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A truth to Dicover Part 3

Chapter 24: A truth to Discover Part 3

Jade stared deep into the brown eyes of Luke Gale. He was even more handsome in person. Luke wore dress pants and a blue, button-up shirt. His hair was pushed back and his eyes stared back at the two teens in front of him. He had the body structure of a man and appeared to be in his thirties or forties. Jade was paralyzed. She couldn't move, she couldn't speak.

"Can I help you?" Luke asked again.

Jade stepped back and counted to ten. She cursed herself for freaking out, though who could blame her.

"Listen, if this is a prank..." Luke said, preparing to close the door.

"Wait! Please, wait," Jade said quietly. "I know this is gonna sound crazy but...you used to know my mom. Her name is Serena Nguyen."

Luke opened the door. This seemed to spark his interest. "Serena Nguyen? But if you're her daughter then..."

Jade closed her eyes and nodded. "I'm your daughter."

Kori smiled as she waved good-bye to Xavier. The two of them had spent a little time together after leaving the pizza parlor. Kori was now in high spirits thanks to him. Xavier's motorcycle disappeared from sight and Kori turned to her house, fishing around in her bag to find her keys. She walked inside and proceeded into her living room, taking her hair out of the pony tail.

"Hey."

Kori jumped and nearly screamed. Her heart felt like it could pop out of her chest. She put a hand to her chest and attempted to get her breathing under control. Kori looked up at her visitor and glared.

"Dick, you almost gave me a heart attack!"

"Sorry...you should have seen the look on your face." he said with a laugh.

She picked up one of the pillows on the couch and threw it at him.

"What are you doing here," Kori asked, her hands on her hips. "I thought you were mad at me."

"I was, but then I realized that I had no right to be," Dick said as he sat up on the couch. "So I went over to the pizza parlor and you wasn't there so I came here. No one was here so I decided to wait till you came home."

"You used the key I gave you, didn't you?" Kori said with a small smile.

Dick smiled sheepishly. "Yeah."

"So, is their anything you wanna tell me?" Kori asked with a hopeful smile.

Dick sighed. He wasn't good with apologies, but he had to do it. He scratched his head and looked down. "I'm sorry for being an idiot..."

"And?"

"I'm sorry for yelling at you..."

"And?"

"I'm sorry for not letting you explain."

Kori remained quiet, a smile on her face.

"So, do you forgive me?"

"Okay, but under one condition."

Dick raised a brow.

Luke held the door open for them, asking them to come in. Jade stepped in first, Roy right behind her. She sought out his hand and grasped it in her own. If Roy wasn't here she didn't know what she would do.

"Please, take a seat." Luke motioned to the small living room.

The living room wasn't all that big. It consisted of one arm chair that was facing a small couch. Roy and Jade took the small couch while Luke toke the arm chair. Luke sat down and ran a hand through his hair. He knew he had a daughter, but to have her right here, right now...it was a little bit overwhelming.