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tabitha was not suppose to touch down in los angeles for another week but with her recent split with hunter, she needed to get home and take care of a few things. the girl felt partially responsible for this, she tried to help him out in his time of need as well as having the opportunity to have him by her side 24/7 but it obviously back fired. things were going great until she started hanging out with dale whilst trying to keep it under wraps. however, she wasn't expecting hunter to see the male outside of her house, so when he came home and asked how her day was she just lied and said that she spent it with the dogs. since that day their relationship had taken a turn for the worse and the last thing she wanted to do at the point in time was stick around and feel uncomfortable. so she chose the first movie that was out of state and rushed to it without a second thought. now she was back at home, alone, well not entirely if you counted spartacus who was currently sitting next to her on the floor. tabby was putting the finishing touches on her make-up before she went out to dinner with her older brother and nephew.

she could honestly say she was having rudy withdrawals, she missed her little monkey man. it was pretty amazing, especially coming from someone who said they hated kids with a passion. tabitha took one look at rudy when he was first born and was completely blown away, he was absolutely adorable. he always had her cracking up because of the little antics he did and she blown away at the fact that he loved her - no matter what she did. he made her feel like she wasn't a total fuck up. once she finished she looked down at her dog, blowing a few kisses at him before standing up and making her way out of the room. it was weird being in this house alone, with hunter gone and drea off filming - tabby was left here with her thoughts and that was never a good thing. making sure she had everything she left her house and made her way to the vineyard, it wasn't that long of a drive and she was surprised that she made it there as quickly as she did. she made it a little early but that was okay, she didn't mind the wait - it gave her time to think about what she would say to her brother.

the fact that he had been right all along, irked her in a way that only an older brother could. she wasn't bombarded with questions so that meant she was still in the clear, the only people who knew about it were drea, sky and datty and she knew that neither of them would tell a soul. or at least she hoped they wouldn't. tabby! a smile quickly formed on her lips as she looked to her left and saw her brother with rudy running towards her. the girl took a few steps towards him before bending down and scooping him up in her arms. "hey monks! i've missed you so much!" she cooed, hugging him as tightly as she could without hurting him. she placed a few kisses on his cheek before looking up to see her brother smiling at them, "and i guess i missed you too." the girl was joking of course, she always missed seeing her brother. she stepped into him, giving him a hug, holding onto him for a moment before pulling so that they could make their way inside. they were greeted by a hostess who lead them to their table.

tabby sat rudy next to her, she was going to hog him on the dinner date and justin was going to have to deal. though she was sure he wouldn't mind it all, he seemed to enjoy her relationship with his son. tabby, you have been gone a long time. she rested her chin on her hand and looked down at him. "i know monks, i've been working. i work in movies remember?" tabs explained, happy that he seemed contempt with her answer because he went back to coloring. she smiled before looking over at justin. "it's been a while since i heard from you jus, what's been going on? still working like a mad man?" she laughed. tabby brought her hand up to run her fingers through rudy's soft curls, gosh, he was too adorable to leave alone.

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If anyone knew celebrity gossip, it was Justin Morning. The way society framed publicists was very critical; they were seen as snakes who told celebrities to lie to the world. His only job, truly, was to protect the rights and privacy of actors. He wasn't about making celebrities out to be something that they weren't. He wasn't the type to tell his clients to pretend to be charitable or pretend to like children for the public to like them. He was the kind of person who would want his clients to have their own choices to themselves, to have their secrets kept to themselves. He had a hard time concealing such secrets, but that was why he worked -- he was always finding ways to stall private information from hitting the surface. In this case, he actually knew about Tabitha and Hunter. It was a shame; he liked Hunter, but he knew that the relationship had moved too quickly and that Hunter was probably too nice to Tabitha's tastes. She wasn't cruel, but she could be bitchy. No one knew that better than Justin. It simply didn't work when someone like her got with someone as kind and open as Hunter Vega. It was only a matter of time before it was officially a break-up.

He held Rudy's hand as the two walked toward the Vineyard. He was excited to see Tabitha. He didn't plan on bringing up the whole Hunter issue until she was ready to speak of it. Since Rudy was there, he didn't feel too keen on arguing, though the two did that quite often. He believed it was a good sign; after all, the two still cared for each other and knew each other well enough to throw around a few heated words. Indifference would be the worst, and they weren't at that point, so Justin felt blessed. It was great to be able to be in Tabitha's life, and he was glad to be in her schedule. He knew that she wanted to see Rudy; he was a gem in her life, and it made Justin so happy to know that his family was still put together in some places. Maybe his dad would never come around, but Tabitha was always going to be there for Rudy. The kid was in love with her and trusted her with his heart and soul. It made Justin see a side to her that he didn't think would show for quite some time.

Rudy nearly leaped into her arms when he saw her. The boy's face lit up like a light bulb. Justin couldn't help but grin at the sight of two of his favorite people who were interacting so smoothly. "Of course you missed me," he replied with a laugh. "We all missed you. Jessica is working. She said to send her... regards." He wanted to say "condolences," but he was sticking to the rule of not bringing up the whole Hunter ordeal until she was ready. He could tell that she had been through enough. He didn't want to make it harder on her than it already was. The girl was a hard worker. He had to give her credit for that. Her character wasn't always the best. It got her in trouble. It was still a part of his baby sister's attitude, and he loved her for her flaws and strengths. So far, the two were getting along swimmingly. Rudy was a nice anchor for the two to lean on, especially when stress levels were high between the two. He could see the bags under Tabitha's eyes that told him that she was in a fragile state.

