Come Back Here

"He's what?!" Renae asked in disbelief after I had just explained to her the whole conversation with my mother.

"Ree, he's not my father."

"I got that part, but holy fucking shit, I just wanna rip his lungs out. That's no fucking excuse for him to beat the living shit out of you for years."

"I know, Ree." I looked away. It should all be over now, but I'm still terrified. Terrified that he'll barge through Renae's front door and do it again. And yet, something is still unsettling in my stomach.

A couple seconds of awkward silence passed, and with each passing moment, I could tell Renae was becoming more and more livid.

"So, are you going to meet him?" Renae asked, a little calmer than I expected.

"I don't know. I mean, I want to, but Mom said he doesn't even know about me."

Suddenly there was a knock at Renae's balcony and I peaked over her shoulder to see Gee and Andy standing there. I motioned them in, the door wasn't locked. As soon as I saw those blue wonders looking back at me, I instantly felt ten times better.

Andy came to me and engulfed me in a hug. I breathed in his scent. I loved the way he smelt; like smoke and mint, and it was this delicious aura that I could never grow sick of because I loved it too much.

"How'd it go?" He asked, still holding me in his embrace.

"Well, I guess... There's something I gotta tell you and Gee."

He pulled back a little reluctant, "What is it?" He asked in a shaky tone. Great, I'm probably freaking him out. Who knows what's running through his mind right now. I didn't exactly say it in a reassuring way, so for all he knows the police could be blowing me off and we need to come up with plan B.

"I know why he did it." I deadpanned. My stomach was twisting into knots, but yet being around Andy was so calming that I couldn't focus on anything but him.

I glanced over at Gerard who was egging me on, motioning for me to continue.

"He's not my father." I stated. "Not just in the sense that he's a shitty one; he biologically isn't my father."

Silence washed over the room. I guess this is something that does need some time to absorb into everyone's brains. Then again, I still sort of need time to process it into my brain. The man that I had grown up calling 'dad' was no where close to it. I guess that's why I had never turned him in, because deep down I thought he was father so I thought I had to forgive him.

"Do you know who your real dad is?" Gerard asked after a few minutes.

I nodded, "Well, kinda... I know his name is Robert Coma."

"Do you wanna meet him?"

I nodded again, "Yes, I guess. I just don't know how. Mom told me he doesn't even know about me, and she cut off all communication with him. But, yes, I guess I do."

"It's settled then, we have to start our search for Robert Coma." Andy stated.

I looked up at him. God, he's hot. Okay, now's not the time to be thinking about the hotness that is in front of me. Focus, Celeste.

"Let's get to work then."

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