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It would stay their secret then.

A secret for the Durants, for the first time in Arkhelios history.

Tabitha wasn’t sure she liked the feeling. It felt dangerous. In Arkhelios, a secret could burn through a family line like wildfire if the wrong person knew it. But it wasn’t her secret to keep. It was her daughter’s. And Ulyssa had made it astoundingly clear that she wished for no one, not even the father, to know of this secret. She had refused to even tell them who he was, though Tabitha had a sneaking suspicion as to why, and who.

She wished her daughter cared more about the entire situation. As soon as Ulyssa had clued them into the situation, Tabitha had expected the response her daughter had had; even understood it. Her daughter was far too young for the ‘burden’ she carried at the moment. The child was better off with someone who wanted them. But as soon as she had comforted Ulyssa, as soon as she’d told her she’d help her handle the situation, Tabitha had watched her daughter wash her hands clean of the situation. It was as if it wasn’t happening anymore. No longer her problem, suddenly it was ‘out of sight, out of mind’.

She wasn’t entirely sure this was a normal reaction. Though, she supposed quietly, it would be easier to keep such a secret, if her daughter was intent on pretending it didn’t exist in the first place.

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“Oriana’s big party is finally here! She needs to control her spontaneous guests, so have her serve food on the buffet. Keep an eye out for crazy guests!”

Please excuse my red pause lines and black squares. I had to take out my mods to ensure the scripted events worked properly!

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“Looks delicious,” Tabitha commented, standing up from the chair. And so does the food, a tiny voice in her head said. She tensed. Her body was screaming for Ian, and her mind screamed for Launce. But one is here and one isn't.

“Hey,” Ian said, turning around to face her. “How do you prefer it?”

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Tabitha looked at her husband. He was right of course.

Everyone in town knew that Hunter Bellamy was adopted when he was a newborn. Most had been surprised by the sudden and seemingly random adoption. Nonetheless, Hunter was raised as a Bellamy, but he lacked the cold harshness and critical judgement of his adoptive father, and the quiet, controlled influence that the Bellamy matriarch had. He was softer even when compared to his brothers, who had come up short in the family line themselves.

Tabitha knew that no one in town questioned the choice to overlook the three Bellamy children in preference of golden child, Roman Bellamy. If put in a lineup, Roman would be the most like his grandparents, and Hunter the least. If she was honest, she was glad that her daughter and Roman had never been close. She wasn't thrilled with this idea, but she didn't have very many options either. Wanda was a good person, everyone knew it. Hunter would have to do, whether or not they were Bellamys in name.

She supposed there was something to be said for nature verses nurture after all. At least she hoped there was.

“Would they…” Tabitha struggled, “Would they know?”

Launce looked as if he’d been expecting this question, “Markus told me when I first went to him that he could hide the child in the system. A “Jane Doe” The Bellamys will not have anything to hold or use against us, or Ulyssa.”

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The conversation with her husband that they were having now was one that she’d started herself a few days before. So she couldn’t really complain when Launce had come back with actual solutions. Nonetheless, she had been surprised at said solutions anyways.

“I just… I don’t want her to regret all this someday….” Tabitha sighed quietly, “And I don’t know if her not telling…”

“I agree. It’s a bit… concerning,” Launce chewed his lip in clear concern, “I don’t know what I’d do if someone kept something like that from me…”

Tabitha frowned slightly, “I just… I wish that we could keep them, you know? I know we… I know we can’t afford another little one. Nor do I really have the energy to keep up with another toddler in a few years”

She chuckled quietly before adding, “The twins now are exhausting enough…”

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Tabitha focused on their clasped hands instead of responding. So Launce continued.

“But, it does offer him unique insight in raising them, if Ulyssa doesn’t want anything to do with the kid.”

Tabitha breathed out at length, “I know you’re right. And Wanda is a good person… but the Bellamys?”

“I know, I’m not the biggest fan of them either. But you do have to admit that Wanda and Hunter are the least concerning of that family. They’re not even technically Bellamys, you know? In name only.”

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Launce glanced at her from the corner of his eye and let out a short breath himself.

“But what if she wants to see them someday? What if she changes her mind?”

Launce slid his hand under hers in their lap and said, “That’s…. Well that’s her decision… This option does offer the opportunity to be a part of their life, if she wants to. Not as a parent, but at least as a neighbor.”

“That’s true…” Tabitha bit her lip.

“I know that things have always been a bit… strained with them, but you can’t deny the child would be well off…” Launce paused, “and, well… Hunter himself was adopted and doesn’t know who his parents are. Poor kid.”

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“Alright,” Tabitha said, look we’ll make some calls in a little bit, okay?” Tabitha said. She started making a mental list of people she’d need to call on her daughter’s behalf. A doctor being first on the list, quickly followed by her husband, and then the school. A thought crossed her mind then, and she paused and looked at Ulyssa.

“Does…” Tabitha started, “Does Zane know?”

Ulyssa shook her head quickly, “I don’t want him to… I just… I just want to deal with it…”

Tabitha mentally weighed whether or not the moral question of not telling Zane at all, with the idea of having to call and explain to Peggie Hydes that her son was going to be a father. The thought alone put her off as much as the situation as a whole.

She sighed quietly, “Okay, okay. We’ll keep this to as few people as possible.”

She prayed silently that that decision wouldn’t come back to haunt them later.

In truth, she wasn’t that concerned. She’d never known who her father was, and she'd turned out… relatively fine. Plenty of people in Arkhelios had no idea what their lineage was. And frankly, in Tabitha’s opinion they turned out better than the ones that did.

In Arkhelios, people either ended up being related to the Bellamy, Rivales, or Helios line of succession, or they didn’t know who their parents were. And Tabitha would take not knowing over being related to any of the reigning patriarchs any day of the week.