"Penny is there anywhere we can go to talk?" asked Mr.Pingleton. That's when it hit Penny they were all still in the studio and for all she knew all of Baltimore knew her father was back. "Ummmm…. I don't know." Penny admitted "We can't go home mom wouldn't be very happy.". And with that Penny's mind had drawn a blank. Thankfully Tracy who had been listening with the rest of the studio audience had an idea "Penny You and your dad can come to my house and talk. I'm sure Ma won't mind and she might even make you some pork." Penny looked at her best friend and smiled. Tracy always had an answer. "Thanks Tracy." said Penny. And with that Penny, Mr. Pingleton, Tracy, Seaweed, and Link along with Mr. and Mrs. Turnblad walked to the Turnblads house.
To Tracy her house had always seemed small but now with seven people including herself the house seemed even smaller. Tracy had offered Penny and Mr.Pingleton her room to talk in which was where they presently were.
"Penny I know you must have so many questions. Not as many as Polly though so I must ask you a favor. I need to talk to Polly. I need her to know I'm not as bad as your mother says I am. I can tell by today she probably doesn't remember me too much. So I want her to know me the real me."
Penny smiled at her father, he had always told her the straight up honest to goodness truth and now she needed to do the same. "Dad, there was a reason Polly didn't seem to know much about you. When you got sent to prison mom told Polly you'd died. Polly was always asking mom about you but mom wouldn't talk and she told me not too." As Penny looked to her dad she expected him to look furious but instead he looked really sad and it took Penny a couple seconds to realize he was crying. Penny understood why, I'm mean how would you feel if you had just been told that your youngest daughter had no idea you existed. Penny did the only thing she could and hugged her father for the second time that day.
"Dad, I don't know how but I'll help you."
"Really, you'll help me talk to Polly."
"Yeah, I think Polly deserves to know the great man I call my dad."
Patrick smiled at that it had been along time since anyone had called him dad much less great. "Penny I want you to know any questions, any at all I'm here to answer them to the best of my ability.
"In all honesty I only have one. Why didn't you make contact with us sooner?"
"I thought you'd ask that. The real reason is probably your mother. She never told me to stay away but I was always afraid that she hated me for what I did. But now I see I should of tried to talk to her sooner. You know Penny stupid people make stupid mistakes."
Penny smiled at her dad "Dad, your not stupid and you didn't make a stupid mistake. In all honesty if I were you I'd be afraid of mom too. But you know eventually you'll have to talk to her if you want to be a part of Polly's life.". "I know." Patrick replied "But I'll talk to your mother when the time comes. Maybe if Polly likes me enough Prudy will realize what a mistake it is to keep us apart."
"Don't worry I think Polly will love you. But you know what legally your still married to mom. Do you think you'll ever reconcile with her?"
"I hope so. I do still love her you know, and I love you and your sister too. There was never a day that went by that I didn't think of you. So what are we going to do about me meeting Polly?"