Chapter 26

Oh and Malcolm don't let Cassidy know any of this. I don't want her to get upset or anything. No problem Max Malcolm replied. Cassie is like a daughter to me Malcolm said. I know Malcolm, that is why I called you first. So please give me a call when it's clear to bring them home. Okay Max will do. Talk to you later and with that Max hung up the phone. The next call was to his head of security in the living room Cassidy and Sylvia were discussing everything that happened yesterday.

Aunt Sylvia do you believe Max's ex actually had the gall to wrap her arms around Max's neck and whisper in his ear. I just wanted to get up and slap luckily for her Max pulled away and announced that I was his wife. I'm telling you if looks could kill me and Max would have been dead where we sat but the look on her face was priceless Aunt Sylvia. I've been meaning to ask you do twins run in the family? Sylvia had to think about how to answer that without upsetting Cassidy.

She thought Cassidy knew that she had a twin brother but just never said anything out of respect for her dad. As she was thinking Max came back in and sat beside Cassidy. Sweetheart I thought your dad told you but I guess he never did and since he is no longer with us I guess I am the one to tell you. Cassidy looked at her aunt with a puzzled look. Cassidy dear promise me you won't get yourself all worked up? I promise Aunt Sylvia I have two babies to bring into this world and I won't do anything to jeopardize them.

Cassidy grabbed onto Max's arm and waited to hear what her aunt had to say while your mom found out that when she was in her fourth month of pregnancy with you that she was caring for ternal twins a boy and a girl. Your mom had problems near the end of her pregnancy and had to be hospitalized. When she was 35 weeks you and your brother started showing signs of distress and they had to do an emergency C-section. You were born first and everything was fine. You are pink and loud but when they delivered your brother he was in terrible shape.

Your brother who they named after your dad did not make it past the first 24 hours. After your brother died your mom was never the same as she was before the pregnancy. She would go out and leave your dad to take care of you while you were in the NICU and once you came home she would stay out all hours of the night. When you were ten years old your mom up and left you and your dad.

Aunt Sylvia why does no one ever told me about this? I have no idea Cassidy I thought that you have always known but you were not saying anything because you didn't want to upset your dad. No Aunt Sylvia I never knew but that explains a lot about my dad treated me the way he did. I always wondered why he treated me like I was made of glass or something. After hearing what Sylvia just said it made a lot of sense now about what happened four years ago Max.. Max kept at thought to himself though.