CC shifted uncomfortably on her feet, not taking her blue eyes off of Fran and Max, her mouth slowly ajar. Olivia looked up at her mother.
"Mom, what's going on?" she said, looking from CC to Niles. She looked back at the Sheffields, who looked at her nervously.
"Who are you?" she asked, stepping toward the family. Eve looked at her.
"Please, can we talk with a meal?" Max asked, stepping forward. CC looked at the twins in front of her and smiled.
"You guys grew up, you look just like your parents," she said, her voice small. Fran looked at the CC that she didn't know. The CC she hadn't seen before, light and vulnerable. The two women locked eyes. Fran looked at her, her eyes pleading. Niles glared at his former boss, his eyes burning.
Olivia looked at her brother.
Max sighed. "We know your parents because we used to work together," he said, looking at CC, who looked down at the sidewalk. Niles wrapped his arm around his wife, not taking his glare off of the people he used to call friends. CC kept looking at the ground, but put her hands on her daughter's shoulders.
"We better get going, the plane leaves early tomorrow morning," Niles said. CC looked at him and nodded. Olivia looked up at her parents.
"Wait! We can't leave! These people just welcomed me into their family, not knowing who I am, and all you do is say thanks and then leave?" she looked up at her father with her pleading eyes. He shook his head.
"We have to go," he said, not meeting her eyes. Olivia turned back to the Sheffield family, tears in her eyes. Eve pulled out a piece of paper from her purse, and quickly scribbled down a number.
"Here's my number, text me anytime or call." she said, handing the paper to Olivia. She smiled weakly.
"Thanks, I'll text you," she said, looking down at the paper.
After saying goodbye and hugging, Olivia walked down the street with her family, glancing back at the Sheffields with sad eyes.
Eve walked into the large mansion, her eyes widened when she looked up to see her brother and sisters.
"Brighton, Gracie, Maggie!" she squealed as she ran and hugged them. Grace smiled at her little sister. The twenty three year old was attending UCLA for her Psychiatric degree. Eve tightly hugged her sister as she maintained a bright smile on her face even though she was upset about Olivia.
Fran and Maxwell walked into the large, lit living room with bright smiles as they hugged their oldest three kids.
After Maggie and Brighton had gotten back from Paris, Maggie moved with Michael to Manhattan Beach. Brighton finally settled down with a girl, Amy, who was currently in Burbank visiting family while they were in California for a few weeks.
"So, how was the smoothies?" Grace asked with a bright smile. Fran looked down at the carpet, not wanting to make eye contact. Maggie noticed her sternness.
"Mom, dad, what's going on? What happened while you were gone?" she asked, looking at Fran. Max sighed and looked at his oldest daughter. Eve shared a chair with Jonah as the twins sat forward to hear the whole story of what they saw.
"We ran into Niles, CC and the twins there. Olivia got lost, we didn't know at first it was her, but she looked so much like CC it was impossible to deny it," Fran said, still not looking anyone in the eyes. Maggie and Grace gasped, and Brighton looked at his parents, wide eyed. Grace was finally the first one to speak.
"So, did you guys talk? Are we going to get to see them?" she said with a smile. After the twins were born, CC had become more of the softer person they all knew she could be, and before they moved back to New York, Grace had started to have a fond companionship with her that the older two didn't because of their travel plans.
Fran shook her head, tears visible in her eyes.
"CC didn't seem so upset, but Niles didn't wasn't very happy to see us," she said, her voice quiet. Max rubbed her back, knowing how hard it was for Fran to lose her two best friends at the same time.
Eve and Jonah looked at each other.
"Mom, who are they? How do you guys know them?" Eve said, her eyes full of curiosity.
"I can't believe you just left them! After all they did for me! I could have been kidnapped if it wasn't for them, and all you do is mumble a thank you and leave?" Olivia stormed into the large hotel suite leading her family.
CC hadn't spoken a word since she looked Fran in the eye, Niles was still angry, partially because of the Sheffields, and partially because Olivia was taking a very rude manner with her parents that they didn't tolerate. Lucas walked beside his mother, not saying a word, even though he secretly agreed with his sister. Even though he was only five minutes older than her, she was still his baby sister, and he couldn't imagine what he would do if he found out that someone had hurt her in any way.
"Olivia, the discussion is over, drop it," Niles said, heading into the small kitchen to get a small glass of brandy. Olivia looked at her father, her blue eyes electrified with fury, she looked exactly like CC at that moment.
"No, dad, I won't drop it! Obviously there is something between you four that needs to be solved in a adult way! You could have thanked them, given them money, you could have actually conversed with them! It was obvious they wanted to talk this out, but you are too stubborn to do even that!" Olivia said, looking at the back of her father's head.
CC stood up, her eyes wide at the words of her daughter. She had never seen her little girl look so, so, livid. She reminded her of herself. Lucas walked behind Olivia and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Olivia Clair that is enough!" Niles said, turning around. CC took a step back from her husband, afraid of what he was going to do or say.
"Niles, please, can we just calm down?" she said, her voice small and quiet. Her eyes were light with vulnerability, and tears. Niles looked over at her wife, she looked him in the eyes, and he could already tell what she was thinking.
Lucas and Olivia looked between their parents, who were having a mental conversation that they never understood was possible.
"Lucas, Olivia, please go to your rooms," CC said, not taking her eyes off Niles'.
Olivia looked up at her brother, and he led her to the small hallway that led to the suite's rooms.
Once out of earshot of their parents, Olivia pulled her brother into her room and shut the door.
"Luke, we have to do something, it's obvious there is something between them all that needs to be solved, and if they won't do it themselves, we're going to," she said, looking at her brother intently. Lucas shook his head okay.
Olivia pulled a crumpled piece of paper from her pocket and unfolded it. She looked back up to her brother.
"Let me see your phone," she said, her blue eyes dead serious. Lucas squinted his in suspicion. He slowly pulled out his phone and handed it to her, watching as she dialed the number.
"Livy, what are you doing?" he said, taking the paper from her and looking at the number.
Olivia looked up at him with a devious smile that looked so much like CC that any person would have to do a double take.
"I'm going to fix this stupid feud once and for all,"
I'm sorry it was so short, but there is much more to come! Please review! Thank you guys so much!