Nothing Like This- Chapter 13 (Epilogue)
Ok, well, the moment of truth!
MAX POV"So she helped me until I could fly. That's when I came back to Lake Mead." I finished summarizing my first meeting with Dr. Martinez and Ella.
He stared at me incredously. "So you got shot, showed your wings to a human and then just flew back. And you're just now telling me all of this?" I could tell he was a bit angry as he accented a few words.
"Well, I…I …" I stammered. "Yeah. And, I also went back to see her another time. Remember when I came back from the school? Well, I kind of stopped there on the way because I had to check something…"
We were about ¾ of the way there so it was time to bring up that subject. "You went back there? To check on what?"
"Ummm…Well…yeah, I went back there. And I needed to clean up a bit. Did you expect me to walk into the house all bloody and gross? I didn't want to scare the kids, for pete's sake! And I came to check on…Oh yeah! We're here!"
I landed swiftly and Fang landed a few moments later. I walked across the empty street into the Martinez's yard.
Just as I was about to go up and knock on the door, it burst open and Ella ran out. She wrapped her arms around me tightly and began to go on and on about how she missed me. I finally pulled her way from me and then introduced her to Fang.
"Is he…?" She questioned. I ignored Fang's questioning glance and nodded briefly.
Once we were all seated inside, and Fang had met Dr. Martinez, I took a deep breath. "Ok Fang. Well, I…I…I came back here because I had to…Ummm…Remember what I said about how Jeb wanted to reproduce and stuff. (Fang clenched up) Well, he…Ari did…kind of…"
Fang was utterly pissed. "Are you trying to tell me that that little insert swear word of your choice here raped you?"
I cringed at his intense language but replied, "Well, yeah. He did…and then I escaped and stuff and…well…I came back here to check if I was…" I couldn't bring myself to say it. I was almost in tears by not and the shock on Ella and Dr. Martinez's faces, and the anger on Fang's weren't helping. No one said anything so I continued.
"And as it turns out, I…I…I was. So I came back to the flock for a few months. But I knew I couldn't stay around in such a condition so I left…And I came here. So I waited it out. After that, I waited a few more months so my child could grow a bit and then I came back once more, to find their parents. And all the while, I felt terrible but I couldn't bring myself to say it, to tell you. And I…"
I stopped there and left the room. Walking into the guest room, I grabbed Shadow from her bed. She awoke instantly and she hugged me, repeating "Momma" over and over again. Once she had relaxed, I brought her into the kitchen.
Fang's eyes widened as he looked upon Shadow. His mouth was agape, trying to figure out what exactly was going on here.
"This is Shadow, my daughter." I explained. "She has my skin, and my facial features, but her eyes, hair, and wings are her fathers…" I didn't know how to say the next part. I didn't know how he would react.
"Ari has white wings and yellow eyes, so I knew instantly that she wasn't his. And she's not…she's…she's…she's yours." I had said it at last. To prove it, I showed him Shadow's dark purple wings. I could tell that Fang was close to going into shock. His eyes were like saucers, his mouth open like a cave. He had never shown so much emotion in his life.
"How…what?" He muttered. I looked over and noticed that Ella and Dr. Martinez had left. They knew I wanted to be alone with him.
"Jeb realized that Ari and I, well, it didn't work. So he tried invitro. He mixed the DNA of two experiments and implanted it into me. The voice told me that as a test run, Jeb had mixed experiements one and two. Me…and you."
"Whoa…" Fang murmured with a slight chuckle. "You…and me?" he repeated.
"Yeah… and I totally understand if you don't care, or if you hate me, or whatever. She's my daughter and I will take care of her, whether you are there or not. I would love for you to be there, I need you to be there. But if you don't want to for whatever reason, then fine, go. We can try and find your mom, or you can go live with Iggy or something. Just, don't stick around if you don't want to. If you want to comeback to the house with me and raise our child, then please do. And now I'm totally ranting like Nudge and I need to stop."
Seating Shadow in her high chair, I buried my face in my hands. Sobs raked my body and I cried heavily. Strong, ropy arms wrapped around me and I automatically brought my face to Fang's shoulder.
"Max. Remember what you asked me earlier? If I would always love you and never hurt you? No matter what? The same goes for now. I will be there for you forever. I love you Max. You and our daughter both." He muttered. We sat there for quite a while, just holding each other.
With it being so late, Ella and Dr. Martinez just went through their usual nighttime routine and went to bed. In the dark of night, Fang grabbed some of Shadow's things, I grabbed Shadow, and we flew off into the night. As a family.
NOTE FROM MAX: Nothing like this has ever happened to me before. I'm sure some of you may have gone though with it. Well, by that I mean having a child and having to tell the father that he is indeed the father. Nothing Like This...
There you have it! It's the end! Nothing Like This is officially over! Sequel coming soon!!!
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