Xavier POV
Sofia told me to meet her at our spot. Our spot is the place where we first really sat down and talked on the beach. We always went there to talk about serious things. I hope it's something good. I limp down the stairs, since I'm still injured, and find Mom and Mami making out heavily on the couch. I'm so used to this, that it doesn't even faze me anymore.
"Mom, Mami I'm leaving to hang out with Sofia for a bit." I tell them loudly. I see Mom's head pop up and she smiles and nods her head and goes back down to kiss Mami. I shake my head with a small smile and head out the back door towards the beach. I walk down the beach for about five minutes until I see Sofia sitting in the sand. "Hey, babe. What's up?"
"Nothing, just wanted to talk to you." I lean down to kiss her cheek. She doesn't say anything so we sit in silence. I hear her sigh loudly, puffing out her lips. "Listen Xav, I think we should see other people." I'm shocked into silence. I don't understand how she would want to break up with me; I mean just yesterday she seemed happy to be with me. "I just can't handle all the looks." She says.
My eyebrows furrow together. "I know you well enough to know that you are lying to me. If you are going to do this to me, tell me the truth." I tell her, I feel tears start to well up in my eyes.
She opens her mouth but then closes it after nothing comes out. Sofia sighs, "I cheated on you." I sit in silence for a bit. I can't believe this! The tears start to fall; I can't hold them in anymore. The one time I let a person in, they betray me. "My ex-boyfriend from Kansas moved here for college and he apologized for everything he did and we had sex, it just happened. I can't deny my feelings for him anymore." She says softly. Sofia reaches up and rubs my shoulder, I want to flinch away from her but I just can't manage to do that. The pain in my chest hurts so bad, I feel like I'm having a heart attack.
"So all of that stuff in Chicago about you loving me was all a lie?" I say. I hate myself because my voice cracked as I said the last word. I look down into the sand, and see out of the corner of my eye that she nodded her head. I reach up to wipe my overflowing tears off of my cheeks.
"I'm so sorry Xav," She says "I didn't mean to hurt you, when I came here; I was just looking for something to get my mind off of him and you were there." She finishes. Ouch, that hurts I thought to myself.
"Please don't do this to me; you're the only person I've ever loved." I say. I probably look so desperate right now but I don't care. She smiles at me sympathetically and gets up and dusts herself off. "Please, I can change if you want me too; just don't leave me. Please don't leave." I beg her.
"I'm sorry Xavier." She says and walks off. I watch her walk off and I desperately try to stop my tears from flowing. After sitting there for an hour, with an aching heart, I decide to head back home; maybe I just need some family lovin'.
I walk through the back door and find Mom sitting at the dinner table, looking over some mail. My tears start to well up again. She looks up at the sound of me sniffling, and immediately stands up and hugs me. I can't help myself now, and I start to break down into sobs. Mom squeezes me tighter and keeps on whispering 'it's okay'. "San come here!" Mom yells. After a couple of seconds Mami comes in the kitchen and quickly walks towards us and envelopes me in a hug from behind. They pull me into the living room and sit me down.
I curl up onto Mom's chest and Mami sits on the other side of Mom to look at me. "What's the matter baby boy?" Mami asks. She reaches forwards to fix my hair and then wipes my tears away.
"She broke up with me." I say as best as I can. Mom pulls me tighter into her and kisses my hair. "I actually loved her and she said it back but she didn't even mean it." I tell them. I finally start to calm down but I keep my tight hold onto Mom.
Mom kisses my hair once again. "You know some girls are just bitches." She says, I couldn't help but let out a little chuckle because Mom rarely cusses. "But every once in awhile you have to get those bitches to get to those awesome girls." She finishes. I see Mom and Mami share a look and Mami leans in and kisses Mom quickly. It looks as though that they share a silent conversation between them. I realize I was right when Mom nods.
