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Looking back to her parents, Martha looks as though she’s hiding a grin, but David doesn’t look impressed at all. Shit. I have a really bad feeling now. This doesn’t look good.
“Hi guys. Err. Mom, Dad we have something to tell you.”
“I don’t want to hear what you’re about to say. Gabe, you need to take your hands off Bree.”
Bree sucks in a breath beside me in shock, “Dad, please stop, I love him, and we’re engaged.” Bree tells him, looking panicked. Her Mom looks bewildered.
“David what’s going on? Why are you acting like this? We’re talking about Bree and Gabe here. He’s like our son, there’s no one I would rather see her with than him.”
David looks really upset now. Looking at him he actually looks to have aged in the last five minutes, “That’s the problem.” He whispers.
Bree looks terrified. I take her in my arms as she wraps herself around me. “Dad, you’re really frightening me.”
“I’m so sorry honey.” He looks at his wife then back to us. Martha takes a seat beside her husband, taking his hand.
“Not long after Travis was born your mother and I lived apart for awhile.”
“What?”
“Bree honey please let me finish. I have always loved your mother; I need you to know that. But, while we were apart, I spent one night with your mother Gabe, just before she met and married Scott.”
Bree was against me shaking her head, while I try to take in what he’s telling us. “You’re my father?” I ask, needing it confirming.
Seeing him nod his head, I feel like my whole life is sinking. Not only have I been lied to all these years, but the woman I love beyond anyone or anything is my half sister. I feel my eyes fill with tears. I’m going to lose her.
Pulling out of my arms slightly, Bree raises her tear streaked face to look at me which has my tears running free, my heart is breaking. God, I need to get out of here and fast.
Taking a deep breath for courage, I put her slightly away from me and step back. “Gabe, no. Please don’t leave me.” I keep backing up to the kitchen door as Bree tries to wrap herself around me crying. Taking hold of her face, I look into her eyes, “I will always love you Bree. There will never be anyone else, but we can’t do this. I need to leave.”
Turning, I open the door and run for my truck trying to shut the screams and sobs coming from inside, out of my head. I can hardly see where I’m going for the tears pouring down my face.
Chapter 17
BREE
He’s left me. Just ran out and left me here. I’m in a heap on the floor by the kitchen door sobbing my heart out. My heart has just been broken in the worse possible way.
“What the hell’s going on in here?” Coming straight over to me, Travis bends down and picks me up in his arms, taking me to sit in his lap at the table with our parents.
My mother is crying and so is my father. He has his arms wrapped around her telling her how sorry he is.
“I’m waiting.” Travis was never the patient one. He passes me some tissue and continues to glare at our parents.
“I’m in love with Gabe.” I say and start crying again. Sucking in my breath to try and calm down enough to speak, “He’s our half brother.”
I feel Travis freeze while I continue to sob all over him. “What the hell are you talking about Bree?”
“Your father is also Gabe’s father.” Mum says, coming over to try and take my hands.
I climb off Travis’ lap and run upstairs to my room, where I lock my bedroom door and throw myself onto the bed, heartbroken, still wearing his ring.
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Coming awake, I hear someone knocking on my door. I must have cried myself to sleep. I just lie their wanting to be left alone.
“Bree let me in.”
Beth. The tears start up again as I roll off my bed and open the door. With the door locked again she pulls me into her arms as we cry all over each other.
