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her attention to Tanya’s mother. “How are you feeling about all of this now that you hear some of what your daughter has to say?”
“I’m furious at whoever this guy is who has her under a spell. I feel like my daughter has been taken advantage of and is experiencing a very adult problem before she is ready because some boy has tricked her into this whole thing. And now I hear he’s been here to talk about it right under my nose.” Tanya could hear the fire in her voice and tensed up. It was coming, it had to.
“I wasn’t taken advantage of, mother. I love him!” It came out in a desperate wail, making her sound much younger. “It’s Danny, Mom. It’s been Danny the whole time. And I know it’s wrong, but I love him and he loves me. He had no idea.”
Tanya leaned back and held onto the hospital bed, bracing for whatever explosion was about to come next.
Chapter 13
“Your brother!” her mother bellowed looking between Tanya and her stepfather. The counselor quickly excused herself and shut the hospital door behind her. Clearly this was way beyond her expertise.
“My step brother, Mom. I didn’t grow up with him or anything. We have no real familial connection. It’s just frowned upon.” Tanya rolled her eyes and tried to calm her mother down, but she knew it was pointless. Her mother would never see it any other way.
Her mother turned to her stepfather and glared him down. “Your son took advantage of my daughter and got her pregnant!” The words came out in a screech, and Tanya covered her ears. Her stepfather cleared his throat, gearing up to defend himself.
“You heard the girl. He didn’t take advantage of her, she loves him. Do you think I’m thrilled about your daughter hooking up with my son? But they’re both 18. What can we do? She’s right. They aren’t related, and they will both be out of the house in six months. There’s no point in fighting this!” He spoke firmly without raising his voice, and Tanya found herself rooting for the guy.
“I’ll tell you what we can do about it. Or at least what I’m going to do. I’m going to get an apartment with my daughter and let her finish her schooling at home. I don’t want her around your son, and I don’t know if I want to be around you right now.”
Her mother went to storm out of the room, and Tanya followed. “Mom, I don’t want to break up your marriage. It’s not his fault at all. Just be mad at me, okay? You don’t have to do this. Where are you going?”
Her mother turned around with a loud huff as other people looked on. Tanya wasn’t sure what to do or what to think as her mother looked at her like she was a stranger. “To pack my things. You can pack yours when they let you out. For now, I’ve gotta go find a new home and think about all this. And by the way, I am disappointed in you. Your step brother, really? You knew how much this marriage meant to me after everything your father put us through.” Her mother shook her head before turning on her heel and heading out the automatic doors. That’s when Danny came around the corner and looked her up and down.
“What’s going on? Shouldn’t you be resting in your room or in some sort of counseling session?” he asked, looking confused and curious.
“It kind of blew up in our faces, Danny,” she whispered, taking his hand. “Can we go for a walk? I think they said I can go into the Zen garden out back.” Danny nodded, and his features softened. Maybe she could fix this whole thing. Maybe it was time to enact their plan, and then her mother would eventually get over it. It had to work.
“So what happened?” he asked as they walked out the door and sat on a bench. Tanya looked around at the cherry blossoms and the small bonsai trees all around her and listened to the fountain trickle into a small coy pond. It felt like forever since she’d seen the outside world even though it
“I’m furious at whoever this guy is who has her under a spell. I feel like my daughter has been taken advantage of and is experiencing a very adult problem before she is ready because some boy has tricked her into this whole thing. And now I hear he’s been here to talk about it right under my nose.” Tanya could hear the fire in her voice and tensed up. It was coming, it had to.
“I wasn’t taken advantage of, mother. I love him!” It came out in a desperate wail, making her sound much younger. “It’s Danny, Mom. It’s been Danny the whole time. And I know it’s wrong, but I love him and he loves me. He had no idea.”
Tanya leaned back and held onto the hospital bed, bracing for whatever explosion was about to come next.
Chapter 13
“Your brother!” her mother bellowed looking between Tanya and her stepfather. The counselor quickly excused herself and shut the hospital door behind her. Clearly this was way beyond her expertise.
“My step brother, Mom. I didn’t grow up with him or anything. We have no real familial connection. It’s just frowned upon.” Tanya rolled her eyes and tried to calm her mother down, but she knew it was pointless. Her mother would never see it any other way.
Her mother turned to her stepfather and glared him down. “Your son took advantage of my daughter and got her pregnant!” The words came out in a screech, and Tanya covered her ears. Her stepfather cleared his throat, gearing up to defend himself.
“You heard the girl. He didn’t take advantage of her, she loves him. Do you think I’m thrilled about your daughter hooking up with my son? But they’re both 18. What can we do? She’s right. They aren’t related, and they will both be out of the house in six months. There’s no point in fighting this!” He spoke firmly without raising his voice, and Tanya found herself rooting for the guy.
“I’ll tell you what we can do about it. Or at least what I’m going to do. I’m going to get an apartment with my daughter and let her finish her schooling at home. I don’t want her around your son, and I don’t know if I want to be around you right now.”
Her mother went to storm out of the room, and Tanya followed. “Mom, I don’t want to break up your marriage. It’s not his fault at all. Just be mad at me, okay? You don’t have to do this. Where are you going?”
Her mother turned around with a loud huff as other people looked on. Tanya wasn’t sure what to do or what to think as her mother looked at her like she was a stranger. “To pack my things. You can pack yours when they let you out. For now, I’ve gotta go find a new home and think about all this. And by the way, I am disappointed in you. Your step brother, really? You knew how much this marriage meant to me after everything your father put us through.” Her mother shook her head before turning on her heel and heading out the automatic doors. That’s when Danny came around the corner and looked her up and down.
“What’s going on? Shouldn’t you be resting in your room or in some sort of counseling session?” he asked, looking confused and curious.
“It kind of blew up in our faces, Danny,” she whispered, taking his hand. “Can we go for a walk? I think they said I can go into the Zen garden out back.” Danny nodded, and his features softened. Maybe she could fix this whole thing. Maybe it was time to enact their plan, and then her mother would eventually get over it. It had to work.
“So what happened?” he asked as they walked out the door and sat on a bench. Tanya looked around at the cherry blossoms and the small bonsai trees all around her and listened to the fountain trickle into a small coy pond. It felt like forever since she’d seen the outside world even though it
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