SIBLINGS: Forbidden Love

Veronica stared after him before looking at Samuel who was by her side already and placing his hand on her shoulder to comfort her, she looked at Anna who looked lost and smiled before walking closer to her "you know you shouldn't be thinking too much right?"

"I'm sorry I just...I just can't believe it. I thought he was just adopted from the orphanage home, I didn't know..."

"It's okay. It's nobody's fault."

"It is aunt Sharon's, if she hadn't blabbered her mouth and told a woman who just gave birth that her husband was dead, perhaps his mother would still be alive."

"There is no day she doesn't blame herself for that. And she is really sorry."

"Well sorry is not going to bring Eunice back, neither is it going to give Jason a mother."

"Hey, can't I be a mother to him?"

Anna was silent and looked at her mother "you are but, knowing, it will never be the same."

Veronica nodded in agreement "I know. That's why I'm going to try harder."

Anna nodded "I will go talk to him. He doesn't deserve to be alone now."

Veronica nodded and Anna walked up the stairs to Jason's room. By afternoon, the news was already everywhere, the reporters dug the news from twenty two years ago, and the orphanage home that Eunice ran away from me was also gotten. It was also revealed that Gerald also escaped from an orphanage home in Chicago and ran to Los Angeles so that he won't be found which means, neither he nor Eunice has a relative, it was a sad news to some who had wanted Jason to reconcile with his lost family.

Before evening, the house was full, every family member came to stay with Jason but he had been in his room since morning with Anna. They all stayed downstairs with Veronica and Samuel while waiting for Jason and Anna to come down. Another shocking news hit the headlines in the evening. Margaret Lawson, daughter of Simon Lawson was just revealed to not be his daughter but actually a daughter of his wife Anita Lawson and her ex lover, the source that exposed the news was unknown and it became the trending news with the next thirty minutes.

"A shocking news, Anita Marsha Lawson, a director in Legal Rights, just had a scandal released on her. Her nineteen year old daughter, Margaret Babe Lawson, was just revealed from an unknown but trustworthy source that she is the daughter of her one night stand with her ex lover.

It is a shame and heartbreaking to know that Simon Lawson had just been taking care of his cheating wife's daughter with her ex.

Parents are left to wonder what kind of a woman she is, that she had to sleep with her ex and pin the daughter on her husband, satisfying two men at the same time, her case is really unexpected from such a graceful woman like her."

"My goodness, what is this?" Nana Edna switched off the television and looked at her daughter "isn't she your colleague? Why such news about her?"

"I don't know mom" Veronica said as her phone started ringing, she excused herself and walked into the kitchen before picking the call "what?"

"You promised not to tell" a woman's voice was heard from the other side.

"Oh, did I?"

"We are friends Veronica, how dare you do this to me?"

"Oh, so now you know we are friends? When you gave the press news about my family, did you remember we are friends? Or you think I don't know it was you?"

"I just wanted to teach you a lesson. I warned you about them but you didn't listen, I figured if you had that coming maybe you will start looking into your family" Anita said.

"Well, thank you. I have start looking into my family and I assure you everything is now under control but what about yours? Can you get it under control?"

"Veronica..."

"Don't, this is just a lesson to you. I accepted yours and I handled it well, let's see how well you will play your card, by my understanding of Simon, I'm sure he is asking for a divorce now."

"Since you know, why did you let this to be known? You told me you will keep it a secret."

"I told you I will when I thought you are my friend but since you can't wait to see the downfall of my family, I will like to see how you will save yours. Next time, don't mess with the Macaulay's" she hung up.

"So that's what you had up your sleeves" Jason stated behind her and she jumped before turning to see him leaning against the wall like he did in the morning.

"Is this a new habit for you, eavesdropping when I'm taking a call?"

Jason smiled and walked up to her, he hugged her and place his head on her shoulder "thank you, for being there for me, always. I can't thank you enough. I guess I'm the luckiest orphan on earth because I had you to take care of me. I'm sure I would have been sent to the orphanage like my parents if it wasn't for you, I will forever be grateful to you in my life" he released her from his hug and looked deep into her eyes "you are the best mom ever and I'm happy to be your son."

Veronica caressed his face with affection "and I'm happy I got the chance to be a mother to you."

"You will always be, always. I have a baby on the way now, you don't how happy I am you are going to be his grandmother."

"Talk about that" Veronica laughed "I'm I not too young to be a grandmother?"

Jason looked at her thoughtfully "hmm, I think you are. I don't want my baby thinking you are the mother when you are the grandmother."

Veronica slapped his chest "you are making it sound like I'm old."

Jason smiled "I have a request."

"What's that?"

"Do you...have her picture?"

Veronica smiled "of course, come, I will show you."

They both walked to the sitting room and passed everyone before walking up the stairs, Anna followed them because she already know of Jason's request. They went inside Veronica's room and she brought out an old box, she opened it and brought out two photos, one was of a blonde woman and the other of the blonde woman and a dark haired man, she showed the pictures to Jason and Anna and they both became dumbstruck, if you think Jason looked like Veronica, wait till you see his mom.

She had a shiny blonde hair like him, their smiles were identical, the same shape of face, the same nose, the same mouth, the only thing Jason took after his father was his crystal blues eyes which was shinning in the sun in the photo, just like how Jason's own shines when he is standing under the sun. The man and woman who was in the photo looked so happy and you can see the love for each other in their eyes. Jason caressed their faces in the photo and a sad smile spread on his lips, his eyes revealed a tinge of sorrow "it would have been amazing to know them."

Veronica and Anna both held a side of his shoulder and squeezed "they are happy for you wherever they are."

"I know" he nodded "because they know I'm in good hands" he smiled to them and they returned the smile.

They went back to the sitting room where everyone each shared their sympathy with Jason and also urged him to look at the bright side, before midnight, every where was covered in harmony and the talk in everybody's lips was about Jason's and Anna's wedding before the baby arrives.

Every thing went successfully and happily, well, except for Nana Edna and Veronica who were dragging who to be named after the baby if it happens to be a girl and grandpa Oscar and Samuel argued who will be named after if it happens to be a boy.

"You are the great grandparents, why can't you let us the grandparents be named after our grandchildren?" Veronica and Samuel will always ask.

"Because you didn't name our own grandchildren after us" Nana Edna and grandpa Oscar will always retort.

While they all argued, Jason and Anna will always watch from the side, a beautiful smile on their lips. Back when they started their relationship, they had always believed that they were sinning against morality, against their family and against the world and then, what they thought would have been their retribution turned out to be a blessing.

When they found out about Anna's pregnancy, they thought they were done for and then just like a miracle, their love was exposed as well as their parents secrets about Jason's origin. But in as much Jason sometimes feel his parents lost, they never let him think on it or to be alone, Anna is now always with him, never letting him be alone and boy does he enjoy that.

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