Hannah's Point of View

I walk away and into the downstairs bathroom. Closing the door I sit on the ground. Breathing heavily. Heart pounding.Mind ninety going north. Tears falling. And panic rising.

I try to calm down before Al notices I'm gone.

″Breath Hannah breath. This is your engagement party. Al managed to pull all this off. You managed to get this whole way without them. The most amazing man asked you to marry him. And you just gave birth to two beautiful children. Don't you dare think about them"

Despite what I was saying I could not stop the feeling and the questions coming.

″Why? Why are they here? Why do they decide to show up now? Why now?″I ask myself.

Just then the door opens.

″Hey, babe I was just chec... Woah sweetheart, what the hell happened? You were just smiling.″Al asked looking worried. Then when I didn't answer he sat down on the floor next to me.

″I really don't deserve your brick."

″Welcome to my world. The same thing I'm thinking regularly″

″Why do you always come when I need you? It's like you can sense I need your help?″

He looked at me smirking saying, "Don't tell anyone but... I'm physic"

When I started laughing he smiled down at me and laid my head on his shoulder.

″Tell me what's the wrong angel" he said moving a piece of hair from my face.

″My parents."

″There dead right?If this is about Caden and Lilliana not having grandparents then Hannah ...."

″No brick. I Lied to you. My parents aren't dead.″

″what do you mean?″

I sighed before continuing,″ Remember how I told you they left me under my bed at 6 and never came back?″

″yeah″

″Well that's true, but a couple of years ago I looked them up, did some digging, and found out there like rich."

″Who are they?″

″Rachel Denise Brown and Daniel Alex Brown.″

″Oh, I've heard of them. They own at that bomb ass restaurant, Parallax, you know the one ....″

″I know. I didn't think about it because I researched it so long ago. But now they are standing in our living room. It just hurts you know. Not even the fact that they left. I can handle that. I've been handling that. It's just like why? Why spend that time making a child, delivering it, just to not even take care of it? They can go out and make millions but couldn't raise their only child. But maybe it was just me. Maybe I'm the reason they left.″

″Babe. I don't know how to do this comforting shit, but I know damn well it wasn't because of you. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter they missed the opportunity to be apart of this amazing woman's life. And you shouldn't sit here and think about them when they can care less about you. So what your going to do is get your sexy behind up, walk out there and own it. Because you just pushed twin babies out of your vagina three days ago Okay?″

I wipe the tears from my face and stand up.

″Your right brick your right. I'm going out there and demanding a reason. And you're going to stand right there with me. Show them what they missed."I said pulling him up next to me and dragging him out of the bathroom.

″That's not what I meant. Baby I d...″

″Hush babe. We got some confronting to do."I say silencing him as we walk back into the living room.

Without thinking twice, I blow a breath and walk up to my parents. There back is turned so I shout,

″Rachel and Daniel, Turn around now!"

The room gets quiet and all eyes are on the four of us. They turn around and the look on their faces makes me want to run back inside that bathroom and never come out.

Unfamilarance.Oblivious.Like they had never seen me in their lives. I was a stranger to them.

″I'm sorry, do we know you"Rachel asked looking confused, along with her husband.

″Do you know her? That's your fucking daughter you worth..."

″Brick.No."

″But th...″

″It's fine. I'm sorry for him. You guys have a lovely night. I hope you are enjoying the party."I said fake smiling at them and pulling Al back.

I started to walk off with al when she called my name,

″Hannah"

I turned around quickly.

″Can we talk"

I know I shouldn't have but when she said this I smiled widely. I walked back to them with Al. Everyone else still silent and watching us.

″Anything you have to say to her you can say it right here. She shouldn't even be listening to your ass."Al chimed in folding his arms.

″And you must be her finacee.Al Capone.″

″So you do know who she is. I knew it, faker.″He responded not taking Daniel's handshake.

″Look, Hannah. I know there is nothing we can do to take away what we did to you.″

″Damn right.″

″Brick, why don't you go check on the twins okay?"I said trying to lead Al away. I was thankful for the way he was acting, but I really wanted to hear what they had to say.

″Fine, but I got my eye on you."He mumbled glaring at my parents.

