"Well dearest oblivious brother of mine, I came here to your office today, to grace you with my presence, and also to ask you a very, very important question" said Lulu with a smile as Dom scoffed.
"If it's about money, I'm not giving you any, you will get money on your birthday" said Dom.
"Geez Dom it's not about money, gosh" said Lulu.
"I don't even need your money anyway, I have a lot saved up" said Lulu.
"That I know" said Dom.
"Anyway, I wanted to ask if you would be able to come home this evening for dinner" said Lulu with a smile.
"Why?" asked Dom.
"Well because I have something very important to tell everyone, it's a very, very important announcement and I want the whole family to be there" said Lulu.
"I already asked Natasha if she would be able to make it and she said no, she couldn't make the drive down there, I understand her, but will you be able to come?" asked Lulu with a smile.
"I'm sorry Lulu I can't, I have a meeting with a client at 5pm, I won't finish quickly, and it's quite a long drive home from here" said Dom.
"Aww, okay fine, but I really wanted you to be there" said Lulu.
"Why don't you tell me what it Is that you want to tell everyone?" asked Dom with a smile.
"Not a chance Dom, it's a surprise, you will just have to find out later" said Lulu.
"Alright then" said Dom.
"Is that all you are going to say? You don't feel any anticipation or suspense?" asked Lulu.
"Oh you know I don't really anticipate anything Lulu, I will hear when I hear" said Dom with a smile.
"Oh you are so annoying you know that Dom, you should be at the edge of your seat thinking on what I want to tell everyone" said Lulu as Dom laughed.
"Well did you fail a paper?" asked Dom.
"No" said Lulu.
"Did you get into a fight?" asked Dom.
"No" replied Lulu.
"Are you pregnant?" asked Dom.
"No of course not Dom, gosh" said Lulu.
"You see there is nothing for me to worry about" said Dom as he laughed and Lulu scoffed at him.
"Anyway, where's Nine's office, I want to go bug him" said Lulu as Dom laughed.
"On the third floor, don't go bugging him, he might be in a bad mood" said Dom as he laughed.
"Nope, he will be in a good mood once he sees me, see you later Dom" said Lulu with a smile as she stood up.
"See you Lulu" said Dom with a smile as Lulu left his office.
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"Hello, Hello" said Lulu with a knock on the door of Nine's office as she entered his office.
"*Gasp*, No way, you guys didn't tell me that you were back" said Lulu as she gasped when she saw the two people she least expected to see.
"And neither did you Lulu" said Michael as he laughed and Charlie laughed.
"But you were supposed to tell me first" said Lulu as she hugged Michael and he smiled.
"How are you Luls" said Michael.
"I'm good Michael, gosh you both really surprised me today, and Dom said nothing to me at all" said Lulu with a smile as she hugged Charlie.
"You know I am the master of surprises" said Charlie as he laughed.
"You really are" said Lulu as she laughed.
"Hello Nine" said Lulu as she smiled and gave Nine a kiss on the cheek.
"I was on my way to bug you, and I got surprised instead" said Lulu as she laughed and she sat on the couch.
"Anyway I have an announcement to make will you guys be able to make it home for dinner tonight?" asked Lulu with a smile.
"No, we can't" said Michael.
"Wow, you guys don't even seem the least concerned about what I have to say?" asked Lulu as Nine, Charlie and Michael looked at each other.
"Are you pregnant?" asked them all in a chorus.
"Gosh NO? what is wrong with everyone assuming that I am pregnant if I have something to announce?" asked Lulu in annoyance as Charlie laughed.
"Well you know how protective everyone is of you, and we can't really think of anything else important you might have to tell us" said Michael as he laughed.
"Alright, first of all, I am not pregnant, and never will be for now, I don't even have a boyfriend" said Lulu.
"And secondly, let's drop the topic, real talk, why is Lia always so close to Dom?" asked Lulu in seriousness.
"Close as in how?" asked Charlie.
"Well when I walked into Dom's office she was standing a little too close for comfort, I find that odd, I don't like it" said Lulu with a frown.
"Oh that, Lia likes Dom" replied Charlie casually.
"She does?" asked Lulu.
"Very obvious" replied Michael.
"And you guys all know this and you won't do anything about it?" asked Lulu with a frown.
"What Is there to do? I mean it's been clear that she has always had a crush on him since she was little" said Michael.
"Exactly no harm done" said Charlie.
"No harm done, Dom is a married man, even though he and Natasha's relationship is rocky, they are still married" said Lulu.
"If you are worried that Dom will give in he won't he has always seen Lia as a sister and nothing else" said Nine.
