Chapter 153 A Brief Farewell (One)

• Ryan stalked away from Becca, unable to stand looking at her any longer. He was mad … madder than he had ever been in his entire life, but despite his anger, he felt a little sorry for her. She had looked so scared and small as she tried to defend her actions and it had taken all he had not to take her in his arms and kiss her forehead, but his anger had been his shield. Becca did not follow him, which was just as well. He went into the event room and sank into the closest chair that he could find, and then held his head in his hands, trying to come to terms with what he had just learned.
• He was a father, a father to that beautiful and incredibly sweet child that he had met earlier today. He now had two daughters, not just one. He was incredibly happy about it of course, but he did not know how on earth to react. Was he supposed to say something about who he was to Emma and Taylor? He had no idea. He guessed it was better to take things a step at a time. First, he would take Taylor to Craig’s parents' place to spend a week or two with them, while he came back home and decided on what to do.
• But one thing was for sure and that was that Becca was done hiding his daughter from him. He would make up for the lost years and be in his daughter’s life as much as possible, whether her mother liked it or not. If Becca tried to fight him on this, then he was not above doing whatever it took to ensure he was in Emma’s life, including fighting dirty. A child’s happiness was at stake here, after all. After a while, he got up and made his way out of the building to where Dan was standing with the kids, keeping them occupied. Becca and Sandra were nowhere to be seen.