Thanks for the reviews. I know Julia is disrespectful to Wendy, I'll try to tone that down a bit. Remember she is Wendy's child, lol. Anyway, R&R! Enjoy! :-)

Chapter 8

Julia's POV

I decide to pay Kobe a visit in the middle of the night. I text him as soon as I'm outside his house and tell him to meet me outside. Moments later, he comes out. "Jules, it's late. Are you ok?" He asks.

I hug him and cry. "My dad knows! He knows everything!"

"You told him?"

I shake my head. "My mom finally told him. She also told him she wants to divorce him."

"Oh man. How did your dad take it?"

"He's devastated!"

"So now what?"

"He took some clothes and went to my grandparent's house. I'm going to check on him after school tomorrow."

"What about your mom?"

"She's going to buy a house with Cartman. She's high off her ass if she thinks I'm moving in with them! I don't want to live with those cheaters!"

"Where are you going to go?"

"Even though he doesn't want me to, I'm going to live with my dad."

"Maybe you should give him some space." Kobe suggests.

I shake my head. "He's falling apart. He's going to need my support."

"Yeah, but how much support can you give him? You're only 15."

"Any kind of support I can. I want to make sure he's eating, getting plenty of rest, and not moping so much."

"Remember your dad is the adult."

I shrug. "Adults need help too."

"Kobe, Julia, what the hell are you doing at this hour?" We turn and see Kyle. Kobe looks like he's about to shit himself.

"Umm dad…I was just comforting Julia." Kobe explains to him.

Kyle glares at him for a moment as Kobe looks nervously back and forth between me and him. "Go in the house! I'll deal with you in a few."

He nods. "Yes sir." He looks at me. "Good night Julia."

"Good night. Sorry I got you in trouble." I know how strict his parents are so I can only imagine the trouble he'll be in.

"It's ok." He smiles and winks at me just before going in the house.

Kyle looks at me and folds his arms. "Julia, it's 2 in the morning. I'm assuming your parents don't know you're out?"

I shake my head. "My dad went to grandparent's and my mom is at Cartman's."

"So Stan knows about Wendy and Cartman?" He states nonchalantly.

"You knew?"

He nods. "I've known for years. I never told Stan because it wasn't my place."

I nod in agreement since I did the same thing. "I get it, I really do. I knew for a few weeks. I didn't want to be the one to break the news. I didn't want to see him hurt like he was today."

"I'll check up on him tomorrow. Do you want to stay in our guest room? I would hate for you to be home alone."

"I'm fine Mr. Broflovski."

"Well I'm at least going to drive you home. I don't want you getting picked up by the police again." I nod in agreement. There's really no point in arguing with him. He wasn't going to let me walk home alone at 2 AM. I would ask him to take me to my dad, but then I would have to explain to him and my grandparents why I'm out so late. I'll go see him after I get out of school.

Stan's POV

"Stanley honey, I fixed you a sandwich." Mom tells me as she brings a tray with a sandwich and chips in my old room. I've been in bed with a blanket over my head crying all day. I took a leave of absence from work for the rest of the week. I told my boss I need a mental health break. Mom sits down on the bed and rubs my back. "Honey, you have to eat something."

"I'm not hungry mom…"

"I know you're upset, but you have to pull yourself together. If not for your sake, then for the sake of your kids." Mom lectures.

"One of the kids might not even be mine…" I wail.

"Well you know Julia is yours, so pull yourself together for her. She needs you to be strong."

"How can I be strong for her when I'm feeling so weak and defeated?"

"This is going to be hard for her too. Her parents are divorcing. That's never easy for kids, even during the teen years."

"Please leave me alone mom…"

She sighs and stands up. "I'm going to let you sulk today, but tomorrow, you're going to get out of that bed! Do you understand me?"

"Whatever…" I mumble. I hear her walking out the door and it sounds like she's talking to someone. Moments later, the door closes and she sits back down on the bed. I roll my eyes. "Mom, please, I want to be alone."

