Chapter 27 – the truth comes out
" what do you mean Chole is Cameron's daughter?" asked Marissa " oh shit you didn't know oops um nothing" said Brad walking away, Marissa stared after him, she looked around for her husband to see if he was any were around. She could not see him any were. " hey Coop what's up?" asked Summer walking over to her friend. " Brad just told me my husband had an affair with Anna. Which resulted in a child, come to think of it her daughter did look a lot like Cam" said Marissa turning to look at her friend. " he what? Why would he do that, where is he I'll let a can of rage black out on him, then we'll let Chino on to him" said Summer spinning around on one heel. Marissa laughed " you still call Ryan, Chino and you've known him for how long, Sum he's practically your brother in law" said Marissa. Summer looked up at her friend, she was right Ryan was her brother in law but she still called him Chino it made him sound meaner. " besides I don't think Ryan would do that any way" said Marissa. " but he went ape over Luke, have you seen them near each other since? no cause my husband has kept his brother away from, Luke" said Summer. Marissa looked at her friend she had really changed since the last time she saw her, fifteen years ago she would not have been so loving towards Seth and she would not have called him her husband, well that was not until she found out she was pregnant with her eldest. Marissa smiled, " what are you smiling at?" asked Summer. " you, last time I saw you, you could not stand Seth, well that's what you told me or was that a lie?" asked Marissa. Summer smiled one of her 'I'm-not–telling-smiles'. The two friends then realized that even though they had been away from each other for so long that they were still the best of friends. So what if they had totally different lives they were still friends. Summer looked up at her friend " so Coop what are you going to do about your husband?" she asked after a while. Marissa shrugged "I don't know, talk to him and see if he tells me about it, but then again he may not know, that I know so I could go up at confront him about it." Said Marissa. She had no idea what to do, all this time, her sons were worried that their mother would cheat on their dad, when their father had been lying the whole time. " looks like your chance is here, here he comes, I'm going to find my husband and see if I can get to spend some time with him or if I have to wait" said Summer rolling her eyes. Marissa laughed and watched as her friend disappear into the crowd.
" hey babe" said Cameron as he came up behind Marissa hugging her. " hey, so how's your daughter" she asked innocently. " what? Your not? Oh my god you are babe why didn't you tell me that's great" said Cameron totally off track. Marissa's face fell so you are lying to me she thought, Marissa half of her wanted to punch him, the other half of her wanted to run out of there. but she knew she had to set thing straight. " no I'm not, so how is your daughter who is what 6-7 years old, so when were you going to tell me you had, had an affair with one of my high school friends, hey? Come on Cam don't shut up now it truth is out. What, she'd have to be a year younger then Charlie. So when did it stop, after we found out I was pregnant with Kane or was it Tyler. Then maybe you think that having two families is great, you just never thought that, the two women in your life went to the same school. Well guess what babe we did" said Marissa she was beyond caring thinking about it more she realised how stupid she had been, of course he would have another family it was just to good to be true. I wonder if his parents know? She thought.
It had taken Cameron a couple of seconds accept that fact that his wife had found out about his little indiscretion. Lie he thought. " what ? I have no idea what your talking about." He said. Marissa looked into his eyes. She could always tell when he was lying to her but if he was acting it was a bit harder. As she continued to look at him he wavered and she lost eye contact a classic sign that he was lying to her. " Liar, Cameron you always look away when ever you lie" said Marissa. " so tell me when did you decide to have this sordid little affair, when hey?" she asked. After a minute Cameron did not answer she continued for him. " lets see, your daughter would be about what 7 so, that would make it a year after Charlie was born. Ok Cameron tell me this. Would it be when Max was in hospital with Leukaemia" said Marissa, she rolled her eyes "it would have to have been Charlie was only one then, so while I was at the hospital with our sick son you were off partying, I bet it was the day your brother had his bachelor party the one I did not want you to go to. But you went anyway. I can't believe you I was just told that there was a fifty-fifty chance I could lose him and you go off and screw some one, and not just anyone it had to be some one I went to school with well, love your loyalty Cameron just love it." Said Marissa. Like every time, in Newport there was a crowd watching now. "I was upset he's my son too I was there too, remember. But you would not remember you were so drunk that day, and you wonder why half your patients, relapse." Yelled Cameron. Marissa was on the verge of tears, "I was not drunk I have not touched a drop of alcohol since I found out I was pregnant with Elle" cried Marissa. "Don't bring her up you have no right to bring her up." Said Cameron "I have not right where were you when she died? Filming a movie with your ex. You stayed there, when I needed you most you stayed in Vancouver, we just lost our daughter and you stayed with your Ex. You always have blamed me for Elle's death. She died of SIDS, Cameron. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. There was nothing they could do." cried Marissa she was sitting on the floor crying. Max ran up to his mum and hugged her. "It's alright mum its ok" he said he wiped the hair out of her eyes.
Summer and Seth heard what was going on and came over "Coop" said Summer rushing to her friend. "Max go get your brothers, you guys can come back with us tonight." Said Summer she looked up at Seth, he nodded. There was no need to ask, Marissa was his friend to.
"Sum go get the kids and Ryan we'll all go now.. I'll stay with Marissa" said Seth, Summer nodded and went off to get their kids nieces and brother.
"Ris come on lets get outta here" said Seth he helped her up and they walked to towards the door.