Paul had been wanting to bring something up with his grandfather, but he didn't know how to start. He wanted to do it before his dad came back from his honeymoon.
"Grandpa Magnus…" Paul said, peeking cautiously into his room.
"Tell me, son… What do you need?"
"I want to talk to you. Can you? Do you have some time?" the boy asked nervously.
"Of course! I always have time for you guys. What's going on?"
Feeling a bit more confident, Paul walked into the room and sat in one of the chairs.
"How was it when my dad first came to you?" he asked curiously.
"Why do you ask?" Magnus replied, picking up on something unusual in his grandson.
"I've been thinking about my father…"
Magnus didn't need to be a mind reader to know exactly who he meant.
"Well, to be honest, it was an awkward moment—but it passed quickly. We had more important things to deal with. Are you thinking about reaching out to Pierre?" Magnus asked, already suspecting the answer.
"Honestly… yeah, I've thought about it. Maybe I was a little unfair. He reached out to me, and I just shut him down," Paul admitted, looking down and clearly nervous.
"Why do you think you should reach out to him?"
"I don't know. All I can say is, ever since I found out he was my biological dad, I haven't been able to shake this feeling. I know Maximus is my real dad, and I love him… but sometimes I wonder: What's my biological father like? Why did my mom get involved with him? Stuff like that…" he said, trying to explain himself the best he could.
"Alright. So what are you waiting for?"
"I don't know if it's the right thing…"
"Well, I think it's worth giving him the benefit of the doubt, don't you?"
"You tell me…"
"That's why you asked me about how things were with your father and me…"
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