That next morning, Estelle and Cass are having breakfast, not much conversation is going on.  Cass still doesn't know how to feel about the news, she pours some juice into her mother's empty glass and places some eggs on her plate.  The front door opens, it's 'Taker and Lizzie who runs to her mom.

Lizzie:  Mommy!

Estelle:  Sweetpea.  (pain)

Lizzie: (in regards to bruise)  Mommy you have a boo boo.

Cass picks up Lizzie out of her mothers arms.

Cass:  Hey shortie, where's my hug?

Lizzie:  Hi Cass (hugs and kisses her sister.  Cass can barely look at 'Taker as he goes to Estelle and asks if she's okay and they whisper to each other) Uncle Marc said I could ride Sugar.

Cass:  Of course you can, why don't we go say hello to her okay  Ben is out there with the new calf now.

Lizzie:  Yahhhh!

Cass carries her little sister out to the ranch.

'Taker:  I'm so sorry Stella.

Estelle:  I'm alright, thanks for bringing Lizzie.  What have we done Marc.  Cassie hasn't said much, but she knows something's wrong.

'Taker:  We definitely need to sit down and talk with her.

Estelle:  I'm afraid.  I'm afraid of what this will do to her.  I don't want her jumping to any conclusions.

'Taker:  I don't want you to worry about a thing.

Estelle:  How are we going to explain to Lizzie, she's so young, she won't understand.  We have to tell her Marc.  We can't wait till she's Cass' age to tell her you're her father.

Cass had returned to the house to bring some apples back for a pie and overheard her mother, she drops the basket and stands there stunned for a moment.

Estelle:  Oh God!  Cass…

'Taker reaches out for Cass and she draws back and tears start to flow.  She runs past her dad and up to her room and shuts the door and falls on her bed crying.

Estelle gets up to follow Cass, but 'Taker stops her.

'Taker:  let me.

'Taker walks up stairs, it seems for some reason that the stairs have gotten steeper, or just he wishes he didn't have to do this, he lightly raps on her door.

'Taker:  Cassidy.

Cass:  Leave me alone!

'Taker:  Honey, we need to talk.

Cass:  About what!  About what an ass hole you are!  How you left me!  For years you left me!  And then you fathered my sister what four years ago and still, you weren't a part of my life!

'Taker:  Baby I messed up okay!  Sorry, dad isn't perfect.

Cass:  That is so obvious.

'Taker:  Cassidy….

Cass:  I don't want to talk to you okay?!  So just go away!  (cries into her pillow)  Go away!

'Taker places his hand on the door and walks away.

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