Living Without a Mom ~ Chapter 12: Unwelcoming

Snow puts me in such a bad mood and I'm not even joking. But I should let my nerdy side feel happy, I posted something on Tumblr about Mymaths the other night and it already has like 3000 notes. It actually made me laugh because I only expected like one note at the most. Long intro today, as on Sunday morning my cousin's girlfriend gave birth to a beautiful baby boy called Chase. He's so cute. Lastly, I'M GOING TO CALIFORNIA FOR TWO WEEKS IN NOVEMBER! My dad booked it last night, I seriously can't wait.

'Hello, Leighton.' said Opal, avoiding making eye contact with the man who she left all those years ago.

'What the hell are you doing here?' Leighton asked.

'Sam, could you please leave the room for a moment?' Opal begged, looking desperately at her son. Sam nodded and left the room with a sigh, keeping his bedroom door ajar.

Leighton sat across from Opal and stared at her for a while in silence. He really wanted to kiss her again, but he was in a relationship with Blair! Once faithful, always faithful in Leighton's book. He finally spoke,

'Where have you been living all this time then?'

'Well, I lived in Hidden Springs for a couple of years. That's where you come from, isn't it?' Leighton nodded his head as Opal continued. 'Then I lived in Riverview for a while before getting an apartment in Bridgeport where I live now.'

'Wait, won't your family still live there?'

'I don't know. Haven't seen them around.'

'Wait, to get from Riverview to Bridgeport you need to drive through Sunset Valley.'

'I know that. Yes, I did make a brief drive through here to get to where I live now. I was contemplating coming to say hello, but the nerves kicked in again. I really do feel like crap for that Leighton, I'm surprised you haven't thrown me out yet.'

'The only reason that I haven't is because I actually need to know why you decided to show up on our doorstep tonight.'

'I don't know. I wanted to see Sam-'

'You waited nine damn years before finally deciding that you wanted to see my son?! I'm surprised that he even wants anything to do with you!' spat Leighton, having a total change in character. His words cut Opal deep; he didn't say that Sam was her son. He only referred to him as his.

'I-I'm.. really sorry for everything.' whispered Opal after an awkward silence, feeling tears brimming in her eyes.

'And so you should be, you inconsiderate ass-'

'DAD!' gasped Sam, inviting himself back into the room. Leighton gave an icy glare as his son gave Opal a reassuring hug.

'Sam, who asked you to come back in here?'

'Shut up dad, why are you being such a jerk all of a sudden? You're no fun.' groaned Sam, cheeky tone to his voice.

'Excuse me young man, don't you dare talk to your father like that...' trailed off Yumi, entering the house. She gave a hard glare at Opal.

'And what is SHE doing here?!' she demanded. Leighton shrugged angrily and Sam felt his inner temper building up. Opal regretted ever showing up.

'Don't ask me, but Sam here actually let her in.' replied Leighton, shooting a look at his son who anxiously looked away.

'Samuel Brandon Sekemoto, what in the world were you thinking?!' scolded Yumi.

'Sadly, he gets that from me.' scoffed Leighton. Opal felt like a ghost in the room.

'You are such an irresponsible boy, Sam. Do you hear me? You are irresponsible.'

'SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!' screamed Sam at the top of his lungs. Opal couldn't help but think of Leighton then.

'I beg your pardon?!'

'Stop nagging to me about every single thing that I do! I'm absolutely sick of it! I mean, you're not perfect either.' What Sam said then made Opal put a hand over her mouth and try to hold back giggles. Yumi then remembered the uninvited guest in the room.

'Opal.'

'Yumi.'

'Look, this is the only time that I will ever do this. It's extremely dark and cold outside, far too late for you to go home. You can sleep on the sofa tonight and explain everything in the morning. Don't thank me, I'm getting soft in my old age.'

Yumi then walked out of the room without another word, followed by Leighton. Sam sat gingerly next to his mother on the sofa.

'Mom?'

'Yes?'

'I love you. Don't listen to dad and grandma Yumi. You're still important to me.'

Sorry, I have writers block so looks like it's back to short chapters. This took a few days to write. Also, it's now a month until my Bella sequel.