The End Is Just The Beginning!

Today was the day that Elliot was going to be interviewed on Live TV with Burt Simmons and Kaycee Langley. They had asked that he bring Mai with, but he told them no chance in hell; he didn't want her to have to go through all that crap. They wanted Zoey as well and Elliot said that that was up to her; but she herself declined. Wesley did decide to go; more for support more than anything.

"Are you ready Elliot?" Wesley asked as Elliot got dressed.

"As I'll ever be." Elliot sighed annoyed.

"I have to say, you're being very mature about all this." Wesley said as he stood in a doorway.

"How else should I act? I understand why this is all happening; I also understand that they got everything from my dad who for some reason changed. I am here to set it all straight, that's all; Mai is for the most part a normal little girl." Elliot said simply as he walked over to Wesley.

"Who has had a shit ton of crap thrown at her." Wesley said simply.

"That's correct." Elliot said heading to where it is he was supposed to go.

"You go get them." Wesley said watching.

"Please welcome our next guest! He is known around the area for being the teen father a little girl who was conceived in a very different and unusual way. Everybody put your hands together for Mr. Elliot Grant!" Kaycee Langley exclaimed with a cheerful smile.

With Zoey, Mai, Suzie and Adam:

"Look, there's daddy!" Zoey and Suzie exclaimed with smiles pointing to the TV while Mai sat right in front of the TV wondering how he got in there.

"Daddy…" Mai said amazed while Suzie started in on taking pictures.

"Ok come here; you're too close to the TV; your eyes are going to rot right out of your head." Adam said scooping Mai up.

Back With Elliot:

"Welcome to the show Mr. Grant." Both Kaycee and Burt greeted while she shook Elliot's hands.

"Elliot; you can call me Elliot." Elliot said simply.

"Right…because your father was Mr. Grant and as of late you two weren't really getting along. We're sorry for your loss…again..." Kaycee said sincerely.

"Its fine…I've dealt with that guilt already." Elliot replied.

"That's right. How did you handle it when you found out they never really dead; that they were really alive after all these years?" Kaycee asked looking at Elliot.

"I was shocked, upset and angry. But I got over it; I was glad to have them back…well my mother anyways. She legitimately cared about me and Mai; dad on the other hand…not so much. Don't get me wrong; growing up I loved my dad. He like my mother meant the world to me. But something must've happened while they were away; and whatever it was, was not good. He came back a changed man, and not in a good sense; he wanted nothing to do with Mai and told me to get rid of her. Which by the way will never happen in a million years; she's my world; her, and her biological mother, Zoey and Wesley." Elliot explained.

"So how are you, your daughter and Zoey doing now? We heard that Christmas was really hectic." Burt said looking at Elliot.

"We're all good now; we survived." Elliot replied.

"Yes; and we're all glad for that. What was it like to find out that you're not only a teen parent, but the parent of an experimental child?" Burt asked slightly annoying Elliot.

"I was shocked to say the least, but I took on the responsibility because that's what my parents taught me. And as for being an experimental child…I don't consider her as one. Sure, I know there are others out there that do, but I do not. She was born because Mara played dirty and had Zoey's eggs stolen and somehow got my semen and somehow had a baby. Which by the way is easily explainable; she had one of Zoey's eggs implanted inside of her body and then used my sperm in order to fertilize them. So…it's not really anything new or experimental. Yes, I am aware that you were told she was conceived differently and I was told that too, but it didn't happen in the way we were told. So, in that sense, she's nothing special. In my and Zoey's worlds and her parents' worlds and all of our friends' worlds; Mai is the most spectacular little girl ever." Elliot explained sitting there.

"Wow…" Both Kaycee and Burt said at the same time.

"And you're not just telling us this because you believe she's a normal little girl?" Burt asked.

"No…I'm not just telling you that because of that reason. But yes, I do believe Mai is a normal little girl. Mai is a normal little girl. The way she was conceived was crap, but it was in a normal way that is normally used to help woman who can't get pregnant, become pregnant. I got this information about two weeks ago when the doctor who did the procedure on Mara contacted me." Elliot explained.

"Ok then. Well we were asked earlier before you arrived how you feel about giving up your life to raise a child you didn't know or know about for roughly three years." Burt said egging Elliot on.

"I don't see what I gave up. I never really went anywhere or did anything. Sure, every now and then I would take my waitresses places, but I never really did a whole lot of things myself. If anything, since I've had Mai around I've done more; also I got Zoey. I do wonder if Zoey and I would be together whether I had Mai or not…but then I think to myself that that doesn't matter. I have Mai and I have Zoey now and that's all that matters. And like I've said to Zoey before, regardless of if she was in my life or not I have Mai. If Mai wasn't in my life and neither was Zoey, I'd just be how I always was. And no, I see that question in your eyes Burt; I would never force Zoey to be in my life just because we share a child. And no, I would never keep our child away from her mother just because we weren't together; that's not fair to the child or the parents. Now I have a question for you. Did you just invite me to this show to antagonize me or what?" Elliot asked looking at Burt and Kaycee.

"No! Well I know I didn't. I really did just want to learn about what you thought about all this. So it's clear that your father has lied to us in saying all that stuff about Mai and you and Zoey; you just want Mai to be normal and be able to grow up with friends and all that. I'm sorry about Burt." Kaycee said sincerely.