"Daddy, it's me." Great, it's Julia. I'm happy she's here, but at the same time, I don't want her to see me in this state.

"Hey Juju."

"Did you go to work today?" She asks.

"I'm off the rest of the week. Maybe next week too…"

"Daddy, this isn't good. You can't let what mom and Cartman did mess up your life." I hear her sniffle.

"I just got a lecture from mom; I really don't want another one."

She pulls back the covers. "You're going to hear it anyway! Look at you, you're a mess! You still have on the same clothes you had on yesterday!"

"I'm still transitioning homes."

"You have clothes. Go take a shower, no, take a hot bubble bath! It's relaxing and might help you feel a little better about yourself."

"Not today Juju…"

"Yes today! I'm not going to let you lie in a funk! Mom has moved on, you need to as well!"

I can't believe she just said that. "You're on her side now?"

"No I'm not! I hate what she did to you, but this is no way for you to live! She doesn't deserve a great guy like you! You need to pull yourself together so you can see that!"

"But I love her so much…" I start crying again.

"I know you do Daddy, but do you really want to stay married to a woman who's only with you out of pity? A woman who cheats on you with another man? That's not a marriage."

"You have a point, but can't I just have one day to mope around? It hasn't even been 24 hours yet." I plea with her.

She nods. "That's fine. But please eat the sandwich grandma left you." She kisses my forehead. "I just want you to know that I love you very much and you're the best dad ever! No one can take that from you."

"I just wish I was as good of a husband as you think I am a father."

"You were." Julia smiles. "Mom is just too damn stupid and selfish to see that. She's going to regret her decision." She kisses me again. "I love you daddy."

"I love you too Juju." Once she leaves, I get right back under the covers. Today's not my day, maybe tomorrow will be better.

Cartman's POV

"Thanks for inviting me to dinner dad." Shannon tells me. "I love this place!" I took Shannon to Friday's as this is one of her favorite restaurants.

"You're welcome. There's something I need to tell you and I wanted to make sure you heard the news from me first." I announce.

"Sure, what is it?"

"I'm selling the house, and I'm buying a bigger house with a woman I'm in love with."

Shannon's eyes light up. "You're in love? How come you didn't tell me this before?"

"The woman is Wendy…"

She raises her eyebrow. "Wendy? Isn't she married to Uncle Stan?"

I nod. "Yes, but she's divorcing him and we're going to be together."

"Wait, what? How did that happen? They're getting ready to have another baby."

"That baby is more than likely mine. You may be getting another little brother." I say another because Shelley and Scott have a son together.

"This is happening so fast."

"I know it's a lot to take in, but you have to know that Wendy and I have been in love with each other for years. This didn't come out of nowhere." I explain. I then go into details about how long we've been seeing each other.

"Dad, if you're happy, then I'm happy for you!" She smiles.

"I was hoping you would say that! Once the divorce is final, I'm going to ask Wendy to marry me. She'll be your stepmother."

Shannon shrugs. "Well she was already my aunt so at least it's someone I'm familiar with." She thinks about it for a moment. "So that means Julia will be my stepsister?"

I nod. "More like a stepsister/cousin." I laugh.

"That's even better!"

"Yeah…" I don't want to kill the mood by telling her Julia isn't thrilled about this. "I'm just glad I have your blessing. It means a lot to me."

"No problem, I've been waiting forever to see you settle down. I've noticed that you look happier than you ever have so that's a good sign!"

"I'm definitely happier than I have been in awhile!" I grin. Shannon gets up and hugs me.

"This is awesome! Thanks for telling me this dad!"

"Anytime kiddo!" I'm really shocked by her reaction to the news. I expected her to be pissed like Julia. I'm so glad she's not. It definitely made breaking the news to her much easier knowing that I have her support 100%. Hopefully Wendy can get Julia on board with this so we can be one big happy family.