That was when Ky and Joy realized that Charles and his wife were also in the room. Ky and Joy had been so engrossed in their emotions that they had not realized it. Charles looked at his mother and could not believe her. He stretched out his hand, and Adam slipped the photo to him.
Charles felt his heart sink as then as all Mirabel's pleas back then came rushing to him…
"What do you mean that the boy is not yours? You are the first and the only person I have slept with!"
That last part and the desperation she had on her whole being kept echoing and re-echoing in Charles' head. His still gaze said it all before he even had the courage to open his mouth to say anything.
He gripped the handle of his wheelchair so tight that his knuckles turned white. But no matter what Charles did or felt, that was still his reality. His father's words and everything in that room pulled his mind to that reality he had pushed aside years ago.
