Chapter 16
"Well…" Mom starts. "I'm from Montana, originally. I came to New York for work about 8 years ago."
"And where have you been since then?"
"I went back to Montana after I discovered I was pregnant with Madison."
I see Dad's dad nod his head. "What about her father?"
"Whoa whoa, hey!" Dad puts up his hand. I keep my words to myself, but I want to jump out of my seat, kick him in the shins and say 'Look at me! Can't you see I look just like Dad?', but I don't. I sit, chewing on my tongue. It hurts.
"Dad, that's not a subject we wanna bring up right now." Danny says.
"Well, I just wanna make sure there's nothing odd 'bout Lindsay and Madison, that's all."
That's mean! I don't like that he said that at all! Dad sees me starting to get up, and he knows I'll do something if he doesn't stop me. He puts his hands on my shoulders to stop me from getting up.
"Dad," he says, "there's nothing odd about Lindsay or Maddie. Take a look."
He leans forward, and is about to say something when Dad's mom calls out from the kitchen that supper's ready. We go into the kitchen, and we sit down to dinner. Mom and me eat silently, until Danny's mom gets up to take the dishes away.
"Let me help," I say, getting up to clear away my plate.
"Why thank you," she says as I bring the dishes into the kitchen. "You can just leave it on the counter there, dear." So I do. I go back out to the table and I hear Dad, Mom, and Dad's dad talking.
Oh, uh, Lindsay, I'm sorry if I offended you earlier. I hear him say, but if you don't mind me askin', who is Maddie's father?
Should we tell him, I hear her ask Dad. I guess Dad said okay because the next thing I hear is: Danny is Maddie's father.