âGirl, youâre Irish, drinkinâs in your blood.â He joked as he tapped the rim of the glass absent-mindedly.
It probably wasnât normal to see a girl who was by every definition his daughter, and yet feel more than paternal towards her. It was probably the alcohol blurring his judgement and a large part of it owing to the fact she looked exactly like Sasha. Whatever it was, he was trying his hardest to suppress it.
âYeahâŚwellâŚI wanted her tâforget about me entirely so I guess it kinda worked.â He shrugged before rubbing the nape of his neck guiltily. âThere was a lot of stuff goinâ on. Stuff she didnât know. I wasnât in a good place. We were both teenagers, itâŚit wasnâtâŚâ Dylan trailed off lamely at the thoughts of what had happened in his youth. What was a lifetime, what felt like several lifetimes ago.
He let out a scoff, nodding his head. âI know.â He admitted dejectedly as he lifted his glass up for the bartender to refill with his whiskey.
A few moments went by, the silence filling the air between them again when he was given another measure and he handed over the money for both their drinks. Taking the glass to his lips, he hummed contemplatively. âI donât regret what I did. She was better off elsewhere. I really wasnât good fâher.â He concluded unceremoniously, still not making eye contact yet.
âThatâs--â she paused for a moment while searching for the word before speaking up. â--Stereotyping, as the Americans would call it.â she added with a hint of tease behind her voice to indicate she was only playing.
Hearing him speak only quieted her down, the smile that was playing across her lips faltered as she heard the words. It puzzled her to know that he would just leave like that. Then again, what did she know? Her mother never spoke of him, it was hard to track him down, and now that she was here, itâs not as if they were opening up to each other.Â
âYou sound like every teenage boy thatâs tried to explain why we couldnât keep seeing each other and let me tell ya, itâs pathetic.â And it wasnât meant to be said in a harsh way, just a way to let him know that if he couldnât be honest with her, she didnât want to hear it. Again, itâs not as if Olivia could force the truth out of him-- they didnât know each other. It would be out of character for the both of them to open up in a heart beat all because of some alcohol, but then again, it was out of character for her to be thinking such things about him anyway. He was her father -- not some teenage boy she was trying to get over. So honestly, maybe the alcohol was an issue right now, yet she couldnât find herself to stop from drinking.
âHereâs the thing, I donât know you. Sadly enough, I donât even know my own mother because we were never close. My guess? She resented me because I may have been a constant reminder of you. What I do know is-- you left a friend.â as her new glass was placed in front of her, Olivia tapped her nails against the glass for a moment, while contemplating if she should continue speaking or if she should just drink. She decided the latter;Â
âI donât blame you.â she added after a moment of silence. After finding the right words to speak up. Would anything be considered right or wrong at this point? To hell with her thoughts, she couldnât even think straight so maybe she should stop with the drinking soon.Â
âTell me more about you? Iâd like to get to know you. If thatâs alright with you.â