Prompt: You are Lauren's 16 year old son, Rhys. She had you at 17 by her ex, Luis Santos. He was a good dad, he raised from day one. Lauren couldn't cope with a child so young. The fame and having a child was too much for her and she left you with Luis in hopes he'd raise you right and do a good job. He did; he thought you right from wrong, he thought you how to be a man and respect women and treat them right.
For those 16 years Lauren has regretted leaving you alone with Luis, not because she was worried for you safety but now she's finally manning up to her mistakes and wants to meet you for the first time in a long time. But how will you react? Will you accept her apology? Or will you leave your own mother hanging?
Read on to find out
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Rhys P.O.V
"She wants to meet you" my dad says
I bet you're confused. Well my name is Rhys James Jauregui-Santos but I don't use the Jauregui part of my name. I'm 16 years old and I live in Miami. My dad, Luis, thinks it's a good idea for me to meet my 'mother' the one who left me and my dad when I was young, the one who cared more about her fame than her son
"No! She left us for fame and money and now she has that she wants to suddenly meet us? No I won't go!" I scream at him.
"She did what she thought was best. It was hard for her, she had to think of the other members of the group!" he argues
"And what about us? We needed her to! She's my mother and I needed her to! But she didn't come! I used to cry myself to sleep at night hoping she'd walk through that door but it never happened! So tell me that now I'm suddenly supposed allow her back into my life and forget the past 16 years without her?" I yelled at him before storming off to my room
"Why?!?" I whisper to myself
Luis's P.O.V
I knew that asking Rhys to meet Lauren was a bad idea. It's not that he hates her but it's hard for him to allow her back in after so long. She left me to look after him while she lived her dream, travelling the world with 4 other females.
That's why I broke up with her. She left me to deal with Rhys all by myself. She was on the Demi Lovato Neon Lights Tour, she promised that she'd call me to check on Rhys and I but she didn't. The first week I let it go thinking that it was her first big tour and she was just working out things so that they were perfect but it wasn't, the real reason was that she didn't want Rhys in her life. She claimed it was "too hard" for her. I always asked her "what about me?" because it was ok for her to live her dream but I had to give up everything that I had work for in my life? So yeah that's the true reason behind our break up.
For the past 16 years I've heard nothing from Lauren about Rhys. Her family have seen him a few times but after so long I didn't hear from them again. The girls always ask how he is, and I always tell them about him. They've never met him because they never had chance to.
Anyway I had a text message from Lauren this morning saying:
Mother of my boy: I know it's been a while but please let me see my son. I was wrong 16 years ago, I was a child myself, we both were. I couldn't handle the fact that Rhys would grow up with me travelling all of the time, he needed a mother in his life and that wasn't me. Now I understand that I am his mother and he still needs me. And I need him, I've lied to myself for so long I convinced myself that he never needed me and you and him would be better off without me! But please I'm begging you to let me see him. I miss my baby boy
I wanted to be so happy that she finally wanted to see MY boy but something in me snapped and I had to get everything I wanted to say for the past 16 years off of my chest
Me: After 16 years this is all I get? He gets? You left us on our own! I gave up everything for MY baby boy and what did you do? You ran away from us! You went to go and live your dream while I was left to look after a baby at 17! So give me one good reason why I should let you see him?
I felt bad for not being all happy and allowing her back into Rhys's life but I can't risk him getting hurt
Mother of my boy: Please Luis! I'm begging you! I love our son with everything in me. I was stupid and inconsiderate of you and Rhys. But I promise that this time I will be there I want to see him! And if he meets me and then decides that he doesn't want me in his life then I'll leave him and you alone but please! At least try and get him to meet me. I want to see how's he's grown up to be. One chance that's all
I didn't reply after that. I went to talk to Rhys and you all know how that went. After Rhys walked to his room, which in the basement. I walked to his room and hear 'Welcome to the Black Parade' by My Chemical Romance blasting from his speakers. This is the song he plays whenever he's upset.
I slowly walk in and see him lying on his bed with his head in his pillow and I can hear him sniffling
"Bud what's wrong?" I ask as I sat on that bed next to him
"I don't know dad. I want to meet her but I don't want to get hurt" he cries
"I know bud but why not give her a chance, yeah? I know you can't trust her fully buy give her time. She really wants to be there for you and be involved in your life. All she wants is one chance and if you don't want to see her again then she'll understand and leave us alone, her words buddy. So it's completely up to you" I say as a rub his back
"Ok. I will. But if I do will you be there? I won't go unless you're with me and I don't just mean that by you coming that you're close to us I want you there by her and I" he turns over and faces me. I see his pale, tear stained face.
"If you want me there then yeah I'll be there for you" he nods his head at me and says
"Then yeah I'll meet her but as soon as I get uncomfortable then I'm leaving"
"I understand that and so does your mother-"he cuts me off
"You mean Lauren" he looks sadly at the floor
"Ok then if you want to leave then Lauren and I completely understand. We won't force you into staying or even leaving it's all up to you" I add
He just nods at me and I leave to tell Lauren. Once I reach the top of the stairs I get my phone out to text her
Me: He agreed to meet you but there are two conditions
Not long after I send the message she responds
Mother of my boy: REALLY?? HE'LL MEET ME???? Of course anything, I'll do anything
Me: Number one: I have to be there and Number two: the moment he gets uncomfortable he can leave. If you agree then he will meet you
I don't think she'd appreciate me being there but it's not her choice it's Rhys's
Mother of my boy: of course as soon as he wants to leave he can but do you have to be with us? Can't you be close to us? That way we can bond better
I knew it'd be weird but that's what Rhys wants
Me: No he wants me there by his side so that's where I am going to be. If you don't want me there then too bad because he does
Maybe I was a little harsh but she made her choice and now has to deal with the consequences
Mother of my boy: Ok. I'm sorry, you can be there right by his side. I just wanted to spend some time alone with my son. Is tomorrow ok?
Me: I understand just not yet. He won't call you 'mum' or 'mother' yet but in time he will. And as for 'your son' I don't think so. Tomorrow is fine, be at the park in Miami where we met and we'll all meet there at 2:00pm don't be late. If you make us wait longer than 10 minutes then we're going home and you can forget ever meeting him
I didn't have a reply after that but she better not be late or else she won't be his
Momma Jauregui
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