Sorry for the long wait on this chapter, but this was a really hard one to write. I hope to have the next one out soon though! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Alice paced around the living room. Today was the day she would tell Alfred and Francis. God, she could already see how they would react. The looks of betrayal and hurt. The confusion.

The thought of this made her ache. She hoped this wouldn't strain her relationship with her son or her husband. Would Alfred stop calling Francis dad? Start referring to Ivan as his father? This very idea made her both sick and sad.

She hoped they would forgive her for this, but honestly, she wouldn't blame them if they didn't.

Alice ceased her nervous pacing as she heard the front open, the jiggle of keys accompanying it. Francis walked in, his usual grin in place. She took a look at his happy expression, knowing she may not see it again for a long time.

As he say her face though, his smile dropped."Whats the matter? Is something wrong?" he asked, concerned.

Alice shook her head, tears springing in her eyes."No. no. I...Francis, there is something we need to talk about."

-Elsewhere

Alfred was currently at the coffee house, talking with his friends.

"No, no. You guys should have chocolate cake." Feliciano said, with out doubt.

"No way! Vanilla, for sure." Lovino retorted.

Elizabeta rolled her eyes."You guys do realize the baby shower is this afternoon, right? I'm going with chocolate." Feliciano looked smug at this response.

After being told to do basically anything but worry about the case, Elizabeta decided to throw a baby shower, both to celebrate her pregnancy and to take her mind off all the craziness.

She was only inviting her close friends and family, although she was pretty sure Roderich was bring Vash along as his plus one. Not that he said this, but she noticed they seemed pretty close recently. She really hasn't seen them apart very much for the past few weeks. Were they dating? As much as she didn't really like Vash, she hoped Roderich had found someone and gotten over her.

"So where is the baby shower being held, again?" Alfred asked, obviously having not payed much attention.

"Once again, it's gonna be here." Gilbert said.

Before they could go into more detail about the event, Elizabeta's phone rang.

Picking it up, she noticed it was from Roderich.

"Hi Roderich, hows it going?" She asked casually.

"Hey Liz, I just wanted tell you I won't be able to make it to your baby shower, somethings come up at the station." He said, sounding worried about something.

"What's going on at the station? Is it about the case? Should I come down or..?" She trailed off.

"No, no. We were looking at the surveillance footage at Chancellor park, looking to see if we could find any new evidence for the case, but just right when we thought we found something, the power went out. After we got it back on, all the footage was missing."

"What? Missing? How the hell is that possible?" She questioned, surprised.

"I don't know, but don't worry. Just enjoy your party and we'll handle everything down at the station." He said surely before hanging up.

Elizabeta sighed as she put her phone away. She hated being out of the loop.

"What was that all about?" Antonio asked.

Before she could tell them what Roderich had told her, Alfred sighed.

"Urg. My mom just texted me. She said she wants me home for some family meeting. I'll be back in time for the shower."

After saying this, he stood up and left with a quick goodbye.

"So, what's going down at the station?" Gilbert asked, curious.

"They thought they found something on the surveillance footage, but then they lost it all." Elizabeta said, exasperated and frustrated.

This surprised the others. Mathias spoke up."So, do you think it was the killer trying to cover their tracks?"

Antonio thought about this before answering."Probably, it's too big of a coincidence not to be."

"Wait. How the hell did some one manage to get rid of the footage. In a police station no less? Aren't those damn place suppose to be secure?" Lovino demanded.

This question seemed to surprise the others."Woah, yeah. How the heck did this even happen?" Gilbert asked.

Antonio pondered."Well, who ever did could be a very good hacker, or...maybe someone on the inside did it?"

This seemed to surprise Elizabeta."Like a cop? No way."

"Well, we don't know. It could very well be another cop, although it question of who. But that doesn't matter, we're not suppose to get involved in this." Antonio answered.

Gilbert nodded in agreement."Yeah, lets just get back to planning the baby shower. I'm sure the chief and his little lapdog will figure it out." Truthfully, Gilbert wasn't sure if they would figure it out, but he didn't want Liz getting involved with this. He knew it probably wouldn't end well and he didn't want her in the middle of it.

