She looked as beautiful as ever . I clenched my fist . What the hell was she doing here ? She hadn't even been here on my wedding day , she had been in Milan . Dad too couldn't come and Trish's father Sam gave me away . She hadn't even bothered to contact me after the triplets were born . Atleast dad had the little decency to come visit his grandchildren when they were born . She had no right to be here anymore . She had failed every duty as a mother . And she was the reason I tried every day to be the best mother to my kids so that they wouldn't feel how I had . I had waited every single day of my life to have my mother beside me and just acknowledge me . 30 years of my existence she hadn't bothered to be a mother , why now ? " Happy birthday precious . " 14 DIONN 990 円 IL 5/7 COMO T < Epilogue " Now you remember ? " I snapped angrily . Formalities be damned . I didn't find it funny that she appeared to visit me after six years . I turned to glare at Austin . " What is she doing here ? " Austin rubbed my back . " Soph … I know you miss her as much as you dislike her . I don't want you to spend more time with the weight of everything you longed to tell her . You're not invincible , cupcake . Get it off your chest afterall wasn't it you who taught everybody about not holding grudges ? This is your chance to finally be free of all your problems . Just talk , okay ? " My eyes welled up as I knew he was right . He leaned down to give me a soft kiss and then left to give us privacy . I turned to look at her and at once everything came flashing back at me . The years of negligence , the family war , the insults , the forgotten special days , the abandonment . It hurt . " Why ? " I whispered . " What ? " " Why are you here now ? " Mom looked down at her feet and for the first time in my life , I didn't see the all powerful woman , I saw a woman who knew she had failed . " I'm sorry precious . I'm sorry .. " She put her hand over her mouth and sobbed . " You should be , " I gritted out . " Do you know how it feels to live to grow up in an explosive house " ? To feel unwanted ? To try to make everything okay and watching everything fall apart ? To grow up in an empty house , alone with monthly checks and cash money sustaining you ? To feel like an orphan with both parents alive ? Do you ? " I was yelling at her now . Before I could continue anymore she pulled me into her arms and hugged me . For the first time in my life . I stopped my mouth and felt a sob climb up my throat , finally having my mother hold me . She had tears running down her face as she pulled away . " I'm sorry Soph … I know I should have come back to you a long time back but I had failed you so many times I didn't know what to do . I had always been scared … and for a long time I couldn't deal your father leaving me .. He had been cheating on me for a long time and after the divorce I couldn't bear to look at you . You look so much like him . I was so angry with everything . I'm so sorry Soph … I thought I could find peace and achieve my true self by leaving but I never made a bigger mistake and by the time I realized it..it was too late . Then recently I decided to meet you but I knew you wouldn't want to even see my face .. so I asked your husband to help me , he was reluctant at first but he agreed . I know I wasted a lot of time not being a part of your life , I want to spend the rest of it trying to be a part of it … please..if you want . " Is she serious ? A big part of me wanted to kick her out of my house and tell her to go to hell but a bigger part of me was glad she finally had come back , that part felt as if finally it had achieved peace . My mother was the key 14 6/7 to M III O < Epilogue 48 Points > reason for a large amount of my insecurities , knowing I could free myself from them now and actually let go . of the heavy weight in my heart outweighed my anger . " Okay . But on one condition . " My mother's eyes shined with hope and happiness.199 " What ? " " You have to promise to be the perfect grandmother to my children . You weren't the best mother to me but I want my kids to have a complete family . " A single tear slipped out of her eye as she nodded . " Of course . " I smiled . We walked out to the party , both of us feeling a hundred times lighter . Everything was falling right into place . I introduced my kids to her and they were thrilled to discover they had another grandma . For the first time , I saw my mother laugh and smile genuinely and lose the cool exterior and just be herself . And somehow that was everything . Austin was watching everything from a corner with the biggest grin on his face . I walked to him and put my arms around him and kissed him . " Thank you . " He smiled at me as he tucked a tendril of hair behind my ear . " Anything for you , my love . " He whispered . I entwined our fingers together and smiled laying my head on his shoulder . It looked as if my life was finally falling into piece . All because of him , my one silly mistake . My Wrong Number . 