Chapter 39 - What a lucky man!


    "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.." Jeanine and her husband sang for sleepy Leondre,


    holding a chocte cupcake with one candle lit on top. Leo raised his head clearly confused, he


    rubbed his eyes.. not being fully awake. His blonde locks disheveled, he was just the cutest... Jeanine


    couldn''t help but wonder what she had against this little angel in the first ce. She finally understood,


    how it felt to be happy just by having the simplest things. Last night when Leo hugged her, she felt so


    overwhelmed. It was finallying down to her that she had a grandson, the smartest little boy she


    knows. She was really proud and nned on resolving what she had started.


    Andre and Ad had to be together again.


    "Happy birthday Leo." Jeanine ruffled his hair before giving him a kiss on his temple, he smiled; his


    dimples immediately bing visible. Ben watched his wife being affectionate, he hadn''t seen her so


    carefree in so many years.


    "Thank you." Leo smiled broadly blowing the candle, it was just a cute scene.


    "I wish my mom was here but she is still mad at me." Leo sighed sadly.


    "I''m sure she isn''t, not anymore. How about you go have a nice bath then we can wait for your mom to


    pick you up?" Ben suggested.


    "Alright, do you think my dad is still angry too?" Leo asked, taking a bite from his cupcake.


    "Nope, Andre never gets angry for that long besides he loves you so much." Jeanine added


    immediately feeling a void, Andre had never been one to hold a grudge or be angry for that long.


    In this case he had not spoken to her in so long. Hepletely ignore his mother''s existence, she


    never thought he was capable of that. Jeanine missed her son much more especially when she looked


    at Leondre. She thought back to when Andre was a little boy, everything had been easy and so perfect.


    Now he was all grown up and making his own decisions. Seeing Leondre made her think back to the


    beautiful life she had when both her little boys stayed at home before they left to look after themselves


    in this big world.


    Luc was still a baby, she thought. A grown baby, he certainly didn''t want to grow up and she had given


    up on him. Jeanine missed being a mother, she missed her family. She felt like they were much more


    apart now than they have ever been. Jeanine nned to apologize to her son and Ad hopefully


    make here back. She was aware that what she did was not eptable and the only way Andre


    would forgive her is if she brought Ad back into his arms. Her husband would alsoe back to her.


    She just wanted her family altogether. Money and power, she had all that.. she just wanted her family to


    be happy.


    When Leondre has finished his cupcake, he rushed off to the ensuite bathroom to bath clearly excited


    for his day. Ben then turned to his wife.


    "Jenny, I''m really d you came around. You have no idea how happy this makes me." Ben said giving


    her a smile, he hadn''t given her those in so long... just cold res.


    "I know I have been difficult, thanks for standing by me still. I really want Leondre and Ad to be part


    of our family." Jeanine replied.


    "That will be a hard task but I''m willing to help where needed as long as my son is happy. He deserves


    that at least."


    "I know... it''s all my fault." Jeanine heaved a heavy sigh. "I''m really sorry, I know what I did wasn''t


    eptable but I want to fix all my wrongs." Jeanine apologized, Ben loved this change; it was a good


    change.


    "We all make mistake, love." Ben said pulling her into a hug. Jeanine''s heart warmed up knowing she


    was putting her pride aside and making things right. It felt even more genuine when her husband called


    her by the endearment he always used on her.


    -


    De was surprised when Jeanine weed her with a warm smile. It had never been like that... well


    Andre was not present so why was she pretending... ohh maybe because her husband was present.


    "This is Lyle my half brother, Lyle that''s Leo''s grand...mom." De wasn''t sure if she should say it


    because it seemed Jeanine hated that word but she was shocked when Jeanine smiled broadly.


    "Your half brother wow, I had not known of him before." Jeanine said opening the door widely so they


    can get in.


    "Yeah, I just found out a week back." Lyle said in a rxed tone. "Where is Leondre?" He asked.


    "He is upstairs, you could just go talk to him and introduce yourself. I''m sure you have a lot of catching


    up to do.." Jeanine said leaving De with her jaw ajar.


