"Mr.DoCoust,Miss Fitzgerald he will see you know."The receptionist watches his ass as he walks by her " MMM.MMM," She says as he walks ]ast ."That's it I can't do this today."
"Awe come, on doll, I got you."He whispered, in my ear"Follow my lead."Ok, honey"I put my arm around him. He reaches down and he kisses me on the cheek. I pinch the shit out of his side side."Ouch, I like it, rough baby, but no bruises sweetie."He looks down at me with a devilish grin. I let go of him and rushed to sit down in a chair.an overweight bald man with rim glasses walks in."Mr.DoCoust how nice to see you again please sit so we can get through this.Miss Fitzgerald it is an honor to finally meet you."I stand to shake his hand and then sit back down.He sits behind gis mahogany desk and pushes his glasses upon his nose.hE PULLS out a hefty file from his desk drawer.He opens it pulling two sealed letters and a cd.He walks over and places it in the cd player.He sits back down behind his desk."Mr.Decoust and Miss Fitzgerald we are here today for the reading of Emma Louise Fitzgerald's last will and testament right?"We both nod our heads yes."Well to start off she left these and ask that you wait till you are alone to read the letters." Ne passes us both an envelope."Next thing is you watch this CD she made for you both."He picks up a remote and starts the cd as he leaves the room.I watch the T.V as she comes on screen.I dtart crying Tad immediately pulls me over to him.She starts talking."Lols there are somethings I have kept from you my sweet Ladybird.See when your Pepaw Francesco God bless his heart fAngelowe first moved here because Angelo DeCoust signed me we as an author I was a young girl.Lola I couldn't have children of my own adybird.I was on the ferry headed back home to tell your pepaw and there was this young girl on there with the most beautiful baby girl I had ever laid eyes on before in my life.Well the woman jumped from the ferry she died she didn't know how to swim.She left a letter pinned to your blankie.She loved you very much but your dad had been killed in a plane crash and how she had no family except you.That young woman gifted you to me that day.I adopted you Lola I tried to teach you to call me mommy but you insisted on calling me Meme so that is who I became to you.I believe a part of you remembers that day and that is why you get sick everytime ride the ferry.I am sorry I kept this from you Ladybird.That was a horrible day for you.But turned into the most precious day of my life. We never took you to Italy because people back home knew I was barren.And Frankie didn't want to risk you finding out.I could of took this secret to my grave but after doing research on my book Karen told me of her story of being adopted and how she realized things about herself she had never understood before then. You were the love of my lifetime Ladybird.And now that I have left you I leave you to Tyler Andrew DoCoust everything.I leave you the house and a part of my assets you must Lola must live with Tyler for a year before you receive your inheritance.I know you two will find in each other what you are searching for.So Tad I gift you the most valuable thing I can Lola Grace Fitzgerald my Ladybird.Lola if you reject the terms of this will all my assets are to be split between the church and the orphanage Understood.You have a week from today to move into his house.I love you Lola you were my heart." She blows me a kiss.I catch it placing it on my heart. Mr.Duncan walks back into the room and turns it off.He sits behind his desk opening the file again."s Lola Emma left detailed instructions in those letters for both of you all.Here is your copy of the cd and now I need both signatures.He pushes a paper and pen to me.I sign it and push it over to Tad.I get up and leave upset the huge secret she kept from me.i get on the elevator by myself the door shutting in his face.Once out side I catch a cabI head to my favorite place to think.Lady Liberty.I hold on to the railing and drop to my knees crying.
"Midd we are closing her today for some repairs."I look up at the security guard through tear filled eyes.How could she keep a secret like that from me.The more I think about it the more I thought about the secret she kept the more enraged and hurt I became.I pull myself up and headed down.I spent the day just walking around aimlessly.I finally called Jamie to come pick me up after hitting the F.U. button on my cell everytime he called.I couldn't deal with him of all people not yet.Jamie pulls up behind me beeping her horn.I climb into her hummer.
"Wow girl you look rough.Are you ok?"
"Yeah well I feel way worse I bet you that.Can I hang out at your house please?I am in no mood to go home."
"Of course you can."We got back to Jamie's I laid down on her couch and cried myself to sleep.When I finally woke up it was dark outside.
"Girl your phone has been going off non stop."
"Sorry about that Jamie."I apologize and set up my eyes felt so puffy from crying so much.
"Are You hungry?I just ordered a pizza it should be here shortly?"I nod my head"Thanks Jamie for being such a good friend."
She pushes my arm off my lap and sits on it"Tell me what is wrong with you then." I hug her and start crying again.lay my head over on her.The doorbell rings I get up and head to the bathroom to put cold water on my face.I came out she had two plates and two beers sitting on the kitchen table.I walked out and over to the table putting two slices on my plate and grabbing the beer and walking back over to sit on the couch with my stuff.Propping my feet up beside hers on the coffee table.We sat and hers as weate in silence.
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The Abandoned Gift
RomanceLola Fitzgerald is a twenty-five-year-old freshly out of college. Her boyfriend since high school has dumped her to take a job in Chicago. When her grandmother who raised her from an early age shows up and needs her back home. She packs up and heads...
