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Chapter 38 Trouble at the party, continued
Baby sits on a chair inside the restaurant, she's feeding junior and looking at him with a smile, Jenny takes a chair and sits down, Baby looks up at her, Jenny smiles, "that was amazing, what you did," Jenny says, Baby inhales a little but keeps smiling as she looks back at junior, "I hate it how some women think they can just do whatever they want to Johnny," Baby nearly whispers, "are you okay, Jen?" Baby asks after a moment, "I'm fine, it doesn't hurt anymore, is my hair still okay?" She asks, Baby looks at her hair and smiles, "it is, you still look beautiful," she says, "thanks, Baby, that Vivian is something, isn't she?"
"You've got no idea, she's so obsessed, but I'm happy that Max has removed her," Baby says, "poor Moe," Jenny says, Baby sighs again, "I rather not talk about it anymore," Baby says, Jenny looks at her best friend and then nods, "I understand," Jenny says, "thanks, Jen, by the way, I know we haven't talked about this anymore," Baby says, Jenny only listens, "Bianca and Johnny, they did had sex, 4 years ago," Baby says, "so we were right then?" Jenny asks, "yeah, he told me the same evening when he came back after work, he didn't want to keep it a secret but he didn't told me because he didn't want to make things awkward for me at school."
"He's so considerate, Baby, you've got a great husband," Jenny says, Baby giggles a little, making junior to hiccup a bit, he's having his eyes closed while drinking, "I do love the sound of that," Baby says, Jenny giggles, "it does sound amazing, Billy is my husband, I've decided I want a baby as well," Jenny says, Baby looks up again at her, "I thought you wanted to wait," Baby says, "yeah, I thought so too, but for the time that we're here, I've seen you with junior, and Johnny, and Billy who really wants to have kids," Jenny says, "Jen, I know he wants kids, but please do it when you're ready, not all is as easy as it seems," Baby says, "I know, but I do want it."
In the meantime, Johnny and Billy are talking with the guys, and Penny and Lisa, "who was that, Johnny?" Colin asks, Johnny looks at him, "one of the bungalow bunnies," Johnny only answers, he's not in the mood to talk about Vivian and all that, Billy sees his face and sighs, "you really had sex with her?" Colin asks, "Colin," Lisa says, he looks at her serious face, "I'm sorry," he says, "it's okay, I know it made you all curious," Johnny says with a deep sigh, Penny grabs him in a hug and he smiles at her, "I've warned you so many times," she says, "I know, and you were right all along," he says, "except with Baby, I was wrong about that." She says with a smile and he chuckles.
Mr. Castle looks at Bianca while thinking, Clarissa sees his face, "you know, it happened, it's not something you can change," Clarissa says, he looks at her, Bianca did too, "be happy he doesn't keep these things a secret for his wife," she adds, Bianca smiles a little, but she inhales deeply and sips on her glass again, he sighs, "you're right, it's just a bit weird to think that my son has been doing all these things in the past," he says and empties his glass, "you want a new one?" Bianca asks, "I could use one, thanks," he says, she takes the empty glass and walks to one of the waiter, Clarissa lays her hand on his cheek, he looks in her eyes and smiles, "you're amazing, and so is your son, do you know that?" She asks, he chuckles a little while shaking his head, he leans in and starts to kiss her.
On that moment, two persons walk to the gazebo, some people move when they wanted to walk through, a waiter went them, "I don't believe you're invited," he says, the older woman looks at him, the younger woman is looking around, "I'm related," she says and walks on, the waiter turns and walks to Peter, Jake and Marge has seen them too, "seems like trouble is always searching for them," Marge says, "what do you mean?" He asks, "I just got a bad feeling about them." Marge says as she looks at Jake for a second and back at the two women, Jake and Marge walk to Mr. Castle and Clarissa.