"Still working," the man nodded as he scanned the menu. His glasses rested stably on the bridge of his nose. He looked like he had aged. A few grey hairs were evident on his head, but most people didn't notice. Jessica was constantly urging Justin to go on and dye his hair black again, but he couldn't bring himself to. The stress of keeping Tabitha's life under wraps was more than one man should handle, but he didn't say a word about it. "But so have you. Tell me about what you've been working on lately," he requested with a polite smile. The waitress came up to ask for their orders. He pointed at the menu and replied, "I would like the California Clubhouse with a glass of water. Thank you." He handed the waitress the menu and turned to Rudy. "You be good, now," he said, patting the kid on the head. Justin seemed rather serious, but he could really good off with his boy. "You want to order on your own?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

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tabby and her brother didn't always see eye to eye on things but that didn't mean that they didn't love one another. tabby always figured that that was how sibling relationships worked, you fought and argued but when it was all said and done - you were still there for each other. "yeah yeah, i did." she smiled, it faltered a little when he said jessica wouldn't be joining them. she quirked a brow at him as he seemed to stumble through his sentence, not really sure on how to take it. tabby enjoyed spending time with jessica, the woman was not only the sister that she never had but also somewhat of a mother figure for her. "it's okay, i'll catch up with her some other time." she responded before focusing on rudy again who had started playing with a chunk of her hair. this was definitely not something that she wanted to talk about, it was bad enough that another one of her relationships failed but the fact that she had to tell justin about it - who was already against it from the start sucked.

she glanced up from her menu and looked over her brother, he was definitely looking like an older version of himself. she couldn't help but feel like she played a part in that, tabby wasn't the most stable person and the fact that she was famous didn't help at all. something was off here but she had no idead what. "no offense jus..but you look old." she said as if she just saw him for the first time. that wasn't the only thing that she noticed about him though. "you look like dad right now, kind of freaking me out.." she smirked before looking down at the menu again. if tabby had known that justin already knew about her seperation then she would've taken that deep breath of relaxtion that she so desperately needed. But so have you. Tell me about what you've been working on lately? tabby sighed as she leaned forward, resting her weight on her forearms as she tried to think of what to say. "i'm currently working on this film called dog days, it's pretty cool - a lot of my friends are on that movie too." she shrugged. "sam's the director, so it's really like one big..uh..dysfunctional family." she offered a laugh.

tabitha wondered when would be a good time to bring up the hunter situation. should she wait until he asked about him or should she just come right out and say it. either way it was going to be awkward for her to talk about. then again, she also had to keep in mind that this was his job so he may have already known. as he told the waitress what he wanted, tabby studied him for a bit - there was no way that he could've known right? and for you ms. ..? "huh? oh i'll just have whatever he's having.." she smiled before handing over her menu. tabby looked down at rudy to see if he would order on his own, when all the waitress got back was a blank stare she let out a small laugh before looking at justin. "guess not.." she exclaimed before leaning back in her seat. after her brother ordered for the boy, tabby looked over at him with a curious expression. "oh hey, before i forget, i was wondering if i could keep rudy for a week or something. i hate being at home by myself and besides i need to spend some qaulity time with my monks." she smiled, ruffling up the boys hair once again.

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Justin wasn't happy that Jessica was unable to come, but he was fortunate to be able to see his baby sister at all. He was so thankful that Tabitha remained in his life. The two did argue rather frequently, and he supposed many other people may have abandoned him under the circumstances. Tabitha seemed to understand that they needed each other, though, and she had to remain in Rudy's life. Justin could see the immense amount of love that she felt for the child and that she didn't plan to leave his life. It filled Justin with hope that she would have her own little ones someday, but he knew that it was irrational to get his hopes up. She claimed to be bad with children. Rudy was truly an exception. He didn't know what made her dislike children so much. Justin loved them, but it was also true that he never truly understood the value of a child's life until he had one of his own. He felt like the world surrounded Rudy with corruption. He felt the same way when Tabitha stepped out into the real world. If anyone knew what people truly were, it was Justin Morning.

Justin chuckled and shook his head when she called him old. "The glasses," he said, pointing at the pair on his face. "Just the glasses. I'm young and vivacious as ever, baby sis," he winked at her. He felt tired, but he certainly didn't feel like he was physically unable to do the same things he did when he was twenty-one. Maybe he had a few back pains here and there, but he could still lift a great deal of weight. He had to be a good handy man and mover if he wanted to make sure Jessica didn't have to do those things around the house. He listened intently as Tabitha explained her latest project. "I heard about the fight on the set," he said, raising his eyebrows. He took off his glasses and set them into the pocket of his dress shirt. "You know, that sounds like a blast, though." It was great that Tabitha had friends on set. He knew that none of them were told about the whole Hunter ordeal. Tabitha was private that way. Besides, had anyone known, the news would have gotten out way earlier.

The waitress nodded at Tabitha's order and looked at Rudy. The boy stared blankly at the girl. Justin frowned at him for a moment before taking a breath and telling her. "Um, he'll have the closest thing you guys have to mac and cheese." The waitress nodded. "That would be pasta salad. How does that sound?" she asked Rudy. The boy didn't make eye contact and shifted in his seat. Justin nodded at the waitress with an apologetic smile. "That sounds magnificent." The girl was on her way with the menus. He turned back to Tabitha, who was suddenly speaking of keeping Rudy for a bit. Justin raised an eyebrow. "A week?" he asked. He hadn't thought about letting Rudy stay with Tabitha for that long before. He honestly couldn't imagine spending a week without his son. He began to imagine what he would do without Rudy, and each scenario seemed rather bleak.

"I'm sure it would be fine," he smiled. The way he saw it, Rudy was a little healer, and Tabitha seemed to need it. She said that he looked old, but she looked washed out and tired. She was no Lindsay Lohan, but she wasn't necessarily the young and lively Tabitha that Justin grew up with. "I mean, we'll just have to make sure you know all of his allergies and... diet preferences... and vitamins..." It really wasn't difficult to take care of Rudy, but it still put Justin on edge to think about having his boy in someone else's arms. He trusted Tabitha, but it made him nervous to have a part of his routine taken away. The kid was his life. "I guess it would be good for Jessica," he reasoned. "She's getting moodier with that new baby on the way," he chuckled. The two argued as any married couple did, but those arguments were so much worse when she was pregnant.

