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57. Christmas

Tleigh's POV

It's snowing outside and that makes it even difficult to enjoy the Christmas gifts we've already unpacked. We're all gathered at our place together with the Kenneth's and I must say this is the happiest I've ever been in the last three years.

It's cold but I feel so much warmth surrounding me. I've been eating good and healthy in this  few days I've been in Hudson. I've bonded more with friends and family and today I'm even more happier having the whole family of Kenneth celebrating Christmas with us.

Dad and uncle Ken are busy making barbecue in the backyard under the temporary shelter dad made the other day while Cassandra and Zila are busy in the kitchen preparing I don't know what. I offered to help them but I was shushed and chased out so fast I couldn't register how fast it happened. It's not that I'm complaining though.

I'm on the couch in our sitting room under the blankets together with Tiffany who is celebrating Christmas with us this time since her family problems hadn't settled a bit instead they have gotten worse and I truly understand what she must be feeling right now. The jokes she's making around I know it's pure distraction on her side.  She even refused Dubel's offer to join their family for Christmas. I'm glad she's with me even , Christmas seems more merrier. As for Cam, her parents came for her and they're celebrating their Christmas in Malibu. Must be nice. She really needed that.

Christmas Eve we were all supposed to spend it at the Kenneth's and it happened that I wasn't too comfortable going back there after last time. I was so not ready to meet him since he was there and the so said Kel baby. So everyone else was there except me. My day was well spent with Tiffany in town doing random shopping and buying everyone their Christmas gifts. I had bought the two babies from Kenneth's two similar teddy bears and I did hope they'll like them. Unfortunately they didn't show up today in the morning and I couldn't ask why. I had no right to ask, he didn't show up too and it's been eating me. Not in that sense of way, it's in a sense that, me not showing up at their homestead yesterday made it seem like I really didn't want to see them.

"Mr Kenneth, " I start as the chatter going around the tenth we're all seated at in the back yard at the moment goes down. Everyone's eyes are trained on me." Some members from your family are missing." I make it seem like a simple observation but I'm in too deep doing interrogation and they must know that.

"Oh yeah, the kids couldn't stomach this coldness even with heavy clothing. Ballice had to stay with them." He answerers calculatively and too fast as if he was readied for that question.

"Kellice told me you're her mom." Bruce blurts looking at me dead in the eyes. And I scrunch my face up confusedly and I laugh it off as everyone else around the table grunts. My dad clearing his throat loudly, buys the attention and we all look at him.

"In one way or another she's going to find out and I see her starting to connect the dots. It's okay if she finds out now rather than later when she's too healed. No healing can ever prepare my daughter for this kind of news. She's bound to find out eventually as long as she'll be interacting with any of us all who knows." After that mind squeezing speech my dad turns to look at me, " Sunshine, Bruce is right, we never wanted to tell you sooner because you were not okay nor prepared---"

"Stop right there dad." I cut and then I start cackling slowly then I'm guzzling air like an hyena as my laughter turns hideous, I'm literally squeaking and my stomach is starting to hurt. Everyone is looking at me weirdly even Tiffany is weirded out by my actions. Then I stand up still laughing as I leave the tenth rounding our house, upon nearing our front door, I hear a car pull into our driveway. It is a very posh 2018 Maserati with tinted windows all pulled up perhaps due to the weather.

My laughter ceases down as the two babies I was eagerly waiting for earlier waltz out and immediately followed by a figure I never thought I'll see up close soon.  Now I'm the one puzzled as I pocket my hands in my heavy trench coat my eyes never leaving his. And we stand there looking at each other a little too longer before the two kids start running towards my direction shouting:

"She said she'll be my sister, she's pwetty!" Comes Bella's voice first.

"Oh my mummy is pwetyy, I told you Bel!" Comes my supposedly baby's voice. And when she's the first one to catch up to me, jumping up to me excitedly, I have no choice but to unpocket and pick her up. And she's hugging me with her tinny hands, almost chocking my neck. And I find myself leaning in to her, inhaling her sweet scent. I've never seen a beautiful sweet baby up this close. Don't get me wrong, Bella is not different and she's already hugging my legs but I can't compare the two babies, the one in my arms right now is almost burning me with sweetness and everything. And it's at that moment I wish it was true she was mine. And it's also at that moment I wish my dad was telling me the truth too.

But when I look at Ballice next, he's already taking Bella away without even saying a word to me. They suddenly disappear to the backyard where the others are, leaving just me and another woman's baby. How could he leave me with his baby? I'm not complaining, given a chance I can even steal the damn baby.

"Heyyy..." I smile sweetly at the baby who in turn returns the smile grabbing my cheeks.

"I told daddy if he couldn't bring me to see you today I'll not talk to him again." She chirps then her face falls when a tear drips from one of my eye. "You don't want me?" She pouts.

"No baby!  That's not it." I giggle.

"Then why are you crying?" She frowns.

"It's just that you're so lovely and beautiful." I answer making her smile brightly.

"You're beautiful too mummy." She wipes my tears with her tiny fingers making me fall in love. I'll steal her, I've made up my mind now.

"Do you call everyone mummy?" I panic when she calls me mummy much closer this time.

"No, just mummy Cas and you."

"And how about your mum at home. Don't you have your mum back at home?" I can't help but ask.

"No." Her lips trembles and she's about to cry. Good lord what have I done? Did her real mother die? "You don't want me? Daddy told me you love me."

"Oh no no. I thought... God. Of course I want you." I hug her closer dipping her head in my neck as her breathing becomes even. And Ballice shows up beside us frowning a bit.

"Kellane." His voice is deeper than I remember and it shouldn't feel that sweet. "That's our daughter."

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