answered. “I’ve not met anyone.” She lied.
“I don’t know,” Mrs. Jackson mocked her with a light chuckle. “I think that you have.”
Olivia looked up from her plate to address her sister. “I think she has too, mom.”
“Y’all stop it. No, I haven’t.” Zoe said while grabbing the glass to take a drink of her juice.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Olivia playfully said then continued eating. She knew that something was going on between Dillon and Zoe even if she didn’t say anything about it. It was just a matter of time, before the real truth would come to light.
For the next five minutes, they ate in silence until Mr. Jackson decided to speak on Olivia’s disturbingly distant behavior. “Sweetheart, are you okay?” He asked her. Zoe and Mrs. Jackson looked her way. Mrs. Jackson wanted to pry, but she knew that Olivia would shut down in a heartbeat and she didn’t want to be the one to ruin their family breakfast.
“I’m fine, dad.” She responded then out of nowhere, she broke down in tears.
Mr. Jackson instantly got up and rushed over to hug her. Mrs. Jackson just remained in her seat, knowing that Mr. Jackson always had a way with his girls and could easily handle the situation without her interference. “What’s wrong, sweetheart?” Olivia cried for the next few minutes, unable to speak as Zoe and Mrs. Jackson sat back helplessly watching. They knew that she’d been going through a lot with Mark, but only Zoe knew the extent of how deep her scars really were. Finally, she backed off from her father as he pulled up the seat next to her and sat down to listen to what his eldest child had to tell them.
“I’ve been seeing someone else for the past few months and I’m in love with him.” She admitted. Zoe sat quietly stunned that she’d even confess her feelings the way that she did.
“You’ve been what?” Mrs. Jackson curiously questioned. She was completely caught off guard by this revealing information.Mr. Jackson just sat and listened almost like she was one of his most important clients.
Olivia cleared her throat and wiped her eyes. “I’ve been seeing someone else due to the problems that Mark and I have been having in our marriage. I know that it’s not right, but Mark has been sleeping with Felisha no telling how long, and my cheating on him had nothing to do with that. I honestly just found out not long ago.”
“Mark has been sleeping with Felisha?” Mr. Jackson questioned. Mrs. Jackson acted surprised even though she’d known about it since Olivia returned from Montego, Bay. For once, she wanted to keep her daughter’s issue a secret in hopes that she would find the courage to tell her father on her own.
Olivia’s tears wailed in the corner of her eyes. “Yes dad,” she responded. “I don’t know how long, but it has definitely been confirmed.”
“Sure has been,” Zoe chimed in under her breath while thinking about the information that Felisha had given her about Lil Romeo. Mrs. Jackson cleared her throat, wishing she had more than orange juice inside of her glass as she glanced over at Zoe then back to Olivia.
“I met my guy friend last night at a club to clear my thoughts and Mark showed up, just out the blue.” She told them.
“He did what?” Mrs. Jackson finally chimed in. “What happened? I know he couldn’t have taken that very well.”
“Oh, he didn’t.” Zoe chimed in again under her breath.
Olivia cut her eyes over at Zoe then she glanced from her father then back to her mother. “He shot at us.”
Mrs. Jackson immediately stood to her feet with her hand across her chest. “HE DID WHAT?!” She and Mr. Jackson nearly asked in unison.
“He shot at you?” Mrs. Jackson asked again just in case she didn’t hear them the first time.
“Yes mom, but he missed me, of course.”
“He missed you, but who did he hit?” Mr. Jackson pondered with anger knocking at his front door. He was always a smooth type of guy that kept his
“I don’t know,” Mrs. Jackson mocked her with a light chuckle. “I think that you have.”
Olivia looked up from her plate to address her sister. “I think she has too, mom.”
“Y’all stop it. No, I haven’t.” Zoe said while grabbing the glass to take a drink of her juice.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Olivia playfully said then continued eating. She knew that something was going on between Dillon and Zoe even if she didn’t say anything about it. It was just a matter of time, before the real truth would come to light.
For the next five minutes, they ate in silence until Mr. Jackson decided to speak on Olivia’s disturbingly distant behavior. “Sweetheart, are you okay?” He asked her. Zoe and Mrs. Jackson looked her way. Mrs. Jackson wanted to pry, but she knew that Olivia would shut down in a heartbeat and she didn’t want to be the one to ruin their family breakfast.
“I’m fine, dad.” She responded then out of nowhere, she broke down in tears.
Mr. Jackson instantly got up and rushed over to hug her. Mrs. Jackson just remained in her seat, knowing that Mr. Jackson always had a way with his girls and could easily handle the situation without her interference. “What’s wrong, sweetheart?” Olivia cried for the next few minutes, unable to speak as Zoe and Mrs. Jackson sat back helplessly watching. They knew that she’d been going through a lot with Mark, but only Zoe knew the extent of how deep her scars really were. Finally, she backed off from her father as he pulled up the seat next to her and sat down to listen to what his eldest child had to tell them.
“I’ve been seeing someone else for the past few months and I’m in love with him.” She admitted. Zoe sat quietly stunned that she’d even confess her feelings the way that she did.
“You’ve been what?” Mrs. Jackson curiously questioned. She was completely caught off guard by this revealing information.Mr. Jackson just sat and listened almost like she was one of his most important clients.
Olivia cleared her throat and wiped her eyes. “I’ve been seeing someone else due to the problems that Mark and I have been having in our marriage. I know that it’s not right, but Mark has been sleeping with Felisha no telling how long, and my cheating on him had nothing to do with that. I honestly just found out not long ago.”
“Mark has been sleeping with Felisha?” Mr. Jackson questioned. Mrs. Jackson acted surprised even though she’d known about it since Olivia returned from Montego, Bay. For once, she wanted to keep her daughter’s issue a secret in hopes that she would find the courage to tell her father on her own.
Olivia’s tears wailed in the corner of her eyes. “Yes dad,” she responded. “I don’t know how long, but it has definitely been confirmed.”
“Sure has been,” Zoe chimed in under her breath while thinking about the information that Felisha had given her about Lil Romeo. Mrs. Jackson cleared her throat, wishing she had more than orange juice inside of her glass as she glanced over at Zoe then back to Olivia.
“I met my guy friend last night at a club to clear my thoughts and Mark showed up, just out the blue.” She told them.
“He did what?” Mrs. Jackson finally chimed in. “What happened? I know he couldn’t have taken that very well.”
“Oh, he didn’t.” Zoe chimed in again under her breath.
Olivia cut her eyes over at Zoe then she glanced from her father then back to her mother. “He shot at us.”
Mrs. Jackson immediately stood to her feet with her hand across her chest. “HE DID WHAT?!” She and Mr. Jackson nearly asked in unison.
“He shot at you?” Mrs. Jackson asked again just in case she didn’t hear them the first time.
“Yes mom, but he missed me, of course.”
“He missed you, but who did he hit?” Mr. Jackson pondered with anger knocking at his front door. He was always a smooth type of guy that kept his
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