″Come on, let's talk somewhere privately"I ordered, walking out of the living room and into the kitchen with them.

I sat down on the barstool and they both sat next to me. Daniel on one side, Rachel on the other.

″Look how big you've gotten. You're so gorgeous. I remember holding you in my arms when you were firstborn. Had the cutest smile."

″Enough with the small talk. I don't care about it. Why did you leave? Why did you abandon a six-year-old? I couldn't look after myself. I couldn't do anything. I was stuck under my bed wondering what the hell I did so wrong for the only people I loved to leave. The people I thought wouldn't leave. I sat there, waiting, and waiting, and waiting to see if you would come back. But you never did. Do you know how much damage that did to me? I spent 8 years in foster care. 8 Fucking years. I didn't know anyone. It took eight years for someone to take me in and they eventually ended up dying. I was bullied all through school. I made one friend. Jules Carson.The person that helped me through it all. She was the parent you guys never were. Your mother is supposed to be the one to consult you when you get your first period or your first kiss, first boyfriend. But where were you? Nowhere to be found. A father is supposed to be the one to protect you no matter what, supposed to make you feel like a queen, supposed to fight the bad guys, where were you? Nowhere to be found. I had to. ME. I had to do all that myself. If it weren't for the beautiful family I have right now I would have been dead right now."I yelled, saying all the things I had wanted to say since I first looked them up. All the pent up anger I didn't even know was there.

They looked up at me with teary eyes.

″I'm sorry Hannah. So so sorry. There's no good reason why we left. The only thing I can tell you is we were scared. Our financial situation was terrible. We could barely maintain a roof over our heads. We couldn't handle knowing we were the reason why you couldn't be the successful woman we knew you could be. So we left. But now that I see you, I realize it was a mistake. Instead of helping you we just damaged you. And were deeply sorry" Daniel said holding my hand.

'Yes, dear. I know we missed a lot of your life but were here now. How can we start being apart of your life? Anything.″Rachel asked looking at me hopefully.

After all of this, I didn't feel like giving a speech anymore. I knew Al could have just done it, but I wanted them to.

″Your right. It's going to take a while for me to allow you back into my life. But to start, you can go in there and make up some excuse why I and my fiancee can't give a speech, and then kick them all out nicely.″

″Done.″

″Good. We'll um, talk later. I'm tired and the twins are probably hungry so."I said getting up from the stool and walking upstairs. Al was in the nursery holding Lilliana, rocking her back to sleep. I sat down on one of the chairs and watched them. After a while, Al began to speak,

″How did it go? Did you kick their asses"

I laughed before answering, "No. But I did let them know the damage they did to me. Oh, and they're telling everyone to leave and making up an excuse why we don't have to give a speech, so win-win for us.″

He chuckled saying,

″I'm proud of you Hannah. You don't let your past define you anymore, but you still let them know what they did. I'm so lucky to be marrying you"

Then he kissed me and put Lilliana back in her crib.

″Speaking of marrying, when do I start planning. Because I have many ideas. And when is the date.″

″Oh don't worry. Were getting married as soon as possible. I already set up my office.″

″For what?″

″I'm going to be working from home for a little while. You can go out and live your life again, you know planning the wedding so you can be Ms.Capone as soon as possible.″

″Oh my god. Brick isn't that a bit extra. You just proposed three days ago.″

″Exactly, three days too much already. The date is set. January 18th.″

″Al that's like 3 months away, not even that. How the hell am I supposed to plan a whole wedding, my wedding at that in 3 months? Most people get like 12 months or something I asked him baffled at what he just said.

″Angel, I know it's a lot of work. But I really love you. I've been waiting almost six months to ask you to marry me, and I don't want no stupid 'I do' to get in the way. I know you don't want anything too fancy so that helps right.?″

″Ugh, I have to make a guest list, book a venue, book a celebrant,h...″

″Shhh. Baby, I'm not crazy, of course, you will get help. Not by me of course I don't know what the hell I'm doing. But I will hire someone to help you. Trust me you got this love.″

I rolled my eyes and walked out of the nursery room, Al following behind.

″You are one crazy man Al″

″Ahh, but you know you love me.″

″Sadly I do" I said as we went to our room.