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Trish's Family Reunion
They walked into the crowd and Trish was trying to find an open table. She felt herself getting tugged on. She looked down and saw it was her 5-year- old nephew Wayne. "Hey buddy, how are ya?" Trish said picking him up.
"Good. I'm going into school next month!" He said smiling proudly.
"Yes you are, you're getting to be so big! I want you to meet Dave, Aly, Jenni and Natalie." Trish said.
He turned red and buried his face in Trish's neck and waved. "Is that your special friend that mom talks about?" He whispered.
"Yes it is." Trish whispered back.
"Good, you're so supposed to go find mom, she's been waiting for you." He said. "I'll take you to her."
Trish put him down and they all followed him to her sister Christie. "Girl I've been waiting for you guys to get here. Introduce me to your family." Christie exclaimed.
Trish hugged her. "Hi to you too." She laughed. She introduced everyone to each other.
Christie shook hands with them and pouted to Trish, "Do I get to hold the baby?"
"I don't know, have you been a good girl lately?" Trish said teasingly.
"Hey, I don't have any more kids do I?" Christie pointed out.
Dave and Trish laughed. Trish took her out of her stroller and handed to Christie.
All of them sat and chatted for awhile, then Christie looked around and stood up. She looked around and handed Nattie back to Dave, "I hate to put her down, but the boys just disappeared. I'll visit with you guys later. Nice meeting you!" Christie said as she ran off.
"She's nice." Dave commented.
"Yeah, she's great. I don't get to visit with her as much as Melissa because she's always busy and our schedules never coincide." Trish replied. "If you guys want, you can go find Melissa over there. I'll find you when we find mom and dad."
The girls nodded and took off.
"They looked bored." Trish said to Dave. "I really appreciate you guys coming with me."
"I want to meet your family." He said kissing her on the cheek.
Trish had them talking to so many people, Dave couldn't hardly remember his own name, let alone everyone else's. Everyone seemed pretty nice, but he noticed that they seemed to be a little hard on her when it came to the fact that he had 3 kids. But she shrugged them off and stood her ground and never let anyone put her down. She was a strong woman.
"Patricia! Yoo-hoo!!" Trish heard from across the room. She cringed and looked at Dave, "Never, ever call me Patricia." She said in a deep voice.
"PATRICIA" the woman screamed louder, "You MUST come see me!!"
"Coming Aunt Nina!" Trish called and pulled Dave close, "Whatever this woman says, blow off. Don't take seriously. She is my alcoholic aunt who doesn't think before she speaks, and if she gets too upset at you, she'll tell you that she wishes you were dead. She tells my mom that every chance she gets for the last 4 years." Trish said quickly as they approached her. "Hi Nina!" Trish said with a fake smile.
"I knew you were looking fat on tv, when did you hitch up and pop out a kid? And why wasn't I at the wedding?" Nina said poking Trish's stomach. "Lost the weight quickly though, good girl."
"Oh Nina, I didn't have Natalie, I wouldn't be able to wrestle pregnant. And I didn't get married, that's why you weren't invited. This is my boyfriend Dave and this is one of his girls. The other two are with Melissa. Her name is Natalie." Trish said to her.
"Oh, is Melissa the other woman?" Nina slurred.
"No Nina, Melissa is my youngest sister. You know, the one in high school?" Trish said in a sarcastic tone.
"Same difference." Nina mumbled looking Dave up and down. "So you fancy yourself a ladies man and couldn't remember to wrap it up huh? Well, let me tell you something." Nina started rambling when Trish interrupted.
"Nina, now stop." Trish said harshly.
Nina got close to Dave, "I'm Nina, and I'll be done here in about an hour. If you think you're such a ladies man, why don't you come to my house and I'll see if you can handle a real woman." Nina said turning and walking away. "I need another drink." She called.
Trish turned to Dave, "I am so sorry. Please don't listen to her. She is out of control, and." Trish rambled as Dave put a finger to her lips.
"Trish, it's ok. I have a lot of relatives who are drinkers and they used to give Angie a hard time but she learned to either stand up for herself or blow it off. I've got a thick shell, and it's going to take more than that to scare me away." Dave said stroking her cheek.
Trish leaned into him, "Thanks, I appreciate you being so understanding." She held him tight.
"Ah, there's the lovebirds now." Trish heard. She turned around and there was her mom.
"Mom!" Trish squealed and held her. "I've missed you."
"I've missed you too. Gather your family up and meet us out back. Your aunt Nina is on a rampage." Her mom replied.
"We met her already." Dave piped up with a smile.
"And you're still smiling, you must really like my daughter after dealing with that." Her mom said with a laugh.
Trish and Dave rounded up the girls and went out back. Trish went up behind her dad and hugged him. "Mom, Dad, this is Aly, Jenni, Natalie and Dave." She turned the other direction, "This is my mom Alison and my dad John."
Everyone shook hands and made idle chit chat amongst them. John walked over to Dave, "C'mon we'll let the girls talk."
"Yes sir," Dave replied.
