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When Emily and Damon discover their boys are identical, their blind date takes an unexpected turn. In a desperate attempt to solve this enigma, Damon chooses to speak with his unstable ex-wife. Emily, meantime, comes into a letter that holds a secret that has the potential to ruin her life.\n
Emily hurried into an Italian restaurant for her blind date with Damon, wearing a clown wig that was colored like rainbows. After meeting online, Emily and Damon agreed to go on an archaic blind date: Emily would wear a wig, and he would wear a paper hat.\n
She saw Damon in the restaurant, standing in a corner, their eyes meeting as she got closer. \u201cEmily!\u201d Rising from his chair, Damon greeted her.\n
After a pleasant and consoling first exchange, Emily was overjoyed to finally meet him. They felt a natural connection as they joked about Emily\u2019s hairdo and got into a casual discussion.\n
After a while, the topic of their boys came up, and Damon showed Emily a picture of his son next to an abstract painting. The boy looked much like Emily\u2019s son Bradley, which startled her.\n
Confused, she questioned, \u201cIs this some kind of joke?\u201d\n
Damon withdrew his phone. \u201cWhat are you trying to say? In addition to being an excellent painter, my kid enjoys painting.\n
However\u2026 I\u2019m not sure I get it. Although you never brought it up, did you also adopt your child? Asking Emily.\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t.\u201d Damon scowled. Emily, you\u2019re making some really odd comments. Is everything in order?\n
Taking out her phone, Emily showed Damon a picture of Bradley sporting his soccer kit. Now both grownups were confused.\n
\u201cOur boys resemble each other like long-lost twins\u2014mirror images!\u201d However, how is that even possible? Emily uttered a surprised word. \u201cWait, yours and my son are both 14?\u201d\n
\u201c14. What is the birthday of your son?\u201d Asking Damon.\n
April 16th, Emily answered.\n
\u201cIdentical to Jordan,\u201d Damon muttered, lost in concentration. \u201cIt\u2019s not possible\u2026 She made no mention of twins.\n
\u201cDamon, do you know anything about this?\u201d Emily persisted, feeling his pain. No, but my former spouse might. If we had twins, only she would be aware of it. Damon apologized, but he had to go quickly to look for information.\n
Emily, by herself, thought about how her late husband Jack had managed Bradley\u2019s adoption. She questioned Jack\u2019s knowledge of a twin.\n
Not long before Emily was discharged from the facility where she had been recovering from knee surgery, Jack had received a call informing him that a baby was up for adoption.\n
When Emily did get home, Jack and a baby boy wrapped in a dinosaur blanket were waiting for her at the entrance. The infant in her husband\u2019s arms was the most stunning human being she had ever laid eyes on, and her husband had been beaming from ear to ear.\n
Emily met Bradley as she got home, and he saw her discomfort.\n
Mom, what\u2019s wrong? Was there anything that Damon did to cause you harm? Should he do so\u2014\n
She forced a grin and said, \u201cEverything\u2019s fine, honey,\u201d before running to her bedroom.\n
Emily looked everywhere for Bradley\u2019s adoption documents, but she couldn\u2019t find them. Her uneasiness increased when she realized she had never seen them as she had thought Jack had managed things brilliantly.\n
Determined to find out, she changed into her house clothes and headed up to the attic. In the dim light of her flashlight, she moved toward a chest containing Jack\u2019s possessions in the dusty attic, hoping to discover more information.\n
With Jack\u2019s unexpected death, Emily was in shock. They were discussing plans for a family vacation one day when she got a call from the police the next day.\n
Jack\u2019s car veered off the highway due to a deadly brain aneurysm he had experienced while driving home, resulting in an accident and his death.\n
Jack\u2019s motherhood and grief were causing Emily to struggle, so she asked her brother for assistance in packing his things into the attic. Now, searching for information regarding her son\u2019s adoption, she found an envelope in Jack\u2019s possession that had his handwriting.\n
