A/N: Finally we are back. We're sorry for not updating in such a long time, but now that exams and school are over, we will try our best to update more often. We tried to make this chapter extra-long to make up for not updating in such a long time. We hope you like it.
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Present Day Mendoza Estate
"JULIET COMES DOWNSTAIRS RIGHT NOW!" Lydia screamed. Her voice echoed through the huge house all the way upstairs to Juliet's room. Juliet was currently lying in her huge pink canopy bed reading the latest issue of Vogue but cringed when she heard her mother shouting. Juliet knew she was in trouble, she could just feel it as she walked slowly down the huge marble staircase.
"Yes mom?" Juliet asked as she walked into the kitchen where her mother was leaning against the counter.
"Juliet I got this month's credit card bill and I am not pleased," Lydia said pinching the bridge of her nose. "Care to explain?" she said showing Juliet the bill.
Juliet took the bill out of her mother and laughed nervously at the sight of the bill, "That's a lot of zeros."
"Yes it is, you've been spending money like there's no tomorrow. How many clothes do you need, your closet is bigger than your room!" Lydia exclaimed as she glared at Juliet.
"But mom, daddy told me to spend as much as I wanted, and you're the one who got me another room to use as my closet!" Juliet protested crossing her arms. Lydia sighed angrily. "Why are you getting so mad it's not like we can't afford it," Juliet said moving a piece of her bangs out of her face.
"Juliet, I don't want to hear that again, you and your sisters are becoming way too spoiled," Lydia replied. Juliet stared at her mom as a silence fell upon the room. The only sound was coming from the den where Rosie was playing a dramatic tune. "ROSIE I KNOW YOU'RE LISTENING TO EVERYTHING I'M SAYING SO GET OVER HERE!" Lydia yelled loudly from across the house.
Rosie entered the kitchen and sat down at the table. "What's wrong?" she asked grabbing an apple.
"What's wrong is that you girls are spending way too much money," Lydia explained.
"Rosie tell her that I do not spend too much money on clothes," Juliet agonized letting her arms fall to her side angrily as she fixed her linen strapless dress.
"Well… you do shop a lot," Rosie murmured sheepishly.
Juliet turned around angrily to face Rosie. "I do not," she insisted.
"Okay you two we all need to talk, where are your sisters?" Lydia asked taking a seat at the table.
"Um, I'm not sure," Rosie replied nervously.
"I don't know but Sophie's probably off bullying some kids," Juliet muttered as she took a seat on the counter.
"She went for a ride in the new black Bugatti Veyron dad got her," Rosie bursted out. Rosie had always been a horrible liar.
"She went out!" Lydia questioned. "After I told her not to," she added looking at Rosie.
"Rosie you suck at keeping secrets," Juliet said rolling her eyes.
"Oops," Rosie said covering her mouth, "I forgot."
"Just wait when she gets home," Lydia noted to herself.
Before Juliet could say anything to her mother, they heard someone walking into the kitchen.
"Hey people," came a voice from the kitchen door.
"Jane, there you are," Lydia relieved. "Where have you been? You didn't tell me you were going anywhere."
"Mom we never tell you where we're going, we always tell dad because he actually lets us go," Jane replied.
"Jane what's in the bag, did you go shopping?" Juliet asked excitedly looking at Jane's bags. "Judging by your outfit, you needed some new clothes," Juliet continued. Jane was currently wearing skinny jeans and her oversized Lakers jersey with a white half sleeved shirt underneath, and blue Chuck Taylors.
"No I went to the bookstore," Jane answered showing her bags to Juliet.
"Why would you go to the bookstore?" Juliet asked leaning back in her seat as Jane rolled her eyes.
"Jane, how many books do you need?" Lydia inquired. "They're not even going to fit in the library."
"Yes they will… I'll make sure they will," Jane answered thinking that there was no way that the books would fit. "How about we renovate the library and make it bigger?" Jane declared excitedly.
"Yeah and I'll choose the colors and furniture," Juliet suggested.
"No, you don't even go into the library," Jane said. "You're going to make it to girly-"
"NO WE ARE NOT RENOVATING THE LIBRARY!" Lydia hollered.
Outside the girls heard a car pull up and someone slamming a car door.
"That must be Sophie," Juliet piped.
