Chapter Fifty-four:
"Well, who would like to start?" The group are sitting on one side while the parents stand in front of them.
"I would." AJ stands up with a surprise look from everyone. "Mom. Dad. Honorary parents, I want to speak first because I know what everyone wants to hear." She conveys her reason to speak first.
"What is that, princess?"
"We are sorry." They all pout. "Here are some of the reasons why."
Randy stands up to have AJ sit down at the end. "I am sorry for always being like I dislike the PDA in front of me. I love that I have parents that shows me what true love is." Randy utters before sitting down.
Stacey stands up next. "I am sorry for keeping secrets from you all. Mom. Dad. Thank you for always keeping both Jack and I grounded in family. No matter who or what happens, family is stronger than anything. I also thank you and sorry for the trouble we brought you for you two to fix." Stacey sits down.
Jack stands up next. "I am sorry for hurting some of the most important people in my life. My actions from the past and recently have made people hurt the ones I love. I am lucky to have them which is why I am sorry for hurting them at all."
"I am sorry for having my parents go through the worst first week of probably their lives when I dated Kevin. I am sorry that I didn't listen to you. You have my best interest at heart. I am also sorry for not telling you that John and I are dating much sooner." She gives a small, but proud smile.
When Sarah sits down the parents wait for John to stand up who has the most explaining to do. John clears his throat before he stands up. "Before I say my sorry, I want to explain myself. Yes, I did date and have relations with my teacher, Ms. Silver. Mom. Dad. The girlfriend I told you I had was Ms. Silver. I thought it was a relationship, although we didn't get to know one another. I kept us a secret because I know I would lose her if I did. Moreover, when I did lose her I couldn't figured out until I analyze our relationship. Our relationship was just full of relations and not a relationship, a lust full of emotions instead of true knowledge of one another that I have with everyone on this couch. I know my punishment will never be completed, however I am ready for it. I am sorry for leaving you, my parents, in the dark with this whole situation. I am also sorry for tricking Kourtney on thinking I did have sex with her. There will be more discussion when we arrive home." John concludes as he receives a nod from his parents in agreement.
"Actually, we are all sorry for letting him proceed with this plan." AJ stands up beside John.
"We do. John wouldn't have be involved with these situation if we didn't tease him. We should be the ones sorry for this not him." Randy joins them. They both should have prevent John's urges to take over.
"We are Team Siblings we stick together." AJ announces. "Along with that, I am sorry for putting myself in the Kevin situation. I am sorry for worrying my parents. I am sorry for letting them think that everything was fine when it wasn't." AJ lists her sorry.
"If you are going to punish John you will punish us as well." Randy speaks confidently.
"That is right." AJ hooks her arms with John. Randy follows through as he hooks his arm with John's other arm.
"We appreciate that, but he still has to deal with the consequences alone." Mr. Cena stays strong, although he enjoys to see their unbreakable bond.
"Of course father. Thank you." He bro hugs Randy before pecking AJ on the cheek.
"John." Sarah stands up concern.
"My beautiful Sarah, it took me ten years to fully observe what you mean to me and it will continue forevermore. You stay strong I will be out of the clear in about a month." John looks at his parents who nod in agreement to the punishment.
"I've waited this long I can wait longer." Sarah kisses him.
Stacey and AJ titters as Jack and Randy make kiss-y faces.
"Okay enough." Sarah's father orders.
"I will see you in one month." John pecks her lips before joining his parents.
The Bliss' summer barbecue is being celebrated. John's parents let John attend the barbecue since his one month grounding is completed. However, he is on probation for another month. He divulge everything that happen with Kourtney and Ms. Silver.
"There he is." Randy greets as him and his parents enter the backyard.
"John!" Sarah runs to him as they share a romantic kiss. John wasn't allowed to use his phone, computer or any communication during his grounding. "I miss you." Sarah express after breaking off the kiss.
"I miss you too." John hugs her tight. The month felt like years not getting to speak to Sarah.
Mr. Cena clears his throat to receive attention. "John remember." He warns about his probation. John sighs as he lets go of Sarah.
"I have to stay with my parents." John lightly explains.
"If you have to then so will I." Sarah utters putting John's arm around her. John smiles as he looks towards his parents for approval; his parents smile as they approve.
"We will join as well." Randy and the rest all are witnesses to the situation.
"How much did you witness?" John blush a little bit.
"Oh I miss you." Randy mocks Sarah.
"I miss you too." Jack answers as they hug.
"You two behave." AJ scolds as she gives a grin to John. "Nice to see you out of school." AJ gives him a hug.
"Yah, thank you." He appreciates the gracious welcome back.
"You're welcome. I think the Summer sun is affecting their good, polite genes." AJ explains their actions.
"I see." John chuckles.
"Everyone food is ready." Mr. Bliss calls out. "Help yourself."
"We should go before all the cupcakes are gone." Jack announce to have Stacey and Randy perk up.
"See you guys." Randy and Stacey races to be the first of them to be the line. Everyone just laughs as they have knowledge for their love of cupcakes.
"Are you ready to eat, baby?" Jack wonders watching more people lining up.
