Arnold turned the corner to his quarters still thinking about what Kriss had said to him. As he lifted his head up he saw someone he hadn't seen in years.
"Yvonne" Arnold shrieked, "what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to see you Arnold" she smiled
"Hello Jemimah" Arnold smiled at her before turning back to Yvonne "who are they?" he gestured towards Lilimay and Junior
"They're your children, Arnold!" Yvonne responded
"Hello Dad" Lilimay smiled "I'm Lilimay"
"Hello Lilimay" Arnold gave her a hug before turning to his eldest son "hello son" he smiled "what's your name?
"I'm Junior" he responded "Arnold Junior"
Arnold looked up at Yvonne; he smiled at her "you named our son after me?" he was so pleased "why?"
"I don't know, I couldn't think of anything else!"
"Thank you" Arnold smiled "thank you very much!"
"It's okay" Yvonne smiled "as I said I couldn't think of anything else"
"Why didn't you tell me about them?" he pleaded "they must've been hard work, I could have helped you with them"
"Many reasons" she sighed, "If I'm honest I was ashamed"
"What of?"
"Sleeping with you and letting myself fall pregnant"
"Why else?"
"Well" she smiled "once I decided to tell you, Kriss was pregnant with Chloë, I couldn't tell you then and hurt her!"
"But what about me?" Arnold asked her "you've hurt me, why didn't you tell me after Chloë was born?"
"you had a new baby, it was Kriss' first baby, I didn't want to ruin that!"
"That was four years ago, Yvonne, four years"
"By the time I thought it was right you'd left, I've spent the last three years looking for you!"
"Three years?" Arnold was really happy "thank you!"
Arnold turned his thoughts to Lilimay and Junior, they were both so beautiful. He stared at Lilimay
"Lilimay" he smiled "let me look at you"
Arnold looked at her face; her long blonde hair leant on her shoulders and flowed down her body to her hip. She had light blue eyes; Arnold touched Lilimay's face and stroked her cheek
"You're so pretty" Arnold laughed, "you've got my nose!"
"Can I call you dad?" Lilimay asked
"Of course you can" Arnold smiled "I am your daddy"
"I'm too old to call you daddy!" she giggled "but I'll call you Dad!"
"Okay" Arnold turned to Junior "what about you mate?"
"I'll call you Dad!" he smiled
"Do you want to meet your brother and sister?" Arnold asked them both
"Yes please!" Lilimay smiled "what are their names?"
"Chloë, she's four and Theo, he's three weeks old"
"Theo's my brother?" Lilimay asked, "That beautiful baby is my brother?"
"Yeah" Arnold smiled "he's your brother!"
"I've always wanted a baby brother" Lilimay was so excited "can I see Chloë too?"
"Sure I'll go and get them, hold on!"