Abandoned
Summary: Matthew decided that he wanted nothing to do with his unborn child. Now, fifteen years later, he's dealing with the consequences. Twoshot. Flashbacks in italic.
My OCs: Alexander Tristian Evans and Stella Isabella Manning.
A/N: So, this is just my thoughts on what could happen, if Matthew doesn't change his mind about his and Destiny's kid. I couldn't help but scoff at Friday's episode. He doesn't want the kid, because he doesn't want to give up his social life or his friends. I just have to wonder, what friends is he talking about, exactly? Destiny and Dani are pretty much his only friends. And Destiny and Dani are closer than Matthew and Dani. So if Destiny is angry at Matthew, Dani will probably stand by her. Especially considering, Matthew was kind of a jerk, when he told his feelings of the pregnancy to Destiny.
Alex Evans sighed as he entered the Buenos Dias, taking a seat at the counter. He ran a hand through his unruly brown hair and stared down at the menu that Noelle had placed infront of him.
"Hey!" A soft voice said from behind him. He felt a petite hand reach out and squeeze his shoulder, causing him to turn to look at the chair beside of him, where his best friend, Stella Manning sat.
"Hey." He answered back, small smirk playing at his lips.
"So, why do you look so sour?" She inquired of him, smiling a little bit, when a banana split was placed infront of them, along with two spoons.
"I got a letter from Matthew, today. He just...all of a sudden, decided that he wanted to see me." Alex replied with a roll of his eyes.
"You mean, your father? The man who disappeared, as soon as your mother told him that she wasn't going to put you up for adoption?" Stella's voice sounded beyond stunned and her brown eyes were wide.
He nodded. His "father"-and he used that term loosely, couldn't deal with the drama that a child, brought. Matthew was too "young" and it was too much to deal with, when he was only seventeen. Nevermind the fact that Alex's mother had also been seventeen, going on eighteen, when he was born. She'd managed to raise him, though, while still going to college and having a part-time job on the weekends, so she could afford a small apartment, near her college. She was now a well respected lawyer and a very devoted mother. "Honestly, Matthew is more of a sperm donor than anything. He wasn't here. He didn't want me. Now all of a sudden, he does? It's complete bullshit."
His friend raised an eyebrow at him, flipping back her straight, light brown hair. "Maybe you should give him a chance. I mean, I know that you aren't fond of him. I don't blame you. I just think that you should see what he has to say."
Alex's eyes narrowed at her words and he scoffed. "He abandoned my mom! He told her that he cared, but he left! Why should I give him a chance?"
"Well, don't you want answers?" Stella questioned reasonably. "I'm not saying that you have to allow him in your life, I'm just saying, as your best friend, you deserve to know." She studied him closely. Her best friend was stubborn. She knew he might not agree with her, but it didn't hurt to try.
He sighed and rolled his eyes upward. "He wants to meet up with me, this week." He told her, turning to look at her.
"Have you told your mom?" She asked curiously.
Alex shook his head. "I didn't want her to know. I knew that she would've convinced me to go, because she would want me to get to know him. Turns out, you're just as good at convincing me, as she is." He teased.
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Matthew leaned into his seat and closed his eyes, as the plane took off, flying him to his hometown. Llanview, Pennsylvania. The very place he hadn't been in for so long, except for brief visits to see his parents. But now, he was coming for a very different reason. To see his son, Alex. He knew that the teenager probably didn't care too much for him. But he had to try. Something had been missing from his life for fifteen years, now. He knew that he'd made a mistake when he'd turned Destiny and his son away. His life felt empty without them. He'd never stopped loving her.
Now was the the chance to change all of that. It was better late than never. Maybe he could convince Destiny and Alex to let him be in their lives.
The last time he and Destiny had talked, had ended badly. It was while they were both in different colleges. They'd run into one another at a local bookstore. Alex had been around two at the time.
Matthew hadn't known she lived there, so it was a shock to run into her.
Destiny had been just as surprised to see him, but also angry. Angry that he'd been acting as if he didn't have a child. He could recall barely looking at Alex. He hadn't wanted to see what he'd helped create, and then given up. It probably hadn't helped that he went on and on about all of his friends, the clubs they went to, the girls, and the social life. All blatant lies. Things that Destiny had known that he'd wanted more than Alex.
But he couldn't think of his past now. He had to deal with the present and the future. And hopefully, his future would include Destiny and Alex.
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"Hey mom!" Alex said as he ran into his hom, Stella following closely behind, into the living room.
Destiny smiled as she looked up from her book. "Hey, hon. Hi Stella. What have you two been doing?" She greeted, grinning at her son and his best friend, who was almost like a daughter to her. She frowned when she noticed the look on her son's face. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"I got a letter in the mail." He replied, swallowing hard. He looked up, seeing his best friend, smiling encouraginly at him, over his mom's shoulder. "It was from Matthew. He apparently wants to meet up with me, sometime, later this week. I didn't want to tell you, because I knew that you would encourage me to see him.
"What made you decide to tell me?" His mom asked.
