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Hi everybody! Sorry I've been lagging with Phoenix, my head has been all over the place lately!
Again, no new Walking Dead characters, but the next chapter will have Theresa and Sam in it.
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Chapter Nineteen: Modern Family, Part One
The Grimes Residence, Calabasas, 9:45 am
LORI
"So Melody spent the night out at Gareth's?" Rick asked me as we were getting ready for the day, to which I nodded, even though he couldn't see me since we were in our own separate closets.
"Mmhmm. They were having such a good time, why end it there? You know what that means, right?" I walked out of my closet wearing a tie dyed pink, purple, white and blue sundress, which seemed to be the only thing that was fitting me nowadays. My weight was mostly in my stomach and hips, I had already begun to show, except I was still feeling uncomfortable. The back pains were constant, but at least I didn't have morning sickness anymore. Either way, I couldn't wait to give birth.
"No, what does it mean?" Rick asked as he emerged from his closet in a T-shirt and jeans.
"She stayed the night, Rick, what else could it possibly mean? They made love."
All my husband did was roll his eyes at me and laugh as he sat down on the bed to put his shoes on. "You've been watching too many Lifetime movies, Lori. They haven't been together that long. In order to make love, you have to actually be in love first. Otherwise, it's just sensual sex."
I scoffed at Rick and playfully shoved his shoulder, making him laugh as I laid on my side. "Since when did you get so cynical? And that is not true, by the way. Pick up any romance novel. Besides, whose to say they aren't in love already? Melody and Gareth have been together almost three months, that's long enough. I knew I was in love with you after our first date."
Rick smiled. "You have a point, but I knew I was in love with you when I finally got the guts up to ask you out." He leaned in and kissed me, which I reciprocated by pulling him in further. No marriage was perfect, we have our ups and downs, not to mention plenty of shouting matches. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, my love for Rick would never falter.
We were getting hot and heavy when an annoying jingle beeped from my iPhone, indicating that I was getting a FaceTime call. Rick and I gave each other a puzzled look as I unplugged my phone and pressed the accept button to see it was my sister. "It's Melody. I wonder what's going on."
When the screen opened, I saw her on a black suede California King sleigh bed with navy blue linens in a light grey room with a large iMac on a desk across from the right side of the bed and a 50" projection screen TV across from the bed, as well as some paintings and posters on the wall. Gareth was sitting across from Melody, they both had their foreheads pressed together and silly grins on their faces.
"Nice try, hot lips. I am not breaking this stare down, so don't even try to throw me off."
"Oh, yeah? I bet you I can."
Gareth leaned in to kiss her but then started tickling her sides and kissing her neck. Melody started laughing hysterically and squirming around as she fell back against the pillows.
"Gareth, no! You know how ticklish I am, especially behind my ears." Melody tried to push him off, but Gareth just kept tickling and laughing along with her. I couldn't help but smile.
"Having fun, you two?"
The two of them looked over and smiled.
"Oops, looks like we've been caught." Gareth said with a smirk.
"Guess so. Hi, sissy!" Melody grabbed her phone off the nightstand so she was looking directly at us, a huge grin on her face with Gareth sitting next to her. "Good morning! Say hi, Gareth."
"Hi, Gareth."
She giggled and rolled her eyes. "You're suck a dork! I knew you were going to pull that."
"But isn't that what's part of my charm?"
"Ha, of course."
Gareth pulled her in closer before waving at us. "Morning, Rick and Lori."
Rick waved at the phone. "Hey, Gareth. Melody."
"Hi, MeMe! What's going on? We were just getting dressed."
Melody scoffed and elbowed Gareth. "I told you they were making out." It was hard to believe that not even three days ago she was so pissed at him, because now it was the complete opposite, which made me smile.
"Like you two weren't doing anything either. What's up?"
"We weren't." I could tell by the tone of her voice that she was hiding something, but figured she'd tell me later. Besides, even if they had, they hid it well. The bed was made and they were both dressed with their hair neatly brushed. "Anyways, it's Pancake Sunday, I'm making my chocolate chip Mickey Mouse pancakes, and Gareth came up with the brilliant idea of having you guys, Mommy, and Grams over for brunch so our families could meet. Are you game?"
Rick hesitated. "Well-"
"Yes! Of course we are." I stared over at Rick. "What's to say no to?" I turned back at Melody. "We'll be there, what time? Should we bring anything?"
