SEB

It's been a week since I put the ring on my angel's finger. Since she said she'd be my wife. I can't wait to see her walk down the isle. I can't wait to spend the rest of forever with her.

"Seb?" I hear my brother call my name. I'm under a car at the shop.

"Yeah?"

"Tammy's here."

I sighs and come out. "What does she want?" I ask my brother. He's been working at the shop with me when he's not in school.

"I don't know. Didn't ask saw her come into the office."

"Well let's go find out."

When we get into the office. The new girl, Emma is sitting behind the counter. "Hey, I was about to come grab you after I finished that call." She says hanging the phone up. "That woman over there said she needed to speak with you."

"Thanks Emma." I tell her before walking over to Tammy. I nod ny head toward the door. She stands and follows stephan and myself outside. We don't need an audience for whatever the fuck she wants. "Why are you here?"

"There's something I wanted to tell you both." She pauses for a moment when neither of us reply. "I have cancer. It's stage four. I don't have much time left."

"I'm sorry to hear that." I tell her truthfully. I don't wish cancer on anyone including the woman who didn't choose her kids.

"I was hoping to be able to spend some time with you both. I know there's nothing I can do to make up for the past, but I'd like to know my boys before I go."

I look at stephan waiting for him to answer. I don't know if I want that or not at this point. I know I told ari I didn't want to see her or Justin again, but what if I change my mind in a couple year and she's gone. Am I going to regret not doing it?

"Umm, I think that would be okay." Stephan answers.

"Thank you, thank you both." She says with tears in her eyes.

"Does Justin know you're here?" I ask her.

"Yes, I told him I wanted to come alone. He'd like a chance to get to know the both of you too, but I'm running out of time."

"I think it would be nice to get to know both of you. It won't change anything in the past, but maybe it will help all of us move forward." Stephan tells her.

"Daddy!" I hear across the parking lot, when I look over my shoulder my little girl is barreling towards me, he pink dress flowing in the wind, with her arms wide open.

I bend down to scoop her up. "Hi, princess. What are you doing here?"

"Mommy brought you, uncle stephan, uncle parker, uncle Mav, and Emma lunch." She cups her hands around her mouth like she's telling a secret but doesn't lower her voice. "Daddy mommy made tacos. You love tacos," she smiles brightly at me.

When ari make her way towards us stephan takes the pans of food from her hands. I lean down placing a kiss on her forhead, "Thanks for bringing lunch angel."

"No problem." I forget of Tammy's presence until ari turns toward her holding her hand out. "Hi im ari."

Tammy returns her handshake before speaking. "Hi ari I'm tammy."

Aris eyes widen slightly before she looks at me. I hand her charlie. "I'll be inside in a minute" I tell her. I give her a reassuring smile.

"Love you daddy!" Charlie says in a sing sing voice.

"Love you too charlie." I watch them until they are in the building and the door is shut behind them.

"They're beautiful." Tammy says in aww.

"Yeah, I know." I huff.

"Are you married?"

"No, we're engaged." I don't know why I'm even answering her questions.

"Congratulations. I know how Justin and I came across when we found out about you being apart of that motorcycle club, and I wanted to apologize for that. We have no right to judge any part of either of your lives. I'm proud of you both for the men you have grown into not because of Justin and I, but inspite of us. I'm so glad you found your brother stephan. And I'm so happy that you took yours in Sebatain. Can I give you my number? Maybe we can all get dinner or something sometime?"

"Yeah, that's fine." I tell her pulling out my phone and saving her number.

"If you feel comfortable with it you could bring ari and charlie?" She looks at me hopeful.

"No," I shake my head. "I'm not trying to be mean Tammy. I understand you're trying to make amends, but ari and my little girl aren't apart of that. I won't let that part of my past touch them. You'll just have to accept that. I only let people around my girls who I trust. I don't trust you or Justin."

Her face falls, but she nods. "Yeah, I understand."

"I need to get inside. I'll contact you soon to set something up."

"Okay, thank you both."

When we get inside stephan sets the food on the counter and we all dig in. Ari doesn't ask any questions. I know she's waiting until I'm ready to talk about. I appreciate that more than she will ever know. Right now I don't know what to think.

I still don't think I owe Tammy or Justin anything. I just can't help but feel like I'll regret it if I don't take a little bit of time that she has left to allow her to try to make amends. I'm not sure if I believe in heaven and hell, but I think if I knew my life was about to expire, I would be doing the same thing. I would be trying to make amends for my past mistakes, on the chance that those places do exist.

Maybe it has nothing to do with heaven and hell for Tammy though. Maybe after our talk she actually does see all of the hurt her and Justin caused in not only my life but stephans as well. I don't need their apologies, I'm greatful for where I am in my life, for my family. Maybe they need to say the apologies though, for themselves. I might not owe them anything, I definitely don't owe them anything, but I think it's the right thing to do.

Maybe my little brother needs more time with them too, maybe he need a better understanding. He's only fifteen, he's still a kid. I plan on keeping him that way as long as possible. There will be a fine line with Tammy and Justin to balance. I won't allow them to break his heart again. My brother and I are different, he's more forgiving than me.

The only heartache stephan knows is from our parents not wanting us. The heart break I went through when ari was taken makes my parents decisions look so insignificant. I hope that stephan never even for a moment feels the way I did for those three years.