Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 69

My old man looked like crap, and he was puffing away on his cigarettes like a chimney, which was so not his style. He didn’t say a word, just stared at my

mom.

My mom was wiping away tears, her voice full of venom. “He’s messing around with that floozy of a secretary”

Floozy secretary? I picked up a photo and gave it a good look. Yeah, I knew her alright. I remembered bumping into her once when I was out dining with Stella, and my dad was there too.

I remember thinking back then, wasn’t my dad’s secretary a dude? When did he switch to a chick?

But I trusted my dad. I knew he wasn’t a player, so I didn’t tell my mom.

“Mom, chill. You know how dad is. He’s been a good guy for almost 30 years now. Sure, there might have been women who tried to seduce him, but he never let loose. This could all just be a big misunderstanding.” I sat beside my mom, patting her back to comfort her.

“Right, I’ve been framed. My dad finally broke his silence, sounding pretty worked up. “I was wasted, there’s no way anything could’ve happened between us!”

My dad was in a tight spot. He’s always been careful, never messing up. He wouldn’t screw things up when he was about to retire and threw everything he’d worked for down the drain.

Mom started sobbing on my shoulder. My heart was heavy and I was frowning, didn’t lighten up at all.

“Dad, have someone look into this woman. Find out about her background.” I spoke again to my dad.

file. Her name’s Geneva, she’s from Springvale, married with a kid who doesn’t live

that name

the open yet, so he had to go to work like normal, leaving me and my

I should meet Geneva, see what she wants. If she was just after money, we could pay

some old memories started popping up in

remember was my parents went through a silent treatment

was messing up Neil and Bonnie’s relationship, so I didn’t really pay attention to the news. But the photos in

making everything happen

all of them to end this once and for all

Neil, there would be others

contact info? Give it to me, I’ll go find her.” I told my

do, I’ll go with you.” Mom dried her tears, her face full of sorrow

go, I knew this woman would just make her even more upset. But mom insisted on going. This was about her 30 years of marriage, and she had to deal with

tried everything to find Bonnie, but Neil had too many tricks up his

nodded, “Alright, we’ll go

a phone number. If she called, Geneva might not pick up, so I decided to

picked up. A woman’s voice answered, “Hello, who

daughter. Come out, let’s meet and talk,” I

didn’t expect

my mom, “Mom, rest up today. We’ll go meet her tomorrow.

worried, she just nodded her

go out that day, just stayed home and chatted with mom, trying to cheer her up. When dad came home at night, we ate dinner in silence,

for a long time, and it was late into the

went