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

-Elsewhere

Alfred had just arrived home, after getting a text from his mom saying she needed to talk to him. Honestly, was glad he got called home, so he could get ready for the party. He hoped what ever she needed to tell him, it wouldn't take too long.

As soon as he walked in though, he knew something was wrong. His mom was sitting on the couch, her face in her hands. She looked as if she had been crying. His father was on the opposite side f the room, making a point to not face her, although he looked like he was in a equally miserable.

"Guys, what's wrong? Is everything okay?" He asked, concerned.

Francis sighed sadly and said,"I think you should tell him." He walked out the room silently, adverting eye contact with Alice or Alfred.

"What's going on? what happened?" Alfred questioned, even more worried as he sat down.

Alice took a second to wipe the tears from her eyes before taking a deep breath and began talking."Alfred, I just want you to know how much me and your father love you and how so, so sorry I am." She spoke quietly, trying to keep her expression calm. Trying to stay strong through all of this.

"Wait. What are you apologizing for? Mom, what could you have done that I wouldn't forgive?" Alfred asked, starting to get scared by the way his mother was speaking. What did she do? Did someone die? He couldn't fathom what would have his mother acting like this.

Tears began to run down her cheeks, flowing freely now."Alfred, you know you were born soon after you're father and me were married, right?"

"Yes? Mom, I don't see what that has to do with anything, Please just tell me whats wrong!" He begged. Where was she going with this?

Alice gulped, trying to muster as much courage as she could."Well, before we met, I had a long time 'rivalry' with Ivan braginski."

Rolling his eyes, Alfred interrupted."Yeah, I know all about your and Ivan's rivalry thing. Whats the deal with all this?"

"Yes, but you need to hear this. Sometime after I met Francis..I-I" But Alice couldn't continue, she put her face into her hands and started sobbing.

"Mom! What's wrong? What are trying to say?" Alfred was getting more confused by the second.

After a second, Alice was able to pull herself together. Wiping her tears away, she continued."I-I had an affair!" She choked out. Her face was red from crying and her makeup was starting to run.

Alfred was taken aback. He never imagined he would hear these words. His parents..they were unwaveringly loyal to each other. His mother would never do something like this to his father. Why? Why would she do something like that?

"Mom, why? This is the worst thing! You cheated on dad? Why would you do that? And why are you only saying this now? You've been keeping this for years. What's the point now?"

Alice shook her head, trying to pull her self together. Still weeping, she spoke again."That's not all...soon after that time. That one time..I found out I was pregnant."

She couldn't bring herself to say more.

Alfred's went numb, his mind going blank, trying to piece this together. Then, all at once, it hit him like a thousand pound freight train.

He jumped up, backing away."No, no. Please don't tell me. Please don't say any more." He shook his head, tears of his own starting to form."Don't say what I think you're going to say."

Alice nodded sadly."I never had a Dna test down, to check..to check who your father was." Alfred was shaking his head in denial, tears staining his cheeks. He didn't want to hear this. He didn't want to believe this. He couldn't believe it.

She continued,"I always assumed your father was Francis. I didn't see a reason not to believe this. After all, it was only one time...but recently..I decided I needed to know for sure. I took some hair samples to a lab and had them tested."

Alfred was sobbing now. He didn't want to hear the rest. Why couldn't she stop? He couldn't bare what he knew was gonna be said next.

"Ivan is your father."

Alfred broke down. His face was red and his eyes were red, tears still streaming down his face. He couldn't understand. He knew what she was saying..but it couldn't be true. He had to be misunderstanding..this had to be some cruel joke.

"No, No! That can't be true! Francis is my dad! He's always been my dad!"

Alice started getting choked up again."It's true. Ivan is your father."

Alfred shook his head again."No! stop! Why? Why are you telling me this? Why now?" He cried out.

"Alfred..I'm so sorry." She wanted to come up with some way to make it better. To tell him it was gonna be okay. But that was all she could say.

He couldn't deal with this. Francis wasn't his father. Ivan was. Of all people. it was Ivan. Every childhood memory, every happy moment felt like a lie. His whole life, he was some one else's son.

He turned and ran out of the room, not being able to bare being in this house any longer.

This was a really hard part to write! I hope I wrote it well, but I'm not sure...Any way, the next chapter should be out soon!