[3rd POV]
While Haley was pouring her heart out to Billie, snuggling up against her warmth. The Dunphy's had just gotten back to Jay's place. It was the farthest from the rest of the houses, and was the place they decided to talk regarding what the hell just happened.
It was the first thing that had been said when they got in the car. Mitchell demanding that they talk about what Claire just did, and why it was not okay in like a multitude of ways.
That car ride had been the most uncomfortable and awkward car ride they had ever been in. The silence was deafening, and Claire had to avoid the eyes of her own husband, brother, and father. As she could clearly see that the three of them were not pleased.
And that was saying a lot, because Phil was the most happy go lucky man she had ever met. And it was a part of the reason why she loved him so much.
Sitting in the living room of Jay's home, the group was alone. Jay had made sure that Gloria and Manny were away, as he had some things to speak about, and it was better off they were not there.
Gloria was his newest wife, and the woman he loved dearly. She was a Colombian woman that he had been married to for around three years at this point.
While Manny was his step son, a child that was roughly the same age as Luke, his grandson. But because he was now his step son, he was also technically the brother of Claire and Mitchell, therefore making him the uncle of Luke, Alex, and Haley.
It was a rather...interesting little family tree.
"...So, are we going to address the giant elephant in the room, or are we going to continue sitting here in this awkward silence?" Mitchell asked, sitting as he looked down.
"And what is the elephant in the room, exactly?" Claire asked, she knew what she did was wrong, she could feel that. But she just didn't understand...why.
"Oh I don't know? Maybe the fact that you had us stalk your teenage daughter?" Mitchell began, looking at his sister in disbelief.
"Or maybe the fact that you outed her because of it? Not giving her the chance to come out on her own, which is a huge huge huge milestone for anybody that is gay, trans, or whatever else" Cam said, staring at her with an incredulous expression.
"Or maybe the fact that you had us break into the apartment building that her very rich and powerful girlfriend owns" Jay added with a deadpan.
"Or the fact that you basically called our daughter an idiot and tried to accuse Billie of being a bad influence" Phil finished, looking at his wife with a defeated look, not even able to defend her right now.
The more that they spoke, the more Claire's expression began to change, as her eyes widened and she began to realize what she just did. Now that someone was saying it all out loud, she was realizing just how batshit insane what she did was.
"You did WHAT?!" A voice screeched as they all jumped in fright, turning to see Gloria standing there.
"Gl-" "No no no! You do not interrupt me right now Jay!" Gloria shut him down, as she began to reach down and grab a weapon that anyone who has been on the receiving end of it fears.
The sandal.
Claire yelled in alarm as she jumped out of the way as the sandal flew past her, while Jay scrambled and grabbed his wife, holding her back.
"Gloria! Relax, relax!" He yelled, as Gloria was trying to get out of his arms.
"Let me at her! This fool shattered that girls heart! All because sh-she didn't trust her!" Gloria screeched, as she was trying to rip free from her husbands arms, but Jay was a hell of a lot bigger than her, and she was failing.
"Alright alright! Will you relax if we let you stay? Because otherwise I'm gonna have to lock you in the bathroom, and considering Manny just finished his business in there, I don't think you want that" Jay said, as Gloria stilled slightly, before looking up at her husband before growling.
"Fine fine, let me go!" Gloria yelled as she was let go by Jay, allowing her to straighten out her clothes and to glare at Claire.
"What? Go on! And if you say anything stupid again, I shall beat you with my chankla!" Gloria warned, as Claire stared at her before looking back at them.
"Look, I-I didn't realize how bad it was, okay? I didn't even think about it. Bec-" "Because what? You can't make up excuses about this, Claire. This is our daughter you are talking about, and this is not something you can try to cover up" Phil said, giving his wife a rare look of warning, not pleased right now.
He had never been this furious with her in all their years of marriage. He was truly enraged at the moment, for she had just outed their daughter against her will, and might have just permanently ruined their relationship with her.
"I'm not going to make an excuse, okay?! I know what I did was wrong! I-I just didn't realize it until you said it out loud! I sound like a damn psychopath! W-What do I do to fix this? H-How do I fix this before Haley hates me forever?!" Claire yelled as she began to breathe heavily, realizing she might have just alienated her eldest child...forever.
She loved her children, more than anything. And while her actions that day were...not particularly the smartest, they were done because she thought they were right. Even if they evidently were not, and she was now realizing that.
"Well first of all, you need to apologize to not only Haley, but also Billie" Mitchell began, as Cam nodded.
"Probably should bring something to make it up to her too. Like chocolates or flowers"
"Or money" Jay added, as Gloria shook her head.
"No no, she's rich now. Money will not do anything. Give her something meaningful, from the heart" Gloria said, as the others looked at her.
"How do you know she has a lot of money?" Phil asked with furrowed eyebrows as Gloria blinked before moving and turning the tv on, causing them all to look at it with wide eyes.
"She's all over the news, both of them are. Haley's a superstar!" Gloria said with a bright grin, as on the front page of the news was a picture of Billie and Haley side by side, singing.
"...Life is about to get a lot more complicated, isn't it" Phil said slowly, as the others nodded.
"Absolutely"
"Definitely"
"Yep. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing. Guess it matters on the way the kid takes it" Jay said, with Mitchell and Cam agreeing. Her new stardom was going to affect the entire family, and whether or not that is harmful was entirely dependent on the actions of Haley and Billie.
"Hey, at the very least I'll get more clients!" Phil said, looking a bit excited with that. His real estate business was hopefully going to boom from this. Upon mentioning this, Jay also looked excited, realizing that this would help him too.
He ran a surprisingly large closet business that made millions, and since Haley was his granddaughter...
He was already imagining the commercials he could make with her.
"Let's not take advantage of her, okay? For now, we just need to focus on helping Claire make up with her, and hopefully not piss off Billie more than she already has. Because I really really want an autograph" Cam said, adding the final part with excitement.
He could be the first person in the world to have a Billie Eilish autograph!
He'd treasure it forever if he could get one from her.
And as they began to plan for the gift that could make it up to her, they all had one thought on her mind.
'...Let's just hope she doesn't hate Claire forever'
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That's the end of the chapter!
Next chapter will be the meeting and makeup. They will still have some tension for a bit, but it's Modern Family! It's not meant to be super angsty or whatever, and is meant to be fun and full of family moments.
And this fic will have a lot of that.
I'll also have flashbacks showing things like her introduction into the singing scene, developing Ocean Eyes, and all of that. So trust me, you'll see all that at some point.
Anyways, have a good day!