Chapter 7: A Family Affair
Dedicated to fotini who reviewed and politely asked me to get my ass in gear.
Lila woke to the incessant ringing of the phone. She snaked her arm out from under the covers and grabbed it off the cradle,"Hello."
"Is this Lila?" a man's voice asked.
Lila sat up in bed, now fully awake,"Yes. Who is this?"
"Morgan. Don't hang up! I didn't call to badger you about Sonny."
Lila rolled her eyes and yawned."Why did you call then?"
"I know you don't want anything to do with Sonny, and I respect your opinion. Like it or not though, biologically I am your brother and I'd like to get to know you. The real you, not this tough girl act that you flaunt around."
"Who said it was an act?" she asked.
"Exactly my point, I don't know anything about you. Look no pressure, but I'll be at Kelly's around noon today. Maybe I'll see you there." He disconnected before she could give an answer.
She heaved a great sigh and replaced the phone. She heard someone rustling around in the kitchen and knew it wasn't Lorelai, cause the girl couldn't use the microwave without it smoking. She quickly pulled on jeans and a black tank top and padded barefoot to the kitchen. "Hello?" She was surprised when she saw her uncle's head peek out at her from behind the counter. "What are you doing here Nikky?" she asked hands on hips.
He straightened up to his full height and grinned sheepishly, "Making breakfast?"
"Nikky!" she started to chase him around the island in the kitchen.
"Well isn't this a sight! The Cassapup being chased by mini-Morgan!"
They both stopped and saw Luke the red-haired women from the bar and a brunette Lila didn't recognize standing casually in the doorway.
"Luke! For god's sakes! It's been over twenty years, his name is Nikolas!" the brunette cried.
"Don't get your panties in a twist Natasha! It's just a nickname." Luke said ambling into the living room. She rolled her eyes and mumbled something unintelligable under her breath. "I heard that!" Luke yelled.
The woman gave Lila a dimpled smile."Hi you must be Lila. I'm Alexis, Kristina's mother. That's Skye. In the eyes of the law she's Luke's wife, but since there was never a real ceremony.." she rolled her shoulders.
"I don't have such a great record with marriage," Skye said shyly.
"Just smile and nod your head and they'll go away," a man said coming through the door with a bag of groceries. "I'm Ric, husband of Alexis, father of Kristina."
Lila gave a small laugh "It's nice to meet all of you, but I'm in the middle of chasing Nikolas." She spun around and resumed the chase with more vigor than before. He quickly ran to her room and slammed and locked the door. "You're safe for now! You'll have to come out sometime though!" She went back to the kitchen and saw Skye and Alexis unloading bags of groceries. She sat down at the kitchen table next to Ric with a cup of coffee. "Sooo... not to be a bitch, but what are you doing here?"
"Lex and Skye were afraid that Lorelai was starving you to death, so they decided to have a family breakfast," Ric said not looking up from the paper.
"Plus we figured we could pry into your life," Skye said with a smile. "You know I used to be your aunt." At Lila's frown, she elaborated. "I used to be a Quartermaine, but it turned out that Alan wasn't my biological father blah, blah, blah. Technically Alan was your grandfather, but after Jason's accident he didn't consider him to be. You do know about Jason's accident don't you?"
"Yeah, dad told me about it a few years ago when I asked about his family. Maybe I'll visit the Quartermaine's,"Lila said thoughtfully.
"There aren't many left," Alexis said from the stove where she was scrambling eggs. "Your cousin Dillon and his wife Georgie and their kids stay at the mansion. Your Grandmother Monica stays with them there since it's her house. Ned and Lois moved back to Bensonhurst years ago, but their daughter Brook-Lynn lives in town with Lucas Jones. When she's not on tour. No one's heard from AJ since he left town back in 2003. Justus moved last year somewhere."
"Yeah well I figure I could use all the family I can get. All I have on my mom's side is my uncle Danny, and I pretty much only had Dad, Emily, and Nik growing up."
Ric put down his paper and looked at her."You have Michael, Morgan, Adella, and Krissy plus Sonny."
Lila quickly shook her head,"Out of those, I only claim Kristina and Michael."
"Morgan's a pretty good kid despite who his mother is. I always figured it was cause he was named after Jason," Skye said plopping down next to Lila.
"I guess. All I know is Sonny will never be my father." She was saved from saying anything else when Michael, Kristina, Liam and Lorelai came in.
"I want details right now!" Lorelai said to Lila. "You didn't come in untill almost 2:30 last night. What were you doing with Cam?"
"Cam? As in Cam Webber?" Michael asked Lila.
"You left with him?" Kristina asked with a frown.
"Oh God you make it sound so awful. Nothing happened, he took me for a ride on his motorcycle that's all," Lila said.
"I don't think you should see him," Michael said.
"Why not?" Lila asked defensively.
"Cause he's a deadbeat dad to Sarah," Kristina answered.
Lila had a sick feeling in her stomach, but asked anyway,"Who's Sarah?"
Kristina looked away and said,"My daughter."
Muw-ha-ha! I'm evil. I wasn't sure about this idea so let me know what you guys think. This was pretty much just a bunch of fluff to introduce Lila to everyone.
I need help guys. When I first started this story, Liam was going to be Lila's interest, but then I remembered Cam who is Elizabeth and Zander's son. Who do you guys like her better with? Vote in your reviews.
