Better or Bad (Sequel to Lizzy Walker - Adopted Story)

The Truth Part 1

(Get ready, Lizzy's secret she's been keeping forever comes out)😋🤫

3 weeks later.

I sighed in relief. I'm much better after being sick for a while. I had the flu which involved throwing up. I'm thankful for my love taking good care of me. Me and Meadow met up and talked things out. I know she doesn't have a mean bone in her body to ever betray or hurt me. People make mistakes. I learned that. I made a big one before. It's something only the girls and my adoptive family knows. I've told Bryce I have a secret but didn't say what it is. I know I'll have to tell my birth family sometime. It's clear everyone's in for a surprise. This afternoon me and Bryce decided to visit the orphanage. It's beautiful because we would talk to kids, sing songs to them and play games. By the way, Bryce wanted this idea. I do of course. He's been getting baby fever which makes me a little excited to tell him my secret. We sat in two chairs in the living room. All the kids sat on the couch. They smiled and some was occupied with toys. I smiled. "It's so good to see you guys!" I said. "You too!" One girl said. We laughed. "Anyone ready for some music?" Bryce asked, pulling out his guitar. "Yay!" Everyone shouted, clapping. I laughed. He smiled. "Ok, ready Liz?" He asked. I nodded and readied myself.
We began singing Hey Jude. I smiled as I sang along. The kids did the same which is so cute. Bryce kept strumming his guitar. I lightly chuckled as how goofy he was being a little. A little girl climbed on my lap. I smiled and picked her up. I rocked her side to side, dancing to the song. She giggled and sang. Bryce smiled at the moment and continued the song. I enjoyed every minute. This makes me think what an amazing father he could be. All our kids would be happier. Memories flooded in my head.

*****

"Cmon, baby! It's mommy!" I said. My 6 year old son ran up to me. He smiled widely. "Mommy!" He said. I picked him up and hugged him. We were at my cousin Sabrina in my adoptive family's side house. She's been there, taking care of my little guy since he was born. Of course I made much time to see him. He hugged me. I hugged back. "I missed you, my little bean." I said. He giggled. "Missed you too!" He said. We parted and he grabbed my hand. "I wanna show you my toys!" He said in his cute fetus voice. I chuckled. "Ok." I said. He brung me to his room. He grabbed toys from his toy box. He smiled. "Look, mommy!" He said. He had an iron man figure and hulk figure. He loves marvel heroes like me. I looked at him in awe. "That's cool! You like marvel heroes?" I said. "Yes!" He cheered, jumping up and down. I laughed. "Why don't we play superhero vs. villain?" I asked. "Ok!" He said, smiling. We played this game for a little long till we got bored.

*****

Sabrina cooked dinner and I stayed over to eat with my little bean. He's such a sweetheart. We sat on the couch eating. I made his plate and mine's. We watched Avenger movies. He loved Age of Ultron and Iron Man 3. I should get a role in Avengers so he can meet everybody. Once the movie ended, he wanted to see another one. We indeed watched Captain America; Winter Soldier. He fell asleep in my grasp. I smiled and multiple kissed his cheek. "Lizzy?" Sabrina whispered. I looked at her. "Can we talk?" She whispered. I nodded and gently laid him on the couch. I put a pillow over his head. I walked to the kitchen where she was on her phone. She looked up and put it down. "You need to tell them." She whispered. I knew who she meant. My birth family and probably Bryce. I nodded. "I know. But I'm starting to get to know them. I just reunited with my birth dad and sister." I said. She nodded in understanding. "I get it. You have to figure out the time and place first. Right now you can't because you're on tour, doing a movie and reuniting with everyone. Just don't wait forever." She whispered. I nodded in agreement. I don't want my baby boy to be a secret for long. I want the world to know I have a cute little bean.

*****

My mind snapped out of it. We finished the song and everyone clapped. I smiled sweetly. I still had the little girl in my lap. She hugged me. I looked at her in awe. She got off my lap and sat on the couch. Ms. Hillsberry smiled. "Thank you both so much for coming." She said. We got off our chairs. I smiled. "It was great being here, Ms. Hillsberry. Really great." I said. She nodded. "Say goodbye to Mr. Dunham and Ms. Walker, kids!" She said. The kids shouted goodbye which made us laugh. "Bye!" We both said and got ready to leave. We stepped out of the orphanage. Paps already invaded our space. I groaned and blocked my face. Bryce huffed. "Seriously guys? Not here. Seriously, not here. Not at the orphanage." He said. "Sorry, man." One pap said. Our hands intertwined as we got in the car. It's real stupid for them to show up just to get pictures. We headed back on the road to home. Thoughts filled my head during the ride.

