Chapter 564 - So, do you have a better idea? (5)

2 June, Matthew's Villa, City K

"Mummy…?" came a quiet but confused voice.

Gathering herself back together Lexi said "But, do not think that because they are dead, that that is why your Daddy Matthew and I married. It is not to spite them. Despite everything, we love each other and want to be together. But like any relationship we have our ups and downs."

Matthew added "And do not try to say that you do not know about that. On at least five occasions you have come home complaining about your friends to us and then later about how good things are in your friendship. So, you do understand what that means."

"You are being mean Daddy Matthew."

Lexi saw that Matthew opened his eyes slightly wider. Given how they had started out with Dominic ignoring him, at least he was willing to move slightly. That was a relief.

Lexi said, "Does that help you understand what you talked about with everyone last night?"

Silence filled the room before Dominic said "I think it does Mummy. Your parents, rather than hating Daddy Matthew, hated what he does as a job. They did not want you involved with Daddy Matthew because of that, and had you marry Daddy instead. But that does not help me get why you lied."

"Dominic, it was never a lie. When I married your Daddy, I was so young, and really did not understand the world, including your Daddy. That resulted in a lot of bad things happening, which hurt me to the point I could not cope. By the time I could, I never thought that your Daddy Matthew and I would ever have a chance. I just hoped that he had moved on from all the hurt that I had given him and made a new life for himself with someone that was not as hurt as I was. For that reason, when I was ready to admit the truth to myself about you, I did not tell anyone else, because I had hurt everyone so much."

"But when you married Daddy Matthew, you had so much time to tell the truth. You hid it, and we all found out about it in a bad way," cried Dominic.

Seeing the tears in Lexi's eyes, Matthew quietly said "Dominic, unintentionally your Daddy hurt your Mummy a lot when they were together. Your Mummy has talked to me about some of the things that happened while she was with your Daddy, but it is up to her to talk to you about it when she is ready to do so. And before you even think about asking, I will not tell you about it, because it is your Mummy's story to tell, not mine."

Having gathered herself together enough to speak Lexi interrupting Matthew said "Dominic, all I will tell you currently is there was times that he was the best person possible, but there were other times that he hurt me. I do not know, and I will not guess whether this was deliberate or accidental, but when he hurt me, it scared me. We have talked about why I left and my return, so..l."

"Mummy I do not need you to tell me that story again and again."

Lexi felt relieved. At least that was part of the story that Dominic had no issues in accepting.

Matthew, sensing this was difficult for Lexi, said "But as a result your Mummy was scared about what would happen in our marriage. Can you answer a question for me Dominic?" On seeing a nod from Dominic, Matthew continued "When you are scared what do you do?"

Dominic paused for a couple of seconds before saying "I do not want to talk about it until I feel safe."

"Your Mummy is did the same thing. As she was feeling safe with me, she slowly started to tell me about the past. It needed to be at her pace, and it was. The only thing I have over-reacted with is when the truth about you came about. But it did not take me long to realise I had overreacted. I knew about the past and could understand things."

"But you hurt Mummy."

"I know I did, and I have apologised to your Mummy time and time again. It was my mistake, and I can admit it. That is important to your family, admitting your mistakes and taking ownership of them."

"But neither of you are admitting your mistake with me," came a sharpish reply from Dominic.

"Dominic, your Mummy and I have never said that it was a mistake. What we have wanted you to do it to stop and understand that there are things that you need to understand before getting as angry as you have been with us."

Lexi, taking over said "And you need to understand you are not a mistake. Not is anything I did to make sure you could be born. If I did not, we would not even be having this conversation."

"Not fair Mummy," came a pouting reply from Dominic.

"It may seem that we are not being fair. But did you listen to what everyone told you last night?"

Hesitantly Dominic said, "I did."

"And you have heard what we have said before today and what your Daddy Matthew told you just now." 

"Yes Mummy," came a now somewhat contrite reply from Dominic.

"So, my question is, and you can take time to think about this before you answer. Do you have a better idea that things were not as simple as you wanted them to be? That it was never my intention for you not to know, but your Daddy Matthew deserved the whole truth first. That is because I hurt him so much, and more importantly I need his support. The second person who deserves the whole truth always has been you. That does not mean that you are any less important than he is, but you need to know his side of what happened as well as mine, and…"

"Without your Mummy telling me everything, I could not help her tell you everything, because that is what you deserve."

Dominic moved away from Matthew, and said "Mummy, just because I am a child, do not think that I am stupid. I still do not like that I was lied to, but after listening last night I understand that why things happened is not simple. That does not mean that I have forgiven you, but I will think about things."

Before either of them could react, Dominic scrambled off the bed and headed out of the room, leaving Matthew and Lexi stunned.

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