Author's note:
Once again thanks for the reviews. Here's the next chapter. Enjoy, Kiki xoxoxo
Stephen walked up to Becki's room and knocked on the closed door. "Becki, can I come in?" asked Stephen. "No, go away" replied Becki. "Becki, please. I just want to have a talk with you" said Stephen. "Fine, I don't care. Do whatever you want" replied Becki. Stephen quietly opened the door and walked into her room. Becki was sitting on her bed, hugging one of the stuffed animals. "Sweetie, I'm sorry" said Stephen. Becki looked at her. "How could you have gone along with this?" asked Becki. "Can I sit?" asked Stephen. "I guess" replied Becki. Stephen sat down and sighed. "When I met your mom, I didn't know she was dating anyone. And I asked her out" said Stephen. Becki looked at him. "And she said no, right" said Becki. "Yeah, she told me that she was this guy that she had been with since high school, but no one was allowed to know about it" said Stephen. "Because granddad absolutely hated him" said Becki. "Right" said Stephen. "Anyway, I got to know Gordon pretty well, after meeting him a few times when he would come to see Riannan skate" said Stephen. Becki just looked at him. "And one day, I was leaving the rink after practice and your mom was out the front crying" said Stephen. "Why?" asked Becki. Stephen sighed. "Well she had just found out that she was pregnant with you, and didn't know what she was going to do" said Stephen. Becki looked at him. "And I told her if she ever needed anything, she could always talk to me and ask me for anything" said Stephen. Becki nodded. "A few days later, she asked me if I could pose as your father" said Stephen. "So you did it because you still secretly liked her" said Becki. Stephen nodded. "But your mom has never loved anyone but Gordon, really" said Stephen. Becki nodded. "You know whatever all of us did, it was only ever to protect you, right" said Stephen. "I just don't know dad" said Becki. "Come here" said Stephen giving her a hug. "I do love you like my daughter, you have to know that" said Stephen. "Yeah" replied Becki. "And I think not knowing wasn't doing you any harm" said Stephen. Becki looked at him. "What, you wanted to not tell me" said Becki, looking at him. "No, I think you have a right to know, but maybe we should have told you sooner" said Stephen. "That might have been an idea" said Becki. Stephen nodded. "For what's it worth Beck, I'm sorry" said Stephen. "Yeah me too" replied Becki. "You don't have anything to be sorry about, okay. Ever" said Stephen. Becki nodded. "Are you and mom going to stay together?" asked Becki. Stephen looked at her and shook his head. Becki started to cry. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry" said Becki. "Hey, what did I just say. You don't need to be sorry okay. This is not your fault" said Stephen. "Yes, it is" said Becki. Stephen hugged her. "Hey, just because your mom and I aren't going to be together anymore, does not mean that I'm going to stop caring about you" said Stephen. "Where are you going to go?" asked Becki. "I'm going to talk to my company, and see if I can get a job in New York again" said Stephen. "New York?" asked Becki. Stephen nodded. "It's where I am from, and well you know my parents are there also" said Stephen. "I don't want you to go" said Becki. "Sweetie, I know. But you're always welcome in New York anytime you want, okay" said Stephen. Becki nodded. "You're going to be okay Beck, I promise" said Stephen, standing up. Becki just looked at him and nodded. "Thanks dad" said Becki. Stephen nodded and quietly left the room, leaving Becki on her bed to cry.
The next day, Adam walked into Eden Hall just before first period was about to start and went over to his locker. He had waited for Becki for almost 20 minutes, before he came to the conclusion that she wasn't turning up and he headed to school on his own. Charlie was at his locker, grabbing books for class. He looked over to Adam. "Hey Banks, where's Becki?" he asked. "Don't know, she didn't show up" replied Adam, opening his locker. Charlie closed up his locker and went over to him. "You do realise she is extremely tardi" said Charlie. Adam laughed. "Yeah, which is why I waited for 20 minutes" said Adam. Charlie laughed. "Well she did polish off a whole box of Red Vines at the shop last night, so she's probably feeling sick" said Charlie. "A whole box, by herself?" asked Adam, slightly shocked at the thought of it. "Yeah, by herself" replied Charlie, with a laugh. "Wow, she could probably give Goldie a run for his money" said Adam, with a laugh, closing his locker. "Yeah" replied Charlie, and the two of them headed off to morning classes.
That day at lunch, the Ducks were sitting around their usual table. Charlie had filled them in on the outcomes of last night, and Becki's less them impressive eating habits. "I don't think that would make her sick" said Julie. "Speaking from experience, cat lady?" asked Goldberg. "No" she replied with a laugh along with the rest of the team, remembering Goldberg's little gift to her when she was made starting goalie. "You know there's an idea Goldberg, you should give Becki, one of your gourmet lunch trays" said Averman, with a laugh. "Guys, that is just cruel" said Connie. "I actually, get the feeling that it wouldn't even faze her" said Charlie. They all laughed. "I think Morgan just decided to play hooky for the day" said Russ. The others looked at him and laughed. "You would think if she was going to cut class, she would have had the decency to call me. Then I wouldn't have had to had sat through that math's pop quiz" said Portman. "Yeah I agree' said Charlie. "At least we know she'll be at practice tonight" said Luis. "Yeah, trying to keep Becki away from anything that resembles hockey or skating, is not possible" said Adam. They all laughed and continued with their lunch.