Chapter 14

Aidan's POV

Everyone is probably wondering what has been happening in my life since the birth of my little sister. Lots of things actually. So sit back and relax while I show you what life has been like in the Evans's household.

Flashback…..

Ed Harding walked into the dinning room and sighed when he received a glare from both Phillip and Max Evans.

"Hey everyone", whispered Ed sitting down in the seat Liz pointed to.

Everyone nodded their head.

"Hello Ed", said Amy trying to lighten the tension that seemed to be so thick in the room.

"Hello", whispered Ed.

"Grampa", yelled Aidan running towards Ed and jumping in his lap.

His mother told him that he was his grandfather and that he would love him like grandpa Phillip and grandpa Jeff did. Ed smiled large at the little boy that flung himself into his arms. He looked nothing like his daughter Tess, this little boy looked exactly like his mother. He supposed that was a good thing, he didn't think that Liz would feel comfortable with Aidan. Exactly that's true, he knew that Liz would accept him whether or not he looked like Tess.

"I brought you presents", said Ed smiling.

"Ohhhh", whispered Aidan.

He loved having another person to spoil him.

"What is it?", asked Aidan trying hard to look into the big bag that Ed brought.

"Aidan", said Liz sternly.

"Sorry momma", said Aidan getting off Ed's lap.

"It's alright Liz, its nice to see his excitement", said Ed.

Liz nodded her head but she still didn't want Aidan to jump on people like that.

"Ohh Ahh", said Aidan looking at the toy truck that his grandpa gave him.

Max just smiled at his son that was so excited.

"I got Malia something also", said Ed.

"You don't have to buy them gifts they will love you", said Liz.

"I", whispered Ed putting his head down trying to stop his trembling.

"Where is the rest-room?", asked Ed trying not to let them see that he was upset.

"Down the hall and to your left", replied Diane.

Ed nodded his head getting up from the table.

"Grampa, what's da matta?", asked Aidan.

"Nothing Aidan, I just have to use the bathroom?", said Ed.

"But why you crwying?", asked Aidan.

"Aidan baby stop asking so many questions, let your grandpa go to the bathroom", said Rosie.

Aidan nodded his head but he was still confused. Rosie got up and followed Ed into the bathroom.

"Rosie, I can't do this, how can Liz forgive me, look what I did to her, what I made you do to her", said Ed with tears flowing from his eyes.

Rosie nodded her head and step in front of him.

"She has a forgiving heart. I'm happy that you found people that would teach her something so wonderful as forgiveness. It's going to take time but I know it will get better. I has gotten better, I feel so alive Ed for being part of this family. Give it time", said Rosie.

"What about us?", asked Ed.

"You haven't been around lately. I miss you so much", whispered Ed.

"I know I just needed this time with my daughter Ed, I love you so much but I needed the time", said Rosie.

"I know, I wished that we could have done it together", said Ed kissing her softly on the mouth.

"I love you Ed, I really do", said Rosie.

Ed wiped her tears away.

"My divorce its final, we can be together, since Darcy is now in jail, she can't threaten my family anymore", said Ed smiling.

Rosie smiled large squealing.

"Finally", whispered Rosie.

"I guess he does care", said Max.

"Yes he does, I know you guys feel uncomfortable with him, but please, I just want us to be a family. Please Dad, daddy", said Liz looking at Jeff and Phillip.

They both nodded their heads.

"Thank you so much, you don't know how much this means to me", said Liz kissing both their cheeks making them blush.

"Anything for you", said Jeff Parker.

Aidan looked around at the scene in front of him.

"Me want kissy to momma", said Aidan pouting his lips.

Everyone bust out laughing at Aidan's disgruntled look.

"Aww baby, can't forget about my little man", said Liz kissing him all over his face making him giggle and squirm.

Ed walked in with Rosie holding hands. Ed stopped and looked down when the men at the table stared at him.

"Come sit Ed, we want to eat", said Phillip.

Ed looked up and sighed.

"Yeah let's get our eat on", said Michael agreeing.

He would try to be nice for Liz's sake. Ed sat and smiled. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all.

End Flashback………………

Aidan's POV

That day changed everyone's lives. My mother and Ed became closer after that. Malia of course grew up to be beautiful. She drives me crazy following me around and trying to act like me but I love her. How can I not. She is the best of my mother and father. Aunt Maria is still as funny as ever and of course she doesn't know the word tact. That word never seems to be part of her vocabulary. I remember when she announced she was pregnant once more.

