The Greatest Secret
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own iCarly
A/N: As you know, thoughts are in italics and speech is in regular font.
Chapter 112 (Reunion: Robert's True Family)
"Wait, what?!" Robert exclaimed in shock. The others with him didn't know what to say, they were struck with confusion as well. Maybe they heard wrong, but they were sure they just heard Elaine say that she was Robert's sister. "I mean, you look like me, but…your name is even different!" Elaine let out a small sigh and crossed her arms, they needed a quiet place to discuss this.
"Is there any room quiet enough to talk about this?" Elaine asked as a frown graced her face. Basically every room was filled with people, so the only room quiet enough was actually Agim's room. It seemed odd to do it in, but that was the room they would have to enter. "Here, let's go into the memorial room…it's quiet, we just need to be quiet while talking." The group nodded and everyone moved into the silent room. There was a three seat couch, two chairs propped up against each of the side walls, and one chair on either side of the couch. Jonah and Freddie leaned against the walls as the rest sat down in the seats.
"Okay, I don't understand this…how can you be my sister? I never even knew I had one. Not only that, but…" Robert looked over at Angeline and paused, unsure of what to say to her. "You say you're my mother, but…I am pretty sure dad always told me you were dead." Emily nodded in agreement. Angeline being dead was what she had always heard. It seemed pretty odd that the woman was still among the living. Sam, Freddie, and Jonah decided it was best to remain silent, as nobody really felt they had the right words to say.
"First of all," Angeline started. She closed her eyes and crossed her arms. "You shouldn't refer to that bastard as your father." Robert raised his eyebrow as both Veronica and Elaine shifted their eyes downward. "He was the furthest thing from a father that you ever had. I'm sorry you were subjected to him all your life." Robert was dumbfounded, his mother was speaking as if Tyrone wasn't ever his father to begin with. "Secondly, I never died. I divorced your father and tried to win custody of you…but it didn't work out as planned." She exhaled slowly and her face tightened. "Your father had loyal people to him in that court…he won custody."
"And he told me you were dead…it doesn't explain why you never visited!" Angeline's hands clenched on her legs and her face grew angry. It had been Tyrone again. Tyrone had made it so she could never see her son. It was horrible. Every time she wanted to see him, she wasn't allowed. Tears welled up in her eyes and she quickly wiped them away, not wanting anyone to see her crying.
"That bastard filed a restraining order and hired several of his thugs to keep me away from you. He was a violent and vicious man, he didn't want me anywhere near you for fear of 'tainting' you or something. And for god sake, you weren't even his son!" Robert's eyes widened and Emily's jaw fell. Everyone else in the room, except for Veronica and Elaine, were now staring at Angeline as if some great event had just happened and they missed it. Nobody could speak, they were far too shocked. Tyrone wasn't his father, but how could that be? Robert always thought he was his father.
"Did you just say…Tyrone's not my…not my…" Robert shook his head and wondered what he should think. He knew he'd be jumping for joy if Tyrone wasn't actually his father, but this was just too confusing. He took a moment to breathe, but how could you calm yourself if something you knew to be true for forty four years just became false? Not only that, but if Tyrone wasn't his father, then who was his father? What was his last name? Where was his real father? "Tyrone isn't my father?" Angeline slowly nodded her head and sighed.
"Neither am I your birth mother." Robert was struck silent once more. This didn't make any sense. Who were his real parents? Where were they now? Why did they give him away? Could he find them? These thoughts and so much more were running rampant through his mind. Emily took his hand in hers, hoping it would provide some comfort, if any. It helped, he was glad to have her next to him. "You see, Tyrone...is the product of rape, and I was barren all my life. Tyrone didn't think that he, a child of rape, should ever help produce a child of his own…so our only option was adoption."
"Tyrone is the…" Robert chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of his neck, still unsure of what to say. "I'm sorry, you said Tyrone is the product of rape?" Angeline slowly nodded her head and continued looking into Robert's eyes. Tyrone had never coped with his origins, he never even met his real mother. Of course, it was because his father took him from her. "So, has he ever actually met his father?" Angeline nodded her head and crossed her legs over.
"It was his mother he never met. His father took him from her."
