5-year-old Ellie, my lovely daughter, was about to celebrate her birthday. As any other 5-year-old, she was eager to have all of her friends invited. All she spoke about was her cake, the dress she would wear, and the cookies she wanted me to make.
Her conversations always put a smile on my face, until she came to me one day and said, “Mom, I want the lady who visits dad when you are at work to come to my party.”
“What? What lady!?” I thought to myself, trying not to reveal my nervousness in front of Ella. “Of course, honey, you can invite whomever you want,” I said. “And this lady, has she been here in the house?” I asked, trying to learn more.
“Yes, mom, she has been here before, and she’s so beautiful and so nice,” Ella said and smiled at me.
My husband was laid off from work at the start of the year and has been staying home while I have been working long hours. He never mentioned anyone stopping by, let alone a beautiful, young lady.
I was certain Jake was faithful to me, so was it possible that Ella was just imagining things? These questions bothered me, but I wasn’t ready to confront Jack, not before I was certain this lady really existed.
A couple of days later, when I came home from work, Ella welcomed me and said, “Mommy, mommy, Lila is coming to my birthday party.”
I guessed she was talking of the woman that was coming to our house while I wasn’t there, but I didn’t ask more questions.
On the day of Ella’s birthday, my 5-year-old was overly excited. I, on the other hand, was nervous.
My heart skipped a beat at every doorbell ring. Then, at one moment, someone knocked at the door and I finally saw the lady Ella was talking about. She was very young and beautiful, just like Ella described her.
“Hello, I’m Lila, I’m here for Ella’s party,” she said with a smile on her face. Still shocked by her presence and by the fact she was real, I welcomed her in.
When Jake noticed her, his face went pale. “Hey, Lila,” he said. “I didn’t know you were coming.”
The entire situation was becoming more strange with each passing minute. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, I asked both Lisa and Jake if they could accompany me in the kitchen. Jake was nervous, and Lisa was confused.
“Ok, Lila, can you explain who you are and why are you here?” I asked.
“Oh, I’m really sorry,” she said apologetically, “I thought you knew… I’m Jake’s daughter.”
“What!?” I turned to Jack. “How does she mean she’s your daughter, Jack?”
That’s when Jack confessed he learned of Lila a couple of months ago. It turned out that his ex girlfriend fell pregnant with his child, but never told him that. In fact, when Lisa learned the truth, she was the one who found Jack.
“Oh, Jack, what were you thinking, you let a 5-year-old child tell me the truth for you?” I told my husband.
Lila felt uncomfortable and apologized for causing trouble, but she wasn’t the one to be blamed for the chaos Jack created by keeping a secret from me.
Lila was a nice young lady whom my daughter came to like a lot, so I accepted her presence in our lives. I was also aware that she meant a lot to Jack, who swore he was planning to tell me about her but was just waiting for the right moment.
Almost overnight, our family of three grew into a family of four.
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