Vacation Tales 5: Confrontation

He took small hesitant steps towards his father’s room. He knocked and almost immediately it opened up, a maid led him through. “Your father is waiting for you on the balcony”

She handed him a glass of champagne.

He walked to the balcony and just like she said, his father was waiting for him there.

“If your room was on the top floor I would be worried about you throwing me off the balcony to my death...Cheers Father" he said in a mocking tone of voice, they clinked their glasses.

Allen let out a dry chuckle.

“Should I be worried father?”

Allen turned to look at him, he stared at him for a while, “You are so distrusting of people it is a good quality...”

“You can’t blame me Allen, years of living with you all as a family can do that to any man...” he emptied the contents of his champagne over the rail, “One can never be too careful...”

Allen said nothing.

Henry grabbed the bottle of champagne beside his father and another glass and poured himself a new glass. “You can never be