This is prompt from xo1998xo. I'm just writing it for her; I hope you all like what come up with for the story.
The Love we Always Wanted ch50
Over the years life wasn't slowing down for the Scott family. They were busy with life and the kids were busy with high school, boyfriends and girlfriends. Nathan was the very overprotective dad when it came to Charlotte having a boyfriend and this annoyed her a time, she knew that he was looking out for her. James was following in his dad footsteps taking up basketball and playing on the varsity.
The Scott family were now on their annual summer trip to the beach house. Just the four of them, where they all got to spend some one on one time together. Nathan and Haley were having a rough time with Charlotte as she was starting to well like she was different from the rest of her family. This was starting to worry Haley.
"You know I think we are getting to the point where we are going to have to tell her," Nathan spoke bringing Haley out of her thoughts.
"I know you're right. I still see her as my little girl and I don't want to lose her if we tell her," Haley spoke trying to hold back the tears.
"Well look at it this week, we tell her now and let her accepts it or she finds out later down the line and cut us out of her life for good," Nathan explained trying to make Haley see both sides.
"Okay, I'll go talk to her," Haley spoke getting up from her seat.
"Want me to come with you?" Nathan asked her.
"No, we don't need her hating both of us," she replied before walking away.
Charlotte was sitting on the beach watching the waves come in just thinking about school and life. As Haley came over to her, "is this space taken?" she questioned to her.
"Nope," she replied making room for her to sit down.
"So how are things with you?" Haley asked her.
"Okay I guess," she answered softly.
"Hey, you know you can tell me anything right," Haley spoke looking over at her.
"I guess as I have gotten older I can help the feeling that I'm different to everyone in this family. Like I don't have the same connection like you and dad have with James," she commented to Haley.
Haley took a few deep breaths thinking about what she was going to say, "Charlotte I maybe be able to answer those questions for you," she commented to her.
"What do you mean?" Charlotte asked giving Haley a confused look.
"Just promise me that you will hear me out before you say anything," Haley commented to her.
"Okay," she answered nervously.
"You knew your father and I got together very young and as I result of that we started having sex at a very young age. I fall pregnant with Grace in my senior year of high school; I also had an underlined womb infection that I had been battling with for years. So she developed in the wrong place causing me to miss carry. We were told that there was a slim chance that I would never have any more children. During the end of college I fall pregnant with James and it was at that point I had to take the decision to have my womb remove," she spoke giving Charlotte a chance to process everything she was hearing.
"So the reason I'm different is because I'm adopted," Charlotte spoke softly.
"Yes," Haley replied looking at her.
"Right, I think I want to be alone for a little while," charlotte spoke getting up and walking away.
"Charlotte I'm here if you want me to answer any other questions and this doesn't change anything I still love you," she spoke trying to hold back her tears.
She didn't say anything and just walked back to the house.
Nathan seen her coming back up the beach, "charlottes are you okay?" he asked her.
"I just want to be alone," she spoke walking past him.
It was when Charlotte ran upstairs and slammed the bedroom door that James knew that something was wrong. He rushed to find Nathan, "is everything okay with Charlotte?" asked a little worried for her.
"Yeah we just told her that she was adopted so she might need some alone time," Haley commented to him.
"okay," he spoke heading back upstairs.
As he went he could hear Charlotte crying in her room and he gently knocked on the door," Hey, can I come in?" he asked gently opening her door.
"okay," she spoke sitting up on her bed.
"are you okay?" he questioned to her.
"no, I feel like my whole life has been a lie," she replied to James.
"I know your probably feeling mad and upset right now. Don't be angry with mom amd dad. They have been trying to do the right thing for you your whole life," he explained to her.
"Then why wait to now to tell me," she snapped back at him.
"You were too young to understand before. They needed to wait to tell you at an age that you would fully understand and accept it," he replied to her.
"Yeah but know it opens a whole other can of worms about my birth parents," she commented to him.
"Well I'm sure mom and dad will explain if you ask them. Just remember out of all the children they could have adopted they picked you. So you must be special to them in a lot of ways," he replied to her.
"Thanks James, I knew you would help me to see the better side of the situation," she spoke hugging him.
"No problem sis," he spoke as he left.
Charlotte took a few minutes to get herself together before going back down to find her parents, " Hey is it okay if I ask a few questions?" she spoke making her presence known to them.
"Of course," Nathan spoke turning to look at her.
"Do me birth parents know where I am?" she asked first.
"No, the girl that had you was in care and the father wasn't in the picture. So she made the decision when you were six months to have you put in care," Nathan explained her.
"Yeah she must have wanted me if she had me for six months," Charlotte replied to them.
"Charlotte from what we were told the family your mom was living with spent more time caring for you. So that why the decision was made," Haley replied to her.
"Okay, the only other question I have is why you chose me?, when you had hundreds of other babies to pick from," she asked looking at them both.
"The day we went to the agency to pick another baby that was actually a boy. Sarah told us about you and I wanted to see you. So she brought you to us. You were crying so hard, when your dad held you it died down and then when I got you, you fall asleep in my arms. Sarah told us we were the only people that could get you to sleep. As I held you that afternoon I felt a connection like you were meant to be. That's why we both took the decision to adopt you," she explained to her.
"Did you adopt me to replace Grace?" she asked nervously.
"Never, Grace is always going to be a part of this family and that why you have her name as one of yours," Nathan explained to her.
"Thank you for taking the time to explain everything to me," she commented to them.
"Charlotte you know that this doesn't change anything. We still love you the same, if you want to look for your real mom we will help you out," Haley commented to her.
Charlotte went back upstairs to find James to help her do something nice as a surprise. As the day went on Nathan and Haley were a little worried that Charlotte hadn't taken things well as thought she had. Late that afternoon Nathan and Haley were sitting on their usual spot on the beach when they were joined by James and Charlotte.
"Is everything okay," Haley asked nervously looking at Charlotte.
"Yeah I just wanted to give this to you guys," she spoke handing them a gift.
Haley quickly opened it to see what was inside. When she looked at it, Charlotte and James had made a phot collage of all their family photos together over the years.
"We have come a long when from when you and I first sat on this beach together," Nathan commented to Haley.
"Yeah you're right, Charlotte what's this for," Haley questioned to her.
"I just wanted you guys to know that I don't want to find me birth mom. I have all the people that ever wanted to love me right her. That's all that I wanted in life is to have family that love me and I already have that," she spoke looking at both her parents.
"I guess this beach did give us the love we always wanted," Nathan spoke softly.
"I think you're right. I'm always going to want to love all of you always and forever, she spoke leaning in to kiss him.
In that moment the felt that the love they always wanted was what they had finally got and there life was complete with their perfect little family.
Wow this story has finally come to an end. I hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter. Thank you to everyone who has been reading all long and reviewed the story the whole way whole. Mostly thanks to xo1998xo for giving the chance to write this story for her. I really hope that I have done her proud and she loves how the story has turned out.
There is another work in the works, I'm not sure yet when I will start to update it. If anyone has a naley idea they would like me to write, just send me a PM.
