Mum and mother - 3
Martha opened the door drying her tears with her hands… Lionel had a red roses bouquet on his hands.
Lionel: Am I coming on a bad moment?
Martha: No! No… please come in… there's somebody who I want you to meet…
Lionel: Ok… oh! That's for you – he gave the roses to Martha.
Martha: Thanks! You're so nice! I will put them in water.
Martha went to the kitchen while Lionel walked inside and went to the living room, where was Clark speaking with a young red-haired, who really looked like Martha.
Clark: Hello Lionel! How are you?
Lionel: Fine, thanks, and you.
Martha came at that moment…
Martha: Hi guys… - she put herself next to Lionel – Lionel, let me introduce you to Alice…
Lionel: Nice to meet you.
Alice: Nice to meet you.
Martha: Alice is… she's my daughter.
Lionel: Your what?!
Martha: My daughter, Lionel, I had her when I was just a teenager…
Lionel: D-do you mean that she was born from you? You gave birth to her?!
Martha: Right. Before become infertile… - Martha looked Lionel a little scared of his reaction… maybe she was frightening him…
Lionel: But… How…? When…?
Martha: I can give you an explication… Come with me… please.
Martha took Lionel from his arm and they went outside and sat on the porch.
Meanwhile, Clark and Alice started to prepare the table.
Alice: It's strange…
Clark: What?
Alice: I have been always thinking on how was my biologic mother… I always thought on an irresponsible woman who never wanted me… But instead of that, I found a great woman, who has a great family… Yesterday I was alone, and today I have a mother and a brother…
Clark: Yeah… She's a wonderful mother… you will see… she's just perfect…
Alice: She told me that you're…
Clark: adopted?
Alice: Yeah.
Clark: I am. Well… as you know now, she's sterile since young, and she hate herself for not be able to have children… she love children… she was born to be a mother… They found me on the fields… and she took me on her arms, and she take care of me as if I was her own son… without being him yet… I couldn't find any better parents… and moreover, a better mum… I'm very glad of have somebody to share her… - they both smiled.
Outside, Martha had just finished to tell Lionel all about Alice.
Lionel: Oh Martha… you must suffered too much… - they were on a sweet hug, Lionel was caressing her hair, she was crying on his shoulder – I'm really sorry…
Martha: Don't be sorry, Lionel, please… be happy for me, because now I couldn't be happier… I have my daughter with me again… Clark still with me… and I have you in my life, too…
Lionel: What?
Martha: … I said I couldn't be happ-…
Lionel: No. Not that… your last words…
Martha: What? That I have you in my life?
Lionel: Yeah… that makes you feel happy, too.
Martha: Of course… that's what I wanted to tell you today…
Lionel: What?
Martha: That I'm prepared to have you in my life… I mean… closer than now…
Lionel: Do you mean… in a relationship?
Martha: Yeah…
They were looking at each other.
Lionel: Are you sure of your words, Martha?
Martha: I have never been as sure of anything else…
Lionel caressed her neck and took her closer to him to be able to kiss her lips.
Lionel: Now I can't be happier, too. – they both laughed and kissed again.
"I love you" Said both at the same time.
Then they went inside hand in hand and with a big smile on their faces.
Martha: Guys – said to Clark and Alice – we have something else to celebrate today…
She didn't say anything, she just turned round and kissed Lionel sweet lips in front of her two children.
Clark: Congratulations guys! – said Clark before kiss his mother cheek and shake Lionel's hand.
Alice: I'm really happy for you… mum. – she smiled, Martha moved, and she hugged her mother. Lionel and Clark smiled for the scene and then everybody sat down to start to eat.
THE END
