Chapter 5: Devina

I sat in the limo snuggling up to Zeke with Trisha and Theo holding hands at the other end of the limo. We all waited for us to finally arrive home. I don't know what I'm going to say to Lucas when he asks about Mark and Lucinda. I'm sure he's going to have loads of questions. I don't even know what to say to him about them, I don't know them. We weren't particularly close growing up because I normally spent time in my room or with mom or dad. Lucinda was never really a sister to me, Mark sometimes tried to be my brother but he never actually accomplished that goal. My father though, I don't know what to do with him. I know that he brought them here, but why? He never showed much interest in our bad relationship before, why start now? He never wanted to mend it nor did it matter much to him. He didn't care when they left the state and he didn't even want to attend Lucinda's wedding to Walden. He wants something, but what is so important that he needs the siblings from hell and me all in one room?

"We're here ma'am." Arthur says pulling up to the sidewalk. Zeke opens the door and gets out. He gives me his hand and I pull myself out. I see Xavier's car and I look at my house, in which all lights are on. We all walk to the front door and Zeke pulls out his key.

"Arthur, we won't need you anytime tonight. You can go on home." I say and he nods. He walks back to the drivers' side and drives off. Zeke opens the door and we go inside. We walk past the foyer and to the kitchen. There is where I saw Marcella stress cooking while X and everyone else on the couch just watching TV.

"We're home." I say and everyone looks at me and waves. Lucas comes running to me and I hug him. "What's up Hun?"

"Who we're those people?" he asks releasing me. I look into his eyes and see my sweet baby boy. No matter how old he is, and no matter what anyone says, he will always be my baby boy. I brush a strand of brown hair away from his face and smile.

"They're not important. Just some business you dad and I had to take care of. How's your head?" I ask as he leads me to the couch where everyone sits.

"It's fine. I'm a little dizzy though." He says as we sit down. Zeke sits next to me and Trisha and Theo across from us. "We're watching transformers. Uncle X always says that you loved to watch this movie when I was a baby."

"Actually, that's not true. I love this movie and your mom just sat there to watch it with me." Zeke says and I smile.

"Well, you guys don't have to stay. I'm sure you all have things to do." I say and they all shake their heads.

"Since your rehearsal dinner is on Friday, we don't have Friday night dinner. So Monday will have to do." Trisha says and I nod.

"Well, I guess we're gonna have pizza tonight." I say which startles all of them.

"You said pizza isn't a meal." Lucas says

"You said it was a meal for the homeless and the lazy." Marcella says

"You said that the Italians were good in art but not food. That's why you never eat spaghetti." X said

"How is it that you all remember what I said about food but not when I tell you that there is a drought and that we need to conserve water." I say which makes everyone laugh. I go to the kitchen and call the pizza company. Dominos because pizza hut is disgusting. I get a large cheese pizza with thin crust, a large combination and a large pepperoni.

"I'm gonna change. Zeke, pay for the pizza's when they come." I say and walk upstairs. I really need to get an elevator installed or something because there is no need for me to climb four stories just to get to my bedroom. I pass by all of the pictures as I come up and stop at the one with me, my mother and my father. My mother was a beautiful woman, long blonde hair with green eyes. Nothing I inherited from her, but my grandmother always said that I would grow up to be just like her. When she found out that I was going to raise Lucas, she commended me because she knows that it was what my mother would have done If she was put into my position. I resumed walking and finally came to the room. Oh lord, no wonder why I'm not fat. I get to walk an entire marathon just to get to my bedroom. I open the double door and it looks exactly the way I left it. I walk to my bathroom and into my closet. I pull out some sweats and a t-shirt. I take off my heels and put on my house cloths. I put my dirty cloths in the hamper and I look into the mirror. I hear noise outside the door and I hear it open.

"Oh my god. You need to put an escalator in there or something." I hear Skylar say and laughing afterward. "Devina?"

"in here." I yell as I wash my face. My makeup is still on, damn waterproof things. They all enter and sit down on the couch.

"So, we need to have a chat." Trisha says biting into a chocolate bar. She's in her second month of her pregnancy so she is craving things like crazy. "About the wicked bitch and the brother from hell…"

"What about them?" I ask but I know exactly what they are concerned about. They have been with me from the beginning. They all have seen me stress about it for the past eleven years.

"You know what we mean. Are they a threat to Lucas?" Josephine asks.

