GAVIN + RIVER (boyxboy)

26. A SHOCKING REVELATION

PASSION

I decided to take Gavin's advice and find my Mom.

I called my Grandma Rose (my Mom's Mom) last night and I told her what was going on with me and how I need to make peace with my Mom.

She gave me her address in Chicago, which is 30 minutes away.

Zoey is going with me for moral support.

I'm nervous as hell. I haven't seen her in 6 years.

I don't know what to expect out of this visit.

So many questions are running through my mind.

It's too late for me to turn back now.

I'm sitting in the living room waiting for Zoey, who says she's​on her way.

The front door opens.

It's my Dad (Calvin)

PASSION: DADDY!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HOME? I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T COMING UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

CALVIN: PASSION, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS.

PASSION: IS SOMETHING WRONG?

CALVIN: THIS IS ACTUALLY GOOD NEWS.

PASSION: BY ALL MEANS SHARE THIS GOOD NEWS.

CALVIN: I'M GOING TO BE STICKING AROUND DALTON FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

PASSION: WHAT? THAT'S GREAT DADDY. WHAT BROUGHT THIS ON?

CALVIN: I WAS TALKING TO A COLLEAGUE OF MINES AND I WAS TELLING HER HOW MUCH I MISSED YOU AND HOW I ONLY GET TO SEE YOU ON WEEKENDS. SHE TOLD ME THAT HOPE MEMORIAL WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER AS ADMINISTRATOR AND SHE MADE SOME CALLS AND I GOT THE JOB.

PASSION: YOU MOVED HOME FOR ME?

CALVIN: PASSION, FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS I'VE BEEN WORKING IN MONTGOMERY AND I'VE MISSED OUT ON SO MUCH. I NEED TO BE CLOSER TO HOME, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR SAKE, BUT THE BABY'S AS WELL.

PASSION: I'M STILL SURPRISED THAT YOU DIDN'T GET MAD WHEN YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT MY PREGNANCY.

CALVIN: PASSION, YOU MADE A MISTAKE. WE ALL DO. NO ONE IS PERFECT. I WISHED YOU HAD COME TO ME AS SOON AS YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT IT INSTEAD OF LIV AND TOMMY.

PASSION: I STILL FEEL BAD ABOUT THAT. I'M SORRY DADDY. I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN ME.

CALVIN: PASSION, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT I'M HERE FOR YOU NO MATTER WHAT. I'M NOT PERFECT EITHER. I'VE MADE MISTAKES MYSELF. THAT'S ALL BEHIND US NOW. WHAT'S IMPORTANT NOW IS THAT YOU GIVE BIRTH TO A HEALTHY BABY BOY. I'M GOING TO SPOIL HIM ROTTEN.

PASSION: I KNOW YOU ARE. I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HOME FULL TIME.

CALVIN: IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME.

I heard a car pull up.

I looked out the window.