was the one taking care of you. Not Avery. Then one day, she read in the papers about Walker Codey finding oil on his land. She called him that very night and told him about you and demanded money. Well, you know the rest."
Tears streamed down Casey’s face. "Gran, she made me believe that Walker Codey was paying and waiting till I grew up so he could have sex with me."
Her grandmother rubbed her face with her hands. "Avery must have figured that if you found out the truth. She would not get any more money. That was probably why she didn’t go to the graduation. Avery knew he would be there for his sons. I'm so sorry for not telling you sooner."
Everything was too much to process, but it made perfect sense. That's why she didn’t love her. "Cassandra, I have several boxes containing pictures and your real mother’s things. When you’re ready. You can have them. Now, as far as the baby is concerned. There is no need to worry. You must talk to your father and Mike. They will finish explaining things to you."
Casey felt her throat tighten. "No, I don't want to see either of them."
"Well now, I called them before I came to see you. They’re waiting in the living room. I'm sending them in, so be prepared." After placing a kiss on her forehead, she left. Crap, there was no way to escape without being seen. Her gaze went to the window. Yet they were on the second floor. No way to jump out without hurting the baby.
Chapter Nine
Mike was going crazy. His life had fallen apart looking for Casey. Three days, it had been three days before they finally received a call from her grandmother. Any minute now the old lady will come out and let him go in to see her. "Stop it, just stop it." Mike turned and glared at Lucy and Luis who kept fighting with each other. They’ve been waiting for a while now and they kept attacking each other.
"What, little Miss Elle Woods here keeps bugging me." Luis smirked at her.
"Stop calling me that. Why do you always call me that?" An angry Lucy yelled.
"Hello, didn't you see Legally Blond.” Luis shrugged. “You remind me of her with all your prissiness. All you’re missing is a little sissy rat dog to carry in a purse?"
"Well you’re nothing but a country hick."
Luis laughed at Lucy. "You better cool it with that mouth of yours. Don’t forget you’re going to be living with us country hicks when you come down for school in August.
Lucy childishly stuck her tongue out at Luis. "I never said your family were hicks. Only you."
Mike grab his head and lightly banged it on the wall. "Mike please stop that." His mother scolded.
Just then Casey’s grandmother returned. "I told her about her mother. She’s a little shaken up. She's worried about the baby since she thinks Mike is her brother. It’s your turn to unleash the last of the secrets.” It surprised Mike when the little old lady hugged him. "Good luck."
Mike turned to his parents. “Are you guys ready?" When he opened the door, Casey was standing by the window. She looked so frail and sad. He opened his arms not sure what she would do. Casey looked at him for a second then flew into his embrace. The sound of her crying made him cry too. "Don't ever leave me again. I was dying not knowing where you were. Not knowing if you and the baby where OK. I think I aged 10 years in the last three days."
She looked up at him. "Mike, you’re my brother." Her tears fell again.
"Baby, please don’t cry anymore. I’m not your brother. Walker Codey isn’t my father." Casey looked at Mike in shock. "No kidding. There wasn’t one skeleton hiding in the closet. Between our two families, we can make a whole cemetery." His laugh came out strained.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Walker Codey walked in the moment Casey ran into Mike's arms. He felt like a knife was twisting in his gut as he saw them cry over their secrets. Yet he was full of pride, as he looked at
Tears streamed down Casey’s face. "Gran, she made me believe that Walker Codey was paying and waiting till I grew up so he could have sex with me."
Her grandmother rubbed her face with her hands. "Avery must have figured that if you found out the truth. She would not get any more money. That was probably why she didn’t go to the graduation. Avery knew he would be there for his sons. I'm so sorry for not telling you sooner."
Everything was too much to process, but it made perfect sense. That's why she didn’t love her. "Cassandra, I have several boxes containing pictures and your real mother’s things. When you’re ready. You can have them. Now, as far as the baby is concerned. There is no need to worry. You must talk to your father and Mike. They will finish explaining things to you."
Casey felt her throat tighten. "No, I don't want to see either of them."
"Well now, I called them before I came to see you. They’re waiting in the living room. I'm sending them in, so be prepared." After placing a kiss on her forehead, she left. Crap, there was no way to escape without being seen. Her gaze went to the window. Yet they were on the second floor. No way to jump out without hurting the baby.
Chapter Nine
Mike was going crazy. His life had fallen apart looking for Casey. Three days, it had been three days before they finally received a call from her grandmother. Any minute now the old lady will come out and let him go in to see her. "Stop it, just stop it." Mike turned and glared at Lucy and Luis who kept fighting with each other. They’ve been waiting for a while now and they kept attacking each other.
"What, little Miss Elle Woods here keeps bugging me." Luis smirked at her.
"Stop calling me that. Why do you always call me that?" An angry Lucy yelled.
"Hello, didn't you see Legally Blond.” Luis shrugged. “You remind me of her with all your prissiness. All you’re missing is a little sissy rat dog to carry in a purse?"
"Well you’re nothing but a country hick."
Luis laughed at Lucy. "You better cool it with that mouth of yours. Don’t forget you’re going to be living with us country hicks when you come down for school in August.
Lucy childishly stuck her tongue out at Luis. "I never said your family were hicks. Only you."
Mike grab his head and lightly banged it on the wall. "Mike please stop that." His mother scolded.
Just then Casey’s grandmother returned. "I told her about her mother. She’s a little shaken up. She's worried about the baby since she thinks Mike is her brother. It’s your turn to unleash the last of the secrets.” It surprised Mike when the little old lady hugged him. "Good luck."
Mike turned to his parents. “Are you guys ready?" When he opened the door, Casey was standing by the window. She looked so frail and sad. He opened his arms not sure what she would do. Casey looked at him for a second then flew into his embrace. The sound of her crying made him cry too. "Don't ever leave me again. I was dying not knowing where you were. Not knowing if you and the baby where OK. I think I aged 10 years in the last three days."
She looked up at him. "Mike, you’re my brother." Her tears fell again.
"Baby, please don’t cry anymore. I’m not your brother. Walker Codey isn’t my father." Casey looked at Mike in shock. "No kidding. There wasn’t one skeleton hiding in the closet. Between our two families, we can make a whole cemetery." His laugh came out strained.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Walker Codey walked in the moment Casey ran into Mike's arms. He felt like a knife was twisting in his gut as he saw them cry over their secrets. Yet he was full of pride, as he looked at
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