Chapter 7
Two days later, Amanda is at the airport in New York with her SVU team, Declan, Jesse and her family. They are getting ready to get on the airplane and they go through customs. They get their bags and suitcases taken care of and they get ready to go on the plane. As they get ready to go on the plane, Amanda starts to feel scared about going back to Atlanta.
"I'm scared." Amanda whispers to Declan.
"It's okay. We'll sit together on the plane." Declan whispers back to Amanda.
Declan kisses Amanda on her cheek and they go inside of the airplane and they're holding hands. Soon, everybody is on the plane and they're sitting in their seats. The bags are safe and sound and Amanda sits next to Declan. She holds Declan's hand on the airplane and she hopes that everything will go smoothly while in Atlanta.
"Do you get airsick?" Declan asks.
"No, I'm good as long as I'm with you." Amanda replies.
"Let me know if you feel sick. I can hold your hair back." Declan whispers to Amanda.
Amanda looks up at Declan and he kisses her on the forehead. Soon, the airplane ready to take off and everyone on there is sitting down on their seats. The airplane is flying and it doesn't seem too bad for Amanda. She receives a text from her aunt who offer to let her and her family and friends to stay with them while they're here in Atlanta. Amanda forwards the text message to her friends and family and they agree to stay with her family. Reese receives a text message from her family saying that they'll be in Atlanta and she's staying with a friend's family.
"I have family in Atlanta and I would like you to meet them." Reese whispers to Carisi.
"Sounds like fun. Who's in your family?" Carisi asks.
"My parents, my two brothers and my sister. My one brother is older and he's married with 2 children, a boy and a girl. My other brother is younger and he's studying to be a special education teacher and I have a younger sister who is married with a one year old baby boy. My sister is a year younger than me and I don't understand why she got married first." Reese replies.
Two and a half hours later, the plane arrives at Atlanta and everyone gets off the plane. They grab their bags and suitcases and make their way into the airport. Amanda receives a text from her aunt who is waiting for them by the doors. She tells her friends and family that her aunt is here.
"Guys, my aunt's here." Amanda says.
"I bet Aunt Janice will be happy to see us." Kim replies, excitedly.
The gang finds the doors where the exit of the airport is. They see Amanda's aunt there who is waiting patiently for them. They walk up and they wonder what to do or say. Amanda's aunt gives a smile and she sees that Amanda has brought her friends and family.
"Hi, girls." Janice says.
"Aunt Janice!" Amanda and Kim say, excitedly.
Amanda and Kim walk up to their aunt Janice who welcomes them with open arms. They greet each other and leave the airport along with their family and friends. Everyone gets in the car and they start driving to Janice's house where they'll be staying for a few days. They go inside of the house and gives a tour. They find spare rooms to sleep in and they put their things down and away. Soon, Amanda and Kim's uncle Brandon comes into the family room to greet Amanda and Kim.
"Uncle Brandon!" Kim and Amanda say, excitedly.
"Hi, girls." Brandon says.
A few hours later, everyone is having dinner at the house and Reese invites her family over. She introduces her family to her friends and they sit down to eat. They eat and talk about Declan and Amanda's upcoming wedding.
"Are you guys coming to the wedding?" Amanda asks.
"Of course we are." Janice replies.
Soon, dinner is over and everyone clears up the dishes and helps clean up the table in the dining room and clean up the kitchen. A few hours later. Reese's family leaves and they head home. Everyone gets ready to call it a night. Everyone is asleep except Tony, Amanda and Declan. Tony is standing outside while Declan and Amanda are in her old bedroom together.
"The reason why I wet the bed that night was because I was having flashbacks about my past in Atlanta. The molestation and the rape traumatized me. I was heartbroken when my mom threw my daddy out for gambling." Amanda says.
"You're safe with me always. I love you." Declan replies.
"I love you, too." Amanda responds.
Amanda and Declan lean in for a kiss and then she starts to lie down on the bed. As she starts to lie down, she starts to have flashbacks to when she was raped. Amanda starts to panic and she and Declan stop kissing.
"I can't. I'm sorry." Amanda says.
"Shh. It's okay." Declan soothes.
Declan and Amanda fall asleep and she lays next to him. As they sleep, they think about their past and their future. An hour later, Amanda wakes up and she gets out of bed. Tony comes inside after being outside. He goes into the kitchen and Amanda comes out of the bedroom rubbing her eyes and Tony gives her a smile.
"Hi, Daddy." Amanda says, sleepily.
"I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" Tony asks.
"No. Why were you outside?" Amanda asks.
"I was thinking about something that happened in the past. We need to talk." Tony tells his daughter.
Amanda and Tony sit down at the kitchen table and they get ready to talk about what happened in the past. She wonders what she and her father are going to talk about. Tony gets ready to tell his daughter a secret about her mother that he thought that he would never have to tell her.
"In case you don't already know, your mother got pregnant with you before we were married. I was madly in love and we were engaged at the time. I owned this bar and we went out for drinks and she got drunk and we went into the bar bathroom and we had unprotected sex." Tony confesses to his daughter.
"I was conceived in a bar bathroom?" Amanda asks, confused.
Tony tells Amanda that he was conceived in a bar bathroom and that he and her mother got married a month later. They get up from the table and they tell each other good night and they head into different bedrooms. Soon. Everyone in the house is asleep and they're sleeping in different rooms and beds.