Dedicated to fotini who reviewed and politely asked me to get my ass in gear.
Lila woke to the incessant ringing of the phone. She snaked her arm out from under the covers and grabbed it off the cradle,"Hello."
"Is this Lila?" a man's voice asked.
Lila sat up in bed, now fully awake,"Yes. Who is this?"
"Morgan. Don't hang up! I didn't call to badger you about Sonny."
Lila rolled her eyes and yawned."Why did you call then?"
"I know you don't want anything to do with Sonny, and I respect your opinion. Like it or not though, biologically I am your brother and I'd like to get to know you. The real you, not this tough girl act that you flaunt around."
"Who said it was an act?" she asked.
"Exactly my point, I don't know anything about you. Look no pressure, but I'll be at Kelly's around noon today. Maybe I'll see you there." He disconnected before she could give an answer.
She heaved a great sigh and replaced the phone. She heard someone rustling around in the kitchen and knew it wasn't Lorelai, cause the girl couldn't use the microwave without it smoking. She quickly pulled on jeans and a black tank top and padded barefoot to the kitchen. "Hello?" She was surprised when she saw her uncle's head peek out at her from behind the counter. "What are you doing here Nikky?" she asked hands on hips.
He straightened up to his full height and grinned sheepishly, "Making breakfast?"
"Nikky!" she started to chase him around the island in the kitchen.
"Well isn't this a sight! The Cassapup being chased by mini-Morgan!"
They both stopped and saw Luke the red-haired women from the bar and a brunette Lila didn't recognize standing casually in the doorway.
"Luke! For god's sakes! It's been over twenty years, his name is Nikolas!" the brunette cried.
"Don't get your panties in a twist Natasha! It's just a nickname." Luke said ambling into the living room. She rolled her eyes and mumbled something unintelligable under her breath. "I heard that!" Luke yelled.
The woman gave Lila a dimpled smile."Hi you must be Lila. I'm Alexis, Kristina's mother. That's Skye. In the eyes of the law she's Luke's wife, but since there was never a real ceremony.." she rolled her shoulders.
"I don't have such a great record with marriage," Skye said shyly.
"Just smile and nod your head and they'll go away," a man said coming through the door with a bag of groceries. "I'm Ric, husband of Alexis, father of Kristina."
Lila gave a small laugh "It's nice to meet all of you, but I'm in the middle of chasing Nikolas." She spun around and resumed the chase with more vigor than before. He quickly ran to her room and slammed and locked the door. "You're safe for now! You'll have to come out sometime though!" She went back to the kitchen and saw Skye and Alexis unloading bags of groceries. She sat down at the kitchen table next to Ric with a cup of coffee. "Sooo... not to be a bitch, but what are you doing here?"
"Lex and Skye were afraid that Lorelai was starving you to death, so they decided to have a family breakfast," Ric said not looking up from the paper.
"Plus we figured we could pry into your life," Skye said with a smile. "You know I used to be your aunt." At Lila's frown, she elaborated. "I used to be a Quartermaine, but it turned out that Alan wasn't my biological father blah, blah, blah. Technically Alan was your grandfather, but after Jason's accident he didn't consider him to be. You do know about Jason's accident don't you?"
"Yeah, dad told me about it a few years ago when I asked about his family. Maybe I'll visit the Quartermaine's,"Lila said thoughtfully.
"There aren't many left," Alexis said from the stove where she was scrambling eggs. "Your cousin Dillon and his wife Georgie and their kids stay at the mansion. Your Grandmother Monica stays with them there since it's her house. Ned and Lois moved back to Bensonhurst years ago, but their daughter Brook-Lynn lives in town with Lucas Jones. When she's not on tour. No one's heard from AJ since he left town back in 2003. Justus moved last year somewhere."
"Yeah well I figure I could use all the family I can get. All I have on my mom's side is my uncle Danny, and I pretty much only had Dad, Emily, and Nik growing up."
Ric put down his paper and looked at her."You have Michael, Morgan, Adella, and Krissy plus Sonny."
Lila quickly shook her head,"Out of those, I only claim Kristina and Michael."
"Morgan's a pretty good kid despite who his mother is. I always figured it was cause he was named after Jason," Skye said plopping down next to Lila.
"I guess. All I know is Sonny will never be my father." She was saved from saying anything else when Michael, Kristina, Liam and Lorelai came in.
"I want details right now!" Lorelai said to Lila. "You didn't come in untill almost 2:30 last night. What were you doing with Cam?"
"Cam? As in Cam Webber?" Michael asked Lila.
"You left with him?" Kristina asked with a frown.
"Oh God you make it sound so awful. Nothing happened, he took me for a ride on his motorcycle that's all," Lila said.
"I don't think you should see him," Michael said.
"Why not?" Lila asked defensively.
"Cause he's a deadbeat dad to Sarah," Kristina answered.
Lila had a sick feeling in her stomach, but asked anyway,"Who's Sarah?"
Kristina looked away and said,"My daughter."
Muw-ha-ha! I'm evil. I wasn't sure about this idea so let me know what you guys think. This was pretty much just a bunch of fluff to introduce Lila to everyone.
I need help guys. When I first started this story, Liam was going to be Lila's interest, but then I remembered Cam who is Elizabeth and Zander's son. Who do you guys like her better with? Vote in your reviews.