<b>Chapter </b>74: <b>Difficult </b><b>Facts </b>
<b><i>Blythe’s </i></b><b><i>P.O.V. </i></b>
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I felt like I was in a daze as we walked to the house that I used to call home. I haven’t stepped foot in that house since the night Havoc kicked me out. I didn’t even want to look at it when I was forced back here. All it holds are bad memories.
At least, that’s what I thought. I mean, the ce does hold a lot of bad memories, but there’s a lot of good too. Things weren’t all bad all the time. Just when Everly thought I was getting too much attention.
Mom clung to my arm the whole way there as Tusk walked his bike in front of us. He propped it in the gravel driveway beside the two–story house. Then he went straight for the door, opening it because why would it be locked on the property?
For just a moment, I was afraid to go in. I stopped at the threshold, staring into the house that looked exactly as I remember. I must have been standing there for a while, because Tusk turned around with a confused look on his face. Mom was still beside me and I could feel the worry pouring off her.
“Blythe…” she said softly.
“I…” I trailed off.
What if I go in there and everything changes? What if they just want to get me alone so they can send me back without anyone noticing? What if they’re just better actors than anyone
knows?
“Hey kid,” Tusk’s deep voice drew me out of my spiral. I blinked until my eyes focused on his. Eyes that perfectly matched his son’s. “Everything’s gon be alright,” he continued in a soft tone with a smile on his face. He reached his hand out to me, but all I did was stare at it. “We got a lot to talk about, kiddo,” he told me. “A lot of sh.it Karma told me ain’t making sense. The three of us are gonna sit down and hash it all out.”
“W–why?” I blurted.
“Because we’re family, and family work things out,” he stated.
“Didn’t seem like I was family when you all sent me off with a man I didn’t even know,” I spat, my voice quiet but full of venom.
Tusk gave me a sad look and Mom squeezed my arm.
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“This is exactly why we need to talk,” he told me. “Things aren’t how you think, kid. You deserve the truth and so does your momma.”
I turned my head to look at Mom, who was silently crying despite the smile on her face. She was being patient with me. Just like she always was.
“Before I go in there, I need to know…” I said. “Did you send me away because you didn’t want a daughter like me?”
Mom’s expression changed to one of pure agony right before she started shaking her head.
“No,” she said sternly, a tinge of shock in her tone. “God, Blythe, no, never. I never wanted you to go. I always wanted you. You were my baby girl, my angel. A daughter like <i>you</i>? Honey, <i>you </i>have always been my little treasure. Nothing has ever changed that.”
“B–b–but I heard you tell Everly that you wished she was your real daughter,” I stuttered as tears filled my eyes.
“Oh, honey,” Mom replied as she tucked some hair behind my ear. “That didn’t mean that I didn’t want you. I just meant I wanted all three of you.”
“That’s not what Everly told me,” I spat, wondering if she would defend Everly like she used to.
Mom and Tusk shared a look that seemed more than angry.
“Whatever Everly said, she lied,” Mom stated, her voice dripping with barely contained anger. “If you would like,” she continued, sounding sweeter. “I really want to tell you everything, Blythe.”
Mom gestured inside. I turned my head to see Tusk still holding his hand out. I took a deep breath and squared my shoulders before cing my hand in his. I walked into the house, my heart hammering in my chest. Everything looks the exact same. The only differences are that there are more pictures of Havoc and Everly hanging up. There was even one of the four of them at graduation with Havoc and Everly in their cap and gowns.
There weren’t any other family pictures though. None of Mom and Tusk other than what was already there. There was one new one of Tusk and Havoc on their bikes, but that was it. It kind of surprised me.
Tusk pulled me into the kitchen and pushed me and Mom to sit at the small table off to the side. Everything felt awkward and silent. Other than the sound of Tusk rummaging around in the cupboards. Mom just stared at me like she was trying to memorize every inch of my face. I almost wish I would have asked one of the guys toe. Maybe I’d feel less on edge
if one of them-
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Suddenly, a cup was set down in front of me. I looked down at the ck liquid as Tusk set down the creamer and sugar. Then he took a seat on the opposite side of the table, across
from me.
