep breath, " taken advantage of because of you."

dan holds his head down. "fine. i'll go."

"dad please!"

phil reaches around dan and shuts her door. "go put some clothes on and get out this is the last time i'm going to say it."

whoops had to do it

~alivia