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Rachel still remained pinning her daughter down on the bed. She was tired of this, the constant fights and tears. Rachel no longer wanted to argue she wanted answers and answers was what Logan was going to give her today. Logan has a few issues with herself and her mother, one of them being Blake, Rachel's ex fiance Another issue is the fact that she wants her parents together. For the life of her she could never understand why they never wanted to be together. Was it just a hook up of some sort between bodyguard and client or were they really ever in love with each other? Are they really telling the truth about their lives making everything impossible for it to ever turn into love and be more. Only they know, but she knows this both of them love her very much and she was never a regret. But it still didn't stop Logan from feeling like a child born out of wedlock or how Blake put it to her during one of their many arguments a bastard child.
"Are you going to talk to me?"
"Are you going to get off of me!" Logan talked back
Rachel rolled her eyes and removed herself from above her daughter. Logan rose herself up and adjusted her shirt and fixed her hair.
"Baby I'm tired"
"Tired of what?"
"All this fighting"
"We hardly fight"
"Hardly fight? Logan we've fought so many times this year I can't even count anymore" Logan let out a sigh as Rachel continued her speech. "One moment everything is fine with us and the next your going off on me for no reason. I can't take it anymore I want our relationship back, the one we had before everything went down south. We need to talk again it seems, because you still have some unresolved issues on your mind. And you have hate in your heart for me"
"I don't hate you Rachel"
"Okay look one thing your gonna stop doing is calling me Rachel"
"I only call you by your name when you've pissed me off"
"And that's going to stop right now I'm not Rachel to you it's Mom. I'm your mother and your going to respect me do you understand?"
"Yes mame"
"So can you please tell me what's going on?"
"I just…" Logan paused for a few seconds "I just want the best for you mom, I want you to have the world"
"I've had the world baby"
"I don't mean the world as in your fans, money, fame. I'm talking about love and happiness, someone who loves you for you and not what you can give them. Too many times I've seen those types walk into your life only for you to realize too late that they weren't right for you. Besides Fletcher's father and Dad you haven't had that type of love again. I just don't want you to be alone mom or wasting anymore of your time"
"I am happy Logan I have the two Greatest Loves Of All in my life, my son and daughter! Who needs anyone else when you've got the love of your kids?"
"And that's just it your not in love with somebody who loves you"
"What are you talking about now?"
"Dad"
"Come on Logan get off it!"
"Why not dad?"
"We've told you before we love each other but were not in love"
"Why not?"
"Do I have to explain that now?"
"Yes"
She didn't want to tell her daughter a lie, especially if it could hurt her in the end. But her mission was to keep everything under wraps from everyone until enough time had passed. Rachel had a record company fixing to start and other things on the line that depended on her keeping this secret. If the public found out that Rachel was already seeing another man during her time with Blake, the press would call her all kinds of names. The state of California loved Blake and his family, but if the public only knew.
"Well I'm not"
"Then can I ask you something?"
"Of course anything baby"
"And be truthful with me, are you planning on going back to Blake?"
"Hell No"
"Honestly"
"Yes Logan I am being honest"
"Promise"
"I promise sweetheart I want nothing more to do with him"
Logan was relieved
"Is that the reason why you've been biting off my head?" Rachel went on
"Yes and No"
"Well then what else"
"Months ago when we finally sat down and talked about everything"
"Yeah"
"I didn't tell you everything"
"To be honest I didn't think you had but will you tell me now"
"Again dealing with Blake, I just felt neglected sometimes like I had become less important in your life. Sometimes you made me feel less important"
"I did?"
"Yeah mom you did. You were so focused on trying to make him happy I had to take a backseat. I remember one time during those three years that you were together with him I needed your love and support more than ever." Rachel listened intently, her daughter was fixing to confirm she was a bad parent. "I was going through a tough time and had become reckless. Do you remember that night you and Blake were leaving to go to Paris"
"I think so July 2008 right, you were 15yrs"
"My rebellious stage"
"Yeah how could I forget!" Rachel started thinking back around that time where Logan was becoming a young woman. A stage in both of their lives when their relationship was starting to become strained.
"So around that time yes we were at odds but I still needed my best friend. Well you two were flying off somewhere on whim leaving me behind, which I normally wouldn't mind at all. Because I was up to no good my damn self."
"You were"
"Yes I was, mom there are so many things I can tell you but you and dad would not be happy!"
"Well you will tell me after this right?"
"After I finish this little story I will have no other choice but to. So anyway I had gotten myself into a jam and like I said I needed my mother's advice. That night I didn't get my mother, I got someone else who just simply told me "Can't it wait until I get back sweetheart were in a hurry" and then what happened?" she asked her mother while her eyes started tearing up.
"I'm sorry I don't remember honey"
"You don't remember?" Logan started to get angry with her mother again, how could Rachel not notice the pain and worry that was on her child's face that night? It was the worst night of her life and Rachel never knew it!
"That was two years ago Logan, how do you expect me to remember something like that?"