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"weird how a pair of glasses can do that to you." she said with a shrug. "well regardless of all that, you need to take them off because they make you look old and it's freaking me out.." she said with a laugh. tabby was just poking fun at him, it was something she always did and not just with him but with everyone. everyone at some point got picked on by the girl but she would say that justin got it a little extra because he was her brother. the girl frowned when he mentioned a fight on set, she didn't know what he was talking about. she leaned back in her chair as she tried to think of what he was talking about, no fights coming to mind. "what fight?" shee asked curiously. he would probably think she was joking but she honestly had no clue about a fight. tabby spent most of her time in her room with a bottle of vodka or jack daniels, her time rarely spent with her castmates unless she was forced to. "don't know about any fight on set, i wasn't in it." she shrugged. "but i did punch danny in the stomach.." she added nonchalantly.

she punched him because he hurt her best friend drea by leading her on and then kissing someone else. it was fucked up and she couldn't just sit there and not do something about it, so she marched to his hotel room and punched him. yep, she was that bad ass...sort of. tabby looked down at rudy, it was cute how he got all quiet on the waitress when tabby knew he could talk the ears off of anyone. she focused her attention on rudy, ruffling up his hair as she tried to get him to relax. "yeah a week, it'll give you time to do...something different." she shrugged lightly. "like go on a vacation with jessica, since all you two do is work." if anyone needed time away to just relax and enjoy themselves it was justin, he seriously worked too much in her opinion. she couldn't remember the last time where he just sat around and did nothing but enjoy the day with whatever activities made him happy. it was almost to the point where tabby didn't think the guy knew how to have fun. "cool, rudy and i are gonna have a ball!" she grinned as she looked down at him and poked his cheek lightly.

her smile slowly faded as justin started talking about what tabby needed to know about rudy.I mean, we'll just have to make sure you know all of his allergies and... diet preferences... and vitamins... what the hell? "huh?" she said barely above a whisper. what ever happened to being a kid and eating what you wanted without having to worry about this or that? "diet...preferences? what.." she asked with a confused look. it was safe to say that rudy would probably end up eating whatever he wanted - minus what he was allergic to of course. it would be the secret between the boy and his favorite aunt and it would be one of the many secrets to come. "how about you just give me the list of allergies and the vitamins and we call it a day?" she asked with a smirk. "because..i think you guys are kind of crazy." tabby didn't mean it in a mean way, she just didn't understand it. "and you won't have to worry about who's around him, it'll just be me, spartacus and rudy all week." she nodded. maybe this would be a good way to talk about her break up, she'll be able to ease into it nicely.

her thoughts switched when he mentioned jessica and the new baby, which made tabby smile once again. she couldn't wait to meet the new addition and spoil the baby like she did with rudy. "how much longer do i have to wait? seriously, i think i'm going to die from anticipation." she bounced up and down eagerly.

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Justin couldn't help but grin at Tabitha when she looked completely clueless about a fight. "Rumor has it that Danny Crawford punched somebody... Ray?" Justin looked up, trying to remember exactly what occurred. "Apparently, it was over Jaiden. I still don't know the whole story." Justin was waiting to hear more about the issue. He was so surprised that Tabitha was unaware of what occurred; it seemed that she would usually be at the center of the issue. It might be a bit cruel to think that of Tabitha, but even she could contest that conflict had a way of finding her in the midst of her best days. "But you punched Danny?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. He wondered how serious it was. He knew that Danny had a lot going on in his life -- Andrea, Jaiden... It seemed like the guy was being rather conspicuous about his romantic uncertainty. The fact that so many popular stars worked on one set reminded Justin that drama was bound to happen.

Justin remembered the vacation they took with Rudy a year ago. He and Jessica didn't take vacations very often and loved work too much to leave with clean consciences. Justin remembered their last trip together, with just the two of them. The two had gone to Italy for a week. He felt like that was so long ago. "I don't even know what vacations are really like anymore," he chuckled. He remembered relaxing, an action that Justin was actually very unfamiliar with. Leaving Rudy didn't sound like a vacation. The kid was the world around which Justin's life orbited. He began to wonder where they would go that would be truly enjoyable for them. They could go nearly anywhere they wanted to with their savings, but Justin couldn't think of many places. He shrugged. "Maybe we'll go to... Korea?" he suggested more to himself than anyone. He looked at Rudy, wondering how he was going to be away from the boy for a week.

Justin looked at his napkin and took the pen form the pocket on his dress shirt. "You asked for it," he said, shaking his head. He put a hand on Rudy's head, glancing from the boy to the napkin. He wrote down each allergy as he explained them. "He's allergic to grass. Figured that out during his first trip to the Los Angeles Park." The memory of that day made him shudder. "All nuts besides peanuts, watermelon, and red food coloring." He looked up a Tabitha with a stern look in his eyes. "No sugar for Rudy after six and you know not to drink in the presence of my one and only son." His voice was as demanding as his eyes. Tabitha was aware that Justin would bust her ass if she even dared show Rudy a bad influence in Justin's absence. "I'm trusting you with the one person I love most on this planet," he told her with urgency in his eyes. He leaned in. "You take good care of him, Tabitha. Okay?" He finally leaned back, placed the pen in place, and folded his hands together in his lap. Rudy stared at him, knowing that his place in the matter didn't invite him to make any comments.

Hearing that it was just going to be the three of them gave Justin a great feeling of reassurance. Rudy was an animal-lover as most kids were. Justin was trying to raise a well-adjusted kid who could get along with most of the kids in school. He never wanted Rudy to have to go through what Justin and Tabitha's father put them through. That was his one legacy in life. If he failed at everything else, he wanted to make sure he was an incredibly and supportive father. Having a sister who was a devoted aunt was a huge help as well. "The next one will be here in four months and five days," he said, smiling with all of his teeth. He could feel the excitement in his stomach. "We're waiting to find out the gender," he told Tabitha. Justin secretly wanted a female. It would be just like Justin and Tabitha. In his opinion, that worked out well, even if they did argue.

