Daddy Dearest

Chapter 25: Last Link

Ghoulies!!!! ;-(
Daddy Dearest is coming to an end.

Still feeling guilty because I took this long. I hope you forgive me. Truthfully, I was distracted this month because I had an Anime con to go to. I had to do my cosplay from scratch so I had to dedicate a bunch of my time to that.

Anyways, but like I promised. Double feature. Here comes the last links before the final chapter(s)--> We'll see. fufufufu

Enjoy!!!!!
Onee-chan

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Blake's POV

No one got seriously hurt and that's all that mattered to me.

The first person I wanted to see was Jaden. In my comatose state, all I kept seeing was Jaden.

His expressions played in my head like a film. His smile, his every laugh, his pout, his eyes that glowed whenever he looked at me. I wanted to tell him how much I really loved him; not like family or like a son, but as a man. I remembered all the times he'd pull that sad expression when I would steadily turn him down. I wanted to confirm my feelings to him so much so, that it became a shock to me, when instead of Jaden, I saw none other that my own mother walking into my quarters.

For a moment, I thought I was hallucinating. 

The first thing that came out of my mouth was Jaden's name. She gave me a smile that I hadn't seen... for decades. Her blue eyes glossed over as they rest on me.  In all honesty, I hadn't even seen her over the last seventeen years. I was nearly moved to tears that she decided to see me again.

"Look at you; you're a grown man but having all these people worried sick for you," she chastised softly.

I smiled at her warmly and said, "I missed you too Ma'." Looking behind her, I expected to see Jaden but he wasn't. "...and Jaden?"

With that she closed the rest of the distance and embrace me tightly in a hug. It felt like the longest since she let go. "Funny. The last thing Jaden asked is to tell you that he was fine and for you to worry about yourself. He'll be given a day to rest, but he'll then be escorted to the main house until your full recovery."

She hadn't changed much over the years; but there was this softness to her that was evident. 

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After waking up, I learnt that everyone had been making a big deal out of me or maybe I was just trivializing what had happened. 

I don't think I'd ever had this much people looking out for me. Shelby and Jerome had taken to coming over once in a while, even after I had been released from the hospital into the hands of the Private Clinic. I felt so cared for and bubbly inside.

Yet, all I wanted was to share these bubbles with Jaden.

"I don't like that little nurse. Why is it that her uniform seems to be shorter every time she shows up?" Shelby would ask. That was something I'd expect Jaden to say. Speaking of Jaden; I just couldn't get him to come see me for a second.

Whilst I was still in crutches, I could get around on my own a little since I had complete control over my upper body. Still, he kept saying that I needed to fully recover or else he wouldn't come.

"Shelly, I never thanked you, you know," I said to her. "You know of the relationship between Jaden and I but you've never thought of it as weird."

She chuckled a little, looking in Jerome's general direction. He was visibly hitting on a male Filipino male nurse. "Oh well, I wish all type of love were accepted, but I guess some weren't meant to be by nature." She then gave me a sad smile and continued to look over at Jerome. "He's Bi but I've always wished he was straight up Gay. I'm strangely okay with loosing against a man... but it would kill me to loose him against a woman. When that time comes, I won't be able to stay by his side that I've been doing up to now."