*9 Years Later*
"You've reached the Gellar's number, we are unable to take your call right now, but if you leave a name and number we will be sure to get back to you." Beep.
"Hello, Miss Gellar, this is a reminder that the foreclosure on your house will be put into effect today. Please be packed and out of the house by 2:30 p.m.-"
"This phone line has been disconnected." Beep. I sighed. This was it, both of my children were in the back seat, and ready to go to. I shut the door and locked it, handing the key to the officer next to me.
"Sorry, Miss Gellar. Maybe, you will have better luck in L.A."
"I highly doubt it." L.A. was the one place I have been avoiding for the past nine years, but L.A. was so big it's not like I will run into Shane, or Mitchie, or Nate, or Jason…I think you get the point. "But thanks anyway." I say quickly before she can ask any questions. "Goodbye." I say quickly and rushed to my car.
"Mommy?" Thomas whined.
"Yes baby?" I started the car and waved to the officer before putting the car in reverse and taking off on the road.
"Why are we going again?"
"Yeah, mommy, why?" Gemini asked.
"Because babies. Because, Grandpa needs us." My mother just recently died and even though my dad and mom were divorced, my dad was taking it pretty hard. I was going to L.A. to be with my father. Just for him.
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"Come on sweetie." I pulled at Thomas. He was fast asleep, and it didn't look like he was getting up anytime soon.
"Ugh, Thomas. Wake up!" Gemini nudged his arm, "I finally see what you mean about boys being difficult." I laughed a loud at this. She had no idea.
"Yup." I nodded, no need to dig further into the subject.
"I know I'm the better twin." She pushed her chin up a little bit. She looked so much like her father when she did this. Her chin length black hair was from him. Her grey/hazel eyes were mine. Thomas was the opposite; he had brownish-blondish hair and brown eyes.
"Of course you are. Just grab your suitcase and go inside. Grandpa is waiting for you." She nodded and ran inside, her luggage dragging behind her. I shook my head. I was here to take care of my dad, that was it. I tried to pick up Thomas once again but he wouldn't budge. Though Gemini was the oldest (by 3 minutes) Thomas was the tallest.
"Excuse me Miss? But do you need help?" I turned to look at who was talking to me. His voice was too familiar, and he had the eyes to match.
"Caitlyn?" He looked bewildered, confused, and yet happy?
"Nate?" He nodded and a smile spread across his face. Next thing I knew I was being pulled into a hug.
"Where have you been?" He pulled away but held on to my shoulders. I sighed, I was here for five minutes and I already bumped into ¼ of the people I didn't want to see. I was mature now though, I had moved on, so I put on a smile and told him. Not everything, just that I moved away to be with my mom, and now I'm moving back in with my dad (cause mom passed away) and I had two kids. He frowned when I told him about the night I left.
"So who is the father?" The one question I was hoping he wouldn't ask.
"No one important." I tell him truthfully. He nods, he understands I don't want to talk about it.
"So, I can't wait to tell everyone you're here." Now I frowned, I wasn't going to object, but I didn't want to see 'everyone' else at the same time. "But anyway. Need help carrying him?" He nodded towards Thomas.
"Yes, please."
After we brought Thomas upstairs, I tucked him into bed. Dad was already asleep and Gemini was getting out of the shower. She paused when she saw us. She was in tootsie roll pajama's, her favorite candy, and that happened to be Shane's favorite too. The resemblance between Shane and her was outstanding, I was surprised Nate didn't figure it out right off the bat.
"Mommy's who's this?"
"This is Nate. A old friend of mine." Nate leaned down to look her in the eye, then he stuck out his hand to her.
"What's your name?"
"Gemini." She put her hand into Nate's confidently. Nate looked shocked then smiled and said that is was nice to meet her, she agreed.
"Time to go to bed Gemini." I tell her. She turns and hugs me, and I kiss the top of her head.
"Night Mom, love you."
"Night sweetie, love you too." She shut the door to both her and Thomas' bedroom.
"Wow." Nate said.
"What?" I turned back to him, and we made our way to the front door.
"It's just-" He stopped. We were now walking outside.
"What Nate?" I shut the door behind us. It was too cold to go walking out here. Which didn't make any sense according to Nate.
"Gemini looks just Shane." he said bluntly. Crap. He looked at me in a confused manner when I didn't respond. His eyes widened. "Wait. Shane is the-wha?" He looked so lost, I couldn't help but…laugh.
It wasn't cheerful laughing it was 'I'm going crazy from stress' laughing. Tears were spilling from my eyes.
I was just about to turn away from him and ask him to leave, when he surprised me, and pulled me into another hug. I clung to him, I hadn't cried to any one in months. Mom was my shoulder to cry one, and now she was gone. "Come one." he said.
"Where are we going? I can't leave my kids."
"Calm down. We are just going for a little walk." I nodded my head. Walking, that may help clear my mind.
As we were walking I told him everything, because he asked to hear it. I told him about my mom and my dad, and the foreclosing of my house made us moving in with my dad, to take care of him, that much more demanding, and final. I told him about Shane and Mitchie, and the real story of the night I left. I told him about how much Gemini reminds me of Shane, and Thomas of both of us. And I told him I was glad neither if them turned out like me, or I wouldn't know what to do. I would feel so terrible for making their lives that way. And that's about where we stopped me. We had been walking and talking for about thirty minutes, and he hadn't said a word the entire time. Well, until now.
"Hey, look at me." He said. I looked up slowly, we stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. "If one of your kids turned out like you they would be so lucky."
"Not according to Shane. I'm nothing special to Shane."
"Who cares what Shane thinks?" He demanded angrily.
"I do." I said. "Or, at least, I did."
"You shouldn't anymore." I didn't feel like arguing so I just nodded and we continued walking. After twenty more minutes I decided to call it a day. It was eleven' o'clock, and I had been driving since yesterday, noon.
"Goodnight Nate. Thank you." I opened the door and stepped in. He smiled.
"Welcome Caity." How i hated that name.
"It's Caitlyn." I murmured softly. He smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.
"Caitlyn." He turned and left. I shut the door and went to go to sleep on my bed. That is if you call the coach a bed.
*NATE'S POV*
I ran most of the way home. I knew Shane was going to be awake. He always was, arguing with Mitchie, I wish those two would just break up already.
"Shane!" I yelled running through the door.
"Shut up." He said to me, "No not you Mitchie." I rolled my eyes.
"Shane it's important." I yelled-whispered.
"What?" He snapped, but before I could respond he was apologizing to Mitchie.
"Please Shane listen-"
"Nate shut up!" Shane dramatically. He had defiantly changed since Caitlyn left. Once Caitlyn left he and Mitchie started fighting and breaking up and then making up.
"Please Shane." He had to know he was a father at least.
"What Nate, hold on Mitch, what?" He pressed the phone to his shirt.
"Caitlyn's back." Shane froze. Then he slowly lifted the phone to his ear.
"Mitch? Yeah, I'm going to have to call you back." And before she could respond he pressed and end.