"Because if they are I might have to kill a bitch." Marcella says in her normal confident tone. Those two have always been each others yin and yang; Marcella, normally the outspoken person and Jelly the good cop.

"Honestly, I don't know. My dad brought them here. He's trying to pin it on the fact that we don't have a good relationship but it's more than that. He's planning something and he needs all three of us in the same city for him to do it." I say and walk over to them. I sit down on the floor and think.

"How do you know it's not just for your wedding?" Jelly asks.

"Come on Jell, you know Max hates them and he wouldn't bring them both into the city without a reason and a good one at that." Skylar says.

"What do you want to do about them? Do you want to let them back into your life? I mean, it's all yours and Zeke's call. Lucas is your son and whatever you decide will affect them." Trisha says while standing up. "Come on, we better get back before the guys teach Lucas to do something inappropriate." We all stand up and we walk down the stairs. On the way down we talk about Trisha's pregnancy. She's the second one of us to become a mom. Zeke has been asking if we could have one of our own. It doesn't help that Lucas also wants a baby brother.

"So who's next?" Trisha asks and we all laugh. We finally reach Lucas' floor and I move them to all the pictures. Lucas is very well rounded, he's smart, and he's talented in more than one thing. He can play soccer and the guitar, drums and piano. There is a picture of Zeke, Me and him holding his first place trophy for the talent show for playing a song by Bach.

"Well, if anyone should be next I think it's supposed to be Devina." Marcella says and I push her a little.

"She's right D, you're a born mother." Jelly says and I shake my head.

"We have so many things going on right now. I have my job and then I have the wedding and then I have whatever my dad is starting. Life is hectic. I think it should be Sky. I mean, it's your time."

"I'm younger than all of you. If not you then I think it should be Jelly." She says as we start back down the staircase. We finally reach the ground floor and make our way to the kitchen.

"Don't forget, the final dress fitting is on Wednesday at one. After that we can get a late lunch or something." I say and they all nod. Then we start laughing about something Trisha said about her being pregnant and getting fat. That was never one of Trisha's concerns because she has a metabolism faster than a cheetah. We walk into the kitchen and I see the guys just playing one of those violent video games that Lucas always plays.

"Who wants wine?" I ask and everyone but Tris nods which makes everyone but her laugh.

"That's not funny." She says as I get everyone a glass. I pour wine in each cup and hand Trisha a water bottle. I take a sip and then I hear everyone guy in the family room say "Oh Shit".

"Language!" I yell and get back to the conversation. "So, I have court tomorrow morning and Zeke is up to his ears with meetings since he has to go to D.C in three weeks. Can anyone stay with Lucas for the morning?"

"I can take him to the office. I need him to read a few books for me to see if they're any good or not." Skylar says which is a great idea.

"Great. I'll be back at the office around lunch and we could all go together." I say and she nods. Then, I feel a hand at my waist and then another pushing my hair from my shoulder. I feel and kiss and smile. "Well hello there…"

"Hello." he says taking his hands off of me. "Who needs a beer?" He yells to the family room.

"Four please!" Theo calls out. He takes out five beers from the fridge and I notice he still hasn't changed yet. He took off his shoes and his jacket and unbuttoned his shirt two buttons. Enough for me to see his tattoo of my name near his heart.

"Hey babe, you don't want to change or something?" I ask and he opens a drawer to get a bottle opener. He shakes his head as he opens the beers.

"Nope. I just want to spend time with our friends." He says taking a sip from one. "Are you wearing my shirt?"

"Yeah. Problem?" I ask and smile. He shakes his head and hugs me from the waist as I wrap my arms around his neck.

"it looks better on you than it does me. It makes me want to try to have a baby right here on the counter." He whispers in my ear which makes me blush a little. I kiss his cheek and pull away. He smack my but which makes me turn around and shake my head. I have a lot of insecurities and one of them is how small my but is. Whenever I talked about it, he would put his hand on my ass and smile. He would always say "I don't care because that is only part of you when I look at the whole picture." I kiss his lips and smile.

"Ew! Mom, Dad, must you do that in the place I eat?" Lucas asks while at the other end of the island. He shivers and walks to the fridge to get a pudding cup. He closes the fridge, pudding cup in hand, and gets a spoon. "I mean, I'm eleven and I don't need to see that."

"Um, you're ten sir." I say and laugh. "Go take these to your uncle's please."

