“I’ll, uh, probably have to think about it,”
C- nodded softly, “The door’s always open,” Candice smiled and she meant it. Candice never believed she’d see the day where this would happen, but now she couldn’t see a day where it wouldn’t happen. Delilah Hawthorne - no matter what anyone thought, was her sister. More of a family than she considered her own mother to be.
Laughter soon filled the room however as Delilah revealed that she couldn’t exactly tell anyone the baby was hers. “I appreciate it, D” Candice smiled and despite the girl explaining that it wasn’t a big deal - the one thing Candice knew was the fact that it was. At least to her. Not many people would have done that for her and she really appreciated that Deliilah had. “PSA done… once I get him away from Lily-Ann that is… I just… I just have this horrible feeling she’s going to make a public scene that I’m mentally unstable and not fit to take care of a child or something and I just… haven’t figured out how to do it yet. I’ve been talking to my dad’s lawyers and they’re building a case but…” C didn’t know what to say. It had been about. a year and a half since she lost her child… but in reality, her baby was okay. Meaning… Candice Clarke had missed out on a year of her child’s life. And honestly… she wasn’t willing to miss more.
However, the tone in the room changed drastically with Delilah’s next words. “Oh my god…” Candice muttered, covering her mouth as she processed the words that had just left her mouth. CC remembered her dad; remembered their childhood friendship witch often ended with her father picking the girl up… well… until the day the cops came to her house and dragged Delilah’s father away. “Delilah I’m so…” she didn’t know what to say. Speechless didn’t even begin to describe how Candice felt. “…sorry…are you going to… go see him?” she questioned. From what C- knew was that the moment Delilah had been adopted; she cut her dad out of her life. Alongside Candice Clarke… but as her father was sentenced to 20 years in a federal jail she had never visited him. “Do you… want to go see him that is? I can… if you want… I can come with you?”