Jason was woken at 4am to the sound of his phone ringing. He left his and Aria's bedroom to answer it. "Hello?" he answered with his tired, raspy voice.
'Jason...' was all that he could hear being said in response.
Jason furrowed his eyebrows and looked at the caller id. "Mom?"
'Jason..' Jessica said tearfully.
"Mom, what's happened?" he began to worry. "Is it dad?"
'No sweetheart..'
"Tell me what's happened then.." Jason told her as he walked downstairs to sit in the living room.
'It's your sister..'
"Ali?"
'No..' Jessica sniffed.
"Spencer? Melissa?"
'Bella.'
"Who the hell is Bella?" Jason furrowed his eyebrows again.
'Alison had a twin, only your father and I knew about. We gave her up for adoption..'
"I had another sister?" Jason was confused. He was only 6 when Alison was born he would have noticed if there was another baby.
'Yes, we gave her away a few hours after her birth.. that's why you never met her.. I'm sorry..'
"But why?"
Jessica began to ramble on. "Mom, listen its 4am and I'm struggling to stay awake so I'll meet you tomorrow and you can tell me everything then."
'Honey, I'm sorry for waking you but this is important..' he could hear her sobbing.
Jason sighed "Why are you crying over Bella?"
'Her adoptive mother came over to visit last night.. she went missing a two years after Alison.. she'd been missing for four months in New Baltimore before the police found her..'
"That's a good thing isn't it? The police found her."
'They found her body Jason.. both of my daughters are dead. What did I do to deserve this?'
Jason sighed again. "I'm sorry to hear that mom and you've done nothing to do this! Don't think that you've done something bad or its a cruel twist of fate.."
'Why aren't you upset?'
"Excuse me?"
'You don't seem upset..'
"Yeah it's sad that she's gone but Mom..I can't grieve for a sister I didn't know.."
'It would be nice to hear some symphathy in your voice..'
"Well I'm sorry you feel that way and I'm truly sorry that you've just found out about Bella. Truly." Jason rubbed his eyes as he stood up, ready to make his way out and back upstairs.
'Will you come and see me later on?'
"Of course, I'll call in sick at work. I'll see you at noon. I love you Mom."
'I love you son.'
Jason hung up and went back into his and Aria's room.
Aria woke when she felt the mattress move as Jason got back into their bed. "Is everything okay?" she asked as she moved her hair from her eyes.
"I'll tell you about it tomorrow. Go back to sleep baby." Jason leaned over to kiss Aria's forehead.
Jason woke up three hours later and felt terrible about the way he had treated his mother on the phone earlier. She'd lost another daughter. He'd lost another sister (although he was not told about her) he decided to shower and go straight to see her. Before leaving he checked on the twins who were still sleeping. He stood there over Scarlett imagining how he would feel if he ever lost her. Jason shook his head and sighed, nearly on the verge of tears.
Aria woke up not long after Jason left. She searched the house for him as he hadn't left a note. She went back to their room to call him. He answered after 5 rings. 'Hey baby..'
"Hey, where are you?"
'I'm at my mom's. Sorry for leaving early and not leaving at note.'
"Don't worry about it. Is everything okay?"
'I'll let you know when I get back home. It's a bit of a sensitive subject and I don't want my mom to have to relive it..'
Aria furrowed her eyebrows. "Okay. I'll see you when you get home."
'Okay, I'll be back in an hour or so.'
"Okay, bye." Aria hung up the phone, still confused about the 'sensitive subject'
Jason was home two hours later. Aria was sitting downstairs watching the twins playing together. "I think Daddy's home." Aria smiled as Scarlett climbed into her lap. Jason entered the living room and smiled as Scarlett's eyes brightened at the sight of him. Scarlett got off from Aria's lap and walked over to him the best she could.
Jason picked Scarlett up and made his way over to the couch Aria was sitting near with Colton. "Is everything okay?" she asked for the second time that morning.
"No, not really.."
"What's happened?" Aria got off the floor and sat next to him on the couch rubbing her hand up and down his thigh soothingly.
"Um, it turns out Ali had.. a twin.."
"She what?"
"Mom called early this morning and told me about her."
"That's insane. How did you not know about her?"
"Apparently my parents gave her up for adoption but not Ali.. she was with another family a few hours after birth."
"What's her name?"
"Bella."
"Has your mom told you anymore about her?"
"Well she lived in New Baltimore.."
"That's it?"
"She.. she um.. went missing, just like Ali.. about two years after Ali to be exact.."
"That's so weird. Have they found her?"
"The police found her body four months later."
Aria sighed. "That's awful. I can't imagine how your parents are feeling.."
"My dad's trying to repress it as he always does and did with Ali.. my mom.. well she's handling it differently."
"They've only just found out?"
"Yeah, I don't know why Bella's adoptive parents kept it hidden for so long. But at least my parents know now.."
Aria didn't know what to say. Instead she just wrapped her arms around Jason's neck and rested her head against his for a while.