Chapter 10: Catch and Release
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AN 2: WARNING IT DOES TALK ABOUT SELF-HARM IN IT...
AN 3: Thank you for letting me off yesterday. It was an ok day which I spent with my family at a lake resort, which was beautiful (I took some pictures). Thank you ShawnaCrazyGirl for your support and your constant review. You inspire me to continue writing and for being a source to explain some things to. Also thank you charm4lifekaren for just being an awesome friend and someone I can confide myself in completely. Also my dear followers/friends thank you for reading: without you my voice would just be out there for no one to hear. You do hear it and thank you my dear followers who I call friends...
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"OHMYGOD!" Jemma thought horrified that she met Leo's parents this way. She knew she wasn't doing anything sexual with him, but just meeting someone's parents while you were holding their son, innocent or not, was not good for her. The scoreboard was Jemma: -1 and his parents: 1.
"Leopold, what in the bloody hell happened to you me son?" asked his father with a thick Scottish accent.
As he said to give an answer his mother's cell phone rang giving his parents the news their room was ready since they were staying at a 5 star hotel five blocks from the SHIELD facility.
"Leopold, we are heading out to refresh ourselves and get food since the food is awful on airplanes," his mother said as she left Leo, Jemma and Leo's father in the hospital room.
After his parents left, Leo knew Jemma had more questions than he could answer.
"Where do you want me to start?" Leo asked knowing the first question she would ask.
"Your mum is Irish and your dad is Scottish?"
"They met at a uni exchange in New Zealand and it was love at first argument," he stated knowing it would take some explaining. "They were in the same debate class and they were on opposite sides on the class. They argued so much one day the professor GAVE them the assignment of going out to dinner and talking/getting to know each other. They agreed on more than what they disagreed on, thus a relationship followed by marriage happened."
"What do they do again?"
"My dad runs a tavern called Lassie's which is a popular hang-out place for tourist and uni students who want to get drunk and stoned. My mum, well, is in fifth in charge of a company called Caldron's, a company which specialize in private security and biology advancements."
"YOUR MUM WORKS FOR THAT COMPANY?! They offered me multiple jobs and internships with them before SHIELD came into the picture."
"Yep, that's them, so now you know why I had time and some money on my hands."
Jemma learned more about Leo in one day than she had since they started the academy together. They both liked the same type of music and knew what the other had in their field.
When the nurse came around again to say it was time for dinner and Jemma to leave, it was the hardest good night they had ever said to each other.
The next day, Leo dressed himself in a dress shirt and pants Derick brought from their room for him. He and Derick talked about what Leo was going to say to his parents as Derick wheeled him outside since he was not allowed to walk yet.
As both boys saw Leo's parents come, Derick whispered something in his roommates ear knowing what they both needed to hear was important.
"Leopold, I assume you had a dreadful night trying to sleep on that horrid thing they call a bed," his mother said.
"I have been fine, mother," he replied back knowing his mother could make one call and he could have any type of bed he wanted.
"You look good son," his father said with a smile on his face knowing the previous day was difficult for him since Grace died.
"Rowen, we are here on a mission and we need to finish it," his mother sternly stated. "If I have to get another first class airplane ticket, I need Arnold to do it NOW."
"It's always about getting things done before we make decisions, Carson. We need to talk to Leo, especially since he's getting released today from the medical facility."
As all hell broke loose with an argument between his parents he thought about what Derick had said.
"Dude, Leo, man, if you stay, stay because you WANT to show us that you are who YOU are. I know you man and I know you are wanting to try and find someone to be with and now you have me, Jemma and Catherine. Stay and fight for that or you can go back to the start of where everything went wrong. Stay or not, it's up to you, but don't go regretting things," was what Derick had said.
"Mum, Dad," Leo started ending their arguments. "I'm staying now. At the time I wrote those letters, I thought I had no one, but now I do, so I want to stay and learn. Grace died fi he rve years ago yesterday and neither of you asked about how I was doing. I was the one who discovered her dead in her bed. I was the one who knew something was wrong with her. I was the one who tried to help her, but neither of you seemed to notice or care about us."
Silence filled the air knowing things were not ok between them. His father looked over at his mother with a look of betrayal.
"Sweetie, your father and I still love and miss Grace, but five years ago, there were more pressing issues we had to deal with."
"Dealing with your daughter was not one of them Carson?" Rowen asked with a snare in his voice knowing the truth.
"Rowen, our son needs to know the truth, but not like this."
"Come on Carson. Stop the damn lies," he roared with the angry within him losing all control.
"Fine Rowen," she finally snapped. "I'll tell him. Leopold, five years ago I was having an affair with the CEO of my company. The sex was and is amazing. The affair has been going on since you were five. I would go on 'business trips' and just have so much of Gabe, my boss and CEO of my company, I would never want to go back to your father. Now, after all these years, I'm three months pregnant with triplets and they are Gabe's. Your father and I are getting a divorcee and we are four months into the hearings for it. By January, we will be officially divorced. By April/May, I will be having the man I truly love children and we will marry in a private ceremony on June 1 and you are invited and expected to attend, Leopold. You will be a part of my new family whether you like it or not."
Leo couldn't breathe. His mother was pregnant with children that weren't his father's and his parents were ending things permanently. Shocked could not even begin to describe his emotions.
"Rowen, we need to go back to the hotel," his mother said. "He has made his choice and we must respect that. Plus, our flight leaves tomorrow. I have to be in Dublin by Tuesday if I'm going to find out how Gabe's and mine children are doing."
As he hugged his parents good bye, he knew his friends would be the only ones would be able to save him from himself. Whether he liked it or not, his future would be shaped by this event.
Present
Leo knew the date at hand was the date Maggie, Melody and Morgan were born. Poor Morgan had his sisters giving him crap about how he was too much of a sports guy while he said Maggie was too much of a tomboy and Mels was too preppy and talented.
Right about now, he knew they were sitting in the Caribbean having a huge birthday party with Gabe's and his mother's friends to celebrate the triplets and summer.
"Leo, what happened," said a weak voice trying to get straightened upright to face him.
"Jems, you're awake. Thank goodness"