I Returned

I returned in late 2023 having left in 2018, mainly to get my widowed mother to return to Europe with me. As her only child I thought I should look after her, also hoping to see my childhood friend Leesa again. On my return a lot had changed, both Leesa's parents were deceased, and she was living with my mother. She also had a little daughter Chloe 4, I thought too rude to enquire who the father was as he wasn't talked about or seen by me. My mother wasn't willing to return with me, no reason given. So, I went to a bar to think not drinking much at all. Finally, it dawned on me Chloe was born in 2019 about 9 months after I'd last seen Leesa before leaving, we'd sex and we were both drunk at the time. Always great friends never lovers till that night, thinking more about it I remembered not using protection myself. On getting home after being at the bar, I'd a really close look at Chloe and saw my mother in her young face. Now fully aware of everything I believed I decided to change tack as they say. Getting Leesa alone I proposed, asked why the sudden proposal I said I'd hoped to ask you on my return, but you having a daughter threw me. I thought you must have someone else. Then she confirmed that Chloe was my daughter, they hadn't told me before because I was building my career. So, I asked her to marry me again, this time she accepted my proposal. Returning inside I again asked my mother to come back with me to Europe but added and live with me, my wife and daughter. Realizing I knew the secret she agreed, no real close family left a quick marriage and we all return to live in Europe.