"You would have if I would have had the chance to talk to you"
"I'm sorry baby" Rachel now knew how serious her daughter was being
"It's too late now"
"No it's, tell me what happened baby" Rachel demanded
"You might hate me" Logan cried and Rachel wiped away a lone tear that had rolled down her daughter's eye
"I could never hate my own child!" Rachel was dying for Logan to spill it
"I needed you that night mom and you refused to be there, my life was turning upside down."
"Logan just please tell me!"
Logan took a deep breath and revealed her darkest secret to her mother, finally able to get it off her chest.
"For some dumb reason I went two weeks until I finally came up with the courage to tell you, but I waited too long and just let you walk out. The next day I returned the call to a representative from planned parenthood and went through with my decision. I was pregnant for a whole month and didn't even know it." Logan held her head down in shame. "I can't even listen to your song "Miracle" that you did back in 1990, it sings my life with it's words!"
Rachel was in complete shock! She was speechless, hurt, and she was sure anger was on it's way. (Anger towards herself of course) Mother and daughter just sat there both pretty much in dismay, no one had made a move yet until Rachel squeezed her eyes shut and embraced her daughter. The tears finally spilled from her own eyes and her heart started to beat faster.
"Mom I'm sorry" Logan uttered but Rachel could say nothing, she just held her child tight almost squeezing the wind out from her.
Frank walked through the underground parking lot of a building trying to remember where he had parked his truck. He found it a few seconds later, but as he approached one part of the lot he noticed that a woman was standing next to it.
"Excuse me are you the owner of this vehicle?" she asked as he got more closer
"Yes I am, what happened?"
"I wasn't watching what I was doing, and the side mirror of this expensive BMW scratched your door" Frank took a look and it didn't seem so bad
"I am terribly sorry!" She paused for a moment and took a good look at the man in front of her
"It doesn't look too bad" Frank said taking a another look at his driver side door
"Frank?"
Frank looked back up to her and realized that she looked familiar
"It's me Ava, we met two days ago at the park"
"Yeah now I remember, well isn't this something? We meet again under these circumstances"
"Again I am so sorry, I shouldn't have been on my phone"
"No it's alright I promise" he smiled
"Don't worry my insurance will take care of everything"
"I'm not worried"
"Look let me give you my information"
Ava went inside of her car to pull out her insurance papers and such. They decided not to call the police since it wasn't much damage to his car. After she and Frank exchanged information Ava still felt bad about the situation and decided to take Frank out.
"It's not a date or anything unless we hit it off"
"I don't know Ava"
"What are you seeing someone right now?"
Frank thought about it "I'm not at the moment"
"Well I don't see why you should turn down a free meal, so in two hours why don't you meet me down at Lucques on Melrose Ave. for some good chat and real food!" Frank just nodded his head towards her still in disbelief that he has a date. "Alright I have to go now, see you tonight!" she said and left
Back at the house Frank's girls were still having a heart to heart
Rachel and Logan were now laying down in her bed holding hands facing each other eyes red and puffy. Logan had just finished explaining everything to her mother about the pregnancy and who the boy was that she fooled with.
"Why didn't you make me stay Logan?"
"I don't know, I was younger back then and confused. I couldn't tell you and dad that I was pregnant at fifteen!"
"That was our grandchild Logan!"
"I'm sorry mom, damn!"
"It's all my fault anyway"
"How is me getting pregnant and having an abortion your fault?"
"I didn't pay enough attention to you during that time and I dismissed your cries for help. I've failed as a parent, I didn't even notice you were drunk at any point in time"
"I didn't drink around you guys, if I wanted to drink I went to my friend's house"
"How did you manage to stop drinking?"
"When you have money, you can do anything and that is what I did, got help."
"I am at least proud of that, you have a good head on your shoulders, you just got lost sometimes"
"Are you mad at me mom?"
"I'm disappointed, but I am more disappointed and angry with myself."
"When are we going to tell dad?"
"Whenever he comes back to the house, I don't know when that will be"
Logan sighed and Rachel just laid there thinking
"You want to get out of the house for a little while?" Logan asked
"I don't really want to"
"When I'm upset or having a rough day I get out of the house and do something"
"What would you like to do honey?"
"I'm starving right now"
"You wanna go eat?"
"Yeah that sounds good, I'll call for our usual table"
"No I don't want to go to those fancy Hollywood restaurants, I'm picking the place"
"Alright that's fine honey"
"Look I'll go shower and get dressed"
"And I'll find something in my closet that I can dress down with"
Logan leaned over and kissed her mother on the cheek surprising Rachel "I love you mommy, thank you for being so understanding with me. Not to mention putting up with me all these years and not sending me to boarding school"
"I love you too baby"
Logan hugged her mother and then exited into her bathroom
A couple of hours later Rachel and Logan were seated at their table in the overly packed restaurant. The two of them did have a quiet time just talking about different things past, present, and future. Rachel vowed to never neglect Logan like she did again and Logan promised to be more open about everything with her. At one point during their meal Rachel thought about coming clean to Logan about she and Frank, while Logan took a bathroom break. She needed to call Frank first and get him to come over so they could tell her together. And speaking of Frank they hadn't heard from him since earlier this morning. The check finally came and Rachel paid for their dinner and the girls started to get their belongings together to leave. While on their way out Logan spotted her father across the restaurant having dinner.
