Papa Bear

Chapter Forty

DIMMI - Earlier

She got off from the set. Chad, Tom and Phil's scene was the last one for the day.

When she got to her trailer, Theo, Danny, and Lizzy screamed at the top of their lungs. She almost got a heart attack. She grabbed Lizzy and then Danny and planted kisses all over their faces.

"Mom," Danny laughed.

Finally, she let them go. "What are you doing here?"

"We missed you?"

"The sperm donor is here too."

"Is he outside?" Theo asked, and Dimmi chuckled and hugged her sister.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

"Surprise." Theo sang as she hugged her sister tighter.

"No, he is still on set. About another hour and a half before he would get here."

"Is Will here?"

"No, deal with all that pound of flesh, yourself."

Theo growled and looked for something sharp.

Dimmi laughed. "We'll see how long your growling is going to last."

"Oh, you are so cheap."

"No, I'm not. It's Chad, Theo. No one beats him up worse than he does, I promise you."

"Please tell me he regrets everything."

"I'm Shania fucking White, babe. Of course he regrets."

"Seventeen-Years, Dimmi." Theo yelled at her and the two girls froze.

"You want a Valium, sis, relax." She pulled Lizzy closer and kissed her on top of her head. "The coast is clear, go outside and get something to eat."

"Mom, all those stars."

"They are human like us, sweetheart. Be glad you get to see their human side. Go. I need to speak to your aunt."

"Fine," Lizzy grunted, and Dimmi pulled Danny into her.

"I missed you."

"Missed you more."

"Not possible. Go help your sister." Dimmi tapped her bum.

They left and closed the door. She looked at her sister, who still wiped away tears.

"I know, okay. I can't explain it, Theo." She sat down at the table across from her sister. "It was like that part of me stayed behind. Like she was waiting with Luke and when I walked into that reading, everything just felt so natural." Tears welded up in Dimmi's face. "I wish it wasn't so, but I came home."

Theo's lower lip wobbled.

"Don't cry." She leaned over and grabbed her sister's hand.

Her sister shoulders shook.

"Why are you crying?"

"Because it meant I fucked up too, Peanut. I should've pushed harder, not wait seventeen-years."

"Hey, you know I didn't want to raise them in the spotlight."

"It feels like you didn't want to share this life with us, sis."

"It's not true. I didn't know, Theo. I wish I had, but I didn't."

Theo sniffed.

"It's in the past. We can't go back. We can just move forward, and according to Luke, it's going to happen sooner than you think. He has a buffet of roles for me to choose from."