"Mom please don't tell her that I told on her," Rosie pleaded to her mom. "She'll kill me," she squeaked hiding behind the counter just in time.
Sophie entered the kitchen wearing blue skinny jeans and a red ruffled tank top, her signature black leather jacket on over top. She took off her black aviators, confused to see everyone looking at her. "ROSIE I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Sophie yelled when she saw her angry mom.
"SOPHIE YOU ARE NOT KILLING ANYONE TODAY, TAKE A SEAT," Lydia demanded pointing at an empty seat. "Rosie stop hiding behind the counter and come sit down," she added walking behind the counter. Rosie stood up and looked at Sophie who was mouthing 'You are so dead,' and cracking her knuckles. Before Rosie could run upstairs Lydia pulled out a chair, "Rosie," she said pointing towards the chair. "Sophie you are in so much trouble, you knew you were grounded, however, I'll deal with you later. Right now we're having a family meeting," Lydia told the girls.
"If this is a family meeting then why doesn't daddy have to be here?" Juliet asked like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Your father's not here because he went to go get groceries," Lydia explained shaking her head.
"No he's not, he's in the living room," Rosie spoke as she smacked herself, their mother wasn't supposed to know that.
Lydia stopped for a moment then yelled loudly, "ROBERT." The girls heard a grunt and something falling on the floor, a few moments later they saw their father come into the kitchen looking very tired. "What were you doing I told you to go get the groceries," Lydia exclaimed.
"Why don't you just ask the maid to?" Juliet wondered confused.
"Juliet for the last time the maid went to go visit her mom in Chicago," Jane replied.
"She has a name you know," Rosie explained nicely. After a while of looking at the girls blank stares she stated, "Its Maria."
"We know that Rosie," Sophie scoffed rudely; she was still majorly pissed at Rosie.
"Okay enough. All of you," Lydia demanded, "Where are the groceries?"
"Oh…er none of the cars would start… so um I've been trying to fix them for the last hour," Robert muttered lamely.
"We have like five cars, and you tried to fix them all?" Sophie interrogated with her eyebrows raised.
"No you haven't dad, you've been watching the baseball game for the last hour and then you fell asleep," Rosie protested.
"Snitch," Jane noted sticking her tongue out at Rosie.
"I knew I should have had Jane cover for me," Robert sighed.
"You've been asleep for the last hour; do you even know what your girls have been up to?" Lydia asked.
"What did you girls do now?" Robert wondered smiling putting his arm over Jane. While Lydia loved the girls more than her own life she was always the one that had to scold them. Robert would usually just laugh and give them more money to spend.
"Well, let's see. Juliet spent more than $ 1000 over her credit card limit for the month," Lydia exclaimed. "For that Juliet, you're not allowed to go shopping for a whole month and you have to give some of your really old clothes away, to Rosie or charity."
"No mom I love my clothes," Juliet begged. "Daddy," she whined.
"Lydia its just money, I'm sure Juliet's happiness is much more important," Robert said trying to reason with Lydia.
"Robert would you try to take my side for once," Lydia asked.
"How about Juliet no shopping for a week," Robert suggested.
"Okay better than a month," Juliet agreed hugging her dad.
"Here's $200 you can use after the week is up," Robert said handing Juliet some cash out of his wallet.
"Robert stop encouraging them," Lydia boomed outraged.
"Thanks daddy," Juliet squealed giving her dad a peck on the cheeks, while Lydia glared at their father.
"Well if that's all, I need to get the groceries," Robert stated getting up to kiss his wife.
"No that's not all, Sophie was grounded because she got three tickets for speeding, but you know what she did, she took the car out again and had Rosie cover for her," Lydia explained.
"Well Rosie isn't that good at covering and keeping secrets so I think Sophie has been punished," Robert insisted.
"Yeah and what's the point of having an awesome car if I'm not even allowed to drive it?" Sophie pondered angrily. For Sophie's 17th birthday her parents had gotten her a black Bugatti Veyron super sport car. Now Sophie was constantly driving it around everywhere and spending countless money on gas.
"Sophie it's not just that, you also skipped your anger management classes," Lydia reasoned.
"I don't have anger issues," Sophie yelled knocking over the flower vase.
