Somehow, Angelina and Brad managed to get two days off and go to Paris. Hander wasn't too pleased, nor was Bailey. Angelina promised her to come each day until she and Hugo make things up. However, even while in Paris, Angelina contacted her to see how things were between them and got a positive response.
Marcheline was also worried about her daughter. She knew what Angelina's job was and where she was at any time, but it was surprising she didn't ask about her son Maddox.
"I feel terrible.", Angelina sighed. "It must look like I forgot about my son."
"No, dear. You're too busy and you know that he's in good hands with Jamie and me. How's the job going?", Marcheline asked.
Angelina briefly looked at Brad several times. He was walking back and forth without even a slightly readable face expression and was talking on his cell phone.
"Good so far. But we need more time to get them to trust us."
"How's Brad?"
"Good. Actually we need to go very soon so I must hang up. See you, mom.", Angelina said.
Brad ended the conversations soon later, but seemed to have heard what Angelina said to her mother. He sat next to her on bed.
"How's Maddox?", he asked.
"He's good. Jamie and mom say hi.", Angelina gave him Marcheline's greetings.
"Hi to my mother-in-law.", Brad joked.
Angelina just smiled. Brad took out some papers from an envelope someone brought a while ago and sat back.
"You don't like surprises, right?", Brad asked her and he knew what her answer was.
"No."
"Then I am just going to tell you what this is.", he made her wonder what he had in his hands. "I bought a house. I won't hide which one it is. It's the one on the beach in Malibu where I kissed you."
Angelina got up and walked to the terrace and Brad came after her.
"Don't you like my idea?", Brad asked.
Angelina crossed her arms. "I have a son. Our relationship is not...official. We kiss and sleep together."
"What more is there to do?"
"My son need to like you, you have to buy me some flowers, be a little bit more romantic. It's not just sex and making out."
"Maddox is a baby. I like him and I envision you both in our new house. He will love growing up in Malibu."
"I know, my dad took us there."
"What happened to him?", Brad hesitated to ask.
"He left to marry another woman and ended up alone. He lives somewhere in Canada, I think.", she was visibly sad.
"So, will you and Maddox live with me?", Brad changed the subject so she doesn't feel worse.
"Sure, why not.", she smiled and kissed him. "And if it doesn't work out, you leave the house.", she sounded like she was joking, but was deadly serious.
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Of course their parisian break couldn't end up happily as this time Brad received a call from Jade.
"You let our family break apart and now I have to take care of myself when it could have been you.", Jade said in tears.
"What are you talking about? I love Angelina, don't make me hate you."
"You bastard. I fell ill and now it's your turn to feel bad because it's your fault."
"What's wrong?", he suddenly felt worried.
"I have a cancer."
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