"You know them, senior?" Jake asks, Mr. Castle stops the kiss and looks at Jake who is pointing at the women, he turns his head and his mood drops, Clarissa sees his face, "what's the matter?" She asks and she looks at the women two, "you'll never guess who just arrived at her son's wedding," is all that Mr. Castle is saying as he puts his hands in his pockets, the rest looks astonished, "is that your ex-wife?" Marge asks, "oh yeah, and by the looks on her face it means trouble, so no happy times."
The waiter went to Peter and whispers in his ear, Peter looks around and sees the women, he nods to the waiter and thanks him, he walks to the women, "can I help you?" He asks, they turn and look at Peter, Mr. Castle is watching the situation, "who are you?" The woman asks, "I don't believe you're invited to the wedding, can I ask you to leave?" Peter asks, staying polite, he looks at the younger woman for a second and then back at the older woman, "I've got all the right to be here!" The woman raises her voice, "who are you to tell me where I can be?"
People turn their heads, so did Johnny and Billy, "mom?" Johnny asks, his father walks to the situation, "Tamara," he says, she turns and sees him, "Johnny, what are you doing here?" She asks, "I'm here because of my son's wedding," he looks at Zaya, but didn't smile, Zaya looks rich, "Zaya," he says, he had thought he would have missed her a lot, but that might just have been the memories he has from her from when she was little, "dad," Zaya only says but didn't hug him, Johnny came closer and stands next to his father, Billy follows him, "mom," Johnny says, he looks at Zaya, "Zaya?"
"Brother!" She says and wants to hug him, he hugs her shortly, Tamara wants a hug too but he refused, "Johnny, son, why don't you want a hug?" Tamara asks, acting sad, Mr. Castle sighs, Johnny looks at his father, "dad, get them something to drink," Johnny says, his father looks at him, he sees Johnny eyes and sighs, he walks away, Johnny looks at his mother again, "why would I hug you? I haven't seen you for 16 years, you left with a bang, together with Zaya, blaming everything on dad, why would I possibly want to act like nothing has happened?" Johnny asks as he folds his arms, Zaya is looking around and sees Chris, she smiles a little at him but he didn't notice, though Penny did and she got on her guard.
"You know that your father is having a drinking problem, he made a lot of trouble and was in a lot of debts," Tamara says defensive, "stop lying, mom," Johnny says, getting angry, "but I'm not lying," she says, "I know dad had a drinking problem, but he loved you," Johnny says, his eyes are on thunder, she sees his eyes, "you were the one who cheated on him multiple times," Johnny adds, "it's his own fault that mom cheated," Zaya came to the defense, Johnny looks at her up and down, "I see, you're in the rich world now, sis?" Johnny asks, "none of your business, brother," she says as she flicks her hair a little, Johnny snorts and shakes his head, Billy lays his hand on Johnny's shoulder, "want me to remove them, cuz?" Billy asks.
Tamara and Zaya look at Billy now, "Billy? My god, you've grown a lot since I saw you last time," Tamara says, "which is 17 years ago," Billy says, she smiles at him but he didn't move to greet them, "so, what makes you come here?" Johnny asks when his father came back with two glasses of champagne, Clarissa went to him and he looks at her, he lays his arm around her, she smiles at him, Tamara eyes Clarissa, "is she your new wife?" She asks, "why do you care?" Mr. Castle asks, "answer me, mom," Johnny says, she looks at him, "well, I heard that my son is getting married today at Kellerman's and I wanted to come, I'm still your mother, I would've liked it if you would've invited me," she says, "why would I have invited you?"
Baby and Jenny came back to the gazebo at that moment, she smiles at a happy junior, then she sees the situation, Jenny looks at the situation as well, Penny went to them with Chris, "what's going on?" Baby asks, "somehow, Johnny's mother and sister have arrived," Penny says as she keeps holding Chris' hand, Baby looks at the situation again, she went to Johnny, he looks at her and smiles, Tamara and Zaya did too, "hello," Baby says as she extends her hand, Tamara looks at Baby up and down and shakes Baby's hand lightly, she looks at junior, Baby smiles and extends her hand to Zaya, who looks at her and snort, "who's this teenager, brother?" She asks, refusing to shake Baby's hand.
