Not a great chapter but I wanted to update.

"So you got to meet her?" Tasha asked as they walked to their first period class on Monday morning.

"I guess, not really. I thought I wanted to meet her you know. But then once I heard her talking to my dad it hit me that

I never really wanted her to be in my life in the first place. It's her fault she left not mine."

"I'm sorry Lux, just remember that you always have me here for you. No matter what." Tasha said putting her arm around Lux.

Lux smiled as they walked into their first class. After school let out Lux slowly walked home. She actually liked walking home, it gave her time to think. Lux was walking through town and decided to make a quick stop at the cafe that she loved. Lux walked in the door and walked up to the cash register.

"Um, I'll have a strawberry-banana smoothie." The lady nodded and went to make it. Lux looked around the cafe. There were always old couples there that would have a cup of coffee or lunch together and it always made her smile.

"Hi." Someone said from behind her that brought her out of her trance. Lux turned around and saw Cate.

She turned around back to the counter and ignored Cate. "Lux, can we talk?"

"There's nothing to talk about, you left, I get that. Just leave me alone." Lux said taking her smoothie and giving the lady her money. Lux walked past Cate and out of the cafe. When she got home Baze was already there.

"Hey kiddo." Baze said as she walked in the door. "Make a little pit stop I see." Pointing to the cup in her hand.

"Yea." Lux said walking past him and up to her room. She set down her bag and got started on the little homework that she did have. There was a knock on her door.

"Come in." Lux said.

"You seem like somethings bothering you, everything OK?" Baze assked sitting down across from Lux.

"I saw Cate today. She was at the cafe when I was there."

Baze sighed. "What did she want?"

"She just wanted to talk. And I told her I didn't want to talk to her and then I left."

Baze looked into Lux's blue eyes. "Lux, do you want to get to know her?"

"No." Lux lied. "Ok, you don't have to then. Finish your homework, I'm gonna get dinner started." Lux nodded, "I'm gonna go over to Tashas for awhile after dinner to study for finals." She said. "Ok, that's fine." Baze kissed her on the head and walked out of her room. Baze walked down to the kitchen. He pulled out his cellphone and dialed Cate's number. "Hey we need to talk. Come over at 6." Baze closed the phone hoping he was doing the right thing.

After dinner Lux left for Tasha's and Baze waited for Cate too show up. Soon he heard a knock at the door. He opened it and Cate was standing there.

"Come in." He said moving so Cate could walk in. "We need to talk."

"I know." Cate said. Baze stood facing her and looked into her eyes. "Lux told me that she saw you today."

"Yea, about that. I didn't know that she was there. I was there and I just saw her and -" Cate said before Baze cut her off.

"I want you to stay away from her Cate." Baze said.

"What?" Cate asked.

"Stay away from Lux. She doesn't need you in her life. You left her 15 years ago with no intentions of coming back for her and now you think that you can just come back and be apart of her life. You can't"

"You can't do that." Cate said tears forming in her eyes. They were in the kitchen and Lux walked in the front door. She heard yelling and stood in the doorway listening.

"Do you not get it Cate? You left her before you even knew weren't there Cate. When she was only 2 years old and having countless surgeries fighting for her life. Or when she was 7 and fell out of a tree and broke her arm."

"Baze-"

"Or when she was sick all through the night and I was there by her side making sure she was ok. You missed everything, her first steps, first words, first birthday, Christmas, her first day of kindergarten. You missed every milestone in her life. You can't come back now trying to make up for lost time. It's not gonna happen."

"What if I want it to happen?" Lux said coming around the corner.

Cate spun around and saw Lux standing there.

"I thought you were at Tasha's" Baze said.

"I forgot my book."

"OK, can you give us some privacy to talk."

"No, you didn't answer my question. What is I want it to happen?"

"Lux, you just told me earlier that you didn't want her in your life." Baze said confused.

"I lied." Lux said looking down at her black converse.

"Lux-" Baze said stepping forward.

"I know that she left and I should be mad about that. I am. But I want to get to know my mom." Lux said.

Baze sighed and rubbed his head. "Cate, me and Lux need to talk. I'll call you tomorrow." Cate nodded and walked out the door.

"Lux, I don't know."

"Dad, now that I know who she is I just want to get to know her."

"I know you do Lux, but I don't think it's good for you."

"It's not your call! I don't care that you don't think it's good for me to get to know her."

"I am your father, and what I say goes Lux."

"It's not fair that I have gone 15 years of my life without getting to have a mom. Don't ruin it for me now." Lux yelled before running up the stairs and slamming her bedroom door.

Baze had tried to get Lux to talk to him but she wouldn't. He finally just gave up an went to bed.

Baze walked down the stairs the next morning and saw Lux sitting at the table eating cereal.

"Lux, we need to talk." Baze said sitting down across from her. "I have been thinking about it all night. If you want to get to know her we will give it a shot. I may not like it but if that's what you want."

Lux looked up at her dad. "OK. And Dad, this isn't going to change anything between me and you right?"

"No, that is never going to change."

"Good. I just really want to know why she left and what she's like and everything I guess."

"And that's fine. But if she ever hurts you and ends up not sticking around I'm done."

"OK, I got to go. I'll see you after school." Lux said getting up and walking to the door. "Have a good day." Baze said sighing

and grabbed the newspaper. Lux turned around and came back around the corner.

"And Dad."

"Yea?"

"I love you."

Baze smiled. "I love you too kiddo." Lux smiled and turned around and walked out the door.

Baze put the paper down and put his head in his hands. He was hoping he wasn't going to regret his decision.

Short chapter I know and I am sorry about that! Hopefully the next chapter will come sooner but I can't make any promises. Thanks for reading so far!

xoxo

Maddie