Chap 06

While driving, he can't help but think about the kid. He felt and knew that the kid is his. All of the evidence pointed at him. But even when he felt happy about it, his anxiousness was stronger.

Until he came back in the island after he talk to co-doctor of Demitry asked them a favor, his feeling doesn't change. That's why he went straight to Kevin's bar.

He saw his brother at his bar counter wiping glasses. The bar counter was empty and there are few costumers at that early hour.

"What happened to you? You look like you've seen a ghost or something. 'You okay?" Kevin asked as he sat in front of him at the bar counter.

"Can you give me something to calm me down?" He just answered. "I need something to help me clear my mind."

"Then you came at the wrong place, bro. Go at the spa of Rafael. That is the relaxation place here."

"Just give me a damn drink." He said with greeted teeth.

"O, chill. You sound like someone twisted your underwear, what's up?" Kevin said and started to mix drinks for him.

"I just found something big."

"Something big like what?" He gave him a colorful drink.

He was just staring at it. "Que tengo un hijo. I have a son."

"What? You're kidding, right?" He just drunk his drink and didn't answer. "That was huge, bro! Oh, wait. I should call the others to hear this out. For you not to repeat the story with them one by one." Kevin sent a message to their brothers.

He was not yet done with his drinks when they all came in, so they decided to go to the private room where they can freely talk.

"So, what makes you think that you have a son?" Dustin asked after they settled in with their drinks and foods.

"I didn't just 'think' that I have one. I saw him with my own eyes." He started to tell them what happened this lunch in how he ended up having a lunch with them.

"You mean, Dr. Viola was the ex that you told us before?" Rafael was unsure.

They all knew about his ex that he met in Miami. Minji, one of their sisters, told them about her, although she didn't meet her yet. So, he told them about the girl. But they didn't know her name. Now they knew who she was. He even told them his thoughts after he saw the kid.

"You didn't confirm it with Dr. Viola that you're her father?" Kevin asked. "Bro, even when all the signs are pointing on you, you still have to be sure."

"Me asusté. I got scared." He admitted. "Y se por qué. And I don't know why."

"You might be shocked on knowing about it. Accepting the fact that you have a son is not that easy. That is if you didn't expect it and you just found out about it, out of the blue. Plus, it's been eight years now that you didn't saw each other." Dustin commented.

"Qué voy a hacer ahora? What will I do now?" He said grabbing his own hair.

"Do the first step, first. Try the DNA test. Even if you're guts and all the signs are pointing at you, it's better to be sure. You need solid evidence. Then you can take the second step after that." Rafael suggested.

"And that is?" Dustin, Kevin and Oscar said in chorus.

"Doing the right thing, si no quieres ser como nuestro papá. If you don't want to like our dad."

After he heard the word 'papá' and his image to those people who knew him, it hit him. That was what Demitry says to Selena and Ysa. That it looks like he did what their father did to their moms before. But the thing is, he was not the one who left and disappears before. In fact, he didn't knew or have a clue that she's pregnant that time. So, what's with Demitry's action now?

"Ooooooh! Rafael's all grown up now." Kevin teased Rafael again and messed his hair.

"Detente! Stop it!" Rafael just grumbles.

"But kidding aside, Rafael is right. Do the things that you must do first. Then, when you're sure about it and have a proof then you can decide what to do next. It's not your fault that you were not there when he was born because his mother didn't tell you. So, don't feel guilty about it, bro." Dustin agreed that made the mood serious again.

"Whatever your decision is, we're here at your back always. Just do the right thing and we'll support you." Oscar added.

He gave a smile to his brothers. Who says their father was not a good man? He did a good job bring them to the world. Javier felt the support he always wanted before. He never got that from his cousins back in Mexico. In fact, he was never closed to them. They always saw him as weak and nuisance. When he was cured and all, they all have their own world, so he didn't have the chance to be close to them.

He still felt blest and happy that he met his half-siblings, especially his brothers who welcomed him with open arms and treated him like full-blooded brother.

"Do want me to call Selena and ask her help? She can go and something that you can use for the DNA test." Dustin suggested when he remembered that the two are cousins.

"Sure. Thanks, bro."

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