Re: Robert and Sean
"Well, she does like Disney." Sean grinned. He and Savannah had been along pretty well since that last blowout. But, she was still something else.
"It's funny," he mused. "I've always worn my heart on my sleeve. I don't see point in hiding my emotions when I'm just going to put them into my music anyway. But, Dad never seems to get it, especially the music part. Last night was supposed to be for him, you know. I mean, all of you, really. You, G, Jen, Dad. But, things had to happen to piss him off and it's like when I was eight and learned to play Anchor's Aweigh just for him all over again." Sean shrugged one shoulder, trying to be careful not to jostle Liam. "I get that the things he does are important. But, it seems like there's always something. He was stationed overseas when I graduated high school and I never got a Juilliard graduation for him to see. Nate died and my birthday was forgotten. Now Savannah and I planned last night and Nick has to go and pull a stupid stunt so my dad can't even enjoy it. It's just...always something."
Making a face, he sighed. "Go ahead and appeal to my basically nice guy nature. I see how it is. No, I don't really want to hurt Troy. Not that he really thought of the position he was putting me in when he opened his mouth in front of the Director. I mean, he told my dad's boss we've been fucking for a month. In front of Savannah who reacted like, well, Savannah. And made it clear Dad and Jen didn't know, that the Director was less scary to tell than Dad. Then left me to deal with Savannah asking if he should be invited to family dinners. He started it. In a way, it'd serve him right to have to sit through a dinner he instigated." Sean sighed again. "But, I guess, even if I'm telling him I'm just playing along with the joke he started, it probably wouldn't end well if Dad and G got involved."