Trish's mom talked to Aly and Jenni for a little bit. Then she spotted Melissa, "If you girls want, you can go hang out with Melissa." She offered.
"Ok." They said in unison and walked over to where she was.
"Quite a family you have going on." Her mom commented, "I bet it keeps you busy."
"Yeah it does, but it's nice. With Dave being injured, it really gives him the chance to spend quality time with them together. Otherwise during the school year, Jenni lives with her mom." Trish replied.
"So, how's it going? Really." Her mom asked.
"It's going great. I've never been happier. I'll admit that I was a little leery at first, but I get along with the girls so well, and Natalie is amazing. Dave has been wonderful through it all, and I fall in love with him more and more every day." Trish said with a smile.
"Do you ever wonder about all the time he spends with your sister? She's always over there."
"No, I don't worry about it at all. She keeps an eye on the girls when they are home and Natalie loves her. Dave's at the rehab center all day. Why would I worry?"
"She's over there more than that. Most nights, she just spends the night."
"That's because Dave is usually pretty sore and it's hard for him to take care of Natalie. There is nothing going on between them. Melissa is 17. She'll be 18 in a few months. Do you really think that she's going to get involved with a man who's 16-17 years older than her?" Trish reasoned with her mom.
"I'm just trying to look out for you. I don't want you to get hurt." Her mom said rubbing her back.
They talked about wrestling and some other happenings when Natalie started fussing. They spotted John and Dave walking towards them. "Hon, I'm just making sure you keep an eye on him, that's all." Her mom threw in at the last minute.
Trish looked at her sternly, "Mom, he's not cheating on me with my 17 year old sister. I promise. Yeah she thinks he's hot, but not hot enough to date him."
"Natalie's getting crabby, let's get ready to go, it's been a long day." Trish said to him.
He nodded. He shook John's hand, "It's been a pleasure." He turned to Alison, "It was very nice meeting you ma'am."
"You too." She replied.
Trish and Dave go Natalie buckled and found the girls and Melissa. They piled in the truck and headed home. "What a day." Melissa said.
"You're telling me. And we need to talk when we get home. Are you staying at our place?" Trish asked.
Dave noticed that Trish referred to her house as "our place" instead of "my place". He liked the sound of that and had been thinking about bringing up to her the idea of moving in together.
"Yeah, I am."
"Good, we're going to go on a walk when we get back." Trish said to her.
Dave and Trish talked about the reunion as the girls fell asleep.
**Sorry if this one isn't as exciting, but I promise, the next chapter gets things heating up, had to set up the next chappy. Have a nice day! And please continue to read and review!!**
Trish's Family Reunion
They walked into the crowd and Trish was trying to find an open table. She felt herself getting tugged on. She looked down and saw it was her 5-year- old nephew Wayne. "Hey buddy, how are ya?" Trish said picking him up.
"Good. I'm going into school next month!" He said smiling proudly.
"Yes you are, you're getting to be so big! I want you to meet Dave, Aly, Jenni and Natalie." Trish said.
He turned red and buried his face in Trish's neck and waved. "Is that your special friend that mom talks about?" He whispered.
"Yes it is." Trish whispered back.
"Good, you're so supposed to go find mom, she's been waiting for you." He said. "I'll take you to her."
Trish put him down and they all followed him to her sister Christie. "Girl I've been waiting for you guys to get here. Introduce me to your family." Christie exclaimed.
Trish hugged her. "Hi to you too." She laughed. She introduced everyone to each other.
Christie shook hands with them and pouted to Trish, "Do I get to hold the baby?"
"I don't know, have you been a good girl lately?" Trish said teasingly.
"Hey, I don't have any more kids do I?" Christie pointed out.
Dave and Trish laughed. Trish took her out of her stroller and handed to Christie.
All of them sat and chatted for awhile, then Christie looked around and stood up. She looked around and handed Nattie back to Dave, "I hate to put her down, but the boys just disappeared. I'll visit with you guys later. Nice meeting you!" Christie said as she ran off.
"She's nice." Dave commented.
"Yeah, she's great. I don't get to visit with her as much as Melissa because she's always busy and our schedules never coincide." Trish replied. "If you guys want, you can go find Melissa over there. I'll find you when we find mom and dad."
The girls nodded and took off.
"They looked bored." Trish said to Dave. "I really appreciate you guys coming with me."
"I want to meet your family." He said kissing her on the cheek.
Trish had them talking to so many people, Dave couldn't hardly remember his own name, let alone everyone else's. Everyone seemed pretty nice, but he noticed that they seemed to be a little hard on her when it came to the fact that he had 3 kids. But she shrugged them off and stood her ground and never let anyone put her down. She was a strong woman.
"Patricia! Yoo-hoo!!" Trish heard from across the room. She cringed and looked at Dave, "Never, ever call me Patricia." She said in a deep voice.
"PATRICIA" the woman screamed louder, "You MUST come see me!!"
"Coming Aunt Nina!" Trish called and pulled Dave close, "Whatever this woman says, blow off. Don't take seriously. She is my alcoholic aunt who doesn't think before she speaks, and if she gets too upset at you, she'll tell you that she wishes you were dead. She tells my mom that every chance she gets for the last 4 years." Trish said quickly as they approached her. "Hi Nina!" Trish said with a fake smile.
