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Chapter 13
The Next Day
Brian's View
It's 8:30 in the morning and everyone is cleaning up. I mean everybody. Kevin and Sara are even helping. Mary got home about 9:45 last night and she was in pretty bad shape. Tiffany and the other girls went off to some room to talk about it. She seems to be much better today but Kevin and her are still not talking.
"Hey Kevvy? I thought you were going to make Brian and I clean all this up?" Tiffany asked wiping the table.
"I'm in a better mood that's all," he shrugged vacuuming the rug.
"That's good because I thought you were going to kill me yesterday," I laughed.
"I was believe me!" Kevin laughed.
"Hey Bri?" Tiffany whispered to me.
"What?" I asked coming over to her.
"Why is Sara helping?" she said pointing to Sara who was wiping off the floor near the kitchen.
"I don't know. Do you want to ask her?"
"No way!"
"I'll ask her," I said getting up.
"No!" she said grabbing my arm.
"Why not?" I laughed.
"Because she might be doing this just to get your attention."
"Why would she do that?"
"I don't know! She's screwed up in the head. She'll do anything."
"Look I'm just going to ask her OK? It's not going to hurt anything."
"Fine," she sighed.
I got up and went over to Sara.
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Yeah sure Bri," she smiled sweetly at me.
"Why are you helping us clean up?"
"Is there a rule saying that I can't help?"
"No but I thought, nevermind," I said walking away.
"So what did she say?" Tiffany asked me.
"Nothing," I said.
"Oh well," she shrugged.
"Hey where's Michelle?"
"Um the last time I saw her AJ was talking to her over in the kitchen. Why?"
"Just wondering," I shrugged.
"You're such a worry wart," she smiled.
"Who cares? I worry if my daughter is safe or not. All dad's do that."
"But you're so good at it. I mean you just met here like three or four days ago and it looks like you've known her all her life."
"Yeah well I just have so many skills."
She rolled her eyes at that comment.
"It's true and you know it."
"Yeah yeah," she said getting up.
2 Hours Later
"Finally!" Nick said plopping down on the couch.
"That actually didn't take as long as I thought it would take," Howie said sitting down on the couch.
Tiffany sat next to Nick and I sat next to her putting my arm around her shoulder. AJ and Amanda were by the fireplace and Michelle's in AJ's lap, Stacey sat next to Howie, Kevin sat on the other side of Howie and Mary sat on the other side of Nick. Sara sat in the chair opposite the couch.
"I'm so tired," Tiffany said leaning her head on my shoulder.
"So am I," I said kissing the top of her head.
"I'm happy you guys got back together," Howie said.
"Thanks D," I smiled.
"Now maybe you'll shut up about how you miss her," he laughed.
"Ha ha! Very funny!"
"No but seriously it was way to weird seeing Bri with Sara," AJ said. "No offense."
"Shut up freak," Sara said snottily.
"Woah what happened to the nice helping Sara we all knew five minutes ago?" Tiffany asked.
"Shut up blondie!"
"Blondie! You are such a…" I covered her mouth before she could say anymore. She grabbed my hand and pulled it off her mouth.
"Why did you do that?"
"If you didn't notice our daughter is sitting right over there. I wouldn't have stopped you if she weren't in ear shot but she is so be careful."
"Fuck your daughter! If you have something to say to me say it now!" Sara yelled.
"Sara will you watch your mouth!" Kevin yelled.
"Why should I!"
"AJ can you get Michelle upstairs and put on some music so she can't hear this?" I said getting up.
"Yeah, C'mon Michelle I'm going to give you a little dance lesson," AJ said getting up with Michelle in his arms. He walked past me and whispered, "Tell me what happens. I really want to see Tiffany kick Sara's butt!"
"OK," I smiled. Amanda went with AJ up the stairs and we waited till we heard the door close.
"OK your bitchy daughter's upstairs. Now what do you want to say to me!?" Sara yelled getting up.
"Sara I would seriously like to know what is up your ass! Is there an elephant up there or something!?"
"You are such a bitch you know that!?" Sara said coming closer to Tiffany.
"I'm the bitch!? I'm not the one that is trash talking a two-year-old girl! What did she ever do to you!? If you have something bad to say you say it to me! You got that!"
"If you just stayed out of Brian's life none of this would be happening so you brought this on your stupid daughter and yourself!"
"Sara if you don't shut up I will literally do something that I would never ever do to a girl! Michelle is my daughter too you know!" I yelled. I was about to explode.
"Brian stay out of this," Tiffany said to me.
"Tiffany I'm just defending Michelle."
"I know that but if you hit her she can sue you or something so just keep to the side and let me kick her fat ass."
I smiled at that comment.
"My fat ass! For your information I only way 127 pounds!"
"Well it's all in your ass!"
"At least I can find a bra at a regular store. You probably have to order your bras!"
"Excuse me!? My boobs are not that big! They're smaller then Leighanne's!"
"Oh come on! Just ask anyone of these guys! They all say they're huge! I've heard them say it more then once!"
"That's not true! Is it!?" she turned to Nick and then to Howie and then to Kevin and then to me. I looked down and all the other guys did the same.
