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Serena took a deep breath and forced a tear from her eyes. "Mom," she said, her voice quivering just enough. "What is it, sweetheart?" she asked as she walked from the kitchen, wiping her hands on a towel. When she saw her tear streaked face her smile disappeared. "What happened?" "Darien broke up with me and the girls kicked me out." Ilene's face hardened. "What?" She nodded pathetically, mentally laughing maniacally. Ilene pulled her into her arms and stroked her hair. "I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry." She let the crumpled flyer fall from her fingers. "What's this?" Serena wiped her eyes and fought a smile. "I don't know. The wind blew it to me at the park. I just shoved it in my pocket."
Ilene read through it and her eyes widened. "Why don't you go up to bed? I'll bring some soup up for you later." She never took her eyes from the paper. Serena reached the stairs and turned. "Thanks mom." Ilene walked back into the kitchen and smoothed out the paper before placing it on the counter. Ken walked in minutes later. He kissed his wife and moved to the oven, sniffing at the pot simmering there. "Smells good." He caught sight of the paper. "What's this?" Ilene took a deep breath, preparing to tell him the story. By the time she was finished Ken's face was a purplish color and his veins were bulging in his neck.
"HOW DARE THAT LITTLE PRICK DO THAT TO MY BABY GIRL?!" Ilene winced and tried to sooth him. One look at his face and she decided to tell him about the other girls later. "But, Serena had this flyer in her pocket." Ken looked it over and nodded. "I'll call them." They sat down for dinner, Sammy not commenting on Serena's absence. After dinner, Sammy went to do his homework and Ilene brought the bowl of soup to Serena's room as she promised. When she opened the door, Serena was cuddled up under the blankets and Luna was lying on the pillow next to her head. Ilene glared at the cat and pushed it rudely off of the bed. "Dumb cat, "she murmured.
"Serena, baby, wake up." Serena yawned and opened her red, swollen eyes. "I brought you some soup." She sat up and smiled weakly. "Thank you." Ilene sat and watched her only daughter sip listlessly at the soup, instead of devouring it. "Mom... I-I want to call those lawyers. I don't think that they should be able to treat me like that." Ilene nodded. "I agree sweetheart. Your father is calling them." Serena nodded and began sipping at the soup again. "Mmmm, this is good." "Serena, I just want you to know that I love you and will always support you, No matter what. If you want to go through with this lawsuit, well, I'm behind you one hundred percent." Serena's eyes filled with tears and she hugged her. "Thanks mom. I love you."
Ilene held her tightly as her eyes filled with tears. "I love you, too." She gathered up the bowl and spoon, tucked Serena in and headed back downstairs. Ken and Sammy were waiting for her in the living room. "Dad said you wanted to talk to me," he said, his eyes wary. Ilene glared at Ken, making him blush. "Yes, sit down. We'll be right back." She dragged her husband into the kitchen and glared at him. "Why do I have to explain all of this?" she hissed. He only shrugged. "Well, did you call them?" "Yes. We have an appointment tomorrow. She wants us to bring Serena with us, so she can talk to her and see if we have grounds for a suit." Ken nodded and they went back into the living room. "Now can you tell me what's going on?" "Honey, we're, well, we're suing Serena's friends and Darien." "Why?" Ilene laughed nervously. "Well, that's difficult to explain."
Sammy gave them The Look. "Just tell me, I'm not a baby." "They hurt Serena, pretty badly, and we want them to know that they did and we want them to take responsibility for their actions." "How did they hurt her?" Ilene sighed. "You'll have to talk to your sister about that," she replied. "When are we going to court?" "We're going to see the lawyer tomorrow. After that, who knows." She hugged him and kissed the top of his head. "I love you." Sammy wrinkled his nose and heaved himself out of her arms. "Mom, gross."
She laughed when he ran out of the room. "My babies are growing up," she said, her voice trembling. Ken pulled her close and kissed her with a fervor that would have made their children's eyes bulge. "Want to have another?" Ilene giggled as Ken nipped at her neck. "We'll have to discuss this later. I think the children we currently have will be wanting their dessert." She evaded his arms and lips and ran into the kitchen. Ken smiled and headed into his study to read the paper.
