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Chapter 3

Julia's POV

Shannon and I are chatting in the living room when Cartman comes down in a bathrobe. Gross! "Shannon, why didn't you tell me you were coming back? I thought you were going to your mom's." Cartman says to her.

"Sorry dad. Did I come at a bad time?" Shannon asks him.

He shakes his head. "No, I was just surprised that's all."

"Ok, as long as I didn't catch you at a bad time." Shannon smiles.

They continue chatting. While they're talking, something catches my eye. I notice a dark haired woman sneaking out the backyard. My eyes widen when I realize that dark haired woman is...my mom!

"Hey Cartman?" I call to him.

"Yes?" He answers.

"Did you have company?"

Cartman raises his eyebrow. "Excuse me?"

"Was someone here? You know, like some woman by chance?"

"Uh..." I notice how nervous he looks.

"Jules!" Shannon jumps in. "That's my dad's business!"

"Answer the question Cartman!" I demand ignoring Shannon.

"Well, umm...no..." He stammers.

"Hmm..." I glare at him.

"So why do you ask?"

I shake my head. "No reason..." I know for a fact that was my mom. I can't believe she's cheating on my dad with Cartman. What the fuck? My dad doesn't deserve that! "I better head on home. I'll see you tomorrow Shannon!"

"See you." The second I walk in the door, I'm going to confront my mom about her slutty behavior. This is totally unacceptable!

Stan's POV

I'm taking my tuna casserole out of oven getting prepared to have dinner alone again. Wendy is still out with Bebe and I have no clue where Julia is. I fix my plate when Julia comes storming in. She stomps into the kitchen.

"Hi, are you all right?" I ask her noticing how angry she looks.

"Is mom home?"

I shake my head. "No, she's out with Bebe."

"Really...?"

I nod. "Yes really. Is something wrong Juju?"

"I need to talk to you and mom."

"Can you tell me what it's about?"

She shakes her head. "I want to talk to you and mom at the same time."

I nod again. "Completely understand. Are you hungry? I made tuna casserole."

"I'm a little hungry, plus you shouldn't have to eat alone."

"Thanks." I smile as she fixes a plate and joins me. I notice she's picking at her food. "Are you sure you don't want to tell me what's wrong?"

"Not yet..."

Just then Wendy comes home. "I'm home." She sniffs and her eyes light up. "Oh, you made dinner? Thanks Stan. Then again, you always make dinners." She laughs.

"Anything for my girls." I smile. I look at Julia and she looks even angrier than she did before. I think Wendy notices the look too.

"What's your problem?" Wendy asks her.

She glares at Wendy. "I need to talk to you and daddy."

"We're here, talk."

She looks back and forth at both of us. I can tell whatever it is, it's really tearing her apart. She sighs heavily.

"So what is it?" Wendy puts her hands on her hip.

"What I'm going to say, is going to change everything between us."

"What's that?"

She glares at Wendy then looks at me. When she looks at me, her expression changes to a sad look. "You know what? Never mind."

Wendy rolls her eyes. "So all that build up and all you have to say is never mind?"

"I'm going to say something later, but I want to have all my facts together first."

"If you have something to get off your chest, then say it!"

She shakes her head. "Like I said, I want all of my facts together first. This could really hurt someone so I want to make sure I'm right."

"Just tell us what it is! Stop playing games."

"Wendy, she can tell us later." I step in.

"Oh come on Stan! You can't possibly not find this annoying! There's obviously something she wants to say so why not spit it the fuck out?"

"She'll tell us when she's ready. Please calm down hon."

"Thank you daddy." Julia says proudly. She stands up and kisses me on the cheek. "I'm going to get started on my homework now."

"You didn't finish your dinner."

"I lost my appetite!" She starts to walk out.

"You know there's still your punishment to discuss young lady!" Wendy tells her as Julia rolls her eyes. "Don't think you're going to get away with getting arrested!"

"We can discuss that later Wendy." I tell her.

"Thanks again daddy!" She smiles and heads upstairs. Wendy glares at me.

"Once again, you're Mr. Nice Guy! I hate when you do that!" Wendy folds her arms and pouts.

"You're pregnant. You need to relax and not stress out. Arguing with Juju is unnecessary stress."

"You would act the same way if I weren't pregnant!"

"She's obviously upset about something, this isn't the time for you two to have this discussion."

