Patches 2

Chapter 54 (pt 2)

!!! HOW ABOUT A DOUBLE !!!

** Part 2 **

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"We have a birthday, April 17th. What else do we need in order for him to get a birth certificate and Social Security number?" Tim asks.

"Well, he has his mother's name to go on the birth certificate. The father's name is actually optional. He'll have to have a name, of course." Morgan says.

"Patch is my name. Charlie gave it to me." Patch says. 

"Patch Roberts?" Morgan asks.

Patch quickly shakes his head no.

"I don't want her last name." Patch says. "I don't want anything from her."  

"But, Son, you don't know who your father was." Morgan says.

Patch thought for a moment.

"Mr. Freeman? Do you know anything about Old Charlie?" Patch asks. "He was the only father I ever knew."

"Sure, who didn't know Old Charlie." Morgan chuckles. "His name was Charles Kaplan. He was a WW2  veteran."

"Patch Kaplan." Patch says with a smile.

"Got a nice ring to it." Tim says with a smile.

"All you have to do is go to the Social Security office and file for a birth certificate. And in a couple of weeks, you'll get it in the mail along with a Social Security card." Morgan says.

"That's it?" Tim asks with a surprised tone.

"That's it." The detective chuckles. "It'll help if you take copies of some of this information with you."

Morgan types out all the information that they would need including the estimated birth date, signs it and gives it to Patch.

"Good luck, Mr. Patch Kaplan." He smiles and shakes Patch's hand.

** A/N Pretty sure that's not how it's done. lol **

The lady at the Social Security office read over the letter Detective Freeman had sent and began the application.

"Your name, Sir?" She asks as she typed.

"Patch Kaplan." He signs. Kevin again interpreting.

"Date of birth is listed by Mr. Freeman as April 17, 1989. Is that correct?" She asks.

Patch nods with a smile.

"Mother's name?" Was asks.

Patch shakes his head.

"Are you sure?" Kevin whispers and Patch gives a firm head nod.

"Uh, he was abandoned at childbirth." Kevin answers.

"Alright. What about a father's name?" She asks.

"Charles Kaplan." Patch answers.

The lady finishes filling out the application and hands it over to Patch.

"All we need is your signature." She says as she points to the line and hands him a pen.

Patch looks nervously around at Kevin and Tim.

"Uh, he doesn't know how to write." Tim informs her.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Do you know how to make an X?" She asks.

Patch shakes his head.

"It's like this." She says as she shows him how to make an X.

He picks up the pen and makes an X on the paper.