This is the sequel to 'the bond between cousins' read that first or you wont get it.
What time is it?
Party time, it's our vacation,
What time is it? Summer time,
Schools out! Scream and shout!
1st day of summer and everyone is happy.
Ellie's dad is finally where he belongs, behind bars, the adoption was validated and Ellie now lives right down the hall in the Montez house and her new last name is Montez.
The school is asking for autographs in their yearbook and some old signed photos of Gabriella's dad and Ellie's mom.
"Last day of school, gabs so what are you doing? Other than getting a job." Ellie asked as they walked around to Gabriella's locker.
"Well, unlike you, I can't find jobs that easy." Gabriella said as Ryan and Sharpay walked down the hall. "Now if you'll excuse me." Ellie said following behind them both as they walked the halls like it were a red carpet.
The halls were full of dancing and partying as the students celebrated the start of summer, but let's start the fun.
Everyone was piling out of the school and to the bus except Gabriella, Troy, Chad, Taylor and Ellie who walked out over to Ellie's Jeep Commander and Chad just had to ask. "Can I drive?" Ellie shook her head.
"I know I'm gonna regret this later but here." Ellie handed him the keys and everyone gasped, "Gabs, Troy is sitting in the passenger's seat the girls in the back I don't wanna die." Ellie said as the 2 other girls gave her a look, "I mean I don't want us to die." Ellie said as they agreed.
When they finally got to Troy's house the girls were huddled up in the backseat overreacting a bit. "Come on it wasn't that bad." Chad said as the girls settled down and Ellie got out and got into the drivers seat.
"You never drive my car again." Ellie said shutting her door and starting the car back up.
"We are never gonna be sane for awhile." Taylor said then added, "Or until we get to your house." Ellie laughed and drove home.
Troy and the boys were playing basket ball till they went inside and Troy's phone rang, "Uh oh girlfriend alert." Zeke teased
"No, he blushes when Gabriella calls, but you didn't hear it from me." Jack said as the boys laugh.
"Really great thank you." Troy said hanging up "Yes."
"We're home!" Ellie called as her aunt Maria Montez walked from the kitchen and handed her a letter.
"Please tell me this isn't another concert." Ellie complained dropping her bag on the floor and opened the letter.
Ellie dropped the letter and pulled a thick coat from the coat closet and screamed into it.
"Must be bad news." Taylor said as Ellie put the coat away.
"He had a kid!?" Ellie demanded,
"Yes, you don't remember her?" Maria asked as Ellie stopped to think about it.
"Oh, Daniela, I remember now, if he wasn't dead I would kill him." Ellie said grabbing her keys off the foyer table "You two wanna come?" Ellie asked as Taylor and Gabriella followed her out the front door.
"We'll pick up Kelsi then go." Ellie said as they drove toward Kelsi's house.
"Hey Kelsi, you wanna go for something to eat or drink?" Taylor asked as Kelsi opened the door.
"Sure, my parents are nagging cause of the job thing, hold on, Mom, Dad I'm going out for a bit." Kelsi called as her parents said ok.
"So what's going on?" Kelsi asked getting in the back with Taylor and Gabriella handed her the letter that Maria gave Ellie. "Oh." Kelsi said as Ellie drove toward city hall.
"I'm looking for Judge Carlson," Ellie told the receptionist, "Right down the hall 3rd door to the right." She told them, "Thank you." Ellie, Gabriella, Kelsi, and Taylor walked down the hall and walked into the room Judge Carlson was in.
"Ahh, you must be Ellie." Judge Carlson assumed "Yeah that's me, and this is my cousin Gabriella and our friends Kelsi, and Taylor." Ellie said as they sat down in the chairs that were in the room.
"I assume you got the note?" He asked as Ellie nodded,
"If I didn't I wouldn't be here." Ellie said with an attitude Gabriella knew to well.
"Well, let's cut to the chase, your brother had a daughter and her mother died just recently and has no one and her mothers parents don't want to take her, so there is you and I do believe your father is in jail for 8 – 12 years." "He really wants to get hurt." Ellie said to Gabriella, "I know." Gabriella agreed.
"Well, you're the only other relative there is so you can either take her in or we send her to an orphanage." Carlson said.
"Orphanage?" Ellie asked, Carlson nodded, "My niece is not going to an orphanage."
"I hear you turned 18 a couple weeks ago, so you are of legal age so just sign here and but first, Daniela please come in." The door opened and a girl about 7 or 8 walked in making Ellie gasp.
"Gabs, she looks exactly like Danny." Ellie said poking Gabriella
"I know stop poking me." Gabriella said,
"Daniela, this is your aunt Ellie, and Gabriella and their friends." Carlson said,
"Hi," She whispered.
Ellie got up and kneeled down next to her. "Hey sweetie, I'm your father's sister, has anyone told you that you look exactly like him?" Ellie asked the girl in the sweet tone no one has heard in a long time.
Gabriella gasped, 'Did she just use that tone?' she thought as Daniela nodded.
"My mommy told me everyday, and that I was named after him." Ellie smiled, "You are baby girl, your dad was not just my brother but my best friend we did everything together, and we would hang out with your mom a lot." Ellie said as Daniela started to cry.
"Hey, don't cry, your mommy and daddy still love you, your dad never wanted to go but, when we got into the crash that made him leave he saved my life, and if he didn't you wouldn't have me." Ellie said wrapping the little girl in a hug.
"But they are making me go to an orphan place." Ellie couldn't help it she was so cute and she looked so much like her brother. "No, you're staying with me, your aunt Gabi, and Grandma Maria." Daniela smiled and asked "Really?" "Yeah."
Ellie stood up and faced the judge. "Give me the papers." Ellie said grabbing a pen, "Are you sure taking care of a girl her age is tough." He asked,
"Well, I told you no one in my family is going to an orphanage." Ellie said signing the papers.
They put Daniela's stuff in the trunk and put the car seat in the middle of the backseat(The you have to be "4,9" before you can get out of a car seat law)and drove home.
"Mom, we're back!" Gabriella called as they walked in bringing Daniela's stuff in with them.
"In the kitchen!" Came Maria's reply and the girls went to the kitchen.
"Auntie this is Daniela Montez your granddaughter." Ellie turned to Daniela, "You are ok that your last name is Montez now right?" Daniela nodded,
"You look so much like your father would you like to see pictures from when he was your age?" Maria asked kneeling down next to Daniela, who nodded yes. "Come, the photo albums are over here." Maria led her to a self next to the dinning table and pulled out a thick book and placed it on the table.
"So, any luck with the jobs?" Ellie asked as they all groaned.
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