Wendy angrily scoots her chair out and stands up. "I think I've lost my appetite too."

"Wendy, come on!" She storms out the room. I sigh to myself. What's going on with my family? I understand why Wendy is angry and frustrated. A lot of that is due to her pregnancy hormones, but I don't know what's wrong with Julia. She's so angry and I really wish I knew why so I could help her. Hopefully she'll open up to us soon…

Cartman's POV

"Don't worry, Shannon didn't see you." I tell Wendy on the phone. I'm at work right now. I work in a law firm, the same one as Kyle, as a Paralegal. "Julia didn't either. Stop worrying." I notice Kyle approaching me. "I better go. I'll see you this weekend, right? I love you too." I hang up. I look up at Kyle who's now standing over my desk.

"How much longer are you and Wendy going to keep up this charade?" He asks me.

"I don't know. I'm ready to tell Stan the truth about us."

"I'm ready for you to too. Stan suspects something is up with Wendy, but he doesn't think she's cheating."

I laugh. "He's a naïve fool."

"No he's a fool in love. He's going to be crushed to find out Wendy's been sleeping with you this whole time, especially if that baby isn't his."

"I know that Kyle!"

"Are you guys sure Julia isn't yours?" Kyle inquires.

I laugh even harder. "No way! We were "over" at that point."

He shakes his head. "I really don't get how you guys kept this from Stan all these years."

"If it were up to me, the two of them never would've gotten married. Then again, if they didn't, I wouldn't have Shannon."

Kyle nods in agreement. "I just think you guys better be careful before the wrong person finds out and tells Stan."

"Yeah right, like who?"

Julia's POV

I decide to stop by the McCormick house. I need to find out if I'm right about my mom and Cartman. Kenny and Bebe McCormick are always drunk. One of them is bond to know and tell me. Dustin answers the door. My eyes widen and I blush a bit. "I didn't expect to see you here. I thought you were still in jail."

"Someone posted my bail. I'm only here to borrow some money from my parents, I was actually on my way out. What are you doing here?" He smiles with his oh so gorgeous smile.

"I came by to talk to your parents. Are they home?"

"My mom is, but she's wasted. You may want to visit her another time."

That's exactly what I was hoping for. "Oh no, now is the perfect time."

"Well she's on the couch, go on in." He points inside.

"Thanks. See you later." He leaves as I walk in. I see Bebe passed out on the couch. I decide to tap her on the shoulder. "Bebe?"

She jumps up quickly. "Huh? What?" She looks at me. "Oh hey Juju!" She slurs.

"Hi. Can I talk to you?"

"Is it about your arrest?"

I roll my eyes. Word travels too quickly in this damn small town. "No, it's about my mom."

"What about her?"

"I'm just going to be blunt. Is she sleeping with Cartman?"

"SHHHHHH!" Bebe puts her index finger on my lips. "We must not speak about that subject."

"So it's true?"

She nods. "Just between you and me, ok?" She winks. "They've been on and off since we were in high school. She never loved your dad the way she loves Cartman. Don't get me wrong, she loves Stan now, but it's not the same. She only stayed with him because she didn't want to break his heart. She sees Cartman just about every day. She tells Stan she's going on a walk with me. I don't know how he hasn't figured it all out yet. "

My eyes widen. I can't believe what I'm hearing. "Are you serious?"

"As a heart ache…attack I mean."

"So even when he was dating my Aunt Shelley, he was still screwing my mom?"

Bebe laughs. "Oh honey, he never dated Shelley. It was a one night stand. Cartman was devastated that Wendy went through with marrying Stan. He got drunk at the wedding, Shelley did too and one thing lead to another."

"I don't want to hear anymore please." I'm so grossed out right now.

"That's not all. They're planning to get a DNA test done to find out who's the daddy of the baby Wendy is carrying now. If it's Cartman's she's going to ask your dad for a divorce."

My jaw drops. "No fucking way!"

"Yes way!"

"Bebe, this has been very helpful. I have to go." I stand up, but Bebe grabs my arm.

"Remember, this is a secret." She's still slurring. "You can't tell anyone I told you. Your mom would kill me."

I smile. "Don't worry, I won't say anything." I leave. I can't believe this! My mom has been having an affair all this time! That slut! That baby might not be my dad's! If it's not, he's going to be so devastated. I'm not going to let that happen! I'm going to protect my dad no matter what it takes!