A couple days later a tall very attractive guy walked in to the office. He looked around a little nervous looking.
"Can I help you bra?" Leland asked causing the others to look up at the guy.
"Um... I'm actually looking for Alexzandra Porter." He said in a nervous deep voice. Just as he said that Adam walked in with his brothers. They froze when they saw the guy which put the guys on edge the stood up just as Zandra walked in looking through her purse. The guy watched Zandra walk past and smiled. He looked at the boys and put a finger to his lips to tell them to be quiet. He then walked up behind her and grabbed her sides causing her to jump. She turned around and squealed.
"Oh my god! What are you doing here?" Zandra asked wrapping her arms around him. "Eli Henry Coren! My god I can't believe your standing here in front of me."
Duane Lee felt a pang of jealously run through him as he took the the guy in. Eli was at least 6'5, dark skinned, had dark almost black eyes and was very buff. His arms were at least the size of Duane Lee's. Leland put a hand on Duane Lee's shoulder to keep him calm.
"Here let me introduce my family." Zandra said smiling at the Chapmans. "This is one of my new daddies Tim Chapman. My other Daddy Dog Chapman. My Momma B, Beth Chapman. My girl Baby Lyssa. The pain in my ass Leland... And my boy Duane Lee."
Zandra said Duane Lee's name with a giddy smile on her face. She then turned to Eli. "This is my ex Eli."
"How's is going bra?" Duane Lee asked a little gruffly. Zandra smiled and went to stand behind him. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and kissed his cheek.
"Good for you Andy." Eli said with a smile. "I'm so glad you found some one."
Eli didn't look upset but he put he wiped his mouth with his left hand and Zandra grabbed it.
"Boy why didn't you tell me you was married?" Zandra said with a laugh. "Who's the lucky chica?"
Eli started to get nervous. Zandra shook her head. "Oh hell naw. If ya say its crazy.... Cassie!"
A very beautiful young girl walked in with a two year old child on her hip. The girl squealed and quickly handed the baby to Eli as she gave Zandra a hug. Zandra glared at Eli over Cassie's shoulder.
"I haven't seen you in like forever." Cassie said in a very girly voice. "I was like totally watching CSI Miami on A&E when a commercial for the um... Um what ever that show is called and I so saw you on the tv. Eli didn't believe me at first till he like actually saw it and he was like omg that is Andy. So we had to come and see you."
No one could believe she said that all in one breath.
"Oh my God." Jonas said mimicking the girl. "Did it like happen that way for real."
"Yeah I'm for real." Cassie said missing the fact that Jonas was making fun of her. Eli messed up Jonas's hair knowing the boy was making fun of his wife.
"I want you to meet our son Kaylum Dean Coren." Cassie said and Zandra clinched her teeth and looked up at Eli.
"You named your kid Kaylum Dean?" Zandra asked then turned and walked away but not before she got to the door. She turned around and faced them once again.
"So how did you guys get back together?" Zandra asked and Cassie smiled and hugged Eli but he wasn't looking to happy about being confronted about it.
"Oh he came back to me not to long after you left then eight months and three weeks later came baby K. Eli's mother made us get married the next month."
Zandra bit her upper lip as if holding back tears. "She let you marry that bitch because she was pregnant but wouldn't let you marry me."
"Andy you know how my mom is." Eli protested as he handed his son back to his wife. "She always told you and Amanda that she would always make her sons take care of their responsibilities so they wouldn't do the same thing the guys did to my sisters."
"Don't give me that shit!" Zandra said crying now. Duane Lee quickly went to her side but she lightly pushed him away. "I was two months pregnant when I came to Hawaii. What would your mother say now if I hadn't lost it?"
"What?" Every one exclaimed but the one it surprised the most was Eli. He had to sit down quick before he actually fell to the ground.
"Who knew?" Eli asked.
"Your mother and Amanda." Zandra shot at him not caring that this was upsetting him.
"Why did you leave me?" Eli asked. This time he was crying. "When you left it tore my family apart. Amanda left, Nicki doesn't talk to us and Nate and I ran away. None of us talked to my mother till I got Cassie pregnant. Now no one will talk to me."
"I tried to tell your mother I was pregnant but she refused to listen."
"When did you lose the baby?" Eli asked.
"Seven months." Zandra as sadly. "A baby girl. Lost her when a man at the hospital got violent. She's at the cemetery by the hospital. A red stone with butterflies on it with the words: My Baby Angel Girl."
Eli put his face in his hands.
"Tell dear old mother that when you go home." Zandra said still pissed off. She walked out of the office and headed headed to the truck as she started to have trouble breathing. Duane Lee wrapped his arms around him as she cried.
"Why did he have to show up." she cried. She started to go weak in the knee.
"Zay you need to take a deep breath ok." Duane Lee said calmly knowing she was about to black out.
"Rub her back calmly and sing." Eli said walking out the back door. He walked up to them and took Zandra away from Duane Lee. he started to rub Zandra's back and started to sing. "Lord prepare me. To be a sanctuary. Pure and holy. Tried and true. With thanks giving I'll be a living. Sanctuary for you."
Zandra started to calm down and handed her back to Duane Lee.
"Sanctuary is her favorite song." Eli said sadly. "But if that doesn't work Amazing Grace or Lord Of The Dance. Those three are the best."
Eli walked back into the office and Zandra hugged Duane Lee tighter.
"I want to go see my baby." Zandra said and Duane Lee nodded. He helped Zandra in the passenger seat of his truck and got into the drivers seat. He knew what cemetery she had been talking about so he didn't have to ask. Zandra got out of the car and put her arm around Duane Lee and he let her lead him to the grave. Zandra dropped to her knees in front of it and began to cry again.
Duane Lee bent down next to her and held her close.
"All I ever wanted was a family." Zandra said between sobs. "And when I think I almost get it I lose every thing."
"You can still get that." Duane Lee said petting her hair. "You have four great boys living with you. You have me and Dylan. And you have my family who claim you as their own."
"I know but I want to have my own children." Zandra said with a sad smile. "I want to be able to hold my baby for the first time. I want to watch her grow up and watch her grow into a young woman and have kids of her own. This is the first time I've been here since she was buried."
Duane Lee hugged her close and kissed her forehead. "Come back to my place. I don't want you to be alone."
Zandra nodded and followed him to the truck.