4 Comments Get Bonus ( Ad ) > E Vote 14 F O 717 BONUS CHAPTER BONUS CHAPTER " Austin . Poke . " Austin ! " +0 Points Poke . Poke . " Austin ! Wake up ! " " Mmph ." Austin mumbled as he snuggled into his pillow , snoring lightly . I rolled my eyes and sat up slowly , putting my hands at my sides to push myself up lightly in a sitting position as I put my hand over my gigantic belly . I felt three kicks simultaneously inside and I winced , biting my lip . That hurt . " You guys can stop the soccer game inside , please babies . I know what you want . " I whispered softly to my belly . I shook Austin lightly but my doofus of husband continued to snore . I grabbed the air horn out of my bedstand and blew it hard into his ear . Austin started with a comical gasp as he rolled off the bed onto the floor and scrambled up to his feet . " I'm up ! I'm up ! I'm up ! " I put my hand over my mouth to rein in my laughter . I hated to do this to the poor fellow , but hey , baby calls . Austin looked at me sleepily . " What do you need , cupcake ? " He yawned , rubbing his eyes sleepily . " I'm hungry . " He rubbed his face , trying to will the sleep away . " It's 4 AM cupcake ." " Yeah , so ? " He shook his head . " Yeah so nothing , " He sighed " So what do you want ? ' I gave him a cheery grin . " I want some string cheese , twixes , kit kats and a box of cupcakes and can you please make me some mac and cheese too ? " He frowned at me . " How about a no ? They're all unhealthy , you know what the doctor said..eat healthy for the little ones . " I pouted . " But I'm sick of it and I want a little my kind of food , now . Besides , its child abuse to subject unborn babies to kale juice all the time . " Austin bit back an amused smile . " I'm pretty sure it's not child abuse , cupcake , it's called making healthy 14 1/4 FDCOM DT III O BONUS CHAPTER choices . " +8 Points > I snorted unnattractiely . " Pfft . That thing tastes like crap . Just be glad that babies don't remember what their mom's eat while they have to camp in there because I'm pretty sure they wouldn't like it either . " He shook his head , chuckling . " I can cut up some fruits for you to snack on . " " But I want to sink my teeth into some gooey , yummy mac and cheese , pleeeaase ? " I gave him my best puppy eyes and did a mental fist pump as I saw his stern façade crumble to dust . Heh . We all know who's the boss here anyway . He sighed again but gave me a smile despite the sleep in his eyes as his eyes travelled to my belly . Saying it was huge , was a mere understatement . It was enormous . I could barely walk anymore . All my tops , were starting to seem like crop tops , it was crazy . He held me a hand and put an arm around my waist as he lifted me up from my position and helped me into the wheelchair that I had to stick to since I was too heavy . The doctor had advised me bed rest but even I needed a break . The due date was away from a few weeks . Sitting at bed all day surfing through Netflix and reading novels sounds like heaven but trust me , when you're pregnant , even that gets tiring . Austin wheeled me to our kitchen , Tango and Roxy scampered up to me as Austin took out ingredients to make mac and cheese . Comfort food at its very best . I put my elbows on the kitchen table and watched Austin move around the kitchen effortlessly . He looked so in sync when he cooked . Every movement of his while he was in the kitchen was like watching some kind of poetry in motion , you know the kind of moment when you witness a person do something they truly are passionate about and lose themselves in it ? I found that beautiful . Even if it was something as common as cooking a simple meal . Tango nuzzled my feet as Roxy sniffed at the wheels of my chair . I smiled as I rubbed their soft fur . This moment actually felt pretty comfortable , nevermind the fact I was not in a state that was anywhere near that adjective . I grabbed the cup sitting on the table and tapped it against the wood to create a beat . Clap clap clap.Thup . Tap . Repeat . " I got the ticket for the long round . Two bottle whiskey on the way , " I began smiling as I began singing the song .