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Chapter 4-Lots of feelings

Part 1-Donald's love

Donald Davenport entered the living room in a very bad mood. He sat on the white couch, where his wife was.

"Oh honey, how's Chase?", she asked with a note of concern in her voice.

"He'll be fine! Though...well...", Donald hesitated to tell his wife.

"What is it, honey?", as she asked him this, she looked deeply in his eyes.

"Chase...Chase wants to know more about his mother and I think that now he hates me for not telling him the truth! My own flesh and blood!", Donald finally let it out.

"Wait what?", Tasha cried. "You didn't tell me that you were married before!" Bewilderment, anger and then a hue of compassion emerged on her face, all disappearing in a some seconds. Her expression was calm and still. "Would you mind explaining everything to me? I suppose I am entitled to know, after all I am your wife. But I don't know which one. The fourth?"

Donald took a deep breath before saying something.

"Actually the third, but, before you kill me, let me explain.", without waiting for Tasha's reaction, he continued: "In 1989, I married a beautiful young woman... Oh, she was so smart...-Donald came to his senses seeing his wife's reaction- Anyway, in 1999 we had Adam. He was quite stubborn, if you know what I mean: it took a lot of energy from her and... Well, she died three days later."

Tasha knew that she should drop the conversation, but for a mysterious reason, she didn't.

"What about Bree and Chase?"

"I married a woman, Adriana von Adelsburg, a rich woman from Austria who hated technology..."

Donald's, thoughts were interrupted by a loud wild burst of laughter from Tasha. She managed to chuckle:

"Wait, so you, a tech mogul, married a woman who didn't like technology!? Now that's funny!"

Donald tried to smile, but he wasn't able to do it.

"Yeah, ironic, isn't it? Coming back, she gave birth to Bree in 2000 and to Chase in 2001 and then..."

Donald's face became gloomy again.

"What happened, honey?", Tasha asked soothingly.

"She divorced me, and married my brother."

"Wait, just a moment. So, first-and here Tasha raised a finger- why did she divorce you and secondly, do you have a brother?"

"She found out about Adam, Bree and Chase's bionics and she divorced me immediately. She couldn't figure out how I used my children as scientific projects, although, my brother Douglas was responsible for this: when I went for work at Davenport Industries, he used to babysit my children, but he used this time to insert them bionic chips. There was a big scandal when I found out and I saw him again only once since 2000. In 2001, I made Chase bionic, creating a substance that gives his body bionic properties. So, I used and I didn't my children for my bionic research.", Donald admitted sadly. "And until now,", he added after a period of awkward silence, "I don't know how I could leave my children with Douglas; he was the black sheep of the family: British accent, weird hair-style, horrible temper..."

"Well, Chase has British accent, too!", Tasha exclaimed. The two grown-ups managed to laugh for a short moment. "Now, when are you going to tell Bree and Chase about their mother? Not to mention Adam, of course!"

"Not too soon, of course! And please, respect my decision."

"I will, honey, and I love you with all my heart, I will support you until the end of my life, but-and here she made a slow pause, so she put a stress on but- I think you should tell 'em about their past!"

Donald got up and said:

"Are you kidding me?! If they knew, Adam would feel guilty and Bree and Chase would start searching their mother, and she is bad luck for this family, all right?", his voice became a sharp cry.

"But Chase is tortured by the thought of not knowing his mother!", Tasha exclaimed loudly. "He is not quite aware of this, but he will. This morning, he called me 'mother' and then became so red in the face! Donald, you must tell them!"

"Excuse me!", was all he said as he headed to the lab.

Tasha sighed, but she knew when she was defeated if only...

The door opened all of a sudden and a panting Leo entered the living room. "What's all about?", he asked. "Why did you call me?"

Tasha tried to calm her 14 year-old son, but it was obvious that this task was not going to be easy. "Adam, Bree and Chase got hurt during training, dear.", she said, not wanting to offer too many details.

"OK, than I will talk to them!", Leo said as he was going to the lab.

"Actually,", Tasha stopped him, "They're in Chase's room, but don't go there-Tasha stopped her son again- I think they need some time together."

"Sure!", he exclaimed disappointed. "Then I shall go to the lab."

"NO!", Tasha cried, making Leo startle, "Donald is quite upset, you'd better go to your room, young man. 'Kay?"

He murmured something obscurely and headed to his room, slamming the door as he entered.

Part 2- Brotherly Love

Adam, Bree and Chase remained silent for a long time, each of them thinking of what to say. Finally, Chase decided to speak:

"Guys, look, I'm so sorry, for... For what I've done to you earlier and...", he wasn't able to continue as his voice broke.

"No, it's our fault!", Adam exclaimed.

"Yeah,", Bree added, "it's all our fault for teasing you all the time and saying unpleasant things about you. We're really sorry, Chase!"

Adam nodded to show his total approval.

"No, I-I am sorry, too!", Chase said almost ready to cry, "I always made j-jokes about...about Adam's intelligence, no offence, Adam and about Bree's boyfriends and I..."

"No,", Bree interrupted him, "it's our fault entirely: if we haven't teased you all the time-"and tossed you around", Adam added sadly-, knowing how much you suffered, you wouldn't make those jokes, I am sure!", Bree said.

Lots of hugs and tears followed, until the three teenagers fell asleep, tired of all the complex feelings (and wounds) of that day. Chase fell asleep in his bed, Bree with her head on Chase's chest and feet on the floor, and Adam fell on the floor with a thump.

Well, I hope that this explanations made you happy, though more is going to follow! And I promise you much more action!

Alex