"He isn't answering."
Bart fumed as he launched his phone across the cramped sitting room, where all the McQueen's were congregated watching a late night chick flick and supping Myra's special hot chocolate, the recipe of which she had borrowed from John-Paul.
"Bart it is…about four o'clock there he is more than likely in bed."
"Three weeks Auntie Myra! How could you not tell me?"
"With everything that happened and then you finding out about the baby, there never seemed a right time."
"No, I guess not."
Bart conceded grudgingly, but he really couldn't believe that after everything that had happened, after the plans he had made to stick by Sinead and support her with their baby, that Jason was about to come back into his life.
"Bart you don't have to go through with the wedding I mean the girl is pregnant not dying."
"Jacquie!"
"I'm just saying that marriage is a big step. How do you even know the kid is yours?"
"I know Sinead. She hasn't been with anyone else."
"Even so, you are both very young."
Myra offered her two cents.
"Look I said I am going to stand by her and I meant it. I'm going to do right by my kid, not like my folks."
"Yeah and that is all very admirable Bart, but is she the One?"
Bart literally felt his heart constrict in his chest.
"She could be."
In all honesty he knew he was in love with someone else. He had been way before he even got with Sinead, but that was more than complicated, besides things had changed.
"Bart you can't marry her out of a sense of duty. If you love him you need to go for it, because life is way too short."
"I can't. I mean that's…I haven't even tal- it's complicated."
He concluded lamely.
"We know, but if he is coming back you owe it to yourself and both of them to be honest about who and what you want."
"I need to go then."
"Where to?"
"The airport. I need to speak to Jason."
"No Mitzeee is picking you up; she is collecting them from the airport. The flight doesn't get in till two in the afternoon."
"Carl too?"
"No he's thrown his dummy out of the pram and booked himself and Bobby into a hotel."
"Not to cause issues, but what about Sinead?"
Joel interjected.
"I can't deal with that, I need to see Jason first."
"You're meant to be marrying her on Saturday. Teresa piped up. And your engagement party is tomorrow tonight."
"Engagement party?"
"Oooops that was meant to be a surprise."
"Yeah well you've got that covered. What am I meant to do now?"
"Nothing."
Jacquie intervened.
"What do you mean nothing?"
"I mean go to the airport. If Sinead comes here or something else happens in the meantime we will cover for you. If needs be we can tell her we let slip about the party and you have gone out to buy a new outfit."
"That's brilliant."
"I know, we've got your back. Now go and get some kip. I think we're all going to need an early night, I'm guessing tomorrow is going to be interesting."