"Listen Xav, when your Mom and I were in college we went through a really rough patch." This quickly piques my interest in this conversation because in all my years of living I have never seen them get into anything more than a small argument. "So bad that we actually broke up," Mom looks into her lap and fiddles with her thumbs. "We had a stupid argument that got way out of hand and your Mom left the apartment and ended up cheating on me with a guy." Mami takes a deep breath and looks at Mom.
Mom starts up the story once again. "I don't know why I did it honestly, I was just so pissed off and felt like doing that would just fix everything and I thought I could keep it a secret from Mami," I see Mom wipe a tear away "As soon as I got back, San was just so sad and she started apologizing and I couldn't keep it away from her, so I told her and she just started crying and wouldn't talk to me." Mami grabs Moms hand and kisses it.
"I just told her that we were breaking up but we never moved out of the apartment because our parents were paying for it. It turned out to be a game of who could hurt who more." Mami said. "We were always bringing people home, and your Mom would always bring guys because she knew how much that would hurt me and make me feel insecure." Mom sniffled and wiped away her overflowing tears. "After a couple of months, I snapped and just started yelling at her and it ended up being a big love confession and then we got back together and then had some super hot make up sex." Mami wiggles her eyebrows at Mom, and we all chuckle.
"But the lesson of that story is that things do get better you just have to have some rough times Xav, it's just how life is. But, some people are lucky and get that one love that never get in fights at all," Mom pauses "Just like your Uncle Mike and Aunt Tina." I smile at the mention of Mike and Tina.
"I personally think that Mom and I have a one of a kind love, which is that no matter what happens we are always crawling back to each other." Mami says. "We love you Xav, a whole bunch, I hope you know that." She says, I smile and nod my head and reach over to pull them into a group hug.
"I love you too." I tell them both.
I feel extra weight on us and open my eyes to see Ari, Alia, Liv, and Ava all hugging us. I smile and realize how lucky I am to be surrounded by my family. We are all broken out of our odd affectionate family moment when the house phone rings. Ava jumps out of the hug and runs to get the phone. "Herrro?" I chuckle at her. "Mami some lady named Quinn is asking for you and Mom." She says loudly.
"Oh shit!" Mom yells loudly and smacks her hand to her forehead. Mami does almost the same thing and goes to answer the phone. All of use looks at Mom quizzically. "Ari, Li, and Liv come help me with dinner." The girls all get up and leave me sitting alone on the big couch.
Ava comes skipping up and hops on my lap and throws her arms around me. She leans back and studies my face. "Why were you crying Xav?" She asks me. I take a shaky breath and she seems to get that I don't want to talk about it. "Whatever it is, I promise it will be okay." She reaches her small thumbs to my face and traces it down the tear tracks on my face. For an almost seven year old she is brilliant with people.
"I love you kid." I tell her. She squeals and traps me in a tight hug.
"I love you too." She says. "Let's watch a movie Xav!" She says and hops up and puts in a movie. The previews start and I smile because it's a Disney movie as always. We get halfway through the movie when we get called for dinner. I sit down at the table and realize Mom cooked my favorite, chicken casserole. Grandma Pierce served it to us kids when we visited one time and I fell in love with it, so Mom got the recipe and cooks it whenever she can.
After our delicious dinner we all go up and get changed into comfortable clothes and settle down on the big couch to watch our family movie. I lay down on one end of it and Alia ends up snuggling up next to me. I think my sisters have figured out what happened because Arianna is being oddly nice to me and Alia is being more affectionate than usual.
"Listen up kids," I look over to where Mami has sat up a bit from where she was cuddling with Mom. "Me and your Mom totally forgot to tell you this but we are having some old glee club friends over tomorrow for a big dinner and stuff." Mami says.
I smile because so far I have liked the glee club members we have met. I definitely know Mike and Tina because they have lived in LA also and they have a son, named Jeremy, Alia's age but I've never really talked to him. I've also met Uncle Kurt and Blaine and their rambunctious kids, they have four kids all younger than us but we manage to deal with them. I think I've met Quinn once when I was really little but I'm not sure. "Who's all coming?" I ask.