"I know that, but that brother of mine is really oblivious and stupid when it comes to things like these" said Lulu.
"Which is a good thing If you think about it" said Charlie.
"Yeah, yeah, but still bad, Lia is my friend and all, but I won't like her overstepping her boundaries, if she does that I will gladly put her in her place" said Lulu.
"Just relax Lulu, it's not that deep" said Charlie.
"Right…" said Lulu.
"Anyway, you both went to Montreal, where are my Canadian presents?" asked Lulu with a smile.
"Well I have a cooler of Canadian snow for you in my car" said Charlie as Michael laughed.
"Really?? Really Charlie, snow??" asked Lulu as she was not amused at all.
"I knew that you would ask me for something, and so I got you a gift, besides the gift doesn't matter it's the thought that counts, and I was thinking about you" said Charlie with a smile.
"Cheapskate" replied Lulu as Charlie and Michael laughed as Nine shook his head.
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"The meeting went well, everyone was impressed with our sustainability practices " said Chloe with a smile.
"That is wonderful Chloe, you were the best person to go and represent the company" said Natasha with a smile and Joy giggled as she ran past her to the swings.
"I can't lie that it was nice to get out of the house for once" said Chloe as she laughed and she and Natasha sat down on the bench as Ethan frowned at Chloe when he heard what she said and she ignored him as he walked to the slide.
"Ethan doesn't look happy about that" said Natasha as she laughed.
"Oh don't mind that big baby, I was gone for a day and he treats it like a year" said Chloe as she scoffed.
"I never thought I would say my son is annoying, but he truly is, he doesn't let me work or study in peace, it's always this or that" said Chloe.
"I am sure he will grow out of it soon" said Natasha as she laughed.
"Hopefully" said Chloe.
"Money, I want to buy ice cream" said Ethan as he brought out his hand and pointed to an ice cream truck nearby that was playing music as Chloe sighed and brought out her purse and gave Ethan some money.
"This Is not enough for what I want" said Ethan.
"Then get something for what it's worth" said Chloe as Ethan frowned and walked away as Joy ran to Natasha.
"My darling do you want to get some ice cream?" asked Natasha with a smile as Joy looked at her and nodded her head.
"Go and get some" said Natasha as she smiled and she handed Joy some money.
"Thank you mommy" said Joy with a smile.
"You are welcome darling" said Natasha with a smile as Joy giggled and ran to catch up with Ethan.
"Aww Joy is just so cute" said Chloe as she smiled and Natasha laughed.
"That she is" said Natasha with a smile.
"Ethan look, my mommy gave me money to buy ice cream" said Joy as she giggled.
"Let's switch, you give me that bill and I will give you mine" said Ethan.
"Why?" asked Joy in confusion.
"Because I don't have enough for what I want, and I am older than you,j give it" said Ethan.
"No, how about we share" said Joy as without warning she tore the money in half.
"There you go, I have half and you have half" said Joy as she gave Ethan the half of the note as he looked at her in shock.
"You really are a dummy, the money is no longer worth anything, you tore it Joy" said Ethan as he sighed and he shook his head.
"It's not?" asked Joy in confusion.
"No it's not, it's useless now" said Ethan as what he said made Joy start to cry.
"Here we go again" said Ethan to himself as Joy cried.
"Stop crying dummy, you will get me in trouble" said Ethan as Joy did not listen to him and she ran while crying to Natasha.
"My darling, what's wrong?" asked Natasha in worry as she carried Joy.
"Joy what's wrong?" asked Chloe.
"Aunt Joy tore the money you gave her in half and now she's crying about it" said Ethan as Chloe narrowed her eyes at him.
"Is that why you are crying my darling?" asked Natasha as Joy nodded.
"I wanted to share It with Ethan and then I tore it, I didn't know that I ruined it" said Joy as she cried.
"Oh my darling, it's okay, you know, it's alright, don't cry, everything is fine, you can have another bill" said Natasha as she gave Joy kisses and Joy stopped crying.
"What did you do Ethan?" asked Chloe.
"Nothing mom, Joy was the one who offered to share with me and then she tore the bill" said Ethan as Chloe did not believe him at all.
"Let's go get you an ice cream, okay?" asked Natasha as she stood up while carrying Joy and Joy nodded as they walked to get ice cream and Joy sniffed.
"What?" asked Ethan as he looked at his mother who was looking at him.
"Nothing Ethan, nothing, just mind yourself" said Chloe as Ethan just looked at her feigning ignorance.
Haha thank you to Tiphe_Olaoluwa for the power stones haha!!