The Power Of Music (The Original Draft)

That's Your Dad!

Cassidy was still struggling with how to tell Skylar who is dad was. She wanted to be as subtle as possible breaking the news to him. She knew that breaking the news to him would either excite him, or destroy him and she didn't want to destroy him. That was the last she wanted. All she knew is she wanted him to be happy. She knew she couldn't break the new to him by herself because she wouldn't be able to. She knew that Raelynn was mad at her so asking her, well that was out of the question. She knew she had to do the last thing she wanted to do, she was going to need Bentley there to help her break the news.

Later that afternoon Cassidy finally swallowed her pride and decided to call Bentley. She began skirmishing through her purse looking for the ticket with his number so she could contact him. She finally found his number and began to dial it. "Hello" Bentley said when he answered the phone. It was a long pause before Cassidy said anything. She was trying to figure out how to exactly say what she needed to say. "Uh... Hey its Cassidy." Cassidy said nervously. "Oh hey Cassidy what's up?" Bentley asked. "I need a favor, no its not money or anything like that. I need your help breaking the news to Skylar. Can you do that?" Bentley was really shocked to hear Cassidy being so nice to him and asking for a favor. "Um, yes I will help. When do you want to do break the news to him?" Bentley said excitedly. Still not believing she was asking for help from the last person she wanted help from she took a deep breath and continued to maintain her composure. "I was wondering if you and Raelynn don't have anything going on could you meet at the diner by 3pm. Skylar gets out of school at 3:15pm and I was thinking maybe would could pick him up together. Here's the catch though. We can't say anything to him until we get to Goodberry's for ice cream. That's where I always take him after school when I have big news to tell him. Could you do that?" Cassidy asked. Bentley still couldn't believe she was asking for his help. He looked down at his watch and saw that it was already 2:45pm and started to grab his keys and head out the door. "Yeah, I gotchu. I'm headed to the diner now I'll meet you there in about 15-minutes." Bentley said as he rushed out the door with excitement.

Bentley reached the diner right as the clock struck 3pm as he pulled up beside what appeared to be Cassidy's beat up Honda Civic. As he pulled up she got out and got in the passenger seat of his car and off they went to pick Skylar up from school. The whole car ride to Skylar's school was quiet. Bentley and Cassidy didn't say not one word the whole entire time. It was very awkward but very intense at the same time.

As they pulled into the parking lot of the school kids were already starting to file out of the building with their classes as parents were meeting their kids and walking them to the cars. "So do you want me to park or do you want me to stay in the car?" Bentley asked. Cassidy looked over at him and said "Stay in the car it'll take just a second." Cassidy said as she got out the car. Cassidy walked to the sidewalk and as she reached the sidewalk Skylar came running up to his mother wrapping around her legs giving her a hug as he and she walked back to the car. "Skylar, you remember Bentley from Aunt Rae-Rae's right?" Cassidy asked Skylar. "Yeah, he played with me while you two were in the bathroom talking." Skylar said. "Well Bentley was nice enough to give me a ride to pick you up today because my car messed up. Hopefully, its fixed by the time we get back from getting ice cream." Cassidy said. Soon as he heard the ice cream Skylar became full of joy. "ice cream ice cream" Skylar chanted. Bentley couldn't help but chuckle.

When they arrived at Goodberry's Skylar was quick to jump out the car and run up to the window to place his order. Cassidy tried to speed up to catch Skylar but Bentley grabbed her hand stopping her. "Thanks for doing this." Bentley said. "No problem, but if you hurt my son trust and believe I will kill you." Cassidy said. "You mean our son" Bentley replied with a smirk. Cassidy just grinned as she hurried up to catch Skylar at the window. Bentley followed closely behind. Once everyone had place their orders Cassidy went to pay but Bentley grabbed her hand pulling it down stopping her as he paid. "You didn't have to that. I could have gotten it." Cassidy said. Bentley just smiled. "I know you could have gotten it but I wanted to, its my small way of saying thank you for today." Bentley said as they made their ways over to a picnic table where Skylar had planted. Cassidy did the whole mom thing well. She asked him how is day was at school, what he had for lunch, and for him to tell her one thing he learned today. She really rocked the mom gig out of the water. It was really more so her buying time before telling him the shocking news.