I apologize for taking my time with this, I had another story I wanted to get done first.
This is the final chapter of 'Not Yours', I fully appreciate all the support it's gotten, especially the first chapter started as a quick story I thought up and now has the highest number of views of all my stories. I hope you all enjoy this ending.
Story first, sex second.
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"This is your father."
Leanne looked at this stranger on her mother's couch, there was no way he was her father. She wanted so bad to believe that but she couldn't deny it, there was no reason for her mother to lie to her.
"Why?" Leanne asked Helena after a few seconds of silence.
"Excuse me?"
"Why did you bring him here, why now?"
"I thought you should get the chance to meet your real father."
"Bullshit mum, you're doing this for your own selfish reason. Did you even think that maybe I didn't want to see my real dad, that maybe I was fine not knowing?"
"Leanne don't be ridiculous."
"No mum, I can't believe you actually thought I would be happy about this. You bring this stranger to me, claiming he's a father and what, I welcome him, forgetting he had nothing to do with my life and leave my actual father to be one happy family."
"How many times, he's not your fa..."
"He fucking is. He's more family than you'll ever be."
Joseph put his hand on Leanne's shoulder. "Calm Anne, don't let her get to you."
"I just want to get out of here dad."
"Go wait in the car."
Leanne turned to leave but Helena wasn't having any of it. "Leanne you get back here."
Helena reached out to grab Leanne's arm but Leanne spun round and punched her mother in the face. As Helena flew backwards holding her now bleeding lip it was impossible to say who was more surprised, Helena or Leanne, neither of them said anything until Leanne broke the silence.
"G, get back. I want nothing to do with you or him."
Joseph spoke up before Helena could say anything. "Anne, go wait in the car, I'll come out in a minute."
Leanne, now shaking with fear or anger Joseph couldn't tell, left the house. Joseph turned to Helena.
"That ungrateful brat."
"Well you fucking deserved it Hel, what the hell were you thinking?"
"I thought that if she knew her real dad she'd stop seeing you, I miss her Joe, she's my daughter and she hates me."
Joseph almost felt sorry for Helena but she had hurt Leanne and he couldn't forgive that "It's your fault that she does, you brought this upon yourself when you took her dad away from her, you're just selfish."
Helena sat down, defeated. Peter stood up and faced Joseph. "Joe, I swear..."
"Shut the fuck up Pete. Just tell me, did you know?"
"Know what?"
"When we met did you know you were Leanne's father?"
"I swear I didn't."
Joseph saw no reason to believe him but then again he had no reason to lie. "Alright we'll talk later, you know Dreyer's Pub?"
"Yeah."
"Meet me there in an hour."
Pete nodded in agreement, Joseph left without even looking at Helena, he didn't need to. For all intents and purposes Helena had lost all contact with her daughter.
Joseph found Leanne fighting back tears in the car, Joseph got in the driver's side and put an arm around his daughter.
"How you holding up Anne?"
"I don't know, I just can't accept that stranger in there was my father. You knew him?"
"We work together, he's a temporary boss, came in a few weeks ago. He swears he didn't know about you but I'm going to talk to him."
Leanne sniffed, she didn't remember when she started crying but she was, Joseph held her close and kissed her head.
"I hate to leave you alone Anne but I need to talk to Pete, do you want to go over to a friend's house or your Uncle Trent's."
"I'll phone Rachel dad, she'll have me over even if she's busy."
Leanne took her phone out her pocket and dialled her friend's number. "Hello Rach, it's Anne. Good, you? Listen can I come over to yours, I've just got some big news and since my dad's going out I probably shouldn't be alone. I'll tell you when I get there. Oh thanks Rach I really need this, God bless you. I'm not making fun of you I really meant that, ok see you soon."
Leanne put her phone away, Joseph kissed her head once more then started the car and drove her to Rachel's house.
When Joseph arrived at Dreyer's pub he was early but Peter was already waiting for him at the bar, Joseph sat down next to him when Paige -- the bartender -- arrived.
"Hey Mr Martin, what can I get you?"
"Just a coke Paige, thanks."
"What about you sir?"
"A pint of whatever you have on tap."
Paige got the two men their drinks, Peter insisted he pay for them and Joseph wasn't going to argue.
"So" Said Joseph after a few seconds of silence. "Start talking."
"Where'd you want me to start?"