"Well, there is Quinn, Sam, and their kid, Mercedes and Puck, plus their kid, and finally Sugar and Rory, with their two kids." Mami finishes with a smile. "Oh and of course Mike and Tina and Jeremy." I nod my head and we all return to the movie.
After awhile I hear lips smacking and look over Alia's head to see Mom and Mami getting hot and heavy over there. I open my mouth to speak but get interrupted before I can speak. "Mom and Mami go up to your room we are trying to watch a movie!" I look over at Ari and smile at her outburst. Mami shoots her a dangerous look and Ari flinches. Mom picks up Mami and carries her to their room. I'm guessing they are still kissing because I can hear them crashing into things on the way.
I smile and sigh happily. My smile falters as I realize that their affection kind of bums me out. I wonder what Sofia is doing, probably making out with her stupid new boyfriend, I thought bitterly. I try to steer my mind from those thoughts and focus on the movie but its not working. I take in a shaky breath and Alia squeezes her arm that's around my stomach tighter. I give her a brotherly kiss on her hair.
After awhile Ava curled up between me and Alia. Ari and Olivia told us goodnight and went upstairs. Back in the living room, we started another movie and I threw a blanket over all three of us and I eventually pass out from the exhaustion of the day.
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I get woken up by the doorbell ringing and a loud squeal following. I open my eyes to see that I am still on the couch with Alia and Ava. I gently lift Ava up off of my chest and untangle Alia from me and get up and stretch. I look over to find a pretty blonde woman, a big lipped blond man, and a blonde girl. I realize my naked torso and my sweatpants and try to sneakily go upstairs.
"Xav, you're up! Come see our guests." Mom says with a smile. I groan and turn around and face our guests. "Okay this is Quinn, you met her when you were a little baby, this is Sam, and this is their daughter, Amya. Guys this is our eldest child, Xavier" I smile and shake their hands and politely excuse myself to go get changed. God she is pretty, I think with a smile.
After a bit I come back down the stairs to many voices that lead me to the living room. I end up meeting Mercedes, Puck, their son Anthony, Sugar, Rory, and their two kids Ethan and Harper. Mike, Tina, and Jeremy have joined the party also. Rory has a weird accent and I can barely understand a word he says so I just nod my head when he talks. Sugar also looks like Grandma Lopez.
All my sisters come down looking all pretty and I feel take a deep breath because Alia and Arianna are always better at talking and meeting new people. Ava immediately befriends a seven year old Ethan and Alia starts to talk to Harper. Olivia and Ari start to talk to Anthony and Jeremy. I see Quinn push Amya towards me with a smile.
As she walks over I examine her. She is about Alia's height and has long blonde hair that flows in loose curls down her back. She has really long legs and a slim figure. As she nears me I realize she has bright green eyes. When she smiles I notice her perfectly straight teeth that are so white they could blind someone. "Hi" I hear her say. I look up into her eyes and blush when I realize I was staring for way too long.
"Hey" I shyly say.
"So," She says with a smile "Tell me about yourself."
"Well, my name is Xavier Lopez-Pierce. I'm 17 years old and almost a senior. I play football, basketball, and run track but I am currently crippled because of a pulled thigh muscle. I have four sisters, two adopted. I'm the only child my Mami gave birth too. Yesterday I got my heart broken by my girlfriend and it sucks really badly." I finish with a hesitant smile.
She gives me a sympathetic smile. "Yeah I just came out of a bad relationship too. Girl was a bitch." She says with a laugh.
"You're gay?" I ask with wide eyes. I obviously don't have problems with gays but I just didn't get that vibe from her.
"No, no, bisexual." She tells me.
"So you tell me about yourself." I say with a laugh.
"Well, my name is Amya Evans, I'm almost 17, my birthday is actually in a week. I like to play volleyball, and soccer. I obviously like to date girls and guys but I usually prefer guys. I'm an only child and I live in San Francisco." She says with a smile. "By the way your house is beautiful from what I have seen so far."