“Coffee wasn’t what I was expecting when you told me you’d make us a nice stiff drink,” I joked, trying to lighten the mood.
“We don’t keep alcohol in the house anymore,” he replied casually.
“What? Why?” I asked, furrowing my brow.
Tusk’s eyes flickered to Mom. I looked at her, but she was staring into her ck coffee. She had a small smile on her face as her eyes lifted to meet mine.
“Because I used to have a drinking problem,” she stated, dropping a bomb on me like it was no big deal.
“A drinking problem?” I rushed out. “Since when?”
“It’s all taken care of now, honey, don’t-”
“She developed it shortly after you left,” Tusk cut her off, and I turned my eyes to him. “It got worse after your 18th birthday when you didn’te back. After she tried to kill herself by using a bottle of vodka to swallow a bottle of pills, I made sure there was never any in the house ever again.”
My jaw went ck at the information.
“Levi,” Mom groaned.
“She needs to <i>know</i><i>,</i>” he replied, keeping his eyes on me. “She needs to know everything, Angie.”
“Karma told you, didn’t he?” I asked.
Tusk didn’t reply.
“Told you what?” Mom asked, looking between the two of us.
Tusk blew out a breath as he ran a hand through his short hair.
“Okay, yes, he’s kept me in the loop with what they know so far,” he told me.
“You didn’t tell Mom?” I asked with a raised brow.
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“To be honest, I don’t want her to know at all,” he said. “But it’s unavoidable. Unfortunately, you are both going to learn some very heartbreaking things about each other today. I didn’t tell her, because I want you two to talk. However,” he said, his eyes going to Mom. “That means that <b><i>we </i></b>need to be honest too. Completely honest.”
“She doesn’t need to know everything,” Mom hissed.
“Angie… I know you didn’t want to tell her, but things are different <i>now</i>,” Tusk said. “She’s an adult and… And the things that Karma told me… Babe, it’s gonna be hard, but she ain’t gonna
believe you
unless she knows how destroyed you were when she was gone.”
“She’s still just a kid to me,” Mom said defensively. “She’s my baby and always will be. She
doesn’t need-”
“I’m not going to keep arguing with you woman,” Tusk interrupted her to state. Mom red at him, but he continued on anyway. “We’reying everything out on the table, and we’re doing it
now.”
“But-”
“Mom, it’s okay,” I said, cutting into the conversation as I ced my hand on hers. “Tusk is right. I can handle it.”
“Bly, honey, you’re just so sensitive… I don’t want you to be upset,” she mumbled. <fn9855> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? find{n}ovel</fn9855>
I gave her a sad smile.
“I’m not as sensitive as I used to be,” I told her.
Mom stared into my eyes for a moment. I think that she saw something there. What it was, I wasn’t sure. But I saw the way her eyes changed. She was confused and sad, but she believed me.
“Are you absolutely sure you can handle this? It’s not a good story,” she said, squeezing my
hand.
My eyes flickered towards Tusk, who looked like he might get sick at any moment. Tears filled my eyes as a certain realization set in. One that I couldn’t make excuses for this time. Not when Tusk looked like he was going to throw up, and Mom was this upset.
They wanted me. They had no idea what Daniel did to me. They never wanted me to leave.
Now I really wish one of the guys were here. Or all of them. Preferably all of them. All of them would be nice. It’s kind of crazy that I want them here so badly during this moment when I never wanted toe back here in the first ce. Just like everyone’s been saying, this is my home. If Mom really wanted me all this time… then I want to stay.
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It’s time for me to face all of this. No more hiding. No more second–guessing everything. It’s time to talk and to listen.
“So,” I said. “Where do we start?”
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