Chapter Four

You are cutting me off? Fine, Dad" Wendy said. "I think it's better that way. Maybe I don't need your money and now I have one more thing motivating me to do better for myself" 

She hung up immediately, a little scared that if she stayed on the phone, he would talk her out of this and make her go back home. 

"Family issues?" Damon asked as she dropped the phone on her lap and buried her face in her hands. She looked up and nodded slowly. 

"Yeah" Wendy replied. "I just had to leave, you know. It wasn't my intention to piss him off, but this is something I feel like i have to do. All my life I have always done things the way he wanted me to... Every single thing. And now he wants me to marry some doctor guy i barely know. He said something about securing my future... Whatever that means. I thought about it a lot and I just can't do it. I can't keep living like that... I want more. I want to make decisions on my own... Good or bad, I don't care. I want adventure. I don't want every little detail of my life planned out for me... And if I'm going to get married to anyone, I want it to be because I fell in love... You know, movie kind of love. The kind that consumes you, steals your breath away and zaps away your common sens.... "

She stopped when she saw the way Damon was staring at her. He was smiling. 

"What?" she asked. "Is my pain amusing to you?" 

He shook his head. "Nothing... Of course it's not amusing" 

She frowned, then laughed nervously. "I'm sorry, I'm a bit cranky. But you understand what I mean right?" she asked. "Do you think I'm crazy for leaving? Now that he has cut me off, I'm not going to be getting any help or money from him... And I gotta admit I enjoyed spending his money." 

Damon laughed and shook his head. "No, I don't think you are crazy" he replied 

"There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to have your own life. Everyone deserves to do what makes them happy. And if you were not truly happy living like that, you did the right thing by leaving. Your father will see it soon too, just give it time. Perhaps he's just upset about his little girl leaving... This might not be easy for him too, you know "

Wendy inhaled deeply and smiled at him, feeling a bit better and hoping that he was right."Thank you, Damon" she said. "You haven't changed in some ways... You kind of always know the right thing to say" 

When Deborah returned and informed Wendy that her room was ready, she stood. 

"I just need to take a shower and then I'm gonna jump right into bed" she said. 

"No dinner?" Deborah asked. 

Wendy shook her head. "No, I'm fine... I'm not really hungry" 

"Well, maybe that's good. I'm not sure there's anything left anyways because Damon ate everything" Deborah said, glaring at her brother. 

Damon stood and slipped his phone in his pocket. "You should have thought about that before you forced me to come keep you company" he said. "I guess I should leave now" 

Deborah rolled her eyes at him. "I have Wendy to keep me company now, so maybe you should start eating at your place for a change" 

Damon paused and pretended to give her suggestion some thought, then he shook his head. "You know, I don't see that happening" 

"Get out" Deborah said. 

Wendy laughed. "Good night guys" she said. And as she walked into the room Deborah had prepared for her, and shut the door, she had a feeling that everything was going to be okay. Everything was going to work out fine, because she would make it work. 

She had to.