Happy

3: Real Life

Nina was pacing her room Nate was sitting on the bed watching her. He knew she was scared because soon everyone was going to know about Eliana. "So when is it happening?"

Nina stopped turning to look at him she had decided that she needed to do this today. She was tired of her daughter being mad at her. "Today Candice will start it i want you to be the last and then I'll go."

"And you are sure about this." Nate knew this was something she had never wanted to do and she was doing it only for Eliana.

Nina nodded she knew that it was time. She had kept it a secret long enough and if she didn't do it soon her daughter would never forgive her. "Yes i am."

"It'll be fine." Nate assured he knew it would be good to get this off her shoulders. Let everyone finally know.

Nina shot him a glare she couldn't believe he acting like everything was ok when she was freaking out. "What about this is going to be fine my daughter is blackmailing me."

"For a good reason." Nate argued. He knew that Eliana only wanted to know her father which was fair. And they couldn't fault her for that.

"Whose side are you on?" Nina scolded. Her daughter was 9 and she was already blackmailing her for what she wanted. And it wasn't fair.

"Yours always." Nate promised. He was always going to chose her no matter what it was.

"Then why did you say it like that? You've been a great father to her and you know it." She had made sure that her daughter had the family that she needed. And Eliana was making her feel like what she had done was wrong. That she hadn't given her enough and she hated the feeling.

Nate got up going over to her and threading his fingers through hers.  He knew she was simply just working herself up for no reason. Everything was going to turn out fine  "But she knows I'm not her father and it's not like she is kicking me out she just wants to know him. We've done great Nina and she's not mad but she just wants "

"Right." Nina nodded she knew he was right. It was only fair her daughter got this chance.

"Go say bye to Eliana and head to your shoot ok."

"Ok."

Nina  kissed him quickly before grabbing her bag and heading to her daughter's room. She went and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

She opened the door standing against the doorframe looking over at her daughter. She knew this was all she had wanted for months and it was finally going to come true. "You get your wish."

Eliana looked up at her she knew that she had taken extreme measures but she didn't think it would work. "I'm really going to get to meet him."

Nina nodded against her better judgement she was going to do this for her daughter. "yes unfortunately."

Eliana got up going to give her mom a hug. She was happy she was doing this for her. "thank you mom."

Nina smiled. She really didn't have that much of a choice when doing this after all she wanted to be on good terms with her daughter and not for her to hate her forever. "I didn't have a choice he'll know by the end of today and then your birthday dinner is tonight I'll invite him to the party tomorrow."

"My first big birthday party." Eliana squealed. She was nervous but she was also really excited about it happy to have everyone there.

"Yeah it's going to be fun." Nina wanted to make it as exciting as possible for her daughter. While also trying to calm herself at the same time.

"I'm sorry for ignoring you for 2 months." Eliana knew that it wasn't the best thing to do but she was happy that it was garnering the results she wanted.

Nina sighed letting go of her daughter and kneeling in front of her. She knew this was what she wanted but she should have went about it differently. Like sitting down and talking to her about it. "You wanted to meet your dad but you should have went about it better."

"Yeah i should have." Eliana knew her mom was right about that she should have done better.

"Don't ever do nothing like that again i have to get to my shoot but please be good and please be ready when i get back." She wasn't sure she could take that happening again.

"We will be."

"Good."