Ella had taken the keys from Jon's pocket before they had reached the car. "I don't think its best for you to drive. "Please don't take me back to my place…just go to yours." Jon tilted his seat back and placed his jacket over his face. "Ok…I'm sure Eric and my mom will be happy to see you." "Ella drove out of the hotel parking lot, being careful not to hit the curb…she was getting pretty good at not running over them.
Jon was silent for the rest of the ride. When Ella pulled into the parking deck, and into an empty spot, she pulled the jacket off of his face. He was sitting there with his eyes wide open. Ella unbuckled his seatbelt, trying to get him to get out of the car. "Listen Jon, I'm here if you need to talk." It was like what she had said had opened the gate. He immediately started talking.
"I can't believe that my whole family was in on this. My mom's been gone for almost all of my life…and they kept the secret that long. I'm not her son!" Tears started to form in the corners of Jon's eyes. Ella had been there to hear all of what Jon was now telling her, but she knew it best to let him vent. "My dad wanted them to adopt me…she never wanted me. Well that explains a lot!" Jon threw his arms up in the air, and hit the ceiling. "Damn it!"
Ella opened her door and stepped out. "Come on." Jon got out and followed Ella up to the apartment. Bridget was surprised to see him come in. "Oh hey Jon…I didn't know that you would be coming over today? Are you going to be staying for dinner?" Jon walked down the hallway and into Ella's bedroom, shutting the door behind him. "Um Mom…Yeah Jon's staying for dinner, but don't pester him or anything. He's had a rough day." "Ok, well tell him he's welcome anytime. I haven't seen him lately. And don't worry, we'll go birthday shopping tomorrow." Ella leaned down and kissed her mother on the cheek, making sure to pat her growing belly. "And life just keeps getting more interesting!"
Ella came to her door and started to knock, but stopped when she realized whose door it was. "Wait…it's my room!" She slowly opened it and found that Jon had thrown himself across her bed; his feet dangling off the edge of the mattress. Ella pulled out her desk chair and sat down. She was about to say something when Jon's cell phone went off. He took it out of his pocket. It was Kim. He threw it to Ella. "Hello?" She asked answering it. "Hey Ella…how is he?" "He's ok. Listen, I think it's best if he's left alone for a while. He's going to need some time to deal with it all. Yeah, I'll tell him to call you back. Bye."
What are you going to do? You can't hide from your family forever. And I know your dad still loves you." Ella knelt down near the head of her bed so that Jon would look at her. He slightly turned his face so that she could see one eye. (He's acting like a three year old.) "Is that so? Well he barely shows it." "Jon…you know that's not true. You said yourself that he doesn't show emotion." Ella made him move over on the bed, and she pulled herself up onto it. "Do you think you'll want to eat dinner? If you don't want to, then you can stay in here the whole time."
When Ella had noticed that Jon had fallen asleep, she quietly got up and left the room.
She walked down the hallway and into the kitchen. "Hey Eric." "Hey Ella, how's your birthday been so far?" He was in the middle of putting the chicken in the oven when she sat down at the bar. "It's been interesting…Jon's here. I don't know if he's staying for dinner, but I'm going to warn you now. Jon's not doing so well right now. He received some, not so pleasant, news today while we were out. So…" "Be careful with the words I choose?" Eric finished for her. "Exactly…hey where's mom?" Ella asked him. "Your mom had to go to the university. She had to leave quickly, so I told her that I would tell you. She should be back within the hour though…it was just something having to do with the paint on the women's field." "Ok…paint on the field? And they called her? That is strange!" Ella laughed at what Eric had told her. "It's not as uncommon as you think." Eric placed a plate of carrots in front of Ella. "Oh yeah, your dad called today. He says he's in the city and that he wanted to see you for your birthday." "Whatever, I'll attempt to call him later. How much do you want to bet that he won't even call back if I don't?" Ella bit one of the carrots in half and placed the other half back on the plate. Eric went back to cooking. "I'm not going to bet with you on that Ella!" "Why not?" Ella questioned. "I'd sure make a lot of money off of you!"
Bridget finally came back. When she walked in she sat down on a bar stool next to Ella. "Is Jon still here?" "Yeah." Eric and Ella answered in unison. "Ok then. Hey Ella, Richard (For I can not remember what I named him to begin with…or if I even gave him a name!) called today." "Yeah mom, Eric told me. Hey have you guys decided on a wedding date?" Ella asked her mom and Eric. "Not really…we figured, after the baby is born." "Or sooner…" Eric stated. "I can't let your mom get out of my reach again!" "Ew gross…just what I need! Gushy adults! I'm going to take this back to my room." Ella took the plate back to her room just in case Jon was hungry.
Jon was sitting up in the bed watching television. "Hey Ells." "Hey Jon, you want to come out yet? I didn't tell them anything, so you don't have to talk about it or anything." "Ok…I guess I need to face the public sooner or later." Jon slowly stood up out of the bed and stretched. "I bet they were just going to let the secret go to the grave…I can't understand why I never figured it out! I mean…just look at me in comparison to them! They all have light straight hair. I have dark and wavy. They are all as pale and pasty and I have the complexion of a Greek god…not to be conceded or anything. But you were the one who told me that! And I am 6'1"! My dad is only 5'5"! Kim and my mom are a little taller than he is…but why didn't I see it before!" "I know it's a little too soon, but do you want to find your birth parents?"
"I'll have to think about that…but it's a possibility, right? I mean I just need to get my birth certificate and all of that other information from my dad. Are you willing to help me?" Jon opened the bedroom door for her, and then stepped out into the hallway. Ella wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. "Of course I am."
OMG…OMG! I'm in love with Ella's storyline right now! It's still going strong after 38 chapters! And just to warn you all…there's going to be some daddy trouble with some of the characters…for a while! (But I can't say who…:( ) BOOHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm in the zone right now!