Rewritten (Unwritten Book 2) by Lauren Runow Read Free Book Online Page B

to a mirror to fix my hair. “Ugh, is Mom here, too?”
    Nichole grabs me by the back of my shoulders looking at me through the mirror, “Yes, Allison, she is.”
    “No!” I back up. “Nichole, you don’t know what happened but I don’t want to see her.”
    Nichole steps closer, reaching to hold my hand. “Allison, I do know. Everything. You need to come out here. There is something else.”
    “What? What else could there possibly be?”
    Nichole grips my hand tighter, pulling me out to the living room, “Come on.”
    I reluctantly follow, trying to get my hand out of Nichole’s grip.
    As we walk out the door, I see my dad first, which makes me smile. My dad and I have always been so close. “Daddy!” I wrap my arms around him.
    “It’s so good to see you, Allie. I can’t wait to hear all about your trip.”
    “It was great, Daddy. You’ll be so proud of me.”
    “I always have been. My little girl.” He puts his hand on my face, giving me that smile that any dad gives when he’s proud of his daughter, which makes me even more proud of my accomplishments.
    And I am, his little girl. He will always be my Daddy, too. No matter how old I get. Nichole started calling him by his first name, Kevin, years ago. I never understood why but I never will. He’ll always be Daddy to me.
    I look over and see my mom sitting quietly in the corner and can’t help but close my eyes in disgust. “I don’t know why you’re here. I told you, I don’t want anything to do with you.”
    She stands up, “But Allison, I love you. I’m your mother.”
    Dad steps in, trying to ease the tension, “Diane, let me handle this.” He put his hand up, motioning for her to sit back down. “Allison, why don’t we have a seat?”
    Charlie motions for us all to move into the living room. He sits down with his arm around me, kissing my cheek as I snuggle up next to him.
    “Dad, I’m sorry but you don’t know what she did. You need to understand, I love Charlie and what she did is unforgivable. And now we’re in this mess with Jacquelyn. It’s all her fault.”
    He sighs deeply, “Allison baby, I do know. I know everything, as does your sister. There is something else that we need to tell you though.”
    I look at Charlie with a scared look on my face. “What is it Charlie? Have you decided to keep the baby?”
    Charlie puts his hand on my knee, “No, Allison, please, just let your dad speak.”
    I look to my dad who takes a deep breath before speaking. “Allison, now you know the truth. Your mother and I have run a high-end escort service for many years now. I hope you understand why we never wanted to tell you or your sister.”
    Nichole laughs.
    “But there’s more. You see, your mother and I have always had a different outlook on sex,” he pauses and looks to my mom who puts her head down. “God, this is harder than I thought it would be,” he clears his throat. “Your mother and I love each other the same today as we did when we first met.” He looks to Charlie smiling, “I hope you and Charlie have found the same love.”
    Charlie smiles, looking at me, “I know we have.”
    I smile back, giving him a sweet kiss.
    My dad continues, “So, though we never cheated on each other, we would bring other people into our lives, um… into… our bedroom…”
    My eyes open widely, “Daddy.”
    He flushes red, and I know he’s embarrassed to be having this conversation with me and I’m just as embarrassed for him. Why would he ever tell me this?
    “So, I’m telling you this because I hope it will help with the situation you both are in now.”
    “I don’t get it,” I look at Charlie. “What is he talking about?”
    Charlie looks at my dad who continues, “Allison, we brought, who we thought was, your mom’s best friend into our bedroom. Her name was Robin.”
    “Dad, I know you had an affair with her.”
    “No, honey, I told you. I never cheated on your mother.” He takes a deep breath, “Condoms were very