"I found you!" Christian said as he spotted Ethan in the doorway of the family room. "That's not really a hiding spot is it buddy?" He walked over to Ethan confused as to why Ethan was just standing there and it didn't seem like he was paying attention to anything he just said. Christian looked into the room where the little boy was looking and saw both his parents frozen in place with horror written all over their faces. This can't be good, Christian thought but said something else out loud. "What's going on?"

That's when Ethan decided to turn around and leave from the area. "Ethan. Wait sweetie," Lita called after her son as she followed him.

Christian looked on from behind, then entered into the room and walked towards Adam once the mother-son duo were out of sight. "What's going on?" He repeated once again.

Adam sighed shaking his head. "We messed up, man."

"How so?"

"He heard us talking."

Christian waited for Adam to speak up but he didn't. "Would you like to elaborate?"

That's when Adam turned to face his friend, simply looking at him before he spoke up. "He heard us talking about him and how I'm his father."

"Wow," Christian said after his moment of shock was over. "Do you think he really heard you two and understood what you were talking about?"

Adam nodded. "I'm pretty sure. Especially how he kind of just left right now."

"Well, it's good he knows, right?"

"Yes, but that's not how we wanted him to find out." Adam put his hands through his hair, groaning in frustration, not believing this was the way his son was going to find out the truth about him. "I'm going to see where those two went. Lita might need my help with this. It's not just her responsibility." Christian didn't have a chance to reply as Adam left to find his former girlfriend and their son.

Lita followed Ethan out to the backyard with Dawn looking on confused and a bit worried because Ethan looked a bit upset. The redhead sat down next to the blonde boy after he sat on the patio swing in the yard.

"Sweetie," Lita started to say after a while, but not knowing what she was about to say. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately for her, Ethan decided to interrupt her before she could say something.

"You lied." He wasn't looking up at her and it hurt her, it made her feel horrible. "You said Uncle Adam is Uncle Christian's friend, but you didn't say he's my daddy."

"I know. I'm sorry."

"Why did you lie?" he said finally looking back up at his mother who didn't like the way he was looking at her at all; he looked hurt, confused, and lost which only made her feel more horrible than she was already feeling. "Why doesn't he live with us? Brooke lives with her mommy and daddy and so does Jacob," he said referring to Dawn and Christian's daughter as well as his friend from preschool and Dawn's daycare.

"Because he didn't used to live here," Lita replied, hoping Ethan wouldn't ask her any more questions about why Adam didn't live with them.

"Why not?"

"Because he didn't live in Tampa. He lived somewhere else?"

"Where?" Lita was about to tell him that she didn't know, but Adam decided to make his presence known. He was actually listening to the duo since their conversation started.

"Idaho," Adam said making his way over to the other side of Ethan and sitting down besides him.

"Where's that?" Ethan questioned.

"On the other side of the country."

"Had to go on the other side of the country just to get away from me," Lita muttered under her breath which didn't go unheard by Adam. He could tell she didn't mean to say that out loud by sensing the expression on her face. He chose not to say anything, at least not with Ethan around. It was a good thing that he didn't hear what she said.

"Why?" Ethan continued with his million questioned.

Adam didn't know what to say because he didn't think this was something he could tell a little kid about. He didn't even tell Lita about it yet and she didn't seem to want to know the truth. "I had to. I promise it will make more sense to you when you get older."

"Okay," Ethan nodded. "Now you're back, right?" Adam nodded as a positive answer. "You won't leave?"

Adam glanced up at Lita for a moment knowing she was probably interested in his response as well, but she decided to look away once their eyes met. She would not allow herself to get caught up in that spell again. He looked back down at their son. "No, I won't. I'm here to stay."

"Promise?"

Adam smiled down at his mini-me. "Promise." It was quiet between the trio once again before Adam decided to speak up again. "Are you okay with me being your daddy?"

Ethan smiled looking up at Adam. "Yes. I like you, you're nice." That made Adam really happy as he smiled back at Ethan who then turned to look up at his mother. "Do I call him 'Uncle Adam' or 'daddy'?"

"Whatever you want sweetie. It's your choice." She then glanced up at Adam who was focused on Ethan for the moment, then she looked back down at him. "But... but I think he would like it if you called him 'daddy'."

"Okay. Why didn't you tell me about him before?" He looked upset again.

"Ethan. I'm sorry. It's not... I know you don't understand right now. And that's okay. But I promise I will explain it all to you one day when you're older. Okay?" Ethan nodded and Lita wasn't prepared for the next words to come out of his mouth.

"Where did I come from?"

Lita was speechless for a moment and Adam was glad that question wasn't directed to him. "What?"

"How was I born?"

Lita glanced up at Adam who was biting his lip, trying hard not to laugh. He didn't miss the glare she sent his way before she turned her attention back down to Ethan. "Um, you came from the hospital."

"How?"

"Well-"

She was interrupted by Ethan who had yet another question. "Logan said his mommy and daddy are giving him a little sister. He said his little sister is inside his mommy's tummy. How did she get in there?" Looks like I'll have to have a talk with Logan's mommy, Lita thought. "Did she eat her?"

