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I looked up and drew my courage up "sir I know you are a very busy man so I will just get to why I am here" I took a deep breath trying to find the confidence I needed "I'm your daughter".

My father's eyes went wide but he didn't say anything and I wasn't sure if that was good thing or a bad thing. I was scared what if he didn't believe me? What could I do to prove to him I was his daughter? He still hasn't said anything almost like he was trying to figure out if I was telling the truth or not. Suddenly I had an idea; I pulled out a folder and opened it showing a handful of documents. I handed him one and spoke as he took it "this is a picture of my birth certificate, I don't have the original unfortunately but this could work" I looked down wondering what else I could say.

Finally what felt like years he spoke "young lady, as you already so smartly said I am a very busy man and this kind of joke wastes my time, now if you would please leave so I can get back to work".

I stood up as he stood up to walk away "it isn't a joke, I am your daughter please" tears in my eyes I took a step towered him "my mother's name was Hannah Grace, you were with her for a few months" I looked down "she died 7 months ago, a drunk driver hit her car when she was coming to pick me up for dinner" I looked up to see him watching me with interest "mom always said not to come to you because you have your own family, with kids that have their own kids and normally I wouldn't sir, but I'm desperate".

He walked over to the door opened it and said something to the lady I talked to earlier then they both came in. He sat down "if you are my daughter, would you mind doing a DNA test to confirm it?"

I nodded "anything to prove you're my father, and if by chance my mom was wrong then I am so sorry I wasted your time but I don't think she was wrong".

He nodded then turned to the women again "Baker get a DNA test up here, and start thinking about food, I think we may be here for awhile, also call everyone I had on my calendar for today and reschedule them"

She nodded "yes sir" then she left the room

I looked at him "you believe me now"?

He nodded "I believe your mom is Hannah however, me being your father I am still unsure of because I thought she would tell me". He looked down "you see I met your mom during a rough patch in my marriage, she was a witness in a robbery and from there we were together when ever time aloud"

I nodded "she said the time she spent with you was some of the best times she ever had and of course because it gave me to her"

He smiled at me then the smile dropped "where have you been the last 7 months"?

I looked down "well for 5 months I was in a this foster care house, I hate it there" I looked up "I ran away from the house because well I hated it, I called it the hell hole, the parents that run it are the worst and because I am the oldest I ended up taking care of the kids" I sighed "the last two months I have been on the streets, hoping for an idea to come to me, something I could do but I came up empty".

I looked around as the door opened and in came Baker with a DNA kit and a few menus. "Here you go sir and the menus for when you're ready to order dinner".

He nodded "thank you Baker, give us a few minutes to look everything over then come back. You can get the food and take the DNA test to the lab put a rush on it"

Baker nodded "of course sir" then left the room to leave us again

He put the menus on the table in front of us then looked at me "what are you hungry for Maddison right"? I nodded then realized I never actually told him my name then it dawned on me he probably read my birth certificate.

He smiled seeing my confusing look "the officer down stairs said what your name was then I confirmed it with your birth certificate, you did however lie when you signed in down stairs I noticed".

I smiled looking at the menus "I couldn't put my last name, who knows what that would have caused" he smiled but didn't answer.

After a few more seconds my father said "so have you figured out what you want" I smiled at him shaking my head. "okay then let's think about it more, and while we think we can take our DNA so at least its ready for when Baker comes in" I nodded as he took out the cotton swabs then did his cheek, he put in a box and wrote his name. Then he looked at me and handed me a cotton swab to do the same. He smiled at me as he finished writing my name on the box "so Maddison what were you thinking for dinner"?

I smiled back at him "well if you are making me decide I was looking at the Chinese menu but if you would rather something else I wouldn't mind"

He shook his head "Chinese food it is" and a moment later Baker walked in, the commissioner handed her the DNA kit then we told her what we wanted from the Chinese place "oh and Baker" she turned to him "get something for yourself as well".

She nodded "thank you sir" then she left us again.

"So" my father said breaking the silence that had continued after Baker left "what do you prefer, Maddison or Maddie"?

I thought about it for a second "honestly, either is fine I go by Maddison, Maddie, and Mads I would answer to all three of them".

He nodded "that doesn't answer my question, which do you prefer"?

I smiled "Maddie I guess, Maddison is for when I am trouble".

He chuckled "good to know" then he got serious again "this DNA test is going to take a while to come back, a few days at the earliest and while I want to take you home I think I am going to get you set up in a hotel at least until the DNA test comes back" he looked at me worriedly hoping I understand.

I smiled at him "I understand, if the DNA turns out wrong there is no point in telling your family about a weak point in your life, I know it could cause a lot of problems for you even if it turns out I am your daughter I hope they won't be too mad"

He looked down and smiled his mustache moving as his mouth moved "so I was your last option, you could have gone back to the foster home you were in".

I looked down "nope, I will never go back there unless with papers that say I am done with them and for them to give me my original papers".

He smiled at me "okay then if you are not my daughter I will try to make sure you go to a better home" I smiled at him grateful he would at least try. Then the knock at the door stopped him from saying anything more and Baker walked in with food. We all sat down and ate not saying a word until we were finished eating.

Baker started after we had finished eating "sir the lab said it could be two days at the latest to finish the DNA comparison".

The commissioner nodded at her "thank you Baker, now will you do a two day hotel for Maddie before you leave". She nodded and got up to do so.

Later we were at the hotel sitting in my room talking about my mom and the past. My father started on a question I wasn't look forward to answering "how come you're in foster care, if I remember correctly your mom had parents didn't she, why didn't you stay with them"?

I smiled softly at him "they died when I was eight but I didn't know them that well in the first place, I guess they weren't very happy that mom was a single parent and not married so she raised me by herself with very little help from them".

He smiled sadly "do you know why she didn't tell me, if I am your father why didn't she tell me"?

I looked down "yeah I know, she didn't tell you because you guys being together was a big mistake, she even knew that" I looked at him "I think she was afraid you would take me or something but she also didn't want to cause anymore problems for your family then she already did, not telling you was better for everyone at the time". I stood up and looked out the window "she could never have known she was going to be killed before she could ever tell you the truth".

So I am going to end it here. I didn't want the chapter to be too long; I hear some people don't like it when a chapter is long. So the next chapter will be in Frank's point of view, where he tells his family! I am looking forward to writing that!

Now to the question!

So I had an idea that Maddie went to this hybrid school where they do online classes and in person classes. However she graduated early like everyone in that system does.

Or

I can have her go to school with the rest of the Reagans.

Let me know!

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