"Hey Sophia, what'd you think of that Chen test? " Jill leaned against her best friend's locker heaving a sigh glad classes were over so they could enjoy the weekend.
Sophia leaned back from taking books out of her locker to take home for weekend studying giving her friend a sigh. "I wasn't sure about question thirty, it could have been a or c. I hope she has them graded for Monday."
"Just the two I was looking for. So it's the weekend want to hang out there's this great new place up on 65th street right around the corner from the train. Kiara already said she's coming, and William. Your sister should come too Siphia." Tina gave Sophia a sideways smirk watching her friend's cheeks redden af the mention of her older cousin.
"I'll ask my dad and call you tonight," Sophia promised. She closed her locker following the two out front to meet her sister always walking home home together. Rebecca joined the group waiting right in front of school smiling as they started walking.
"So a few of us are going to hang out on Saturday you want to come," Tina questioned after taking a step towards their houses. She hoped if Rebecca agreed she could help Sophia convince their father to let them go.
Rebecca side glanced her sister,"yea, we have to have dad though if we can go. Is mom working today it's easier if she's there."
"No I don't think so she has tour until seven."
Pudding her cheeks in disappointment Rebecca thought of a strategy to convince their overprotective father. "Maybe if we get all our homework done today he'll let us go. It's in a group so that's not a problem.."
"You know how dad is Rebecca.." Their father was much stricter with the girls then Joe.
While the sisters exchanged banter Tina and Jill smiled hoping they would be able to pull it off. "It's not like your dad doesn't know us too.." Tina added. "Besides its just dinner to hang out then we're going straight home."
"I know dad is just super overprotective of us," Sophia sighed. They loved both parents but it was Jamie who was stricter on his girls then Eddie. "This is us we'll call you later to tell you how it went."
Saying their goodbyes the sisters parted walking down their quiet block to the middle house they grew up in.
The front door opened allowing Sophia and Rebecca to step inside coming home from junior year of high school. The sisters exchanged a nervous smile before going into the living together. "Mom? Dad?"
Jamie came in from the kitchen where he started on dinner giving his girls smiles. "Hey how was school?"
"It was great dad, is mom working until seven so she'll be home later," Sophia spoke first shifting her weight towards her sister.
"Yea but she'll be home for dinner. What are you two up to," Jamie raised an eyebrow sensing tension from his younger daughters as though nervous to ask him something. He noticed how Sophia kept moving towards her sister as though protecting her.
Without looking at each other Sophia stepped forward first clearing her throat. "Well some of our friends want to hang out on Friday. We'll meet up to head over together and come back together so we won't be alone.."
"Where are you hanging out, with who exactly, and what time do you expect to be back home?"
"In the city on 65th street just to have dinner then right home I promise …65th Rebecca inhaled waiting anxiously.
"Absolutely not." Jamie turned back into the kitchen going back to preparing dinner. He sliced garlic quickly glad for the distraction. With his back to the door Jamie heard footsteps coming in even without looking guessing the twins followed him in to press the issue.
Sure enough when he turned to put the garlic in a pot of oil the girls stood just inside watching him. "Dad, please. We'll text you ever step and through the night, you know all our friends. Kiara is going, Tina, Jill, William.."
Jamie looked up hearing the last name hovering his hand over the pot. "William, he's what a freshman in college right? In that case definitely not."
Rebecca flashed her sister a glare after she promised to convince their father to let them go. "He's a nice guy dad, really sweet and it's not just him who will be there.. Plus he's Tina's cousin."
Putting the garlic aside for a minute Jamie looked up at his daughter's matching faces, eyes wide pleadingly. Heaving a sigh at them Jamie shook his head already regretting what he was about to say. "Let me think about it and talk to mom."
Both girls squealed running to hug him relieved he at least didn't say no. "Thank you daddy. We're going to do homework now." Laughing, Jamie watched them run upstairs sighing again. Turning back to the stove he threw more garlic in, stopping a minute.
Biting his lip Jamie wiped his hands, grabbing the phone a few feet away, dialing his brother. The phone rang a few times before Danny's voice came through. "Hey Danny can I ask you for a big favor?"
"Yea of course, what's going on kid is everything okay," Danny cradled the phone between his shoulder and cheek to finish the paperwork before end of your. Sitting on the connecting desk Baez looked up at her partner curiously.
Jamie looked back making sure none of the kids were listening. "Sophia and Rebecca want to go on this group thing in the city with friends including one of her friend's cousin who is a college freshman"
And your seriously considering letting them go? Are you nuts kid, a boy in college?" Danny shifted the phone shaking his head at the thought his little neices were interested in boys.
"Yea they really want to go Danny, both girls are responsible but not alone…that's where you come in…"