    "Cool." Lyle said.


    "Don''t tell.." De said to Lyle who nodded knowing that he shouldn''t spill about the surprise party.


    De felt awkward being left all alone with Jeanine.


    "Oh Lyle, upstairs to your left the sixth door to your left." Jeanine directed. "Want some tea, juice, Diet


    Coke any refreshment?" Jeanine asked leading them towards the all white kitchen.


    "I''m alright thanks. It''s nine thirty and I should probably get Leo and get going.." De said not feeling


    ufortable.


    "I thought the party starts at twelve, we could catch up.." Jeanine said putting on the kettle. "Ben went


    for a run, his doctor said he needs to keep his high blood pressure at bay by keeping fit and eating


    healthy."


    De looked at Jeanine stupefied. Why was she telling her all these things, she never did that before..


    "Oh alright." De smiled, ufortably.


    "De, I''m sorry.." Jeanine said leaving De with her jaw ajar.


    "Uhm-"


    "I''m genuinely sorry for what I did. I owe you more than an apology, you could have had me arrested


    for drugging you and everything that I did with the evidence that Andre had but because you''re a good


    person you didn''t. I have never felt so ashamed, I just hope we can start over... for my grandson''s


    sake.."


    De blinked a few times, not sure if this was really Jeanine the woman who kicked her out of the


    house half naked after she had caught De with her son. The very same woman who had called her


    filthy multiple times and spat in her face..


    This couldn''t be..


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    "Ad?" Jeanine called De out of her daze.


    "I''m sorry, I''m just a little surprised. I wasn''t expecting this."


    "I understand it may take time-" Jeanine added sipping on her green tea.


    "No no no, I had already forgiven you. The day you called me into your office, I had already forgiven


    you. Forgiven you for myself so I could move on... I just didn''t think I would hear you say this.." De


    replied.


    Jeanine nodded.


    "Again I''m truly sorry, I wish I could do more so that it won''t just be words."


    "No, it''s okay. I really appreciate this. I''m d you came to that conclusion and you see where you went


    wrong."


    "I do, I just want to be a better person for Leondre. You raised a good kid, Ad." Jeanine gave a


    genuine smile.


    "Thank you.. He is all that good, he can be problematic when he wants to be." De chuckled a bit.


    "Like his father, the resemnce still surprises me." Jeanine chuckled too.


    De didn''t say a word, she knew where this was going.


    "You and my son." Jeanine said but De quickly interrupted.


    "We are really okay where we are. The co-parenting seems to be going well, he is really getting a hang


    of being a father." De added.


    "You know he still loves you.." Jeanine said almost immediately. De knew this wasing..


    "Mrs. Levette-" Jeanine immediately cut her off. "It''s Jeanine or Jenny which ever you prefer."


    "Jeanine.. I understand we have settled our differences and you want to do right but Andre and I but


    that''s all in the past and we should focus on what''s best for Leo. I just entered a rtionship with a


    really nice man who epts my ws and he is very supportive and yes Andre is supportive too but I


    don''t think we will ever go back to what we were.." De said softly fumbling with her fingers.


    "Oh.." Jeanine said. "What a lucky man.."


    "Yeah.. Spencer.." De smiled.


    "It just really took me a long time to be where I am, emotionally. I don''t want to ruin that. I know what


    Andre is capable of, I know the type of power he holds over me and my emotions.. he was my first love.


    It never goes away but I can''t allow him to break me like that... again as much as I feel for him." De


    exined. "I would rather y my cards safe by being with someone I don''t love as much."


    "I understand." Jeanine said knowing she wasn''t going to give up on her son''s source of happiness.


    She wouldn''t. She did this and she would fix it.


    "You shoulde to the party." De changed the subject.


    "Thought I would never get an invitation." Jeanine chuckled making Deugh as well. They were


    both in a good ce.


    Lyle and Leo came back downstairs after a while, they seemed to have bonded in the little time they


    had and became best friends. Leo hugged his mom and told her how sorry he was and how he would


    change his attitude. De smiled knowing that her baby was in for a surprise.?