Pic of Riley's father to the side
** Recap **
"Who is this?" I asked
Gram looked at her hands.
"Gram..."
"Your...father." she said finally
** End of Recap**
I backed up.
"Riley."
"Your lying." I said
She said nothing.
"My father doesn't want me." I said "I went seventeen years without him. I don't want him around now."
Gram looked at me.
Seth led me over to the table and pulled out a chair for me.
I sat.
The doorbell rang and Gram left.
Seth took her seat next to me.
It was quiet.
"Riley." he said
I didn't look up.
"I... I'm sorry. I understand how you feel, but believe me... I didn't want to leave you."
"If you didn't want to leave me then why not follow us." I said
"You truly have your mothers wits." he said "You want the entire story?"
I looked at my hands on my lap. "Go ahead."
He drank from a red mug. "Your mother and I met after she arrived in England. We started off as friends then it grew. We got married and had you. We both loved you, but she wanted more from what we had.
"I went home one day and all of her things were gone. She left a note saying not to contact her. I never knew where she took you. I was devastated, angry, and miserable. I searched all these years and found you here... Without her."
Seth put a hand on mine.
"I've been here since I was nine." I said "Eight years without a parent. No contact whatsoever. I don't care anymore. I stopped caring. I understand it was my mother who kept you from me, but you did have her mothers number."
"Riley be nice." Seth said
"I am." I replied "I'm just saying the truth."
Seth looked away and stood up. He walked out the room.
Damned you Seth.
"I guess I should be going." he said
A tear dropped on the table.
He walked over and pulled me into a hug.
"I'm so sorry, Riley."
We pulled apart, but he kept his hands on my shoulders.
"I guess I should call you dad." I said wiping my eyes
He smirked. "Only if you want to."
I smiled. "Ok."
"Let's go for a walk." he said wiping a stray tear
I nodded and went to grab my shoes.
Seth smiled at me. "Have fun."
I stuck my tongue at him and put my shoes on.
I found dad outside and we started walking down the street.
"How old are you?" I asked
"45." he said
"You guys had me when you were twenty-eight!" I said "How old was my mother?"
