Chapter 494 - Truth Time (4)

26 May, Matthew's on-base accommodation, Military Base, City K 

"That is good Daddy Matthew, you kept your friendship with mummy."

Matthew looked over and could see Lexi she was worried. He looked directly into her eyes, and with the small smile he gave her he could see she relaxed slightly.

"I did. But you know how your Uncle Andrew cares your Aunt Sally."

Dominic nodded, and added "Daddy Matthew, you are trying to distract me from what you are talking about."

"Actually no, Dominic," responded Matthew quickly. "Your mummy and I cared for each other like that. But, towards the end of my initial training a few things happened. I was accepted into a special program that allowed me to continue my education which the military paid for. That meant that I was taken from being an ordinary soldier and made a military officer. The other thing that happened was that I was recommended to take a particular path while serving that meant I had to undertake specific training for almost twelve months. I was given three weeks off before I had to go into that program which was around the time that your mummy finished school."

"One important thing to know, is at that time, some bullies who I went to school with annoyed some boys, who decided that they would get their revenge by making problems at our final school dance. My parents were away, so your Uncles Chester and Andrew were responsible for me and after a few fights they agreed to let your Daddy Matthew take me to the dance. That was a lucky decision, as this was the night that the boys decided to act to get their revenge. The problem was they did not count on your Daddy Matthew, and…"

Seeing Lexi look at him, Matthew continued "You know your new Uncles Ben, David and Joseph?"

Dominic looked deep in thought for a few seconds and hesitantly said "Yes…". After a few second Dominic more firmly said "Yes."

"They will not mind me saying this, they were soldiers who were about to be thrown out of the military, but your Aunties Jessica and Monica were at the same school with your mummy, along with your Aunty Monica's cousin. They accompanied them to the dance, and it was lucky they did. I gave them a chance to help me deal with what was happening and we were able to get everyone out safe from the situation. For them it gave them a chance in the military and for me three friends at the time who accepted my decision for what I wanted to do."

Matthew looked at Lexi and noticed her nod before saying "It was after that that I asked your mummy to marry me. I knew that I wanted to be with your mummy for the rest of my life and she knew she wanted to be with me, so she said she would marry me. We knew that we could not get married until after she turned eighteen…"

"But my mummy married my daddy and they had me��"

Lexi interrupted "Yes I did marry, and you were born but…"

"Mummy…?" came the confused question from Dominic.

"Yes, Dominic. What is it you are trying to ask?"

"You married Daddy. This does not make sense." Lexi could her the confusion in Dominic's statement. She looked at Matthew, who could see the hopelessness in her gaze.

"Dominic, do you remember how old we said your mummy was at the time I asked her to marry me?"

"Seventeen. What is important about that Daddy Matthew?"

"It is important to understand a few things. There are certain things that we can only do once we turn eighteen years old without our parents' agreement. One of which is join the military, which is why I had to wait until I turned eighteen. However, if they had wanted to either with or without my agreement once I turned seventeen, they could sign the doc.u.ments to let me join the military. Another thing parents could do was sign the doc.u.ments for a marriage for a seventeen-year-old, again with or without the agreement of the seventeen-year-old."

Dominic looked at Matthew and then at Lexi, and then back at Matthew, and asked "What are you saying Daddy Matthew?"

Matthew took a breath before saying "Your mummy's parents, not knowing that your mummy had agreed to marry me used the law to marry your mummy to …"

"My Daddy?" Seeing the need, Dominic continued "Daddy's parents told me, despite what everyone says that mummy agreed to marry my daddy and they had me."

Matthew looked at Lexi, who he could see was dreading telling Dominic about this. But, at the same time he could see the resoluteness in her to do this, because she knew the longer this was put off the more Dominic would be impacted when Richard's parents reacted in the aftermath of everything.

"Dominic, that statement is not absolutely correct. I married your Daddy and you were born, but that leaves out some important information."

"Mummy, you were married to daddy, so nothing else can matter."

Lexi turned to Matthew and looked at him. As their eyes connected, he could feel the helplessness in her gaze.

"Dominic, as your mummy said that does not say everything. Your mummy was pregnant with you at the time of that marriage…"

"So, Daddy Matthew, I know some of my school friends their mummies or daddies have married their second mummy or daddy when there was a baby on the way. You think I am silly. So, that just means mummy and daddy did, whatever is needed for mummy to get pregnant before they married."

"No, Dominic," came a sharp response from Lexi. "Not your daddy and I, but your Daddy Matthew and I."

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