"Hmmm, no, we're about to go to the store with Autumn Montana in a few minutes. You'll love her, she's the cutest little thing in the world. How about 10:30? It's time for you to learn how to really make pancakes, big sister."
"Hey! I know how to cook, little sister. My lasagna is amazing."
"Yeah, sure, but if lasagna is the only thing you can make, you might as well divorce Rick and marry Garfield." She began cracking up over that, leaning into Gareth as he started laughing before addressing us.
"Lori, don't worry about bringing anything, just bring yourselves and an open mind. My family is free spirited and kooky, but loveable nonetheless."
"I've only heard good things, but you're in for a wild ride with our grandma. She's very opinionated and has a tendency to be a bit crass." The fact that our grandma would be there had me a little nervous, especially after how she treated Melody when I had everybody over for dinner to announce my pregnancy.
"I know, and I've been warned. There's nothing I can't handle. She sounds fun."
"Let me know if you still think that after two hours." Rick interjected with a smirk.
Melody glanced up at Gareth. "Fun? Man, you really are crazy." She turned back to the phone. "Alright, I'll see you guys in a while, texting you the address and directions now. Can't wait!"
"Us, too. Bye, Melondrop."
"Bye, Lollipop."
We waved to each other as she ended the call. I turned to Rick, wondering why he had been uncertain at first. "Are you ok, baby?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just stressed over this Mikimoto presentation and the party."
I caressed his cheek. "I know, it's a lot, but the party is going to be a blast, like it is every year. Don't worry. If you can still stand the sight of the fat ass pregnant whale you're married to, then I'll be able to relieve some of that stress." I winked over at Rick, to which he smiled. My hormones were going through the roof, which meant my sex drive was as well.
Rick laughed. "Hey, that's my wife you're talking about. Besides, I like how you look with some curves." He reached over and tugged me forward until I was on top him, resuming our kissing from before Melody called. Sometimes, Rick was a little too reserved in bed, but lately he had stepped up his game in a big way…
Gareth's House, Encino, 10:35 am
"Wow, nice place." I looked at the outside of Gareth's house as Rick pulled up. It was exactly how Melody described, a semi-large brown Tudor with lots of ivy. Even though I hadn't seen the inside yet, I could feel the warmth that radiated from the home.
"Yeah, sure is. I remember when he added on the second unit. Considering how much money we've made in almost two years since Gareth has been with Woodbury, he more than deserves it." Rick said as we got out of the car. The quickie we had before leaving the house definitely brightened his mood, he was in high spirits.
"Are you excited to see Sophia, Carl?" I asked as we walked up to the front door. Rick and I had met Sophia and Alex, along with Gareth's best friend Albert, when they were over for Movie Night. They were all very nice, and I couldn't wait to meet the rest of Gareth's family. All Carl did was scoff as his face went bright red.
"Whatever. Sure, I am."
Even though he was trying to act cool, I already knew he had a little crush on her. What wasn't to like? Sophia looked like a younger version of Keira Knightley and seemed to be polite.
"Carl, just be on your best behavior, ok?" Rick said as he rang the doorbell.
We were greeted by an older woman with long wavy brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a bohemian hippie dress and a smile on her face. "Hello there! You must be Melody's family. I'm Mary, Gareth and Alex's mother."
"Hi! We are. I'm her older sister, Lori. This is my husband Rick and our son, Carl."
After we all shook hands, Mary motioned us inside. "It's a pleasure to have you all over."
"Thank you for having us. Where are Melody and Gareth?" I asked as I looked around the house, pleased that it was exactly what I thought it would be.
"They just got back from the grocery store and checked to see if everybody else was awake, they should be down soon."
"WEEE! YAA HOO!"
The four of us looked over to see a piglet wearing a purple tutu and a tiara hop down the stairs, followed by who I assumed was Autumn Montana, sitting in front of Melody, who was sitting in front of Gareth as they slid to the bottom of the stairs.
"See, I told you Violet was fast!" Autumn Montana stood up and giggled.
"You were right about that one, Autumn. There's no denying that." Gareth rose to his feet, giving Melody a hand as she leaned forward and whispered something in his ear before they both started laughing. He put his hand on the small of her back and whispered something , to which she pulled away and bit her lip.
"Gareth…" Mary glanced over at him, to which they both turned over and looked at us with huge smiles on their faces.
"Hey, Grimes! Welcome!"
