Sam knew it wasn't easy to sway Diandra because she can be very stubborn and determine when she put her mind to it, "My dear, you are too smart for me."
"We will see about that later, what I want to know is if we have a deal?"
"Maybe, I will consider it under one condition."
"And what condition is that my loyal subject?"
"Well, will I be in your other stories?"
"Now who is the smart one, holding such valuable chip? Okay, new deal if my loyal subject move into my Palace?
Then every other story I write, her two loyal subjects will be included.
And when I lift my scepter, they will always have the privilege to make whatever request."
"Then we have plenty work to do?" Sam said.
"I agree, especially since I promise the young handsome King that I will change the story to make him look good."
"Yeah, that sound wonderful, but should the King know about our secret?"
"Nah, he has enough in his plate for one day, don't you think?"
Listening at the two of them, 'Alex know Diandra has convince Sam ninety percent to move with her to Brixton.
Now it is Maria we have to be convince; Sam won't move if she don't want to.
But they are still hiding something from me, but who cares she is moving in, eventually I will know everything?
Seeing Maria coming towards them, when she said, "Okay, what scheme the two of you are concocting?"
Having no choice, Alex smile, thinking, 'She know the two of them so well.'
When she bends and kiss Sam then Diandra, saying, "I see the sparkle in the two of your eyes, so whatever you are plotting you have my full support."
Alex hears when Maria said to him, "Alex, you will have to learn to live with this, these two are crazy?"
"I believe I will manage with them but, I was wondering when Diandra leave here, who will attend to her hair, I cannot comb her hair."
"Then my friend, you still have some time to get some help." Maria said, patting his shoulder.
"True, but it will be really nice if you could come and live with us?"
Hearing her laugh, Alex thought, 'How am I going to convince her to say yes to his invitation?'
When she said, "Alex, you want me to come just to comb her hair?"
"Ma'am, you have this all wrong, I am inviting you to live with us, so you can be near your grandchildren?
And if you want to return on weekends, that will not be a problem. I will take you and return for you Monday."
Getting no answer when Margret came, "Mom, dad, our guests are ready to leave."
"Have they all eaten?" Maria asked Margret.
"Yes, mom."
"Then we will see them to the door."
When it was nine-o-clock all Sam and Maria's friends and neighbors left, only his children remain.
All seated around the dinner table Ken said, "Sam, you give me quite a shock tonight."
"And how did I do that Ken?" Seeing Sam looking at him.
"Sam, all this time I have been working for you, and coming home here, and not once you ever whispered a word about Champ is Dee son?"
"Don't asked me, ask Dee, it was her secret."
"Well Dee, what have you too say for yourself?"
"Ken, why are you angry with me, I never hide anything from you, and it was you who had assume that Champ is Sam grandson, which is quite true."
"Yes, I did but you never enlightened me, Dee, I am very disappointed in you."
"Oh, Ken, you need to calm down and another thing, now that you know about Champ father and my husband, I am so relief."
"Husband!"
"Oops, did I say that?"
"Yes, so you better speak up and stop this drama of yours. Don't you think it's time the family get to know the truth instead of all this secret you have, hanging us in the loop?"
Alex notices she looks at Sam, when Sam said, "Don't look at me I didn't say anything, it was you that burst the bubble."
"Ken, I thought you heard when Sam and I was speaking."
"Dee, I don't ears drop on people conversation."
"Well since you put it so nicely, I want you to tell me something."
"What's that?"
"Well brother, I see Beverly is looking so glamorous as always, is everything going smoothly with the two of you?"
"Dee, what nonsense you talking, we are discussing about you, so why are you changing the subject and bringing in Beverly and I into this conversation?"
"Okay I don't want you to be offend but if you had known the truth, I am certain a little birdie would have heard, then what do you think would have happen?"
Looking at her, 'She is right, Beverly has this way of getting me to reveal what I know.
Sam had warned me not to reveal anything about Diandra. But the same way I conceal her reading and writing, I would have done the same with her secret about Champ.'
"Dee, who cares what people think, I have been keeping all your secrets, so why do you think I will reveal this news of Champ. I should have known you never trusted me?"
"Now, now why is it I am hearing someone griping?"
"Why don't you understand, I am hurt, I am not griping, I trusted you."
"Okay, but try to understand, I was hurting and didn't want to be reminded of it, so I blocked it out of my mind.
The only persons knew is Sam and Maria, even Champ father didn't know.
I am sorry you are disappointed in me, but I believe less people know is best for me, and I won't have to do any explaining."
"So, explain to me how is it that Alex knows so much about you?"
"Okay Ken, that is enough? Alex is our guest, can we do this another day, today supposed to be a day of celebration?" Sam responds to Ken's remark.
"It is alright Sam he has a right to know and the whole family is together, and if Alex and I are going to start a new life together everyone should know."
Natalia, looks at Ken then at Beverly and said, "It is about time, thanks Ken you had the guts to ask the questions?"