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she tilted her head to the side as she took in everything he was saying, well that explained the black eye she saw when she met up with him. it seemed like jaiden was the one in the middle of everything these days, for once tabby had nothing to do with it and she was happy with that. "he punched ray? well that would explain the black eye he was sporting.." she shrugged. "i asked him and he wouldn't tell me so i left it alone." she added. she didn't know much about the situation but all she knew was that danny and jaiden were indeed dating, so maybe it had something to do with that. however, tabitha was not going to be the one to mention it, it was not her place. "besides i keep to myself most of the time, i have better things to do." the like drinking went unsaid and she really wasn't in the mood to talk about it. the reason why she punched danny was for the simple fact that he had played with drea's emotions. drea had become one of tabby's closest friends and if you fucked with one of them then you fucked with her. "yeah i did and he deserved it, so.." she smiled, not really sure if she wanted justin to know the reason why.

if tabitha could take a vacation then she would, she enjoyed traveling and experiencing different cultures. well,the last time she had taken time off from filming she spent it at home with hunter and that did a lot of good for her. shaking the thoughts of hunter from her mind she focused on justin and his needs, the man seriously needed a vacation. everyone needed some time to themselves every once in a while and justin's time was gradually approaching. hearing his respone, she grinned cheekily and shook her head in disbelief. "see, you definitely need a vacation. it's terrible that you haven't had one in so long, i feel like it's partially my fault." she admitted. though she was trying to change her image, trying to keep her name out of the tabloids and so far it seemed to be working but with her recent break up she knew that things would change. "that sounds like it'll be great, be sure to bring me back something nice." she winked playfully. that was a place she didn't get to visit often but when she did she never wanted to leave.

her eyes widened as the list seemed to go on and on, things that were listed that she didn't even know about. like the grass. her eyes went towards rudy, quirking a brow as if she had just saw him for the first time in her life. "really dude? really?!" she said but smiled shortly after to show him that she was joking. she felt the side of her face burn and she quickly stopped joking around and looked back at her brother. "okay, i got it." she nodded. as for the no sugar after six tabby wasn't so sure she'd remember that little detail, there were certain things that she didn't agree with. when he mentioned her drinking she couldn't hold back the urge to roll her eyes, that little detail could've been left out. sure in the past she may have had a wine cooler or two but that was...it was just different. "alright.." she mumbled. she then began fiddling with things to keep her irritation under control. she understood he was her brother's son and she may have fucked up from time to time but he could've at least given her a little credit. she glared at the older male as he contined his little speech, her irritation becoming more apparent. "i said alright justin, jesus..relax."

the fact that he didn't say anything let her know that he knew, well wasn't this just great. her eyebrows furrowed together as she stared at him, the current conversation not even registering in my mind. "how long have you known?" she asked curiously. the girl knew that her brother had connections, eyes and ears everywhere but damn, was anything in her personal life private anymore? okay, that might have been a stupid thought but there were some things that she wished the public and her brother couldn't find out unless she wanted them to. "you could have just said you knew, save me all the anxiety." she exclaimed with a shake of her head. just as she was about to speak the waitress came back with their orders and she didn't need any citizens finding out her business so soon either. tabby smiled and told the girl thank you and as soon as she was out of sight, tabby's smile faded quickly and returned to its frown. "go ahead and say it, you know you want to." he had seen it from the beginning and tabby had fought against him, she just knew it would be different. so she didn't understand why things ended up the way that they did. things had been so perfect between the two.

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Once it was time to promote Dog Days, Justin felt like his life was going to be made very difficult. He was hoping that no other drama could happen on the set; it made it seem as if the actors were unable to work together off-screen, much less on-screen. He felt glad that his baby sister wasn't involved in the worst of it, though, and he felt proud of her. "If Danny deserved to be punched, I'll take your word for it," Justin grinned. He felt like his profession was all about remaining unattached. It was strange for him to work for his sister because he felt like his feelings could easily be conflicted, but she was family. He didn't want to be best friends with any of his clients; it complicated the process of promoting a career to be involved. He was glad that Jessica wasn't an actress; he had seen many careers die or relationships die when publicists wanted to date their clients. He felt thankful that he had never struggled with such an issue.

Justin nodded at her comment about a vacation. Maybe he needed one, but a vacation couldn't possibly be as good as people said it was. He loved his kid too much to be away from the boy for too long. Rudy could be a handful, but every night before Justin went to bed, all he could think about was the fact that every moment that he spent with Rudy was completely worth it. He looked at Tabitha and back at Rudy, grateful that the two got along. He was happy with his life, appreciative that his baby sister loved Rudy in a way that she didn't love other kids. Rudy needed someone who would be able to relate to him at a closer age. Rudy was very trusting with Tabitha; he told her everything and wasn't shy around her at the least. It was hard when she was away; Rudy talked about her and was always wanting to FaceTime or call her. Justin wished at times that it could be easier for all of them, if the problems could melt away and help every day become a vacation, but that was unrealistic.

Justin could see that Tabitha was getting frustrated, but she wasn't yelling at him, so he knew that she understood how important this task was. Rudy was a good kid, but no kid was particularly easy to watch over for a week. "If you need anything, though, will you remember to call me? Vacation or not, I'm still his dad," Justin smiled again, trying to lighten the mood a bit. He knew that he was pushing her limits; Tabitha had quite a temper, and it wasn't like it was hard to push her buttons. "And Jessica is going to call all of the time." He fiddled with his straw, keeping his eyes on it for a second, smiling. He could just imagine sitting at vacation and hearing about Rudy during the whole time. Vacations were either perfect escapes or a great way to figure out that real life is inescapable and that it's not a bad thing. Busy or not, Justin was a happy person with his life and career. Leaving it for a week seemed out-of-character but necessary nonetheless.

Justin was honestly confused when his little sister shifted the subject of the conversation. For a moment, he stared blankly at her. "What... ?" He looked at Rudy with a question on his face. Rudy wasn't paying attention, just sitting there with his food once the waitress brought it for them. Justin was quiet, staring back at Tabitha's suddenly defiant and demanding eyes. He wasn't going to ramble; he didn't know what she was asking. "I'm not sure what you're talking about," he told her, raising an eyebrow at her. She seemed a bit paranoid about something. Of course he knew about Hunter, but what if he said that and she was simply referring to her drinking? He knew about her drinking from various sources. The Hunter ordeal seemed a little more low-key. If she knew that he knew, she was going to be pretty upset.

