Both Kate and Zac looked at Arielle in surprise when she mentioned who her mom was. She noticed they both looked shocked and looked from one to the other. " Do.. you know who my mom is?"
Zac nodded. " She moved in next door to my family when she was nine. Our families grew pretty close, and... she started seeing my brother when they were twelve." He looked over at Kate, who he knew to be worried about Natalie at this point. Now they knew what was going on with her earlier.
Arielle looked at him in surprise when she mentioned his brother. She looked from him to Kate and then looked at their kids. She wasn't just with anybody, but with family. " You... you're my uncle?" She asked, looking back at him. " And this is... your wife and my..."
" Just so you know, your mother has no chance of getting back together with your dad. He is married and has a family. End of story." Kate snapped at her.
" Kate, just... calm down. Arielle is in shock right now. She's just found out her father is someone else entirely." Zac put a hand on Kate's shoulder, hoping she would calm down.
" I am so upset with my mother right now, and I... I don't care about her getting back together with him. I... I just want to meet him. Please. I need to see for myself who my father is." She begged, just as the waitress brought over her food.
" I can't just bring you over there without them knowing what to expect. I need to call them and give them a fair warning. And you need to eat anyway." He told her. " Let me give them a call, and you eat."
" Alright." She nodded and began to eat. " My name is Arielle by the way."
He smiled at her and introduced himself and his family. Then he walked away to give his brother a call, and warn him about his soon-to-be visitor.
That's when Arielle's cell phone rang, shortly after he walked away. She looked to see who it was and didn't recognize the number. Normally when she didn't recognize a number, she didn't answer it. Her mom had always told her never to answer a call from someone she didn't know, so she put her phone back in her purse and ignored it.
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Taylor and Natalie were standing outside their home with their kids, who were screaming and crying about their stuff. The tornado had come through the yard, and their house was no more. They looked from each other to their kids, and finally, Taylor had enough. He let out a whistle loud enough to shut them up. " This is nothing that can't be replaced, guys. We can buy you new stuff, so calm down. And until we can find a new home, we will just be staying in a hotel."
Natalie nodded in agreement. " There are people who have far less than you guys do, so we don't want to hear it."
" Your mother is right about that. Now we'll make a run to..." His cell phone ringing interrupted him. He looked at the number and saw it was Zac. He answered it and walked away from his family to talk to him.
Natalie looked at her kids and sighed. " I'm sure both cars are gone too, so I'm calling for a cab. We'll be on our way shortly for a hotel."
Taylor listened to Zac explain the situation, and he stood there in shock the moment he heard the news, that he and Ashley shared a daughter together. She hadn't gotten the abortion her parents were trying to force on her after all. For a moment, Zac thought they had lost connection when he didn't say anything. But he regained himself after a couple of minutes and told Zac he would meet them at their house as soon as they could, not even bothering to mention that his house was gone.
Natalie had just hung up from calling for a cab when Taylor walked up to her. " We are going to go to Zac's for a bit. I... we have a... a situation that needs dealing with." He nervously told her.
