out with her, chat about what's been going on these years."
The lights of the Cedillo household were on; the whole family was in high spirits. On Jade's first night back to the Cedillo family, Naomi planned to keep her company. She said to her husband, "It's Molly's first day back, she might need some time to adjust. I wanna go hang As she approached Jade's room, she knocked, "Molly, can I come in?"
Jade responded, "Sure, Naomi."
Leo muttered under his breath, "You didn't show this much courtesy when you entered my room."
Naomi pushed the door open, "Mia, Leo, what are you guys doing here?"
Mia and Leo were both in their pajamas, sitting on the bed with Jade. Leo was perched on a stool. "We were worried Jade might find it hard to adjust, so we decided to keep her company." Mia explained.
Seeing them, Naomi knew she was no longer needed. "Since you guys are here, I'll head back. I just came to check on Molly."
She pointed at her son, "You, get out and go to bed."
Leo said, "Mom, I need time to take all this in too."
Naomi didn't get it, why did her son need time to take it all in?
Leo looked at who he'd been calling Jade for nearly a decade, now his actual aunt. The shock was nothing short of when he knew Mia married Andre. What pissed him off was that they kept calling him nephew. Jade said, "I thought you were my friend. Turns out, you're my nephew."
Leo was speechless. So, he needed time to digest.
leave, as Leo still had his uses. He needed to fill Jade in on what
nodded and took
Bruce asked, "Why are
them have some alone time." Naomi said. That night, Leo told
Jade, "Andre went through a lot to find you. His last business trip was actually trying to find
in, "Andre sacrificed his marriage
Leo, "Explain. How did
was surprised, "Didn't Andre tell you?" He was unsure, worried he might get scolded by Andre for
said, "Spill it, what happened to his
to know, "Why did
wouldn't give Andre the info. Before marrying Mia, the only one
If my husband hadn't told me in time that 'Molly' was his lost sister. I, with my fiery temper, would have torn him apart if I'd mistaken him for
"Good thing Andre clarified things
silent. Mia looked at her two friends, her eyes filled
realized something?" The excitement
and Leo asked simultaneously,
triumphantly, "I'm
was to be married to Andre!
kiss my husband." Mia
"Are you sure you'll come
one suddenly got the unmarried friend's meaning. They looked at each other, then Mia said, "Jade, we worry about whether your future husband can handle
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