Flashback………….

They were all sitting together eating dinner as usual. Aidan's little cousins were running around yelling out something or other.

"Mommy need cake", said Malia trying not to grab the cake that was in front of.

Liz shook her head, she was so similar to Aidan it wasn't funny.

"Malia calm down Mom said you have to wait for it", said Aidan rolling his eyes.

The table was noisy as usual since every Sunday they all got together for a grand family dinner. Jim Valenti even moved closer to be with Amy. They were now engaged to be married.

"Need cake", yelled Malia and dove head first into a cake.

Max looked at his little girl in the cake and basically said, "Liz pass me the knife".

"Max don't you see your daughter in the cake, Maria why did you put the cake on the table again", said Liz glaring at the woman.

"Umm don't know, must have forgotten since I have the best night of my life", said Maria.

"Oh no", mumbled Alex.

"Here we go again", said Alex.

"I hate to even ask, but I'll bite Maria why was your night great", said Zan.

"Zan", sighed Liz.

"I'm happy my baby's head is in the cake so she can't hear this, Aidan cover your ears", said Liz knowing that Maria was going to say something that can't be said in pleasant company.

Aidan sighed again and stuck his fingers in his ears. He didn't understand these adults sometimes.

"Umm Michael did this thing with his tongue, in my twat shit it was fucking awesome, oh and we watched lesbian porno, Damn they have nice breasts", said Maria.

Once again Phillip chocked, and Max hit his back to dislodge whatever got stuck there. Everyone sat with their mouths gaped open while the children stared at their Aunt and Mother.

"Mommy what's breasts?", asked Malia when she removed her head from the cake.

Her whole face was covered with the frosting from the cake.

"Umm lesbian porno think I could borrow the tape, me and Jim were looking for new kinky ways to spice up our sex life", said Amy.

Jim just rubbed his hands over his face. After all this time he still wasn't used to Amy's blunt attitude.

"Umm I can, but Michael is using it, you know he uses it to masturbate", said Maria.

Michael just let out a whimper of embarrassment. Phillip shook his head. Ed looked around and bust out laughing.

"I love this family", said Ed smiling.

"Mama what's breast", asked Malia pouting since her mother didn't want to give her an answer.

"By the way family I'm pregnant", said Maria eating her rice.

Phillip once again chocked on his food. Michael fell out of his seat because he of course fainted. Max just sat back and asked Kyle to pass the knife that Liz forgot to pass. Aidan still sat there with his fingers in ears.

"Mom can I listen now", asked Aidan.

"Yeah baby", said Liz sighing while nodded her head.

End of Flashback…………..

Aidan's POV

I still laugh at that. Aunt Maria still has a way with words. Aunt Isabel found out she was pregnant that night also. Uncle Alex has never smiled so much. He was so happy to find out that his wife was carrying his baby. He smiled for 9 months after that until Aunt Isabel gave birth to my baby cousin Michael named after Uncle Michael. We all call him MJ because his middle name is Jamie. Now to Uncle Kyle and Aunt Ava, they had a couple of kids too. IN fact they had 5 in total. 4 boys and one little girl. My uncles and grandfathers always tease them about them loving to procreate but I love them. They are the best people in the world.

Now unto Cousin Zan and Cousin Serena. The only had two kids a boy and a girl. Serena said the pain was too much and two babies were more than enough. Cousin Serena did become a nurse and both her and Ava work as nurses at the hospital together and with Dad at his office. Grandma Rosie and Grandpa Ed did get married in a small reception. Mom was the matron of honor of course and Dad was the best man. I can't remember all of it because I was still fairly young when it happened but I do remember eating lots and lots of cake and chasing my cousins around the backyard where the reception was held. Grandpa Phillip and Jeff are in business together opening all these fancy restaurants. Its actually doing well and the two man have become best-friends. My grandmothers are just having a ball spoiling us. You know dad still gets annoyed whenever they buy us something but I know he has given up that fight long time ago.

Now unto the most important people in my life, mom and dad. They mean so much to me. I know most people my age don't get along with their parents but I do. I mean sometimes they are sappy with all the lovy dovy looks that they give each other but I still love them. My mother is an architect and my dad got his dream of becoming a doctor. In fact is an ob/gyn. I could talk to him about just about anything while everything except sex because dad gets a little nervous when sex is being mentioned around me. He thinks that I would make a mistake but I won't I know that because I'm just not interested in being a dad, not now not for another 15 years anyway. But when I do I want to have a relationship like the ones my parents have. They have this love that is kind of amazing you know. Its kind of that fairy tale relationship. They fight of course but they always find a way to fix the problem. They talk to each other and to us as a family. They never let problems grow they deal with them. Well I want someone like that. I even remember their wedding day.

