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Long Lost, Chapter 2
Susan and Regan held each other tightly. They finally broke from their hug and looked at each other with eyes full of tears.
"I can't believe I'm looking at my baby girl," Susan said, a huge grin on her face. "You're just so beautiful." She reached out and stroked Regan's hair. Regan looked down at Susan's obviously pregnant belly.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" she asked.
"A girl," Susan replied. "Just don't tell anyone, okay? Chuck and I wanted to keep it a secret."
"Who's Chuck?" Regan asked. Susan led Regan over to an empty bed and they sat down.
"He's my husband," Susan answered. "What can I tell you about him...we met on a plane to Las Vegas, got married, and have been together ever since." Regan's eyes opened in surprise.
"Wow," she said. "You've got an interesting life!" Regan looked down at her hands. Susan reached over and pushed a strand of Regan's hair behind her ear.
"And I want you to be a part of my life, Regan," Susan said softly. "I missed out on twenty years with you. I don't want to miss a moment longer." Regan smiled, reached over and hugged Susan.
Now I have to tell Chuck, Susan thought to herself.
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Susan arrived home that night, and found Chuck cooking dinner. She dropped her bag and keys onto a nearby chair, sat on the sofa and kicked off her shoes. Chuck came over to the sofa, kissed Susan, and put a pillow under her feet.
"Long day?" he asked. Susan took his hand.
"I need to talk to you," she began. A look of worry crossed Chuck's face.
"Is it the baby? Is she all right? Are you all right?" Susan smiled a small smile. She was so lucky to have found Chuck. He loved her more than she had ever thought possible, and he was so incredibly happy and excited about their baby.
"I um...wow, I don't even know how to begin telling you this," Susan said, as Chuck sat next to her.
"Just tell me, Sus," he said. "We agreed to never keep secrets from each other." Susan looked into Chuck's eyes and took a deep breath.
"When I was seventeen, I had a baby. A little girl. I gave her up for adoption, and today, she found me." Susan stared at Chuck, a look of worry on her face, a look of shock on his. Chuck was silent for a few moments. "Come on, say something!" Chuck turned to Susan.
"What's her name?" he asked, a gentle, caring tone in his voice. Susan immediately relaxed.
"Regan Miller," she said, her lips forming a smile at the sound of her daughter's name. "She's twenty, and so incredibly beautiful. She has my eyes." Tears of joy welled up in Susan's eyes once again, and Chuck wrapped his arms around her.
"So, does she want to get to know you better?" he asked, and Susan nodded.
"Today was one of the happiest days of my life," she said softly. "Regan gave me her address and phone number, and I gave her ours. She lives in Oak Park, and I told her she could come over any time she wanted." Susan looked up at Chuck. "Are you okay with this?"
"A little blown away," Chuck said honestly. "But it's nothing we can't handle." He leaned in and kissed Susan. "I love you."
"I love you," Susan replied, and kissed Chuck. "You know what I was thinking?" Chuck smiled.
"That you have the best husband in the world?" Susan laughed and nodded.
"Well, along with that," she began. "We have two extra rooms in this house. One's for the baby and one can maybe be a room for Regan, if she ever wants to stay over." Chuck kissed Susan again.
"That sounds like a wonderful idea," he said. Susan shook her head.
"You're amazing," she stated. "I tell you that I had a baby at seventeen that I gave up for adoption, and that she found me, and you're just so accepting of it." Chuck wrapped his arms around Susan.
"I love you," he said. "And I'm sure that what you went through was really rough. Finding your daughter has made you happier than I've ever seen you. And that's all I want, Sus, is for you to be happy." Susan leaned her head on Chuck's shoulder.
"Thank you," she whispered. Chuck kissed Susan's head, and they lay together on the sofa, their arms around each other.
The next chapter: Susan and Regan get to know each other better.
Long Lost, Chapter 2
Susan and Regan held each other tightly. They finally broke from their hug and looked at each other with eyes full of tears.
"I can't believe I'm looking at my baby girl," Susan said, a huge grin on her face. "You're just so beautiful." She reached out and stroked Regan's hair. Regan looked down at Susan's obviously pregnant belly.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" she asked.
"A girl," Susan replied. "Just don't tell anyone, okay? Chuck and I wanted to keep it a secret."
"Who's Chuck?" Regan asked. Susan led Regan over to an empty bed and they sat down.
"He's my husband," Susan answered. "What can I tell you about him...we met on a plane to Las Vegas, got married, and have been together ever since." Regan's eyes opened in surprise.
"Wow," she said. "You've got an interesting life!" Regan looked down at her hands. Susan reached over and pushed a strand of Regan's hair behind her ear.
"And I want you to be a part of my life, Regan," Susan said softly. "I missed out on twenty years with you. I don't want to miss a moment longer." Regan smiled, reached over and hugged Susan.
Now I have to tell Chuck, Susan thought to herself.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Susan arrived home that night, and found Chuck cooking dinner. She dropped her bag and keys onto a nearby chair, sat on the sofa and kicked off her shoes. Chuck came over to the sofa, kissed Susan, and put a pillow under her feet.
"Long day?" he asked. Susan took his hand.
"I need to talk to you," she began. A look of worry crossed Chuck's face.
"Is it the baby? Is she all right? Are you all right?" Susan smiled a small smile. She was so lucky to have found Chuck. He loved her more than she had ever thought possible, and he was so incredibly happy and excited about their baby.
"I um...wow, I don't even know how to begin telling you this," Susan said, as Chuck sat next to her.
"Just tell me, Sus," he said. "We agreed to never keep secrets from each other." Susan looked into Chuck's eyes and took a deep breath.
"When I was seventeen, I had a baby. A little girl. I gave her up for adoption, and today, she found me." Susan stared at Chuck, a look of worry on her face, a look of shock on his. Chuck was silent for a few moments. "Come on, say something!" Chuck turned to Susan.
"What's her name?" he asked, a gentle, caring tone in his voice. Susan immediately relaxed.
"Regan Miller," she said, her lips forming a smile at the sound of her daughter's name. "She's twenty, and so incredibly beautiful. She has my eyes." Tears of joy welled up in Susan's eyes once again, and Chuck wrapped his arms around her.
"So, does she want to get to know you better?" he asked, and Susan nodded.
"Today was one of the happiest days of my life," she said softly. "Regan gave me her address and phone number, and I gave her ours. She lives in Oak Park, and I told her she could come over any time she wanted." Susan looked up at Chuck. "Are you okay with this?"
"A little blown away," Chuck said honestly. "But it's nothing we can't handle." He leaned in and kissed Susan. "I love you."
"I love you," Susan replied, and kissed Chuck. "You know what I was thinking?" Chuck smiled.
"That you have the best husband in the world?" Susan laughed and nodded.
"Well, along with that," she began. "We have two extra rooms in this house. One's for the baby and one can maybe be a room for Regan, if she ever wants to stay over." Chuck kissed Susan again.
"That sounds like a wonderful idea," he said. Susan shook her head.
"You're amazing," she stated. "I tell you that I had a baby at seventeen that I gave up for adoption, and that she found me, and you're just so accepting of it." Chuck wrapped his arms around Susan.
"I love you," he said. "And I'm sure that what you went through was really rough. Finding your daughter has made you happier than I've ever seen you. And that's all I want, Sus, is for you to be happy." Susan leaned her head on Chuck's shoulder.
"Thank you," she whispered. Chuck kissed Susan's head, and they lay together on the sofa, their arms around each other.
The next chapter: Susan and Regan get to know each other better.
