Heavier Things
Lacey woke up to an empty a silent house. She came straight home from school and fell asleep in her cheerleading uniform which she had been stuck in since they pushed the pep rally back to next Friday. She swung her legs over the side of her bed and rubbed her brown eyes. She went to the vanity mirror her parents had bought for her and Amber. The two shared the third floor of their house as a room. Lacey and Amber were fraternal twins, the two looked similar, both were the same light almost brown complexion, they had the same wavy hair but they usually straightened it with a ceramic flat iron, they were the same height, wore the same shoe size, both had longer torsos and shorter legs, but their faces were distinctly different. Amber's nose was slightly wider where Lacey's was narrower, Lacey had fuller lips, Lacey had short eyelashes and brown eyes, but Amber had long eyelashes and grey eyes.
Amber came upstairs holding their little sister Melissa, she was only eighteen months old, but as lively as ever. Lacey looked out the window, a big yellow moving van had pulled in front of it.
"The new neighbors are moving in?" Lacey asked.
"Oh yea, mom said we have to take that stupid welcome basket over." Amber told her and rolled her eyes
"When are mom and dad coming back?" Lacey asked.
"They said the business trip has been extended, they'll be back next Saturday." Amber told her as she walked into their bathroom to wipe Melissa's nose.
"Alright, let me go put Melissa down, and we'll go." Amber said as the two walked down stairs. She put Melissa in her crib and closed the door to her nursery. The twins went downstairs. Lacey grabbed the basket off of the table and the two headed out of the door.
"I'm still in my uniform, shit." Lacey whispered.
"Don't worry about it, I'm still in mine too." Amber told her. They went up the front steps of the house and rang the doorbell. A tall guy came to the door, he had short brown hair and piercing blue eyes.
"Can I help you?" He asked.
"Hi, I'm Lacey, and this is my sister Amber. We're your new neighbors." Lacey smiled at him and handed him the basket.
"Thanks," He smiled back at her. "I'm Randy by the way." He said shaking each of their hands.
"Hey Randy, who's at the door?" A voice came before someone actually appeared, another tall guy with gorgeous eyes appeared in the doorway.
"John these are our new neighbors Lacey and Amber, ladies, this is my step brother John." Randy introduced them.
"Well hello ladies, are you twins?" He asked.
"Yes, but we're fraternal." They said at the exact same time. Lacey looked at Amber. "Stop doing that." The said in unison again. "Doing what?" They asked one another again in unison. John and Randy stood in the doorway laughing.
"Sorry, that happens sometimes, it's kind of creepy." Amber said.
"Are there any more of you?" John asked.
"We have two younger sisters, Molly is sixteen, and Melissa is eighteen months." Amber said.
"Here, come in, our parents aren't here yet." Randy said as he stepped to the side to let them in.
"You all came separately?" Amber asked.
"Yea, they had to go back to Boston, they forgot a bunch of stuff they had in storage, they should be back by next week." John told them.
"Our parents travel a lot too," Lacey told them.
"How long are they usually gone for?" Randy asked.
"It depends, it could range from two days to two months, you never know."
"So, you're cheerleaders?" John asked.
"Yea, captains actually." Lacey said, she couldn't help but glance at Randy every once and awhile.
"Wait, you said you were from Boston right?" Amber asked.
"Yea,"
"So, you're the new guys the coach was talking about, you're replacing Brock Lesnar and Andrew Martin." Amber said to them.
"Wait, how did you know that?" He asked.
"Oh, right, I do football team managing along with cheering, I really need those four credits" She informed them.
"Are you playing at the homecoming game?" Lacey asked.
"Not likely, we don't start practice until next week." Randy told her.
"Have you met anyone else yet?" Lacey asked.
"Na, we just got here this afternoon." John said.
"So, what positions are you guys playing?" Amber asked with a smile.
"On the offense I'm a running back or wide receiver and Randy's a quarter back and place-kicker, on the defense we're both linebackers." John told them. The four continued to talk for awhile, they found they had a lot in common, and Lacey got a sudden idea.
"Look, we were going to go see Saw III tonight since this is Molly's night in with the baby, would you guys like to come?" Lacey asked, biting the corner of her lip. Randy didn't have to think twice about that.
"Yea, sure, we would love to." He quickly responded.
"Okay, we'll pick you up at eight." Lacey smiled as the two made their way out of the door.
"Oh no, we're gentlemen, we will come pick you up at eight." John told her.
"Okay," Amber said as the two walked down the front steps and back next door. John closed the door and looked at Randy.
"This isn't a date right?" He asked.
