"Very well then. Let's get the shock over. Sean meet your father." Jesse spoke quietly as he watched Sean's reaction.<br/><br/>"What do you mean my father? I thought he died when I was just an infant...." Sean's eyes showed his total surprise.<br/><br/>"It is true. I met Meredith, fall in love, married and she became pregnant quickly. We did not stay together long after you were born because Meredith decided that being a wife to an Ojibwa was demeaning. I had the blood tests done to prove that you were mine but she left for places unknown for over 5 years. She came back for your grandparents duo funeral. I tried to see you but she hid you away by giving you medicine to make you sleepy. Said that you were too ill to be seen. Some friend of hers took care of you." Lone Star spoke quietly.<br/><br/>"Meredith left me with our ailing parents which is why I inherited the Ranch. I gave her a bit of money and told her to shape up or ship out. She left in the middle of the night. I didn't see her again until you were nearly 10. She dumped you off at the ranch for the summer. I made a deal with her. If she was to stay close by and let me see you from time to time, I would give her a bit of money. I thought that she would stay if she was paid to but I was wrong.<br/>She got involved with Mitch and left for the winter when you were 12. I taught you guitar, remember?" Jesse spoke.<br/><br/>"Yes I remember those days. Why didn't you tell me about Lone Star being my father? And why didn't I meet him before?" Seans asked with hurt in his voice and anger in his heart.<br/><br/>"Quite simple. I was forbidden by her father to see you ever again and I made  vow not to interfere with your life." Lone Star spoke once more.<br/>"And I had to watch my step with Meredith. I could have lost you completely since she was your guardian. I did my best to strengthen the bond between us and hoped for the best." Jesse finished the tale.<br/><br/>"I did follow you as much as I could, Sean. But I was forbidden to interfere with the way Meredith was raising you. I have kept everything I could find on you. But not on the reservation. Meredith and her son was a taboo until the son could speak for himself. Then things could change. That is if you want to." Lone Star spoke once more.<br/><br/>"What do you have to say, Sean? You have an Ojibwa name if you wish to use it. You are an adult now and can legally decide what you want." Jesse reminded Sean.<br/><br/>"While I am glad that my father is alive in spite of the facts I was raised on. It's hard to think of Lone Star as my father without a bit of proof....." Sean spoke softly in awe of the news that he just received.