*****

Thoughts over being at the orphanage had me thinking. I want to tell Bryce my secret. No more waiting. We were back in the house and changed to our pjs. We figured to have a stay-in day together. Perfect timing. In our bedroom, we watched TV while cuddling. I smiled and kissed his cheek. We kissed passionately. "Babe, it was amazing to see those kids." I said. He nodded in agreement. "I know. Just hate that these hypocrite paps disrespected them." He said. I rubbed his arm for comfort. "Least you told them to kiss off." I joked. I laughed. He chuckled. "Yeah I did." He said. I smiled. "Overall, I love how you stand up for those kids...as if they were your own." I said. He kissed my forehead. "I wanna have many kids with you. It be really cool if it happened now." He said. I took a deep breath. Here it comes. "Actually, that's why I need to tell you something." I said. I slipped off his grasp and sat in front of him. He looked at me worriedly. "Why? Is everything ok?" He asked. I quickly nodded. "Yes. Bryce, I've been keeping the secret I didn't tell you about for a long time. Only the girls and my adoptive family knew. I had to wait for the right time and place. Now I do. Bryce...I was pregnant...when I was 13." I admitted. He looked at me slowly in shock. "You were?" He whispered. I nodded. "The day I told my parents, they quickly went into thinking of how to help me. Most parents would say get an abortion or give it away. Even though I was young, I still wanted to be someone's mother. I had to be homeschooled for a year because of pregnancy. You know, kids at school would've called me a slut or whore for getting knocked up. The girls had no idea till I told them when I was 16. My parents didn't think I should raise my baby myself because I would have to get jobs at 16 or 17. I was upset cause in my head, they would make me have an abortion. So I thought maybe somebody else in the family could take care of him. When I'm older, I can raise and spend time with him. The other relative we're close with is my older cousin Sabrina. She liked kids which made me happy to not abort. When I gave birth, she filed for custody and started taking care of my baby." I explained. He rubbed my hair softly. "Didn't you cry? Having to give it up?" He asked. I slightly chuckled. "Yup there was times. I couldn't see him till I was big enough like 16. By the time I did, he was 3 years old. And super cute!" I said, squealing at the last part. He smiled widely. "It's a he?" He asked. I laughed and nodded. He silently cheered. "What's his name?" He asked. I cleared my throat. "Jace. I don't remember his dad so I gave him the Knoche name. Then I changed it to Walker." I told him. He sighed. "Have you kept in touch with him?" He asked. I nodded. "I never missed his birthdays either. He's now 9 years old." I said. He looked at me in awe. "Are you...planning on raising him now?" He asked. I smiled. "I have thought about it for a long time. It was just till I was grown and have a job. And I do. Bryce?" I said. He nodded, waiting for my answer. I sighed. "We should turn the guest room into his bedroom." I said. Now this is the part of whether he's all in or not. I wanna stay in Jace's life and I'll still be if he's not all in. "But we can't make this decision if one of us is not in." He said. My jaw dropped. Did he just said it from his mouth? "What are you saying?" I asked. He pulled my chin up gently. "I'm saying I'm all in." He whispered. Fireworks popped in my head. I smiled widely and hugged him. He hugged back. Happy tears almost formed in my eyes. I'm lucky to have Bryce in my life. And the best part; he'll be in Jace's life as his father. We parted. He sighed happily. "I wanna be Jace's father. I told you I wanna have kids now or the future." He said. I smirked. "Be lucky I told him much about everybody. Even you." I said. "You did?" He said. I chuckled. "Yeah I kept in touch with him." I said. He hugged me tightly. I chuckled and hugged back. "All I need to do is call Sabrina." I said. He nodded. "Also we need to fix up the guest room for him. He's got much toys to fill the house." I said, chuckling at the last part. We continued our alone time till the nighttime.

*****

Me and Bryce had pizza for dinner. Sabrina was busy earlier so I left a few voicemails. My phone buzzed. She was calling. I smiled excitingly and answered. "Hello?" I said. "Hey, Lizzy! I got your voicemails! Is it true? Is it really true?" She said. I chuckled. "Yes." I said. "Wow! I'm so happy for you! Always knew this day would come. It kinda took long but I understand you were busy with your music. Jace really misses you." She said. My heart melted once she mentioned him. I love my bean. "Aww, I miss him too. Me and Bryce will have the guest room be his room." I told her. "Great! I'll get him dressed and packed. What day we should come?" She said. I began thinking for a minute. I need to tell my family about him. I shrugged. My Jace comes first. "Fixing up the room would take a day so the day after tomorrow." I said. "K! I'll see you then." She said. "You too!" I said and hung up. Bryce looked at me anxiously. I smiled and cheered. "They'll be here the day after tomorrow." I said. He cheered and spun me around. I laughed. I'm happy to finally raise our baby boy with my love.