"Thank you; even though I had no choice of where I live." I say with a laugh and she eventually joins in. I realize that I haven't even thought of Sofia since last night and it feels pretty good. I guess I was right when I thought I needed some family lovin'. "I can give you the grand tour if you want." She nods with an excited smile and we hop up and I show her around the whole house. I finish with the backyard, which is the beach. I pull up two chairs and we both sit in them and watch the ocean for a bit. It's weird how content I feel to watch the water with a stranger I just met today. I squint my eyes at two figures and I feel tears in my eyes when I see a familiar body with some big blonde guy. Sofia looks up towards the house and sees me and Amya. For a second she looks jealous but I doubt it, because she left me. "That's her. She broke my heart." I tell Amya.
"She's pretty. But she doesn't deserve you in my opinion. Any girl that uses someone else to get over someone is a bad person in my opinion." I smile and shake my head. This girl seems like she would be an awesome friend, if not girlfriend, but I think it is way too soon for me to date someone again because I don't want to feel like I'm using someone. "What do you say we head back inside cause I'm kind of hungry and my nose can smell something good cookin' up in there." I laugh and nod my head.
I put the chairs back where they were before and let Amya lead us into the house. I take one last glance at Sofia and her boyfriend and she's looking back with a frown; I shake my head and catch up to Amya and open the door for her. I walk in to see Mom on top of the counter with Mami's hands up her shirt. "Mom, Mami! There are new people in this house!" I yell at them and cover Amya's eyes. They break apart quickly, blush, and then walk into the living room where everyone else is. I uncover Amya's eyes "Sorry you had to see that, but you just have to get used to it because they are like cats in heat twenty-four-seven."
She laughs "It's okay". I look over to the pots and pans on the stove. Then I notice Puck outside on the grill.
"It looks like we are having steak with some vegetables and mashed potatoes." I see her lick her lips. "Trust me; my Mom's mashed potatoes are delicious."
"I hope so because I'm starving!" She yells out. I bust out laughing and she joins in as well. We both decide to join the rest of the guests and socialize. I get dragged into a conversation with Anthony, Alia, Harper, and Jeremy. I'm not really listening though because my eyes can't seem to stay away from Amya. She is just that beautiful. I quickly avert my eyes when she looks over and tune into the conversation.
"-that's why I'm sensitive around my nipples." Anthony says. I quickly decide to tune back out. Alia got bored as well and decides she wanted to dance.
"C'mon guys! Let's go downstairs!" She yells loudly. The kids follow slowly behind her as they begin the trip downstairs. I see the other kid's shocked faces; I wouldn't blame them because our basement is pretty awesome. Half of it is a dance studio with a super nice stereo system the other half is full with a pool table, a ping pong table, and workout equipment. Also by the stairs is a full bar with a whole bunch on alcohol sitting on the shelves behind it. Alia skips over to the studio and turns on the music.
She starts dancing effortlessly and everyone stares in awe except for Lopez-Pierce clan. Arianna goes to the lights and fixes up the strobe light and turns off the main one. Ava jumps out of the group and pulls me with her to go dance. I immediately start to dance even though I'm not very good at it. After a couple of minutes dancing alone I see everyone else join in. Ava disses me to dance with Ethan but I get pulled to dance with Amya and Harper.
The song switches and it's a really dirty dance song so Ari ushers Ethan and Ava out and we all dance wildly. Alia is sandwiched between Jeremy and Anthony, I think of going over and breaking it up but I get sandwiched between Amya and Harper. I look over and find Liv and Ari grinding up into each other. It feels pretty awkward watching my sisters get down and dirty on the dance floor so I quickly look away and focus on the two girls dancing with me.
Harper is pretty good looking as well. She has long light brown hair with dark blue eyes. She is really short; she doesn't even reach my shoulders but she somehow manages to have really long legs. She also seems to be super fit. I get broken out of my reverie when the main light comes on. I quickly look up to find the Mom's of the group.