Alex smirked at his mom. "Stella convinced me to agree to see him, so he could give me some answers. He answered, nodding his head at the girl. The smirk fell from his full lips as his face turned serious. "How do you feel about this, mom?"
Destiny's breath caught in her throat at her little boy's question. How did she feel about it? She truly didn't know. Not at all. She wanted her son to know his father. She always had. But she'd given up on Matthew ever wanting Alex in his life, years ago. Why had her ex-best friend suddenly changed his mind? She forced a smile and then replied, "I think that that would be good for you. Despite what I feel for him now, you should get to know him." She stood up shakily, grabbing her purse. "Listen, I'm gonna go out for awhile. I'll be back later to make dinner." She hurried out the door quickly, without another word.
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She pounded on the door of Shaun and Vivian's apartment, desperately. Tears poured down her cheeks as she brought a shaky hand up to her mouth, trying to smother her sobs, as the door opened.
"Auntie Destiny?" Ten year old, Kennedy Evans asked, staring up at her mother with wide eyes. "What's wrong?"
Destiny choked back a sob and tried to smile at her niece. "It's nothing for you to be concerned about, sweetie." She answered. "Is your daddy home?"
The ten year old nodded and let her aunt step inside, going to get her father from the kitchen, before going to her room.
Shaun hurried into the living room, eyes full of worry. "Little D, what's goin' on?" He asked of her, taking a seat beside her and eyeing her shaking form. He wrapped his arms around her in a hug, before pulling back. "Why are you crying?"
"It's Matthew." She whimpered out, trying to calm herself down, a bit.
Her brother's hands clenched into fists, at his sides. "What about that little-"
"Shaun!" She cried out, cutting him off quickly. "He sent a letter to Alex. He's coming back to Llanview, this week. He wants to see his son. Why now? He's been out of Alex's life for fifteen years! Why did he all of a sudden change his mind? I don't trust him. I've always wanted Alex to know his dad, but what if he leaves again? My baby doesn't deserve that."
"If he does, I'll deal with him for you." Shaun answered, hugging his sister, once more. As far as he was concerned, this was that Buchanan boy's last chance. He better not fuck up, once again.
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It was later that night and Matthew knocked on the door to his parents' apartment, waiting for them to answer. They didn't know that he was here. He had wanted it to be a surprise. He couldn't help but wonder of what they would think of his wanting to see Alex. He knew it was something they'd always wanted, but had stopped trying to get him to do, years ago, when he threatened to kick them out of his life.
The door opened and Nora's eye widened in shock when she saw her son. "Matthew?" She gasped in shock, moving forward to envelope him in a hug. "What are you doing here?" She questioned as she pulled him inside.
Bo stood up from the couch, eyes widening when he saw his kid. "Son, we didn't know you would be coming!" He stated, chuckling.
Matthew smirked. "I wanted it to be a surprise." He said coolly, taking a seat. "I've got something to tell you.
Noticing the hesitance in her son's voice, Nora frowned, sitting across from him. "Well, what is it?" She asked, wondering if she really wanted to know. Her husband took a seat beside of her, just as curious.
The younger man swallowed har and answered, "I'm going to do something, I should've, a long time ago. I wrote a letter to Alex, telling him that I was coming to town. I asked him, to meet me."
Nora and Bo shared a look. For fifteen years, Matthew had denied Alexander. Whenever he was brought up, Matthew had been quick to change the subject.
"Sweetie, it's not that I'm not happy, it's just...what made you change your mind?" Nora questioned her son, feeling totally confused.
"It's something that I've been feeling for awhile now. I've just been too stupid to deal with it." Matthew admitted, guiltily.
"You know that it's not going to be easy. What you did, hurt Destiny and Alex, alot. She had never intended to tell him, how you left, until he eventually decided to ask. He's very protective of Destiny." Bo warned him.
Matthew nodded. "I understand that, dad. But I've got to try, at least."
"Well, we'll stand by you, whatever decision you make. Just know, that once you make that decision, you can't change it. You can't hurt them again, once they trust you." Nora told him, firmly. She hoped things worked out for the best and that her son wouldn't change his mind. She just wanted the people that she loved to finally be happy.
"I know. And I won't change my mind. I want them." He replied with such conviction, that his parents had to believe it.
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Alex was sitting at his desk, infront of his computer, typing up an essay for school. It was freeing, the way that the words flowed through his fingers and onto the computer screen. He wasn't able to get the words out well, otherwise. He didn't like boring other people with his problems. Not when he'd already talked about them.
Just then, his cellphone rang from it's place on the nightstand by his bed. Sighing, he stood up from his chair and went over to grab it, looking at the name on the screen. His eyes narrowed, suspiciously and his brows furrowed in confusion. He didn't recognize the number. He didn't answer it. If it was important, whoever it was would leave a message.
There was a soft knock on his bedroom door, before it opened softly and his mom walked in. "Hey baby boy." She told him, running a hand through his thick hair. "I brought you a piece of pie and some iced tea." She held it out to him, letting him take it.
Alex grinned, eyes sparkling as he took a bite. "Thanks mom. It tastes great." He told her, truthfully.
"So what are you doing?" Destiny inquired curiously, glancing at the computer screen.
