Chapter 3
2 weeks later
Pine Valley, PA
Chandler Mansion
Skye swallowed hard as the car turned into the driveway of the Chandler Estate. Her father Adam Chandler had called her earlier that week requesting that she come to Pine Valley to talk business. She had no idea why he couldn't just e-mail, fax, or phone her but that was her father. She just hoped that she wouldn't run into Hayley. Maybe it was better to tell him that he was going to be a Grandfather in person anyway. Skye sighed; she should've been able to tell Stefan this, weeks ago! But then her mind turned to their fight that night.
~Flashback~
July 2002
Wyndimere
Stefan and Skye's Bedroom
Stefan paced anxiously around the room waiting for Skye to come out. This moment could change both their lives forever. Stefan was jolted out of his thoughts by the door opening. Skye came into the room and Stefan couldn't read her expression. She couldn't bear to look at him. She wanted this so much and knew he did too. But she failed him, just like both her fathers and family.
"Skye?" said Stefan approaching her.
"I'm not pregnant," said Skye almost inaudibly.
"Darling, I am so sorry," he said hugging her.
"I failed you."
"No, no you didn't fail me."
"Then I failed myself."
"You didn't fail."
"Yes I did. I wanted this."
"I know, so did I."
"Then why?"
"Maybe it wasn't the right time."
"What do you mean not the right time?"
"Look at our lives…"
"For what?"
"Do you think we could bring a child into this?"
"Yes, no, maybe…I don't know!"
"I don't"
"So you're saying you don't want a child?"
"I never said that."
"But you implied it."
"I am merely stating that maybe this isn't the right time."
"But when will it be the right time?"
"I don't know."
"Then how can you say that?"
"Skye…"
"How can you?"
"I don't want to see you hurt?"
"Hurt by your family?"
"Yes"
"I can handle your family."
"No you can't."
"Now you have no faith in me?"
"You do not know my family."
"You don't know mine either."
"I don't want you dead."
"But I'm right here."
"I don't want you in danger."
"I'll decide whether I'm in danger or not."
"That is how you will end up in danger."
"So you don't trust my judgement?"
"I…"
"How can we have a relationship if you don't trust me?"
"But I do."
"No you don't. You wouldn't say that if you did."
"I love you."
"I love you too, but our relationship can't last on words."
"It does not have to."
"You know this is a waste of my time. If you can't trust me then it's not going to work."
"Skye…"
"I have to go."
"Skye, please wait!"
"No, I have to go."
"Skye!"
Skye grabbed her jacket off the bed and stormed out of the room. She didn't want Stefan to see her tears. Or her heart breaking for that matter.
~End of Flashback~
Skye walked out that night and never looked back. She packed up her things and moved to San Francisco that very night. She found out a week or so later that the test had been wrong, she really was pregnant. How ironic it was too. She had found out a year to the day that they had first started seeing each other exclusively.
Skye snapped out of her thoughts as the car stopped in front of the mansion. She stepped out of the car and made her way up to the house. This ought to be an interesting visit she thought as she made her way up the path. A maid saw her coming from the window and immediately opened the door. Skye walked into the house with purpose. Her father turned at her entrance.
"Hello Skye," said Adam.
"Father."
To be continued….
Previews for chapter 4:
*Skye tells Adam he is going to be a grandfather again.
*Hayley sees her older sister.
*Skye shocks Hayley with her news.