"Lori!" Melody ran over and threw her arms around me in a huge hug before pulling back. "Hi, guys!" She was barefoot, wearing jeans and a black Pink Floyd T-shirt that was most likely Gareth's because it was two sizes too big and tied in the back, along with being worn off the right shoulder, light makeup and her hair down and toussled, grinning from ear to ear. I hadn't seen her this happy in a long time, and it made everything that much brighter.
"Hi! Here, we brought Cristal for mimosas." Rick held up two bottles, smiling.
"Alright! Now it's really brunch!" Gareth and Melody high fived each other as the piglet started sniffing my feet.
"Oh! Whose your little friend?"
"That's Violet, and she belongs to this little beauty right here." Gareth swept up a giggling Autumn Montana as he stood next to Melody. "Autumn Montana, can you say hi?"
She waved before burying her head in his shoulder, which made him smile. "What, are you shy all of a sudden? Come on, say hello."
Melody leaned in and whispered something in her ear, before Autumn Montana pulled back and smiled, pointing at Carl. "Mim-nun! Mim-nun!"
Everybody started laughing while Carl looked confused. Melody ruffled his hair. "Despicable Me, kiddo." She took Autumn Montana out of Gareth's arms and walked closer to me. "Autumn, this is my big sister, Lori. Feel this." Melody put Autumn Montana's hand on my stomach, we both watched her little eyes widen as the baby kicked. "Isn't that cool?"
"Whoa! There's a baby in there?"
I smiled and nodded. "Yes, there is. A baby girl."
"That's what you did when you were in your mommy's tummy and what we did in all of ours, too." Melody balanced Autumn Montana on her hip, and I couldn't help but think that the two of them with Gareth looked like such a cute little family.
"How'd the baby get there?"
That question left us all with shocked yet uncomfortable facial expressions.
"Did The Stork visit like in Dumbo?"
GARETH
"Yes, sweetheart, that's exactly how Lori's baby got in her tummy. Why don't you and Violet go with Bubbe and Nana in the kitchen?"
Autumn Montana smiled and nodded. "Ok!"
"Come on, owl child, let's go." Mary smiled as she took Autumn Montana out of Melody's arms with Violet following. Once they left, Lori elbowed me with a smirk.
"Nice save there."
I smiled back, breathing a sigh of relief. "Thanks. It's what we're using until she's old enough."
"Charlotte, you have got to tell her to break up with this Gary once and for all! Melody is too high maintenance, she can't be dating somebody with a child. There's always a chance that the mother will lay some guilt trip, he'll go back and leave our little Melondrop a heartbroken mess. Guess who has to pick up the pieces? You, me, Lori, Rick even!"
We all looked out the front window to see Charlotte and who appeared to be Grandma Frances walking up to the door.
"His name is Gareth, Mom, not Gary. Don't put so much negativity on it. He's a nice Jewish boy who treats Melody like the princess she deserves to be, and I'm sure he's a great father, too. She isn't high maintenance, she's just a little theatrical. It's part of her personality."
I leaned in to Melody before whispering in her ear. "She wouldn't think I was a nice Jewish boy if she knew what I did to you at five in the morning…"
Melody's eyes widened and she smacked me in the arm. "GAR-ETH!" Her humiliation only lasted for a little bit before she started laughing into my chest, causing Rick and Lori to look over at us, to which I rolled my eyes.
"That's yet to be seen. Judging from her dating past, she's got a shoddy record. Remember that pansy Randall? His ass was smaller than hers, and she already thinks her butt is as big as Coco Austin's, I can only imagine what this Garrett's will look like. I always said you can tell a lot about a man by his backside and what's between his legs. Melody should take a page from Lori's book, Rick's got an ass that should be put in a museum, or Playgirl magazine, and I'm sure he's got legendary genitals to boot."
Lori looked over at us. "Should we let them know we can hear everything they said?"
Melody shook her head. "No, but we should probably cut this short." She walked over and opened the door. "Hi, Mommy! Hi, Grams!"
"My darlings!" Charlotte walked forward and hugged Lori and Melody, followed by Rick and Carl, before glancing over at me. "Hi, Gareth! How are you?" She then gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm fantastic, I'm glad you could make it." I smiled. In my wildest dreams, if Melody and I ended up getting married, Charlotte would be the best mother in law a guy could ever want.
"Melody Jasmine! My goodness, what are you wearing?! I swear, you would think that your mother spent her fortune dressing some other child with-" Grandma Frances barged in the house and did a double take at me as she went silent.
