“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.

entire family bundled into the study when

side, while Zachary and Charlotte occupied the couch across from

uptight. “Perhaps I should step

family too, Mrs.

gestured for her

only stay put on the one side with the half-asleep Fifi nodding off in

do you want to

amongst the children ought to be. He mustered the courage to

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

“I’m actually your father.

eyes were forced wide as they glared at him, dumbstruck

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

in some illustrated books which he had consulted previously

later under a different identity. We didn’t get along at first because we had a number of misunderstandings between us, but that’s out of

on a second,” Robbie interrupted, as there was much he did not understand. “Why did you leave a seed inside

“Yeah, yeah.”

as the trio shared

“That…”

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