Regrets
Disclaimer- usual one applies
A/N- I know some of you might be wondering why Eddie married Allison, and for those for you who were, you'll find out. Thanks for all the great reviews, I really appreciate them, and please keep them up!
On with the story...
Silence had filled the room for about a full minute. Ryan was the first to notice and spoke up. Allison had both hands wrapped around her belly. "Are you...um, are you pregnant?" he asked.
Allison nodded her head slowly, "3 months," she whispered. Now Ryan felt even worse for dumping this on Eddie and his new family.
"What do you mean Daddy's not my Daddy?" Madison spoke up. All of the adults looked over at the little girl, who had wriggled free of Theresa's grip and was tugging at Ryan's pants.
Eddie looked at both of them before bending down and picking Maddy up, and examining her. 'She looks like me', he thought.
"What do you mean?" she asked, frustrated with no one giving her answer. "What's going on?!" she demanded, tugging at Eddie's chin.
"Marissa!" she yelled, looking over at a helpless Marissa. "Daddy?" she said weakly, looking at Ryan. "Daddy?" she whispered again, looking at Eddie.
"Hey, you know what? Why don't you come with me?" Allison offered, taking Maddy's hand and leading her to one of the rooms.
"She is mine," Eddie confirmed, watching after her.
Theresa nodded her head, "Yeah."
Eddie looked sharply at her, "And now you tell me!" he yelled. "And you!"; he nodded towards Ryan, "Man, I can't believe you. You knew, and now, when everything is going right in my life, you pour this bullshit on me!"
"Hey man, I didn't know anything about it, I just found out about a week ago, you're lucky we're even telling you!" Ryan retorted.
He sighed and sat down in one of the chairs, and rubbed his temples repeatedly. "So what made you tell him now?" he asked Theresa.
"Um, well..."
God, this was going to be hard to explain.
"Me and Theresa are married, or separated now," Ryan started uncomfortably.
"So you and Marissa together now?" he asked.
"Yeah," he said, casting a quick sideways glance at Marissa. "And that's when Theresa told me."
"Well thanks for the news Theresa, yeah, thanks so much, 6 years later," he said sarcastically. "So what do you want me to do...pay child support? What?"
"No man, of course not, just thought you should know," Ryan butt in.
Eddie kept inhaling and exhaling like he was some sort of wind man. "So when did this happen?"
Theresa finally spoke up, "Well, it was around the time you asked me to marry you..." to which both her and Eddie looked up and glared at each other. "And I went back to Newport, it was after the engagement, and when you lost your job, I was pregnant, and went back to Newport...and well, you get the idea. After you hit me," she added softly, about to cry.
Eddie stormed up, "You know what Theresa! It's not like I killed anyone, I didn't rape you, I threw something and it hit you. But what did you expect me to do? Marry you? Bow down? We were gonna get married, and your run off to your rich little boyfriend! No offense"; he pointed towards Ryan.
"None taken," Ryan said.
"So you come back, and I tell you to be honest with me, and you tell me you had sex with him, I lose my job the next day, and my Mom's about to kick me out, and said I should live with my fiance, my fucking fiance! But no ma, my fiance goes prancing around, prying off little rich boys, and getting what she wants when she wants it. Theresa! I loved you, okay, you're the first girl I gave my heart to, and you betray me, you broke my heart," he finished sadly.
"That gave you no right to hit me!" she yelled.
"She's right," Ryan chipped in.
"I know! I know!" he said, frustrated, putting his hands behind his head and rocking back forth on foot. He finally sat down, and the other three adults sat down as well. He finally looked up, "She's really mine, huh?" he asked; recieving nods from Ryan and Theresa. Sighing deeply, "And that's for sure?"
"We did another paternity test about a week ago," Ryan explained.
Eddie nodded, and leaned back in the chair, "I have a daughter," he whispered to himself.
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After a few minutes, Maddy had escaped from the room, and ran into the living room. "Are you my Daddy?" she asked, running up to Eddie and tugging on his arm. He looked at Theresa, and than back at Maddy, into her eyes, eyes that resembled his own. He nodded and watched her facial expressions change.
"But..." she protested, trying to find the right words. "What about him?"; pointing to Ryan. "What about Ryan? Isn't he my Dadd...?" she couldn't finish her question and started crying. "Mommy!" she bawled, running over to Theresa and crying in her lap.
"Oh, baby, it's okay, come on, it's okay", she soothed.
"Ryan's your Dad too, okay," Theresa protested.
"I have two Dad's?" she questioned, shrugging.
Nothing to say.
Theresa nodded, "Yeah, but Ryan's your Dad too."
"Than how come I never knew Eddie 'afore?" she asked. "Which one's my real Daddy?" she asked sadly, afraid of the answer.
Theresa did a double look at Ryan, and than Eddie, "Eddie," she responded softly.
"So Ryan's not mine?"
"Yes, of course he's yours, he's your Daddy, he's been there for you through it all"; she gripped her tiny little shoulders, "Who taught you how to ride a bike?"
Maddy wiped away the tears from her eyes, "The first Daddy." Ryan seemed lost in his own little world, and couldn't believe that words coming out of her mouth.
"And what was your first word?" Maddy shrugged. "Dad," Theresa told her. She started crying, and ran over to Ryan, hopping on his lap. "I love you!" she yelled in his ear, her voice nasal. He patted her back, "I know, I love you too."
After a few more sniffles, she regained composure. "How many Mom's do I have?" she asked. Ryan let out light laugh, "Just one."
"Marissa's not my Mom?"
"No, Marissa's not your Mom."
"I'm a confused," she told them, scratching her head.
"When you're older, it'll all make sense."
"But I want you to be my Daddy," she told Ryan, patting his head.
"I am, okay, I am," he told her, cradling her in his arms.
She had so many questions.
"Where do I live? With you? With Mommy? With Eddie? I'm a so confused!" she yelled out again.
"Hey, hey, it's okay, we're the grown-ups, we'll figure it out, not you, just don't cry, be a big girl,"
"I don't want you to leave me," she whispered hoarsely, clutching onto his neck.
"I won't, okay, I'll never leave you."
"Okay, good night," she said, resting herself in his arms, and drifting off to a deep uncomfortable sleep.
A/N- Okay, that's it, I'll try to post soon. When will the truth finally come out? I'm thinking soon, have a little plan to tie it in.