"Oh my gosh…, Mom"
"What dear"
"I think that's dad sitting in that booth over on the left"
Rachel looked towards the way Logan's finger was pointing and spotted Frank. Suddenly she felt a pang in her heart once she got a look at his female friend who was being all too chummy with him.
"I think dad took my advice and met him a friend!" Logan smiled, at least one of her parents would be happy right now.
Ava passed her thumb across Frank's chin trying to wipe off a smudge of sauce
"Oh what do I have there?" he asked
"Just some spaghetti sauce"
"Oh thank you"
"So Frank why haven't I seen you lately at the park?"
"I'm a little busy right now, but I'll be there Monday"
"Great because I could use a jogging partner"
"You need a jogging partner who can keep up with you, I don't think that's me" he laughed
"Hey dad!" Logan said appearing by his side, Rachel stayed behind obviously hurt by the display
Ava looked at Logan then back at Frank who was caught off guard
"Honey hi" He said rising up to greet and hug his daughter "What are you doing here?"
"Mom and I just had lunch and are fixing to leave, but I want to know who this lady is" Logan smiled and forwarded her hand towards Ava. Frank looked around and spotted Rachel who was shaking her head at them.
"Hi I'm Logan"
"Nice to meet you" Ava said shaking her hand
Frank approached Rachel who was dressed in regular clothes but was still looking good, and she had her favorite sunshades on.
"Rachel I know what it looks like"
"I don't have the keys to the car so I can't walk away from you!"
"She is just a friend"
"Sure doesn't look like a friend with the way you two were acting just now"
"Can we talk about this privately?"
Rachel left first and went down the hall towards the bathrooms, Frank followed her.
"So are you on a date with my dad?"
"It looks like a date?" Ava smiled, she could imagine herself with Frank
"How did you two meet?"
"At the park we both work out at"
"Really"
"Yeah we met this past Thursday and then bumped into each other today"
"So how many more other women are you trying to juggle Frank, because it can't be just me and her"
"Rachel I'm not juggling women"
"Bullshit she looks like an easy lay so I'm sure your going to get some ass, because you damn sure won't get any from me!" Frank grabbed Rachel and backed her into the wall and tried to kiss her but she refused him. "Our daughter made a confession earlier today and you would have known that had you answered the phone called I made to you. We were going to invite you to eat with us, but your already here."
Logan had left Ava to go and find her parents, she found them arguing.
"I promise you Rachel that she and I are just having a friendly dinner, she hit my truck earlier today and felt so bad about it that she wanted to take me to dinner. That's it! I would never cheat on your Rachel never, I love you too much for that!"
Rachel just rolled her eyes and shook her head again, so Frank snatched the shades from off her face and looked her in the eyes again. "Anytime I make love, the only woman I am making love to is you!"
"Give me my glasses Frank" Rachel asked
"No not until I make you believe me"
"You probably lied to me this morning about having to be somewhere"
"I didn't lie Rachel!" He exclaimed
"I can't believe this shit!"
Logan approached her parents, jaw dropped and eyes wide
"All this time you two have been lying to me" Logan said to them both getting their attention
"Logan I thought you were talking with Ava" Frank said
"How much did you here?" Rachel asked getting out of Frank's embrace and turning towards her child
"Enough to know that I was right about everything and my parent's have been fucking each other this whole time!" Logan just looked at her parents and they looked pathetic
"We were going to tell you honey" Rachel spoke
"Oh yeah"
"We were honey"
"No you weren't and why would you want to keep me in the dark about this?"
"It's complicated honey" Frank put in
"I can't believe you two had me thinking that I was crazy because I seen the signs. You kept feeding me these lies about you just loving each other as best friends and nothing more. I thought I was a mistake at one point in my life, just an accident that didn't mean to happen but it did. Just a product of a singer and her bodyguard who had wanted nothing more than a one night stand!"
"Logan you were never a mistake!" Rachel said begging her to believe
"We love you Logan" Frank added
"Both of you just shut up and leave me alone! I can't deal with this shit right now" Logan passed one of her hands along her forehead. She could feel a headache coming on. "I've got to get out of here like now!" She turned and walked away from them both
Frank turned to Rachel "I knew keeping it away from her was a bad idea!"
"Yeah blame everything on Rachel!"
"Well it was your idea"
"Tsk!" they both left to go after Logan, but she had other plans for them. The restaurant was still packed and Logan was sure that there had to be some Rachel Marron fans in the house. So she announced it out loud and clear that her mother was in the building.
Rachel had just heard what her daughter said right before she watched her leave out the front doors. Frank looked towards Rachel and went into bodyguard mode as a stampede of people came rushing towards Rachel. Logan walked passed the people who didn't know what was going on inside, and hopped into her mother's Range Rover driving away. Eventually the place had to be shut down and the police were called.