"You never should have told them!" Blake yells at mom as we are in Blake's office where Anders is going to go over the last will and testimony of grandpa "he's now dead because of you!"

"Dad was old Blake!" Mom screams at him "he died from stress and I saw it all Blake! Out of Ben, me and you—you were and are the worst!"

Blake slams his hand on the desk "I want you gone, out of this house and out of our lives! You have no place in this family!"

"Gladly but after dad's funeral!" Mom yells "he was my dad too and if you try to ban me or Ben from that event I'll let every news outlet and journalist know what you did and they will see how much of a monster you are!" We are all just watching the screaming match between Blake and mom.

"You do not" Blake warns "know who you are messing with"

"You" mom reminds him "know just how much dirt I have on you that if I go public now or in death by an accidental death of your design, the world will know the truth and the Carringtons will be forever tarnished!"

"Fine" Blake conceded through gritted teeth "keep Ben as far" waving his hand "away from me as possible"

"Your forgetting big brother" mom crossed her arms "that in public we have to be the most loving family especially with dad's death, so united front" Blake throws the glass at mom but she dodged it, it hits the wall shattering. Looking at Cristal "I'd hire a divorce lawyer if I were you, given everything"

"Enough!" Anders yells, we look at him "your father died forty eight hours ago. His funeral is tomorrow, you both need to behave like adults. Now per Mr. Carrington's last will and testament, his instructions for his funeral are as follows: he's to be dressed in a plain black suit from Harrow and Sons Tailors in London and placed in a simple oak casket"

"A man of the people" Fallon shakes her head "till the very end"

"Wait for it" holding my hand up

"White miltonia orchids will fill the sanctuary and after the casket" Anders continues "will be taken to Oakland Cemetery in a hearse drawn by a team of Belgian black horses accompanied by a brass band"

Waving my hand to Anders "there it is"

"Spoke too doing" Fallon corrected herself

"Not like he's here to enjoy it" Blake complains

"It's dad's way of having people remember him as a person besides the company and everything" mom scowls at him "do it Anders"

"Aunt Cersei is right" Steven agrees with mom "everyone deserves a last hurrah, don't they?"

"Fine" he grumbles "Anders? I trust you can handle the arrangements?"

"Not all of them" shaking his head "I'm afraid"

"What?" Dad asks

"He's asked that his grandchildren" looking at the will "perform a song for the congregation, as he so loved in his life" I share a look with my siblings "that his granddaughter Danika give the opening speech because the speech she gave at her parents twenty year wedding anniversary moved him and everyone so much that he wishes the same"

"Okay..." shrugging my shoulders

"And that he be buried with his treasured copy of The Canterbury Tales" Anders adds "that's in his personal library in Savannah"

"You can send someone" Blake waves his hand

"He wanted you, Cersei and Ben to retrieve it" Anders says

"I'll let Ben know" Mom nods her head as Blake protests "From Savannah? Absolutely not! There's too much going on, I refuse to" waving his hand slicing it like discussion is over "be in the same room with Cersei or Ben if we don't have to be and I'm not going to that god forsaken house just to get some stupid old book"

"I don't" mom shakes her head "want to go with you either but it's dad's last wishes"

"I don't care what his wishes are!" Blake stands up "he has ordered me around my whole life, he sure as hell doesn't have to do it from beyond the grave! And you know what? I'm glad dad's gone" Anders slaps Blake across the face.

We all look shocked, dad however recorded it "That is no way to speak about your father"

Mom then slaps Blake so hard enough for a human woman that he goes stumbling backwards into his chair unconscious, if mom really used her strength he would be dead "Get the car ready" mom orders "we're going to Savannah"

"Your so sexy" dad growls kissing mom on the neck having her smile lean into his touch, I look away "putting your brother in his place"

"Hmm" Mom purrs "down boy unless you want another baby" my eyes widen as I get up leaving covering my ears as something crashed.

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"Thank you all for coming today" I'm on the podium looking around at everyone, I'm glad to see my Uncle Ben who is sitting next to mom. She is between him and Blake who has a black eye from where mom hit him "it's very heart warming knowing that my grandfather was very loved and that you all impacted his life in some way or another" I'm pretty sure this is about the money or whatever "he was not an easy man to get to know, I'll admit. He had his moments where you wished he were someone else and he had moments where he was the person you wanted to go to, but in the end if you got rid of the wealth, the fame, the success—he was a man. I know he and my grandmother are responsible for two great people, my mother and Uncle Ben—Uncle Blake was and is his own person who doesn't need anyone. Am I right?" People agree with me as I speak, mom and Uncle Ben smile to one another amused "I remember my favorite moment with my grandfather, I was six at the time and it was the day after my grandmother died tragically...I didn't understand what was going on since no one would tell me, unlike Uncle Blake who likes being blunt with everything my mom wanted me to not see the pain any of them were going through. But I wanted to see her, I found my grandfather instead drunk. When he was his most blunt. He told me that everyday is important and I should savor and remember it because you won't get it back, remember the small moments because you'll love even the small moments. Every moment will be one's that you'll one day love and laugh about, especially when you lose a family member" some tears form in my eyes "he was right, thinking to all those small moments with him whether it was lectures or those silences I'll miss them because those were times I got to spend with my grandfather" taking a moment as people around begin to cry letting it sink it "he then said that when you reunite with the ones you love, you'll have more stories to tell. So now, he and my grandmother and reunited and I can only imagine the stories they are sharing. The memories they made together and the memories my grandfather made to tell her" looking at my grandfather's casket "I'll miss you grandpa, one day we'll see one another again and when we do I can't wait to tell you about the incredible story of my life" wiping away my tears as I walk down.

