Damon wasn't the least bit offended when Curtis called him a "playboy." He came over and asked, "Why were you with that woman again? Don't let yourself get fooled by her. She may be your niece but you can't just take her side because of that. Carlos was really weird too. He kept on defending that woman no matter what I said. He even said that Debbie was nice and that she didn't deserve to be hated. Must have been bewitched or something. You know—"
"Damon!" Carlos raised his voice cutting Damon off.
"I didn't say anything wrong. I just called Wesley up when I went to the men's room. He said you'd never get rid of that woman," Damon said angrily. He would never talk about Debbie in front of Stephanie. He and Carlos only talked about Debbie whenever Stephanie wasn't there.
Earlier when Damon went to the bathroom, he had apparently called up Wesley. He told him that even though Carlos had lost his memory, he still found Debbie to be a nice person. Damon was upset because he figured that Carlos and Debbie still might end up together.
Curtis hadn't been able to hang out with his friends as much during the past three years.
He'd been staying in A Country for about two years. He only came back to Y City when Colleen was already about to give birth to Justus. Carlos, Wesley, and Damon had been noticeably cold to him for a while now, especially Wesley and Damon. They hated Debbie because they thought she cheated on Carlos, and they, in turn, were angry at Curtis for not hating Debbie and even defending her.
Curtis didn't mind this at all. Now that Debbie was back, he, in fact, hoped that he could spend more time with his friends.
That was why he invited them over to the Orchid Private Club. Luckily enough, they didn't refuse to hang out with him.
Even if they did, Curtis wouldn't take it against them. He was already used to it.
At Orchid Private Club
Carlos, Damon and Curtis entered the biggest private booth. Justus was still in Curtis' arms.
Niles was already in the booth, as Damon had called him on their way. Niles had already poured wine for them, and was lying on the sofa.
Upon seeing them, Niles jumped to his feet and greeted them playfully, "Gentlemen, good afternoon. I'll be your server for the night. I've already poured your wine out for you. Would you want some beautiful women to keep you company? Hey! There's a young gentleman here. Little boy, let me hold you."
Niles put his phone in his pocket and reached out his arms.
Curtis handed his son over to Niles and told him, "Jus, call 'Uncle Niles.'"
"Uncle…Niles…"
Niles patted Justus' butt lightly and protested, "Hey, I'm not eighteen yet. I'll be his older brother. Just call me Niles."
Justus blinked before calling out, "Niles."
"Ha-ha! You're so cute. Call me Niles again." Niles grew fond of Justus. He began to play with him on the sofa.
The rest took a seat on the sofa as well. Curtis told his son, "Jus, stay away from your uncle Niles. He's a bad influence."
Justus turned to look at his dad, confused. "Dad, Niles… Uncle…"
Curtis knew what Justus was asking. Damon, who had his own son, understood too. He piped in, "Jus, he's a brat. Call him 'Brat.'"
Justus looked even more confused but repeated as he was told, "Brat…"
Niles' eyes almost popped out.
Damon burst into laughter. "My son was also very cute when he was this age. Jus, come here. Give me a hug." Justus was never shy even when meeting strangers. He began running towards Damon.
Damon scooped Justus up and handed him to Carlos. "Dude, by this age, you should already have a child. Poor you! I feel sorry for you, man."
The others were at a loss for words.
As Carlos gazed at Justus, he was reminded of the little girl that he had met back in Z Country. 'I think Piggy's cuter, ' he thought to himself.
He continued to hold Justus in his arms when the latter suddenly burst out crying. "Dad, dad, dad… Scary…"
"Ha-ha! Carlos, even a one-year-old is afraid of you," Damon mocked and burst out laughing.
Curtis took Justus away from Carlos' arms and began comforting him. Carlos sighed helplessly and thought to himself, 'I'm sure Piggy is the most well-behaved and loveliest kid in the world.'
Soon after, the babysitter arrived to take Justus home.
The moment Justus left the booth, each of the four men lit a cigarette.
Meanwhile, Debbie, Colleen, and Adriana decided to go shoe shopping at the Shining International Plaza. Adriana said, "Debbie, don't worry too much about Damon. He doesn't know you the way I do. That's why he's wrong about you."
Debbie shifted her eyes from the shoes to Adriana and said with a smile, "Don't worry. I understand. Damon and Wesley are Carlos' good buddies, and they care for him. When I clear my name, you can ask Damon to apologize to me."
Adriana smiled and answered, "No problem. How are you and Carlos now? Do you have plans to get married again?"
"I do. I want to marry him again. But he still doesn't have his memory back. It's very hard, but that doesn't mean that I'll stop trying. Girls, you need to help me out." Debbie held the two women's arms to show that she needed support.
"Of course. I'm on your side," Colleen said firmly. She too hoped that Debbie and Carlos would get back together.
"Me too," Adriana said. She also liked Debbie better than Stephanie.
They left the shoe department and went to the children's clothing department.
There, they bumped into Wesley and Blair.
"Hi, Colonel Li, Blair!" Adriana waved at them.
The moment Wesley met Debbie's eyes, his face twisted as if out of disgust.
'If there weren't so many people, he might've killed me by now, ' Debbie thought to herself.
"Debbie?" Blair was surprised to see Debbie. She hadn't seen her for a long time.
Debbie nodded and greeted her, "Hi, Blair."
Blair ran towards Debbie, in an attempt to hug her, but Wesley stopped her. He grabbed her by her collar, which made her stop so abruptly she almost fell.
"Ha-ha!" The other three women burst out laughing.
Wesley said coldly, "Stay here. Why are you acting so excited? Don't do that. You should let your guard up around some people."
Debbie rolled her eyes and wondered to herself, 'Damon and Wesley talk the same way. Are they biological brothers or something?'
Blair turned around and said angrily, "Let go of me! Debbie's my friend."
