"Is there anything we should know?" Brook asked.
"I'm just as lost as everyone else." Liv sighed, getting up.
"Mami, I think he wants to be alone." Zach whispered.
"I wanted to be alone after I was raped, he never left my side."
Liv went upstairs, softly knocking on the door.
"Rafa?" Liv asked, as she opened the door.
He was under the covers, all the covers up over his head. Liv walked over, sitting beside him.
"Liv." Raf whispered, hiccuping.
"What's wrong? Why did you snap at Junior? You never raise your voice to anyone, not since you retired."
"I'm sorry, but he kept asking about his grandfather...I didn't know what to tell him about my father."
Liv could tell by his voice that he was crying and trying to hide it.
"But why snap at him like that?"
"I really don't know, Liv." He hiccuped sadly.
"I've always avoided talking about him. The kids never asked about him so I guess I never thought junior would either...he's so inquisitive and single minded that just saying the man is dead wouldn't be enough."
"Okay, but you shouldn't have snapped at him like that. He didn't deserve it and now your grandson is crying and your son is furious with you." Liv said still a little cross with him herself.
Raf wiped his eyes and tried to pull himself together. He sat up, Liv rubbing his back.
"He used to touch me as a kid." Raf whispered.
Liv looked at him, shocked.
"How come you never told me?"
"I didn't tell anyone. Mami, abuela, you, no one." Raf whispered, looking down sadly.
"I love you." Liv whispered.
Raf looked up, and kissed her.
"I need to go back downstairs, and apologize."
Liv followed Raf back downstairs. Everyone was in the living room, Zach had Rafa and Lucia was on the floor playing. Raf sat on the couch,
"Rafa. Look at me please."
Jr looked at him, timidly. It hurt Raf even more, because it reminded him of himself looking at his father.
"Come here, I'm so sorry I yelled."
Jr jumped up, running into his arms, Raf sat him on his lap.
"It's okay, Abuelo."
"No, it's not, but thank you for forgiving me." Raf kissed his head and then sat him down again and Rafa went back to playing.
"Noah, Tyler, Brook, Zach, Sophia can I talk to you all in the kitchen without." Raf pointed to his grandkids who were too engrossed with their toys to notice.
Everyone moved to the kitchen. Zach, Tyler, Noah, Zach, Sophia, and Brook sat around the island, Liv beside Raf.
"What's wrong Papi?" Noah asked.
Raf took a breath,
"I'm sorry I snapped at junior, my father is a sore subject."
"I understand papi." Brook said, smiling.
Raf looked at everyone before bowing his head.
"I am so sorry I made Jr cry. I suspect most of you are angry with me about it. So I think you deserve an explanation." He sighed deeply then continued,
"I've never told you much about my father and I was so very grateful that you never asked for more...My father was not a very nice man. He hurt my mami and me every chance he could...When Jr was asking all those questions and talking about how wonderful his friend's grandfather was...well I was swamped with memories and couldn't think of anything good to say about my father...so I panicked. I am so sorry that I did." He looked up to see everyone looking shocked.
Brook was the first to recover,
"Papi listen to me, and I think I'm saying this on behalf of everyone here...I was angry, but I'm not anymore." There was a round of nodding and agreement.
"No wonder you never wanted to talk about him." Noah said.
Raf smiled wistfully.
Raf looked at Noah, Tyler, Zach, and Sophia relieved everyone was so understanding. After that everyone left, Raf and junior laid on the couch watching movies for most of the day. Liv smiled at the sight, Junior was asleep and Raf was close.
"Hey, go put him in his room, and meet me in ours."
Raf nodded, taking his grandson to bed, tucking him in, and giving him a kiss.
"Love you, buddy." Raf kissed his head after tucking him in.
"Night Abuelo."
After he was asleep, Raf headed back to their room, laying down beside Liv.
"Hi mi amor."
"Hey." Liv kissed him.
"I'm really sorry about today."
"It's okay Raf, we don't have to tell each other everything. You still don't know stuff that happened with my mother or Lewis."
"I'm still sorry."
"It's okay. Do you want some good news?"
"Please."
"We're having a double wedding with Noah and Tyler, Sophia and Zach. Tyler talked them into it."
"You probably want to walk Noah down the aisle." Raf whispered.
"Yes, Zach wants you to walk Sophia down."
"Why doesn't her father want to?" Raf asked, looking puzzled.
"Zach won't tell me and he asked me not to ask Sophia about it. He said something about Noah, and they had a kid before they were married, so they both cut ties with her parents."
"Of course, I will."