The car ride home was anything but quiet.
Shortly, after they arrived home, Bra stormed up the stairs, went to her bedroom and slammed the door. Goten chased after her, but she locked the door, refusing to let him in. To make matters worst, Goten was called in to go to work, but he hesitated leaving, because he didn't want to leave while his wife was upset with him.
"It's okay dad, go to work. I'll talk to mom for you," said Brenn, feeling sorry for her dad.
"Are you sure?" he asked. "Because I won't go if you don't want me too."
"It's fine," said Brenn. "Leave everything to me."
Goten hugged his daughter, and yelled upstairs to say bye to Bra before walking out the door.
After Goten left, Brenn walked upstairs to her parents' bedroom to talk to her mom. Brenn knocked on the door several times before Bra decided to let her in.
"Um, Mom, do you feel like having company?" Brenn asked.
"I guess so," said Bra.
"If not, I'll leave," said Brenn softly.
"Wait! Don't go Brenn! I'm just upset with your father," said Bra.
"Why?" asked Brenn.
"It's a long story," said Bra, as she walked over to her bed.
Brenn walked towards the bed too, and cuddled up next to her.
"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Brenn.
"No," she said.
"Does this have anything to do with Valli's mom? Uhhhh, What was her name again?"
"Valese" answered Bra.
"Valese, that's a different name. So what's the story between you two?" asked Brenn.
"Brenn, I'm not sure if I should tell you," said Bra.
"Why not? With the way you were fussing and yelling at dad in the car, I can pretty much guess that she's an ex-girlfriend," said Brenn.
"She is," said Bra. "And that is what really pisses me off!"
"Well tell me the story, Mom. I'm fourteen years old. I'm mature enough to hear it."
"Okay," said Bra, as she looked at her daughter. "Lets see here. Where should I begin?"
"Just start from the very beginning," said Brenn.
"Well, Brenn, ever since I was little, I have always liked your father. And your Auntie Pan, has always liked your Uncle Trunks."
"What does Auntie Pan and Uncle Trunks have to do with this?"
"Just listen! You told me to start from the beginning, and your Auntie Pan was the only person who knew how I felt."
"You're right, I'm sorry mom," said Brenn. "Please, continue."
"Anyway, as I was saying, before I was interrupted, was that I have always liked your father, and your Auntie Pan, has always liked your Uncle Trunks. The only problem, was that your father is ten years older than me, and Trunks is eleven years older than Pan. Are you with me so far Brenn?"
"Yes,"
"Well, even though, they had girlfriends; it didn't stop us from loving them. Your father's girlfriend was Valese, and your Uncle Trunks girlfriend was Marron. Pan and I was so jealous of them, but in their eyes, we were nothing more than cute little kids."
"Well you were cute little kids," said Brenn.
"That's not the point... So the day finally came when your father and Valese got married."
"OH MY GOODNESS, DAD WAS MARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES YOU! HOW COULD HE?!"
"I know," said Bra. "I felt the same way."
"So what happened? Why did they divorce?"
"When I was sixteen, your father and Valese began having problems. She complained that he was spending too much time at work, and less time with her. Your father had just opened his own construction business, and asked her to be patient. She refused, and told him to get a job doing something else, because she felt as if his construction business was going to fail. Your dad told her no, and she left him. She said she refuses to be with a broke man."
"Ouch! that must have hurt," said Brenn.
"It did, and Valese filed for divorce. So when I was seventeen, your father's divorce was finalized, and he became very depressed."
"Really? aww, poor daddy," said Brenn.
"Yes, poor daddy," said Bra. "Anyway, I couldn't stand seeing your father so miserable, he was also very vulnerable. This was the chance I needed, and I took it! I-"
"No need to say it mom, I got it!" said Brenn.
"Okay, so the day came when I found out I was pregnant with you. When I told your father, he was so happy, yet afraid, because he thought my father was going to kill him. I told him that I loved him, and that I was always in love with him. He hugged me, kissed me, and told me everything was going to be okay. Not long afterwards, Valese came back into the picture. She told your father she wanted him back, but your father turned her down."
"If he turned her down, why are you threatened by her?" asked Brenn.
"Your father doesn't know this, but I overheard him talking to her. He told her that she was his first love, and that she would always be special to him. He also told her that she was the love of his life, and that if I wasn't pregnant with his baby, he would consider making their relationship work," said Bra, punching a hole in the wall.
"Oh Mom," said Brenn. "You two have been married for a long time now. I'm sure dad is in love with you now."
"He is," said Bra. "But there's just something special about your first love. That's what makes me so scared."
Brenn comforted her mother until she fell asleep. She took a blanket and placed it on top of her mom, so she wouldn't get cold. She kissed her mother on the cheek, and went downstairs to wait for her dad to come home.
Meanwhile, Goten was at work, sitting behind his desk. His thoughts were filled with mainly one person, and that one person was Bra, but he couldn't help but think about Valese as well.
End of Chapter Two