Lita heard Adam was failing at his attempt not to laugh and she send him another glare followed with her mouthing him to shut up. "Um... actually sweetie, the baby is not in her tummy." If she was going to have this talk with him, she wasn't going to completely leave out the truth. "The baby is in a special place inside her body where she is living right now until she's ready to come out and join the world."

"Was I in that special place inside your body?"

Lita nodded. "Yes."

"How did I get there?" Lita wanted to say she would explain it to him when he was older, but both her and Adam kind of already used that on him twice. She didn't know what to say, thinking about it for a while. This wasn't something she thought about before. She was about to say something, but Ethan probably got tired of waiting for her so he turned around to Adam and repeated his question. "How did I get into mommy's special place?"

"Um..." Now it was Adam's turn to say something without saying too much and Lita's turn to enjoy him squirm. "Well... you see... um... babies are made when two adults love each other so much that they're able to create a baby inside the mother." Wow, Lita thought, he really just came up with that in a minute? The former couple was was not ready for the next question they heard leaving their son's mouth.

"Do you love mommy?"

Adam looked up at Lita, who decided yet again that it was the perfect time to look away, for a moment before he looked back down at Ethan and he was about to say something but, "Sweetie," Lita spoke up before this conversation could go any further because she was feeling uncomfortable at the moment, "it's almost your bedtime. We need to get home. You have school tomorrow."

"But I don't want to go," he pouted.

"We have to. So please go inside and get your things together and we will go. Okay?"

"Fine," he reluctantly agree. But he turned to Adam before he went inside. "When can I see you again?"

"When you want. And when your mommy wants."

"Okay," he gave Adam a hug and left with the two adults looking on from behind.

"Well, he took that well," Adam said after Ethan left.

"Yea, I guess we're lucky for that." Adam got up and looked like he was about to leave but, "Wait," Lita said standing up as well, touching his arm slightly, but pulling it back immediately. "Look, you told him you'll be here for him when he needs and wants. You told him you won't leave. So just keep in mind that I will not hesitate to kick your ass and then kill you if you decide to disappear again."

"I won't do that, but I had to do it back then." Maybe this was the time he could tell her. "If you would just let me explain-"

"No," Lita interrupted him. "I don't want to know." Truth was, she wanted to know, she couldn't stop thinking about it, but she was afraid of his answer. What if it was something she did? What if she was the one who pushed him away? She didn't think she would be able to handle that.

"But I want to explain myself."

Lita shook her head. "I don't care Adam. At least not right now. Let's just focus on Ethan right now. And then I guess we can focus on that crap. But I really don't care." She paused for a moment before she spoke up again. "Look, Dawn and I are taking Brooke, Ethan, and one of his friends, Jacob, to the zoo on Saturday, you can come with us if you want."

Adam nodded. "I would like that. That would be nice."

"Okay, well we can figure out how you two can spend some more time together later. I'm really tired, I just want to go home. Bye." With that said, she left with Adam staying back for a moment. "Are you ready?" She asked Ethan when she met him inside the house. He nodded. "Okay." She then turned her attention to Dawn who looked like she wanted to talk about something and Lita was not feeling it right now, especially not after that conversation with Adam and Ethan. "Thanks. Bye." She was about to leave until Dawn decided she didn't want to let her.

"Wait," Dawn said grabbing Lita's arm and turning her around so she was facing her and moved her to the other room so they were alone. "Are you okay?" She asked with concern on her face. Lita nodded. "I don't believe you."

"Dawn, not now. Please. I've had a long day and now... this. Look I just... please later. Not right now."

"I'm not going to push you into telling me anything. But, I just want to know if you're okay."

"It's... I don't know."

"Just know whatever you need, I'm here for you. If you need an accomplice in murdering Adam, I'm here for you."

That made Lita smile a bit. "I know." The smile disappeared from her face pretty soon. "It's just... I don't know. I mean, he took it well. I should be happy about that, but I'm not. I feel like we're keeping so much from him and he doesn't deserve that. He's too young to understand anything right now, but I still feel like giving him the 'I'll explain it when you get older' answer is not fair to him. I feel like I can't even give him a real answer because I don't even know why Adam left. Like, am I supposed to say 'mommy tried to tell daddy but he left and ignored her and she doesn't know why'? I can't say that. I... It's not fair to him. This sucks."

"Well, at least he's okay with that answer for now. He'll most likely want answers when he gets older, but it's okay for now."

Lita nodded. "Yea, well, it's getting past Ethan's bedtime. Thanks for dealing with me. Sorry for-"

"Stop it." Dawn didn't let her continue. "You have no reason to be sorry so I don't even want to hear it."

"We really need to get going, so I'll just talk to you later. Bye." She was stopped once again by Dawn, only this time for Dawn to pull her into a hug. "Not that I mind, but what was that for?" Lita asked after they pulled apart.

Dawn shrugged with a smile on her face. "You just looked like you needed a hug."

Lita tried to smile back, but she was just really mentally and physically exhausted. "You're right. Thanks."

"Don't forget," Dawn started to say as they walked back into the living room, observing that Adam was back, "you ever need me, I'm here."

Lita nodded. "Thanks," she then turned her attention to Ethan, trying to ignore Adam. "Let's go sweetie." She then glanced between the two men in the room. "Bye," with that said, Lita and Ethan left with Adam following not much later.

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