Dean slapped Cordelia so Blade stabbed him in his hand. Dean grunted and fell to the floor. Cordelia exclaimed then crawled up to Dean. "Blade!", she sobbed. "What?! Don't feel remorse for him! He's the one that's holding you away from me when you clearly want me!", Blade professed.
Dean pulled the knife out of his hand then stabbed Cordelia in the leg. She screamed. Blade slammed Dean into the wall. "I'll kill you if you ever touch her again.", Blade threatened. "She's my wife, you fucking floozy. Remember your damn place, kid.".
Cordelia got up and tried to walk towards Dean. She wound up slipping on her own pain and falling onto Blade. "Don't worry. I've got you. Even though you may have a knife in one leg, you're more stable than your husband here.", he remarked.
Back at the Hickory Hill mansion:
"Adira. You're so independent. I'm so glad my son could find such an amazing girlfriend like you-",
"Mom. We're not dating.", Axel stated. "Oh, you don't have to be embarrassed!", his dad chuckled. "Sir, we're not...we're not dating. Your son is a really amazing man, though!", Adira beamed.
Evie walked up behind Adira and put her hand on Adira's shoulder. "I'm sorry. I know this is really nosey, but, I couldn't help but hear your conversation. I'm a little bit bored so I was just dozing off when I heard Adira and Axel claimed that they aren't dating. That's a pity. Because the last time I remembered, you guys had sex. Oh! Are you two his parents?! Oh no! I'm so sorry that I announced their personal affiliations out in front of the people that raised you, Axel! Anyways, I should get going. See ya!", Evie said then hurried off.
Axel and Adira were paler than a sheet. "She seemed nice.", Axel's mom chuckled.
--------------------------------------------------
Thursday. All the women of the mansion sat down at the table, talking. Clay walked downstairs, shocked. "What are you all doing down here?! Go do your work! Now!", he ordered.
"Sir, we think that you've been working us to the bone. Literally. Charlotte has made every outfit that you've ever requested, us maids have been cleaning the same spots every single day, and us women just need a break. We just think that it's not fair we have to do the same thing every single day without a break. And plus, Charlotte is pregnant!", Evie claimed.
Clay groaned. "You all are so dramatic! All of you! Do you know how hard it is to sit down all day and sign papers for hard decisions you don't want to face! I'm barely finding my family with all of this bickering and complaining going on in this damn hell hole! I just want to know how my...my mom died. What she died for. Why didn't I go instead of her? I'm such a spoiled brat. You all can...can have a month off.", he sighed.
Adira bit her lip. "I don't think this is very fair... To you, Clay. You're going to get all caught up in sorting us out that...you won't get a chance to look for your family. And I know exactly what that feels like. When I got hung up on Axel and his family, I couldn't focus on mine and if mine was okay. If you're decision is final, and you'll give the women a break, you can count me in to operation find the family. I'll do anything to help you. You're just a kid. You have your whole life to find your family, I'm aware. But you need them, and you need them now.", Adira sympathized.
"Much obliged.", Clay quietly thanked then slowly walked back upstairs. When he left Evie snapped. "What is your problem?! That was our ticket to a free ride and you'd rather wait in line?! I did that for us and you wind up not taking the break that I argued into! You know what?! I'm glad that your family didn't come. They probably died in a damn sand storm or some whack shit that you like to make up for attention.".
She started to tear up. "Holy shit, Evie. Calm the fuck down. Seriously.", Charlotte said. Esma nodded. "No, you know what? I agree. You should be taking this time as a break, not a work-even-harder day.", Esma prodded.
Charlotte stood up. "Adira, I may be pregnant, but if you need me to whip their asses, I'd be honored.". Esma pushed Charlotte. "I've been waiting to kill you ever since you announced that you're pregnant.", Esma whispered.
"I'd like to see you try, you fucking blood stained blonde.".
"That's a joke referencing to my hair looking like I dipped it in blood? Huh. Well, I'm going to be dipping you and your babies corpses in your own blood.", Esma threatened. Adira ran upstairs.
Charlotte smirked as Evie and Esma pulled out knives. She pulled out a chair and put her leg on it. Evie and Esma gave her a confused look. She pulled up her silk black dress and took a gun out of a strap.
"I can't believe you two took a knife to a gun fight.", Charlotte scoffed then went upstairs. They both lowered their knives as their was a knock at the front door.
A woman with long green hair and tan skin with overalls smiled politely. "Amanita. Nice to meet you. I'm applying for a chef here.".
Upstairs:
Charlotte started to sing Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse, while playing on the piano.
He left no time to regret
Kept his dick wet
With his same old safe bet
Me and my head high
And my tears dry
Get on without my guy
You went back to what you knew
So far removed from all that we went through
And I tread a troubled track
My odds are stacked
I'll go back to black
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
I go back to us
She paused in the middle of the song and started to cry. Oliver got up from his seat. "Hey, hey. What's wrong?".
"Esma wants me to kill me....especially the baby. And I don't know what to do anymore. She wants us dead. When I need you, you're always...always too busy for me. She's a crazy bitch that won't rest until I'm dead.", Charlotte sobbed.
"Esma will never hurt you when I'm in this fucking mansion ever again. And if she does, I'll fucking kill her.", Oliver whispered in her ear.