T9: Cousin Rivalry-(Part 2)
"It really blows my mind how you can call yourself a member of this family." Brooklyn said.
"Excuse me?" Lulu asked.
"You heard me. You go on and on how you're the wife and mother of the 21st century. How perfection's in your DNA, how your strong in your marriage to Dante and bla, bla, bla. But when your man is at home working, and you're several states away, you hook up with the first guy-"
"What was i suppose to do, Brooklyn?!" Lulu asked, cutting Brooklyn off. "Dante chose to stay home and work! And he sent Dustin in his place, as if the presence of another guy is somehow going to make up for his not being here with me and Rocco!"
Brooklyn folded her arms as she looked past Lulu. "Is that how you see it, Olivia?"
Lulu turned around and saw Olivia, Alice, Monica, Tracy and Ned standing outside on porch, with the door open, and she instantly regretted every word she just said. How much had they heard? How much had Olivia heard? Dante was her son, and the last thing Lulu wanted was to speak badly of him in her presence. "I'm sorry." She apologized. "Okay, i'm gonna grab Rocco and we're gonna go." Lulu said as she walked up the steps, onto the porch, made her way through Alice and the others and went into the house.
"No, no, no, no." Said Monica as she, Alice, Olivia, Ned and Tracy went into the house. "Lulu, please stay." She said Lulu stopped in her tracks. "Please."
Lulu turned to face the four of them.
"It's Thanksgiving. And the ladies and i are making this huge meal and i would really like you and Rocco to be here for it." Alice said.
"Yes, we would." Olivia added.
"Even though i just said something i would give anything to take back?" Lulu asked.
"You name me one family in America today that someone didn't blurt something stupid they wish with their whole heart that they could take back." Olivia said.
"Thank you. I really am sorry." Lulu said.
Olivia walked up to Lulu and embraced her with a hug, who hugged her back. "It's alright." They then ended the hug. "I'm gonna go back to the kitchen and finish helping." She said before walking down the foyer hallway, heading back to the kitchen.
"I'm right behind you." Alice added before she followed after Olivia.
"Me too." Monica said as she followed Alice.
Brooklyn entered into the house and closed the door. "Well...i see some things never change."
"What does that mean?" Lulu asked.
"You know what it means. You have everyone here feeling sorry for you. Lulu, the victim. Meanwhile, you're dating some new guy in front of your son." Brooklyn said.
"This coming from the girl who's had failed relationships with many guys since her first year of high school?" Lulu said.
"Okay! That's enough!" Ned shouted. "This is a holiday. It's Thanksgiving. We are all a family."
"She is not my family!" Brooklyn and Lulu said as they pointed at each other.
"I'm out of here. I'll be back in two hours." Said Brooklyn before she turned and opened the front door and stormed out of the house, slamming the door behind her.
"I'm gonna go help the others in the kitchen." Lulu said before heading down foyer hall.
"So far, 2024's Thanksgiving is off to rocky start." Tracy said.
"It's not Thanksgiving yet, Mom. We still have three more days left. And a lot can happen in three days." Ned said.
But no one knew just how much "a lot" was going to happen...before Thanksgiving Day.
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