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The Sins Of The Father
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Melvin never said this to Kit but having recently taken custody of Bette he couldn’t conceive of having his ex-drug addict daughter with a baby living with and influencing his 9-year-old. Additionally, he didn’t want the responsibility of raising a grand-child since he didn’t think Kit was trustworthy. He told Kit they would wait and see, but for now she should focus on staying clean and birthing a healthy baby. For the next seven months Kit did just that, writing songs and composing music to pass the time.
Little did she know that Melvin had arranged for a private adoption that would take place within days of the birth of his grandson. Melvin tried to reason with Kit that this was best for the baby, and though she didn’t know who adopted her son, he assured her that David Waters would have a privileged life. Something she couldn’t offer as an unemployed, undereducated drug user with an alcohol problem. Having the baby so cruelly taken from her, not only broke her heart but her spirit. She soon went back to drugs and alcohol abuse. This time when she disappeared, he didn’t see her again for almost 30 years.
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As much as Melvin had secured Bette’s financial future, he’d done the same for Kit but never saw fit to give her any of her inheritance from her mother or money earned on the investments he’d made with what would have been her college tuition money making her a very wealthy woman now.
It was 30 years overdue, but finally Kit had her money and her son back. Melvin accompanied Kit to meet David during his quick visit to Los Angeles. They met at the hotel as planned and the reunion was very heartwarming. All Kit could do was cry and touch her son’s face like a blind person trying to memorize every feature. It wasn’t surprising that he was exceptionally handsome. He had chiseled features, penetrating brown eyes, and perfect white teeth that just brightened the inherited Porter smile.
David gave Kit a photo album with pictures that told the story of his life growing up. It included all the birthdays from year one and school pictures from the time he was in pre-school to his high school graduation. He was very involved in sports so there were many athletic photos holding trophies and such. He even included some of the prom pictures and various girl-friends that he’d had in junior high and high school. Like his grand-father he was quite the ladies’ man, but he had a good upbringing. His adopted parents taught him how to treat and respect women of which his mother was very pleased.
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I am glad Melvin finally admits his faults and behaviour to his daughters and is trying to make amends with them.
Good that he will go to another oncologist to see if his cancer is treatable.
His children deserve to know a changed father who will love them.
Thanks for a great chapter and the insight of Melvin’s life and thoughts.
Bibi28 – thank you for commenting. Yes Melvin is certainly at a turning point in his life. I guess it’s never too late to make amends. Hopefully his cancer treatment will not only prolong his life but make the time he has left with his family more fulfilling with love and gratitude.
You are quite right, I don’t like him any more than I did and I hope you do not write him off before he changes his Will to include Tina and child!
Thanks for posting this BAT, like it that you have given David a nice Character.
Looking forwarded to future posts, nice to have you back, missed you!
SG
Hi SassyGran – You are one of the reasons I wanted to come back to finish this story as I really appreciate loyal readers that stick with us, even when we stay away for a while. I was thinking of you when I wrote this chapter and knew that Melvin wasn’t going to earn any points with his behavior but hopefully he will make good on his ambitions for the future.
Thank you for the new chapter!
About Melvin – i always think that although he almost all his life he was against his daugher sexual preference – he had excuse. He grew up in different times were almost everyone not tolerant homosexuality. He just was man his era. For me Bette’s behaviour against Tina when they had meetings with him was much worse. Especially at those dinner in s1.
Zhenya, thank you for commenting. I agree totally that Bette’s treatment of Tina when her father was around was much worse. I was very disappointed in that entire episode when he came to visit and they told him about the baby. I can understand some of Melvin’s societal views because of his age but there is no excuse for being an ignorant sob. His treatment of his daughters and Tina was inexcusable. I’m trying to make him accountable in this story, but also giving him a chance to make amends.
You have written a Melvin.I could begin to like now that he has come clean with both of them and Tina. Hopefully, his change of heart will go a long way in helping him have a better life for as long as you give him. Maybe he will have those treatments that will prolong his life for a time and give him some quality time with his family before his death. It would be wonderful fr him to see Angelica grown up a few years and to see how smart and lovely she would become and that And that Bette and Tina could have a wonderful life as well as Kit and David. How I wish we could have seen these revelations on the show, how wonderful that would have been. Thank you for making him a better man. Can hardly wait for the next chapter to see where you take us. Wonderful writing. Thanks again.
Hi Dainty, so nice to hear from you. Thank you for going back and reading previous chapters and commenting. I know the Melvin on the show was impossible to like, but I think he had real regrets on his death-bed. Had he lived perhaps he would have changed, at least that’s what I hope to convey in this story. Next chapter should be ready soon.