The Preacher's Daughter

"Where...is...uh...he?" I ask my throat suddenly clogged up.

"Uh... Outside." Mary mumbles dryly.

"Andy is here?" The guy in the hat asks.

I nod running out. I stopped dead in my tracks seeing Andy. I must have imagined things but I swore I saw a white light around him. "Andrew." I breath.

"Hi there." He mumbles with a weak smile. We took one step at a time till we are three inches apart from another.

"Can I hug you?" I ask shyly.

"What are you waiting for?"

I giggle and jump in his arms. "I missed you." He purrs in my ear as my hand trailed up down his spinal cord.

"I missed you as well."

"Andy?" He let's go of me as I twirled around.

"Vic? Man what are you doing here?" Andy asks giving this Vic a man hug.

"We had a show in Rodford, we are just passing through what are you doing here?" Vic asks looking down on me with a weak beam.

"I missed my best friend." He responded. Best friend? Am I his best friend? Oh wow!

"Vic, Mike, Jamie and Tony this is Gracie, Gracie this PTV." Andy announced.

"You know Mary beat you to it." I say.

"Oh sweet merciful trouble." Mary grumbles walking wide eyed towards me and the guys. "Dad is approaching and he looks mad."

Oh you have got to be kidding me!

Keep calm and run away Gracie. I thought to myself.

"Mary, Gracen what is going on here?" My father spoke as he push I and Mary to his side.

"Nothing sir." I mumble lowering my head.

"Who are these people?"

"father, this is my friends." Mary spoke up saving my ass once again.

"Friends?" He arch his brow eyeing Andy's tattoos.

"Yes."

"We should go, say farewell to your... Friends. You two should attend Mass." My father spats out. "and let God forgive your sins." With that my father walked in the diner.

"Great." I groan shaking my head.

"Is he serious?" Mike asks puzzled.

"Yeah he is, my father is..." Mary drifts of pouting towards me. "You tell him."

"Tell me what?" Andy looks worried now, he should be.

"My father is... Uh you know a preacher."

Andy's eyes grew wide and so did the others. "Hold up, are you the...."

"Yeah...." Both I an Mary drift off.

"Wait I am confused." Tony interjected.

"You really should pay more attention," Jamie grumbles shaking his head side to side. "Their father is the man who created the purity pledge, you know no sex till married."

"Ah, so much for getting laid tonight," Mike says with a scoff patting Andy on the shoulder "sucks to be you, we have to go."

"Don't worry the coffee is on me." I say, my cheeks heated and my heart swollen.

"Thanks Gracen, hope to see you soon." Vic muter's walking away awkwardly.

"I...uh see you friday." Andy whispers as he gave me a half wave and walked away leaving me stunned.

Tears suddenly drip down my cheeks realizing I and Andy will never be.

"Oh, no! Don't you dare cry." Mary snaps pushing me in for a huge hug. "You caught him by Surprise."

"No, I knew when he found out he would run, so much for being the Preacher's daughter."

"He still wants to see you friday, and we are still going." I pushed her away but she grabbed me right back.

"Don't be so stubborn, he likes you just give him some time."

I nod wiping the stains from my face. "Darling you'll be okay I promise."

"Let's go to Mass." I mumer.

"Promise me one thing first."


"What?"

"That you won't go cold turkey this two days."


"I promise I won't be depressed and eat ice cream." I breathe.


"Good,"

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