"So you never saw him again?" Shelly asked.
Leslie sighed as she answered her daughter.
"Oh, I saw him again sweetie. Don't get me wrong; we had a relationship for a while. Low key, after all, he had a girlfriend. I found it hard to feel guilty until I found out who his girlfriend was. My friend Katy. And then I found out she was pregnant. I couldn't believe it. We couldn't believe it. We had been waiting for the right time for him to leave her but now we both knew there would never be a right time. I insisted that he stayed with Katy. It was hard for both of us, we were just getting to know each other and I had really fallen for him but I couldn't let him leave a pregnant woman."
"But mom, you were pregnant too." Shelly pointed out.
"Honey, I didn't know at the time. But sure enough, after we parted ways, I realised something wasn't quite right and what do you know; I'm 'with child'. Doctor said I was 2 months gone so it had to have been him. The first night too."
"So where does Dad come into this?" Shelly asked, too curious to bother correcting herself.
"Well as you know", Leslie continued, "Dean worked at the restaurant too and he'd admired me from afar. As soon as Sheldon, your real father, was off the scene he made a move on me and I reciprocated. We started seeing each other and I trusted him enough to tell him that I was pregnant, thinking he wouldn't judge me. Boy, was I wrong. He immediately announced that we should get married, 'do the right thing'. He acted as if he was doing me a favour, like I was damaged goods. He was always suggesting that no man would go near me once I had a child. Everyone thought getting married was a wonderful idea, not knowing the mind games that were going on behind closed doors. Apparently, Dean and I were a 'smart match', so I went along with it. To be honest, I didn't think I'd get another offer."