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An undeserved second chance Invitation
The weeks after Taylor came back from summer camp passed in quick succession. Taylor spent most of her time with Ryan, and to her annoyance, his girlfriend, who had now become a permanent fixture of sorts in the house. The lady was almost always there, so much so that Taylor had had no choice but to grudgingly accept her, much to Ryan’s delight. Taylor still kept in touch with Emma and Alex, her friends from summer camp, and talked with them every day, both on video calls and on voice calls, and had even spoken with Emma’s mother and Dan once before. They sounded so nice. Ryan was thankful that she was now getting along well, at least to an extent, with Tracy, whom he actually felt a little sorry for. The poor lady was going out of her way to be nice to Taylor. Ryan knew that Tracy wanted them to work out by all means, and he wasn’t averse to the idea at all. She was a good woman, he knew this deep down, and he knew that she was not just pretending to be good. Things were going just f
An undeserved second chance The arrival
Preparations were underway for Emma’s seventh birthday and she was beside herself with excitement because all of her friends had been invited. She was a bit sad because her other ‘best friend’ Taylor was not going to be there, but that sadness was overshadowed by the excitement that she felt at the fact that she was going to have a party. Alex did not get what all the excitement was about and told her so, but Emma dismissed him with a flick of her finger, calling him a silly little boy who did not know any better. Dan and Becca found her excitement funny, especially knowing that it was going to quadruple the minute she found out that Taylor was coming, but Taylor’s dad wanted it to be a surprise, so they were keeping it from her.The party was to hold in a skating rink event room and everything had been prepared for it. Dan was communicating with Taylor’s father, whom Becca hadn’t spoken to yet, and neither did she see any need to talk to him over the phone. She would meet him at the
An undeserved second chance Blissful ignorance
The next day, which was Taylor’s friend’s birthday, dawned bright and early. The presents for Taylor’s friend, which Ryan had arranged for to be delivered to the hotel that morning arrived, all boxed and wrapped in pretty pink gift wrappers. Taylor had insisted that the gifts be wrapped in pink wrappers because pink was Emma’s favorite color. Taylor was still asleep when they were delivered, so Ryan had them stuffed in the trunk of the car that he had rented, hardly able to believe that he was actually pulling all this off. He guessed having more money than you knew what to do with was not bad at all. Finally, he had to wake Taylor up to have breakfast and take her bath, if not, she would probably have slept till noon, and he didn’t want her to be late for her friend’s party.“Good morning, dad. Are we going to grandpa’s house today?” She asked as soon as she woke up.“Yes, honey. Come on, we have to bathe and dress you up so we won’t be late. They’re waiting for us. I’ll call for bre
An undeserved second chance Utter shock
“It’s nice to meet you too. I hope you didn’t have too much trouble finding this place.” Dan said after he and Ryan had shaken hands. Two staff had appeared and were taking away the presents.“It was easier to find than I thought.”“Where’s Emma and Alex? I want to go see them.” Taylor said impatiently, bouncing on her feet.“Ah, that’s right. I would like to meet the much talked about celebrant and 'big head Alex.’” Ryan quipped, and all of them burst out laughing.“Sure thing. Thanks a lot for those presents. Emma and Alex are going to be beside themselves with excitement. Emma’s mom is not around, now. She went home to freshen up, but she will be back in no time, I reckon.” Dan said.“That’s okay. I’ll say hi to her when I come back to pick up Taylor.”“No way! Taylor? Is that you?!” A boy’s voice exclaimed from the doorway to where the party was holding. It was Alex.“Alex!” Taylor shrieked in turn, and they rushed straight to hug each other happily. The commotion drew other kids,
An undeserved second chance Threat
Ryan arrived promptly at the venue of the birthday party to pick his daughter up at the time Dan had told him to come back. Now that the party was over, it was time for them to head home, as he had an important meeting to attend the following day. The place was not as packed as it had been earlier, and even as Ryan climbed out of the rental car, more parents arrived to pick up their wards. He spied Taylor and her crew, who immediately ran over to greet him. Sandra, Alex’s mother, saw him and came over to engage him in conversation, which he was actually enjoying. Ryan had been in enough relationships and had been around enough women to realize that Sandra was interested in him, so he casually mentioned the fact that he was in a relationship. Her brother also came over to inform him that he was going to get Emma’s mom so she could say hi, much to Ryan’s relief. He did not want to appear rude, but he was ready to leave already. Not long after Dan left, Ryan and Sandra heard him callin
An undeserved second chance A brief farewell
Ryan stalked away from Becca, unable to stand looking at her any longer. He was mad … madder than he had ever been in his entire life, but despite his anger, he felt a little sorry for her. She had looked so scared and small as she tried to defend her actions and it had taken all he had not to take her in his arms and kiss her forehead, but his anger had been his shield. Becca did not follow him, which was just as well. He went into the event room and sank into the closest chair that he could find, and then held his head in his hands, trying to come to terms with what he had just learned. He was a father, a father to that beautiful and incredibly sweet child that he had met earlier today. He now had two daughters, not just one. He was extremely happy about it of course, but he did not know how on earth to react. Was he supposed to say something about who he was to Emma and Taylor? He had no idea. He guessed it was better to take things a step at a time. First, he would take Taylor t
An undeserved second chance Decisions
For days after what he had come to term ‘the revelation,’ Ryan could still not believe what he had discovered. He had left in shock the day he found out what Becca was hiding from him, so he hadn’t collected her contact number, but that was no problem at all. He knew how to reach Dan, and if Becca prevailed upon Dan to try any funny business, Ryan would go to the ends of the earth to find his daughter. He had needed this time to plan what his next course of action would be because one thing was sure. He had missed out on this much of Emma’s life, but now that he knew about her existence, he wanted to reclaim and make up for the time he had lost. Finally, he made up his mind on what to do. It was a no-brainer actually. He could not uproot Emma from her life, obviously, but he could move to where she lived with Becca, after all, he could live in whatever city he wanted on the planet. It was a win-win for both he and Taylor because Ryan knew that she would give anything to go to the sa
An undeserved second chance A not so pleasant surprise
Becca did not hear a peep from Ryan since that day that he left in a huff, after giving an ominous promise, but she had no doubt that she would hear from him again. Ryan was not one to abandon his flesh and blood, as she had known all the while she kept his daughter a secret from him, but she had been making excuses for her behavior because she didn’t want him to take her daughter away from her. Becca was at a loss as to what to do, whether to tell Emma about him now or wait until he showed up or contacted her. She had no doubts that he was going to do one of the above. Each night, she kept having nightmares in which Ryan took Emma away from her, never allowing her to visit. In these nightmares, her daughter hated her and wanted nothing to do with her because she had lied to her about her father. Becca was aware that it was just her subconscious playing tricks on her. Ryan wouldn’t take Emma away from her, she knew, or rather, hoped. Still, she was troubled. To worsen matters, Sand
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