CHAPTER FIFTY.

Elena's Pov.

Marie looked dumbstruck for minute and then she licked her lip and turned her attention to Josette who now looked visibly scared, "Did you know about this Josie?" She asked between gritted teeth.

" Y.. yes, she told me, but I swear, I only got to know recently, I swear, I never knew that she had such.... feelings for me, I promise I am not involved in anything, I was never in support such behavior." she stuttered.

I looked at Katie when she made this utterance and the look on her face made me smile, she had resolved to not let her pain reflect on her face and I was so proud of her because I knew how hard that hit. The culprit Josette was not even able look directly at us, she kept her eyes on the table and rightly so, because had she looked at me, she would have noticed the bone chilling glare that I sent her way, if looks could kill, then she would be six feet under, or maybe seven.

"That's a good girl" Marie nodded at the culprit whose eyes was still on the table, " as for you, you better purge yourself of all those feelings, you think you have, you are not supposed to have them, so you better cleanse yourself of them or else, we're going to a therapist." she pointed at Katie threateningly.

" Mom if you have not realized already, I am twenty seven, I know pretty much what I want and what I do not want, I know what I like and what I don't, and I am damn hell not visiting any therapist anytime soon, the fact that my interests lie with the female population does not make me abnormal, whether you like it or not, this is what I am, you can either accept it or reject it, I have already tried to change myself and where did that get me, I was unhappy, stuck in a loveless and complicated relationship, so right now, I am focusing on making myself happy, that is something I have not been in a long long time, yes I smile and all, but genuine happiness? no not at all, because I have been trying to modify who I am, I have been trying to change myself to suit you, but no, I cannot achieve that peak of happiness, so I will try to be happy from now on, even if it means getting rejected from the people I love most" she ended, looking directly at Josette who now had tears in her eyes.

" Well if you are so bent on being strong headed, then I am going to be as strong headed and I will not bend to your will, you can go wherever you go and forget that you ever had a mother" Marie stated.

Katie tears flowed, " You never accepted me, it was never me, be it what I like or my music, you were never supportive of me, I guess I was never the golden child, but forget about the golden child, I was never the loved child, and I am not going to sit here and watch you break me all over again, Elena let's go" she made to grab my hand so that we would leave.

" Wait right a minute" It was Peter.

He had not said anything since the battle of words had started, in fact he had been watching the whole duel of words between the two women, now he looked really pissed, as if he had enough, I gulped, Katie was in some real shit, some really deep shit. Katie too stopped mid air, obviously scared of the next thing that would happen.

"Now the two of you listen to me, real good" He motioned between the two women, "I am not going to have this rubbish in my house, you women better get a grip on yourself, if anyone is leaving this house, the person is leaving here all smiles, no one, I repeat, no one is getting rejected, Katie baby" he called and she looked at him, " Yes daddy" she replied, voice breaking.

" Look baby, I accept you for all you are, you like girls right?" he asked.

"Yes"She said hesitantly.

" Then that is fine by me, yeah it is little bit unsettling because I never saw this coming, but it is fine by me, I accept you wholely and anything that makes you happy, if girls make you happy, go for it, I do not have any qualms about, you do you, do anything that makes you happy, that gives you joy, any body that has a problem with it will have to sort themselves out first" he stared pointedly at his wife, who was looking at him, completely flustered, he continued, "in fact, I am hurt that you stayed silent for six unhappy years, just because you wanted to please someone else, I raised you to be stronger than that, to focus on your happiness, you are a strong girl, I never expected you to feel so low and not tell me, your father, your family," he stopped for a large gulp of oxygen, " and, I am thankful to you Elena, for helping her to reach this stage in her life that she is pursuing her happiness instead of kissing ass, thank you, for being there for my daughter in her time of loneliness and showing her the light at the end of the tunnel,when I was not there, I am grateful" He bowed his head and I immediately butted in.

"No sir, it's nothing like that sir, she is a really brave person, one of the bravest I know, it's just that....she just needed a little push, and I only did that, the rest was her doing, so I do not really have totake the credit, but thank you sir, I really appreciate the praise. " I ended.

" I always knew, I told you mom, but you did not believe me, I always knew she was gay, anyway, I support you sis, you deserve the world and more, Mom will come to terms with it someday, you just have to wait for that day, anyways congratulations on your new partner, she's stunning" Derrick winked at me.

Katie jumped to the rescue before I could even say anything, "She is not my PARTNER, she is my Best Friend, get your facts straight, she is cute and beautiful and elegant though" she winked at me and I smiled, I sneaked a peek at Marie and she was looking down at her food, probably contemplating her life decisions, Josette almost choked.

"Are you sure you are okay, you are not even eating anything, did you choke on your saliva, you should drink some water" I blinked at her innocently,her face turned red, I did not know if it was from anger or embarrassment

"I am perfectly fine" She replied, not looking at any one at the table

"Well thank you so much for the delicious meal, Marie, I will get that recipe sometime, I must excuse myself now, the amount of food I have consumed is weighing down on me, I think I will just escape to Katie's room and have a good sleep, see you guys on the morrow" I said politely and bowed since I was sitting on the chair

