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“My dad... fuck, that’s going to take some getting used to.”
“Do you want to talk about it?”
“Tomorrow maybe, but right now I just want to close my eyes and sleep.” His grip on me tightens as if he thinks I might disappear at any second.
“Sleep, Ace,” I say. “I’m right here.”
I’ll always be here.
Chapter Sixteen
Ace
Remi falls almost instantly asleep in my arms. I, however, lie there for hours with tonight's revelation playing on my mind.
James is my dad.
James is our dad.
How? How is it even fucking possible? So Mom was cheating with James. That I get, especially if what James is saying about how Dad treated Mom is true, and I’ve no reason not to believe that after meeting him not so long ago.
There was an emptiness to his eyes that leads me to believe he’s capable of much worse than just raising a hand to a woman. But to have two accidental pregnancies? That’s just un-fucking-lucky. It’s almost unbelievable, but as much as I want to call him a liar, something about it just rings true. It just feels right. I’m almost as confused by that as I am by the revelations themselves.
I attempt to put myself in James’ shoes. Could he have done more? Did he make the right decision by leaving us?
I’m no closer to having any answers by the time the sun comes up.
Slipping out of bed without Remi noticing, I pull on some clothes and silently head up to the main house. There’s a soft light coming from James’ office, hinting at the fact that he’s awake. I wonder if he’s had a sleepless night too?
I knock on the door once, but unlike yesterday, I don’t wait for him to reply before pushing it open. He’s laid out on his couch, a mostly empty bottle of scotch on the table and a smashed glass on the floor.
“A-Ace?” His eyes flicker open before widening when he notices me.
“I need a favor.”
He pushes himself so he’s sitting and stares at me as if he’s never seen me before. I get it, I’m looking at him now in a totally different light.
“Ace, I’m so sorry.”
I hold my hand up. “Not now. We’ll talk, I’ve got questions. A lot of fucking questions. But right now, I need you to promise me that you won’t say anything to the twins.”
“O-Okay, sure. Whatever you want.”
“When we tell them, it’ll be on my terms. I know them better than anyone. I know how to handle them.”
“You got it.”
I hesitate, knowing that I should go to the woman herself for this, but I’m running out of time.
“Spit it out...”
“I’m taking Remi away this weekend. We’re going to have a second attempt at celebrating her birthday. I need you to make sure Sarah is on board.”
“Um… yeah. I’ll do my best. She’s really not happy about the two of you after...”
“I’m sure you have ways to convince her.” My stomach turns at the thought.
“I’ll do what I can.” He waves me off.
