Forever

The birth parents

~~~I am so sorry this took forever. I have been having a bad writers block and struggling. Also go check the visuals page for the pics of two newish characters!! I hope you all enjoy!! Much love!🖤~~~

Tommy stood up. He set Bella down and Scarlett held her hand.
          "What the hell are you doing here?" Polly spit.
          "Well I came to meet all my grandchildren obviously."
Everyone held their children tighter as he walked closer to everyone. He walked over to Ada standing with Karl. Bonnie stepped in front of her to face Arthur Sr.
          "My beautiful Ada."
She gripped Bonnie's arm and Arthur sr walked over to Arthur jr. He looked at Linda holding Billy.
          "What are you doing here, dad?"
          "He's a good looking boy. He's got our genes."
He made it over to Tommy and Scarlett.
"The king and queen of the Shelby kingdom."
Bella stood behind Scarlett and held her leg. Arthur sr. smirked at Scarlett and then looked at Tommy.
          "I knew she was yours the first day I met her. Beautiful....full of fire."
He got closer to Scarlett and looked her up and down.
          "Perfect body."
Tommy stepped in front of Scarlett.
"You need to leave while you still can." Tommy threatened.
"You'd kill your father?"
"Oh, you're not my father. You're just a man with the same last name."
"Well if you won't kill me...I know she will. She's the reason my John boy is dead and probably Finn too."
Tommy yelled at him and then shoved him back.
"I told you not to trust Americans...and now you have a baby with one." He spit.
"Come on Bella." Scarlett whispered.
She could sense the danger and she wanted her kids as far away from it as possible. Bella grabbed her hand and they started to walk by until Arthur Sr. stopped her. He stepped in front of Scarlett and looked at the kids.
"Mommy." Bella said.
"It's okay, Bella. Just stand behind me."
Arthur sr. laughed.
"Mommy." He mocked.
"She's not your mom....she's your aunt. You're not her kid."
"Get out." Tommy yelled.
Everyone was stunned. Scarlett was in shock.
"Don't listen to him, Bella." Scarlett said.
Arthur sr. bent down to be face to face with Bella.
Scarlett had her hand on Bella's shoulder and kept her away from him.
"Get away from my kids or so help me." Scarlett said.
"They aren't your mommy and daddy and he's not your brother. They just took you in when your real parents died."
Bella looked up at Scarlett.
"You're not my mommy?" She said.
Scarlett was stunned. Her and Tommy always planned on telling Bella, but not like this and not this soon. She was at a loss for words. Bella let go of Scarlett's hand and ran inside. No one knew what to say. They just watched in silence. Scarlett couldn't look up. Arthur sr. just laughed. He pulled out a gun and pointed it at Tommy. Ada and Linda quickly took their kids inside. Before anything was said, he talked.
"I wouldn't shoot my own son....but I would shoot you." He said as he pointed the gun at Scarlett, who was still holding Myles.
Scarlett immediately shielded Myles. She turned so his body was out of the way. She turned her head to look at Arthur sr.
"If you want to shoot me, that's fine, but at least let someone come take my son. He's an innocent baby."
Arthur sr. walked closer to Scarlett and cocked the gun. She lifted up a hand in surrender as she still shielded her son.
"You can take me, shoot me...whatever...just please let someone come get my son." She pleaded.
Scarlett knew he was unhinged. She knew he would pull the trigger.
"I'm not an unreasonable man. No tricks." He said.
"No, no tricks. How could there be any tricks. Look around...we're all in swimsuits...no where to hide a gun." She said.
He looked around and then agreed. Chelsea came over with Kane and Scarlett kissed Myles on the cheek and then Chelsea took him.
"Tell Bella I love her." She whispered to Chels.
She nodded and her and Kane took Myles inside. The Shelby's were all quiet because they knew how Arthur sr. was. If everyone started yelling...he would start shooting, so the best thing was letting Scarlett talk right now. Arthur sr. quickly grabbed her by the throat and held the gun to her head. Scarlett was actually scared he was going to shoot her, but she wasn't showing it. He had a steady hand and didn't stutter when he talked and that was the scariest part. He gripped her neck hard and she looked at Tommy.
"It's my lucky day. I caught you all off guard...I at least expected a fight." Arthur sr. said.
"Dad, let her go." Tommy said calmly.
"So now I'm your dad." He laughed.
He gripped her throat tighter and she could feel the air leaving her body. Tommy slowly started to walk closer and Arthur sr. put Scarlett in a headlock and pushed the gun into her temple.
"I will kill her." He screamed.
Tommy held up his hands and stopped.
"How much money do you want?" Polly asked.
"You think I want money?"
