Title: Love's Journey
Chapter 7
***The Next Day***
(At the Quartermaine mansion, Dillon is cursing up a storm in the living room)
Dillon: "Ugh! You fucking idiot! Not only have you lost Lulu's friendship, but now? Any chances of ever seeing her again? Right out the damn door!"
(Little does Dillon know that he's had an audience during his outburst. His mother, Tracy, has been watching and goes up to him)
Tracy: "I take it you told Lulu the truth?"
(Dillon rolls his eyes as he spoke)
Dillon: "How'd you know?"
Tracy: "Because you would not be beating yourself up this much unless Lulu knew the truth. Did you tell her the truth?"
(Dillon sits on the couch and shakes his head in defeat)
Dillon: "I've lost her for good, mom."
Tracy: (shrugs) "Not necessarily."
(Dillon looks at her like she's lost her mind)
Dillon: "How the hell wouldn't I? She knows I embarrassed her…in public!"
Tracy: "I'll admit, the way you revealed the truth wasn't very good, but it's all out in the open now. She'll surprise you."
Dillon: "I'll be shocked as hell if Lulu does."
(Tracy smiles at her son as she spoke)
Tracy: "Sweetie, remember, Dante is no angel. Everyone makes mistakes. Give Lulu time."
***Laura & Kevin's Penthouse***
(Laura can tell her daughter is in distress. She asks her daughter to come sit down and comforts her)
Laura: "What's wrong?"
(With tear-stained eyes, Lulu pours her heart out)
Lulu: "Dillon is the one who outed Dante's infidelity to the whole world at the Haunted Star."
(Laura gasps in shock and briefly covers her mouth with her hands before speaking)
Laura: "Honey, are you sure?"
Lulu: (nods) "Dillon admitted it to my face."
Laura: "I'm so sorry, sweetie. How are you feeling?"
Lulu: "Devastated. I pushed Dillon away as I couldn't believe it."
(Mother and daughter embrace)
Laura: "The only consolation is now you know the truth."
Lulu: (scoffs) "Right now, I can't stand to be near Dillon."
Laura: "You do know, sweetie, that at one point, that's how you felt about Dante. Dante cheated on you. Would Dillon ever cheat on you?"
Lulu: (shrugs) "I don't know, mom."
Laura: (smiles) "I think you do know. Yes, what Dillon did was a serious lapse in judgment. However, I can't picture him betraying your trust like the way Dante did. Dante thought you cheated on him. Yes, you could have told him the truth and to hell with what your father requested. But, you stayed true to your word. Dante could have confronted you, too. Especially when Valerie was badmouthing you. I loved Dante as a son-in-law, but I don't agree with his choices."
(Laura tilts her head and speaks softly)
Laura: "Do you still love Dante, Lulu?"
(Lulu thinks about it before a few moments before speaking)
Lulu: "I care deeply for Dante, but am I in love with him still? Ever since the cheating scandal and Valerie sinking her claws in Dante, I honestly don't know."
Laura: "I would advise you to do some soul-searching before possibly recommitting to Dante. Follow your heart, honey."
***GH***
(Dante and Valerie saw Dr. Britt Westbourne. She did a pregnancy test on Valerie. Valerie was privately hoping to hear 'you're pregnant' but honestly? It could go either way. Britt comes into the room)
Valerie: "Do you have the results of the pregnancy test, doctor?"
Britt: (nods) "I do."
Dante: "Okay. What are the results?"
Britt: (sighs) "I'm not sure what you were expecting to hear. Valerie, you are NOT pregnant."
(Valerie looked between Dante and Britt as she didn't understand)
Valerie: "What?" (angrily) "How could I not be pregnant? Then why am I late?"
Britt: "Sometimes it happens where some cycles are not regular. This is one of those cases."
Dante: "Thank you, doctor."
(Valerie crosses her arms over her chest in anger as she shakes her head. Dante looks at her in confusion)
Dante: "What's wrong?"
Valerie: "I really thought I was pregnant."
Dante: "Well, I'm glad you aren't, honestly. Because I'm not in love with you. I love Lulu."
(Valerie raises her eyebrows as she makes a comment)
Valerie: "Is that why you slept with me instead? Because you're SO IN LOVE with you?"
(Dante was getting annoyed with Valerie)
Dante: "My night with you was a mistake. I should have confronted Lulu about what you saw instead of assuming the worst. I will forever regret that."
Valerie: (chuckles dryly) "Dillon loves Lulu. I would not be surprised if Lulu felt the same."
Dante: (sighs) "Valerie, I'm not going to assume. Lulu and I will be together again."
Valerie: (nods) "Keep telling yourself that."
(Dante gets fed up with Valerie's attitude. He shakes his head and heads for the door)
Dante: "I don't love you. I never will. Deal with it."
(Dante closes the door behind him. Valerie screams and slaps the cushioned seat she was sitting on)
Chapter 7 Done
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