\u201cDear Emily,\u201d Within the letter, Jack had written, \u201cI\u2019ve been lying to you for almost a year.\u201d\n
In the interim, Damon paid a visit to the facility where his former spouse, Naomi, was housed\u2014a location he hadn\u2019t been to in three years. Silent orderlies and patients engrossed in their own worlds created an uneasy environment.\n
Naomi met him icily, \u201cI told you not to come back here, Damon.\u201d\n
\u201cYes, but this is a crucial matter. Could you describe the events of Jordan\u2019s birth night for me?\n
Naomi bowed her head and scowled. Her eyes flitted in all directions. \u201cDamon, I already told you. I obeyed the big man\u2019s request to depart. I can\u2019t recall anything more!\n
When they first started dating in college, Damon and Naomi were content. Their happiness increased when Naomi became pregnant soon after Damon started working for a prominent company. But when Naomi began to experience the symptoms of preeclampsia, a medical condition marked by excruciating headaches and fuzzy eyesight, their joy was replaced with concern.\n
Naomi reacted angrily at her diagnosis. She decided to stay at home and recover, so she fired her doctor and her job. However, as her illness deepened, she became more and more paranoid, frequently mentioning a threat to their unborn child. As her paranoia grew, she once claimed that a tall guy had warned her of danger while they were shopping, even though no such man had actually approached them.\n
Sadly, Naomi\u2019s mental state worsened even more, so Damon had to persuade her to consult a psychologist. The psychologist determined that Naomi had stressinduced schizophrenia and that she had concealed a family history of the illness from Damon. This information helped to explain her erratic behavior, but it also made treating her schizophrenia more difficult because of her preeclampsia.\n
Damon\u2019s excitement for the arrival of his kid was eclipsed by his worry and anxiety for his wife as Naomi\u2019s due date drew near. Tragically, Naomi vanished without a trace, having only over a month left in her pregnancy. Despite Damon\u2019s allegation that she was missing, she appeared to have disappeared.\n
Damon\u2019s quest for Naomi took up all of his evenings. He looked in all the usual places, but she was nowhere to be seen. When the police called to report that Naomi had been found in labor in an alley and taken to the hospital, his quest came to an end.\n
Overwhelmed by a wave of emotions, Damon hurried to the hospital, where he was met with a bombshell from Naomi, who was recuperating and holding their newborn baby, Jordan. She said, \u201cI\u2019m giving up my parental rights and divorcing you.\u201d\n
Years later, Damon sat across from Naomi and asked questions regarding their past. \u201cHave you given birth to twins, Naomi?\u201d he inquired.\n
With her situation clouding her mind, Naomi answered, \u201cNo, there were no twins.\u201d Jordan and the parasite were present. That tall man was my helper. He removed it.\n
Emily, in the midst of her own difficulty, read Jack\u2019s letter. He admitted that he had concealed his irreversible brain aneurysm from her out of concern for her feelings.\n
In addition, he acknowledged that he had fabricated adoption documents for their son Bradley and saved a baby from an alley.\n
\u201cI grabbed the infant and dialed the police.\u201d I had planned to give the child to the police, but as soon as I saw his adorable tiny face, I knew you would be the right home for him. After bringing him home, I persuaded Michael to feign the information on the adoption documents enclosed in this packet. Although they ought to pass a quick check, you should be aware that they won\u2019t hold up in court.\n
Oh sweet Emily, I\u2019m sorry I couldn\u2019t do more for you.\n
Emily wept, holding the letter close to her chest. She wondered if she should tell Damon that Bradley might be his biological son. She called, then hesitated, but Damon\u2019s call went through.\n
\u201cHey?\u201d Emily gave a tense response.\n
