Cheat Sheet
The family dinner was over so the Vega's and Ford were left to discuss the bomb that was just dropped on their family.
"I can't believe this! I trusted you! I trusted both of you and this is the thanks I get." Antonio said.
"Antonio, we didn't mean to hurt you. It's really over." Ford said.
"Shut up, Ford! You know what, just get out! Now!" Antonio exclaimed.
"Just go dad. I can't believe you and mom would do this." Ryder said then walked out of the room.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean for any of this to happen." Ford said.
"Go!" Antonio exclaimed and Ford left. "You know, I think I should leave too."
"Please Antonio, don't go. It's over. I only want to be with you." Jessica pleaded.
"I don't want to hear it." Antonio said.
"Dad, I'm coming with you." Jaime said.
"Jaime, please." Jessica pleaded.
"No, mom! You betrayed my dad so you betrayed me too. You betrayed this family. How could you?" Jaime said.
"Sorry I had to do this to you, dad." Bree said with a smile.
Antonio went upstairs to say goodnight to Faith and Ryder and then he left to go to Carlotta's house with Jaime.
"That was fun! What was for dinner? I'm starving!" Bree said happily.
-v-
Miracle and Leon were lying in Leon's bed after their first time together.
"How do you feel?" Leon asked.
"I don't know…I think I'm happy and I'm happy my first time was with you. I wish I could stay."
"You can. You stay here all the time."
"Right but not in your room, if I'm going to spend the night here I should probably go to my room. If grandpa and Lita (Tea`) find me in here all hell is going to break lose so maybe I won't go home but I better go to my room." Miracle kissed him and then they heard the front door close. "Oh my gosh! I have to get out of here!" She grabbed her things then ran to her room.
"That was close." Leon said.
-v-
A few weeks passed and prom was getting closer. The halls were busy at Llanview High after the last bell rung. Izzy was walking down the hall and Liam spotted her.
"Hey Izzy!" Liam called.
"Hola." Izzy said.
"I wanted to know if you wanted to hang out."
"I can't… Uh I'm hanging out with my best friend."
"Oh. Who's your best friend?"
Izzy saw Sierra Rose and called her.
"SiSi, we're still hanging out today, right?"
Sierra Rose looked confused.
"Girl, what are you talking about? You know I have a date." Sierra Rose said.
"You bailed on me? How could you?" Izzy asked hoping Sierra Rose would catch on.
"Are you lying to me?" Liam asked.
"No!" Izzy exclaimed.
"No, she's not. I just forgot." Sierra Rose said.
"Ok, then. Maybe some other time but I have something to ask you. See you tomorrow." Liam said and then walked away.
"What was that?" Sierra Rose asked.
"Come on, you know I can't hang out with him. I had to say something." Izzy replied.
"Yeah, I understand." Sierra Rose hugs Izzy. "Call me if you need anything."
"Who else would I call?" Izzy asked rhetorically.
"I have to go meet Sam. I'll talk to you later." Sierra Rose said and then walked away.
Meanwhile, Ryder and Millicent walked into Jaime's art class thinking that it would be empty but instead they found Leon and Miracle kissing.
"Ill!" Ryder exclaimed.
"Oh no." Miracle said.
"Since when are you two together?" Millicent asked.
"It's been a few weeks." Leon said.
"Aren't you two like uncle and niece?" Millicent asked.
"Only by marriage." Miracle said.
"This is disgusting." Ryder said.
"It is not. Don't tell, ok? Our family will freak out." Miracle said.
"I won't tell. What you two do is your business." Ryder said.
-v-
Later that night Millicent stopped by Llanfair to surprise Ryder but he wasn't the only one who got a surprise. As she approached the front door she saw Ryder kissing a petite blond. Ryder looked up and saw Millicent standing there. She stood there in shock, shaking her head as a tear fell from her eye. She ran away.
"Milli!" Ryder called and ran after her, leaving the girl standing there. "Wait!" He said, catching up to her.
"For what?" Milli asked with tears running down her face.
"I'm sorry."
"Whatever. Everyone warned me about you but I gave you a chance because I thought you were worth it. I thought I saw something in you that no one else could see but I was the only one you fooled. You're just like your parents."
"Don't say that." Ryder said sadly.
"It's the truth! This probably isn't the first time. This probably isn't the only girl, is it?" Ryder looks down at the ground. Millicent just shakes her head. "Lose my number." She said and then walked away with tears coming down like a waterfall.
-v-
Miracle and Leon are at Matthew's loft alone, dancing together.
"Prom is coming up." Leon said.
"I know! I can't wait to shop for my dress. In a few months we'll be juniors, can you believe it?" Miracle asked.
"It seems like just yesterday we were playing in the sandbox."
"We're not kids anymore." Miracle kissed him and then looked at the clock.
"My dad won't be back with my brother and sisters for a while. We should go to my room."
"It sounds good to me. I thought you all weren't going to come over here until your dad got his addiction under control."
"My grandmother is going to be here to keep my siblings AND my dad under control but that won't be for awhile so follow me love."
-v-
Sam and Sierra Rose were making out in the cabana.
"I wish it was summer so that we could go swimming." Sierra Rose said.
"Except it would be easier to get caught out here if it were summer." Sam said.
"Ugh! Let's just tell everyone that we're together! I want you to take me to my prom and that's not that far away. It's my senior prom and I only want to spend it with you." They kissed and the door to the cabana opened. They looked to see Zane standing there.
"Look at what I walked in on. This would make a good headline." Zane said.
"Who are you? Sam, who is this?" Sierra Rose said.
"This is my cousin, Zane. He just moved here and he's almost as big of a jerk as my brother." Sam said.
"Oh, no one needs another Jack." Sierra Rose said.
