A/N: Okay, here's chapter 3. This is set when Olivia, Elliot and Mason are about 10 years old. My timescales according to the show are all out but just bear with me because they need to be in order for the story to work (that's if it does LOL).
At the Walker penthouse, Olivia and Mason were worried. Right now their parents were arguing. It's not like Karen and Stan didn't have the occasional disagreement over something, but now the fights were becoming more frequent, and about more serious issues.
'Do you think they'll ever stop fighting?' Mason questioned his sister, knowing she didn't really know the answer but he just had to get it off his chest. The fear was clearly evident in his voice.
'I don't know, honey. Wanna play with the video games we got for our birthday?' It was the first thing Olivia could think of that would distract them from the bickering adults.
'Yeah, okay.' Mason reluctantly agreed. Right now, anything was better than listening to the horrible shouting coming from downstairs.
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'Elliot, I need to talk to you. Could you come down here please?' Bonnie couldn't keep the secret in any longer. Elliot was very mature for his age so Bonnie felt that he would be able to handle the truth.
'Be right there!' Elliot was oblivious to what he was about to be told. Bonnie used this time to prepare herself for what his reaction would be. 'What is it, Mum?'
'Sit down please.' Elliot was worried. He had never heard his mum use such a serious tone before. Elliot took a seat and braced himself for what his mum would say. 'It's about your dad. He doesn't live in another country like I told you.'
'Well, then where does he live?' Elliot was slightly confused.
'Let me explain everything first. Well, before you where born, I worked in the New York Family Clinic. Sometimes people go there to have a baby. A lot of the time, women use the sperm donations of other men so they can have a baby.' The recent sex education class was coming back to haunt Elliot, but at least he understood what his mum was talking about. 'Well, ten years ago. I wanted to have a baby really badly. I took one of the donations that the clinic were just about to get rid of, and, well, nine months later I had you.' Elliot could hardly take everything Bonnie was telling him in. A few minutes later, Elliot plucked up the courage to ask his mum questions about his dad.
'Does my dad know about me?' Elliot wasn't sure what he wanted the answer to this question to be.
'No, son. The donations are all anonymous. The people who donate don't get told when their donations have been used.' Bonnie hoped her son would understand.
'Do you know his name?'
'I only know because I dealt with him when he came in to make his donation.'
'Well, what is his name?' Elliot was slightly frustrated at his mum right now. All he wanted was for her to get to the point.
'His name is Jack McFarland.'
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Three hours later at the Walker penthouse, Karen and Stan were still bickering. Mason and Olivia had tried countless different activities to distract themselves, but none of them had worked. All they could do was listen and hope for the end.
'YOU'RE A COLD HEARTLESS BITCH!' Stan Walker yelled at his wife. Olivia and Mason had never been more terrified in their lives. They both knew about divorce, and they had never thought it would happen to their family, but now they were scared of the possibility.
'GO TO HELL!' With that Karen stormed out of the penthouse. Mason and Olivia heard the door slamming and just looked at each other. The possibility of divorce was becoming all to real now. Mason stood up and walked over to his sister and hugged her. It was the comfort they both needed right now.
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'Hello, information? Yes, could I have the name and address of a Jack McFarland in Manhattan please?' Elliot had to find his dad. Now that he knew his name, there was no stopping him. 'Okay, so the address is 155 Riverside Drive, Apartment 9A. Okay, thank you very much.' With that, Elliot hung up the phone. He hadn't noticed Bonnie watching him from outside his bedroom door.
'Elliot, what are you doing?'
Elliot looked his mother in the eye and calmly replied: 'I'm going to find my dad.'
A/N: There's Chapter 3. The Olivia/Mason part is kind of based on how I felt when that happened to me. Thank you to Panema for the kind reviews of the last two chapters! Let me know what you all think. R and R please!