"Hi, I'm Gareth. You must be Melody and Lori's grandma." I extended my hand to her.
She was staring at me with her mouth open before her lips curled up into a smile as she flipped back what she could of her hair and strutted forward. "Why, hello there, Gareth. The pleasure is all mine. These fools call me Grams, but you can call me Frances." She then took my hand and shook it, giving me a flirtatious smile.
I could feel my face turn red, was she coming on to me? "I've heard a lot of wonderful things, Frances."
"Well, if I had known I'd be looking at a young James Darren, I would have told my precious Melly to set up a meeting sooner, Moon Doggie."
Lori and Melody could no longer hold back and fell over each laughing hysterically, almost falling to the floor. I looked over at Rick, Carl, and Charlotte, who were all biting their tongues, to which I just shrugged.
"You're quite the character, Frances, and I'm glad to have you over. Come on, let me introduce you to everybody else."
Rick glanced down at Lori and Melody, who were now laughing on the actual floor, their faces almost bright red. "How are you doing down there, gigglepusses?"
"Yeah, what's gotten into you two?" Carl asked.
They shook their heads, wiping their tears away.
"It's nothing, guys." Melody got up, grabbing Lori by the hands and pulling her to her feet. "Let's go." She then grabbed me as I instructed the others to go to the kitchen.
"Your grandma just came onto me, huh?"
Melody nodded. "Yeah, but can you blame her, Moondoggie?" She batted her eyelashes, which made her all the more adorable. I gave her a quick kiss, pulling away with what I'm sure was some kind of lovestruck smile on my face.
"No, Gidget, I can't say I do. I guess there's a first for everything."
I walked into the kitchen to see my mom making coffee as Autumn Montana played in the backyard with Violet. Carol walked in from picking oranges outside and smirked over at me.
"Hey, stud." She smacked me on the butt as she walked by, turning around and giving me a wink. I was kind of confused, but decided to delve into it later.
"Uh, hi? Mom, Carol, this is Melody's mom Charlotte and her grandma Frances, along with her sister Lori, my boss Rick and their son Carl."
My mom smiled, wiping her hands off and greeted Charlotte. "Hello! It's wonderful to meet you."
Charlotte smiled back. "Same for you."
"Now that we're meeting in person, I'd like to tell you first hand that your daughter is such a lovely girl."
"An absolute angel is more like it." Carol added, to which Charlotte smiled.
"Why, thank you very much. I'm so proud of both of my girls. I can also tell you first hand that you really have a remarkable son, too."
Melody squeezed my hand, we both had the same ecstatic feeling right now of how everybody was getting along.
"Wait a second, I know who you are!" Grandma Frances pointed at my moms. "You're Mary and Carol from The Amazing Race!"
Carol nodded. "Yes, we are."
Frances' mouth flew open again. "Oh my karaoke schemes and cobbler dreams! I was rooting for you to win! Your leg injury was absolutely devastating, Mary!"
Mom smiled shyly. "It was and we were pretty close, but we both took away such a wonderful experience, not to mention traveling the world."
Every once in a while, they would get recognized from being on Season 24 of The Amazing Race, which they were close to winning until my mom tripped in the rave maze in Belgium and injured her leg, hindering them from winning the race and arriving third with Carol carrying her over the finish line. Nevertheless, the five of us were so proud of the valiant spirit they had.
"DUDE! The Man, The Myth, The God! I want every last detail!"
We all looked over to see Alex strolling into the kitchen, once again wearing nothing but white tube socks and Spongebob Squarepants boxers.
"You had that chick-" The bemused smirk turned into a look of shock as he looked at all of us, Lori and Charlotte in particular.
Melody addressed him, trying not to smirk. "Alex, this is my family. We told you twenty minutes ago they were coming for brunch and to get dressed, you said you heard me?"
"Dude, your mom is a total MILF!" Alex ran up, grabbing Charlotte's hand and giving a kiss, to which everybody else looked mortified. "Hola, mamacita. I must say, The Governor of California was a fool to ever let you go, because your ballot box is one I definitely want to stuff my vote into."
Before Charlotte could even reply with her mouth agape, Melody interjected, slapping his hand away. "NU-UH! Alex, hands off my mom and go put your pants on! Besides, she has a boyfriend."
"Yeah, where is he, Mom?" Lori asked, hands on her hips, to which their mother looked at the tray she had been holding.
"He was busy, prior engagement." She cleared her throat, looking over at Mom and Carol. "Melody called just in time, I was just whipping up a batch of my famous chocolate chip pumpkin bread loaves."