"Guys?" she said more quietly.
"Tiffany we were only having fun," Howie spoke up.
"So it is true! Brian! What did you tell them!"
I looked up to find her glaring at me.
"I didn't say anything!" I said. I didn't. Sara was the one that brought up the topic this one time I showed her Tiffany's picture.
"Brian stop lying you did to!" Sara yelled.
"I didn't say anything! I just showed you her picture and then you brought up the topic of how her breasts are huge!"
"You are one sick girl you know that Sara!?"
"I am not!"
"Why were you looking at them anyway!?"
"I wasn't!"
"Whatever! But what I would like to know is why do you hate me so much!?"
"Because you took Brian away from me!"
"I did not!"
"Yes you did! You know what I think!? I think Michelle or whatever her stupid name is is not Brian's child at all!"
"What!?"
"I mean come on you can tell she's your child because she looks just like you which would be a gorilla but Brian is way to cute to have an ugly child like that!"
"YOU BITCH!" Tiffany screamed grabbing onto Sara's hair and yanking it.
"OW!" Sara screamed grabbing Tiffany's hair and yanking it. They were both doing the same thing while screaming. Kevin moved the table and all of us watched. This is great entertainment but if Sara does anything that will really hurt Tiffany I'm going to break it up. Tiffany then kneed Sara in the stomach. Sara let go of Tiffany's hair and held her stomach.
"I can't believe you did that!" Sara screamed. She charged at Tiffany and tackled her to the ground. Sara was sitting on Tiffany's stomach pulling her hair and slapping her. I watched Tiffany's face. I could tell she was in pain. I was about to pull Sara off of her but all of a sudden Tiffany swung her right fist at Sara's head. Sara fell off Tiffany screaming out in pain. Tiffany got up and on her face pure anger and hatred was shown. She kicked Sara in the leg and was about to kick her again but I grabbed her and turned her around.
"Sweetie calm down!" I said.
"Let go of me Brian!" she yelled struggling.
"You hurt her enough and you're bleeding. Just stop OK?" I said softly. She stopped struggling and looked at me. Her nose was bleeding along with her lip. There was a red mark on her right cheek from Sara slapping her and her hair was all in her face. I wiped the hair away from her face and kissed her forehead.
"C'mon let's get that blood off your face," I said leading her to the bathroom.
"This isn't over yet!" Sara screamed getting up and storming up the stairs.
I closed the door behind me and turned on the light.
Tiffany sat on the toilet seat and put her head in her hands.
"I have a headache," she groaned.
"Do you want some Tylenol?"
"Yeah," she mumbled.
I got the Tylenol and a glass of water and handed it to her. She took the pills and handed the glass back to me. I put the glass on the counter and bent down in front of her. I got a tissue and gave it to her. She took it and wiped her nose and mouth.
"I don't think I should have let you done that," I said looking down.
"Why?"
"Because you got hurt," I said looking at her.
"That's my fault. She shouldn't have been talking about Michelle like that," she said throwing the tissue away and getting another one.
"I'm so sorry that this had to happen," I softly said taking her hand and kissing it.
"It's not your fault."
"Yes it is."
"No it's not," she said looking at me. We sat there in silence for a minute or so and finely Tiffany said something.
"Brian?"
"Yeah?"
"Did you believe what Sara said about Michelle not being your child because I was ugly and so was she?"
"No not at all. First off you're the most beautiful woman in the world and Michelle looks so much like you and second Michelle has some of my looks so I know that she's mine."
She smiled, "You really think I'm the most beautiful girl alive?"
"Of course I do!" I smiled.
"Thank you," she said softly.
"I'm just telling the truth," I said getting up. She got up and threw the tissue in the trash. She looked in the mirror and groaned.
"You say I'm beautiful?" she asked reaching for a brush that was next to all the other hair accessories.
"Yes you are no matter what."
"But look at me!"
"You look fine!"
"Whatever," she said brushing her hair. After a couple of minutes Tiffany finally decided she was suitable enough to show herself so we headed back out to the living room.
Everyone was sitting around being silent. Sara was back downstairs and she was on the ground holding a tissue up to her nose. AJ was sitting on the couch looking at Tiffany.
"So what happened?" he asked.
"I don't want to talk about it," Tiffany said softly glaring at Sara. Sara glared back.
"Mommy?" Michelle asked getting up out of Howie's lap.
"What honey?"
"What happened?" she asked sadly.
"Nothing, let's go upstairs and take a nap OK?"
"OK," she said reaching up to Tiffany. She picked her up and went over to the stairs and up to our room. I turned to Sara and said, "Don't you ever lay one hand on Tiffany again and if you say one more word about Michelle I'm gonna…"
"Your gonna what?" she asked snottily.
"Forget it," I said turning around and going over to the steps. I went up to where Tiffany went and opened the door. I walked in and Tiffany and Michelle were sleeping on the bed. I walked quietly over to the chair that faced the bed and sat down. I looked at their beautiful faces and sighed. Tiffany and Michelle are the most precious things in my life. I love them so much. So much that if something bad was to happen I would give my life to save theirs.
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