"Damn it Santana! I told you none of them would be able to keep it in their pants." Quinn yells. I quickly break away from the sandwich I was in because Amya was in it. My Mom's are just giggling and they shake their heads. Quinn sighs, "C'mon kids, dinner is ready." We all quickly go upstairs and sit down at the large dinner table.
Once everyone gets their food, I look over to see Quinn smirking at me. "So, Xavier, why don't you tell us what was going on down there." Everyone looks over at me and I blush.
"Blame Alia! She's the one that started it!" I point an accusing finger at her.
"What I did not! I just wanted to dance but Ari put on the party lights!" She points her finger at Arianna.
"Seems like it's your kids fault Satan." Mercedes says.
"Shut it Wheezy. I just wanted to know how two of my kids got sandwiched." Mami says.
"Well, Jeremy is like my brother, we just like to dance. Liv and Ari were only going to dance with each other of course. Plus, Anthony is pretty hot." She says. After she finishes, she looks down into her lap. I think she was thinking about Liam. They aren't really dating but they act like they are.
"Let's just drop this because we got little kiddies around the table and we don't need them knowing what we are talking about okay?" Mom says. Everyone nods and returns to their food. I see Quinn lean over to whisper into Sam's ear and he turns and glares at me. I suddenly find my food very interesting. I'm guessing she told him how I was all up and grinding on his baby.
After dinner everyone decides to head out to the beach. The parents sit and watch from a safe distance. I keep a close eye on Ava and Ethan but he seems to be a really good swimmer.
I get dunked by someone and when I come up I see a smirking Amya. I lunge forward and dunk her as well. After awhile Liam comes walking down the beach, apparently Alia invited him. I see him greet Mom and Mami and politely introduce himself to the whole group. Alia runs out of the water and flings her arms around him. I look over towards Anthony to see him with a sad look on his face as he watches the two. I swim over to him and give him a pat on the back. He smiles and nods his head.
Liam and Alia come running back into the water and she gives him multiple kisses on his lips. I watch them for a bit and realize that he seems to be like an awesome guy for her to date. I smile and turn back to Amya who is floating on her back. I swim up to her quietly and splash her after a second. She sputters and splashes back. It ends up on Anthony and Harper who splash back. After a few seconds it turns out to be a huge splash war.
The kids eventually tire themselves out and crawl to where to adults are, who have seemed to have gotten a little tipsy. After awhile the kids get changed out of their swimsuits. Mami comes in and drunkenly slurs "Everyone stays here got it?" Ari, Li, and I all nod.
Mom and Mami won't let anyone drive home since they all managed to get drunk somewhere through the night. Mom and Mami retire to their bedroom, obviously too drunk to help the guests get set up for the night. I decide to take responsibility and set the parents up in the mine, Ari, Li, and Liv's room. I carry a sleepy Ava and Ethan up to her room and set them down in her bed and turn the light out. I walk into the living room to see Ari standing and looking at the other kids in the room.
"All of us are sleeping down here, got it?" Ari says rudely.
Alia laughs. "Don't mind her; she's just pissed because she can't sleep in her room." Everyone chuckles and gets set up on the couches and recliners. I get set up on the couch. Olivia and Arianna set up into the biggest recliner and cuddle up next to each other. Liam and Alia cuddle up on the love seat. Anthony takes a small recliner; Jeremy and Harper share the other end of the couch. I'm about to fall asleep when I feel a weight on the couch next to me.
"I'm going to sleep next to you okay?" I smile and extend my arm so she can rest her head on it. She wraps her arm around my torso and snuggles in. I quickly decide to leave the dogs out for the night because I'm definitely not moving. I see all three dogs snuggle into each other on the floor. The cats are sitting on the back of the couch; I reach up and scratch a rapidly growing Tibi behind the ears. He purrs, and I take my hand away. I fall asleep to the sound of Tibi purring and Amya's steady breathing.
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