Family first ~ a sequel

Chapter 22

"All right, let's go, people!" Julian called "Rehearsal's up!"

"It was crazy-hot. When he finally caught his breath enough to speak, he actually called it a religious experience." Alex said into the phone, Brooke had an angry look on her face. "I know. But the last girl he was with practically qualifies for a senior discount. I know."

"Julian? Have you called last looks for hair and makeup yet?" Asked Brooke

"No. Why?" Asked Julian

"Just trying to be professional." Brooke said before spinning around and punching Alex in the face. Alex fell to the ground and Julian rushed over to her

"Alex, you okay?" Julian asked her

"I'm fine." Alex said touching her eye. "Ouch. Wow. Ouch."

"Get off my set." Julian snapped at Brooke

"Do you have any idea the kinds of things she has been saying about..." Brooke tried

"I don't care, Brooke! Get off my set!" He yelled

"Julian!" Brooke tried again

"I don't care!" Julian yelled again

"Yeah, I guess you've made that pretty obvious." Brooke muttered tubing around , Ellie following.

"Mum, I didn't think you had it in you to punch someone." Ellie told her

"It's not the first time." Brooke tells her

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"So who did you punch in the face?" Asked Ellie curiously as they walked across the road to bros over clothes. Brooke had a bag of frozen peas on her hands.

"Rachel, at the first baseball game of the season" Brooke tells her

"I remember that." Ellie chuckled

"I don't think you do." Brooke says "you were only like two."

"No I do, Chase dad punched uncle Nate so all the basketball players were fighting as well." Ellie said pushing the store door open.

"Whoa. You're all right?" Alexander asked

"In movies, you never see how much punching hurts the puncher." Brooke said

"And who did the puncher punch?" Asked Alexander

"Alex." Ellie tells him

"Because?" Asked Alexander growing more interested

"Because I went to Julian's hotel room last night, and I saw Alex naked in his bed, and I could hear him in the shower." Brooke said angrily

"Oh, dear." Alexander muttered

"Yeah. You said it." Brooke replied

"No, I meant... Oh, dear, I don't know whose room she was in, but Alex was with me last night. And she was very naked." Alexander explained

"You?" Questioned Brooke

"Yes." Alexander admitted

"Not Julian?" Asked Ellie

"No." Alexander says agin

"In Julian's hotel room?" Brooke asks

"Apparently."

"Oh, my God!" Brooke muttered

"Hey, come on!" Alexander tried as she walked off "Look, whatever you've done... How... how bad can it be?"

"It's pretty bad." Ellie tells him.

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"Why is the store closed?" Asked Victoria walking into the shop "And why are you lying on the floor?"