Posted by Neon L!te on Sunday, April 24, 2011
Alec answered the phone. He didn't recognize the number but he figured someone dialed the wrong number. "Hello?" A man's voice came over the phone. "Alec? Is that really you? I've missed your voice." Alec heard the familiar voice but...it couldn't be who he was thinking it was. There was no way. "Who is this?" The voice was a bit raspy. "Buddy come on. It's me, Daddy. It's been so long. Your voice has changed but I can tell...it's you." "N-n-no..." Alec stuttered. "My dad died in a car wreck a week after my sister was born...you...you must have the wrong person." "No. Alec Branson Warren, you and Todd are my sons. The dead one is Sara's dad. Todd knows about me because he's older. Your mother left me after she had you because I had a drinking problem but when I got back from rehab, she told me that she was married and didn't need me anymore. You have to tell your mother that I want to talk to her. I am your father, Alec. Mention Jared Hays Tucker. I gotta go. Love you. Remember, Jared...Hays...Tucker." The line went dead but Alec was still holding the phone. My father. Jared Hays Tucker. So I'm Alec Tucker... A flashback came to his mind then. His kindergarten teacher accidentally called him "Alec Tucker" at orientation and his mother quickly corrected him. She had looked nervous. Another thing flashed across his mind: If he ever said he needed his birth certificate or a copy of it, she'd take it herself until she married Derrik, Sara's dad. It must be true. I'm Alec Tucker...Jared Hays Tucker is my father...Sara is my half sister...my brother is Toddrick Tucker...my mother changed my last name.