CHAPTER 18: TELL MY FAMILY ABOUT MACY & SHAN

SHANE

I came from my duty in the hospital; I was the one who arrived last in our house. My mother was the one who pick up Shanice if I am not on duty to her school. They go home together with my father. I love my parents they always have the same working schedule always together.

I saw my father and daughter in the living room teaching my daughter her homework.

"Hello everyone." I greeted them as soon as I opened the door. I was in the good mood because of yesterday talked with Macy.

"D-daddddy..." she said running towards me.

I lifted her up in my arms. "Hello little princess." I kissed her cheek and put her down. She went back to her homework.

"Dad, where's mom?" I asked him.

"She is still in the kitchen cooking for our dinner. Why? What's the matter?" He asked me raising his one brow.

"Ah okay, I have something to tell all of you after dinner. I will take my shower first." I answered, my dad nodded. I climbed up the stairs towards my room for freshen up.

After shower, wearing new clothes, I went down not too long for dinner because I want to finish this at once.

I found them all in the dining table just in time for dinner. We talked a little while eating not related to the one I am going to discuss later.

I was looking at my daughter done with her food. "Little Princess, you do not want dessert?" I asked, bending down to her.

"No, dad I am full already. Grams cooked always the best." She grinned.

"Oh! Thank you, little princess." My mom smiled happily. My mom loves it when you praise her cooking.

"Okay, why don't you go to the living room and watch Frozen. Daddy will talk something to Grams and Gramps, okay?" I suggested and she nodded. When I see her off the dining area, I faced my parents.

"Mom, Dad, there is something I want to tell you." I said right away.

"What is it?" Mom asked looking into my eyes that she was kind of nervous. I looked at my dad whose stare at me quietly. "Do not tell me..." I snapped her before she says anything.

"Mom, calm down. It is not bad news I will tell you OKAY." I smiled and she sighed. "I will tell you that I am engage and getting married soon. But we are planning to move in together first. We will find a house if everything falls into places." I blurt out without pausing.

I saw my mom's mouth wide open but my dad just calm. It took a moment of silence.

"With whom?" She finally asked. "I know you were dating every now and then but we haven't met her."

I know my mother is worried because of Shanice. They do not want their first grandchild to be mistreat. And I am not going to allow it to happen. If it isn't Macy because we know her too long.

"You already know her, Mom." I declared, chuckled at her. Her eyebrow rose. "It's Macy, Shayla's best friend.

"Whaat?!" She was shock and my dad just sat there listening to us. He did not interfere any of our conversations. He will always be like that listening first carefully before opening his mouth if it is not that serious. "How? I mean I never saw you ..." She stopped did not finish her words.

"Mom, Dad, Macy and I began dating not long ago and we love each other. I know what you mean how. But I had feelings for her long ago since I was in high school." I explained. "It was love at first sight before Shay and Macy became friends. I tried to it ignore it that time. I really love her now. I thought I never going to see her again but fate gave us another chance."

"Oh!" She said like a little pity on me.

"Yes mom, and not just it there's more. I know you two will not going to believe it, me too at first." I laughed; my tears slowly began to fall, tears of joy that was it is.

"Why are you crying?" my dad finally spoke. "What is it son?"

"Yeah, what is it, honey? You are scaring us." Mom added.

"No, this is nothing. I told you it is not a bad thing but a great one." I said, "Macy have a son and that son is mine. We never had a relationship if that's what you think. It just happened." Admitting to them with a smile. Tears were still falling. Thinking, I haven't hugged my son. "It is mine, Mom, that's why she left our town because she was pregnant with my son."

My mother stood up and embraced me crying too and I could feel my dad was behind me patted my back.

"His name is Shan Matt, Mom. She named after me." I cried. "He really my mini version when I was younger. I hope you do not hate her for hiding my son from us."

My mom cried too. They know after my wife died, I was not seriously dating. I am not totally happy even Shanice is there.

I, myself know that my life is not complete after my wife died. Something is missing until Macy came back. I began to see what was missing.

"We don't hate her Shane. I totally love and understand her for what she did. Even if she hid your son from you and not aborting it." I wiped my tears as I glanced her. "You know why, because if that time she told you. Of course, we will decide from there to get married because she is like my own daughter." She continued. "If you two were force that time, maybe from this moment either you were still together or separated."

"That's right, son, your mother is right. It may end up hating each other because you two were both too young." Dad explained. "No direction at all. Forcing each other at that time will end no good just for the baby."

They have a point about us if I knew about her pregnancy. We were not sure about us. It was our fate what we became before and what we have right now.

It was my heart I may be okay but from the inside it was emptiness. I am grateful and glad Macy is now with me.

We are matured and willing to give it a try. Because in my heart she is always be the one that got away.