Starting Over

Beg (Part 1)

“Dad,” I questioned.

            “Oh my God, Cassidy I’m so glad you’re okay,” he cooed, coming over to me.  He reached his hand out to touch my cheek and I turned my head, causing him to back away in shock.  “Cassidy, I’m so sorry. I-”

            The doctor cut off my father when he walked into the door.  I was thankful for the interruption.

            “Hello, Cassidy.  I’m Dr. Wren.  Who are your guests?”

            “My mother, my father and the father of my child,” I answered blatantly.

            “Oh.  Okay then,” Dr. Wren seemed very uncomfortable.  I couldn’t blame him, though.  Tension was almost palpable in the air. Between my father and my mother, my father and Darrien, my father and I, and Darrien and I, I could barely keep up with it.  “The tests came back and you seem to be in really good health.  I’m just going to get a nurse to bring in an ultrasound to check on the baby.”

            “Okay,” I said.

            “I’ll be right back,” Dr. Wren said, and walked out of the room.  I wanted to beg for him to stay, because at least with him here I wouldn’t have to speak with my father.

            “Mom, did you tell Dad I was coming to the hospital,” I asked.

            “I had to, Cassidy.  It didn’t feel right to keep his daughter’s health a secret from him,” she answered truthfully.

            “I thought he proclaimed he didn’t care when he walked out on us,” I said annoyed, acting as if he wasn’t in the room with us.

            “I do care, Cassidy,” my father said.  “I walked out on all of you, and it was the biggest mistake of my life.  I’ve been miserable without you,” he looked at my mother. “And I thought since we were arguing life would be better without you, but I was wrong.  I forgot all of the good things you brought into my life, and how much worse it could get without you.”  Tears sprung into my mother’s eyes and threatened to spill, but then he turned to me.  “Cassidy, don’t think I left just because of you-”

            “I don’t,” I mumbled.  My father took a deep breath, trying to keep his composure.  In any other circumstance I would have gotten yelled at for cutting my father off but since he was the one at fault – and also probably because I’m pregnant – he wasn’t trying to push me farther away.

            “I left for many reasons, the main one being my stupidity.  If you and your mother and Delaney will allow me back in the house my world would be complete again,” he finished.  A tear slid down his cheek and my mom went to him and grabbed his hand.

            “If you forgive me,” she started.  “then I will also forgive you.”

            “Thank you,” my father said, placing his forehead onto hers.  They both looked at me.

            While I was thinking if I should let him off of the hook so easily, Dr. Wren returned with the monitor.

            He got started right away.  “Okay, Cassidy, this might feel a little cold.”

            While Dr. Wren checked on my baby, I looked at my father.  “I forgive you,” I told him.  Without him I could tell how my mother was suffering and just with him being here for this little while I could see the glow on her face once again.  I wanted my mom to be happy.

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 Hey!

I decided to post the first half of the chapter that I've written.  I feel that every time I get online to update I have more school work to do instead D:

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Alexis