What If?

Chapter Fifteen

Mother

Emma, Alex and Shay decided that it would be best if everyone else just stayed at the hotel. They promised they would call right after. So, Shay told the hotel manager she would be needing a limo within 10 minutes. Alex, Shay and Emma headed outside. Shay figured it would be better having a chauffeur, just in case things got bad.

The limo arrived and took them to Emma's. They sat there for a few minutes, not know what to say. Alex was the first to get out, "I'm not waiting anymore. I want to know why."

Shay and Emma followed Alex. Emma opened the door and walked inside, she turned to her friends, well sisters, "Snake's not here." They both nodded and followed Emma into the kitchen.

"Hi, Mom." Emma said nervously.

"Oh, hey, Em." Spike looked at Shay, "Nice to see you again, Shayna. This is Alex right?"

Alex nodded.

"Nice to meet you. Do you want to stay for supper? Snake and Jack are out for a boy's night."

Shay and Alex nodded.

"Then take a seat."

Emma stopped them, "Wait. Mom, we have something we need to ask you."

"Go ahead, Em."

Shay stepped closed to Spike, "Here. I think you should read these. We found them interesting."

Spike took the folder from Shay and sat down at the table. She slowly opened it and read the first line and stopped, "Oh my god."

Alex laughed, "Oh my god? That's all you have to say? Did you think we wouldn't find out? Did you hope your little secret would kept forever?"

Spike began to softly cry, "You don't understand. I was so young. I was still in junior high. I didn't know I was pregnant with three babies! I thought it was just Emma."

Shay rolled her eyes, "How could you pick between your flesh and blood? Why didn't you just give up all of us?"

Spike screamed, "I couldn't! It was hard enough giving up two of you. I loved you, I still do. Not a day goes by when I don't wish it was different. When you told me your name, Shayna, my heart broke. I just thought it was a...I don't know. I didn't think it was possible."

Emma stepped towards her mother, "Why didn't you ever tell me?"

"I couldn't, Em. I couldn't."

"Just like you never told me the truth about Shane, right? How you lied about what happened to him?"

"Don't bring him up, Emma!" Spike yelled.

"Why not? They should know about their father."

Shay and Alex looked at Emma, "What do you mean?"

Spike gave Emma a 'Don't you say anything look'. Of course, Emma didn't care, "He took acid and either fell of jumped up a bridge. He's brain damaged. Mom would never take me to see him. I saw him once when I was younger after it happened. Before Jack was born, I found him Craig helped me."

Spike sat down, "I think we can handle this without any more yelling."

Emma, Shay and Alex sat down at the table with Spike and they all nodded.

Spike looked at Alex, "I can't believe I never noticed. You look so much like I did when I was younger."

Emma looked at Spike, "Didn't you have blonde hair growing up?"

Spike nodded, "It was dyed."

Shay looked at Spike, "So, Shane has blonde hair? That's why our hair is blonde?" She asked, motioning at herself and Emma.

"Yep."

Alex sighed, "How didn't the doctors know you were having triplets?"

Spike smiled slightly, "Your heart beats were in sync. The doctor didn't know there was more than one baby, never mind three of you. So, he never looked for more babies."

The girls just sat there, not sure what to say next, then Alex looked at her with a dirty look, "Because of you, Mom, I've been abused pretty much my whole life. My mother, or whatever she is, could never keep a boyfriend after, her husband left. Every one of her boyfriends abused me. If you never came me up, it wouldn't have happened."

Spike looked at Alex, "I'm sorry, Alexis."

"It's Alex."

Spike looked to Shay, "Anything you want to say?"

Shay smiled, "No."

Spike raised an eyebrow, "You didn't have a horrible life that you want to blame me for?"

"Luckily, I wasn't abused. I was adopted by Mr. Radditch's daughter and her husband..."

Spike's jaw dropped, "Radditch?"

Shay nodded, "I'm not finished. Her husband was Michael Whalen, heir to Whalen industries. Mr. Radditch's daughter, Elizabeth inherited half of her grandparent's fortune when they died. So, I had a very extravagant childhood."

"Well, I'm happy for you. Wait, what do you mean was..."

"They died. A few months ago. So, I guess I have something to blame on you. I had to go through all that pain. I lost the two people who mattered the most to me. I would give up all the money I have, just to have them back."

Again, the kitchen was silent.

"So, you're staying with Radditch, then?" Spike asked.

Shay laughed, "No way. He blames me for his daughters death. I'm staying at a hotel. With Alex."

Emma stood up, "I think we should."

Spike looked at her, "What do you mean we?"

Emma rolled her eyes, "I need sometime with my sisters."

Spike nodded, "Fine. Just, don't miss school."

The girls left, and Spike rested her head on the table, "What have I done?"

Those of you reading, "Because of You", I don't know if I will continue. I have no idea how to end it.

Also, I got some ideas for a seires of One Shot Song Fics..So, watch for them, too.