In the house, Sunny and Ariana sat quietly. "What's up with you guys? You are acting weird.... Like weirder than usual" Audrey said. There was a knock on the door, Audrey went to the door.
"Wait I'll get it" Both Sunny and Ariana said. "Sit now" Audrey said making them yelp in fear. Audrey opened the door. "Sup" Melissa said casually.
Audrey felt enraged by how casual she spoke. She grabbed Melissa arm, pulled her hard. The next minute, Melissa was on the floor gasping for air.
"Fuck" Melissa cuss. "I should have known something was off the moment Sunny and Ariana became suspiciously silent" Audrey said. "Fuck.... We really need to talk about how we deal with stress in this family" Melissa said in pain.
Audrey sat on a chair across everyone. She pulled out a gun and placed it on the table. "You have five minutes" Audrey said to Melissa. "I know you won't pull the trigger" Melissa said.
"Don't test me child" Audrey said. Melissa smiled menacingly. Audrey picked up the gun, she pointed it at Melissa. "Audrey please put the gun down" Ariana said. "Listen to Ariana" Sunny said.
Melissa stood up, Audrey pulled the trigger, everyone screamed in horror. They looked at Melissa, who didn't flinch. "I know you'll miss" Melissa said with a grin. "I don't miss, if I wanted you dead it would have been swift and not a shot to the door" Audrey said.
"Can we be civil about this?" Sunny asked. "Melissa explained everything" Ariana said. "Not all.... The truth is that Derrick is dead" Melissa said. "But..." Sunny said. "I lied... He didn't make it"
Audrey collapsed to the ground in horror. "I'm sorry, he was in a coma... He didn't make it. They tried their best but it wasn't enough" Melissa said. The room fell silent, Sunny and Ariana wept silently. "This is all my fault" Audrey said as she sobbed.
"It is" Melissa replied. "I shouldn't have....." Audrey paused. "You shouldn't but you did" Melissa said. "Now I won't see him again" Audrey said. "No you won't" Melissa said.
Someone entered the room. "Oh man did you tell her I'm dead?" Derrick asked. Melissa laughed. "Oh gosh you should have seen their faces" Melissa said. "I'll kill you" Sunny said as she chased Melissa. "Audrey..." Derrick called.
Audrey went to him, she trailed her fingers across his jaw. "Is it really you?" Audrey asked. "Yeah, I'm home" Derrick said with a smile. Audrey pulled him by the collar and kissed him.
They broke apart, she rested her head on his. "This feels like a dream" Audrey said in a whisper. "It's not" Derrick said. Audrey pulled away. "Good" she said softly. She kicked him in the groin area. He groans in pain.
"You son of a bitch... Do you no how worried I was? Do you know how much I spent to organize your funeral? All this time you've been here and you decided to play hide and seek with Melissa" Audrey said. Melissa went to Audrey.
"Hey we didn't have a choice. We had to take care of something" Melissa said. Without warning Audrey punched Melissa hard.
"Bloody hell" Ariana said. Melissa felt blood fall from her nose. What is happening? Today she has been punched twice, slapped once, been thrown like a sack of potatoes. She never anticipated the reunion to go this way.
They sat on the chair. "How is it possible that you survived?" Audrey asked. "Well when you jumped out of the car, we went into the water. Melissa broke the glass and we swam up" Derrick said. "But you can't swim" Audrey said.
"Exactly.... I swam up to the surface but he was nowhere to be found. I had to swim back in to find him. He had drowned by the time I got to him. I saw people looking into the water, helicopters hovering around so I took the risk of stay under till everywhere was clear. I dragged his unconscious body out when it was safe. At that point there wasn't a pulse. I stole a vehicle and drove to a hospital where they helped his condition but he has been in a coma for three months" Melissa said.
"I woke up yesterday, I wanted to see you so badly I went crazy" Derrick said. "It was a miracle he woke up with his memories intact and I sustainable a minor injury" Melissa said.
"Why didn't you tell anyone" Sunny asked. "I knew it would be difficult for Ariana to trust Audrey and for you guys to get along. I just wanted to make sure lover boy woke up so the nightmare would end but it took longer than expected I'll admit. I was expecting the house to be on fire by now but I'm impressed" Melissa said.
"Do you have any idea what I did that night? I ended up kissing my boss that night and now he's a love sick puppy" Ariana said. "That had nothing to do with me... You chose to be drunk.... I am sorry nevertheless" Melissa said.
"Roberto Gonzalez.... He is one of the most powerful man in the country. His best friend Antonio Castello is the number one on the list of men while Roberto is the second. Both men are leaders of the notorious Mafia family. If a man like that is interested in you it's best you run away from the flames before you get burned" Derrick said.
"My fear is that she has fallen for him" Sunny said. "You're one to talk, aren't you the one falling for her chef" Audrey said. "Please don't remind me" Sunny buried her face in a hands.
"A family filled with broken people.... I wouldn't want it any other way" Melissa said with a smile. Sofia saw Melissa from the staircase. "Papa bear... You came back" Sofia said as she ran to Melissa.
"Baby slow down" Sunny said in a panicked voice. Melissa hugged her with everything in her. "I've missed you so much baby" Melissa said as her voice cracked a little. "You saved baby.... You still came back like you promised that night" Sofia said.
Melissa cried silently for a while. "This is a wonderful reunion.... I am so happy" Ariana said as she whipped the tears from her face. "I am going to get use to this" Melissa said with a smile.