"Writing my essay for English class." He answered her, leaning back in his chair as he finished his pie, setting the plate on his desk.
She nodded. "Well, I'm sure you'll get and A." She replied confidently, smiling at him proudly. Her son was a good student. There was no denying that. He truly had a knack for writing. Some of the short stories he'd written had even made it into the newspaper. "So, I thought I heard your phone ring."
Alex nodded. "Yeah. But I don't know who it was. I didn't recognize the number."
Biting her lip, Destiny said, "Maybe you should see if they left you a message. It coul be your...father." She leaned forward to grab her son's empty plate and glass. "I'm going to go into the kitchen and clean it. You should see who called you." With that, she headed out of the room, leaning against the door as soon as it was shut. Her talk with her brother had done nothing to calm her fears. The fact that Matthew was coming back to Llanview or might already be back, scared the crap out of her. It forced her to think about all of the things she'd tried to forget. She could still recall the last time they'd seen eachother, as if it had happened yesterday.
Destiny smiled as she got out of the car and opened the door, that led to the backseat. She got Alex out of his booster seat and shut the door. "C'mon Alex. We'll go to the grocery store, after we leave the bookstore. Get a new book for me to read to you, at bedtime." She told him in a soft baby voice, tickling her son's tummy.
Alex giggled in response. "Momma!" He said in his tiny voice, squirming in her arms.
She laughed before she walked down the parking lot and into the store, stepping into the warmth of the room. She immediatly went to the children's section first, setting Alex on his feet. "How about you pick out a couple, Alex?" She asked of him, eyes falling on the soft, plush bunny that sat on one of the shelves. She grabbed it, thinking Alex would like it, since he loved all things that had to do with bunnies. "You want this bunny, Little Man?"
Alex nodded vigourously, glancing up from his books with his puppy eyes.
Destiny grinned, noticing the two books in his hands. "Is that the book you want?"
He just giggled in response, sucking his thumb.
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After walking out of the children's section, she headed torwards the fiction novels, looking through the books. She sucked in a breath when she heard famiar laughter, getting closer as it got near the section that she was in. It couldn't possibly be who she thought that it was. It just couldn't be. Someone would've told her, if he lived around here. She shook her head, trying to clear her mind as she picked out a book. Maybe she should just hurry up and get out of here. Turning, she came face to face with someone's chest, clothed in a blue, plaid shirt. She looked up hesitantly, eyes widening when she caught sight of the person she hadn't seen in two years. "Matthew." She whispered his name as their eyes locked.
"Destiny." He said with a nervous laugh, trying his hardest not to look at the child in her arms. "I didn't know that you lived around here."
"I go to the local college." Destiny answered, her voice dripping with disppointment, noticing how he refused to pay any attention to his-their son.
"Oh." Matthew replied, uncomfortably. "You look great! I was just here, getting a book for one of my classes. College is amazing. I've got tons of friends. We are actually going out to a club, later tonight, with the girls."
She was tired of the way that he was acting, now. She was angry at the way that he was rambling on and on, as he still wouldn't look at Alex. "So now you can't even look at your kid?" She asked of him, voice filled with anger. "He's your SON, Matthew! Why are you acting as if he doesn't even exist?" She didn't care how hysterical she sounded, right now or how loud she was getting. She was upset. She knew that Matthew hadn't wanted to be a father, but the fact that he couldn't even look at Alex, was pathetic.
"I told you that I didn't want to be a father! I told you to give it up, for adoption! If you would've listened, we wouldn't be in this situation, right now. We'd still be best friends!" He raised his voice, almost shouting, causing Alex to begin to cry.
Destiny delivered a sharp, stinging slap to Matthew's pale cheek, as she tried to sooth her son. "No, Matthew." She hissed with venom dripping from her voice. "I don't think we would've been. Alex is not an it. I couldn't have given him up. Our friendship was always onesided, Matthew. You, taking what you wanted of me, taking advantage of how much I cared for you. I was always following you around, like a lost puppy! But not anymore. If you can't even look at Alex, then you're not worth it. He's the most important person in my life. But remember how you said that you couldn't be a dad? How you didn't want to give up your social life or your friends or school? Well, I still have Shane and Dani. I still have my family and your's, and Nigel, and Roxy. I'm going to college. I can't hang out at clubs like you can, but that doesn't matter. Alex didn't take anything away from my life. He added to it. You're just too selfish to realise that. And I pity you." With that, she turned on her heel and walked up to the counter to pay for her things.
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Alex sighed as he listened to his voicemail, as his mother had suggested. His eyes widened when a deep voice filled his ears.
'Hey, Alex. It's Matthew. So I was wondering if you'd like to meet up sometime, tomorrow. I just arrived at my mom and dad's, earlier tonight. I hope to hear for you and that you'll give me a chance. I guess I'll wait for your call."
The teenage boy turned off his phone, after the message was finished. He frowned as he sat on his bed. Tomorrow was going to be a long day. He couldn't help but wonder if he was really ready for this.
Last Part: Alex goes to see his dad and tells his dad what his actions did. Destiny and Matthew meet, again.
