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Chapter 61
61 Grab Life by the Balls
(Winona)
"Are you sure you're making the right choice?" Lisa asks.
I nod. "I'm just going to do exactly what I want to do for a change. I honestly can't be any worse off. Abby will thrive in the sea air."
Lance holds his glass up. "Good for you. That family needs a good kick in the ass."
"It's not that simple for Winona though. She has enemies. I'm worried this will force Ashlyn and maybe Judy to do something drastic."
"Ashlyn has the baby to think about. She would know that as long as she has his baby, Jayden will always be tied to her. I don't think she'd risk that," I say..
"I wouldn't put anything past her. She needs medicating or something." Lisa shakes her head.
"I don't think Gus will let her out of his sight while she's pregnant with his grandchild," Lance observes.
"Oh my god! Abby is his grandchild too. It's like this is all just occurring to me. And she's the heir apparent If anything happens to Jayden. I don't want that life for her."
"I'm glad it's all out in the open now, I mean, it was disastrous at the time but now I feel relieved, I'm not sure Jayden will ever talk to me again." Lance says with a grimace. "You hurt him. I guess time will tell." I want to support Lance but I'm not breaking Jayden's confidence by discussing what he discussed with me over what Lance did.
"I won't hold my breath waiting." Lance adds. "I guess my life looks very different now."
"You'll get work," Lisa adds. "You're so good at what you do."Content © NôvelDrama.Org.
"I have offers already. That's not what's worrying me. I go face the music with Jayden and see where we stand.
"Phillip was an awful shock. I just never suspected him But looking back, I feel like the prize idiot. It's so obvious." I confess. My confidence in myself and my own decisions has really been rocked by this.
"Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but you can't blame yourself for wanting to believe men like Phillip pretended to be, are out there," Lisa says.
"That is a fantasy I'll never buy into again." I clink glasses with them both.
"Now, you're starting to sound like me." Lance smiles.
"If you go to Santa Monica, don't leave my life like you did before." Lisa gives me a hug. "I need you." "You just want all the gossip first-hand." "Well, there's that too."
We both laugh.
"But what about Judy! I mean she had both Brennan men. What do you think happened there?" Lisa asks.
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"I honestly don't know. But I do know Jayden is livid about it all." I mean there's no secret there.
"He's in line for Nexus Global. I can't imagine the pressure." Lisa shakes her head.
"He has a lot to work through before he considers that fact," I add.
"I really can't imagine where he starts with all of this." Lisa frowns.
"I think he just starts with being a father. The father he always wanted for himself. I really want to give him that chance. This dysfunctional family crap can only be broken by showing the kids a better way." This may be the alcohol talking at this point. "True, but as long as Judy is around and doing what she pleases, that is easier said than done," Lance agrees.
"Maybe Gus has a way to keep her restricted," I say, hoping it's true.
"He hasn't done too well so far. Do you think he loves her, did he ever love her?" Lisa asks.
I shrug. "I can't even believe there's anything lovable about that woman."
"I'll drink to that," Lance interrupts with a toast. "Here's to living life on our own terms."
"I think we can do better than that," I add with a grin.
They both look at me.
"Grab life by the balls and squeeze hard!"
Lisa grins and Lance winces and covers his crotch area with one hand.
"We only get one shot at life and I'm not letting anyone call those shots for me from now on. None of us should." I am serious about this. I've made up my mind,
We all clink glasses and finish our drinks.
"I think this calls for tequila shots."
The next morning, I regret the tequila decision. My head is slamming out a heavy rock beat and my stomach is very fragile. I hope life's balls feel this bad after all that squeezing.
I squint at my cell phone through blurry eyes. No messages, it's eight in the morning. Damn, never again with Tequila. My liver is not in college anymore.
This is not part of responsible parenting. I drag myself out of bed to go and see if Abby is okay. Oh, my head has just increased its tempo. I need aspirin badly I go into my bathroom and rummage for them in the draw. Wow. I need to get back to the land of the living to go see Gus. Somehow.
In the living room, Abby is watching her favorite show Morning, Mommy."
"Morning, Sweety. Have you had breakfast?"
Anne comes in. "Pancakes are ready! I did bacon and extra syrup." +25 BON
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"Yay!" Abby cries out and runs for the kitchen.
Just the words bacon and syrup make me want to throw up. I groan.
"Strong black coffee for you I think," Anne says.
"I really did a number on myself."
"You should watch the news. Won't help your head but you need to see it."
"Okay." I flick the TV channel over.
Damn, Gus and Jayden are headlining.
Family feuding over billions. Kids caught in crossfire. Is Jayden cheating on his new wife with his ex?
Every news channel has similar stories. I'm so over all this speculation on my life. After coffee I'm going to see Gus. Then I'm calling Jayden and telling him I'm house-hunting in Santa Monica. I fell off the radar once before, maybe I can do it again. 62 Exactly