The Reunion

"she has the nerve to say that I am not old enough" Ammie said almost in disbelief. "I told her that I was only 7 and she was just a year older than me. Then I told her that she wasn't

can rearrange it" Jenny said. Brandon sighed again it wasn't that he didn't want to be with her it was the exact opposite. "You don't have to do all of that. I'll come" Brandon said. Jenny beamed "thank you! Thank you!" Jenny exclaimed, she looked down at her watch and gasped "gotta jet!" she said and rushed off. Brandon sat there suddenly excited to Thursday. "And this is the master bedroom" Ummie said as she opened the double doors. The young wealthy couple of Krystal and Stephen Berry were looking for a new house to start a family. Krystal looked around the room in awe "it's lovely! What do you think honey?" Krystal asked, "how much will this all be?" Stephen asked cutting to the chase. "Steph why are you so worried we can cover it" she said walking over to them. "Is this a good neighborhood? Are the schools great here?" Stephen asked snapping Ummie out of her thoughts "Oh yes, my daughter goes to the elementary school it is great academically. Umm the neighborhood is great as well. My sister is a psychologist and she lives down the road from here" Ummie said with a smile. "This town is great and if you are looking to have a growing family this is the place to be" Ummie added. "See Steph, this place is perfect. I am just really excited to be moving in with you..." Krystal said she stopped as if to say more. She walked to her husband and took a deep breath. "I have something important to say" she said looking shy. "What is it honey?" her husband asked. "I...I am..um. pregnant" Krystal said tears brimming her eyes. Her husband looked so excited "oh honey!" he exclaimed pulling her in his arms. Ummie was suddenly taken back to when she found out she was pregnant with Ammie... she was alone and scared and Brandon was nowhere to be found. Ummie cleared her throat breaking the happy couple's celebration kiss. "I'm so happy for the two of you...err... three of you..." "we'll take the house" Stephen said hugging his wife. "Okay then, we can do the paperwork here or back at my office..." "here would be fine" Krystal said. Ummie felt wetness on her cheeks as she walked to her car to get the papers. She lifted her hand to her cheek and realize she was crying... but why? She quickly took the sleeve of her silk white blouse and wiped her eyes. There was no time for tears, she grabbed the papers and headed back into the house. The husband had made sure that his pregnant wife was comfortable in her chair in the kitchen. Ummie felt a sob in her throat, she quickly swallowed it down and gave them the papers. "Just sign here, we can get the deposit and the house is all yours." Ummie said with a smile. As the husband signed the papers Ummie felt the wife's gaze on her. "Are you alright Ms. Anderson?" she asked. Ummie quickly waved her off with a smile hoping it would reach her eyes. "I'm fine Mrs. Berry, really I am." Ummie said. The paperwork was complete and the transaction as well. Ummie waved them off as she drove off. It was almost three o'clock and she wanted to be early to pick up Ammie. "Bran!" His mother exclaimed rushing to him to get a hug before he could even put down his bags. "Hey mama" he said, they began to walk to the house. "I'm so happy that you could finally come home" she said. "Ma, I see you every holiday and almost every weekend." He laughed "cause I fly up there! I'm tired of getting on those planes and mess... that kind of travel is not for me honey" she said waving him off. Brandon looked up at his old home. He had tried countless times for his mother to move up to New York with him. He offered to buy her a new house and everything. She constantly refused saying the house held so many memories. "You know Ummie comes to church every Wednesday and Sunday" she said. "So I've been told... what are you getting at ma?" Brandon asked, first was Jenny now his own mother. "What? She is just so beautiful you two are soulmates. I've been praying that you two would get back together" she said. She done got God into it now. Brandon thought as they entered the house. He put his bags on the couch, "you've been cooking?" Brandon asked, it smelled like Thanksgiving when he was younger. "Of course, I cooked chicken, collards, mashed potatoes, mac n cheese..." "Ma..." Brandon said on laugh "I was excited you were coming, and my hands started cooking" she said with a smile. "Go put your bags up and I'll fix the table" she said as she went into the kitchen. Brandon grabbed his bags and headed to his room. Nothing had changed except the bigger bed, but his mother pretty much kept everything the same. He began to look around, his gaze went to a picture on his nightstand. He went, sat on the bed, and picked it up. It was the prom picture of him, Ummie, and all their friends. His gaze stayed on Ummie, she looked so happy and she was looking at him. "Bran" his mother said peering into the room, he turned and looked at his mother. She looked at the picture and sighed "you all were such good friends back then...I remember all of them used to come to Thanksgiving dinner... everything" she said. "Yeah" he said looking back at the picture. "Ummie comes over sometimes with her baby girl" she said. "She does?" Brandon asked surprised his mother nodded. "Yep, I keep mistaking Ammie for my granddaughter" she said with a sigh. "She's just so adorable and so much like Ummie" she continued. The ding of the timer went off in the kitchen. "Oh the cake is done" she said and turned to leave. Ummie's car phone rang and she answered it, it was her youngest sister Flower. "Hey hon" Ummie said, "hey big sis" she said from the other end. "How was your day?" Ummie asked "it was great. I love helping my patients out" Flower said on a sigh. "What happened to you today?" Flower asked, "I cried today at work" Ummie said. She didn't know if it was because Flower was her younger sister or that she was a psychologist, but she could tell her this stuff. "Oh, honey why?" Flower asked "well I had these clients that bought this house... they were a new married couple... the wife announced she was pregnant, and you should have seen the husband's face. He was so happy and so in love with his wife..." "umhm how did that make you feel?" Flower asked "I ached honey. I went out to my car to get the papers for them to sign and the tears just came" Ummie said. She was glad she had just dropped Ammie off at dance practice. The tears were falling again, Flower was quiet for a little bit. "Flower?" Ummie asked "I was thinking of how to put this but I'm just going to come out and say it... You really need to talk to Brandon and forgive him" Flower said. Ummie couldn't believe Flower was saying this... never mind she could believe it. "FORGIVE HIM!" Ummie exclaimed. "Yes" Flower said softly. "This thing you are holding on to is eating you a