The Maslow Relationship(Sequel to Thanks Fox)

Chapter 12

Andre walked out first. Then me, James and Angie. Shane and Jack would stay in the livingroom. The rest would come with me.

"I'll act like I didn't knew she was here. Is it okay? Better so." I said.

"Do what you want." Andre said.

We walked to the room where the kids were and Angie spoke up. James and I weren't jn front if the door. She couldn't see us from where we were.

"Aunt Lara!" Angie said with joy.

"Angie!" My mom said and then Angie disapeared into the room.

I started to shake and James hugged me tigher as he noticed it. "Calm down. It's gonna be okay." He whispered in my ear. I simply nodded.

I saw Andre doing something like a sign to someone and then his sister Mary came out.

"C! I wanna show you something. Can you come?"

It's time to play. I did my beat to speak in my normal voice and put on a happy face. Mary smiled and nodded slightly.

"What's the matter Mary?" I asked all 'happy'.

"C'mon." She waved and entered the room.

I walked to the door with James right behind me. I was still holding Fox and wasn't planing on letting him down any time soon. I stopped right in front of the door and looked at my mom 'shocked'.

She looked better. Kind of, younger? Yeah of course. I left, she did a giant drama because of that and now she even looks less stressed. Are you kidding me?

"Catherine?" She looked at me. Yeah, I wasn't the same too. I had a different style, was skinyer and didn't had my glasses on like on every Christmas dinner.

"Yeah?" I said with a kind of cold voice. She knew I was hurt because she didn't want me to be with James. And she even talked bad a bout him, it's normal that I'm hurt.

"Is tht you?" She asked.

"Yes, it's me. And hello by the way." I hugged Fox a little tighter to me as she looked at him.

"Is that... your dog?" She asked pointing at him.

"Kind of. He's James' and mine." I said and took a step back closer to James.

"Ohh, so... you're James?" She said with a little cold voice.

I narrowed my eyes to her. I hope she won't begin with the judging now. Otherwise I'll freak out.

"Yes I am ma'am. James Maslow. Nice to meet you." James said walking past me and giving his hand to my mom to shake.

She looked at his hand and hesitated at first. Then she shook his hand. "Lara Santana."

James took a step back and stood next to me.

"Where's Bettany?" I wanna know where my little sister is!

"She's with her uncle. They're comming over later." She said.

"Okay." I nodded. I don't even wanna ask for my stepfather. "I gotta go to the kitchen. Gotta finnish some things." I said and turned around. James put an arm around my shoulders and we walked away.

I went to the kitchen and stayed there until it was time for dinner.

"Dinner's ready!" Aunt Liz shouted and then looked at me.

"Sit down, I'll take care of everything. Just make sure that the kids sit in the aces where there are no wine glasses. I'll start pouring white wine when the first five sit down."