Chapter 7
Betty and Henry's situation was working well and Lilly was happy and healthy. Betty was a little tired due to the disrupted nights but apart from that she was good. Charlie kept phoning Henry but Henry always ignored her calls or hung up the phone without saying a word.
"Look Henry I know it's hard for you but you can't ignore her for the rest of your life! You need to ring her and sort things out"
"I know Betty but I don't know whether I want contact with the Baby? And well I don't feel that we have a bond. I can't see him. I know that I can't help him and Betty you have no idea how that feels. I will ring her and tell her that I can't see him anymore"
"Henry! That baby never asked for any of this. It's ill and then on top of all that it has no father figure. He needs you!"
"Your right. I'll phone her and tell her that I want to be Dylan's dad! Oh my God she's calling me- what should I say?"
"Exactly what you just told me!"
"Hello?"
"Hey Henry its Charlie. I need to explain. Listen I always knew that you weren't Dylan's dad but I never thought you would find out. You loved him and I couldn't find it, inside myself to tell you. Look I'm so sorry and I understand why you have ignored my calls.
Look this is the hard thing and I don't know how to tell you this but Dylan's real dad has come back to town and we got back together and well I really don' think that it's a good idea for you to come back and see Dylan because he could get confused and well we're not together anymore- so it's better for everyone. You understand right?"
Henry didn't say anything and then cut off. He chucked the phone against the wall and it smashed into a million pieces.
"Henry! What happened?!" Betty said looking at Henry with a confused expression on her face.
Henry started crying and Betty just stood there for a moment and then slouched down beside Henry and looked him in the eyes.
"What's the matter? What did Charlie say?"
"She, she, she said..." Henry paused for a moment.
"What?"
"That Dylan's real dad has come back to town and that they got back together which means that she thinks it's better if I don't come and see Dylan anymore because he could get confused and he's got his real dad now so basically they don't need me anymore!"
"Look Henry I don't know what to say? Look some where inside you, you knew. You always have. I could see it in your eyes!"
"You're right. But I always told myself I was being stupid and basically convinced myself that he was mine"
"Right well Henry you need to concentrate on Lilly. She's yours for definite. There's nothing you can do Henry I'm so sorry"
"Ok well let's have some lunch and I think Lilly needs changing"
"Yeah come on let's go and eat"