"Yes you do," Lydia roared, equally as angry.
"I wonder where she gets it from," Jane laughed, causing Robert and Juliet to laugh.
"WHATS SO FUNNY?" Sophie and Lydia shouted in sync.
"Fine, Sophie you can't drive the car for two weeks, however we won't force you to go to your classes," Robert decided.
"Thank-you," Sophie said exasperated as she sat back down, while Lydia glared at Robert.
"Fine, but Jane went out for the third time today and bought 12 new books; she spends hundreds of dollars on things she isn't even going to read," Lydia stated angrily.
"Well Lydia, a library without books does look bad and she will eventually read them," Robert smiled.
"That's not the point, the girls have been spending money on clothes, books and gas like there's no tomorrow, they're too and I mean way too spoiled."
"Well they're still young, and we want to see them happy," Robert replied.
"No the girls need to know how to support themselves, we're not going to be here forever, so that's why we need to tell the girls about our decision," Lydia ordered.
"What decision?" Jane asked.
"Are you giving us up for adoption?" Juliet questioned worried.
"No if they wanted to give someone up it would be Rosie," Sophie dictated rudely.
Rosie slumped in her seat a little but spoke up, "Mom, you aren't giving me up, are you?"
"Robert tell them," Lydia replied.
"Girls whatever I tell you was not my decision, it was your mothers," Robert explained.
"This sounds really bad," Jane said to her parents.
"Robert," Lydia interjected, "Stop making me the bad guy, girls this was both of our ideas."
Robert was silent for a minute before he spoke up, "Girls, we've decided to send you to La Push."
"WHAT!" Sophie yelled standing up.
"Sophie sit down," Lydia said sternly.
"Mom you're sending us to La Push?" Jane asked. "This is a joke right," she added lamely.
"No girls you're going, this trip is going to teach you a lesson," Robert finished.
"You can't send us there," Juliet cried.
"Mom we promise we'll do anything you want," Rosie muttered meekly. "Besides I don't spend countless money on things like them!"
"No girls you're going to live with your grandparents and you're leaving tomorrow morning," Lydia finished.
"No we are not going to go to La Push," Sophie raged through her clenched teeth.
"Sophie do not speak to me in that tone," Lydia scolded.
"Daddy you can't do this to us," Juliet protested.
"Well... Lydia," Robert testified slowly looking at his wife.
"Robert, upstairs, NOW!" Lydia screamed walking towards the stairs as Robert followed her.
"What are we going to do?" Jane questioned. Juliet, Jane and Rosie quickly looked at Sophie.
"What?" Sophie asked rudely putting both her feet up on the table.
"Well you're the one with the plans, tell us what to do?" Juliet exclaimed eagerly.
"I don't know, give me a minute," Sophie said standing up. After a few moments of silence Sophie spoke up again. "I'm blank."
"Sophie come on, this is an emergency." Rosie claimed.
"Okay I got it," Jane yelled standing up. "My friend Amy has a cousin who works the burrito stand down the street. He can lend us money to get on a bus to Mexico where we can stop at the Coa Jack Inn and ask for room 83, and then we will all be given fake ids and then-"
"WHAT?" Sophie roared. "That's your plan."
"That seems like a really good plan," Juliet acknowledged astonished at her sister's skills.
"Are you stupid, that's a dumb plan, I'd rather hide under my bed," Sophie grunted angrily.
"Even a better idea," Juliet chimed eagerly. "Come on hurry while they're arguing in their room," Juliet bubbled running up the stairs. Jane and Rosie quickly followed, while Sophie sat at the kitchen table rolling her eyes.
After a few minutes of silence Sophie heard her mother's voice ringing through the house. "GIRLS GET OUT FROM UNDER YOUR BEDS YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME." Sophie heard feet shuffling down the stairs as she saw the girls and her parents walking back to the table.
"You're an even bigger tattle-tale than Rosie" Juliet remarked coming down the stairs.
"I didn't tell and I told you so," Sophie remarked, as the girls sat back down with sullen faces.
"Okay girls you're only allowed to take two bags each," Robert announced. "This way you'll learn that you don't need new clothes every week."
"WHAT! Two bags?" Juliet shrieked close to tears.
"Don't worry you can borrow my clothes," Jane reassured comforting Juliet.
