Page 110 of I Replaced His Husband
"What thing?"
"You’ll be able to have your own kids! True Mates heal each other. Your Bond with Kay will help heal your body."
I blinked, realizing… indeed, I hadn’t even thought of that. After everything, I’d come to terms with never being a biological parent. But now… well, Dad was right! This could have a significant impact on our future.
"That’s true… But of course, it’s something I’ll need to talk about with Kay. I’m not sure it’s the right time. Everything’s still so fresh."
There was a moment of hesitation on his part before he asked, "So. Tell me more. Kay wasn’t over the moon, right?"
My throat was still a bit constricted when I responded.
"Not really. He… cried."
"Oh…"
"Yeah."
A long silence.
"Did you feel it? The… rejection element?"
"I did. It hurt like hell. I’m consciously working around it, reasoning with myself. I just… it’s hard. But I have to push through it."
"You know… I need to tell you one thing. I remember how overwhelming it was for me when I realized your father was my True Mate. Denial, disbelief…! I pushed your father away a bit too, you know?"
"Did you?"
He chuckled with some embarrassment. "I did. I guess for people who are in a bad mental state like I was and like Kay is, it may not be so ‘jump-for-joy’. But it will pass, it will push through, and it will bloom like a beautiful, perfect flower! I promise you this."
"I hope you’re right."
"I am! Be there for him, and be incrediblypatient. Your father was like that. And it made me come to him even quicker, seeing him respect my space."
"It did?"
Dad chuckled. "Yup! For us omegas, it’s important to be heard, you know? To be seen and understood in our emotions. And then we meet you halfway."
"I’ll try, though it’s not easy. I guess I naively imagined it would be this magic, instant closeness and love."
"Meeting your True Mate doesn’t mean instant love, Rain. It means instant connection, yes. But love… that takes time."
I let out a heavy sigh, and Dad made a matching sigh too.
"I know this isn’t how you pictured things starting, son. People dream of romance, passionate confessions, being head over heels. It wasn’t like that for me, and it’s not like that for you… but trust me, it will ripen into it."
"Well… I already had that kind of beginning with Larry and Brian, Dad. I satisfied myself with ‘passionate confessions’ and teenage-style romance. I’m not expecting fireworks or rose petals falling from the sky. I guess‘be patient’is my new life motto for now. Thanks, Dad…"
After we wrapped up our talk, I stood on the beach for a while, staring at the lake.
The pain inside me, the sting of rejection, was still there. For now, I wasn’t where I wanted to be, mentally. Despite all the reassuring words I’d said to Dad, saying something was one thing, doing it was another. And feeling it… that was something else entirely. Emotions weren’t that easy to silence.
To distract myself and shake off the gloomy thoughts, I decided to do something that might shift my energy a little.
I snapped a picture of the document confirming that Kay and I were True Mates and sent it to Storm.
Yeah, I even added a message: "No surprise here. I already knew," just so he wouldn’t think it was his big revelation. Even though… in a way, it kind of was.
Did Storm really know beforehand? Did he have some kind of sixth sense for spotting high-level mateship between people?