"What kind of bastard…"
"I don't know. I do know that I've been trying to find you for years, as has your sister Elaine." Now it was Elaine's turn to speak. Everyone looked over at her as she lifted her head off of the hand it had been resting on. She smiled softly and placed her hands in her lap. This was probably the greatest moment of her life, finally being able to meet her brother. Not only that, but he was her twin brother.
"I knew I had been adopted, but I never knew I had a brother," Elaine said with a quiet tone of voice. "In fact, we're twins…" Robert blinked in surprise and opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. He had a twin sister. This was very shocking for him. "All my life, my adopted parents never told me…my adopted father passed away in 1998 and his wife passed on in 2008. Her final words to me were all about you." She had told Elaine that she had been unable to care for two children, therefore Robert was adopted a second time. She wanted Elaine to find him. "I've been searching for you since then…and it led me directly to your third mom and your birth mom."
"My birth mother?" Robert asked with a small smile. That must have meant his real mom was alive somewhere, she had to be! He could find her, he could ask her why she didn't keep him. Not only that, but he had a twin sister, which was amazing as well. "My birth mother is alive somewhere…I can find her." Elaine laughed and Veronica gave a smile. It wouldn't be hard for him to find her, not at all.
"Yeah well…I'll let you ask mom, our real mother about that yourself. I just want to tell you that the reason you were adopted again, adopted away from me…it was because our second family thought they were prepared, but they were not financially able to take care of both of us. They gave you to Tyrone and Angeline…I wish they hadn't." Angeline nodded in agreement. While she loved to care for Robert in the years that she had, she hated that he had to be under the care of Tyrone. "I think had she had her desire, she might have brought us together again."
"I would have," Angeline replied. "I would have done everything in my power to do that. I'm sorry Robert…sorry that I never was able to stay in your life." Robert shook his head and smiled, he couldn't possibly be angry with her. Emily wouldn't ask that he be angry, either. After all, she knew what it was like to have a son taken away from its mother.
"It's okay, you weren't at fault," Robert said with a small smile. "I'm just glad to have found you again! Not only that, but the fact that Tyrone's not my dad…is actually sort of a pleasant surprise." Just then, the door opened and Spencer walked in with Sasha and Lisa. They stopped and spotted the family, they hadn't expected to see them.
"Mom?" Lisa asked while raising her eyebrows. She hadn't seen her mother in a long time, so this was definitely a nice moment. "Mom, what are you doing here?" Veronica looked over and smiled as she stood up. She quickly hugged Lisa and looked into her eyes.
"Well, we were just searching for Robert over here, I think Spencer's going to want to hear this," Veronica said with a subtle nod. "You also."
"Why me?"
"You'll see…" Spencer raised his eyebrow and looked over at Robert. It seemed that Robert was pretty shaken, but it didn't seem that anything bad was going on. Robert looked over at Spencer and gave a very subtle smile.
"Hey Son," Robert said in a quiet tone. "I have something to tell you…" Spencer nodded and crossed his arms, eager to hear. They had really come to pay respects to Agim and his family, but now their mind seemed to be on something else. "Tyrone…isn't your grandfather…" Spencer's eyes widened and he looked as though he had just been gutted. This was a big surprise to him, though he had always wondered why he was nothing like Tyrone.
"You're kidding, right?"
"No…I was adopted by him…He's not even my father. Oh, and this woman here…" Robert pointed to Elaine and smiled briskly. "Is your aunt, my twin sister. Elaine."
"Wow dad this is…um…a lot to take in." Robert nodded and took a deep breath.
"It's tough to just find out, isn't it?" Sasha asked with a soft chuckle. The group looked over as Sasha crossed her arms. "I was adopted, right mom?" Lisa nodded and smiled only slightly. "Lisa was unable to have children, so she adopted me. I've met both my birth parents, they're really nice people."
"That's great," Robert said with a smile. "Now if only I knew mine…"
"I'm right here," Veronica said. Robert's eyes widened considerably and Marissa did a double take. Everyone looked over at Veronica and stared on with shocked expressions.
"Wha…what do you mean?" Lisa asked while taking a slight step forward. "Mom, you've never told us about having other children…I thought it was just John and I…" Veronica bit her lip and looked toward the ground.
"I know, but Henry and I had been far too embarrassed to tell you."
