Finding Your Way **SEQUEL TO THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON**

Chapter Five

Previously on Finding Your Way:

Paul knocked twice on the door. "Niall?" He called.

"Hm?" Responded someone from inside.

"You have a visitor." Paul said.

"Come in." he said.

Paul slowly opened the door and I motioned for me to step in. I saw a glint of something in his eyes.

Confusion? Realization? I wasn't sure.

I finally spit out something to end the awkward silence.

"Uh, hi.. Dad."

Chapter 5

Matthew's POV

An awkward silence washed over the four of us. Niall looked at Paul with a look of disbelief. I think he knew I was his, but he didn't know how to react...or if he wanted to believe it.

What do you say in such a situation? Should I say something else?

"It's me.. Matthew" I said.

Crap, why did I say that? That was stupid. Of course he knows who I am.. I think... Was that really necessary?

I just stood there waiting. Waiting for anything. A hug, a word, a smile, a breath. But nothing happened. He remained emotionless.

After what seemed like forever, my dad finally spoke up. He cleared his throat, "uh could you two give me and Paul a second?"

"Sure." The two of us mumbled together.

Kristen and I walked out of my dad's dressing room and I shut the door behind us. I immediately felt the tears prick in my eyes.

"Well that didn't quite go as I hoped..." I muttered pathetically.

I slid down against the wall and put my head in my hands. I felt Kristen sit down and wrap her arms around me, comforting me.

"It'll be okay. You have to understand this is all a shock to him. Something very hard to handle, especially emotionally." She whispered.

I sat silently and listened against tge door.

"But we can't just take him! He has parents and a family and legally he is THEIRS." Said my dad raising his voice.

"But Niall he-"

"No, Paul. He is in custody of someone else. I don't know what to do here. Isn't this like.. Kidnapping? You know I wanted to keep him. He's a part of me. Sarah and I wanted to with every part of us. But we couldn't, we did it for him because we were young and could not provide the way we needed to. This family adopted him because they can't have kids. How could I take away such a blessing like that from them? It wouldn't be right."

That hurt. That hurt more than anything. I know he had his reasons, but I feel like he was making excuses not to take me. Almost as if he didn't want me.

"So what are you going to do then? This is your own child, Niall. He is only twelve, if you aren't going to keep him, he will feel sad the rest of his life. If he really wanted to stay where he was, he wouldn't have tried to find you." said Paul.