Flashback……..

"Liz you are so beautiful", said Rosie tearing up at her daughter that stood in front of a mirror fixing her veil.

"Yes she is", whispered Nancy.

"My baby is getting married", cried Nancy.

"Oh momma don't cry", whispered Liz hugging her tightly trying to hold on to her tears.

"I feel so lucky I have the best family and I get to marry the man of my dreams. Mommy I love you, you raised me and taught me manners and loved me, mom you gave me up so I could have the best life possible, you gave me the greatest gift, and Diane you will become my mother too, you gave me Max and I don't know how to thank you", said Liz smiling.

Diane had tears in her eyes and pulled the young girl into a tight hug.

"Thank you for loving my son, he was lost until he found you, until Maria hired you", laughed Diane.

"Yeah she is the matchmaker indeed. I still have to thank her for that", said Liz.

"Ah the marriage is enough thanks", said Maria coming into the room with a large smile on her face followed closely by Serena, Ava, and Isabel and their children.

Aidan ran in with his suit and tie looking so adorable.

"My baby", whispered Liz hugging him tightly.

"Mommy, you look so so very beautiful", said Aidan with a large grin on his face.

He had the front two teeth missing. Her little man had her wrapped around his finger.

"Thank you baby, go get ready", said Liz kissing his cheeks.

Aidan ran out of the room.

"No running", said Liz.

Even if it was her wedding day she was still a mother.

"Mama", said Malia crawling towards her mother wanting to be picked up.

"Ah my little girl, aren't you beautiful you look so much like your daddy", whispered Liz kissed her soft curls that adorned her head.

"It's time", whispered Serena looking at her watch.

Liz smiled when both her father stood outside the door. They each took one arm and lead her to her true love.

End Flashback…..

Aidan's POV

I remember walking down the aisle with my father smiling at me with Uncle Michael standing beside him as his best man. Aunt Ava was the Matron of Honor. I know Aunt Maria bust out crying and let out a Amen loudly when Mom and Dad finally said I do. It was so much fun eating all that cake and mom didn't even get mad either. They went on their honeymoon that night. They decided to go to Disney World with us as their honeymoon for the next two weeks instead of leaving my and Lia with our grandparents.

Life has been good. I had the best family and best friend a kid could ask for then my teacher gives me an assignment that I know will change my life. She asked us to write about the someone that we hardly know but has an influence on how our life has turned out. I mean it seemed like a easy enough assignment but it wasn't because for the life of me I didn't know a person like that. Or at least didn't think I could do what my heart told me that I had to do. I knew that the one person that didn't know me that much but influenced my life was my birth mother Tess Harding.

Even though we don't talk much about her I know she exists. I know that my mom didn't give birth to me. I also know that she is biologically my aunt. My parents never keep things from me. It's just not how we work. Even though we talk about things, Tess Harding is a very sore subject. I know she hurt me when I was younger and I know she tried to hurt my dad and mom. I just don't know why. I could ask my mother but I want to know everything and she can't give me that only Tess Harding could. I remember talking to my parents about actually visiting her. It was a difficult thing to see my mother cry. She didn't want me to go but she knew that it was something that I had to do for myself. Dad was just against it totally.

I know mom talked to him because he came up to me one night and said, "I know that you have to do this, and while I don't like it, I know that I could trust you. You have never giving me any reason not to. So I trust your judgement. But son I don't want you to get hurt and Tess Harding is capable of doing that. She is can hurt you not only physically but emotionally as well". I told him that nothing she could say could hurt me because I have parents that love and support me. I told him I just wanted some answers about why she didn't want me. Why did she hurt me, why did she hate mom. He nodded his head and hugged me saying that it was up to me. So now you know. I'm walking down this hallway feeling like I'm going to meet my maker or something. I'm scared to death. I seat down looking around and finally face front and look into the cold blue eyes of the woman that gave birth to me. Her hair is long past her shoulders and her face looks tired and worn out. I know prison does that to people.

"Aidan" she says.

"Tess", I whisper back.

She looks at me confused and I say, "I came for some answers, I want to know why".

Tess nods her head and said, "Well Aidan let me see if I could explain