Water Under The Bridge

After Cyrus spoke the court took a break, I think everyone needed some time to try and take in everything that was just said. I had no idea Preston threatened Cyrus and my dad, I thought Cyrus just did it because he's a terrible man that took pleasure from doing that kind of thing. I mean let's be honest he probably did enjoy it, but maybe he got too far in and there was no way out so he carried on. I was in the lobby of the court alone this time, well sort of alone as there were guards everywhere. Gray was with Josh doing I have no idea what, while Erik was talking with the prosecutor guy, aka our guy. I couldn't be seen talking with anyone from the court, in case people see and the public becomes aware of my hand in this case. I was just stood there when something catches my eye, sitting alone on one of the chairs was Cyrus. He sat with his hands together just looking at the ground, he didn't really have an expression on his face. I was about to turn away but my eyes soon land on him once again, I slowly make my way over to him where he doesn't notice me until I take a seat beside him. "You did great" I say without turning to look at him, out of the corner of my eye I spot him looking at me. "Yeah well I did what you wanted me to do, you have no use for me now right?" He asks this is what makes me look at him, I actually didn't know what he meant and I think my face said that "how do I know after all this is done you won't get me taken care of, I mean you've already said you've found me a house" he explains, is he really comparing me to Preston? "Okay first of all, we had deal that after the trial you would be free to go and I know you might not be, but I am true to my word, second of all, you wanna know the other reason why we're finding you a house, yes it's so we can keep an eye on you but also, Preston has your address and look what you said back there, it's easy for him to get people taken care of" I explain actually getting annoyed that he was trying to make me seem like the bad guy, when all I ever do is help my family "but fine if you wanna go go back to your house putting yours and your mates life in danger, fine be my guest, but don't blame me when it all blows up in your face" I say pointing at him for a second before getting up and walking away, I get a few steps away from the chairs when my arm is grabbed. "Wait Clara" he says pulling at my arm, I stop walking away and turn to face him, my arms crossed "I'm not used to people actually wanting to help me, throughout my whole life people that I thought cared had ulterior motives, so when I heard you say you were putting me and Allison in a house of your choosing, I guess I just assumed the worst" he admits once again looking down, he's acting like a completely different person, prison must have helped. "You're family Cyrus, as much as you didn't treat me and Kyle like it, we are, I'm not the type of person to throw my family to the wolves as much as I would like to in the moment" I say which makes him look up at me, he sighs walking back over to the chairs taking his seat. "I know how much you and Kyle must hate me, I treated you so badly just because I was going through my own stuff" he sighs looking back down at the ground, I once again make my way over but stand in front of him this time "you don't know this but, I actually have two children of my own" he tells me which I definitely didn't know, growing up I never saw him with any children or heard him talk about them. "Alison isn't my first mate, she's my second chance mate, I met my first mate Lily when I was sixteen and a few months later she fell pregnant with our first" he explains still not looking up from the ground, I move from standing in front of him to sit beside him on one of the chairs "it was a son, we named him Brent, after my father, things were great at first, I was being the best father that I could be and we were this happy little family, when our son turned ten we found out that Lily was pregnant with our second child" he explains going into his pocket pulling a photo out, he looks down at it before continuing "Brent was not happy when we found out, but we all assumed that once he met the baby he'd change, but before that could happen that's when the disaster struck, I was at work when it happened, Brent straight up attacked his mother until she passed out" he says which makes my eyes just go wide, Brent was so angry that he attacked his pregnant mother?! "Well I arrived home and found her, I took her to the hospital but it was too late she died, but the doctors were able to safe the baby who ended up being another boy" he explains handing me the photo of a tiny baby, the photo was old but you could still see it's cute face "Brent admitted to what he did immediately and was taken away, I blamed myself for what happened for years, I told myself if I was a better father than maybe that wouldn't have happened, so I decided to pretend that I didn't have a family before Alison" he explains but a question soon comes up in my mind. "What about your other son, the one that doctors were able to save?" I ask looking over at him, maybe he put him up for adoption. "That was the problem, I still had a son from the family that I was claiming I never had, I called him Wes and acted as though I was his older brother" he says which literally makes my jaw drop, I look over at him just do make sure I heard him correctly. "My dad is really your son?" I ask shocked, he looks up and me nodding him head "does he know?" I ask, I mean he's never told anyone or well me for that matter. "How was I supposed to tell him? hey bro, you know actually you're not my brother but my son" he says which as he said it did make sense, that would be so crazy for someone to tell you. "You could have just told me how you've just told Clara" my dad says walking over, my mum and Kyle were standing behind him "I've known for years Cy, when we got kicked out that first pack, I was sorting through documents and found my original birth certificate" my dad explains as Kyle walks over to stand in front of me, while Cyrus stands up out of his seat. "Why didn't you say anything?" He asks tears in his eyes, whoa he's showing more emotion today then I've ever saw! "Because it doesn't change anything, if you were comfortable without me knowing I was gonna keep it that way" my dad says which I could tell made Cyrus choke up, my dad just smiles placing his hand on Cyrus's shoulder "I also did some research into Brent, he's out and has a family of his own" my dad explains which once again makes Cyrus choke up, my dad laughs pulling him into a hug. "Aww wholesome family moment" I say out loud, everyone laughs which interacts I didn't say it in my head like I intended. "Is that why you would treat Clara and I in that way, as what your oldest son did to your first mate?" Kyle asks placing his hand on my shoulder, Cyrus pulls away from my dad and nods sadly. "I was worried that what happened to me would happen to you father, you guys will not understand how sorry I truly am for what happened and all the hurt I've caused you over the years" Cyrus says towards me and Kyle sadly, I stand up to stand beside Kyle who was smiling. "Water under the bridge, grandad" he laughs which causes Cyrus's eyes to wide, oh yeah he would be our granddad then! "Now I feel old" he says which gets me to think, he must be getting old but he does look it, I always thought it was because of the way he lives but obviously, not fully. Who would have thought we'd all be here talking civilly to one another, in the courthouse?!