I don't know what it was, but Charlotte was definitely hiding something about the man she was dating.
3:00 pm
MELODY
"Ok, the ending of True Blood totally sucked! I was so bummed. No matter what, I always, always thought Bill and Sookie would get back together, but to have him meet The True Death and we have no idea who got her knocked up was stupid. Seriously, the writers ran out of ideas at that point." I laughed, sipping from my mimosa flute as I sat on Gareth's lap with his arms wrapped around my waist.
The past few hours had flown by. Despite the initial awkwardness from my grandma and Alex, it had been forgotten in order to make way for a brunch filled with laughs and smiles. Everybody seemed to be hitting it off, Lori and Carol were practically inseparable, as were Mom and Mary. I had been worried that Grams would shoot her loud mouth off in front of Autumn Montana, but like me, when she first met Gareth's daughter, her heart melted. Autumn Montana really was a well behaved little girl, because the first thing my grandma did was pinch her adorable little cheeks and she didn't even complain.
In my wildest dreams, if Gareth and I ever got married, Autumn Montana would be the best step daughter anybody could have. Mom and Lori also fell in love with her, the four of us laughing as we made my chocolate chip Mickey Mouse pancakes. Now, hours later, it was just the adults sitting around the patio table while the kids played with Autumn Montana.
"I watched that show, it was just too gory for me. All this vampire/zombie craze is getting out of control." Mom said, to which I laughed.
"You're right, but the sex scenes were something else. That's what I love about HBO, they can take sexual liberties." Mary added.
"That stuff is nothing compared to what I write, which I can sit here with a straight face and tell you all that it's better than that Fifty Shades of Shit." I cocked my head over at my sister. "I'm talking to you over there, Lollipop."
Lori laughed. "Alright, Melondrop, we get it. You can't stand the series that I love so much."
"What the heck is there to love? I couldn't even finish the first book, and you know how I love to read. My sex scenes are hot and tasteful, not some BDSM-Lite crap filled with anal beads and golden showers. Also, excuse my language, everybody, but my characters aren't misogynistic assholes and subservient bitches."
"I'm not saying they are or aren't. I love you to death, but I can't bring myself to read erotica knowing my baby sister wrote it."
Rick shrugged. "So? I've known Melody since she was in diapers and I read her stories."
"You have?" Lori asked with a raised eyebrow, to which he nodded.
"She's right, it's pretty racy."
"Makes sense. Hot girl equals hot writing." Alex snickered.
"Hey," Gareth elbowed me. "How come Rick can read your stuff and I can't?"
"Yes, Melody, Mary and I are still waiting for you to send us the link to your FanFiction stories." Carol said.
I could feel my face heating up as everybody watched me. "I know, I'm sorry. It's just-"
"It's just that you're afraid, Melody. That's why you haven't sent anything off yet, you're scared." Grams spoke up, causing the table to fall silent to her words.
I looked down, knowing that this had been too good to be true. With my annoyance now bubbling, I was about to tell her off when Gareth spoke up.
"Frances, I don't think she's afraid at all. The writing process isn't easy, I'm sure, it won't be like Rumplestiltskin where she'll wake up to a finished product. Melody's imagination is constantly exploding with ideas, which is why she jumps around so much on her projects. All artists have a method to their madness, but I know that the last word to ever describe Melody would be "afraid"."
Gareth looked up at me and smiled. Everybody at the table shot us amused expressions while my loudmouth grandma started baffling, unable to hurl an insult back. At that moment, I thought that Gareth was actually in love with me, too, for he had just done something so selfless and respectful as defending my honor.
"Well, I actually can't wait to see the movie. Rick and I are going Valentine's Day weekend when it comes out."
I laughed at my sister. "You mean you're dragging Rick to see it? Whoa, boy. I feel sorry for you, man." The table once again resumed it's laughter and light tone, making my anxiety simmer down. With that, I couldn't have been happier. "The casting on this is all wrong, too. Matt Bomer would have been a perfect-"
The chorus of "Stupid Girl" by Garbage chimed through the air, interrupting the conversation, and I could feel the vibration from Gareth's leg. I watched him pull his phone out of his pocket and saw that the caller ID read "Stupid Bitch".
"Hello, Theresa." I couldn't make out what she was saying on the phone, but Gareth was getting annoyed. "We said five, not three. She's playing with her aunts. Can't you and Sam do something until then?"
