Chapter 509 - Dominic, let me help you to understand (4)

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

Monica closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them before giving Dominic another quick hug before setting him back down and wiping the tears away. "I know something that, that your Mummy did not know, and your Daddy Matthew most likely forgot about. When your Mummy found out that she was pregnant with you she would have struggled to be able to contact your Daddy Matthew. Not long after your Mummy and I graduated school, I married your Uncle Joseph. That happened just before your Daddy Matthew dragged him along with your Uncles Ben and David off into special training that required them to be away from their family for the larger part of twelve months. As your Uncle Joseph's wife, I was only allowed to speak to him once every three weeks for ten to fifteen minutes. Until that training ended, I only saw your Uncle Joseph for about twenty days in that whole time. Your Aunties Jessica and Sarah faced the same thing with speaking to your Uncles Ben and David at that time. From what I know your Mummy would have had the same contact with your Daddy. The only way that any of us could have had any additional time with them would have been in a life and death situation."

"But they would have let mummy tell him…?" came the hesitant question from Dominic.

"No Dominic that would not have been allowed to happen. The only exception for any of us during that special training is when your Aunty Jessica lost a baby. They were not going to even let your Uncle Ben come home until the consequence was your Aunty Jessica had to go into hospital very ill as a result of losing the baby. The only let him come back for three days until your Aunty Jessica was in a better medica situation. Your Mummy falling pregnant would have been something that she would have been expected to tell your Daddy Matthew in one of those three weekly phone calls."

"But that is so unfair…" came the even more hesitant reply from Dominic.

Monica, sensing that Dominic was about to burst into more tears, again gathered him in a hug before leaning and gently kissing his hair. As she pulled back, Monica said, "Dominic that is a reality when a family member is in the military. As I know you understand the job of a member of the military is to protect the country. It takes them lots of training to do that, regardless of what they do. That willingness to sacrifice can be hard to understand for the family. There are lots of supports for family to help the deal with that, which your Mummy has used. That helps us a.d.u.l.ts help you, our children to understand the situation. I know it may not seem fair, but think about this, does your Uncles Andrew, Phillip or Chester go away on business, leaving you all behind?"

"They do. But they always come back."

"Military personal train hard to make sure that when they have to go away and do things they come back. Most of the time, soldiers are at their bases, keeping up their skills, ready to go at a moment's notice to do what is necessary. Sometimes that is things we see yet there are other times that we know nothing about what they do. But their skills are what allows them to do their job, and to o everything that the can to come back to be safe. The training that your Daddy Matthew, and Uncles Joseph, Ben, and David were doing at that time was one of those things they had to do to enable them to do that. The rules while harsh, are such to allow them to focus on the training. But from what your Uncle Joseph is telling me, your Daddy Matthew is trying to change that."

"But Dominic, it is that harshness combined with everything else that made your Mummy not able to say the truth. My guess is that she was fearful without your Daddy Matthew around to protect her, her parents would have made sure you were not born. She wanted you to be born, and by not telling her parents the truth she made sure that happened. She was lucky, that your Daddy was willing to help her achieve that one thing she wanted. I have not asked your Mummy to tell me about what happened with her marriage to your Daddy, but one thing I feel certain of, is that it for that reason, she has always let everyone call him your Daddy."

"But he is not," came the confused statement from Dominic.

"Can you answer me this question, have either your Mummy or your Daddy Matthew ever said that you cannot call your Daddy, Daddy?"

"No," came a quiet response from Dominic. "They told me that being a parent is about how the parent treats you, not anything else and told me that Daddy is Daddy."

"Dominic," said Monica holding "that says everything. Just because your Daddy Matthew is biologically your parent, neither he or your Mummy view that your Daddy is not an important person."

Seeing the tears on Dominic's face, Monica said "I know I have given you a lot to think about. It is not easy understanding everything. I can only talk about what I know, and what people have told me and make my judgement based on that. But in the end, your Mummy and Daddy Matthew love you, and want what is best for you. Just remember that."

Dominic moved over, and settled onto Monica's lap, before looking up at her and reaching his arms around her neck giving her a hug.

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