"I knew you were looking fat on tv, when did you hitch up and pop out a kid? And why wasn't I at the wedding?" Nina said poking Trish's stomach. "Lost the weight quickly though, good girl."
"Oh Nina, I didn't have Natalie, I wouldn't be able to wrestle pregnant. And I didn't get married, that's why you weren't invited. This is my boyfriend Dave and this is one of his girls. The other two are with Melissa. Her name is Natalie." Trish said to her.
"Oh, is Melissa the other woman?" Nina slurred.
"No Nina, Melissa is my youngest sister. You know, the one in high school?" Trish said in a sarcastic tone.
"Same difference." Nina mumbled looking Dave up and down. "So you fancy yourself a ladies man and couldn't remember to wrap it up huh? Well, let me tell you something." Nina started rambling when Trish interrupted.
"Nina, now stop." Trish said harshly.
Nina got close to Dave, "I'm Nina, and I'll be done here in about an hour. If you think you're such a ladies man, why don't you come to my house and I'll see if you can handle a real woman." Nina said turning and walking away. "I need another drink." She called.
Trish turned to Dave, "I am so sorry. Please don't listen to her. She is out of control, and." Trish rambled as Dave put a finger to her lips.
"Trish, it's ok. I have a lot of relatives who are drinkers and they used to give Angie a hard time but she learned to either stand up for herself or blow it off. I've got a thick shell, and it's going to take more than that to scare me away." Dave said stroking her cheek.
Trish leaned into him, "Thanks, I appreciate you being so understanding." She held him tight.
"Ah, there's the lovebirds now." Trish heard. She turned around and there was her mom.
"Mom!" Trish squealed and held her. "I've missed you."
"I've missed you too. Gather your family up and meet us out back. Your aunt Nina is on a rampage." Her mom replied.
"We met her already." Dave piped up with a smile.
"And you're still smiling, you must really like my daughter after dealing with that." Her mom said with a laugh.
Trish and Dave rounded up the girls and went out back. Trish went up behind her dad and hugged him. "Mom, Dad, this is Aly, Jenni, Natalie and Dave." She turned the other direction, "This is my mom Alison and my dad John."
Everyone shook hands and made idle chit chat amongst them. John walked over to Dave, "C'mon we'll let the girls talk."
"Yes sir," Dave replied.
Trish's mom talked to Aly and Jenni for a little bit. Then she spotted Melissa, "If you girls want, you can go hang out with Melissa." She offered.
"Ok." They said in unison and walked over to where she was.
"Quite a family you have going on." Her mom commented, "I bet it keeps you busy."
"Yeah it does, but it's nice. With Dave being injured, it really gives him the chance to spend quality time with them together. Otherwise during the school year, Jenni lives with her mom." Trish replied.
"So, how's it going? Really." Her mom asked.
"It's going great. I've never been happier. I'll admit that I was a little leery at first, but I get along with the girls so well, and Natalie is amazing. Dave has been wonderful through it all, and I fall in love with him more and more every day." Trish said with a smile.
"Do you ever wonder about all the time he spends with your sister? She's always over there."
"No, I don't worry about it at all. She keeps an eye on the girls when they are home and Natalie loves her. Dave's at the rehab center all day. Why would I worry?"
"She's over there more than that. Most nights, she just spends the night."
"That's because Dave is usually pretty sore and it's hard for him to take care of Natalie. There is nothing going on between them. Melissa is 17. She'll be 18 in a few months. Do you really think that she's going to get involved with a man who's 16-17 years older than her?" Trish reasoned with her mom.
"I'm just trying to look out for you. I don't want you to get hurt." Her mom said rubbing her back.
They talked about wrestling and some other happenings when Natalie started fussing. They spotted John and Dave walking towards them. "Hon, I'm just making sure you keep an eye on him, that's all." Her mom threw in at the last minute.
Trish looked at her sternly, "Mom, he's not cheating on me with my 17 year old sister. I promise. Yeah she thinks he's hot, but not hot enough to date him."
"Natalie's getting crabby, let's get ready to go, it's been a long day." Trish said to him.
He nodded. He shook John's hand, "It's been a pleasure." He turned to Alison, "It was very nice meeting you ma'am."
"You too." She replied.
Trish and Dave go Natalie buckled and found the girls and Melissa. They piled in the truck and headed home. "What a day." Melissa said.
"You're telling me. And we need to talk when we get home. Are you staying at our place?" Trish asked.
Dave noticed that Trish referred to her house as "our place" instead of "my place". He liked the sound of that and had been thinking about bringing up to her the idea of moving in together.
"Yeah, I am."
"Good, we're going to go on a walk when we get back." Trish said to her.
Dave and Trish talked about the reunion as the girls fell asleep.
**Sorry if this one isn't as exciting, but I promise, the next chapter gets things heating up, had to set up the next chappy. Have a nice day! And please continue to read and review!!**