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6 weeks later

Bruno's home

She parks her car and gets out and is greeted by Bruno who kisses her and they pull apart as Geronimo pushes in between them and she rubs his head and ears.

She opens her trunk and Bruno says wow at the containers of food she has brought over.

Well don't just stand there help me get this lot into the kitchen Bruno.

Yes dear Bruno replies picking up containers and asks what's in them as they head into the house.

Well there is cannolli's, pasta salad, potatoe salad, tortilla chips, salsa and stuffed peppers with cous cous that will need to be grilled.

You made all of this he asks her as they enter the kitchen.

Yes I made it all this morning she replies and seeing he's surprised says look I do this when everyone is getting together at Urbana and Phil's too.

After putting away the food she brought over they go and sit in the backyard and Bruno takes her hands and asks her whats up.

She was nervous she would be meeting Bruno's sisters and dad for the first time today because Bruno wanted her to meet them and he was meeting her family for the first time tomorrow for lunch.

She tells him this and he pulls her up and into his lap and says they are gonna love you, we're a couple now and meeting each others families is what couples do, just relax and enjoy the day.

They are kissing when they hear Eric say damn bro let CeCe up for some air already and hear giggling they break apart to see his family standing around them with their kids.

Bruno introduces her to his pops, sisters and their boyfriends and kids except Eric and Cindia as she knows them already.

They day was going well and she was glad all the hooligans, their partners and kids were there, people she knew.

She was getting on well with Bruno's family and the nervousness she'd had about meeting them had gone away the only person that was stand offish with her was Bruno's sister Tiara.

She had just got a soda out of the fridge when she felt a wave of light headedness go through her and closes the fridge and leans against it this was happening too often lately as well as getting tired easily, maybe Bruno was right last week and she needed a vacation.

She hears heels clicking and turns around slowly as Tiara comes in.

They stand there staring at each other for what feels like hours when Tiara says if it wasn't for you Bruno would be back with Jessica and they'd be happy together again.

CeCe is shocked to the core at this and pushing through the waves of light headedness when Bruno says out of nowhere you are so damn wrong and out of line sis, CeCe hadn't seen him come in.

Bruno comes over and puts his arm around her, kisses her head and turns to Tiara and says time for the truth about my ex and your ohh so good friend Jessica.

I stayed 18 months longer than I should have with Jessica I stopped loving her, being happy with her and then the push I finally needed to end it with her was coming home and finding her screwing another guy in my bed sis and there never was or will be a chance of me getting back together with her.

I'm happy with CeCe she makes me happier than i've been in a helluva long time, you should choose your friends more carefully sis.

Tiara apologises to them both and says she never knew and that Jessica had obviously lied and had never told her she had cheated on Bruno.

She kisses Bruno and asks him if he's ok when Tiara leaves the kitchen and he sighs and says yeah i'm sorry she came at you.

It's ok Bruno she was standing for her friend, wrongly but she didn't know that.

He kisses her and says true i'm glad she does now, c'mon lets go eat something he says pulling her out the kitchen making her laugh and call out damn boy you and your stomach as they head back into the backyard.