Just A Number..

"Zac...He is my father and your my nephew. You tell me before you tell him and I wont have you seeing him if your going to run off again."

"I made a promise to my mother that I wouldn't have sex until I was at least sixteen... I broke it two days later. I swore on your brother's health that I wouldn't do it and I did.... I felt guilty... I felt like a whore... I couldn't come back... I guess I sort of tried to pretend it didnt happen so it would be like I didn't break the promise..."

"Did you ever once stop to think about how much he loves you? How bad it hurt him when he woke up and you were gone...and you never came back."

"I.... it's always been hard for me to believe he loves me so much... I guess I didn't consider that..."

Aaron growled.
"That man changed, he has a heart and he fucking loves you. He goes to work, he come home and he goes to bed with a bottle of whiskey and your picture."

"O-oh... Oh god... I never meant to hurt him like that. I love him so much..." Zac looked at the house in the direction of where he knew Quincy's room was.

Aaron nodded, shaking his head.
"This is why I didnt want him with you. Your a kid, immature, you dont think."

"Aaron, I know but... I'm going to have a kid now I guess... I need to start thinking and I will. Someday I might come back here but probably not soon... just please tell Quincy about it for me..." He sighed and turned. "And.. tell him I love him." He walked away.

Aaron shook his head.
No....He would not tell him and make his heart ache because Zac would not stick around.

Zac sighed as he noticed this.
"Fine...I love you too though. Just letting you know. I've never said it but I do. I know you hate me but..." He shrugged

Aaron shook his head.
"Immature idiot. I dont hate you....But your hurting my daddy. You need to tell him your pregnant but when you do....Just know you wont be leaving again. Your pregnant with his baby and believe me....He is a good daddy.....He will father his child even if you dont want him to."

"Aaron of course I want him to father my child... it's his. He's my first and only love and I still love him. I always will... if he ever forgives me, I'll be waiting and this time... I won't fuck it up."

"Well do regroup and make sure your momma and daddy are okay.....If you dont and they keep you away...He will be up at the house."

Zac nodded.
"If he's not pissed at me, which he has every right to be, I think it'd be best if he comes and talks to everyone sometime... I'll be back..." Zac sighed.

Aaron nodded, going into the house and starting supper just to have his father out, teary eyed with a sniffle. He took over the job, claiming he was the daddy and it was his job.

Zac trudged back home and over to his grandmother.
"Has momma been back yet...?" He asked softlly.

"Yeah, his is out back but dont go out there, he is libal to lash out at you...."

"Okay... have I missed anything? Are him and dad speaking to each other?"

"He wont talk to anyone, he is pissed off. Only thing keeping him from hitting you both is your pregnant and he is sick."

"Well we both deserve to be hit." He shrugged, sighing softly.

"Why?" Mike didnt see it, but then again he stopped listening at "Im pregnant."

"I wasn't trying to upset him when I said that... I was just making a point to dad but still..." He sighed softly.

"Well Kevin is special, you shouldnt have said it....How in the hell does he do that at thirteen?"

Zac shrugged.
"I don't know how, I don't know the whole story I just know he did it." Zac nodded.

"RICK!!" Mike hollered, standing up.
Time for chemo anyways.