Samson sighs in contentment as he put another forkful of cake in his mouth. "This's divine." He moans savoring the delicious taste. "Why thank you." Mrs. Melissa said with a wide smile. "I made it specially for you and your family, I hope they'll enjoy it as much as you." "I think they will. So um....i spoke to Ty and Janice earlier today, they seems to be doing well." He said sipping his juice.
"Yeah, they're making the best of their situation I guess. They couldn't make it back for the Easter egg hunt or the engagement party but they'll definitely be back for the wedding." She said putting icing on some cupcakes.
"I can't believe we're going to have a double wedding." Miss Mona squeals. "I can't believe Caleb agreed to go through with it." Anna adds. "Well I have to admit he wasn't very keen on the idea at first but then he seems to have a change of heart. He didn't even complain when his dad suggest that he take Maya and his daughter along with him to his bike show in Miami." Hi mom laughs.
"That's surprisingly true, I thought he was going to throw a fit especially with dad tagging along as well." Anna laughs. "Well it's the finals of the bike show, winner takes all, so he already knew his dad was going to accompany him but I too expect him to argue about Maya going but I guess he surprise us all." His mom said.
"So...um...I know the police can't seems to link Edwards with the kidnapping but what about the guys that actually did it? Can't the police get them to talk?" Samson asks. "They're talking but every word that comes out of their mouth is a lie." Anna said angrily.
"They claim that they were working alone, said they knew she belong to a rich family and they were only doing it for the ransom money." Anna snorts. "That's a lie, those jerks were amateurs, there's no way they were working alone. Someone was telling them what to do and that someone is, Edwards, we just can't prove it." Anna snorts again.
"So if Edwards is behind all this, won't he just get them out and back on the streets again?" Samson asks. "Seems like he already tried, someone petition bail for those fools but it was denied." Fabian said entering the kitchen.
"Wait, who petition bail for them?" Mrs Mona asks angrily. "Some random man, says he's a friend of one of them but I'm willing to bet Edwards is behind this too." Fabian sneers. "One thing I know for sure, we're not going to let that man control our lives, or the lives of our love ones." Mrs Melissa said putting the rest of Samson's cake in a box and taping the box shut.
The computer on the counter chimes and Mrs Melissa click a key and they saw Ty sitting on the sofa with Janice beside him. "Hi guys." He said waving at them. "Hi son, how are the both of you doing?" His mom asks. "Good mom, my kitten is still having nightmares sometimes but we're hanging in there." He said rubbing her hand.
"Hey Ty, we were just talking about how much you must love having your wife with you." Samson said laughing. "Oh, I do, very much, I do however wish the circumstances were different but I'm still grateful that she and my kids are here with me." Ty said.
"Is Chris still there?" Fabian asks. "No," Ty said laughing Jered practically had to use a cow chain to drag him back to Europe." Ty laugh again. "He did say that you were becoming quite the dancer Samson." Janice said with a teasing smile. "Well I wouldn't say that..." "Oh no, don't be modest, he said when you started you were extremely stiff but now, you can hold your own. He even said you might be dancing at the wedding." Ty adds.
"I don't know about that but what I do know is that I practice a lot and when I dance it turns on my wife, so I won't be stopping anytime soon." Samson chuckles.
"Okaaay then." Ty laughs. "So have anyone heard from Caleb?" Ty asks. "Yeah they called on their way to the tournament." His mom said. "So he's really going to do this, marry her? He won't back out at the last minute?" Ty asks in concern.
"We don't think so, I mean I spoke to Maya today and she said he is been really loving and patient with her and not only around dad but all the time." Anna said. "Hmm, I don't know, I could be wrong but something about this sudden change doesn't feel right but I guess only time will tell." Ty said leaning his head back against the sofa.
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"Hey were the winner at!" Fabian asks entering Caleb's room. "Whoa, that's some trophy." Fabian said in awe. "Nice right? It also come with two hundred and fifty grand." Caleb said with a wide smile. "Dang dude, that's some serious paper." "Right, I wired fifteen grand in your bank account by the way." "My account? Why?" Fabian asks.
"Come on brother, where would I be without you? Family is everything to me, you know that. I also wired some in Ty's account and Anna's and I have recordings of my win for all of you." He said handing Fabian a flash drive. "Congrats brother and thank you." Fabian said hugging him.
"Don't mention it, now come on, Chris is waiting on Skype, we need to practice our dance for the wedding." He said running towards the gym. "Hey Caleb wait!" "What?" "Are you really okay with this wedding? I'm only asking because you've been running from it for months now."
"Remember when you told me that it was an honor to share your day with me?" "Yeah," "Well the feeling is mutual brother." Caleb said pinching Fabian's cheek and running off. "Alrighty then." Fabian said chasing after him.
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Christian was in the gym of their penthouse in Europe practicing one of his dance moves when Jered walks in, walks over to the blasting music and switch it off. "Heeey, what gives?" Christian asks glaring at him. "Can I just talk to you for a bit?" Jered asks taking both of Chris hands in his. "Okay."
"I'm in awe of you right now baby. The way you floor those men today. They always underestimate you and you always floor them, leave them with their eyes bulging and their mouths on the floor. I love it, and I love you."
"You know how good you are and what you're worth and I love the way you don't take any bullshit from anyone, not even me." Jered laugh. "You're an amazing dancer, an amazing Architect and an even more amazing boyfriend."
"Wow, all these compliments, what's going on baby, did you do something wrong?" Chris asks. "No, I haven't, you're an amazing person and I just thought I should tell you. Now on a more serious note, I know it tore you apart when your parents disown you because you're gay but I watched as you cried your last tear.
You climb out of bed, you pulled yourself together, you pulled your life together and I'm very proud of you and of what you've achieved and I know it's the fear of been rejected like that again that's keeping you from telling your cousins that you're gay. Just know that I'll always be here for you, always, no matter what." Jered said kissing him.
"Thank you baby." Chris whispers wiping tears from his eyes. "It hurts that I can't just be myself around them, you know, but if I know my cousins well, especially Caleb, they would probably never speak to me again and i....." "I know, you don't want to lose them, I understand but Ty would still talk to you right?" "I think he would but then his brothers would probably be upset with him for even talking to me so......"
"What about Samson you think he would pull away from you too?" 'Not sure, He seems pretty cool but he also has a very scary side, a side I really don't want to be against me or us." 'I guess there's no coming out of the closet for us huh?" Jered asks. "Nope, not in this lifetime." Chris said with a heavy sigh.
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Romantizm"I wish i knew then what i know now." She said. "And what is that?" "That he would go from being a clingy little nerd to a hot, sexy doctor."
