“Dad…” Jamie uttered.

Robbie and Ellie’s eyes widened as if to question how quickly their brother had been co-opted.

I just did it,” Jamie replied sheepishly. “It’s not like Mommy disapproves or anything like that.”

The three children then turned in concert to regard Charlotte.

Their mother appeared quite abashed and did not know how to respond.

Jamie asked softly, “You wouldn’t be against us treating Uncle Zack like our Dad, would you, Mommy?”

 

“Whatever do you mean by treating me like your Dad?” Zachary frowned. “I am your Dad, to begin with.”

“Huh?” The children were dumbfounded as they glanced at Zachary and Charlotte.

 

“Let’s go inside. I’ll explain this to y’all.”

Charlotte concurred. A matter of such importance should be discussed when everyone had settled in.

“Okay!” The children nodded obediently. However, their mood was somber, as they sensed their mother had something important to announce.

bundled into the study when

seated side by side, while Zachary and Charlotte occupied the couch across

uptight. “Perhaps I should step outside while

are family

then gestured for

stay put on the one side with the half-asleep Fifi

you want to

and collected as the eldest amongst the children ought to be. He mustered the

as she had no clue as to how to even begin. “The truth of

actually your father.

were forced wide as they glared at him, dumbstruck and in

met your Mommy four years ago and left a seed in her body, which grew to become

used in some illustrated books which he

that time, and I wasn’t aware that she was pregnant until we met again four years later under a different identity. We didn’t get along

as there was much he did not understand. “Why did you leave a seed inside Mommy when

“Yeah, yeah.”

Ellie quickly concurred as

“That…”

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