Pretend ^^ says Pierce
“Oh helloooo, how in the world did you get there little guy? Who let you out my darling?” Adelaide asked, picking up Grayson from the champagne table, and holding him tightly against her as she pinched his chubby cheeks - receiving incomprehensible mumbles from the boy. Addie had been walking around and engaging with those at the party when she saw this little rascal by himself. Walking back to her husband and children, Addie smiled at the new guest - Piper - who had just joined them. “Look who I found trying to get a glass of champagne… though Emmy, It seems like you found a straggler yourself. It’s nice to see you again Piper,” Addie stated, kissing her grandson as the other’s came and gave the little boy some love too - the boy clearly thriving off it as laughter emitted from his lips. Maybe Adelaide Pierce wasn’t always the most present parent in the lives of her family… but she did love her kids, and she adored her grandchildren with her entire heart. She shot a smile at Emmy and Will - both kids were happy, though in different ways. Emmy was secure in her job with Parker Industries and had found a love that would clearly endure with Piper. Then there was Will, who was currently working on his thesis as a graduate student following in his older sister’s footsteps of becoming a journalist. Then you had those who weren’t with them: Jess, who was happy, in love, and successful with her career - and still trying to convince her mother to write the prequel to “The Whims of a Pierce” based on her diary. There was Anna who had fought oppression in the political system in London like Addie herself had years earlier - married with children herself. After a few minutes of chitchat with the group, and more playing with the little boy in her arms that everyone wanted a piece of, Addie excused herself from the group and walked the little boy to the nannies she had seen them with earlier. Kissing the boy one more time, Adelaide handed him over to the girl who told her she had been looking for the kid for ages but he snuck away. Though was Addie surprised? No, her kids were often the same way - giving their nannies trouble at every whim. In either case, Adelaide had just… a feeling that today would be a good day with her entire family in the room with her.
It would have been the perfect day… if not for the message everyone received simultaneously. It had been a long time since Adelaide got… one of these messages, but looking at her cellular device… there was an audible gasp heard from her lips and from others in the room. This… message was absolutely disgusting… and clearly, the blue royalty game she was once a part of hadn’t changed over the years. Manipulation… pain… god… and they had to do it in the middle of a wedding? It was absolutely distasteful. Though Addie’s eyebrows did raise at the sentiment of her daughter being pregnant again - she was more upset by the way they had delivered this news… and when. Honestly… Adelaide knew only one person who was the puppet master… so to speak… of the game… and honestly, at this point in their lives, she never expected him to go so far as to do this during her niece’s wedding.
Some people were getting up from their seats to… likely deal with their own fallout due to the message. Other’s were just amused… and others concerned. In any case, Addie stayed where she was until they were funneled out to the reception. However, the minute she had the chance… she found herself pulled to the side… as her eyes settled on her phone for the second time. This time, she was no longer staring at the message that had caught everyone’s attention… rather a number that had stayed in her contacts for over 40 years. She didn’t even know if he even kept his number the same… nor did she need it in her phone. She had it memorized… burned in the back of her mind for two years in her past when she used it constantly.
Honestly… Adelaide didn’t know exactly what she was doing… but she clicked call… and brought the device to her ear. After a few seconds, she heard the call denied - likely going to the voicemail of whoever owned the phone now… but hell… you couldn’t say Addie wasn’t determined. She called two more times, with the last time, someone finally picked up.
“Leo?” she questioned… slight hesitance to her voice unsure if it was him… but the lack of response from the other end made it almost seem like it was. “We need to talk… meet me… meet me at St. Angeles where we had our last date before we broke up in an hour.” and with that, she hung up the phone.
St. Angeles was one of the last good memories she had of Leo… and close to where she currently was. Maybe she didn’t know if he was going to come… but with her mind set, the woman walked out towards the cars and told her driver to drop her off for maybe the first real conversation the two of them would have in decades.