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Singing you to sleep

The days following the two mothers date were blissful, filled with shy glances, lustful stares and light touches as they continued through to thanksgiving. When the dinner came around, it was obvious to those who recognized the signs that their favorite mothers, were in fact falling in love.

Lauren had spent most of thanks giving, either gazing affectionately at Camila as she danced around the kitchen, graceful as ever in her multitasking, or smiling at her daughter as Leah played with her cousin's.

She had vehemently insisted that Theresa and her boys spend the holidays with them, especially since her parents disowned her and the boys after the dramatic impact her notice of resignation from the family company was received. The older Jauregui's had been livid when she had explained her new job at Morgado Inc., and were incensed when she informed them that she had already moved out of the house they had provided her, and into another house, one near Lauren so she could better care for her injured brother when he was released from the hospital.

They shouted as they denounced her, but when her mind flew to her injured niece and brother, and her youngest son's, she steeled herself, and informed them that she was sorry they felt the way they did, but their opinions and demands would not sway her decision.

Since then, Theresa threw herself into her new job, and was touched and beyond grateful when Camila and Lauren insisted that they watch over Alex and his brother as she worked late during the week. It gave the family the time to get to know each other, and Leah someone to socialize with, so in their minds it was a win-win.

Theresa agreed reluctantly, but was quickly put at ease as her quiet son, who was usually very distant with new acquaintances, soon was happy to have a friend to call his own in his cousin. Leah and Alex were two peas in a pod, and the happy family of three were exactly the type of people he needed exposure to at his delicate age. On Sundays he was surrounded by Normani and Dinah, along with Demi and Rose at their weekly dinners, and just seeing two healthy gay relationships was exactly what he needed. He was so upset at the thought of not being able to have the normal type of family that his other brothers were bound to have, that when he spent time with the Cabello-Jauregui-Lovato family, it gave him the peace of mind that having a family was absolutely possible. His favorite among the women was either Dinah or Demi, and would follow them around asking them work related questions to pacify his youthful curiosity.

The holidays were a time of healing, so Lauren put aside her personal fears and invited Natalie and James to thanksgiving as a peace offering. Leah had mentioned once or twice that she had kept in touch with James through school, and that her cousin was making wonderful progress in his therapy and support group meetings. Camila, who also had kept in touch with Natalie, assured Lauren that James was not like Brad, and was in fact a good boy now that the negative influences in his life had been cut out. What really made Lauren a believer, was that Natalie was currently in the process of divorcing her husband. Apparently, the man was employed and paid a substantial amount of money at the Simpson advertising company, and was loathe to give it up because of the family dispute. He used his marriage to try and bridge the gap between Natalie and her parents, and after a blow up fight about her forcing their son to attend therapy groups with degenerates, Natalie had demanded a divorce. Unwilling to be married to a man who clearly was so obsessed with money, that he would choose his job over what was best for their son. James having been deeply moved by the meetings and talks with Leah agreed that his father was wrong, and resulted in a strained relationship between the two, causing a firm gap in their once strong relationship. James was so angry with his grandparents after having seen the photos of Lauren that he flat out refused their calls, and ignored his father's opinion on the subject. It seems his father agreed with his Grandparents that Lauren got what was coming to her for not being normal. That had been the last straw for both Natalie and James.