"I'm insulted. So what is this about?"
"Don't tell anyone we're together. We're waiting for the right time to tell everyone."
"Why should I keep your secret?"
"Because we're family and I'm asking you."
"Technically, you're not my family because you're not related to a Cramer or a Buchanan. You're really a Lord and a Cochran so come up with something else."
Sam gets in Zane's face.
"So you want to throw it in my face that both my parents are dead and I'm adopted…well genius, we're still related because my Aunt Vicki is your grandmother so you might want to take another look at the family tree."
"You don't want to keep my secret, that's fine. I don't want to owe you. I don't even like you."
-v-
Miracle and Leon were under the sheets, in the mist of a rendezvous. The light flicked on and Miracle and Leon's heads popped out from under the sheets.
"Daddy!" Miracle exclaimed.
"What the hell is going on here? Have you lost your minds? Get out!" Matthew said pulling Leon out of the bed. He walked out of the room angry and drunk.
"Oh no! You have to get out of here before he kills you."
"What?"
"Seriously, he's going for the shotgun."
They hurried to get dressed and quickly got Leon out of the loft. Miracle took a deep breath and turned around to see Nora and her siblings standing there.
"Miry, what was that about?" Nora asked.
Matthew ran in the room.
"Where did he go?" Matthew asked.
"He's gone. Seriously, daddy? A gun? Do you want to go back to jail over this?"
"Back?" Matthew asked.
"Yes. I know you killed Eddie Ford and Lita got you off because you pleaded insanity so I'm thinking that you need to go to St. Anne's. You are really acting crazy right now."
"I'm acting crazy? You're the one in my house, in the bed having sex with Leon. What the hell is wrong with you?"
"What?" Nora said surprised. "You and Leon…"
"I'm going home. You really need to get some help and stop drinking."
-v-
Miracle quietly eased in the house and tried to close the door without being heard.
"Miracle Charlene Buchanan!" Destiny yelled.
"Damn! Yes mom?"
"Get in here, right now!"
Miracle walked into the living room. Destiny and Darren were sitting there with looks on their faces that automatically told her that she was in trouble.
"Hi." Miracle said in a baby's voice. Destiny and Darren just looked at her waiting to here what she had to say but Miracle didn't want to throw herself under the bus.
"So this is the game you want to play?" Destiny asked. "You and Leon? I just can't believe you two. I don't even understand."
"Dad didn't waste anytime."
"This is not about him." Darren said.
"You know he went to get his shotgun?"
"Again, this is not about him." Destiny said. "How long has this been going on between you and Leon?"
"It's only been a few weeks."
"How long have you been having sex?" Destiny asked.
"Almost as long as we've been together."
"You are family!"
"Only by marriage, we love each other and not like family. I just want you to understand where we're coming from. This isn't two kids acting crazy. This is real, honestly.
"I can't deal with this right now." Destiny said. "Have you two been using protection?"
"Yes!" Miracle exclaimed.
"You're telling me the truth?" Destiny asked.
"Of course."
"Are you on birth control?" Destiny asked.
"…No."
"We will take care of that in the morning and just so you know, there will be no more sleepovers with you and Leon." Destiny said.
"Mom!"
"I don't want to hear another word. You two are not about to play house right under our noses. Do I make myself clear?" Destiny asked.
"Yes. May I be excused?"
"Sure." Destiny said and Miracle went to her room.
-v-
Leon was grateful that his parents weren't home when he got there because he wasn't sure if they knew about him and Miracle now. He came downstairs in his pajama pants and heard the doorbell ring. He answered and to his surprise it was Millicent.
"Hey Milli, what are you doing here?" Leon asked.
She just looked at him then kissed him and he kissed back. He realized what he was doing and stopped it.
"Whoa. This is wrong? Why did you kiss me?"
"You kissed me back."
"I didn't mean to."
Millicent kissed him again. They went in, closed the door and headed over to the couch.
"No. I'm sorry. You have to go." Leon said getting off of Millicent.
"But-" Millicent started.
"No. I love Miry. This was a huge mistake." Leon.
"Leon-"
"Goodbye Millicent." Leon said leading her out the front door. "How could I do that?" He hit the wall, angry at himself.
The front door opened and Tea` and Shaun walked in. Leon looked up to see Shaun standing over him. Leon had never been so terrified.
"You and Miracle?" Shaun said in a low angry tone.
"Living room, now." Tea` said.
-v-
Ryder was spending the weekend at Ford's house. He was in the living room blasting the music in his headphones. Ford called him but Ryder couldn't hear so he lifted one side.
"You're going to go deaf if you continue to play the music that loud." Ford said.
"Great. Then I won't have to listen to you." Ryder said.
"Ok. That's enough." Ford said taking the headphones from Ryder completely.
"What did you do that for?"
"I know you're angry with me and your mom. I understand but you have to understand that I am in love with your mom. I know it doesn't make what we did right but that's how it is."
"Does she love you too?"
"I don't know. To be honest, I think she's love me and Antonio but it doesn't matter. I realize that she is married to Antonio and I need to move on. I want you to forgive me, please."
"…Ok. I guess I understand. No wonder people are always telling me the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
"What?"
"Yeah, I'm just like you and mom too I guess… I've cheated on every girlfriend I've ever had including Millicent. Only this time I didn't mean to. There was just so much going on."
"I know I'm not one to talk but that's no excuse. How do you feel about her?"
"I like her a lot. I blew it."
"You need to fix this. If you care about her you will do everything you can to make it right and you will not ever make the same mistake again. Can you do that? If not, don't bother trying to get her back but if you can, do what ever it takes. Trust me, a man who doesn't know how to treat a woman is not the man you want to be."