Chapter 13: Aroma Mocha
Today Julia is meeting her ‘mother’ at the coffee shop called the Aroma Mocha in Zenith. Barbie and she used to go there all the time; but since Angelina is in their life they don’t go there often. She said to Brooke Smith that she would be there around 10am. She got there; sat at a table and waited for her to arrive. She looked to her watch and it was 10:05am. Brooke Smith was in her car next to the door. She hesitated to send a message to Julia saying that she wasn’t going to make it. In her mirror she’s looking to her green eyes and blond hair to make sure that everything will be perfect. It’s the first time in 35 years that she will meet face to face with her daughter. She got out of the car and at the same time Julia looked outside and saw her. She knew that it was Brooke because of her curly blond hair; the same curls as Julia. Julia stood up and made a sign to the waitress that she would be right back. She went outside the coffee shop to meet her mother. ‘’Are you Brooke Smith? ‘’ ‘’Yes, I am! ‘’ She had tears in her eyes. ‘’You must be Julia Shumway, my little girl! ‘’ ‘’I suppose that I am. I’m so glad to finally meet you. Just to let you know I’m not mad at you. ‘’ ‘’OH, I’m so happy to hear this from you; I thought that you would be mad at me because I abandoned you baby. ‘’ ‘’If I had a baby that young I would have freak out also. Come sit inside, we’ll talk more! ‘’ Julia and her mother came in and sat at the table where Julia was waiting before. They both order something hot to drink; of course no coffee for Julia. Julia ordered a hot chocolate with whipped cream and Brooke ordered a Cappuccino. They talked about Brooke’s life and then after Brooke asked question about Julia’s life. ‘’Enough of me, let’s talk about you! What’s going on in your life? I saw your name on the editor building; so you’re an editor! ‘’ ‘’Yeah, this is all new for me because I’m a former journalist but after the dome I became an editor… ‘’ ‘’… right you were stocked under the dome. You lived in Chester’s Mills. ‘’ ‘’Yeah, I used to live there with Peter, my ex-husband. Now I have a house outside of Zenith with a man named Dale Barbara, who is my husband now. ‘’ ‘’What happen with Peter? ‘’ ‘’It’s a long story; let’s just say that he was killed under the dome. ‘’ ‘’Oh sorry; but you said that you’re married to a guy named Dale Barbara now. ‘’ ‘’Yes, we got married 6 months after the dome disappear. I met him under the dome; it was quick but I felt in love with him and he felt in love with me. We were meant to be together. ‘’ ‘’What does he do for living? ‘’ ‘’He’s a firefighter now but he used to be in the army. He went in Afghanistan with the US Army before the dome. He’s from Zenith. ‘’ ‘’Interesting, you got yourself a nice guy honey. Do you plan on having kids or no? ‘’ ‘’Actually, we have a daughter together. Her name is Angelina Shumway-Barbara and she just turned 2, last week. ‘’ ‘’Wow, that’s wonderful. You two didn’t last a minute. ‘’ ‘’Actually she was a surprise. We didn’t know that I was pregnant. ‘’ ‘’Are you planning to have more? I’m sure that you are a wonderful mother for her. ‘’ ‘’Yeah, we are planning on having more kids.’’ ‘’Kids? How many kids do you want to have? ‘’ ‘’We were going on two but life have decided another way for us. ‘’ ‘’Are you…..? ‘’ ‘’Yes, I am. I’m pregnant of twins; we found out last week. We are in heaven right now. We didn’t told Angie but she will be as xcited as we are when she’ll know that she’s going to be a big sister soon. ‘’ Brooke got up and came hugged her daughter. She couldn’t be happier for her and her husband. Julia looked so happy and so good looking. She couldn’t believe that the woman that was standing in front of her was her daughter. Julia got her phone out of her pocket; she showed her mother some picture of their wedding and honeymoon and after some pictures of Angelina. ‘’Dale knows that I’m meeting you today; you are more than welcome to come home today to meet Dale and Angie, if you want. ‘’ ‘’I would be pleased to go meet the other person who are sharing your life. I want to tell you that I am so proud of you my darling. You are strong and so different than me. I hope the best for you now and I want to be a part of your life now. I’m here for you my baby Julia! ‘’ ‘’Stop that you are going to make me cry, mom! ‘’ Brooke insisted on paying both drinks. After, they both got into their car and Brooke followed Julia to her house. When they arrived, Brooked couldn’t believe how pretty the house of her daughter was. Everything was at the right place. They both got out of their car. ‘’Before going in, I just want to let you know that the nickname of Dale is Barbie. I don’t call him Dale; like ever. ‘’ ‘’Good that you told me now! ‘’ They both come in. Angelina ran towards her mommy; Julia kissed her. ‘’I want to present to you Angelina; my daughter or your granddaughter.’’ Brooke’s eyes became all teary. Angelina was so prefect; her blue eyes and her red curly hair, just like her mother. ‘’Angie, this is mommy’s mother, your grandmother. Don’t be shy honey! Where’s daddy baby? ‘’ Barbie showed up at the end of the hallway. ‘’Hi, I’m Dale Barbara but you can call me Barbie. I’m Julia’s husband and father of this little angel and the two others right there. ‘’ Barbie kissed Julia and also kissed her little stomach. He was so pleased to me Julia’s mother. ‘’Welcome to our house Mrs. Smith! ‘’ ‘’Please call me Brook! You have a beautiful daughter; she’s perfect; the two others will be as perfect as she is.’’ ‘’We hope so, I’m doing my best. ‘’ ‘’Do you know if they are identical or not? ‘’ ‘’Yeah we know and there are identical. So it’s maybe two boys or two girls. We don’t really care if it’s boys or girls. We just want to have two healthy babies. ‘’ ‘’Are you staying for diner Brooke? ‘’ ‘’If there’s enough food; why not? ‘’ Barbie made diner. Julia made her mom a tour of the propriety and talked in the living room while playing with Angie who wasn’t shy after 30 minutes. She was running in the house like she always does and screaming all around. Brooke was so happy to see that her daughter has found a good husband and has a beautiful family. All around there’s picture of their friends and their family. They all ate and Brooke left them to their little sleep routine for Angie. She promised to Julia just before leaving that she’ll stopped by at least 1 or 2 times a week. She really wants to be in her life now. ‘’Take care of yourself Jules; don’t be too hard on you. We’ll see each other soon! ‘’
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