"Embarrassed?! We had a sibling…two siblings and you never told us!" Robert didn't know what to say, and apparently, neither did anyone else. Even Freddie was stunned into silence. Sam swallowed hard, figuring that this was a lot more drama than she even thought was going to happen at this reunion. "I don't get it mom, how could you never tell us? Why would you? Not only that, but…why did you put them Elaine and Robert up for adoption!" Veronica shifted her eyes to the side and slowly exhaled, preparing herself.
"I wanted to tell you after time. We never found the right opportunity though…when John died, it was too devastating…I never knew the right time, until Angeline and Elaine showed up at my door. Then I knew, I knew I needed to tell you." Veronica looked up and her body began to shake. No one dared to speak a word, only listen as she spoke and let the tears escape her eyes. "We had two children already, and then when we had Robert and Elaine…we wanted to keep them, we loved them. But financially, and several other issues that were going on…we were unable to take care of them. We were going to adopt them back into the family, but by the time we could…we had no way of knowing where they were or how to find them."
"I don't understand," Spencer said with a quiet voice. He was shocked, this meant that Robert was John's brother. Not only that, but Lisa too. That wasn't the odd thing, the odd thing was that it made Sasha his cousin. "Sasha is…Sasha…my wife is my…" Spencer swallowed and Sasha rolled her eyes. She smiled lightly and took his hand in hers.
"Spencer, I was adopted," Sasha said with a reassuring voice. "I'm not your cousin. Not by blood at all. You met my real parents at the wedding, they thought you were great. I'm your wife, I'm your lover, and I'm related to you only by marriage to you." Spencer took a moment to take that in, but he got the gist of it. He smiled and briskly kissed Sasha, he could live with that. "Okay, you feel better sweetie?"
"Yeah, I do…" Lisa and Roger both took deep breaths and attempted to take everything in on their own. It was hard, but they would get used to it. Roger shook his head and smiled.
"I don't know about you, but I for one am glad for what I've just learned," Robert said as he glanced to Veronica and Elaine. "I mean, I've got two sisters apparently…a great fiancé, and I know who my real mother is. I'm happy. I don't see how any of this could be a bad thing. I mean hell, Tyrone isn't even my real father! Now just one thing, how did you guys know that I'd be here?"
"I knew the Davidson family was having a reunion since someone invited me," Veronica replied as she crossed her arms. She had been invited because of John's relation. It was actually Arian that invited her to come. "I also was informed about each spousal announcement…that included your name." She smiled and Robert gave a quick nod. She remembered being extremely happy to see his name on that sheet. She immediately rushed over to Elaine and Angeline, then they made their way to the reunion. "Angeline and Elaine were with me at the time, we had been searching for you…so this was great news."
"Well I'm glad we're all together then." Veronica chuckled lightly and tilted her head, a smirk formed at her lips.
"You know, I hear that in arranged marriage…when the man dies, his brother is often required to marry that man's wife. It looks like that'll be happening." Robert blushed and Emily chuckled. It was true, that was happening for her. "Now I just want to say that I'm sorry I never got to see my other grandson!" Spencer smiled as Veronica walked over and hugged him. Angeline had told her the circumstances of Spencer's birth. It was Tyrone that informed her about it.
"You know what?" Sam asked as she heaved a heavy sigh. She was growing weary of all that was going on, she wasn't sure just how many more surprises she could handle. Here she, and even her family expected the Pucketts to be the ones stirring up all the drama, not every other person! The group looked to her as she slowly stood up. "I can't believe how many secrets there are in the Davidson family…too many…" And she would know, she had to research the family history. There were some parts that were not going to be said by her, some things that she just couldn't say because it was too much to reveal. "I need to prepare for my presentation…my family is so getting an award today if they don't add any extra stress." Everyone laughed and Sam made her way out of the room. "Are there any other surprises?!"
"Not that I know of," Elaine said with a slight chuckle. Veronica and Angeline shook her head and smiled. Everyone exited the room and made their way through the church. Sure, there wouldn't be anything else for that little group. Yet some of the biggest shockers hadn't been revealed at all. Sam had been told by Era that she would be revealing something huge later on. Not only that, but Zamira did say she would reveal who her second husband was. Even some of Zamira's kids would be revealing secrets and surprises of their own. Carlos would probably be revealing the reason why he had never married. Surely, there would be a lot of shock to go around on this day. The Pucketts were in for the biggest shock of their lives, that they were not the cause of any drama for once. Especially with the major shock of all, the one that Era would be revealing about her sister, Drita.
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