The Ruins of Love and Chaos (AvaLance)

CHAPTER VII

Ava didn't expect that she and Sara would make up this soon based on their past experiences but one thing that shook her more was the fact that her mom, who was miles away in Ivy town hours ago, was now sipping tea on their living room couch. Her father was soon to follow. He was still doing business in their hometown and they expect him to arrive the next day.

Ava's childhood experiences with her parents were not fun nor were they memorable. Both her mom and dad were always swamped with work and they rarely see each other at home. That means no good morning kisses, no helping her with homework, no tucking her in bed and no sharing of feelings.

It was okay  when she was a child but when high school rolled in she started hating not having her parents for school meetings, important awarding and contests and most importantly she hated that they never witnessed her grow into a fine young woman. 

Thankfully her parents weren't as big of jerks as she thought they were. When she decided to take law instead of working at the Bureau they agreed with a few conditions and contract signings along with it. 

Her parents weren't just like any other parents that would simply visit their child because they miss them. Hers were the 'we have a business in town, I came to judge your decisions' type. Not that she hates their visits but her being caught off guard was the problem.

"Ava" her mother called her attention. "What is this I've been hearing about you and your ex-wife getting back together?" her blue eyes matched her own. Victoria was poised, elegant and a little terrifying if you first encounter her but the soft spoken and wise woman was actually not that bad.

"No mother, Sara was injured in a mission so I... "

"So you move her back in your old house and rekindle old flames?" the older woman raised her brows.

"No mom, I wanted to be with Laurel" she gets to the point when she realized that her mother was not going to let this one go easily.

Victoria had her doubts about Sara when she and Ava started dating up until they were married. Though Sara was unaware of the riches Ava had when they first met, the older woman still felt protective of her daughter.

Sara proved her wrong however when they got married and built a family together. Sara was modest, never asked for more than she should and never spent a cent of the Sharpe's wealth and only asked so little of Ava.

"Speaking of, where is my granddaughter?"  The older woman gently raised her teacup to her lips.

When Laurel was born, the tension between Sara and her mom dialed down. Her mother loved Laurel and they visited her as often as they can. It came as a shock to both her and Sara that they paid so much attention when they rarely had time for her when she was younger.

"She'd be down in a minute" as if on cue, Laurel carefully ran down the stairs, Nana Anne not far behind her.

"Gammy!" the little girl ran towards the living room. Laurel made a complete halt when she reached the couch. She tiptoed to reach her grandmothers cheeks.

Victoria lit up. She and the little girl began talking about how it feels to be back in their house and if mommy had been taking good care of her "mommy has a tummy ache" the little girl frowned. "Mama played with me though. We went to the park and fed the birdies and ducks"

"Did you now?" Ava was getting more and more anxious.

Sara was resting in the room and couldn't be with her. Usually when her mother visits, Sara would be there for moral support. Her presence would calm her nerves and now she only has the memory of that to cling to.