"Well I didn't intentionally bring you on to torment you, but these are actual questions that the world wants to know. But in saying that; egging you on is fun to do as well. As for your daughter, Mai; she seems like a sweet little girl. Even if she were born in the way everyone was told, she could still be a normal little girl; testing on a child requires parent signatures. Elliot, she is your daughter; you raise how you want to raise her." Burt said smirking.

"Thanks…" Elliot said simply.

"So with all that being said. What's next for you, Mai and Zoey?" Kaycee asked.

"I don't know; we'll just have to wait to see what the future holds for us. The only thing I do know is I want Mai to be a kid and not grow up so fast. And obviously she'll go to school and hopefully she'll make more friends." Elliot said shrugging his shoulders.

"More friends? So she has friends now?" Kaycee asked.

"Yes; she has few friends, two of which she sees often and the others whenever they come around. That being said her friends are Zoey's cousins and second cousins; not naming names on television. But they are really close, Mai and the younger children." Elliot said simply; he had gotten permission from family members to say that information, but no names.

"That's so sweet. See, she's already somewhat normal; she has friends." Burt said earning a smack to the back of his head by Kaycee.

Just then a bell rang out.

"Well that sounds means we're almost out of time! We here on the Kaycee & Burt show thank you for coming on and explaining everything. We're sure that there are people out there who believe in the first story that was heard; but you know the truth and that's all that matters. We hope you have a long, happy life and relationship with your daughter and Zoey." Kaycee said with a smile.

"But before you do go; we do have one more question for you. Is this the end of all this craziness? Will you ever have a normal life?" Burt asked a final question.

"No, probably not; it's probably just beginning. Mai is only three and a half; Zoey and I still have preteen and teenage years to go. And like you said, there are people out there who probably believe what my dad said and will not change their minds. There's nothing I can do about that except make sure my daughter and Zoey and her family and the family I have left are safe." Elliot said simply.

"Well you heard it here. Have a nice day and good night audience." Kaycee said with a smile as they ran out of time.

"Seriously Elliot, thank you for being on the show." Kaycee and Burt said shaking Elliot's hands back stage.

"It's not a problem; I just wanted to get the truth out there whether people believe me or not." Elliot said smiling as politely as he could.

"Well you have a safe drive home. Goodbye and goodnight." Kaycee and Burt said going to their dressing rooms.

"Well you did really good out there." Wesley said as Elliot met him by the exit.

"Thank you…it was not easy with that Burt. But he did say some good things." Elliot said as they went to Wesley's car.

"Yeah, I heard. So are you ready to head home?" Wesley asked.

"You bet'cha." Elliot said as they got in the car to drive home.

Half an Hour Later:

Wesley had dropped Elliot off and went back home to Renee so that they could maybe try having a kid…they were going to practice anyways.

"I'm back!" Elliot called walking into Suzie's and Adam's house.

"Daddy!" Mai cried happily running to Elliot and jumped in his awaiting arms to give him a hug.

Zoey was right behind and joined in the hug calmly with a smile.

"You did great." Zoey said as her mom shot photos of them.

"You did awesome!" Suzie exclaimed glomping Zoey, Elliot and Mai while Adam stood there and sweat dropped.

"You did good kid; that Burt character is a jerk." Adam said with a thumb up.

"So you all seen then?" Elliot asked as everyone except Mai let go.

"You bet we did!" Suzie exclaimed as they walked into the kitchen.

"Elliot are you ok?" Zoey asked as they got comfortable while he set Mai in a chair.

"Yeah…I'm fine. Listen Zoey…because of what happened, we never got to have the Christmas party with our friends; we just exchanged gifts and it was mostly for Mai. Which is fine; that's who I meant the party for anyways…but I uh…I did have a special gift for you. I still do you and I hope you'll accept it." Elliot said as he pulled a little box out of his pocket and knelt down in front of Zoey shocking Zoey and her parents…Mai had no clue what was going on; she was just as confused as Rose from "Golden Girls."

Adam was going object, but Suzie gave him a death glared and mouthed, "Don't you even dare!" as she got her camera.

"Zoey I love you with all my heart. I mean yes, we both know Mai will always come first, but I hope in this one instance you wouldn't mind being second place. But moving on…Mai and I love you and want to be with you the rest of our lives. Please Zoey, some day in the future, will you marry me?" Elliot asked holding out a strawberry diamond ring.

"Elliot…YES! Yes I'll marry you some day!" Zoey exclaimed with tears in her eyes.

"I don't understan…" Mai said confused.

"Your mommy and daddy are going to be married like me and grandpa; they're going to have a wedding!" Suzie said excitedly as she cried.

"But isn't that good? Why are you crying?" Mai asked confused.

"Because we're happy!" Suzie exclaimed taking pictures.

"I so confoosed…" Mai said smacking her head making everyone laugh.

"Come here you!" Elliot exclaimed as he grabbed Mai and brought her into a group hug with him and Zoey.

"More pictures for grandma!" Suzie exclaimed snapping as many photos as she could.

"Do I get to be in the wedding?" Mai asked softly.

"Of course; you'll be the flower girl. That means you get to walk down the aisle and throw flower petals all over." Elliot and Zoey said smiling at her.

"YAY!" Mai exclaimed throwing her hands in the air making everyone chuckle.

"This is such a happy ending." Suzie said softly with tears in her eyes.

"No…it's only the beginning." Elliot said as they sat there as a family; the family he's wanted for a long time now…

So there you go

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