"Mary Anne?" My dad asks. I look up at him.
"Yes dad?" I ask him.
"I want to talk to you. You know how I've been seeing Abby and Anna Stevenson's mother lately." He starts to say.
"Yes, I knew you had been." I reply. He glares at me. My dad doesn't like to be interrupted. "I'm sorry."
"Tomorrow night, I would like it if you would accompany me to the restaurant where I will be meeting Rachel." He says, ignoring my apology.
"Dad, why do you want me to come with you?" I ask.
"Mary Anne, can you be ready to go tomorrow night at 6:30?" He asks me. I think about it in my head.
"Well dad, tomorrow is a club meeting day, but since the meetings get out at 6, I can be ready. I will get dressed before I leave for the meeting." I reply.
"Thank you Mary Anne." He responds. Then he looks at me. "You know that I love you right? I am just trying to do what's best for you."
"Yes dad, I know that you have my best interest at heart. I love you." I say hugging him. He smiles.
The next day…
I walk into the restaurant with my dad. I am wearing a sky blue dress and my long flowing brown hair is down. When we get to the table, my dad pulls my chair out for me. There is a bottle of champagne sitting in a bucket of ice on the table.
"Champagne, dad?" I ask. He looks at me. Just then, Abby and Anna Stevenson walk over to the table. "Hi Abby, hi Anna."
"Hi Mary Anne. Mr. Spier." Abby says walking over to me.
"Hello." Anna says shyly sitting down at the table.
"What are we all doing here dad?" I ask him. He glares at me. I'm not supposed to ask questions, I'm supposed to follow what I'm told.
"When you're supposed to know you'll know Mary Anne." He replies. I fold my hands in my lap and look down at them. Just then Mrs. Stevenson walks over to the table.
"Oh Richard!" She exclaims softly. He smiles and walks over to pull her chair out for her. Mrs. Stevenson looks at Abby and Anna.
"What are you two doing here? I thought you were having dinner with friends." Mrs. Stevenson says looking at them.
"Technically we didn't lie; we are having dinner with Mary Anne. She's a friend." Abby replies.
"Abigail, you know that's not the kind of answer your father would like to hear from you." Mrs. Stevenson states sternly, and then she looks at dad. "But then again, I can't blame you if Richard was part of all this." She says with a smile. Dad walks over to her and pulls out her chair.
"I'm sorry Rachel, I was the one who asked Abby and Anna to come and be a part of this tonight." He replies. Mrs. Stevenson sits down.
"Be a part of what?" Mrs. Stevenson asks curiously.
"Of this." Dad replies. He sits down next to Mrs. Stevenson and across the table from me. "Rachel Stevenson, will you marry me?" Dad asks her handing her a small opened box with a shiny, gold engagement ring in the box. I look up and realize that Abby is smiling at me. I smile back. I don't believe it! I'm going to have a mother, and two sisters. That is if Mrs. Stevenson, excuse me, Rachel, since she will be my stepmother. If Rachel will accept dad's proposal, then I will have a mother and sisters.
"Oh Richard, it's beautiful." Rachel takes the box from dad. "Of course I'll marry you." Dad walks over and they hug and kiss. Abby runs over to me and hugs me.
"We're going to be sisters Mary Anne! Real live sisters! You're going to have me and Anna. You won't ever be alone again!" Abby exclaims. Anna, who is real quiet like me walks over and hugs me.
"Hi Mary Anne. Abby's right, you won't be just you and you're dad anymore. It'll be all of us." Anna states.
"Oh, it'll be so exciting!" Abby hollers. Rachel laughs.
"Abby please. Don't get so excited." She says.
"Okay." Abby replies. She looks at me again. "Sisters!" Abby and Anna squeeze my hands. I am very excited to have a new addition to my family. I am gaining a mother and two sisters.
