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“How long have you been lying to me?
“I haven’t been lying. I came on this trip for Pook. We tossed some of her coins in a few places. We placed her school lock on the love lock bridge. I went to all the places on her list.
“Trevor and I are new. I truly did come to Europe for my sister and to find my music again. I have a notebook filled with songs to prove it.”
“What about his girlfriend? You said he was in a relationship with someone back at school. So why on earth would you fool around with a boy who’s seeing someone else?”
I clam up. I forgot I told that lie. I knew it was going to come back to bite me.
“Haven’t I taught you better? No daughter of mine is going to play some sidepiece.
“Daddy, wait. Please.”
“Wait for what? No real man fools around with one girl while away on some island while having another girl he’s selling dreams to. No, I’m not having it.”
“It’s not like that,” I murmur.
“So then you’ve been lying to me? If you’d lie about the girlfriend, how do I know I can trust anything you say? How do I know I can trust sending you to New York?”
“What are you saying?” I whisper.
“Maybe you’re not ready for such a big step. If you’d lie to me now, how can I know you’re not lying when something important is going on in your career that I need to know to keep you safe?
“You know I don’t do that lying mess. I’m already questioning a lot of things. It’s the boy or New York. You decide.”
“But Daddy?—”
“It’s over, Lynn. It ends now. If you want to go to New York, this whole thing with Trevor ends.”
My lips tremble as tears roll down my cheeks. I don’t know what to say or do. I don’t know if I’ll ever get a chance like this again, but am I willing to give up my love for my career?
Will Trevor understand? Will he wait for me? We were going to wait a year to tell my daddy about us anyway, right?
“Can’t we talk about this after you calm down?” I try.
“Why? So you can ruin your life for some boy who claims to love you. Little girl, they all love you until they get into your pants.”
“But Daddy, this is Trev. He isn’t like that.”
“It. Is. Over.”
The finality in his words breaks my heart. I cover my face and begin to sob. This can’t be happening. It just can’t.
CHAPTER 35
Separated
Lynn
I lie in my room,staring up at the ceiling, lost in thought. I miss Trevor so much. My daddy won’t allow me to see him, talk to him or anything.
It’s like I’m a prisoner in my own home. Maggie and Elise have come over a few times to keep me company and to try to lift my spirits. That’s how I know Trev is planning on heading back to school soon.
My stomach aches from thinking about it. I wish I could at least see him one more time. It feels like there’s so much unfinished business between us.
I have things I want to say, so much I want to become clear on. My daddy can’t run my life forever. I’m going to make it big and then I can date and love whoever I want.
He can’t dangle his connections and my music over my head for the rest of my life, but is Trev willing to wait as long as that takes? Tears begin to well as I think about how bad I messed things up. We only had to wait one year. Now, I don’t know how long this is going to stretch out.