"Well that is my cue, I will be off too, see you guys tomorrow, and, thank you dad, you do not have an idea how much I appreciate your support" She said, and we both made our way out of the dining area, eyes of the people back at the dining room boring holes in the back of our heads, inside I was regretting even keeping quiet back there, I had the urge to snap at Josette, tell her that she was missing someone that was worth more than gold or any precious stone of any kind, but then again, it was a private family Matt and needed to be settled privately, my presence had been solely to provide courage to her, and that I have done, I did my job greatly, she had done great, shown them how she had been faring for the past six years, how unhappy she had been, she had shown them how lonely they had made her, all these confessions needed courage, and she had been courageous as heck, I placed my hands on her shoulders and pulled her to me, for comfort, she rested her head on my neck and we walked like that up the stairs to her room, Josette could stare for all I freaking cared, it did not bother me, she had lost something, but I could swear that the antagonizing glint in her eye that appeared when she talked to me or looked at me was jealousy, maybe she had not been courageous enough to say her truth, maybe she was just another fool who did not know what they wanted or where they stood, she had hurt Katie, and I was glad that Katie had the courage to go through all of that without breaking down, I mean she did break down, but it was not because she was weak or even because of Josette, she had endured enough, up to her breaking point and I was so proud of her for being able to finally come out to her family, she had the support of two people, Marie would not be so hard to convince, Matt had been quiet for the most part of the dinner, I did not know what to make of him, but I did not care, he was not relevant and I was not going to accord him any importance of he had not respected Katie, his time on her life was over, he could take himself out, but Josette, the coming meetings and conversations with her will be awkward for Katie and toxic for me, but I did not care, Katie would find someone else, someone better, and I was going to help her do it, Josette will soon be her past, I would make sure of that, I just did not know how to do that.

"You know Elena, this actually turned out better than I expected" She said to me  whilst unlocking the door.

" Sure, you just have know that the people around you love and cherish you, you are always being such a pessimist, stop it, embrace the brighter side of life" I said.

" But what if there is no brighter side of life? " she asked plopping down on the bed.

" There you go again, being pessimistic, if there is no bright side of life, then you just have to make yours, there is a first time for every single thing on the earth, I am sure of that, and I even have scientific proof. " I said, making her smile, the first time she had done so since we went into the dining area and came out.

"But seriously, you really helped boost my morale like you promised to do, I am so grateful to you, and your optimistic ideals, I mean what would I do without you? " she asked, still smiling.

" Answer? Nothing, that is why I am here, to help you do the things you have set out to do,then again, seriously are you alright?" I asked, looking at her intently.

take the credit, but thank you sir, I really appreciate the praise. " I ended.

" I always knew, I told you mom, but you did not believe me, I always knew she was gay, anyway, I support you sis, you deserve the world and more, Mom will come to terms with it someday, you just have to wait for that day, anyways congratulations on your new partner, she's stunning" Derrick winked at me. 

Katie jumped to the rescue before I could even say anything, "She is not my PARTNER, she is my Best Friend, get your facts straight, she is cute and beautiful and elegant though" she winked at me and I smiled, I sneaked a peek at Marie and she was looking down at her food, probably contemplating her life decisions, Josette almost choked. 

"Are you sure you are okay, you are not even eating anything, did you choke on your saliva, you should drink some water" I blinked at her innocently,her face turned red, I did not know if it was from anger or embarrassment.

"I am perfectly fine" She replied, not looking at any one at the table.

"Well thank you so much for the delicious meal, Marie, I will get that recipe sometime, I must excuse myself now, the amount of food I have consumed is weighing down on me, I think I will just escape to Katie's room and have a good sleep, see you guys on the morrow" I said politely and bowed since I was sitting on the chair.

"Well that is my cue, I will be off too, see you guys tomorrow, and, thank you dad, you do not have an idea how much I appreciate your support" She said, and we both made our way out of the dining area, eyes of the people back at the dining room boring holes in the back of our heads, inside I was regretting even keeping quiet back there, I had the urge to snap at Josette, tell her that she was missing someone that was worth more than gold or any precious stone of any kind, but then again, it was a private family Matt and needed to be settled privately, my presence had been solely to provide courage to her, and that I have done, I did my job greatly, she had done great, shown them how she had been faring for the past six years, how unhappy she had been, she had shown them how lonely they had made her, all these confessions needed courage, and she had been courageous as heck, I placed my hands on her shoulders and pulled her to me, for comfort, she rested her head on my neck and we walked like that up the stairs to her room, Josette could stare for all I freaking cared, it did not bother me, she had lost something, but I could swear that the antagonizing glint in her eye that appeared when she talked to me or looked at me was jealousy, maybe she had not been courageous enough to say her truth, maybe she was just another fool who did not know what they wanted or where they stood, she had hurt Katie, and I was glad that Katie had the courage to go through all of that without breaking down, I mean she did break down, but it was not because she was weak or even because of Josette, she had endured enough, up to her breaking point and I was so proud of her for being able to finally come out to her family, she had the support of two people, Marie would not be so hard to convince, Matt had been quiet for the most part of the dinner, I did not know what to make of him, but I did not care, he was not relevant and I was not going to accord him any importance of he had not respected Katie, his time on her life was over, he could take himself out, but Josette, the coming meetings and conversations with her will be awkward for Katie and toxic for me, but I did not care, Katie would find someone else, someone better, and I was going to help her do it, Josette will soon be her past, I would make sure of that, I just did not know how to do that.

"You know Elena, this actually turned out better than I expected" She said to me whilst unlocking the door.

" Sure, you just have know that the people around you love and cherish you, you are always being such a pessimist, stop it, embrace the brighter side of life" I said.

" But what if there is no brighter side of life? " she asked plopping down on the bed.

" There you go again, being pessimistic, if there is no bright side of life, then you just have to make yours, there is a first time for every single thing on the earth, I am sure of that, and I even have scientific proof. " I said, making her smile, the first time she had done so since we went into the dining area and came out.

"But seriously, you really helped boost my morale like you promised to do, I am so grateful to you, and your optimistic ideals, I mean what would I do without you? " she asked, still smiling.

" Answer? Nothing, that is why I am here, to help you do the things you have set out to do,then again, seriously are you alright?" I asked, looking at her intently.