"You did amazing" mom tells me crying a bit, daylight ring. It helps her.

"She's right" Uncle Ben smiles my way "very heart warming"

"I'm happy to see you uncle" he smiles as we look to the podium where mom is.

Wiping away my tears, dad rubs my shoulder since he's sitting next to me. We watch as mom is silent "I wish I could say something but my daughter said it all" letting out a laugh wiping the tears she's shedding "my favorite memory with my father was the day I found out I was pregnant" looking at dad "I was four months into my relationship with my wonderful loving husband when I threw up one morning, my dad was angry since he wanted to believe I was a virgin and that I wouldn't have in his words a bastard"

"You did" Blake grumbles earning a nudge from Ben.

"My mom slapped my father and yelled about having his own" she continues "my sister Dom, she was known as Millie then but now Dom. Well, my mom asked me if I loved my husband and as I told them about Daniel my dad demanded why we weren't married if we loved each other so much. So the next day we got married, as dad walked me down the aisle it was the first time I've ever saw him cry. He let his tonight demeanor down for me because he could see the love Daniel had for me, he knew that my husband would treat me right. Sure he didn't approve of our careers. Me a zoologist or my husband a tattoo artist but he approved of the man and it was so heartwarming" looking at the casket crying a bit before controlling herself "I love you daddy, I'll miss you" mom comes down and next is Ben.

Uncle Ben sighs "I always thought that my dad hated me, especially after blaming me for the death of our mother. Sure there was a lack of communication that night, mainly on Blake's part—but I recently found out that my dad loved me and regretted letting me out of his life" he pulled out a piece of paper "when I went to Savannah with my sister and Blake, I found this letter addressed to me inside of his favorite book" he opens it up "The Canterbury Tales, 'Ben, if your reading this then it means I'm dead and that after your mother's death we never spoke again. I regret disowning you, maybe you did leave and note and your brother didn't pay any attention. He has always been more like me: the company then family while you and Cersei have always been more like your mother. I love you Ben, I'm sorry we couldn't have made our amends and fixed our relationship before I passed" putting the letter away looking around "I always thought he blamed me for our mother's death, now I know he blames the miscommunication between my brother and I" looking at the casket "I'm sorry we couldn't have made our amends while you were alive"

He leaves and Blake is up next "thank you Ben, for those words. My father was an icon, a titan. And if were being honest, he could be a real...piece of work" there were some laughs and murmurs of agreement all around "which is why I never thought I'd be speaking about love at his funeral, it just wasn't a feeling that I associated with him. I mistakenly thought the only thing he loved was his job and Cersei, until yesterday. Yesterday, I discovered that he had gone out of his way to make sure I knew exactly what he loved, he loves buying rare and expensive treasures for his closest friends. He loved listening to his grandchildren sing. And he loved me and my siblings, especially me since I am like him the most in some ways" mom rolled her eyes as Ben shakes his head "death itself can be very jarring. However, with the clarity that he brings us remarkable...magnificent even. You think you know someone and then something happens that...changes everything forever" the bells go off "today is that day for me. I can never I know what I now know. The writing is on the wall and so today" he stops when we look back to the doors seeing a woman dressed in full white"

"Oh my god" Fallon breathes out

"You've got to be fucking kidding me" mom shakes her head amused "this is just too rich"

"I can't believe she's here" Ben let's out a breath of laughter.

"Who is that?" Cristal asks

"That's my mother" Fallon says

"Sorry I'm late" she gives a nervous smile looking around "traffic was a bitch"

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"Did either of you" Blake demands looking between mom and Ben "invite her"

"Oh trust us Blake" Ben shakes his head "you'd have known if either of us invited her" looking at me smiling "hey there psycho"

"Uncle Ben" pulling him into a hug "it's so good to see you"

"You too" pulling away to look at me "That was a beautiful speech"

"Did you invite her?" Steven asks Blake

"Why would I invite her?" He demands

"She's still up there" Fallon storms over enraged

"Doing what?" Blake asks

"Shedding more tears" Fallon shakes his head "than the crocodile killed to make her bag"

"I see your still the same Fallon" Ben shakes his head

"Uncle Ben" Fallon greets

"Uncle Ben" Steven and him hug "good to see you"

"And you too" pulling away looking at him "seeing anyone?"

"Yes" he nods his head "I am"

"What's his name?" Ben asks

"Why does everyone keep asking me that?" Blake demands

"It's something you'd do" dad mutters