The Dream Life || Revamped

Chapter 18*

"It is truly a blessing to be celebrating Harvest Break with the entire family," Lyra announced and held up her wine glass. "Now that Sagittarius and Scorpio are both nineteen, they can drink all they want!" Scorpio laughed as he held up his wine glass. In Lufrinda, the legal age of drinking and smoking was eighteen, and it was the age when a teen finally becomes an adult. Sagittarius had turned nineteen a couple days ago, so this was also a mini-birthday celebration. He grinned as he held up the beer can.

Norma smiled and rubbed Sagittarius's shoulder gently. Her son was growing up. She was sad to see that Sagittarius and Scorpio were adults, and they were discovering their own life passions. Norma didn't want to see her son go, but she couldn't dictate his life. Sextans smiled proudly. He ruffled Sagittarius's red hair and exclaimed, "You're a man, now! Don't follow in my path and get two beautiful ladies pregnant at the same time!"

Norma and Lyra rolled their eyes. Lyra had broken up with Sextans when she found out she was pregnant with her son, and it didn't help that Sextans had cheated on her with Norma. Norma got pregnant two weeks later, and the two ladies didn't believe in grudges. In fact, they helped each other through their pregnancies. Norma had always felt guilty for being a homewrecker, and there were moments that were awkward between her and Lyra. But Lyra always made sure that Norma was welcome. Norma was glad that Lyra thought of her as a friend. She sighed and pinched Sextans's arm.

Sextans yelped and pouted. Scorpio giggled. He knew where Sagittarius inherited his stupidity from. Pictor felt like an outsider, but he didn't mind. He was glad to be a part of such a sweet and caring family. He was glad to see Scorpio grow. Even if he wasn't Scorpio's biological father, Scorpio still saw Pictor as a father. He smiled at Pictor and hugged him tightly. "Thank you," he whispered. Pictor chuckled and nodded. He rubbed Scorpio's shoulder gently. He was glad to be a father-figure Scorpio could depend on.

"Make a toast, Dad!" Sagittarius exclaimed. Sextans hummed and shrugged. He stood up, holding up his beer can.

"I've made plenty of mistakes as a young teen, and one of my biggest mistakes was getting two wonderful women pregnant at the same time. But if I didn't, I wouldn't have fathered two incredible sons. One of them is just like me, dumb and stupid, but he is carefree and loves life. The other looks just like me, but he received his mother's wisdom and kind nature," Sextans chuckled. He looked down at his sons and hugged them. "And I wouldn't trade these two for the world."

Sagittarius laughed happily and looked at Scorpio. He was glad to be Scorpio's younger brother. He wouldn't trade Scorpio for the world either. He hugged Scorpio tightly. Scorpio stared at Sagittarius and smiled weakly. He sobbed quietly as he hugged Sagittarius. No one would be able to separate the brothers, and they were going to make sure of it.

Lyra hummed when she heard the doorbell ring. She looked over at Scorpio and asked, "Scorpi, could you be a dear and go get the door? I didn't know we would be expecting guests." Scorpio looked over at Lyra and nodded. He stood up and walked to the door. He peeked through the small diamond window and gasped. Scorpio swung the door open, and there was his boyfriend standing there.

It was raining outside, so Taurus was drenched. Scorpio couldn't tell if his boyfriend had been crying. He grabbed Taurus and pulled him inside. It was freezing outside because of the rain, and Scorpio didn't want Taurus catching a cold. "Babe! What are you doing?!" He asked as he pulled off Taurus's trench coat. Lyra looked over at the living room and gasped when she saw the tall, handsome brunette. So this was the Taurus that Scorpio was talking about earlier. She giggled and looked at Pictor. Pictor had slight judgment on his face. An outsider barged into their small family reunion.

Taurus sniffled, and he hugged Scorpio tightly. Soon, Taurus was bawling his eyes out. He didn't want to wait an entire week without seeing Scorpio. He couldn't. Scorpio sighed. They had been dating for over two months, and his boyfriend was as clingy as ever. For being six foot seven and muscular, Taurus was a major crybaby. He buried his head into Scorpio's shoulder. "I missed you so much!" He cried. Scorpio nodded slowly and hugged Taurus. He smiled to himself. He was glad that Taurus was here. He looked over at the dining table and giggled when he saw his mother's proud expression.