"This is my wife, Frances, and I'd like it that you act nice to her," Johnny says, Zaya looks back at Baby, "you can't possibly be serious," she says, "oh, but he's very serious, Zaya," Baby says, staying friendly while sounding sarcastic, "is this your son?" Tamara asks and points at junior, "yeah, this is our son, junior, but we're not standing here for some small talk," Johnny says, they look at junior, "a very original name," Zaya says sarcastically, "if you can't be nice, then maybe you should leave," Baby says, "big mouth even," Zaya says, Baby starts to boil, "Baby, get something to drink, give junior to me." Johnny says as he takes junior on his arms who's smiling happily when he sees his father, Baby turns and walks away.
"Son, I know they're not invited, but they came all the way," Mr. Castle says, Johnny looks at him, "no, dad, I've had enough, they obviously didn't came with good terms," Johnny says and turns, "son," he says, Johnny sighs deeply and looks at his son, he gives him a little kiss and turns back, "we're not living in California anymore since a few years," Tamara says, they look at her, "I thought you found your true love there? As you claimed that so many times," Mr. Castle says without a smile, "I did, but we wanted to go back to New York, he's been sick for some time now and the best doctors are in New York," she says, Jake looks at Tamara and came closer with Marge, she sees him, "Dr. Houseman!" She exclaims with a smile.
"Mrs. Reid," Jake says and they shake hands, "I see," Mr. Castle says, Johnny looks at his father, "Dr. Houseman is my husband's doctor," she explains, she looks back at Jake, "I didn't know you would be here," she says, "well, you see, Frances is my youngest daughter," Jake says and puts his hands in his pockets, both Tamara and Zaya went pale and began to feel embarrassed, "I didn't mean…" Zaya starts and Jake holds a hand up, "you couldn't, but it doesn't look good to come to a wedding uninvited," Jake says without a smile, Tamara looks at Johnny again, this time with begging eyes, "I do have been missing you, son, you should know that." She says, Johnny looks at her face, he's not happy to see her, she has changed so much.
"That's so hard to believe, if you were really missing me, you would've searched for me," Johnny says, junior feels his father's tensions and he starts to cry, "shh, shh, it's alright," Johnny whispers and waggles him a little, "you look just like your father now," Tamara says, Mr. Castle smiles about it, "I'm glad to know you still can remember the good things," he says, she looks at him and sighs, "you're still drinking?" She asks, "no, I stopped about 15 years ago," he answers, she starts to smile, Clarissa lays her arm around him, he looks at her and smiles, she gives him a kiss, "either go sit down or leave, but I don't want to have our party to be ruined any further," Billy says, "our?" Zaya asks, Billy takes Jenny's hand and they look at her.
"Yeah, we're having a double wedding, Billy and I," Johnny answers, he looks from his sister back to his son who has grab his shirt, "congratulations, Billy and?" Tamara asks as she extends her hand, Jenny shakes it, "Jenny," Jenny answers, "let's dance," Billy says as he takes Jenny to the dance floor, Zaya is looking around, "I had no clue you would marry at a rich resort, are you rich, brother?" Zaya asks, Johnny snorts while shaking his head, it was hard to believe that his sister has turned in such a woman, "I'm not rich, I don't want to be rich, not like you anyway," he answers, she looks at him with little eyes, "I work here, Billy works here too, and our boss gave us the opportunity to have our wedding here," Johnny says, Tamara pulls her eyebrows up, "what do you do here? And Billy?" She asks, "Billy is an all-rounder with the entertainment here, I'm a dance instructor here, together with my best friend, Penny," Johnny says, Penny came to him and looks at junior with a smile, "hello, little Castle," she says and junior giggles, "this is Penny." Johnny says.
