Chapter 6

Later that night, Nancy dialed Leonard's number. He picked after the fourth ring.

"Hey baby" Nancy said when he picked.

"Hey" he replied.

"What have you been up to?" Nancy asked after 4 seconds of silence.

"Nothing much, just been pretty busy lately." Leonard said.

"I miss you " she said playing with a strand of her hair.

"Same here" Leonard said with a bit of hesitation which Nancy didn't noticed, prolly due to the fact she was happy mere hearing his voice.

"I will talk to you later okay?" Leonard said after some time.

"Wait!" She quickly remember the reason she called him.

"My mom said you should come over for dinner this weekend" she said.

When she noticed his hesitation she quickly added "I understand if you're busy. It's been over two months we last saw.

"Don't worry, I'll be there" He said with a little bit of attitude.

"That's cool then. I love you" Nancy said with a smile.

"Yeah" Leonard said before he hung the call.

That night, Nancy slept with so much joy in her heart, the three minutes conversation she had with Leonard helped cure the sadness looming in her heart. In fact, she forgot for a moment she was fired and has a five hundred bucks rent to pay and might have no roof over her head in the city if she fails to get herself a new paying job.

The next morning, Nancy woke up and tidied the house. The joy in her heart knows no bound as she prepared breakfast for her mom and Joan.

"Mom, Leonard said he'll be here during the weekend." Nancy said during breakfast.

"That's good then" Florence said while munching on her sandwich.

"You should go to school" she added without looking at Joan.

"But mom!" Joan said but she interrupted him without any hesitation.

"I told you I'm fine" Florence said.

"Let me just stay indoor today" Joan said pleadingly and that made Florence to be a little bit suspicious.

Without saying any other words to him, she took her phone and called Joan's teacher.

"Hello Mr George"

When Joan heard his teacher name, he knew he was done for.

"Is there a reason my son doesn't want to be in school? I had the instinct that he's home for some reason he might be hiding" Florence said looking at Joan.

Nancy's began sweating on her forehead because she knew Joan fought the previous week but hid it from their mom.

"So he was suspended last week" Florence asked looking at him. She hid the pain as she smiled bitterly before disconnecting the call.

"Explain young man" she said calmly, hiding the rage and trouble her heart was facing.

Joan explained everything to her excluding the part where she told Nancy.

Florence bowed her head as she cursed her husband for leaving them.

She was pregnant with Joan when Bryan decided he doesn't want her again,he left her and the kids to marry a Victoria Secret model. She haven't heard from him ever since.

"Your father is Bryan Dwight, you aren't a bastard" Florence said with tears glossing her eyes. Joan noticed this and quickly hugged his mother.

"I'm sorry mom, I really sorry!" Joan muttered repeatedly like a broken disc.

"I'm sorry for not giving you a complete home my son? I'm so sorry" Florence muttered.

"Don't cry mom, I promise not to fight anymore" Joan said. One thing he doesn't know how to handle is Nancy and Florence emotional wreak. He's one brilliant teen but he's always lost whenever they're emotional.

Florence wipes her tears when she heard that. "Don't fight anymore, don't let others opinions change the good boy I raised" She said with a hint of plead.

"I promise mom, I allowed my emotions to cloud my judgement. I'm sorry" Joan said wiping her tears with his sleeves.

"It's okay, that's enough drama for a day, let's eat" Nancy said with a smile on her lips.

"You have have a twelve pm shoot today" Fayden, Alex's manager told him.

"Hey Vivienne" He greeted Vivienne who was walking towards them.

"Don't flirt with my mom" Alex snapped while looking at him angrily.

"Your mom is one fine piece of a lady" Fayden said cheekily.

Vivienne knew Fayden meant no harm because she watched the boys grow together. Fayden West is Alex's childhood friend who became his manager when he wasn't a star.

Alex who took Fayden as his brother looks highly of him.

"You know how to make an old lady blush" Vivienne teases.

"You're nothing like an old lady Miss Jayden" Fayden said with a wink which made Alex punch him lightly on his shoulder.

"Stop flirting with my mom!" Alex huffs angrily.

"In fact cancel my shoot with glamor" He jokes.

"Shut up, let's be on our way" Fayden said while dragging Alex towards the door.

"Love you mom" Alex screamed when he was almost at the door.

"Love you Miss Jayden" Fayden said blowing a kiss at her.

"Love you both" Vivienne said with a smile.

"They changed the model at the last minute" Fayden said when they entered the Maybach.

"Who did they changed it to?" Alex asked typing away at his phone.

"Leonard Grover and Clara Torres" Fayden said without any smile.

Let's just say he isn't a fan of either of them. One was his best friend enemy whilst the other was his own enemy.

"Cancel it!" Alex said without looking up from his phone. His nose was crunched you in a child like manner as his lips were in a cute pout.

"You know I'm not a fan of either of them but I'm also trying to learn to be in the same space as them without losing my cool". Fayden said pulling his hair.

Alex remembered what his mother had told him the previous week and he shrugged his shoulder. "Let's go then"

Meanwhile, Nancy and her mother already prepared a sumptuous meal for Leonard in hope that he's on his way coming.

Nancy wore her best outfit of white sandals and sun yellow dress she got two years ago from target.