"That's all you ever come around for. Name your price." Tommy said.
"I'll double it." Carmine said.
"I'd rather kill her than have all that money. Money buys stuff, but killing....killing brings me joy." He smirked.
Tommy could read Scarlett's face and he knew his father was going to shoot her. Arthur jr. started yelling at his father and then Alfie started.
"Let my wife go." Tommy said.
Their father was getting antsy at everyone yelling, so he held Scarlett tighter. The situation escalated and everyone was screaming. Scarlett looked at Tommy like it was her last time and then a gun went off.
"Scarlett." Tommy yelled.
Everyone looked up to see the gun on the ground and Arthur sr standing behind Scarlett with a bullet wound in his hand. Scarlett elbowed him in the face and then picked up the gun and pointed it at him.
"You point a gun at me when I'm holding my seventh month old....and then you tell my daughter she's adopted."
          "What are you going to do? Shoot me? Cut me? Cut off my hands or whatever you do in the mafia."
Scarlett hit him in the face and then grabbed his throat.
          "I'm not going to do anything. I'm going to go take care of my kids. Something you're unfamiliar with."
          "So you're just not going to do anything to me?"
          "I won't, but he will." She said as they looked at Tommy.
Tommy was furious. He could've shot his father right then and there. Scarlett gave Tommy the gun and she walked inside. Tommy had them take Arthur sr. to the basement. He would deal with him later. Chelsea had Myles in the living room with the rest of the girls.
          "She's in your room. She won't talk to any of us." Chelsea said.
          "Okay, thank you."
Scarlett grabbed some things and went upstairs. She slowly walked in her room and saw Bella hugging Tommy's pillow as she cried.
          "Bella, can I come sit?"
She nodded and Scarlett sat on the bed and shortly after, Tommy came up and sat down. Scarlett wouldn't have this talk without him. Bella sat in front of them with Tommy's pillow in her lap.
          "You're not my parents?" She asked.
They hoped because she was young she wouldn't understand, but Bella was really smart for age, so there was no chance in that. Scarlett took a deep breath and then Tommy grabbed her hand. They looked at each other and he nodded.
          "We are your parents, but you didn't...." Scarlett looked up at the ceiling and eventually looked back at Bella.
          "But you didn't come from my tummy."
Tommy put his hand on Scarlett's back as she pulled out the picture of Wesley, Bella, and her real mom. She put the picture down in front of Bella and pointed.
          "This was my older brother, Wesley..and this was Sarah."
          "You came from her tummy." Scarlett added.
          "And this was your real dad. These two gave you life." Tommy said.
          "They were great parents and great people. Do you remember them?" Scarlett asked.
Bella shook her head no.
          "That's okay. We met you when you had just turned two and that's when you started to live with us."
Scarlett pulled out a picture of her and Wesley as kids.
          "You look like me." Bella said.
Scarlett gave a closed mouth smile and explained the picture to Bella and that Wesley was her birth father.
          "Technically that would make us your aunt and uncle, but your birth father told us that if anything happened to him or your mother...that we would get custody of you." Scarlett said.
Bella looked up at them with sad eyes.
          "Did they not want me?"
          "They did. They did want you and they loved you more than anything, but they passed away." Scarlett said softly.
          "Like Finny?"
          "Yes...like Finny."
Scarlett ran her hand over Bella's face.
          "They will always be your birth parents and they will always have a special place in all of our hearts. We can talk about them as much as you want and whenever you want. You can ask us any questions and we will answer."
          "We aren't your birth parents, but we are your parents and we love you more than you know, Bella." Scarlett added.
          "The day we met you was one of the best days of our lives." Tommy said.
          "Really?" She asked.
          "Oh yeah. It was the day we got to meet our daughter and show her, her new home."
Bella smiled and then crawled into Tommy's lap.
          "It's okay to be confused and have questions. You can always talk to us about anything." Scarlett said.
          "Can I still call Myles my brother?"
          "Of course you can." Tommy said.
          "Are you okay?" Scarlett asked her.
She nodded.
          "You do know that we love you so much and would do anything for you, right?"
She nodded again.
          "Can I go and play now?" Bella asked.
          "Yes, you can." Scarlett said.
Bella hugged Tommy and Scarlett and then left. Scarlett was staring at the picture of Wesley, Sarah, and Bella. Sarah was so beautiful, but Bella looked so much like Wesley. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Tommy ran his hand over her and then pulled her arm. He pulled her into a hug.
          "Everything will be okay. She will be okay." He reassured.
          "What if she doesn't call us mommy and daddy anymore?" She said into his neck.
Tommy closed his eyes and put one of his hands on the back of her head.