A month had passed. Madison was taking pills to fight leukemia. She was doing well but sometimes as a side effect she'd get sick. Jesse had filed for divorce and moved out. Riley and John hadn't told Madison he was her real father yet. They were planning to this afternoon. John had been spending a lot of time with Madison. When he couldn't be around he talked to Madison on the phone and through Skype. Riley and the kids were in the living room. Jesse came through the door. He was there to get the rest of his stuff. He didn't say a word and went right over to Lucas.
"Hey buddy." Jesse said.
"Daddy." Lucas said.
"Hi daddy." Madison said going over to Jesse and hugging him.
"Hi Madison." "I have to go upstairs and get the rest of my stuff." He went upstairs.
"Madison, watch your brother I'm going upstairs." Riley said.
Riley went upstairs to the bedroom where Jesse was. He was putting stuff in a box.
"What do you want Riley?" Jesse asked.
"If you're mad at me that's fine, but don't take it out on Madison."
"It's just hard to look at her."
"I know."
"No you don't know." "You're still her mother." "I'm nothing to her now."
"That's not true." "To her you're still her father."
"When are you gonna tell her?"
"This afternoon." "John's coming over." "We're gonna tell her together."
"I can't believe you broke up our family for him."
"I tried to tell you Jesse, there's nothing between me and John." "What we had ended a long time ago."
"Yeah and apparently it didn't end until you got pregnant by him." "I wanna take Lucas for the night."
"Ok." "I'll pack a bag for him."
They went back downstairs. Jesse put Lucas in his car seat.
"Where are you going daddy?" Madison asked.
"Lucas is spending the night with me."
"Can I come to?"
"No." Riley said. "John's coming over to play with you later."
Later that afternoon Riley and Madison had just finished lunch. There was a knock at the door. Riley answered it.
"Hi John." Riley said.
"Hi."
"Come on in." He went in.
"Hi John." Madison said. "Wanna color with me?"
"Sure." He said as he sat down on the floor next to her.
"Madison it's time for your pill." Riley said. "I'll bring it in to you."
"How have you been feeling Madison?" John asked.
"Ok." "I threw up yesterday though."
"Don't worry you'll get better." "I promise."
"I'm glad we're friends."
"Me to."
"Will you still be my friend after?"
"After what?"
"After I die."
"Madison, you're not going to die." "You'll be fine." "The cancer will go away."
"Everyone dies don't they?"
"Yes but when they're much older." "You're going to do so many things before that happens."
"Ok Madison time for your pill." Riley said coming back into the living room. She handed Madison a pill and a glass of water.
"Thank you mommy." She said taking it.
"Good girl."
An hour had passed.
"Madison come up on the couch with mommy and John." Riley said. "We need to talk to you." Madison sat in the middle of them. "Madison, remember who I told you a daddy puts a baby in a mommy's tummy?"
"Yeah."
"Well see John used to be mommy's boyfriend." "I thought that your daddy Jesse put you in my tummy." "When you were in the hospital the doctor ran a test." "It turns out John is the one who put you in my tummy." "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"John's my daddy?"
"Yes." Madison looked at John.
"Then where were you when I was a baby?"
"I didn't know I was your daddy when you were a baby." John said. "If I'd known I would've been there."
"Do I have to live with you now?"
"No but eventually when you feel comfortable it'd like you to spend the weekend with me."
"Can mommy come to?"
"Yeah."
"Are you Lucas's daddy to?"
"No Jesse's his daddy."
"What if I don't wanna call you daddy?"
"You don't have you." "You can still call me John."
"Ok." She looked at Riley. "You're still my mommy right?"
"Yes." Riley said.
"I want to lay down mommy."
"Ok."
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