"But you weren't alone," I state and then Thalia looks down at me.

"Did you meet him?" Thalia asks softly.

"No. I'm scared."

I am.

I am scared of meeting my son, Landon Russo.

I am scared of what he will think of me.

"Who told you about him?"

"My parents. They caught me up on everything. At first, I had no clue how to react and then I was mad at them because they kept you and him away from me."

"He thinks you’re dead," Thalia states. "I have no clue what to do Alexander and-"

I cut off Thalia who is rambling. "Hey." She looks up at me. "I have no clue what to do either. I woke up like a month ago. I should still be at the hospital but instead, I'm here figuring out how the fuck I should introduce myself to my son."

Thalia gets out of my arms and she grabs my hand. "Let's go meet him then."

I take a deep breath and walk with her towards where her parents are.

For fucks sake I haven't even seen them.

I was hoping that the first person I would see would be Thalia but obviously, that's not how things worked.

As we walk closer, I only see Ace with his back turned towards me. My mind immediately goes back to what my parents told me.

Aria De Luca is supposed to die soon from cancer. My parents found out she had cancer a few days before me and Thalia’s wedding. But they didn’t tell Thalia until Aria fell down the stairs one night a few weeks after Thalia found out she was pregnant. Aria told her then and they cried together as Thalia held onto Aria, hoping she would never leave her arms.

Leaves crush behind me, and Ace turns his head.

His face is filled with shocked as he looks at me.

"That's not possible," Ace states, looking up and down at me. Ace walks closer to me, and I stop walking with Thalia, whose hand I am still holding. Ace trails his eyes all over my face and then he looks at Thalia who has dried tears on her face and a small smile. "I always knew you would make my daughter cry," Ace says before pulling me into a hug.

I chuckle and hug him back.

I am about to say something but then I hear the door to the bathroom a few feet away open, making me look away from Ace and look behind him.

I see a little kid who has dark blonde hair, almost brown.

He looks like a miniature me.

It is scary as fuck to see him.

"Mommy, why is everyone crying?" the boy asks while looking at Thalia.