The next thing I heard was a whining "No!" from the other end, followed by more rambling. Lori and my mom glanced over at me, all I could do was shrug.
"Alright, alright. We don't need to argue about this. I'll see you in a few minutes." Gareth groaned again as he put his phone back in his pocket. "She can't even say good bye. Rude bitch." He mumbled under his breath before heavily sighing, running a hand through his hair.
"Are you ok?" I rubbed his shoulder, looking at him with worried eyes.
"I'm fine, she just can never be pleased with anything." Gareth glanced over at his daughter, who was having Carl act as her horse, crawling around on the grass while riding on his back. "Autumn Montana! Your mom is five minutes away, do you have your stuff ready?"
"Yes, Daddy! Do I have to go?"
He nodded sadly. "Yes, but I'm going to see you on Friday for Halloween, so don't worry."
"Are you ok, honey?" Carol asked, reaching her hand out to Gareth in an attempt to comfort him, but he didn't take it.
"Yeah, Momrol. I'm fine. I'm going to get her backpack." Gareth got up, barely registering that I was still on his lap before leaving. I watched Mary look down and shake her head in distress.
"She really is a heartless bitch."
I felt Gareth's pain and it made me very sad that he was so troubled over Theresa. "Um, I'm going to go talk to him?" I don't know why that came out as a question rather than an answer, perhaps I was waiting for them to veto it? To my surprise, Carol nodded as she wrapped her arms around Mary's shoulders.
"That's fine. Go ahead, dear."
"Alright, I'll be back. Excuse me." I got up and walked inside the house. I wasn't sure what to say to Gareth, I wasn't very experienced in this area since I never stayed with my dad as much as Autumn does, but all I could do was be genuine.
"Gareth?" I walked into Autumn Montana's room, looking around. Her room was pretty big for a toddler, painted in lavender with every single kind of doll and stuffed animal a person could think off, along with a pink vanity and T.V. with Disney decor on the walls, it was definitely a room fit for a little princess. Gareth was sitting on the floor against her bed, his knees propped up and his head down with a Powerpuff Girls Z! backpack next to him. I sat down on the floor next to him and took his hand in both of mine, exactly what he had done yesterday. "Are you ok?"
With an exasperated breath, he lifted his head up and looked at me, frustration wearing heavily in his handsome features. "I'm sorry about that little scene. We both weren't prepared to have Autumn Montana, becoming a parent is a major eye opening experience. Even though we aren't together anymore, we still need to co-parent for the sake of our daughter, and she refuses to do that. I mean, I suggested we go to therapy to clear the air and try to formulate some kind of rapport, even though I despise her."
I was impressed that Gareth had such a mature and unselfish outlook on this, he was attempting to put his disdain for Theresa aside in order to give Autumn Montana the best upbringing. It made me think of all the real parents I know. My mom, Rick and Lori, Hershel and Annette, Abraham, and now, Mary, Carol and Gareth. Not everybody was like my dad, only caring about their own motives.
"Gareth, I understand where you're coming from, but until she gets off the high horse she appears to be on, you're kind of alone on this. She needs to be the one to wake up and be a team with you, and in the mean time, all you can do is be the best dad for Autumn Montana. I've only been around for two days, but I can already tell that she's the apple of your eye. Don't let anybody judge you otherwise, you know what you're doing."
I could feel myself wanting to cry, everything Gareth was for Autumn was everything my dad wasn't for me. Unfortunately, as strong as I was, a part of me still longed for his acceptance, and I didn't know if I would ever get it.
Gareth nodded. "You're right. It's just super frustrating and all I want is for us to work together as much as we can, which is why we're both taking Autumn Montana trick-or-treating on Friday."
I smiled. "That sounds like a good idea."
"I hope it goes over well."
"I'm sure it will. Either way, all you need to think about is at the end you'll be seeing me shake my ass in whatever costume I end up going with." I licked my lips seductively, to which he shot me his infamous smirk that I was so crazy about.
"Hmm, well, I wouldn't mind a preview later on."
As he was about to kiss me, we heard a car horn blaring from outside. "Fuck, she's here already." We stood up, walking out of the room as he grabbed my hand. "Will you come with me? This is going to sound nuts, but I think it's important that you meet her."
I wasn't sure whether to feel weirded out or not, but I found myself nodding. "Of course I will. I understand." As of this moment, Theresa was like Brandi Glanville from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills- I didn't need to meet her to know that I already can't stand her.
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