Chapter 447 - Forgive me? (13)

12 May, Military base hospital, City K

Matthew was sitting in a chair beside Lexi's bed, Dominic quietly sitting on his lap waiting for her to wake from her surgery. Dominic leant back and snuggled against his chest, and Matthew wrapped his arms around him.

At that moment, he realised that this was the first time that he had embraced Dominic since finding out that he was his son. In that moment, a wave of joy washed over him. Not because Dominic's existence meant that there was another generation of the Rong family, but because this miracle was the ultimate sign of his and Lexi's love for each other. Bending slightly and placing a gentle kiss on the top of Dominic's head Matthew took a deep breath. How great it felt to have his son in his arms.

As he snuggled deeper into Matthew's arms Dominic said, "Daddy Matthew, how long before mummy wakes up?"

"Dominic, do you remember what your Uncles Andrew, Chester and Phillip told you?"

"Mummy was hurt and needed to be helped?"

Those idiots. Trying to keep things from Dominic. But then, even he and Lexi were guilty of that and, were still guilty of that. "You know how mummy had to go out of town on Friday?"

"Do you think I am silly Daddy Matthew? I know mummy had to go away to sort out a problem in one of her shops. She explained that to me and said that I was to stay with Uncles Chester and Phillip, because you were busy with something. She promised that they would have me see Grandma and Grandpa yesterday, which they did but Uncle Andrew and Aunty Sally picked me up. But what does that have to do with mummy getting hurt?"

Matthew could not help but slightly laugh. Dominic was right, he was not silly nor stupid. To a point he deserved the truth. He paused and turned Dominic, so he could look at him. Since he married Lexi, he realised that in talking to Dominic facing him made sure he knew when he was being told the truth even though they may be omitting some facts that he did not need to know. Dominic was smart enough and respected Lexi and him to know that when they told him the truth, there may be things that the omitted because he did not need to know that.

"Dominic, your mummy and I had an argument on Thursday."

"Well Daddy Matthew, I figured that, because Uncles Andrew and Chester and Aunty Sally were at home and you and Uncle Phillip were missing," came a somewhat sarcastic response from Dominic. Matthew wanted to discipline him for that, but he did ask the stupid question, so he only got the response he deserved.

"At your Uncle Phillip's urging, I went with him, while your Uncles Andrew and Chester and Aunty Sally stayed with your mummy. I realised that I was wrong on Friday and called your mummy who agreed to talk to me about the argument. But as you said something happened with one her shops and she had to go with her helper that deals with the stores…"

"Aunty Karen. Aunty Karen spoils me, as does the rest of her family."

Matthew shook his head, this son of his had people wrapped around his fingers. "Does anyone you know through your mummy does not spoil you?"

"You Daddy Matthew, like mummy you try and stop me at time doing things and refuse all the time to spoil me."

"That is as it should be Dominic. You deserve treats, but not constant spoiling and your mummy and I set boundaries for you."

"But that is unfair Daddy Matthew."

"You might think it is unfair, but it is the reality. And your friend's parents will do the same with them, so do not try and argue that you are treated unfairly. Now, getting to what I was saying your mummy and your Aunty Karen had to go away to deal with something at one store. Your Aunty Karen was meant then to go to another store where she was to do something for the business. As your Aunty Karen was still dealing with the problem your mummy went in her place. When she was there to do what your Aunty Karen was originally going to do, some bad people did something that injured a lot of people. Your mummy was one of those people hurt. As of the number of people hurt, people like your mummy were sent to other places in the country. Your mummy was brought here."

Matthew could see that Dominic was getting more worried and upset. "You remember Dr Yu who operated on me when my shoulder was hurt?"

"He was nice Daddy Matthew. He explained things to me and told me someone shot you and that you were lucky not to have been hurt more."

Matthew paused and realised that this time he had to give an order to Major Yu not to say too much to Dominic. "Dr Yu was one of the Doctors that operated on your mummy to help her with her injuries. Your Uncles Paul and Steven arranged for the other doctor, Dr Zu to come and help your mummy."

"But…"

"No buts young man. Your mummy received a lot of cuts, some that needed Dr Zu to carefully put them back together, and from her fall she broke her right arm and leg as well as hurt her knee."

"Mummy has plaster casts I can draw on? At school one of the girls the year ahead of me broke her arm, and her class helped her decorate it. I can do that for mummy."

"No Dominic, she does not have casts on. Until all the cuts have healed, Dr Zu and Dr Yu will not do that, because they are worried that the cuts could get infected easily. She has a special box around her arm and leg to keep them from moving but to allow the cuts to heal. The other thing that happened to your mummy, is the fall hurt her knee, so Dr Yu had to fix that for your mummy."

"Unfair Daddy Matthew. I could have made mummy's casts look pretty for her."

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