Future Holds || Bob's Burgers

5- Revelations

Presley

Okay. Today is the day that everything goes to shit. I'm going to tell my dads about my secret.

That morning, we go to Aunt Tina's house as usual. I pull Amelia aside. "It's time."

"Are you positive?" Amelia asks.

"Yes." I answer. "I have to tell them the truth."

Amelia takes my hand. "I've got your back."

I nod.

"Dad...Papa...I need to tell you something really important." I say.

"What is it, sugarplum?" Papa asks.

"Well...I looked into...my biological family." I reveal.

They gasp. "What did you find out?!"

"I found this woman...she's pretty positive I'm her daughter. Her name is Vivienne Griffin." I tell them.

"Vi-Vivienne Griffin?" Papa asks, going pale.

"Yeah that's what she told me." I reply.

"Umm...wow...the timing that...there's no way it's..." Papa stammers.

"What is it, Uncle Gene?" Amelia asks.

"I...I went to college with Vivienne. And...nine months before Presley was said to be born...I had a one night stand with her." He reveals.

I nearly faint. "T-That means..."

"I could be your biological father!" Papa gasps. "I didn't know she was pregnant! M-Maybe it's someone else's, but I need to talk to her!"

After giving him her email address, we find out that Vivienne only slept with Papa, and that I couldn't be anyone else's child.

"Oh my God!" Papa hugs me. "We have to get a DNA test to be sure, but my God, I knew you were mine from the start!"

Revealing all of this to the family, everyone is shocked. Papa liked Vivienne, but they had sex one time and she moved away.

I guess she didn't want to tell him she was pregnant. They were young and scared.

Papa actually being my...papa. It's surreal. It's a rush of joy I've never felt before.

Vivienne wants to see me. She expresses this in her next email, telling me of the life she has now.

She never stopped thinking about me, but had to give me up at the time because of her financial situation. She wasn't ready to be a mom.

She's married now, and has a son. My half brother! Born five years after I was.

This family just keeps growing. And it will continue to grow, because I didn't just want to find my mother for the hell of it.

I wanted to know what the adoption experience was like for her. And maybe to find a piece of myself.

Because I am pregnant. That revelation doesn't go over very well at first. Both dads are in shock.

I'm fifteen, how could I be having a baby, you ask? Well, that's what happens when you meet a cute guy at band camp who tells you to meet him in his room.

I'm still so young that Papa and Dad want me to heavily consider adoption. Which I am.

All of this craziness is going on all at once and it's insane. If I'm to be a mother, how will I even begin to manage high school and a child?

All of these questions have yet to be answered. But if I can give a family the joy of a baby, I'll be happy to do so.

I wouldn't be me without my siblings. They make me who I am. Every one of them.

Adoption is a beautiful gift to give to a family. But family is so important to me that I don't know I could lose a piece of myself by never seeing him or her again.

Well, I've got time. I'm twelve weeks pregnant. And I took my time to tell my parents but I'm glad that I did.

I told Amelia when I was five weeks pregnant. She supported me, of course. And offered to get me a ride to the clinic if I chose to abort.

We actually did go to the clinic. And I spoke to the doctors there. They told me honestly how the process would go, and that there was no going back if I did choose to do this.

I seriously considered it, but thought about everything thoroughly before exiting the clinic and deciding to continue my pregnancy.

However this journey ends, there will be a baby at the end of it. And I'll do everything I can to keep them safe.

My dads both say that they will support me in any choice I make, saying I can raise the baby at home if I want. But they also want me getting a job to be responsible and provide for the baby.

I have the best parents ever. And though they are scared, they support me. They always have.

Grammy Lin is just excited that she'll be a great grandmother. Though Grandpa Bob tries to calm her down, so not to influence my decision.

I tell him it's okay. That's just how Grammy Lin is. He smiles and nods knowingly.

Amelia is distant, and at first I think it's me. But she tells me about Dakota and what she said.

It's really wearing her down. Amelia isn't the type to back down though. And she's fighting back strong.

I keep a close eye on her, making she sure feels heard and understood while my pregnancy and Cassidy's transition take up most of the family's attention.

What are the odds that I would be adopted by my biological father? That's something straight out of a movie.

Maybe I was always meant to be a Belcher. That's what Papa says because of our shared love for music.

Whenever he plays shows in the city, I come with him and watch. He really shines on stage.

I hope to be like him someday. He's teaching me new things all the time. And maybe I'll even be able to play on stage with him soon.

I am Gene Belcher's daughter. And that makes me really proud. I was meant for this family.

I was meant to shine.