Chapter 507 - Dominic, let me help you to understand (2)

28 May, Matthew's on-base accommodation, City K

"Aunty Monica, I do not understand how that will help me. Everyone lied to me."

"Dominic, your heard what I said about your Uncle Joseph and what he told me."

"Yes…" came Dominic's hesitant reply.

"To me, what he was doing was telling me the good sort of lie. He did that to stop me worrying. That is a type of lie, that I cannot be upset about. If it was the bad sort I would have been angry with him. That is the type of lie that you can be angry about. Then there is the third type of lie Dominic, and what has happened here is that type of lie. A complicated one, that you need to carefully understand what has happened before you make judgements. Those are not the easy ones to fully understand. As a.d.u.l.ts, when it impacts children, we have to help you understand why things happened."

"Aunty Monica, you telling about me things will not help. They lied," came the almost crying response from Dominic. He screwed up his face and looked away.

Monica reached over and gently turned Dominic's face before saying "Let me talk and tell you what I know. You can ask me questions as I go, as it may help you figure out things to talk to your Mummy and Daddy Matthew about things."

"Fine, but it will not change that they lied," came Dominic's sharp response.

Monica paused for a few seconds. Dominic was being stubborn, and from all her interactions with Matthew over the years and what she remembered about Lexi and knew from current interactions, he was like both his parents. This would be fun, but as neither Lexi or Matthew were willing to have the needed conversation to try and address the situation, Monica knew it had to be her. Abigail just last night had called her saying that when she and Paul spoke to Dominic on a video call, they could see how angry he was. Abigail was fretting on what could be done to help him and Monica reassure her that she would at least try and help.

After taking a breath, Monica as calmly as she could started speaking. "You remember that I have told you I went to school with your Mummy."

After observing Dominic's nod of acknowledgement Monica continued "As of that I knew her parents, your grandparents. They were very much like my parents at the time we both finished school. One thing they believed is that they knew what was best for their children, including your Mummy and I. The only difference between your Mummy and I at the time was that I had just eighteen. I was considered an a.d.u.l.t under the law and could ignore what my parents' choices for me that they wanted to impose on me, and do what I knew was right for me, without worry. I loved your Uncle Joseph and made the choice to be with him. That was not what my parents wanted for me, but I was determined to follow my heart and left here with him after your Mummy and I finished school."

"Now, I do not know everything, I do know that after I left your Mummy became pregnant with you. As she was under eighteen your grandparents had a lot of control over her. One of the few things that they could not do, unless it was a medical necessity and your Mummy could not make the decision was to force her to have the medical procedure that would have ended her pregnancy and not seen your born."

"That is mean Aunty Monica, why would someone do that?"

"It can be complicated Dominic. But some of the reasoning I believe goes to the heart of what happened at the time your Mummy was pregnant with you. Remember that I said your Mummy was only seventeen at that time?"

"Mmmmm…" came Dominic's response.

"While there were certain things that your grandparents could not do there was others that they could force to be done. One of those things they could do was legally authorising her marriage to your Daddy, without her agreeing."

"But how does that relate to what happened, Aunty Monica?" asked Dominic. In that moment, Monica sensed at least Dominic was listening, so maybe her discussion with him was potentially achieving something.

"It does when you understand some of the things I remember about your grandparents. They have some views that were like my parents. They hated the military and believed that women who were pregnant had to married as quickly as possible to hide the shame of having an unwed, pregnant daughter."

"That does not make sense. Why should it matter?"

"You are right there Dominic, it does not make sense, but people have their own views about things and knowing about that can help you figure out why things happened. For what it is worth, and you can hate me for saying this Dominic, in the end I think your Mummy did the right thing."

Dominic picked up a pillow and threw it at Monica, before angrily retorting "How can you say that Aunty Monica."

"I can see you are upset, and I understand that. But let me explain why I think that way, and you can tell me what you think once I have explained things."

Dropping a lip, Dominic responded in a down voice "Fine."

"Thank you, Dominic for giving me a chance. When you consider everything, your Mummy decided when she found out she was pregnant with you. She wanted you to be born and everything that she did from that point in time was to make sure that, that happened. We can argue about whether it was right or wrong, but without that one decision Dominic, you and I would not even be having this conversation."

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