"Yup, you did put steak aside for me, right?" AJ wonders.
"Definitely, if not I will be in the dog house." He half jokes and half serious.
"Good choice." John and his father are in an agreement.
"Let's eat I am hungry." Sarah rubs her stomach.
"Oh no." Jack is frighten. They look at him weird. "Should we stop the line to let you go first." He over analyze the seriousness.
"Haha, your boyfriend is funny." Sarah realize the teasing.
"He is." AJ giggles. "It is one of the reasons I love him." AJ pecks him.
"I love you too." Jack pecks her back. "Okay, let us head in line."
"Right behind you, son." Mrs. Cena answers.
"He has learn his lesson." Mr. Cena acknowledge.
"He has."
As they found a table for all of them to eat, Randy and Stacey have a full plate each of cupcakes, Sarah wonders about Kourtney.
"Baby, didn't you mention Kourtney gets invited to the barbecue." Everyone stops in time for a moment as they ponder on that statement.
"Sarah, I haven't seen her yet." Jack answers feeling the awkward air.
"Maybe she won't come because she knows we will be here." AJ includes.
"Oh, she is coming with Becca and Dean." Stacey adds respectively.
"Why?" Jack asks.
"She has been hanging around them to not be alone I guess." Stacey replies casually eating her food.
"Too bad for Becca, Kourtney is going to-"
"Randy stop they are here." Stacey nudges him.
"Hey guys." Dean greets holding Becca's hand. "You have met Becca, my girlfriend." He introduces.
"Yes we have. Welcome Becca." Stacey acknowledge.
"Umm, where is Kourtney?" Sarah wonders as everyone tries not to reach to her question.
"She is in the can debating if she wants to join or not." Becca tells them.
"Is she embarrassed?" Sarah asks.
"She is and plus she doesn't want to ruin the barbecue with her presence." Becca explains further.
"Maybe you all should talk to her about this." Mrs. Cena suggest. "Clear all of this up because we don't hold grudges or exclude anyone out." She smiles at John to have him agree with her.
"My mom is right guys we should bury the ratchet." John agrees to stay on his parents good side.
"Great, I will inform her." Becca grateful for this situation to be resolved.
"Becca it is okay, enjoy, we will speak to her ourselves." Stacey states standing up to head there.
"Come on baby, lets eat." Dean pecks her cheek.
"I-"
"She will be fine." Dean assures her knowing that she is a bit skeptical about the conversation.
"I am her only friend I should be there for here." Becca utters with a pout.
"Okay, lets go." Dean looks at the food before giving her a smile.
"Thank you." She kisses him.
"Ah, I have found you two." Emily greets them with her already having food.
"Maybe I should talk to her first to not ambush her." Stacey request.
"Great idea." AJ accepts.
Stacey walks up to the car to see Kourtney still debating with herself. She knocks on the window. Kourtney looks beside her as she freezes in fear.
"Can I talk to you, please?" Stacey hopes she won't ignore her.
Kourtney gulps as she ponders a bit. Moments later, she gets out of the car. "I am sorry for-"
"Stop." Stacey interrupts her. "Kourtney, why aren't you enjoying the barbecue with Dean and Becca?" She wonders if she still fears of relapsing.
Kourtney shrugs as an answer. "Kourtney, I know you better than what you are monitoring." She stands her ground to give up on her.
"Stac-" A nickname she would call Stacey when they were best friends. "I feel like a third wheel. Every time they go out, Becca invites me. I know Dean is irritated with it wanting alone time with Becca."
"She is being a good friend."
"Yes I know, but I shouldn't be the one feeling like this. I was never good at being alone. If I join I will be alone. I shouldn't have Becca concern about me. She should enjoy her time with Dean." She explains.
"That is what a good friend does they are always concern for each other. You have seen that first hand with John, AJ, and Randy."
"It just seems weird to me having now been on the other side. It is me who is the loner. Tell AJ I am sorry for Dawn spearing her and seducing both John and Randy. I guess I just need someone to help me feel." Kourtney admits her actions are terrible.
"How about your apologize to them yourself." She points to them at the front porch.
"I can't with all them staring at me." Kourtney states nervously.
"How about as a pair?" She offers knowing they can be intimating group.
"Okay, but keep Randy and AJ for last, please." Kourtney request having a long list to apologizing for them.
"Of course."
Stacey heads to the group. "What did she convey?" AJ inquires.
"She wants to apologize to all of you in pairs. She mention being overwhelmed if you all go there."
"Okay, who is first?" AJ wonders.
"John, Sarah, you two are first." Stacey announce.
"Hey Kourtney." John greets.
"Hello." She greets timidly.
"You are Kourtney nice to see you in person. I am Sarah, John's best friend and girlfriend." Sarah introduces herself.
"You are John's girlfriend." Kourtney smiles happy for her. "It is nice to meet you."
"I see why men fall for you, you are beautiful." Sarah compliments.
"Thank you, although, it doesn't excuse my attitude. I wanted to apologize to you John for tricking you to get what I want. Being the good friend you complied with my request. However, in the end, I was the one who got humiliated." Kourtney admits still can't believe they out smarten her.
