Ch. 8 The Cat is Out of the Bag
It had been three weeks since Darren left for LA. He called every night promptly at 7 p.m. to say goodnight to Kyra and Braeden. You were still nervous about coming out to the media, but you had to admit you loved that Darren kept in contact with Kyra and Braeden every night. He was sticking to his word, more so even, so you had to trust that he was doing what was best for everyone.
Darren had talked with both Ryan and his manager. They agreed that coming forward with this information would be better than the media finding out on their own. You and Darren talked about it more and agreed that it was time to come out and tell the truth. You both agreed he would come clean about it via twitter and then you would both release a video interview to explain the truth. You both agreed tonight would be the night to break the news, so you logged onto twitter to see it break.
"Hey guys I got some pretty big news. A lot more details and explanation to come, but guess who found out he has a son and a daughter?" the tweet said.
And just like that the internet lit up. Everyone was asking so many questions. "Who is she?" "How could this b*tch keep you from your children?" "How do you know she is telling the truth?" "I bet you she's just a gold digger looking for her meal ticket."
You were suddenly starting to feel very uneasy. You began to regret ever agreeing to this. Everyone was being ruthless and you were starting to panic. Before you could do anything, you saw a new tweet from Darren.
"Please stop saying mean things about her. She is none of those things, and there will be a video interview in 2 days to explain everything," it said.
It made you feel a little more at ease to know that Darren did have your back, and was supporting you through this. You were just about to pick up the phone when you heard it ring.
"Hello?" you answered.
"Hey, I don't know if you have been reading twitter, but please don't let what is being said scare you. They just don't know the full story yet," Darren said.
"Yeah I read the comments, and I also read what you posted back. Thank you for having my back," you said.
"Anytime Paige. They don't understand the whole story yet, and you don't deserve to have those things said about you. I want you to know that I don't think you are any of those things," he said.
"Thank you and I know that you don't think I am those things," you said.
"So are you ready to come down this weekend and do this video?" he asked. "I would come to you, but I am afraid now that the news has broke the paparazzi will follow me and find out where you live. I don't want you or the twins exposed like that."
"I completely understand, and I am more than willing to come to you," you said. "I have everything packed, and I hope you aren't angry that I am not bringing Kyra or Braeden with me."
"No I am not angry. As much as I want to see them, it is much better for them to not come here, at least not yet. There will be too many paparazzi out there wanting photos," he said.
"Agreed," you said. "I will be on the 11 a.m. flight on Southwest."
"Great. I will have Joey come and pick you up," he said.
"Sounds great I'll see you then, bye," you said.
"See you, bye," he said as he hung up.
You dropped off Kyra and Braeden at your parents' house before you began to pack. Your parents were not happy and completely against all of this. They did not like the idea of you or the twins in the spotlight, and felt like you made the wrong decision. You understood where they were coming from, but they had to understand that this is a situation no one saw coming and you just had to roll with the punches. You couldn't keep Darren away from his children if he wanted to be in their lives, and that meant accepting the realities of his career.
You packed your bags and went to bed. The next morning you drove to the airport and got on the flight. The flight was short, and you arrived at LAX in an hour. You saw Joey waiting in the terminal for you, and he greeted you with a hug.
"Hey Paige! How are you?" Joey said.
"Nervous, but good. How are you?" you said.
"I'm doing well. Ready to go?" he asked.
"Yep, let's hit the road!" you said.
The ride to the apartment took about an hour with all of the traffic. But, it was good. You got to talk to Joey and catch up on what he has been up to these last three years. You told him about your life and about Kyra and Braeden. It was nice to have alone time with Joey to just catch up. You hadn't spent time talking with him in three years. Yes you saw him at the reunion, but that wasn't the same. It was moments like this that made you miss all of your friends from college.
Before you knew it, you were at the apartment and settling in. Darren finally came home from work, and welcomed you to his apartment.
"Hey Paige, how are you?" Darren said. "I hope you had a good flight."
"Hey, I did. I hope work was good," you said.
"It was. The set is a little hectic with all of the paparazzi, but that is to be expected," he said.
"Really, how bad is it?" you asked.
"It's not horrible, but it's definitely more than normal," he said. "But, right now it's just the big story. Once we come out with our side of the story and explain everything it will eventually calm down. It will be big news for a while, but eventually something else will grab their attention; it always does."
"Yeah, I hope so," you said.
"It will die down, I promise," he said. "So are you ready to do this video?"
"As ready as I'll ever be," you said.
A/N: So I posted two chapters today, yay! I hope you like these chapters. The next chapter will be the video interview. Please let me know what you think!