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tabby was pretty grateful that her brother did so much for her when it came to keeping her personal life out of the papers as much as possible. she never asked him to be her publicist because she didn't want him to have to deal with the decisions that she chose to make when it came to things, mainly with boys. it was bad enough he had to see her linked to this guy or that guy, but to know the dirty details of it all. yeah, not her cup of tea. "tasha said she was proud of me, that she taught me well.." she laughed, referring to her punch. her older cousin didn't teach her how to fight but she helped tabitha perfect her skills, so that injury to herself could be avoided. tabby had been in countless cat fights growing up as well as the few punches she threw to a few of her old exes, brad fererro being one of them. "of course i give you the credit, if you hadn't of picked on me when we were younger then i wouldn't be the fighter i am today." she joked. all at once old memories of the two of them fighting with one another when they were younger came flooding back. those were good times then. not her crying because he took her favorite doll but because she would just run to her mother's arms for safety. she didn't have that anymore.

"you guys are going on that vacation, even if i have to pay for it myself." she remarked with a firm nod. those two needed it, they worked too much and needed time away from their cell phones and computers to just relax and enjoy the day. as she had stated before, she felt like she owed it to him to take rudy off his hands so that he could release some of the stress that she had caused. the girl knew how much the her brother and jessica loved rudy, it was going to be hard for them to 'relax' without him being there by their side. she wanted them to know that he would be in good hands and they didn't have to worry about him, tabby was really good when it came to her little nephew. even though rudy was much younger, the two of them shared this sort of best friend bond where he would tell her everything and she would with him. well, what was appropriate for his ears anyway. she talked to him if not everyday then every other day and whenever she spoke with him, he seemed to have more stories to talk about. it got hard sometimes when she was away because she missed seeing his face in person so much, it would actually put her into a minor depressed state.

it was kind of sad and weird at the same time, it made her wonder if she had her own children how she would act. keyword being if, which in tabby's vocabulary meant never. the girl didn't mean to get upset it was just she wanted justin to have faith in her and at that moment it didn't seem like he did. "i promise i'll call you that is IF i need anything..i'm sure i'll have it under control." the longest she had kept rudy had been for the weekend and she handled it with ease. she knew that a weekend versus a week was different but rudy wasn't bad at all, the two of them always had fun together. she smiled as he mentioned her sister-in-law would call all of the time to check up on the boy. "that's another thing, one of my rules is that you guys are limited to two calls a day. one in the morning and one at night and..that's it." she responded with a firm nod. tabitha looked down at rudy the exact same time he looked up at her, he was obviously thinking the same thing she was. that the idea of his parents only calling twice was unbelievable. "okay two times from you and one time from rudy..if he feels like calling you guys. you're suppose to go on vacation to get away from the life you live for a bit, you can't waste it by staying on the phone with the kid." she grinned.

it was funny how everything shifted, taking a turn towards the left as the subject of hunter came up. well, came up in it's own way. the waitress brought over their food so she wasn't able to say much, she stared at justin in disbelief until the woman walked away and she jumped back into it. "jesus how do you find this shit out?!" she said, not really caring about her language at this point. it was weird how he seemed to have sources everywhere, it was also a bit fucking scary. she also didn't know that he knew about her drinking and if she had then she wouldn't know what to say about it except for that she had it under control, that everything was fine. "don't play dumbass with me justin, tell me what you know right now." she demanded, leaning in a bit. tabitha wanted him to let it all out, say his peace and get it over with. after a moment she leaned back in her chair with a small frown on her face. okay, so maybe he didn't know and she just screwed herself. "so you're saying that you don't know anything about me...and hunter?" she asked curiously. tabby wasn't going to cause a scene here in public but she wouldn't hold back her irritation.

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Justin laughed when Tabitha referred to Tasha. "She's pretty scary," he replied. Tasha was a hard worker, which proved to Justin that she was a part of the family. He never liked to mess with her, not even when they were adults and it would be immature of her to hit him out of anger. He had too much respect for her on top of being afraid of her brute strength. She was a pretty girl, but she was much more than that. He couldn't imagine what she had said to Tabitha, but he decided that it was good if his baby sister was learning how to defend herself. She never really knew how to when she was a child, and he thought of those days as well. In one way, it made him feel a bit guilty, but he knew that those memories only brought Justin and Tabitha closer together. He still remembered her sister's tears and their mother's scolding. He even remembered their father's protective attitude over the women in his life: the flowers on Valentine's day and family dinners. All of it seemed to far away.

Vacations weren't exactly vacations for Justin, but he figured that Jessica might enjoy it. He smiled when Tabitha mentioned paying for it. The two of them were making more than enough money to support themselves. "Don't be silly," he replied, looking at Rudy again. "You don't want daddy to leave, right, Rudy?" he asked, trying to weasel his way out of the conversation about going on another vacation with his wife. As nice as it would be, he knew that he would still be working and that it would be inconvenient to be far off from his base. Rudy looked at Tabitha then back at his father and shook his head vigorously. "Daddy can leave if I can have Spartacus!" The child began to nod suddenly. It was evident that the child wasn't being mean at all, only accepting a fair trade. In his eyes, the dog was just as valuable as Justin was. Justin jokingly narrowed his eyes at the boy and smiled at Tabitha. "Not exactly what I was expecting from my loving son," he chuckled. Rudy was always surprising them.

Justin could see how defensive she was getting about the entire situation. "I know you'll call if you need my help," he nodded. "I just... I'm not used to being away from him for so long." He couldn't believe he was actually going through with this. "But Tabitha," he realized, "I'm going to need to run it by Jessica. She's been wanting a vacation, but I do have to talk to her or else she'll... I don't know, stop cooking me dinner." Married life was far different from a simple relationship. He and Jessica had their fights as any couple did, and most of them involved trivial matters. Justin pondered Tabitha's calling rules. "Rudy only gets one call?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "Sounds less like fun and more like jail, huh?" he suggested to Rudy. It was now a gamble for Rudy who was looking back and forth between Justin and Tabitha like he were watching a tennis match. "We won't call too often, but if Rudy starts crying for his mommy..." He was mostly kidding. Rudy wasn't a pathetic child without his parents. He was mostly independent. Then again, a week was a whole different story. If he didn't experience separation anxiety, Justin was going to be fully concerned.