"Kourtney, I have to ask why, what has changed?"
"You and Stacey's advice help me realize what I have done. I guess showing me that vibrator put in perspective how it feels to be betrayed. I shouldn't have messed with you in the first place being involved. Sarah, you have a great man in John. Don't ever take him for granted." Kourtney advise.
"I won't." Sarah hugs him tighter. "I was jealous of you when I heard you had relations with my boyfriend, well he wasn't at the time. I was upset that you saw him naked before I did." She express her concerns.
"Truth, Sarah I never did. I had my eyes close the whole time. He probably saw me naked and still stayed loyal. He was probably thinking of you the whole time because it felt so real. You can receive the real deal so I wish I had that." Kourtney hopes one day she will like to feel real love.
"You will." Sarah assures. "With a figure like yours and the beauty you have, you will have many men fall for you."
"Thanks."
"Kourtney, just run these four questions in your mind if the man is worth your time. One, is he cute? Two, does he think I am beautiful? Three, is he just using me for my looks. Four, is he worthy of my time or he is just a one time fling that will leave when times are tough? Use these as a guideline and you will find a man like John." Sarah mentions her tactic learned after dating Kevin.
"Do you have experience in dating jerks?" Kourtney wonders with the tips given.
"I do having friends close is the best cure for falling for them in the first place."
"Good to know."
"I hope you join the barbecue." Sarah hopes as they both head back.
Koutney takes a breath. One down one more to go. "Sarah will be a great pair for John." She mentions.
"Yah they are. Next." Stacey wonders.
"Just bring Jack with AJ and Randy."
"Are you sure?" Kourtney nods not wanting experience this two more times.
"Hello Kourtney." AJ greets.
Kourtney hugs AJ as a respond. Everyone is speechless with this action. "AJ, I am sorry for everything. I am sorry for all the teasing, hurt I and Dawn put on you. I am sorry for putting strain on your friendship and relations with Randy and Jack. I am sorry for just everything. You are the glue, the main queen of the group. I thought if you knock down the queen the whole group will crumble." Kourtney immediately speaks her peace. "Of course I underestimate the strength of all of you together. Those actions made your friendship stronger. AJ, you have a great girl best friend in Stacey never lose her like I did." She concludes.
"I won't."
"Just one even I am confuse about. Jacky, Randi, and Jonna were just Jack, Randy, and John in girls' clothes, right?" To her they seem to disappear after a week.
"Yes." AJ admits with a chuckle remembering that.
"What did they do to deserve that?" Kourtney impressed fooling herself.
"Lets just say you don't want to mess or be on AJ's bad side." Randy warns her. "The reason she took the grunt of it is because she know waht would come from you."
"You are not innocent and sweet as you seem." Kourtney recalls that it is the man reason she couldn't break her.
"Nope, you mess with my friends you will deal with my consequences." AJ seriously states.
"I feel sorry for you men." She seriously concern for them.
"We learn to deal with her." Randy replies.
"Kourtney, come join us." AJ invites not wanting to leave her alone.
"I don't know I don't want to ruin your fun." Everyone is paired up except her.
"You won't. Come." AJ invites again.
Kourtney looks towards Stacey who nods. "I am afraid to say no." She teases to test AJ's resolve.
AJ grins. "Good choice." She feels a bit empowered to in still a bit of fear in Kourtney.
They head back to the backyard to see Emily with Dean and Becca. They watch until Dean brings Becca behind him after an attempted slap.
"Excuse me." Kourtney marches over there.
"I don't want you Emily." Dean repeats again. Emily arrive to continue their romance from last year.
"Oh come on Dean you love it." Emily rubs his chest.
"Yes I did I don't deny that, but I am with Becca, we are a couple." Dean explains louder to record in Emily's brain.
"Why have just one when you can have both like before. We can-"
"What is going on here?" Kourtney asks with crossed arms.
"Ah Kourtney, explain to Dean that we can share him with Becca." She grins.
"No you can't, Becca is with Dean and no one else." Kourtney declines.
"Yah right, hello is Kourtney in there?" Emily knocks on her head.
"I am serious. You leave them alone Becca is Dean's only girlfriend. He knows that if he hurts her he won't be walking." She warns to Dean who gulps.
"Woah, chill Kourtney didn't know you three are banging him my bad." Emily backs up with her hands up.
"Nope, that rule includes me, so how about your flirt with the other single men at this barbecue." She dismisses her.
"Where is the fun in that? Now where is Jack?" Emily looks around.
"Leave them alone too." Kourtney commands.
"Wow, you are no fun anymore." Emily heads away from them.
"Thanks Kourtney." Becca appreciates now beside Dean.
"You are welcome, what are friends for?" Kourtney smiles. "Now, how about we enjoy the barbecue?" She offers seeing no line.
"I say that is a great idea, what are the odds with being with two of the most beautiful women here." Dean guides them to the buffet.
"You see a little patience, kindness, and guidance you can help someone turn their ways." Mrs. Cena witness along with the others.
"To friendship." John toasts.
"To friendship." All of cling their glasses with each other.