"Fine mom." He says and grabs two bottles and walks to them. Zeke picks up the other three and walks out of the kitchen. I turn back to the kitchen and jump back into the conversation over which guy to kill, kiss or marry.

"Okay D, your turn; Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Lochte." Trisha says.

"Oh come on! The Ryan's! How do you expect me to choose?!" I say and they all laugh. I take a sip of my wine and nod. "Okay, Marry Ryan Gosling, Kiss Ryan Reynolds and kill Ryan Lochte." After I say it, I get booed by all the girls. "Come on, hard choice!"

"You would rather kill Ryan Lochte rather than Ryan Reynolds?!" Skylar says. "Come on D!" Immediately after the doorbell rings and I walk away. Zeke follows me with his wallet and I get my purse.

"What are you doing?" I ask

"You told me to pay for the pizza when it came." He says and raises an eyebrow at me. Oh crap, I did say that.

"Oh yeah. Well, I'll come with you then." I say and take his hand. "You know, I want to thank you for not making me choose." He looks at me confused "Between work and having a family." He laughs a little and shakes his head. He touches my cheek and kisses it. "What are you laughing at?"

"The idea that you could stay home and raise a family by yourself, and being, well, your sister." He says as we come to the door. "I'm glad you're not like her, I probably wouldn't be with you if you were like her."

"I would kill myself if I was like her. Promise me that if I ever become anything remotely like that, I want you to smack. Got it?" I say and he laughs.

"Yes dear." He says and opens the door. It's not the pizza guy we find, it's my family holding the pizza's we ordered. My sister, her husband, my brother, his whore and my father all standing there staring at me and all I can do is shut the door in their face.

"Devina, open the door." I hear my father say but I don't do it. I look at Zeke and he gives me the look like I have to be nice to them.

"What?" I ask Zeke.

"They're not going away. We have to them and they have our pizza." He says and I just stare at the door. I open it and look at them. Lucinda has a bruised face and a swelling eye and I laugh to myself a little.

"What do you want?" I ask not allowing their entrance into my house.

"I need to talk to all of you, together." My father says and I just glare at him. I cant believe he showed them were I live. It's disrespectful to me. Me allowing them in is like playing with a Ouija board in my house. It's dangerous and as the directions on the box say "do not play in home, if you allow the spirits in, they never want to leave." "Please Devina."

"Why the hell should I let them into my home?" I ask

"Because it's not yours, it's mom's." Lucinda says and I start towards her but am immediately stopped by Zeke hugging me.

"Mom, where's the pizza? I'm starving…" Lucas says walking into the foyer. "Hey, it's your business buddies."

"Business buddies? We're her siblings…" Mark says and I glare at him.

"Lucas, take the pizza's from your grandfather and give it to your aunts and uncles. Tell them that the siblings from hell are here." I say my eyes never leaving Lucinda and Mark. Lucas does what he's told and goes to my father.

"My My Lucas, you've grown so much." Mark says

"don't walk to him. You have no right." I say to him in the most calm way I can. Lucas looks at me but I don't look back. He leaves the foyer and makes his way to the kitchen. "We can talk in my study." I say and walk to my office. My office is a lot like the one in the firm. I sit down in the chair and Zeke stands behind me. Everyone stands in front of me waiting for someone to talk. "Speak."

"We are not dogs Devina, we are people. You can't just command us to do things." Lucinda says in her normal condescending tone.

"Oh really? How about this. Get the hell out of my house." I say with my eyes dead to her.

"Not quite yet, I have to talk to all of you." My father says "As you all know, I'm moving to D.C at the end of this year, but I told a fib as to why."

"Aren't you going to be on the supreme court of something?" Lucinda asks.

"You are such an idiot Lucinda. Are you sure you went to Brown? I mean, what the hell is wrong with you?" I ask and Zeke laughs.

"Can you two please be civil for two minutes? God! You two are acting like children." Mark yells at both of us.

"As I was saying, I'm not going to be apart of the department of justice, I'm not even going to be in the city for the next year. I'm going to be touring the country… campaigning."

"Campaigning for what Max?" Zeke asks.

"For…"

"For president…" I finish for him. I look at my father and he wont even make eye contact with me. "That's why you brought them here, to show that we are one happy family…"

"Devin…"

"So you want me to live yet another lie? I won't do it." I say and stand up. "You said what you had to say, you can all leave now." I walk to the door and open it. I walk out and to the kitchen to where all of our friends are. The people I just left aren't my family, these people are.