When Tabitha started yelling, Justin moved back a bit in his seat as if he could get away from the situation. He looked at Rudy, who was just as confused as his father. Justin raised his shoulders with a distraught expression to make the boy laugh. "Language, Tabitha," he said, waving his hand a bit. She was having a meltdown out of nowhere. What did he say that set her off so much? He cleared his throat once the question finally came out. He had two ways to handle this: playing "dumbass" or just coming out and confessing that he had known. Was it so bad that a publicist knew what was going around in Hollywood? He had to be prepared. That was a part of his job. "Where is this coming from, Tabitha?" he asked her calmly. His voice was lower than hers, drawing the tense atmosphere around their table instead of allowing it to spread to the wandering eyes of surrounding diners. He hadn't planned on bringing the whole Hunter ordeal up until she was ready to talk about it.

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tabitha wasn't serious about paying for their vacation because she knew her brother would never allow it. if she were to ever give them a gift like that, she'd have to do it without him knowing. which gave her the idea that maybe for his birthday or his next anniversary she'd pay for him to go on a trip out of the country or something. tabby always wanted to know what it would feel like to do something like that for her big brother, to be able to do something like that when normally it was the other way around. "i'm just saying, i'll do anything to give you guys a break." she smiled. her mouth gaped open slightly as he tried to use rudy to get out of going. jesus, he really was a workaholic. tabs shook her head in disbelief before laughing quietly. "oh no, no, no. you are not gonna use rudy to get out of this. tell me, why don't you want to go on vacation? what's so bad about getting a week away to be couple." she spoke, seriously wanting to know why.

sure there were certain things that they couldn't do because jessica was pregnant but to be honest, they weren't exactly the typical young couple. justin and jessica were extremely mature and their type of fun wasn't the same kind of fun that tabby and her friends usually had. daddy can leave if i can have spartacus! tabby's head snapped to her left as she looked at rudy with a look that read you have got to be kidding. "uh, i don't know about that. spartacus is my baby, you know that." she smiled. "adam gave him to me love.." tabby couldn't help but wince when she mentioned adam's name. spartacus had been an early birthday gift for her back when the two of them had been the best of friends. back before she had ruined everything between them and now they weren't even on speaking terms. "but he'll be happy to see you i know that much!" she grinned before ruffling up his hair.

"he speaks the truth, spartacus may be lazy but he's extremely lovable. he enjoys it when rudy comes over to give him a bit of excercise and loving.." she smirked. english bulldogs were going to be on the chunky side because of their dna, so anytime they were able to get in some sort of a workout to keep them from being morbidly obese was a good thing. tabitha always made sure she'd take him for his evening strolls through the park whenever she was free to do so. she enjoyed spending time with animals because unlike people they never judged you - they were always by your side whenever you needed them to be. she could rely on them. it was times like these where she wished she was back in nashville spending time with her horse, cody, the two of them spent countless days riding through the fields of her father's ranch. last time she was there had been last september when she went to visit her mother's grave like she did every year.

yeah, not going down that road, she thought as the image of her mother popped into her mind. luckily her brother's voice distracted her by saying that he was having an issue with being seperated from his son. "oh my god justin, cut the cord already." she responded. it was nothing new for her to be so blunt with the man, she felt the best way for people to get the point was to tell them up front. "you have to let him grow up, stop suffocating him." she nodded towards the boy. "suffocation is never a good thing, it'll turn around and bite you in the a-..butt." she smirked, correcting herself at the last minute. the girl stole a glance at her nephew who was frowning up at her. oh, great. she gave him a look that said what, i didn't say it before she looked back at her brother. she quirked a brow at him as he said that he had to discuss it with jessica and she understood that, though his next statement threw her for a loop. "stop cooking you dinner?"

she scoffed lightly before opening her mouth to speak but she hesitated as she figured it wouldn't be appropriate to say in front of rudy. besides, not like she wanted to know about her brother's sex life. marriage was indeed different. "okay..two calls. you guys are suppose to be on a vacation and i don't want you to waste it by constantly calling to check up on us." tabby just wanted them to make the best of their trip before the new baby arrived because then it was only going to get harder. then again, they were pretty tough people and it seemed like they could handle whatever life threw at them. she rolled her eyes at his next statement. "oh please, rudy and i will be having too much fun for any of that to happen." she held out her hand for the boy to give her a high five and when he did, her grew only got wider. "just stop it. you're going on vacation and i'm keeping him for a week. a total of seven days..so deal with it." she ended with a firm nod.

the fact that he wasn't giving her an answer was only ticking her off even more. maybe she should have chosen a different career path, one where her personal life wouldn't be out in the open for the world to see. maybe she should've stayed on the path of becoming a professional dancer, at least then she wouldn't have to deal with this shit. anything else was better than this. "sorry it's just.." she slammed her eyes shut and exhaled deeply as she tried to calm down. once she her temper flared up it was hard for her to get it back down without a drink or a quick workout. "justin...just admit it...you know about me and hunter splitting up." she exclaimed with a laugh, she was just in total disbelief. after a moment of just staring down at her food, she rolled her eyes and sighed. "i should've chose another career..this isn't working out."

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Justin imagined Jessica in a beach house. He could see a beach with white sand and blue, clear water. All of it seemed relaxing, but that vision wasn't for him -- it wasn't the kind of vacation that Justin truly enjoyed. Time without Rudy felt odd. Years ago, he would have loved to hit the beach with friends and sit back with a few beers. Nowadays, he felt inclined to get back into a pair of jeans and play with Rudy in his room full of toys. Jessica was pregnant on top of everything, so it wasn't like the two of them were going to be seeing a true vacation any time soon. He was excited with the approaching due date of that child. She was going to come into his life on October 4th, according to the doctors' estimates. He couldn't wait for that day, another day when he would hold his child in his arms and wonder how a heart could love that much.