Penny looks at Tamara and Zaya and they shake hands, "you look familiar," Tamara says, "I can't imagine it," Penny says with a smile, "you used to be a Rockette, right?" Tamara asks, "yeah, but that's been a long time ago, I'm gonna go get something to drink," Penny says and walks away, Baby came back and looks at Johnny and junior, she smiles, Johnny leans in and gives her a loving kiss, "come, son, give me my grandson, so you can enjoy a dance," Jake says as he came closer, Johnny looks at him and smiles, "thanks, Jake," Johnny says and hands junior over, "let's go, son, maybe grams want to tell you a story." Jake says and turns, Marge smiles as she walks away with Jake and junior.
Johnny gives his mother and sister a short glance and takes Baby's hand, he walks to the dance floor and they start to dance the Mambo, "go sit down, and drink your drinks," Mr. Castle says, they look at him, he walks to a few chairs, they follow him and Clarissa, "thanks, Johnny, for letting us stay," Tamara says as she sits down, "it's not that your son wants you to stay, I just think it's a nice gesture, so don't make any conclusions about it, okay?" He asks, "has Johnny been all these years with you? I haven't seen him anymore after he ran away when we had our last fight," she says as she sips, he puts his hands in his pockets and sighs deeply, "no, he hasn't," he answers, he looks at Clarissa and leans in, "get me a Scotch please." He whispers and gives her a kiss, she nods and gives him a kiss again before walking away.
Tamara looks at them and can see he's being happy, "what do you mean?" She asks as he went to sit down next to her, he turns a bit to look at her face, Zaya is eying Chris again who's dancing with Penny, she stands up, "what are you going to do, Zaya?" He asks, she looks at him, "you mind if I'm walking around for a bit?" She asks, her face is cold, "sure, don't do anything stupid," he says, she pulls her nose up and walks away, "I don't recognize my own daughter anymore," he says with a sigh, Tamara looks at him, "you've been missing her?" She asks, "of course I have, unlike you," he says, she sighs again, "look, I'm sorry, okay?" She asks, "let's get on with our conversation."
"What's there to know? Johnny ran away from home because of the situation, I moved away months after you were gone," he says and inhales a bit, "I got a great job opportunity, it changed my life, but I've been looking for months for my son, I couldn't find him," he says, Tamara keeps looking at him, "he told me that he came back home after months but I was gone," he adds and looks down, "it's not your fault," she says, "no, it's our fault, Tamara, the divorce ruined everything, I loved you, I hope you haven't forgotten that," he says and she feels embarrassed again, "you have, but it doesn't matter anymore, I've got a great job, I've got my son back, I'm a grandfather and I've got the best girlfriend I ever could imagine to have," he says, he stands up, "she at least only wants me." It was hard what he said, but she knows he's right.
"Since when is he back in your life? And how did you found him?" She asks, he looks at her face, "I've got him back since last year September, I didn't found him," he says as he thinks about that day, "how then?" She asks, he smiles now, "Frances and Jenny found me, you see, I teach biology at Mt. Holyoke and they were in my class," he says, she looks at his face and then nods, she starts to smile a little, "she looks very young," she says, "yeah, she's 18, they met here last summer, my son is very happy now, it's good to see that he has something he can live for," he says, Tamara looks at Johnny and Baby, they're kissing while swaying a bit, "he has been living on the streets until he was 16." He says and sees Clarissa coming, he walks to her and smiles, she gives him the glass and he gives her a kiss, he lays his arm around her waist and they walk away.
"We still can send her away, cuz," Billy says as they stand a little aside for a drink, Johnny looks at Billy and sighs deeply, then he looks at Penny and Chris, who are still dancing and smiling, "I'd hoped we wouldn't get any troubles at our wedding day," Johnny says and sips on his bottle, Baby lays her hand on his chest and he looks at her, he smiles and leans in to give her a kiss, "seems that trouble is always following us," Billy says with a sigh, drinking on his bottle as well, "it will end one day," Jenny says as she looks at him, he looks at her and smiles, "it's not you it follows, trouble follows me, cuz." Johnny says as he waggles a little on his feet, he's a bit tipsy.
