A Tribe United Again

Chapter 24

Sebastian sat his mom and sisters down in their living room. Mari was there, beside him with their baby. No woman knew why they were there but he looked serious.

"What's going on?" Rita Logan, his eleven year old sister piped up, just glad he was at home.

"We need to talk." He rubbed his hands together slowly.

"About what?" Raven was suspicious.

"The way you're behaving towards me."

Her black brows raised. "And how is that?"

"Very unbecomingly."

"Really?"

"Yes." He firmed his voice. "I love every one of you in this room but it feels like you've stopped loving and respecting me. All any of you do is yell at me, if you even talk to me. You make me feel like I'm less than a person and I feel like I don't deserve that.

So either it changes today or I'll be leaving. This includes you, Mari. I'll still be there for Mea but we won't be together."

Mari gasped, Marcy's vague warning ringing in her head.

"Leaving?" Rita blinked back tears.

"Yes." He nodded once.

"Where are you going?"

"I have a job and some money saved. I can rent a room." Marcy and Mal already told him he had a room at their home but he didn't want to say that.

"You can't leave! You're sixteen!" Charlie Logan, his nineteen year old sister bit off.

"Is that your way of saying you won't change?"

Charlie hated ultimatums.

So did Raven. "So you'll leave your family?"

"If you can't act like family towards me, I have to take steps to protect myself. Including my peace of mind." He spoke clearly.

Artemis Logan, his fourteen year old sister, burst into tears.

"I guess this means you don't want to treat me with love." He stood up.

"Son." Gar appeared in the doorway, having been eavesdropping with his younger son. "Please sit."

"Dad,-" Sebastian sighed.

"Sit. We need to talk about this. As a family." Gar pointed Apollo Logan, Artemis' twin, to a seat by his sister. Gar sat next to his wife. "Now let's have a rational conversation."

Sebastian sat down.

Gar looked at his family. "I don't think Seb's request is out of line."

Raven's mouth fell open.

"Dear. I've listened to you the past few months. Ever since they came back from tour. You know you have a sharp tongue and you've been putting it to use against our son. That's not right."

Raven couldn't believe he'd accused her of such a thing!

"But Daddy,-!" Rita cried.

"No, Pumpkin." Gar shook his head. "No buts."

"It's not fair." Artemis spoke harshly.

"You're not being fair." Her twin told her. "You won't even talk to him anymore."

Charlie felt like throwing a tantrum and she'd never been prone to the outbursts. "He's a dad!"

Gar narrowed his eyes. "Is that what this is about? Seb being a dad?"