Flesh and Blood

Heart:Broken

I cuddled up to Seth in the center seat of his truck. I had so much fun today and I didn't think I would at first. All of those wrestler people were so nice. Plus I got to walk around and see all of those comic books and goofy people dressed up in costumes they shouldn't be wearing. It helped take my mind off of last night and every thing that happened. The only thing I worried about was the fact that I left this morning and I haven't been back. I accidentally left my phone in my room when I was trying to hurry to meet Seth downstairs. Seth promised we'd be home by dinner, but it was already almost 8:00. I pulled out the picture of me with the "babysitter" and studied every part of it. I couldn't figure out what about this girl was so familiar to me. 

"What are you thinking about?"

"Hmm? Oh I was just trying to figure out why this girl in the picture looks familiar to me"

"You kind of look like her. Maybe that's why she's familiar. Maybe she's really your birth mother."

I actually never thought about that being a possibility. I kept staring at the picture and then thought about the other one and pulled it out and stared at it for a while too

"Cassie?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you know anything about your dad?  Like your birth father? What his name is or what he does for a living?"

"Uh uh. Why? I think he is my birth father." I said pointing to the guy in the picture "If he is then his name is Jon and that's all I know.  Why do you ask?"

"I dunno. Just...I...when we stop at your house can I get a better look at that picture?"

"Yeah.  Do you think you could come inside and meet my parents? Last night was really horrible and I left without my phone today and we're coming back kind of late. I was thinking that maybe if you met my dad and helped me explain he wouldn't be so mad at me."

"I don't know Cassie...I'm not really a meet the parents kind of guy."

"Please. For me Seth? My dad really kind of freaked me out last night and I just don't want to be yelled at again."

"Alright. Because I love you I'll do it."

I smiled and kissed his cheek "Thank you"

We pulled up to my house and sat in the truck for a few minutes. I handed him the picture and he stared at it for a second. He pulled out his phone and pulled up the picture he took earlier. I looked back at the house, worried that my parents were watching. It was so silent in the truck and I knew he was deep in thought. I looked back and leaned my head on his shoulder. He quickly closed the window on his phone and put his arm around me and squeezed me and smiled. 

"What?"

"Nothing." 

He handed me the picture "I think you're closer to your answers than you realize"

"Huh?  What does that mean?  What did you figure out? What do you know that I don't??"

He turned to face me and smiled. I smiled back as he cupped my face and kissed me

"I think you met your father today"

"Huh? Where?  When?"

He was about to answer when there was a knock on the window. I jumped and turned to see Travis standing there. We got out of the truck and I grabbed my bag with my pictures and stuff I got

"What's going on Trav?"

"Dad's PISSED at you. PISSED. Never seen him this mad. Worse than last night. Did you leave your phone here all day?"