"It follows me because I did bad things in my life," he says, "Johnny, it will get better, I promise," Baby says and he looks at her again, he sighs and pulls her against him, she lays her arms around his waists and smiles, "I love you," he whispers, "I love you too," she whispers, Zaya walks around and sees her brother, she snorts again when she looks at Baby, Lisa sees her and walks to her, Colin is gone to the toilets, Zaya didn't notice Lisa at first, until Lisa says, "I know how you feel," Zaya jumps and looks at Lisa, "you don't even know me," she says, "I think I do, I'm Lisa, Frances' sister," Lisa says and extends her hand, Zaya quickly shakes it not to be rude, "I was like you," Lisa says, Zaya was looking at Chris again, "what do you mean?" Zaya asks.
"I mean, I see you're being spoiled, probably by your step dad, did you even had any relationships?" Lisa asks, "not really, but I know I'm a catch," she says, "I used to think that as well, but reality will get to you soon, being rich isn't all there is, believe me," Lisa says, "you're not that rich," Zaya says, "you have no idea, but it doesn't matter, I used to be like you and I used to be in love with Billy," Lisa says, Zaya looks at Billy, Lisa smiles, "but he choose Jenny, at first I didn't understand because I thought I had everything he ever could wish for, but you know, you can't buy love, no matter how rich you act, love isn't for sale," Lisa says and Zaya looks at her now, "I can be picky," she defends herself, "yeah, I'm not saying that, I'm saying that the way you act makes you think you're desirable but in reality it's the opposite, it repulses most men, so please, and take this from me," Lisa pauses a bit, "drop the attitude and show your true self," she says, Zaya got annoyed with Lisa now, "oh," Lisa says and turns a bit when Colin is coming back, Zaya looks at Lisa's face, "Chris is off limits for you, I know you're eying him, but keep your hands off."
Lisa takes Colin's hand and they walk to Baby and Johnny, Colin is looking curious at Lisa, he has heard the last bit of the conversation, "what was that all about?" He asks, she looks at him and smiles, Baby looks at Lisa as well, "just knocking some sense into someone, wait for it," Lisa says, Colin got confused and looks at Zaya again, "she'll make that mistakes because she doesn't really want to take my advice," Lisa says and sips her glass, Baby looks at Zaya as well, so did Johnny, "what did you told her?" Johnny asks, "I told her to drop the attitude, and to stay away from Chris," Lisa says with a smile, Baby smiles and hugs her sister, "I've learned so much from you, Baby." Lisa says and hugs her back.
Penny is giggling when Chris is whispering something, "you sure you want to be a father already?" She whispers, he smiles, "yeah, it would make my life complete," he whispers, he press her a little tighter against him when Zaya walks to them, Penny sees her and stops dancing, Zaya looks at Chris with a smile, then she looks at Penny, "you mind if I take over?" Zaya asks, "I do mind," Penny says, Zaya looks at Chris again, "do you?" She asks, "I do, I'm not gonna dance with you," he says but let Penny go, she takes his hand, he keeps looking at Zaya, "I don't know what you want, but I'm not interested, Penny is my fiancée and I'm not planning to dance with anyone else tonight," he says, Zaya went red in her face and starts to feel really embarrassed now, "I'm sorry," she stammers a little, "you really had no clue?" Penny asks, "didn't we look obvious enough for you to think you just can come here and get what you want?" Penny asks.
"Pen," Chris says, she looks at him and he shakes his head, "I see a situation I need to save," Johnny says and gives his bottle to Baby, she let him go and he walks to them, "Pen," Johnny says in a warning tone, she looks at him and she sighs, "what's going on?" Johnny asks, "your sister asked me to dance, but I just told her I'm not interested and Penny is boiling," Chris says, Zaya looks away, Johnny looks at her for a second, "I thought that Lisa's advice was enough for you, but you don't seem to care what others think or feel, do you?" Johnny asks, she looks at him again, "don't worry, Chris, I'll remove her," Johnny says, he grabs Zaya's arm, he leans in to Penny and gives her a kiss on her cheek, "calm down." He whispers and takes Zaya away.