CHAPTER 37

~The Jersey's Court~

"So this has to be the mother of all arguments between them."

Sammi looks at Jenni and nods. The Housemates have decided to call an emergency Family meeting, instead of going out for the night, to discuss the latest developments out in the open.

Mike volunteered to take Pauly on the Boardwalk to clear his head and Deena is now staying at Nicole's house again.

Jenni continues, "I can't take this again. I thought after you and Ron stopped this shit, things would finally be okay in the house."

Sam, "Well, joke's on all of us."

Jenni sighs, "I just think she needs to leave this house as soon as possible…be with Pauleena and forget Chris and Pauly…and I hate to say that because Pauly's my brother, you know?"

Vinny chimes in, "Yeah but you can't forget the Father of your Child. I know Pauly better than anyone, he won't let Deena keep Pauleena from him."

Jenni, "What are they gonna do, go to court now? They can't keep this up forever."

Vinny, "From what I know, they already have a Mediation in place where Pauly can visit her at Deena's Parents' place. The messed up part is that next month, Pauly will be able to finally take 'Leena for longer periods of time and even out of state. I know he was looking forward to taking her back home to Rhode Island but I don't know if Deena will go for that now."

Ron, "Well like you said, they have a Mediation so Deena just can't keep her away."

Vinny, "Unless she puts in a court order to get sole custody over her. The courts always go in the favor of the Mother."

Ron, "…but Pauly has done nothing wrong. He obviously makes enough to support his Kid, he visits her if Deena will let him, and he has to have some rights being that he is the Father."

Vinny, "Yeah, but Pauly doesn't have a stable place for Pauleena to stay at and he travels constantly, not to mention what he does for a living is not ideal for Father of the Year Award. Nothing against it for me personally, it's just how the court will perceive it."

Jenni snickers at the last comment but responds.

Jenni, "I just don't see it any other way. Deena has to just take control of her life and get away from this drama. She should be with her Child. Pauly should step up in that way to let Deena take the reigns for a while until they can both get stable. Deena has the better deal like Vinny says. She still lives with her parents, that provides her with more than one person for support."

Vinny, "The only way that won't happen at this point, is if Deena does something to completely fuck up proving that she is not fit to take care of Pauleena."

Sam, "Well let's not put that out there on her to happen."

Ron, "We're not, we're just talking. They both need to know what can happen if they can't work this thing out."

Sam, "…but the point of this meeting is to help them both while they're still here."

Vinny, "I think it's more important as friends to get them to see things for what they are, so that they can survive outside of here. We only have a month left here but we're still gonna be a Family outside of this. I want to see them do well not only now but forever in life."

Everyone can agree to that and they finish putting their heads together to find a way to keep the peace.

-The Next Day-

After racking their brains the night before, everyone thinks they're ready to have their own mediation for the bickering pair. Nicole goes over to the Shore House to check on things and she talks to Jenni who lets her know what's going on so she doesn't have to come.

"Why can't I be here? I'm Family too."

Jenni, "Well duh, of course you are but what might go down, will not be good for Lorenzo."

Nicole, "It's not fair. Deena needs me…(thinking)…you should have seen her last night."

Jenni, "Is she okay?"

Nicole, "She couldn't stop crying and I couldn't get any sleep so she slept on the couch. This morning, I let her have my bed when I got up so she could get some sleep."

Jenni, "So, rough night?"

Nicole, "Very…but hopefully you all will help them get this resolved once and for all."

Jenni sighs, "I just hope we don't make it worse. You know what I mean?"

Nicole, "It can't get any worse than it already is."

Jenni stands up, "Well, let's go check on Deena…and get her prepared for today. I know she's not going to wanna do it."

Nicole nods, "I'll convince her it's for the best. Our Meatball bond is stronger than ever now."

Jenni laughs a little and they head out the house and over to Nicole's.

When stepping inside, Nicole yells out for Deena.

"Dee' I'm back! I have Jenni with me!"

They walk towards Nicole's room.

Nicole, "No doubt she's probably still in bed."

Nicole opens her bedroom door and she and Jenni walk over to the bed. Nicole pulls the covers back expecting to find a mess of a Meatball but instead she finds the huge stuffed Leopard she stole from the Arcade in her place.

Nicole, "…the hell?"

Jenni, "Where is she?"

Nicole, "I don't know. Did she go back to the house? We never went to our back room."

Jenni, "Yeah, but I sleep with her. She didn't come back this morning."

Nicole sighs, "Oh boy. Let's go find her."

The two decide to start at the Shore House in case they missed her but Nicole has an idea of where she would be next.

A/N: Traffic Tuesday, for real- for real! Out of town again but I found some free WiFi! So, I'm pumpin' this Chap out while I can. You didn't think that was it did you? Smh. Nothing more to say except, Deena spells Drama at this point. We're getting to the climax soon guys, so keep on supporting and as always your comments are welcome.