Dawsey: Starting a Family Part 3

Chapter 317

Matt's POV: Once we finished eating supper as a family, I smiled at my mom as she came into the kitchen to give me her plate. "Just put it in the sink mom, I am doing the dishes." She nodded and agreed with me when I said that before going to lean against the counter. "Listen, I am sorry that I never told you that you had a twin." I turned to look at her when she said that and sighed. "Mom, you can stop apologizing to me for that okay? Believe me, I get it...I know what it's like to grieve the loss of a child. Heck, we are still doing it right now. You have no reason to apologize."

My mom sighed when I said that. "I still feel like I do because I have lied to you your entire life that you were the only one I was pregnant with at the time..." I turned to look at her and sighed before going to grab her hand. "Mom, I saw how hard it was for you to tell me it now after all these years. And we are talking 40 years later. Mom, I understand because me and Gabby went through the same thing that you and dad did. I just hope that he was there to comfort you." My mom sighed when I asked her that. "It was mostly me and your sister at the time, he was drunk."

I nodded when she said that when she continued. "Honestly, I still believe that had I not miscarried...he wouldn't have cheated on me while I was still pregnant with you." I looked at her when she said that. "He what now?" She nodded and sighed. "It's why I killed him. He ended up having a daughter. He called her the daughter he wanted but I lost. Her name is Heather I think. She was married to a Chicago firefighter. She recently contacted me to try and talk to your dad when I had to tell her that he was dead." I then looked at her when she said and that.

"Sorry, did you say a Heather who was married to a Chicago firefighter?" My mom nodded. "Yeah...a Darden?" I then looked at her when she said that and went to drop the plate I was drying off. Gabby then turned to look at me when I did that. "Matt, you okay?" I then got scared and looked at her. "Mom, does she have 2 boys by any chance?" My mom nodded again. "Yeah." I then just shook my head. "Holy crap...I think I know my half-sister." My mom was shocked. "Wait, she reached out to you?" I then shook my head. "Nope...her sons are my godsons."

Gabby then looked at me when I said that. "Wait, you might have a half-sister and you think it's Heather?" I nodded. "My mom just said my half-sister's name is Heather...and she was married to a Chicago firefighter who's last name was Darden. Gabby, there is only 1 Darden who died in the CFD that would be my age...and that is Andy Darden. So, Heather might be my half-sister...and Ben and Griffin might be our half-nephews." Gabby was shocked when I said that. "Woah." I nodded and then looked at her. "Listen, I am going to go call her okay?"

Gabby nodded and agreed with me when I said that. "Be careful about it." I nodded and agreed with her before going to grab my phone so that I could go call my potential half-sister.