The morning after Linda hadn't got Michael's text as her phone was switched off. She turned over in bed as her eyes began to open.
Ben came in smiling at her, he passed her a coffee as he placed a light kiss on her forehead "Did you have a good sleep?" He asked
"Hmm.." She said taking a sip of her coffee
"I thought we could go out somewhere today whilst it's a Sunday" Ben smiled sitting next to her
"Yeah, great" She said
"I'll go and make Sadie some breakfast" he said going downstairs
Linda sighed, she couldn't stop thinking about Michael, how he had turned his back on Sadie, how she wished she had told him when she found out she was pregnant. She turned on her phone. Her eyes lit up as she saw a message from Michael.
'I want a DNA test'
She raised her eyebrows, why was he suddenly so interested, who was he to make demands.
Suddenly she changed her perspective. She remembered how off he had been with her last night, how he said he didn't want anything to do with his own daughter.
She texted him back
'You had your chance, leave us alone'
She went downstairs, she needed to prove to herself that she didn't love Michael and she could get over him "We need to set a date" she said unexpectedly
"What?" He smiled
"The wedding, we've not sorted it yet" She said
"Well we'll have to get it sorted then!" He grinned "What's brought this on?"
"I want to be your wife" She said kissing him "As soon as possible"
"I can't wait" he said excitedly
Michael got Linda's text. He frowned as he read it.
"Are you alright?" Sian asked the look he gave to his phone.
"Yeah...Fine" He said putting his phone in his pocket
"Who was that?" She asked
"Just Lorraine complaining about grade projection" He lied
"You're lying to me aren't you..." Sian sighed as she looked into his eyes "Were you texting her?"
"What!" He said "I can't believe you'd accuse me like that again, I told you, me and Linda were over, I just want us to get back on track"
"Really?" She asked "Because if you don't want to be with me lets just call it a day now"
"I'm sorry about Linda, I thought we weren't going anywhere and I just got caught up with her, I don't want it to mean the end of us" He putting his hand on hers
"Promise me you'll have nothing to do with her" She said looking into his eyes
"I promise" He smiled holding onto her hand tightly
"I thought we could take could go for a walk today and we could stop off at that little park for Sadie" Ben said to Linda
"Yeah, sounds great" she smiled "I'll go and get ready"
"Try and not take all day" He joked
"I'll try" Linda laughed as she went upstairs
"Delete her number" Sian said
"What?" He questioned
"Delete Linda's number" She said giving him a serious look
"Do you not trust me?" He asked
"Please just do it, so I know" She asked
Michael nodded reluctantly "Okay" He said getting his phone out of his pocket, he quickly texted Linda 'I need to see you' then deleted her number "Done"
"Let me see" she said taking his phone and looking through his contacts "Thanks Michael"
"Anything to prove to you how much I want to make us work" He smiled
"I'm going to go and have a shower" She said going upstairs
Linda went downstairs once she was ready, getting Sadie dressed. Her phone bleeped.
'I need to see you'
She bit her lip not knowing what to do, what to feel.
'Come round, Ben's taking Sadie out' she texted him
"Are you alright?" Ben asked coming in
"No, I think I've got another migraine coming on" She lied
"You should stay at home" He said
"Why don't you still take Sadie out though, she's excited to go to the park" She said
"Will you be alright" He asked
"Yeah, i'll just have a lie down on the couch" She said
"Well have some tablets and stick the fire on, that massive blanket that my mum got Sadie's in the dining room" He said
She nodded "Thanks"
Michael looked at the text, he added the number back to his contacts know Sian thought he had deleted it.
"I need to go out" Michael said as Sian came downstairs
"Why?" She asked suspiciously
"I'm going seeing my dad, he just rang me" He said
"Wait a minute, I'll come with you" she smiled
"If you don't mind, I want some alone time with him, I don't know how long he has left..." He said sadly
She nodded "Okay, I understand, tell him I was thinking about him"
"I will do" he smiled
'I'm on my way' he texted her
Linda was waiting at home for Michael, she didn't know what she was going to say to him, how she felt about the situation.
The doorbell rang
"Hi" he smiled as she opened the door
"Hey" She said letting him in "Do you want a drink or..."
"Lets not avoid the situation" He said "Linda, I need to know if Sadie's mine"
Linda nodded "Definitely, Michael there's no one else it could have been"
"Okay" He smiled
"Do you still want a DNA test?" She asked
He shook his head "I believe you"
"Do you want to be a part of her life?" She asked
"Yeah, she's my daughter" He said "It's not only her life I want to be a part of..."
"What do you mean?" She asked, even though she knew what he was getting at
"I don't know how it happened, but I've never felt like this before" He said looking her glistening eyes
"What are you getting at?" She asked
"I love you..." He said