"I'm pretty sure Lawrence will be here, too," Cherry added. She shifted her bag in her other hand and fixed her hair. She still looked young and so beautiful.
"Mom, I'm really getting jealous every time you praise my brother like that," Violet teased Cherry. She knew Lawrence was always her mom's favorite and precious son but it annoyed her whenever her mom said it in front of her.
"You're such a silly girl, Violet," Cherry couldn't help but tease Violet back. She shook her head and smiled at her daughter. "You're a big girl already, why do you still act like such a kid sometimes?"
"Who said that I'm a big girl? I am still your little baby," Violet stressed.
The three of them laughed as they exited into the arrivals hall.
Alice saw Violet immediately as soon as they stepped out before she saw Jackson and Cherry.
"Violet! Violet! Over here, Violet!" Alice shouted over the crowd. She waved at Violet, not even caring if she hit someone in the crowd.
Violet heard her name and Alice's voice and scanned the crowd for her. She saw her in the middle of the crowd. She let go of her parent's arms and waved to Alice, "Alice! I'm back, Alice!"
The two ladies ran to each other's arms and hugged each other tightly, not wanting to let each other go. Jackson cradled his arm around Cherry's shoulder and walked towards Violet and Alice. "Look at these two, so excited and thrilled to see each other. They don't even notice us anymore!"
Cherry laughed. "It's like you don't even know who your daughter is!" Cherry turned to Jackson and pretended to grumble. But she couldn't hold the grumble and a smile appeared on her face.
"She's your daughter, too. You gave birth to her!" Jackson argued. Cherry and Jackson still acted like a young couple, bickering at each other c
It all starts on that fateful night.
When Ella, who is the dear sister of Samuel’s best buddy, sneaks into the hotel where the drunken Samuel resides and gets pregnant…
"I don’t want a divorce!"
"I don’t want a divorce!"
"I did no such thing!"
Ella jumped on the bed and cried out. “I don’t want a scheming woman as my wife. Just sign the paper...
"Violet, Aunt Cherry, you'll ride with me," Alice suggested.
"Okay, sure!" Cherry agreed.
"Only if you're driving something other than your old car!" Violet pretended to complain. She loved to tease Alice.
"Of course not! I bought a new car last month. It's the coolest car you've ever seen!" Alice said with pride in her voice to hide the annoyance she had when Violet teased her old car.
Violet didn't notice Alice's tone and turned to Cherry, "Mom, then Dad will ride in Lawrence's car?"
"Yes, that's a good idea. Your dad and brother can have a nice talk," Cherry agreed.
"Great!" Violet turned to Jackson and Lawrence and announced, "Lawrence, take care of dad, don't drive too fast! Mom and I will be in Alice's car."
"Sure, not a problem," Lawrence replied.
Jackson shook his head at Violet and her ordering Lawrence. "You naughty girl, you're bullying your brother again."
"Of course! I'm the only one who's allowed to bully Lawrence. No one else is allowed to do that," Violet agreed. Her lips break out into a big smile as she turned to join Alice and Cherry.
Jackson smiled at the sight of Cherry surrounded by the sweet and warm love of the two girls.