His Surprise Daughter

Will

Isabelle’s P.O.V

The next day we arrive at my grandparents farm house to hear my grandfather’s will.

When we enter the house everyone is sitting in the family room talking. But as soon as we enter the room the room becomes silent.

Axel takes my hand and leads me and Leilani to the couch.

“ Why is she here?” My dad ask

“ Because you father wanted her here. It was his dying wish for his granddaughter to return home before he died but unfortunately he passed away sooner than we hoped. So I have invited her and her family here to be with us. And I expect all of you to respect his wishes and treat Isabelle and her family with kindness while they are here. Now if there are no further questions Mr.Thompson can you please read my husband’s will.”

“ I Joseph Gomez, being of full age and sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this to me be my last will and testament, herby revoking and annulling any and all last will and testament or codicils at any time heretofore made by me.”

My grandfathers lawyer continues to talk and explain everything.

“ To my beloved wife I leave our estate in Texas to you. To my first born son Junior I leave the farm to you. I also leave you my vintage car collection. To my son Daniel I leave you all my stocks. To my all my wonderful grandchildren I leave you all a thousand dollars except for Isabelle. To my lovely Isabelle I give you all of my savings which is twenty-five million, two hundred forty-six thousand and seven hundred dollars. And to the great granddaughter that I never got the chance to meet I leave Leilani 5,650 dollars. This will conclude the end of the will. In addition to the will Mr. Joseph wanted me to give you this letter Isabelle explaining everything.”

I’m sitting here in shock. I can’t believe my grandpa left me and my daughter everything. I always knew they had money but I didn’t know how much. I take the letter from the lawyer and he tells me that I need to sign some papers. He gives me his phone number and walks out the house.

“ I can’t believe he left her everything.” Josh says

“ She deserves it.” My uncle says

“Are you ready to go?”

“ Yeah we can go.”

I get up with Leilani in my arms and before we could walk out the door I hear “ Can I hold her?”

I turn around to see my mom standing behind me with her arms outstretched in front of her. I take a deep breath and hand her Leilani. As I see my mom holding my daughter I feel myself getting very emotional. Axel wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me into his side.

“ She is truly beautiful Isabelle.” My mom says as she gives me Leilani back.

I give her a small smile and we walk out the door. When we get to the hotel we pack the rest of our things and head to the airport.

“ How are you doing?”

“ I’m okay I guess. I just wish I could have seen him one more time.”

“ When are you going to read the note?”

“ once we get home I’ll put Leilani down and then I’ll read it.”

“ yeah I think she has had a long day.”

The rest of the way back to California was quiet. I want to ask Axel how his conversation with Chloe went but I just can’t handle anything else right now.

We arrive in California later that night and head home.

“ I’m going to fix dinner real quick for us and then put Leilani down.”

“ um you don’t have to fix me anything. I’m head over too Chloe’s to talk about the baby. I will be back later.”

I just nod my head okay and he walks away. Hearing Axel mention Chloe and their baby really hurts. I know he prefers her over me I just hope he will continue to love Leilani the same way he does when their baby is born.

“ Mommy cheese.”

“ coming right up princess.”

I fix both of us macaroni and cheese for dinner. Then I go up stairs and give Leilani a bath.

“Mommy read book.”

“ What book do you want me to read?”

“ Pete!”

I grab the book Pete the cat and start reading it. A few minutes later I notice her breathing had evened out and she had fallen asleep. I turn her lights off and turn on the monitor.

I walk into Axel’s and I bedroom and take out the letter my grandpa wrote to me. I take a nice calming breath and start to read it.

“ Dear Isabelle if your reading this letter it means I’ve passed away without seeing you one last time. I wish I could have had more time with you but our time has come to an end. I want you to know I left you and your daughter everything I had. I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you when you need me most and if I could go back and change it I would. I feel like I failed you and your daughter by not protecting you the way I should have. Do you remember the first time I taught you how to ride a horse. You said you didn’t need my help and then two seconds later you fell of the horse but I was there to catch you. I told you that day you may not need me but I will always be there to catch you anyway. On the day you left I wasn’t there to catch you and I felt that I let you down. I just hope that you could forgive me for not standing up for you. I want you to know that I was never mad at and that I love you. Wish I could have seen you one more time to tell you all this but I understand why I didn’t happen. I love you and I hope you could forgive me. Love grandpa.”

After I read the note I just sat there and cried. He died thinking that I might not have loved him and that breaks my heart. I just sat there thinking about all the good times we had together and more tears would just flow from my eyes.

As I’m rocking myself back and forth I feel someone lifting me off the floor. I bury my face in the crock of their neck and smell. I know immediately that it’s Axel.

A few seconds later I hear the shower running and Axel starts to take my clothes off slowly. After he gets us both undressed we step into the shower.

He grabs the soap and starts washing my entire body. Once we’re both washed up he turns the water off and helps me out of the shower. As he is drying my body off with a towel I can’t help but want him and before I can change my mind I say

“ Axel I need you.”

He stops what he is doing and carries me to our bed. He lays me softly on the bed and starts to kiss me.