This Is Me (And My Life)

Chapter 3

Mitchie and Caitlyn woke up on this Saturday morning and put up the rest of the decorations. Kaylee was soon up and was in awe with all of the decorations. "Yeahཀ It's my birthdayཀ I'm 4 years oldཀ" Mitchie hugged her daughter. "Happy Birthdayཀ" She and Caitlyn screamed at her.

The day has come. I put on a happy face for Kaylee. Caitlyn could see through it though. She knew how depressed I was.

"Go put your outfit on. Your party is in an hour," Caitlyn said and Kaylee left. "When do they show up?" Mitchie asked. "Nate said around 1. It's already 11."

He would show up an hour after her party started. FantasticNot.

Kaylee had her rock star outfit on and was ready to party. She chose CD's that she wanted to listen to throughout the course of the party. Soon it was 12 and the doorbell rang. Mitchie froze from nervousness. Caitlyn answered the door.

This is it. The time has come.

It was three of Kaylee's friends. Mitchie sighed.

It was only party guests. That only made me more nervous. He would be here in less than an hour.

After 1 they had karkoee and Kaylee began singing "This Is Me". Mitchie was too involved with the song to notice the doorbell ring. Caitlyn opened it and hugged one of the bodies there. "I missed you so muchཀ" "Me too," replied Nate. Caitlyn ran up to Jason and hugged him tightly. Soon she was glaring at Shane. "What, no hug for me?" The song was over the same time Caitlyn called Mitchie to the door. She froze in her path when she saw Shane smiling at her doorstep.

I almost forgot they were coming. Shane was smiling at me, as if nothing happened. Caitlyn said she would take care of the party and left me with the three of them.

"H-h-hi," Mitchie stuttered. Jason hugged her. "I've missed you so muchཀ" Nate did the same. Mitchie just stared at Shane. "Hey," he said. Before Mitchie could say a word, Kaylee came up and grabbed Mitchie's leg. "Mommy, who is this?" Mitchie picked her up. "Kaylee this is Nate, Jason, and Shane. Guys, this is Kaylee," Mitchie said, not taking her eyes off of Shane. "It's my birthday today," Kaylee informed them. "Happy birthdayཀ How old are you now?" Jason asked, amusing her. She put up 4 fingers. "Wowཀ Your so oldཀ" Nate said, smiling. Mitchie set Kaylee down. "Go play with your friends. Tell Caitlyn it's her turn to sing. " Kaylee left with Nate and Jason following her, excited to see her sing. Shane smiled at Mitchie. "Hey Mitchie."

No matter how mad and upset I was with him, I couldn't help but smile. I led him to the backyard and we sat on the rocking couch.

"How are you?" Shane asked. "I'm fine. You?" Mitchie said in a monotone voice. "Greatཀ How are your parents?" Mitchie started to tear. "My mom has breast cancer. She is in the hospital." "I'm so sorry."Shane tried to grab her hand but she pulled away. "So, is he bigger than me?" Mitchie was confused. "Your boyfriend or your husband. Kaylee's father."

I just stared at him. He didn't know he was talking about himself. So all I could do was...

"You're the father Shane."