Apprehended By My Mate novel Chapter 34

"Mum, Dad I would like you to meet Clare my mate and her daughter Grace." My eyes fall upon Conner's parents as I can feel there judgmental eyes looking me up and down. Conner's Mum goes to talk but his father gets to it first.

"Your mate is a rogue and already has a kid?" I can tell straight away from the tone of his voice that he doesn't think I am good enough for his son.

"Richard! Sorry dear is a pleasure to finally meet Conner's mate." Conner's mum yells at her husband before smiling at both Grace and I.

"Thankyou-"

"Rose, you can call me Rose and this is my husband and mate Richard. We have waited a long time for Conner to find his mate." I feel myself blush under her loving gaze and it makes me miss my own parents.

Once I moved in with Derek he made me cut off all ties with my parents. The last time I saw them was when I was 1.

"Tell us a bit about yourself Clare." I feel myself stiffen and go pale at that question. I don't like talking about myself because there is nothing to talk about. Derek took everything away from me even my own self-identity.

"Umm." I rub the back of my neck trying to think of something. "There is not much to say." I shrug my shoulders not feeling very comfortable.

"How long were you a rogue?" She ask in a gentle tone. I look to Conner for some guidance but he just nods his head telling me that it is alright.

"About a year." I know what the next question will be and I am waiting for an outburst to occur.

"How old is Grace?" I look down at Grace who is smiling as she plays with a toy in my lap.

"She is about 3 months." I close my eyes knowing that Conner's Dad is going to have a few harsh words to say about that.

"I am sorry for yelling at both of you." I whisper feeling too ashamed to look at them.

"It's ok dear. You shouldn't have to apologise." Grace starts to become bored so I place her on the floor where she starts crawling around talking to herself. We are all watching Grace with smiles on our faces and Grace is soaking up all the attention that she is getting.

"Clare, I wanted to say I am so sorry for my rude behaviour. I didn't know to conditions you came from and I was too quick to judge. I hope that in time you can forgive me and my wife and I hope that you will allow us to become a part of not only Grace's life but yours and Conner's as well." I look away from my daughter to where Richard is looking at me begging for my forgiveness.

I look from both him and Rose than back to my daughter already making up my mind. Haven't seen my parents in over 6 years and I won't deny Grace the chance to have grandparents.

"I forgive you Richard. It is understandable. Also I would like both of you to be in Grace's life because she deserves the best even if I cannot give it to her." I give them a smile and I feel Conner place in hand in mine. It causes my body to stiffen so when he goes to take it away I squeeze his hand telling him that it is alright. I look at his hand while taking a deep breath willing my body to let go.

We all sit around talking about easy topics and I get to find out more information about Conner. I watched as Conner blushed on multiple occasions when his mother brought out an embarrassing story from when he was younger. I found myself laughing along with his parents enjoying myself, something that I would never do again.