Disclaimer: See Chapter 1 for disclaimer.
AN: Hi all here's is chapter 2. I would like to say thank you too Fiction-girl18, musicgirl97 and BumbleBee96 for reviewing, I love getting reviews it makes me smile. :). I also want to thank everyone who has alerted and favourite my story. The next few chapters are with the UK ARC team. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. xx
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Chapter 2
Family Shock
Jess smiled as she looked around the back garden of Connor's parents house, where Abby and Connor were throwing their BBQ engagement party, the whole thing screamed Connor and Abby.
"Hey here's your drink" Becker smiled as he passed Jess her drink.
"Thanks" Jess smiled before sighing as she looked at Connor and Abby who were swaying in the middle of the garden to the music playing, she grinned as Connor kissed Abby, Becker also smiled watching the same thing as Jess.
"Them two are made for each other" Becker smiled as Jess looked up at him and sighed making Becker look at her and smile sadly.
"I..." Jess whispered as a tear appeared in her eye's.
"I know Jessica" Becker whispered as he bent down and kissed her cheek. "I love you like a sister... I think we both deserve something like that" Becker whispered nodding over at Connor and Abby and Matt and Emily.
"That we do" Jess smiled as they both walked over to join their friends with smiles on their faces.
"Where have you two been?" Connor asked looking at the soldier and field co-ordinator with a raised eyebrow.
"Talking" Becker laughed as Connor rolled his eyes as Jess laughed at the two of them.
"Everything ok?" Abby asked looking between the two getting a vibe that something had changed with in there relationship.
"Yea. We're good" Jess smiled as Becker nodded his head. "We just realised our relationship wasn't working and that we are better off as friends" Jess smiled as Becker nodded as he smiled at Jess.
"And you're both ok with that?" Connor asked looking between the two mainly at Jess as he knew she had been crushing on Becker for a while.
"Whole heartedly" Becker smiled as Jess nodded with a sincere smile.
"That's good" Emily smiled glad that there wasn't any tension between the two, as that could sometimes happen with a break up.
"Ok, back to the reason we decided to throw this BBQ. Me and Connor are postponing the wedding until after this whole American ARC thing is sorted. With Emily in America I cant do much with out one of my bridesmaids and then we are going to be joining you guys in two weeks anyway" Abby smiled as everyone nodded. "This way we can get that sorted and done before planning my wedding" Abby smiled as Emily and Jess nodded.
"The ARC is going to be so quiet with out you three" Jess stated looking at Becker, Matt and then Emily.
"I know we are going to be three team members short on calls as well" Connor stated but stopped when his brother came stumbling into the group as he was drunk.
"Connor!"
"Ben" Connor sighed as he looked at his little brother. "How much have you drunk?" Connor asked to be ignored by his younger brother.
"So I heard you and Abby have postponed the wedding?" Ben asked loudly making Becker roll his eyes.
"Are you sure you're related?" Becker asked looking at Connor who smiled as he looked at his brother everyone always asked that as they didn't look a like at all.
"Does it mean you know now?" Ben asked oblivious to everything around him making Connor smile until he registered what his brother said.
"Know what?" Connor asked looking at his brother as everyone looked on worried where this conversation was going.
"That mum and dad are not our real parents!" Ben stated making Connor gape at him in shock, as Bethany and Harold Temple walked over hearing Ben yelling, not seeing the gobsmacked look on everyone's face's.
"Ben why do you have to make a scene at your brother's engagement party?" Bethany asked looking at her younger son before looking at her eldest to see him staring at her in shock. "Connor what's wrong huni?" Bethany asked as Connor shook his head in disbelieve.
"Ooppps he didn't know" Ben whispered making Bethany and Harold look at Ben worriedly before turning back to Connor.
"We are both adopted?" Connor asked looking at his parents. "What? How?... What happened to my biological parents?" Connor asked looking at them in shock.
"Connor" Bethany sobbed shaking her head before closing her eyes and looking Connor in the eye. "You are both adopted, we adopted Ben as a baby and you when you were eight" Bethany stated as Connor shook his head still reeling from the information overload and shock.
"Where was I before then?" Connor asked coming to his sense's slightly as Bethany shook her head.
"We don't know... you were found by the roadside, all you knew was that you were eight and your birthday was the 29th October 1979 and that your name was Connor" Bethany whispered before looking at Harold to see him shake his head at her. "You had amnesia" Bethany whispered as Ben shook his head as he looked between his parents.
"Bloody hell, your not going to tell him are you?" Ben asked looking at his 'Parents'.
"Tell me what?" Connor asked as Abby came up to him and grabbed his hand as he was starting to get agitated as everyone else carried looking on in shock.
"The baby!" Ben stated as Bethany and Harold glared at their youngest as everyone's eyes got bigger.
"What baby?" Connor asked looking from his brother to Bethany and Harold before returning back to his brother.
"There was a car crash you were found at the side of the road along with a car seat holding a six month old baby girl" Harold whispered looking at the ground before looking at Connor. "DNA swabs were taken and it was confirmed that the baby was your little sister" Harold stated as Connor gaped at them along with Abby.
"I was working at the hospital when they brought you both in, your sister was fine so they sent her off to social services straight away. I was the nurse looking after you and I fell in love with you, I offered to foster you until your family could be found, Harold agreed, then they told me the baby was your sister, I told social services I would take the baby too as siblings shouldn't be split up" Bethany whispered as Connor looked at her. "But the social had no record of her anywhere, it was like she disappeared between the hospital and the social services building" Bethany whispered shaking her head as Harold placed his hand on her arm as she was getting distraught.
"We have been looking for her for 25 years" Harold stated shaking his head as he looked at his son. "We haven't found anything on her"
"Why didn't you tell me?" Connor asked looking at his parents hurt, he couldn't hate them but it also didn't mean he could forgive them easily.
"We know you Connor..." Harold shook his head. "You would of done everything with in your power to find her. You wouldn't of went to college or anything. We didn't want you to give up your life for a search you may never win" Harold stated sighing his age coming through.
"Why do you think neither of us have retired yet? We needed the money so we could pay the detectives we have hired still to this day looking for her" Bethany whispered as tears swarmed her eyes still.
"Your still looking for her 25 years on?" Jess whispered in shock that anyone would do something like that, for someone who wasn't a member of their family.
"Yes, she is our son's sister... that makes her family" Bethany stated looking at Connor's work friend.
"You have never found her?" Connor asked shocked that he had a sister and that his parents had been looking for her.
"No its like she disappeared off the face of the earth" Harold stated frowning. "We have tried everything Connor" Harold stated as Connor stepped forward and hugged his mum and dad.
"I know" Connor whispered before pulling back and walking over to Abby and kissing her. "I just need to be alone for a while" Connor whispered as he walked into the house.
"Connor!" Abby called trying not to cry as Matt put his arm around her in support.
"Let him go" Matt whispered as Abby turned and cried into his chest. "He needs to cool down and get his head around that bombshell but after he has, you are going to be the first person he will call" Matt stated making Abby smile before looking at Connor's heartbroken parents.
"We are so sorry Abby, we should of told him sooner" Bethany whispered brokenly as Abby looked at her nodding her head.
"Yes, you should have but you were only trying to protect him" Abby stated as more tears flowed down Bethany's face as she nodded as Harold hugged her before pulling her back to the house. Abby watched them go with a heavy heart.
"Come on lets go" Matt sighed looking at everyone. "Connor will call us when his ready"Matt smiled as he guided Abby out of the garden towards the cars that were lining the street.
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I will be updating next weekend.
Katy xx
