A/N

I had a guest review asking me about Nat. Well guest, to answer your question, Nathan Goldberg aka Nat is an OC of C2ndy2c1d on tumblr and deviantart. He's widely used in fanfictions so I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot more of him! Most of us credit her comic with this ship. If you haven't read her comic I highly suggest you do. It's awesome! Hope that helps and much love for reading!

Anyhoozle, back to the story at hand. It's time for answers and...drama bombs! A big thanks to Daisykevedd0913 and dshell99 for the help! I had the idea but I couldn't figure out how to write it. Love you guys!

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Edd stared at his mother. It was obvious something was weighing on her mind. does it have to do with what Marie said

"What is it, mother?" The boy asked nervously.

Shame and sadness filled Barbara's blue eyes as she sat down in the recliner across from the boys. Sighing heavily she began to speak.

"I- I feel it's time to tell you the truth about Charles and John." The mother's voice dropped, barely audible, "and Nikolas."

Kevin's ears picked up on the last words and he felt his blood begin to boil. what else has she hidden from him the redhead thought bitterly. Out loud he kept his temper in check, barely.

"what are you talking about, Mrs V?"

Barbara felt her eyes cloud over as she continued. "Charles, John and Bob, Nikolas's father, were best friends in school. Charles and John still are. I-I didn't know that when I met him." The woman trailed off, thinking about the past. why is this so hard

"What does that have to do with anything?" Edd asked, snapping his mother out of her daze.

"I'm sorry. This, this is very difficult for me son."

"What is?" Kevin asked still willing his temper to stay in check.

Mrs Vincent sighed again as she continued, "after your father died, I tried to find solace in the church. I met Charles there. I truly believed he was a decent, God fearing man. It wasn't until after we married that I found out the truth." She was shaking at this point. The terror she felt was unbearable. no I have to tell them. I have to protect Eddward.

"Yea, and what's the truth then." Kevin was getting pissed at the runaround. just spit it out already

Barbara looked at Kevin, the boy was very protective of Eddward. good he needs someone. The thought made her smile, but only for a moment as reality sunk in again.

"The truth is that he is an evil man."

Kevin scoffed, "yea we know that."

Barbara shook her head, "no you don't understand, Kevin. Charles is just like John and Bob. They, they're. Lord why is this so difficult. They're polygamists." Mrs Vincent dropped her head as the words came out. no turning back now

Edd stared at his mother in shock. "What do you mean?"

The woman picked her head up from her hands. Looking at her son, she did her best to explain the hell that was her marriage. "After we married, Charles introduced me to John and Bob. I didn't think anything of it. I just thought tthey were childhood friends. I was right, in a sense. They grew up together. They were married too. Bob and Marge. As you know John is Marie's uncle. He was married to Brenda. I met them all that night. It changed my life forever."

Barbara stopped to catch her breath, the story was flooding out by now. She couldn't stop it. There was no use. She continued, almost automatically. "Charles pulled me aside to tell me about his lifestyle. According to him, God had informed them all when they were kids that for a man to truly be holy he must bed and share multiple women to protect the sanctity of marriage. I called him crazy. I tried to leave. He wouldn't allow me. He told me that because we were now legally married, he had complete control over me. He was the husband and I was just the wife. I-I had to do what he said. I still refused. That's when he first hit me, in front of his friends."

Kevin felt his anger subside. "Oh god, Mrs V, I'm sorry" she smiled weakly at the boy. She was about to continue when Edd spoke up.

"I remember you coming home with the black eye. The babysitter asked you what happened. You told her you ran into a door frame. I knew you were lying but I didn't understand it then." Edd got up and hugged his mother. He never knew how much pain she held inside.

Barbara hugged her son back. Tears fell from two sets of baby blues as he sat back down. She continued again, "I was terrified of them all. Especially Charles. I-I didn't w-what they wanted. I've never felt so dirty and ashamed. I didn't want to loose you though. I felt I had no choice but to comply. So I slept with John Garrett and Bob Rainer. While Brenda and Marge slept with them. It was awful." She was sobbing by now. Words escaping her at this point, she just sat there as the two boys tried their best to comfort her.

After a few minutes, Barbara gained a little control. She was still unable to speak, however. Something was bugging Kevin though, besides the obvious.

"Why are you telling us this now, Mrs V?" He asked cautiously.

Barbara looked at him through tear soaked eyes. "I'm telling you this because I'm afraid for your safety. They have their eyes set on you two. I don't know why. If you know you can protect yourself better than I can. I-I'm afraid for you boys." She turned her gaze to her son, "I know I've been a terrible mother to you Eddward. For that I am truly sorry son. I'm trying to fix it. Even if it kills me."

Edd looked at his mother. Willing the new pain away, he said, "I know you are, mother, I know."

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Edd and Kevin lie awake in the raventte's best. Neither one could believe what Mrs Vincent had told them. It was completely horrid. Edd couldn't understand how he had missed the signs. As usual he felt that it was all his fault

Kevin knew the news was eating at Edd. Propping himself up on his elbow, the jock said, "I know this is fucked up, Edd but we can figure out something."

Edd curled himself tighter in a ball as he replied, "how, Kevin? It's pointless to even try."

Kevin felt his heart break. The dull sadness in his boyfriend's eyes felt like a knife in his back. how can I protect him

"Edd..." he tried. Kevin failed as his phone rang. Looking at the caller ID he raised an eyebrow.

"Who is it?" Edd asked quietly.

"I have no idea" Kevin said as he answered the phone. "Yeah, who the fuck is this?"

"It's Mike, Barr. We need to talk."

END OF CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

Ok, ok I know more need to be answered. Hopefully this made sense. More to be addressed in the next chapter!

As always hope y'all are enjoying yourselves!