Tabitha's possessive attitude of Spartacus made Rudy frown petulantly, coercing a chuckle from Justin's lips. Rudy was so emotive that it was hard to be unhappy around the kid. He made Justin feel like being serious wasn't necessary. In all truth, Justin was afraid most of the time that people wouldn't listen to what he was saying unless he refrained from looking like a joke. He didn't know how to be a good leader without being stern about things. He looked back at Tabitha when she mentioned Adam's name. The look on her face looked painful and contemplative at the same time. Oh, boy. What was that supposed to mean? He took a moment to mull over it, but once she shifted the subject back to Spartacus, he decided to think about the Adam situation later. He remembered liking Adam, but he liked Hunter far better. The guy was loyal and didn't want to let things go with Tabitha. He was the kind of person who wanted to fight for her happiness, so Justin had to say that he was sad to see the kid go.

"Tabitha is right for once," Justin winked at his son. "Spartacus needs to lose a few pounds here and there." One of Justin's shortcomings as a parent as the lack of desire to get his son a pet. Rudy obviously wanted one desperately; any kid who didn't feel connected to animals was one to be worried about. Justin simply wasn't particularly fond of animals, at least not enough to allow one into his house to stay. He didn't have the time or energy to have a family dog, but Jessica was beginning to really want one for Rudy to play with when the two were out and Jessica's mother had to step in to take care of the child. Justin would do anything to make them happy, of course, so maybe they would have a dog one day. Justin just knew that he wasn't going to be close to any animal. Tabitha's love for Spartacus was interesting to Justin. The way he saw it, it was Tabitha's form of a child. She took care of him and made sure nothing harmed him. She didn't know it yet, but she already had a fledgling maternal instinct in her that was going to continue to grow throughout her twenties. He hoped and prayed that it never faded.

Justin couldn't help but chuckle again at Tabitha's accusations about suffocating Rudy. He was mildly sheltered as the kid of a protective set of parents, but in no way was the kid smothered. Justin wasn't always around him, even if he tried to be. When the two parents needed to get places and couldn't get a babysitter, Rudy stayed with his best friend, Kyle, and their family. The family lived down the street from the Mornings and were always willing to take care of Rudy. Justin was definitely afraid of the world when it came down to Rudy, but he knew that he would have to open his arms to it and allow Rudy to go out there and develop his own ideas on religion, friendship, and love. He wasn't ready just yet, but allowing him to stay with a different family was a start, especially when Rudy was only four years old. Next year, he would be starting kindergarten. Justin could only do so much before they put him into a local private school. Public or private, schools were a hard spot. Justin's son was going to be a child in a system that Justin was afraid of. He worried about it all the time. "We will never stop cooking you dinner," Justin retaliated. The boy was clearly confused. "What do you mean? I like dinner!" The boy's eyebrows knitted together as his lips turned down into a frown. Justin smiled apologetically.

Justin finally sighed in defeat at Tabitha's persistence. "Okay. You can take care of him. But we must discuss this with Jessica first." Jessica worked at an insurance company, and she was one of the leaders when she was able to work from home. She took care of some software. When she was in work mode, most matters were nonnegotiable, including dinner. As much as Justin loved her, asking her for permission was nerve-racking. He looked at Rudy. "Of course, if you change your mind about spending time with your crazy aunt, you can tell us." His jaw was set and his face was seriously, but his eyes were facetious. Rudy was even more confused, fidgeting in his seat. He probably thought Tabitha and Justin were legitimately arguing again, but it wasn't the case -- at least not yet.

Justin stared at Tabitha as she finally calmed herself down. He was trying to tiptoe his way through this. "I'm here to listen when you're ready to tell me what happened," he replied passively and as softly as he could. "And don't say that. You were born to act, Tabitha. And that doesn't come out of a publicist's handbook. I mean that." Justin wouldn't lie to her. Tabitha had been a mediocre actress for a white, but now that she had been in the game for a while, she was splendid. "I actually enjoy your work. You're in the right place. You just have to deal with the hard stuff as well." The truth was that being an actor or actress could break a person.

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she felt bad that she had to tell rudy that he couldn't have spartacus, though the frown he gave her brought a small smile to her face because only rudy could be upset but still look adorable. she remembered getting spartacus when things were great between the two of them, when things were going really well in her life. it was strange how quickly things could change. "don't look at me like that monks.." she pouted before placing a smirk on her lips. she then leaned over and grasped his face in her hands, giving it a gentle squeeze before she kissed his cheeks continously until he laughed and shoved her away. "if it makes you feel better i adopted a dog the other day, he's still a puppy even though he's a pretty big puppy." she grinned. leonitus, or leo as she liked to call him was an american bully whom she adopted from one of her good friends from high school. he wasn't any different than spartacus when it came to loving tabitha - the two of them tried their hardest to keep her attention and whenever one was asleep the other was cuddled in her arms seeking affection.

tabby was getting ready to say something else when she heard her brother talk about spartacus' weight. "um, i've been right before old man and two, don't..talk about my dog's weight. he's actually under the weight he's suppose to be for his age and when you see him again, make sure you apologize for calling him fat." she remarked. the girl's tone and the smile on her face said two different things, she took the well-being of spartacus very seriously. he was her baby and she would do anything for him and for any of the other pets she would acquire later in her life. "maybe you could get him a puppy at some point.." she placed a cheeky smile on her face as she said this, her eyes not leaving her brother as she put him in a somewhat difficult position. growing up she never remembered seeing justin care for animals as much as she did, he more so just tolerated them. which tabby never really minded, everyone had their own preferrences when it came to animals - you couldn't force them on people. "if you need help looking for a pet, i have connections..just saying."

she would settle for dogs and the occasional cat to be her children, that was probably all she would settle for when it came for kids of her own. tabby didn't think she was ready for actual little human beings of her own because she even though she would never admit this out loud to anyone - she was afraid that certain flaws of hers would pass down to her offspring. the minor drug addiction, the major alcohol addiction and let's not forget the problem she had with sleeping around. just thinking about it made her head pound and she hoped that the day of her getting pregnant never came because she felt, at this very moment, that she would never be ready for it. much to her older brother and samson's dismay. she placed a quizzical expression on her face when he said his first statement, what the hell was he talking about? then she realized he was talking to rudy who seemed confused about why there would be no dinner at his house. "okay! you like to eat..i just thought she'd stop doing, you know.." she stammered. "nevermind." she responded whilst shaking her head.

