Forbidden

Choice

Joseph's POV

"Are you still not ready yet?" I frown at Latoya "You know we have an hour long drive?"

"I did tell her" Janet cuts in. "I'm gonna get dressed as soon as I'm done eating my breakfast" Latoya rolls her eyes. "I don't see what the big deal is anyway. It's not like she's having a grand opening or anything. She's just taking over some resturant" she shrugs.

"No.. she bought the resturant and we're going there to show her our support. It's a big deal when you own your first buisness.

"It's not like she started it herself. She's just taking over from the last owners"

"Why are you being so negative?" Janet frowns confused. "Well what do you expect? Most people buy shoes or a new outfit on an impulse. Not a resturant. I don't get why all you guys are so excited anyway. She's just spent a quarter of a million dollars of her husband's money on a impulse. If I were Michael, I'd be pissed as hell with her"

"Actually she spent some of the money her parents left her in their will and I've seen the books for that place and from the looks of it. She got a great deal. The resturant does great. The only reason the last owners were selling was because they needed the money to move away and to take care of a sick relative"

"Plus it wasn't an impulse buy. It's where her mom used to work and where she got her passion for cooking" Janet cuts in. "Her mom?" Latoya says in a slightly sarcastic tone. "Don't even think about bringing that up today" I frown.

"So we're just sweeping that under the rug too?"

"No, but until Leanne is ready to talk about it and knows what, if anything she wants to do about it. So we keep our opinions to ourselves. So don't even think about bringing it up and when we get to the house don't..."

"What!? I'm not going anywhere that death trap!" She gasps, cutting me off.

"Grow up Toy" Janet rolls her eyes. "Michael and Leanne decided to move in there and you need to get over it"

"Michael did? Or Leanne did and he's just going along with it?" Latoya raises an eyebrow.

"Enough! Just hurry up and get ready" I frown and leave the room.

It's been a week since everything happened and I was just as unsure about them moving into Leanne's old house as the others and apart of me still is. Especially after everything that's happened recently and in that house, but from what Michael's told me, the 4 of them are doing fine and Leanne seems to be more relaxed and calmer being in the house she grew up and around the the people she grew up with.

My main concern is that Leanne is still avoiding the issue of Carley and I'm worried that being there will set her back to where she was, but I'm keeping hope that she really is ok.

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Leanne's POV

"Finally. What took you so long?" I smile when Michael finally gets back. "Sorry. I had some paperwork and stuff to sign at the hotel, then I stopped off at the store to pick up diapers and stuff for the twins and bumped into Gerry and he started going on about him being a kid in the war..  again" he explains and I giggle slightly.

I love Gerry and I've known him all my life, but he's the kind of person that likes to talk alot which although is sweet sometimes and he does have some amazing stories, but sometimes he can be a little too much.

"So are you excited for today?"

"Mhm.. I can't believe I actually own that place" I smile. "I still can't believe you bought a resturant like that" he smiles. "It was an instinct. As soon as Else said they were selling the place, I knew I had to go for it before anybody else did. That place holds alot of good memories for me" I smile. "So will you be making any changes or keeping it the same?"