Chapter 7

               “Hope!!!” Rose screamed out as she ran out to the barn. There she found hope looking at the mommy cat who two days ago had kittens.

               “Stop screaming you’ll scare the mommy. Then she’ll leave the babies and they will be sad.” Hope told Rose, but Rose didn’t care about the kittens. She needed to make her grandmother love her grandfather.

               “My grandpa is here and grandma left.” She started to explain to Hope what was happening and what she thought they could do.

               “Rose are you sure. Mama looks really mad when she tells papa those things. We’re going to get into so much trouble.” Then shrugging her little shoulders they headed for the house. They passed everyone outside still unsure of what to do. When they entered they saw Lance still crying, but it was the woman still looking on in the kitchen they were after.

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               They entered and grabbed a glass for juice. “So what’s going on girls?” The lady asked. The girls looked at each other and started to tell her about Lance and Carmela. The lady laughed when she understood what the girls wanted.

               She had been called a floozy more times then she would care to admit. It was about time she used her powers for the greater good. “You leave it all to me little Rose. If your Grandma still really loves this man, she will be back with him tonight.” Yes it was going to be mighty fun work. She only hoped her daughter wouldn’t be mad at her.

               If she was going to make this work. She would need the authentic responses from these people around her. Before going to the man that was crying she put her hand in her cleavage and perked her puppies up. The girls needed to look their best.

               Making her way to the man she placed her hand on his shoulder. “Sweetie aint no woman gonna want a man who is weak. If you truly love that woman, I think I can help you break through that stubbornness of hers.” He looked up and wiped at his tears.

               “Little Rose and Hope have asked me to well um, make her jealous.” His eyes widened “She will freak when she sees me consoling you.” The smile he flashed me made me weak, too bad he was taken.

               Meanwhile MaryAnn was trying very hard not to punch Carmela in the face. How could her friend make such a horrible mistake? Then again she also understood, there are just so many years of pain and hurt. Yet she still wished love prevailed and they would end up together.

               “I hurt so much MaryAnn, but I also love him so much.” She was just so confused. After a while once she was calm and they had spoken until they were blue in the face they made their way back. The sight that greeted them made Carmela’s blood boil. There was rose sitting playing her IPod at Lance’s feet. While he sat there with that, that hussy practically draped all over him.

               “Everything ok?” asked Walker as he nervously meet his wife’s gaze. She too had shot them all a cold glare. He discreetly shrugged his shoulders letting her know he had no idea what was happening. Everyone else looked very uncomfortable.

               Then they heard the sultry laugh the woman gave as she leaned her breasts on Lance’s arm. To his credit, he blushed and did not look at her rack.  “Oh Lance, you must invite me to go visit you in Chicago.”

               That was all Carmela could take. First a slut comes and takes her man all those years ago. She’ll be dammed if she lets another take her man now. She stomped over to the woman and ripped her away from Lance. “Get your fucking hands of my man. He’s Mine! Go find another man to fawn all over.”

               The wicked grin that insufferable woman gave her made her take a step towards her. Carmela was ready to yank every bottle blond hair out of her head. Until she spoke “Never know you want the last piece until someone tries to take it. Trust me honey, second chances don’t come around for all of us. If I were you, I’d grab on to that man of yours.”

               It was at that moment that Carmela realized she had just been played. She turned to look at Lance who looked ready to take off. Everyone else was sporting a look of surprise. They seemed to be waiting for her to blow a fuse. Unsure of what to do Carmela just laughed and cried all at once.

               She felt the moment Lance’s arms wrapped around her. “Oh Baby, don’t cry.” He cooed as he nuzzled her neck. Yet all she felt was how right I felt to be in his arms.

               Pulling back she looked at him through tear filled eyes. “I have always and will always love you Lance.”

With that one sentence Lance felt his whole world right itself.

No one noticed the two little girl’s high fiving each other as they giggled to see the grownups kiss.

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It seems our little Rose had done it again. Through her life she has managed to make many people happy. She seems to see beyond each person’s façade, and into their very soul.   But will she have the same luck in love???

 Thank you for reading this short story. The last of the Love trilogy will bring us back into Rose’s world. But our little Rose will be a beautiful woman in search of love as she continues to be a matchmaker.  

Make sure to hear the song on the side.