#rode rainer

Rode rolled his eyes. "I will be waiting down by the docks. You should probably take a few minutes to talk to her before we go home." Rode started to leave and then paused. "You know I find it really sad that you've been more interested in cursing us than asking about how O was taking this." "I know how O is taking this. I am also pretty confident that you wouldn't know. You at least tried in front of Rusty, but we all knew how you felt about the rest of us." Callista said and took a deep breath. "For what it's worth I think it's nice that you moved here for her." "Just because I don't like you or what you put my brother and Az through doesn't mean I'm an inhuman monster like our parents. And I don't know if O will recover from loosing Rusty too, so you and I are all Azalea really has left sadly."

"But you weren't because you chose to hide here instead of being near them. So I have moved to a small house on the Nixieburg mainland, so I can be here if she needs me. You have a few days to decide of you want her and complete your end of the paperwork, and then she can move in." Rode said holding out an envelope. "Decide? Seriously?! Of course I want her you asshole?! There's no freaking way I'm leaving her to the Rainers to raise!"

"Well, it is. Rusty's dead, you missed the funeral, and somehow that bastard O had figured out how to write an airtight will so you get custody of Azalea instead of me even though I was the one that was actually there. Frankly I don't trust you. She doesn't actually know you, she just knows stories, and now she's been uprooted from her life to live with you and your perfect little replacement family during the most difficult time of her life." Callista was seething. "And who's fault do you fucking think that was you bastard?! This wasn't what Rusty or I wanted. Your parents and mine made very sure that I wouldn't have a relationship with her. And my family is not a replacement anything. And how can I miss a funeral I never even heard about?! I would have been there instantly if I had known."

Callista made sure the door was shut this time. "What is going on Rode?! How is she here? Do you have any idea what you've done?! What your parents are going to do now?! You reckless brat!" Rode sighed. "Are you done yet Princess?" Callista glared at him, but let him speak. "Rusty's dead." Callista felt her world go cold. "That's not possible."

"You really couldn't have found a less convenient hiding place, huh Callista?" There were some memorable voices from her past that she had rather hoped would stay there. "Rode Rainer what the fuck are you doing on my property?!" Before Rode could answer an unfamiliar voice spoke up. "Hi Mama." Callista looked at the pink teenager that had turned around to face her. "Azalea?" She asked uncertainly. "Yeah, I sorta grew a bit since the last time you saw me." "You're beautiful. But what's going on?" Rode spoke up. "We need to talk. Azalea why don't you run inside. We're already being watched." Callista glanced back inside and saw Paris watching them, and the door was cracked open. "Everything okay Callie?" Paris asked. "Yeah, um this is my daughter Azalea. I, uh, need to talk to her uncle for a minute." A look flashed across Paris' face for just a second that Callista had never seen before and scared her a bit. His voice sounded perfectly normal though. "Of course take all the time you need. Azalea and I can chat" Azalea looked back at Rode before heading in.