"thank you." she said with a triumphant smile. as he continued to go on about asking jessica for permission, tabby just shook her head and shot him a devious smile as she realized that she failed to mention that she had already talked to her sister-in-law. "already did it, she said it's fine and all she wants from you is to pick a location for the trip." there was no way that he was getting out of this vaction. he needed it and the sooner he stopped trying to get out of it, the sooner he'd realize it. tabitha took a sip of her drink as justin conversed with rudy. did he just call her crazy? she set her drink down as she narrowed her eyes playfully at the older male, "don't listen to him monks, i'm not crazy. he just wants to keep you away from spartacus and i...he's that mean to his baby sister." her eyes slid over to rudy, giving him a small pout to make him feel sorry for her. "do you know he use to beat me up and take my dolls and break them." tabby held back a grin and a sneaky laugh as rudy glared at his dad for hurting his loving aunt.

to tell him what happened? "so are you saying that you know or what?" he still wasn't giving her a direct answer and it was pissing her off but for the sake of being in public and having rudy in their presence, she had to hold back. she exhaled as she placed her elbows on the table and ran her hands down her face as she tried to get a grip on her emotions. after a few moments of silence on her end, she opened her eyes and stared at him with a blank expression. she opened her mouth and wasn't surprised to see that nothing came out, so she sighed again as she took her time to look around the restuarant and attempted to get her thoughts together. "i don't know what happened..we went from being head over heels for one another to fighting about a guy that i.." she trailed off as she shook her head and stared down at her fidgeting hands. tabby picked at her nails as she closed up once again, not really feeling the whole idea of going any further. besides, it wasn't like it mattered anyway - all that probably mattered to justin that once again he had the chance to tell her the four words she despised hearing. i told you so.

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Justin always thought it was a comfort when his little sister could joke around with him. Though the two were temperamental, they found moments when they could both enjoy a meal. Especially when Rudy was around, the two could let down their walls and discuss life as two adults. It was difficult to when Justin simply wanted to play the protective yet overbearing brother and she wanted to be the petulant and misunderstood younger sister. It was never easy to be related to an actor when someone stood as closely as Justin did. He wanted to make sure that Tabitha was leading the life she was happy with. He could see that he was failing, but it was dawning on him that there were only so many components of her life that she could change. He could only do so much before the responsibility of her own well-being fell into her own lap. Seeing her in a depression, however, never went down smoothly for him. It kept him up at night to think about the way her life had worked out, the parental supervision that she had missed out on. In a way, Justin was attempting to fill that void. With Samson, his good friend's help, maybe Tabitha would be alright.

"Hey, that's propaganda! Not fair!" Justin whispered in mock anger as he shielded Rudy's ears. He turned to his son. "Rudes, I was little. You do silly things when you're little." He then looked at Rudy with more intensity. "But... don't break your little sister's toys when she comes along. Seriously." He shot a look at Tabitha and put a hand up to shield the view of his mouth from his sister. "You don't want your new baby sister to end up like your psychotic aunt." Rudy nodded vigorously, but his eyes were blank in a mixed confusion. As smart as he was for his age, Justin's mature sense of humor had a tendency to go right over the boy's head. Justin's sense of humor was mature for even the best of his friends. He was often too serious for his own good. When he got to kidding around, he had to be in front of three beers and a good football game. Maybe he got all of the fun out of system by breaking his little sister's toys at a ripe, young age.

After discussing future plans, shifting to Tabitha's love life seemed to alter Rudy's mood. His face scrunched together in a tangled mess of frustration. Justin ruffled his hair, and the boy seemed to enjoy the approval. His shoulders then slumped as he began to pick at his food. Justin cleared his throat as he set his napkin down, chewing and swallowing as he entered a more serious topic of conversation. Having his son taken care of by family truly was not an issue for him; the idea of a vacation was scary, but the idea that Rudy was going to be on his own was exciting for the entire family. It was frightening, but it was still a new milestone that they could reach. At his age, it felt appropriate to start loosening the leash for him to come out. This conversation, though, about Hunter Vega, seemed... like an unfamiliar territory. Justin had never informed Tabitha of his sudden approval of the boy. Now that he liked the kid, Tabitha was done with him. And another one bites the dust.

Justin looked down at the table as Tabitha expressed her apparent frustration. "I mean, I didn't want to bring up the fact that you were... you know, having issues with Hunter. I thought it'd make you angry. But obviously, both options upset you." His voice was dry as he ran a finger around his plate. "It's not a big deal if you didn't like him. Break-ups aren't easy," he reflected. Justin had experienced his fair share of relationship troubles. With Jessica, things weren't always easy. They had many differences between them, so it wasn't odd for them to argue. They didn't have the whole marriage lifestyle down toa science just yet. It was true that sex was sparse and sleep was a rarity. Marriage and children were two things that could easily alter a person's entire aged psyche. When Justin looked back on the girlfriends he had before, though, he felt thankful that he had someone as stable and good as Jessica. He wanted Tabitha to find someone who could mean that much to her, someone who could treat her well and make her feel like having kids wasn't the worst experience on the planet. She had so much to learn.

Rudy was done eating his food. There were a few pieces on his plate, but he was too tired to continue, so he leaned back on his seat and watched the two adults talking like it were a tennis game. Back and forth it seemed to go as the two discussed Tabitha's career or Justin's insomnia and Jessica's pregnancy. Now that they were discussing Hunter Vega, Rudy was running out on interest. He remembered the Spanish man as a nice person to meet. He met many people, though, so the fact was a bit blurry. "I suppose most relationships don't last," Justin finally broke in. Rudy frowned, unable to understand why the words sounded so displeasing. His aunt looked disgruntled as well, as if she were bracing for a slap in the face. Justin would never do that, though, so Rudy felt inclined to frown even more. Justin was attempting to sympathize, but the emotions were slow to come to him. When Tabitha looked around, it distracted him further, reminding him that they were in a public place.

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