"I don't know," Randy said. As soon as the two girls got up to their room they began to hunt for the perfect outfit. The hours were passing as the two tried on almost everything in their closets and drawers at least twice. After they picked out their outfits, it was already six-thirty. To save time, Amber used the downstairs bathroom for her shower and let Lacey use the one in their bathroom on the third floor. Amber made her way up the stairs in her towel. The two shared the big vanity in their room to do their make-up and hair perfectly. Lacey decided on loose curls, while Amber made her hair pin straight and combed the front hairs back, fastening them with a mini claw clip. Before they knew it, it was eight o'clock. The two came down the stairs to the second floor. They heard the bell ring and Molly went to the door. Molly looked pretty much the same as the two older sister, but she was shorter, had a flatter chest compared to her older sisters' c-cups. She had been watching Laguna Beach when the doorbell rang. She opened it and looked at the two guys in front of her. They were very cute with their icy blue eyes.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"I'm guessing you're Molly?" Randy half asked.
"How did you…."
"Your sisters came over this afternoon, we're supposed be going to the movies together." Randy said again.
"What did you say your names were?" She asked.
"I'm Randy, and this is John." She smiled politely at them. She turned for the stairs.
"Lace! Amber! Your friends are here!" She yelled up the stairs. The two came down a few seconds later. Lacey was wearing a denim mini-skirt with a pair of brown uggs and a gray and black striped knitted v-neck sweater with a white tank-top on under it. She had Melissa in her arms patting her on the back, trying to get her to stop crying. Amber wore a pair of jeans with a blue sweater and a pair of black wedge sandals. Randy and John looked at the two girls; they had hit the jack pot.
"I'll be just a second guys." Lacey said to them as she shifted softly from one foot to the next in a rocking motion as Melissa stopped crying. She disappeared around the corner into the kitchen and came back with a bottle filled with apple juice. She started to hand Melissa off to Molly.
"Come on Lissy, go to Molly." She said to her in a baby voice. Melissa slowly reached over to Molly. Amber grabbed their varsity jackets and handed Lacey's to her. Lacey turned to Molly.
"Does Chris know about your little outing?" Molly asked quietly.
"Whatever I do and who I go out with is none of Chris's business." Lacey said to her sister. She kissed Melissa on the forehead, making her giggle, and then did a double kiss with Molly.
"We'll be back later, oh I didn't change her yet, so make sure you do that." Lacey said.
"I know, go, have fun, it's not your job to play mom." Molly told her as she pushed her two sister out the door.
"If something's wrong, don't hesitate to call me." Amber said as Molly closed the door. The four walked down the steps, Randy and Lacey were sort of in front of John and Amber.
"I'm guessing she was born first?" John asked. Amber laughed.
"Yea, but only five minutes before me." Amber said.
"So, who's Chris?" Randy asked Lacey.
"My ex, I dumped him." She told him.
"When?" He asked.
"Yesterday, I should have done it a long time ago." She told him with a small laugh as they walked up to the car.
"Nice car," Amber commented. Randy and John shared a red 1970 Plymouth Barracuda. "Thanks, we spent the entire summer fixing it up." John told her. He tossed the keys over the top of the car to Randy.
"Oh, I call shotgun." Lacey said excitedly. John and Amber climbed into the backseat. Lacey told Randy the directions to the theatre, the four got in line for the movie.
"I have been dieing to see this." Amber said. They reached the ticket booth, John and Randy stood in front of Amber and Lacey.
"Four tickets for Saw III please." John said to the teenage boy behind the glass.
"Oh, you guys don't have to pay for us, really." Amber broke in.
"Oh no, we insist." Randy said over his shoulder. John paid for the tickets and the three walked towards the escalator. They went into the theatre and found seats in the back, which were the best seats since they were risen up, giving you a better view of the screen. The guys sat on the outside with Randy sitting next to Lacey and John sitting next to Amber. But, this wasn't a date. Lacey took her jacket off and put it on the back of the chair. She stood up.
"I want popcorn, so does Amber." Lacey said.
"No I don't." Amber squinted suspiciously at her sister. Lacey pulled her up by her arm.
"Just shut-up and come on." She rolled her eyes at her. "We'll be right back." She said over her shoulder as the two made their way to the end of the isle and down the steps. As soon as they looked to be out of earshot, John turned to Randy.
"If this isn't a date, why do they look so damn good?" He asked.
"They're pretty girls, but this isn't a date. Lacey just dumped her boyfriend yesterday." Randy said.
"So you think that they were just being nice?" John asked.
"Yea,"
A little while later, the girls came back and sat down as the previews were starting. Amber had a bag of popcorn and Lacey had gummy bears, in between the two was a large white cherry slushy that they were sharing. Soon, the previews were over and the movie started.