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Chapter 5

Kenny's POV

The next morning I hear that doorbell ringing. I drag myself out of bed to answer it and I see Red at the door. "Hey..."

"Hi." Red smiles. "Rough night?"

I nod. "You can say that. Come on in." She follows me in the house.

"What happened?"

I sigh. "Well first I need to apologize to you. We may have to postpone the wedding."

"Are you getting cold feet?"

I shake my head. "Tammy is alive..."

Red's eyes widen. "That's impossible!"

"She came here last night. This time I wasn't hallucinating."

"Are you sure?"

I nod. "Yes I'm sure. I was completely sober even though now I could use a drink."

Red shakes her head. "I don't think so, you've been doing so well."

"I know, but knowing Tammy is still alive will drive me to start drinking again."

"What it is about her that makes you so crazy?"

"I wish I knew."

"Well it needs to stop."

"I know, but I don't know how to react to her being alive."

"So where has she been?"

"In France with Craig."

"So he knew all along?

I nod. "It seems that way. They're "married" now and have two kids."

Red is taken aback. "Wait…what?"

"She abandoned me and the kids for him! Then she goes off and has more kids! God, I hate them!" I slam my fist into the wall.

"So…if she survived the car accident, if there even was one, does that mean little Kevin is…?"

I shake my head. "There was an accident and no he didn't make it." I bury my face in my hands. "I wish he would've survived it."

"I'm sorry honey."

"I'm not looking forward to her telling the kids."

"They're going to be devastated."

I nod. "Especially Sadie. She's had a hard time dealing with her death, I don't know how she'll respond to her being alive." I begin to sob and Red massages my shoulders.

"We'll help her get through it. I'll help all of you get through this."

"How can someone put their own kids through this?"

"It was a very selfish move."

"Now she wants to come back and ruin what we have!"

"She can only ruin it if we let her. Are we going to let her?"

I look at her. "No, but we still have to postpone the wedding."

"That's fine. You have to get this situation resolved first."

"I'm really sorry…"

Red kisses me. "Don't be. You didn't know."

"I promise you we'll get married as soon as possible."

"Well I guess I'll have to change the red, white, and blue color scheme." Red jokes. I'm glad she can laugh about this. She's been so patient with me and something is always happening to us. I just hope I can get this Tammy issue resolved quickly!

Tammy's POV

"Are you nervous?" Craig asks as we pull up to Kenny's house. I already told my parents the truth. They're pissed off at Craig and me, but luckily they're not taking it out on Maddie and CJ. They're bonding with them as we speak so I can tell Sadie and Johnny the truth.

"I'm not nervous per se, but I am feeling a little overwhelmed. I wonder if they'll have the same reaction as my parents."

Craig kisses my forehead. "You'll find out soon enough." He smiles as he parks the car. My breathing becomes shallow. "Relax, you're going to be fine."

"I hope so." I tell him as he gets out of the car. He bends down. "You coming?"

I sigh. "Yeah." I slowly get out of the car and approach the front door. I put my finger on the doorbell, but then I quickly move it and look at Craig. "I'm not ready…"

"It's not or never baby. Your parents and Kenny know it's only a matter of time before Sadie and Johnny find out. Wouldn't you rather they hear it from you?"

I nod. "You're right. It's time for me to woman up!" I ring the doorbell. Kenny opens the door and frowns.

"Are you kidding me? You brought him?" Kenny shoots Craig a death glare.

"Why wouldn't I? He's my husband."

Kenny rolls his eyes. "Let's just get this shit out of the way. Hold on." He closes the door.

"What the fuck?" Craig asks.

"I'm not going to tell them outside. Is he crazy?"

"Apparently so." Craig and I talk amongst ourselves for a few minutes before Kenny opens the door.

"You guys can come in." Kenny tells us.

We walk in and I see Sadie and Johnny sitting on the couch. I begin tearing up. My babies aren't babies anymore. They look so grown up. Johnny looks exactly the way Kenny did when we met back in elementary school minus the parka. Sadie looks like a younger version of me! She's so tall and looks so mature now. I just can't believe these are my babies. "I'm back!" I tell them as I burst into tears.

"Mommy!" Johnny runs over to me and gives me the biggest hug ever. "You're alive! I'm so happy!" He looks at Craig. "Hi Uncle Craig!"

"How's it going kiddo?" Craig smiles at him.

"We haven't heard from you in awhile Craig!" Sadie states in a snarky tone.

"I know…we've had a lot going on."

"I guess it's hard to pretend to be dead for five years."

"I'm sorry honey." I tell Sadie. "I'm here now." I walk over to her and try to hug her, but she backs away from me.

"Don't touch me!"

"Sadie!" Kenny gives her a warning look. "Don't be disrespectful!"

"They let us believe she was dead! You should be pissed!"

"I've already spoken to her about this. But she's still your mother and you need to show some respect."

"Stop it! Stop trying to be the nice guy! She played the hell out of you and you're still defending her?"

"Sadie, I'm really sorry. I just needed to get out. Once little Kevin died and I nearly died, I knew my marriage to Kenny was dead too." I try to explain.

"Oh please! You were cheating on daddy with Craig the whole time!"

"You don't know the whole story."

"I don't want to hear it! You left us! We spent so much time crying and grieving over you and you were alive the whole time! Where were you?"

"I was in France with Craig. We got married and now have two kids. You have a new sister and brother."

Sadie looks disgusted. "You have more kids? I'm done!" She storms upstairs.

"Sadie!" I try to go after her, but Kenny stops me. "I should talk to her."

Kenny shakes his head. "You've talked enough, I'll go talk to her." He heads upstairs.

"So are you going to stay?" Johnny asks.

I look at Craig, then at Johnny. "I'm not sure for how long. I have some legal things to take care of here."

"Well I hope it takes a long time because I don't want you to go yet."

"I'll be here long enough to have some personal time with you! Plus you'll get to meet your brother and sister."

"I can't wait!"

Kenny rushes downstairs. "Sadie ran away!" Uh-oh! This isn't good…