Serena took a deep breath and forced a tear from her eyes. "Mom," she said, her voice quivering just enough. "What is it, sweetheart?" she asked as she walked from the kitchen, wiping her hands on a towel. When she saw her tear streaked face her smile disappeared. "What happened?" "Darien broke up with me and the girls kicked me out." Ilene's face hardened. "What?" She nodded pathetically, mentally laughing maniacally. Ilene pulled her into her arms and stroked her hair. "I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry." She let the crumpled flyer fall from her fingers. "What's this?" Serena wiped her eyes and fought a smile. "I don't know. The wind blew it to me at the park. I just shoved it in my pocket."
Ilene read through it and her eyes widened. "Why don't you go up to bed? I'll bring some soup up for you later." She never took her eyes from the paper. Serena reached the stairs and turned. "Thanks mom." Ilene walked back into the kitchen and smoothed out the paper before placing it on the counter. Ken walked in minutes later. He kissed his wife and moved to the oven, sniffing at the pot simmering there. "Smells good." He caught sight of the paper. "What's this?" Ilene took a deep breath, preparing to tell him the story. By the time she was finished Ken's face was a purplish color and his veins were bulging in his neck.
"HOW DARE THAT LITTLE PRICK DO THAT TO MY BABY GIRL?!" Ilene winced and tried to sooth him. One look at his face and she decided to tell him about the other girls later. "But, Serena had this flyer in her pocket." Ken looked it over and nodded. "I'll call them." They sat down for dinner, Sammy not commenting on Serena's absence. After dinner, Sammy went to do his homework and Ilene brought the bowl of soup to Serena's room as she promised. When she opened the door, Serena was cuddled up under the blankets and Luna was lying on the pillow next to her head. Ilene glared at the cat and pushed it rudely off of the bed. "Dumb cat, "she murmured.
"Serena, baby, wake up." Serena yawned and opened her red, swollen eyes. "I brought you some soup." She sat up and smiled weakly. "Thank you." Ilene sat and watched her only daughter sip listlessly at the soup, instead of devouring it. "Mom... I-I want to call those lawyers. I don't think that they should be able to treat me like that." Ilene nodded. "I agree sweetheart. Your father is calling them." Serena nodded and began sipping at the soup again. "Mmmm, this is good." "Serena, I just want you to know that I love you and will always support you, No matter what. If you want to go through with this lawsuit, well, I'm behind you one hundred percent." Serena's eyes filled with tears and she hugged her. "Thanks mom. I love you."
Ilene held her tightly as her eyes filled with tears. "I love you, too." She gathered up the bowl and spoon, tucked Serena in and headed back downstairs. Ken and Sammy were waiting for her in the living room. "Dad said you wanted to talk to me," he said, his eyes wary. Ilene glared at Ken, making him blush. "Yes, sit down. We'll be right back." She dragged her husband into the kitchen and glared at him. "Why do I have to explain all of this?" she hissed. He only shrugged. "Well, did you call them?" "Yes. We have an appointment tomorrow. She wants us to bring Serena with us, so she can talk to her and see if we have grounds for a suit." Ken nodded and they went back into the living room. "Now can you tell me what's going on?" "Honey, we're, well, we're suing Serena's friends and Darien." "Why?" Ilene laughed nervously. "Well, that's difficult to explain."
Sammy gave them The Look. "Just tell me, I'm not a baby." "They hurt Serena, pretty badly, and we want them to know that they did and we want them to take responsibility for their actions." "How did they hurt her?" Ilene sighed. "You'll have to talk to your sister about that," she replied. "When are we going to court?" "We're going to see the lawyer tomorrow. After that, who knows." She hugged him and kissed the top of his head. "I love you." Sammy wrinkled his nose and heaved himself out of her arms. "Mom, gross."
She laughed when he ran out of the room. "My babies are growing up," she said, her voice trembling. Ken pulled her close and kissed her with a fervor that would have made their children's eyes bulge. "Want to have another?" Ilene giggled as Ken nipped at her neck. "We'll have to discuss this later. I think the children we currently have will be wanting their dessert." She evaded his arms and lips and ran into the kitchen. Ken smiled and headed into his study to read the paper.