As he climbed into his car, Damon sighed, \u201cI\u2019ve just spoken to my ex-wife, Naomi.\u201d She described something strange that happened on the night Jordan was born, and she suffers from schizophrenia. It\u2019s crucial, Emily.\n
\u201cDamon, come on over. She answered, \u201cI\u2019ve found something, too.\n
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Damon told Emily\u2019s story while they were at her house. \u201cShe believed one was a parasite and thought she was carrying twins.\u201d The baby may have been placed in a dumpster by her.\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think the baby was in a dumpster, actually,\u201d Emily corrected Jack while passing him Jack\u2019s letter.\n
\u201cSo Jack got my son back?\u201d As he read the paper, Damon became aware.\n
Emily begged, \u201cPlease, don\u2019t take Bradley away.\u201d \u201cYou have the right, I realize that. However, don\u2019t. Please.\n
\u201cNo one wants to take me!\u201d Flashing into the room, Jack\u2019s hunting rifle was in Bradley\u2019s grasp. \u201cI\u2019m not leaving you behind!\u201d\n
\u201cBradley, I\u2019m not here to take you,\u201d Damon said, raising his hands. You\u2019re the son of Emily. I\u2019m not going to alter it.\n
Up until this point, Emily had been keeping everything inside. She sobbed into Damon\u2019s shoulder, throwing her arms around his neck. She gave him a quick back rub while she whispered \u201cthank you\u201d in his direction. A few minutes later, she broke away and turned to face her son, grinning gratefully.\n
\u201cBradley, please put down the rifle,\u201d Emily begged. \u201cI\u2019m sorry you heard so much of our talk, but there\u2019s nothing we can do about it. Please take a seat so Damon and I can explain.\u201d\n
\u201cDamon?\u201d Bradley put the rifle down on the wall, his eyebrows furrowing in disbelief. \u201cIs this the same Damon that you dated earlier?\u201d\n
Yes, but Emily added, \u201cWe also need to explain something else.\u201d When Bradley did sit down, Emily and Damon told the small kid the truth.\n
\u201cSo, I have a twin brother, and he\u2019s my father?\u201d Bradley enquired.\n
Emily nodded and said, \u201cWe think so.\u201d \u201cDNA testing can verify it.\u201d\n
\u201cWhy me? Why did she abandon my brother but not me? With a hint of pain in his voice, Bradley questioned Damon.\n
Damon softly clarified, \u201cNaomi was very sick, suffering from schizophrenia.\u201d She believed there was only one child alive and was perplexed. Jack was asked to take you by her.\n
Bradley nodded, accepting the explanation while attempting to contain his tears.\n
\u201cWhat takes place next?\u201d Bradley enquired.\n
After doing a DNA test, we decide how to proceed. We\u2019re a family, if this validates everything, Damon replied, holding Emily\u2019s hand.\n
\u201cThis first date has been amazing, don\u2019t you think?\u201d Damon gave Emily a half smile as he looked at her.\n
Emily chuckled, but her laugh was anxious and high-pitched. \u201cYou may rephrase that!\u201d\n
Damon turned to face the young man and stated, \u201cI know this is a lot to take in, Bradley.\u201d \u201cAs a family, we\u2019ll manage this together. Emily and I are here to help you through this, and we both want what\u2019s best for you.\n
Bradley nodded gradually as he continued to take in the details. \u201cI simply\u2026 You know, I need some time to reflect.\n
With anxiety in her eyes, Emily answered, \u201cOf course.\u201d \u201cMy dear, take as much time as you require. Nothing is being rushed. It will be necessary for us to all travel this path together.\n
Emily glanced to Damon as Bradley excused himself and went upstairs, her expression a mixture of bewilderment and thanks.\n
\u201cDamon, what should we do next? How are we going to handle this all?\n
With a groan, Damon ran a hand over his hair. \u201cI should notify Jordan first, but that can wait until the next morning. Then, we ought to finish that DNA test. It will provide us the necessary clarity. We may decide jointly how to approach the future once we know the results. His eyes glinted reassuringly as he caught Emily\u2019s gaze. \u201cAs a family, we deal with everything.\u201d\n
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