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I sigh without fail, I think as I look at my id on my cell. Sighing I answer

"hello?"
"what the hell?"
"Look I can explain"
"explain?! Explain?! You disappear leaving my sister-in-law depressed for weeks and you just say hey?"

"look can we just meet somewhere and I can explain"
"hold on a sec Mr. Johnson" I shake my head as I hear muffled voices.

"alright where"

"Fridays 5th and Main."
"See you soon"

Shoving my phone in my pocket I grab my keys, wallet and slip on my leather jacket. Only getting stopped by the door, "Tom-tom where are you going?"
"I'm meeting someone at T.G.I.F's

"can I come"
"I dunno Bella"
"ple-ase" she says with a cute smile

"fine" I groan but turn towards her seriously "you have to keep this a secret."
"I can keep a secret"

"Bells I'm serious"
"I promise"
"fine. Let's go." Before calling out "I'm taking Bells, we'll be back"
"alright" his father called back.

"Bubba who are we meeting exactly"
Looking around as I raise my shades off my face I point "him"
I watch her face lit up as she rushes towards the man I call a brother and jump into his arms. Walking over to him we do our handshake and I say "hey"
"hey."
"bout time you came to see me I was starting to think you've forgotten all about me"

"You miss prima donna ballerina Bella? Never."

"Kwest" she groans "how many times do I have to tell you? I dance jazz and hip-hop not ballet, I play basketball, not volleyball, among other things and I'm better at music than my big bro over here"
"Is that so?" I ask amusement all over my face

"yea" she says smiling but cocky

I sigh before saying "really now?" as I start tickling her

"ok! Ok! Equally" She starts laughing harder as I tickle her more?

"fine, fine you may be a little better than me" I stop just before she adds "but only a tinsy-tiny bit"
I look up to see Kwest smirking "what?"
"glad to see some things never change"

"are you ready to order?"

"I think we are" Bella responds to the waitress.

"ok, what would you like to drink?'

"Un-sweet ice tea please"
"coke" Kwest and I respond automatically receiving a smile from the waitress, and probably by the look of distaste on our faces from Bella's drink preference.

A few moments passes and the drinks were placed as Bella started to order for herself

"May I please have the 'Dragonfire Chicken'? she asked politely The waitress nodded and smiled a fake smile before turning towards Kwest.

"Cheesy Bacon Cheeseburger please" nodding the waitress one again smiled a fake smile. Bella's face scrunched up once she asked "why can't you two eat healthy for a change?"

"I do!" She stated in protest. "the other day I ate Ice cream and chocolate in the same day"
"oh the horror" Tommy teased.

"shutup" she smiled pushing them,

Tommy looked up in time to see a waiter staring at her looking down he noticed she was only wearing a chocolate brown lace tank-top, white-washed jeans, and pink flip flops. Shaking his head he slipped off his leather jacket and wrapped it around Bella before ordering his 'baby back ribs'

"it'll be out shortly" she stated shooting daggers at Bella.

"you should be wearing a jacket"
"why it's hot"
"or more clothes, that waiter over there was practically drooling over you"
subtly looking over her shoulder as she stirred the splenda into her tea, her eyes

light up before calling "Chris!"
Snuggling into the treasured leather she mumbled a quick 'I'll be back' before making her way over to him.

"I don't like the sound of that" Tommy mumbled.

Kwest laughed "You never do, and besides you have no reason to talk that waitress was all over you."

Rolling his eyes Tommy smirked "guess I've still got it."

"speaking of why are you here? Why'd you leave man?"

Tommy's face came in a thin line.

"I told Jude I didn't know if I was coming home, and I still don't but I can tell you what happened."

"A friend of the family, he's a lawyer specializing in Children's cases, well someone called Child services on mom. Dad was on one of his secret projects, and no one could find him and mom was in the hospital. Bella home alone and hospital in the day, well apparently someone figured something was wrong. He saw Bella standing in the middle of a hallway screaming her head off for dad, mom, me, Tristan, Tory, anyone until she saw Len, (lawyer) and he came over her case. He came and got me because Tory, Tristan were on some vacation with Chris and Mia, and Tristan is in New York. Me being the oldest and well Bella and I are so close he came down here and granted me temporarily custody until mom was better and dad was well, more stable and staying at home instead of running off god knows where."

"Oh T man"
"shhh here comes Bella."
"have fun with your boyfriend?" Kwest teased

"shutup he's not my boyfriend" she says smiling

"but you didn't deny liking him" Tommy stated smirking

"no I didn't"
"Here's your food" the waitress stated icily.

"Isabella!"

"what?" she whined

"you didn't say thank you, are you sick?"
"Oh please I was just yawning,

"so you're saying we bore you?"

"all the time" she replies jokingly before continuing.

"and besides you think by being your sister my niceness as you put it would rub off on you"
"Please I'm plenty nice"
"when"
"all the time"
"ok children" kwest intervened,

"thank you" Bella replied to the waiter.

The waitress smiled another fake smile in reply before attempting to flirt with Tommy. "Is there anything you need?"

"no we're good thanks."

"alright well call if you need anything."
"thanks" Kwest replied icily.

Once the Waitress was gone Kwest stated "imma help you out with Jude"
"jude" Bella asked in a teasing voice, "you mean she's not just your protégée"
"c'mon Bells I thought you were smarter than that" Kwest laughed.

"oh I know but lil tommy q here denies everything"

"I do not" Tommy replied defensively.

Kwest and Bella look at each other before replying "do too" all three sticking their tongues out at the same time before laughing.

Lunch ended with no more arguments, just catching up.

Wow, talk about today! I thought I saw my old producer but

then I thought no, because then he would've said something like

oh I dunno HI JUDE! Why'd you lie

-Jude

Tommy's jaw dropped as he read this message, then re-read it a thousand times. Sighing he slowly hit the reply button and typed in his message.