Chapter 21🥀Thanksgiving (2)

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            *WES POV*

I am seated on the passenger side of my green Audi R8. Edward is behind the wheels driving me to my father's mansion for the thanksgiving dinner.

I had asked Edward to take a break for the holidays but all he said was that his family is complicated to be around .

I wish Chicago was by my side but she wanted to spend the holidays with her parents and who am I to deny her.

The loud ringing of my phone brings me back to reality. I check the caller ID and see its Jean.

"You're late." She says in a firm voice.

"I'm forty five minutes away. I had to fix a few things before coming." I defend myself.

"I'm bored.bAlex is spending the holidays with his family and I'm here all alone ..."

I listen to her whining for the next forty five minutes. When she's about to end the call I tell her I've arrived and she squeals out of happinesses.

                     ***
As we enter the dinning room together I see that Jean was right when she said I was late.

My dad and Jayda are both seated at the ends of the huge dinning table. My dad's younger sister, Aurora Hughes Wales is seated next to her husband Tharon Wales.

Next to them is their sixteen year old daughter, Denise.
Opposite the Wales is my father's older brother, Gale Hughes together with his family. Aunt Elizabeth and their twenty two year old twin sons, Adam and Aiden.

Besides the twins sits Serenity. She is mine and Jean's cousin from our mother's side.I still don't know why she still comes to these gatherings.

Her family stopped coming once Jean and I turned eight. Now twenty years later she still comes to all Hughes family gatherings.

She is my favorite cousin.We are practically the same age. She is six months younger than me and Jean.

I scan my gaze again and my eyes land on a smiling Meghan.

Meghan !

What is she doing here. Doesn't she have a family to go spend thanksgiving with ?!

Why do I ask... she probably murdered them... who knows ?

I walk towards the table and sit next to Serenity. Jean seats directly opposite from me.

"I missed you." Serenity whispers in my ear and I whisper it back to her.

I turn and see Jean eyeing me suspiciously. She always had this bizzare theory that the reason Serenity still hungs out with our family is because she likes me intimately. I laughed at that.

Serenity and I were just really good friends.

My conversation with Serenity is cut short when food is brought by waiters dressed in black and red.

Everyone is eating while making small conversation. Plastic smiles covered on their faces. I know better than anyone that none of us like each other.

I keep my gaze on Meghan in case she tries something stupid. In which I know she will.

Ten minutes into watching her she abruptly stands up and excuses herself. I follow her suit raising everyone's suspicions levels to a hundred.

***

I find Meghan leaning on one of the walls in the hall way, a devilish smirk plastered on her face.

"I knew you'd follow me. You just can't stay away from all of thi-"

I roughly push her against the wall. Her eyes go wide.

"Is Erick my son !"

I'm not interested in beating around the bush. She stares at me for a while before grinning.

"What do you think ? Of course he's your damn son !"

I let go of her and run my fingers through my hair.

"When were you planning on telling me ?" I manage to ask her calmly.

"Soon"

"We'll have to perform a DNA test first because I don't trust you Meghan Pier !"

She smiles.

"Already taken care of. It's in my purse back in the dinning room. If you allow me to go... I'll show them to you once dinner is over."

I agree with her yet I can't help but feel like she's up to something.

When we head back Jean looks at me questioningly but I pretend I did'nt see the look.
Just as am about to sit down Meghan clears her throat and all attention shifts to her.

"I have an announcement..."

Oh lord !

"Dean and I have a son."

The whole room goes quiet. I look at Jean and she seems to be waiting for an explanation.

"Congratulations !" Jayda yells from the top of her voice.

My father follows suit and does the same. So does everyone in the room. I don't move or say a single thing. I just eye Meghan whose being hugged by aunt Aurora.

"When can we meet him ?" Aiden and Adam ask in unison.

"You make the perfect couple." Aurora says.

"Where is he ?" Serenity asks.

"He's in France with my parents for the holidays." Meghan answers.

"Why don't you guys move in together ?" Jayda with her annoying mouth suggests.

"Nice idea." My father agrees.

Jean gets up angrily, throws her napkin on the table and leaves without saying a single word. Serenity runs after her.

"How soon can you move in with Dean ?" Jayda asks.

"Tonight" I hear my father say. "I'll send a moving company to get all your things..."

I turn from the table and run after Jean. I look around but I can't spot her car or her chauffer anywhere. I guess she has already left.

I walk towards Edward who's speaking on the phone. I hear Chicago's faint voice.

Chicago ?

"Who were you talking to ?" I ask him once he was done.

"No one sir." I know he's lying but I let him be.

I look up and the first flake of snow starts to fall.

"Let's go home." I tell him and he nods.

As we're about to leave the parking lot, I see Meghan running towards my car.

"Hey... Dean !"

Edward stops the car and she hops in.

"We are going at the same place... remember ?" She says in her so annoying voice.

Uuugh !

When we arrive at the mansion Edward quickly turns the car and leaves.

Where is he going at nine ?

I head to my study and lock myself in there. Chicago will be back tomorrow.

I miss her.

I close my eyes and drift to sleep.

***

I wake up an hour later and head downstairs. Meghan's things are being brought in by the moving company.

"What's going on ?"

Chicago ?

I turn to see an awful looking Chicago. She's shivering from the cold since it just started snowing, her hair is a mess, her makeup is ruined and her eyes are sore from crying ...?

Why would she be crying ?

Before I could reach her Meghan comes out of nowhere.

"Guess who's moving in bitch !"

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