At this Juliet only cried louder. "Not your clothes," Juliet sniffled.
"Well," Jane marked offended, sitting, stiffly back in her chair.
"We refuse to go," Sophie fumed. "You can't move us from this spot," she added sitting down and grabbing Rosie and Juliet's hand.
"Oh this is a much better plan," Rosie whispered to Jane. Jane nodded as she grabbed onto Juliet's hand.
"Fine then have fun staying in this house by yourself," Robert told the girls.
"A huge house to ourselves sounds fine to me," Sophie replied grabbing an apple.
"We can't stay home alone, the cook and maids are on vacation," Jane remarked.
"What do you mean stay here by ourselves?" Juliet questioned confused.
"Well when you girls go to La Push, your father and I will be going on a business trip to Europe," Lydia explained.
"A business trip?" Rosie wondered.
"So let's see, you get to go to Europe on vacation, and we get sent to La Push?" Sophie asked outraged.
"It's a business trip and now you girls should go pack, your flight is tomorrow morning at 9, we'll accompany you there," Robert replied, turning around to walk back up the stairs.
"Dad is there any way we can change your mind?" Rosie inquired. Lydia had already gone upstairs, not wanting to fight with the girls.
"No girls, besides it's for two months. You'll be back before you know it," Robert said trying to cheer the girls up.
"Okay desperate times call for desperate measures," Sophie whispered to herself. She nudged Juliet and gave her a small nod.
"Daddy you can't do this," Juliet sobbed.
"Juliet please don't start," Robert pleaded. Robert had never been able to say no to Juliet which was one of the biggest reasons why Juliet was the most spoiled.
"Dad can you say no to this face?" Sophie asked pointing to Juliet.
"Yes I-" Robert began but stopped when he saw Juliet making her signature puppy dog face. Juliet always used her puppy dog eyes to get out of anything. Juliet's eyes were naturally huge and innocent, which only added to the effect and Robert always fell for them.
"Juliet please don't make that face at me," Robert requested closing his eyes.
"Why are you girls still down here, go pack your bags," Lydia inquired coming down the stairs, only to see Robert with his eyes shut tightly. She looked at him confused but then she saw Juliet who was trying not to look at her mom.
"Well played Juliet, well played," Lydia indicated understanding what Juliet had tried to do. "Oh and don't try playing that card on me girls because I have grown immune to cute faces," Lydia said. "Robert go get the groceries before you cancel their flight," she added handing her husband the car keys.
"Well nice try Juliet," Jane admitted patting her twin's back, as they watched their parents leave the kitchen.
"Looks like we're going to La Push," Sophie sighed angrily pushing her mother's second flower vase to the ground, the sound echoing through the house.
Juliet's Room 5 A.M.
"Ok, only two bags," Juliet huffed. Juliet had been in her room for the past hour sitting on her bed and contemplating what outfits she wanted to take. After fifteen minutes of attempting to fit her whole closet into her luggage bags she fell back and screamed in frustration.
"What was that?" Robert asked his wife sleepily.
"Nothing, probably a hissy fit." Lydia yawned, "Go back to sleep, it's most likely Juliet, meaning that Jane will deal with her," she added going back to sleep.
"Juliet!" Jane rushed through the connecting doors between her and her sister's room, hurrying to see what had happened. "Are you ok?"
"No!" Juliet pouted. "I can't fit even a 1/25 of my outfits in the bags!"
Jane smiled. "That's it," she replied relieved.
"You know what you can do to help?" Juliet asked an idea forming in her head.
"What?" Jane responded, happy to help her sister.
"Give me one of your bags." Juliet said with a cheeky grin.
"No."
"Pllleeeasse?"
"No, and besides I need my bags."
"For what, your books?" Juliet sneered.
"Yes, my books." Jane retorted. "Grandpa is going to be so happy when he sees my collection."
"Well grandma is going to be ecstatic when she sees my purse collection." Juliet boasted proudly. The girls began bickering about which collection was better, when they saw Sophie walk into the room. Unlike her sister Juliet, she had simply packed as many bags as she needed, not bothering to obey her parents. Sophie walked to Juliet and slapped the side of her head very hardly. "Ow!" Juliet groaned, rubbing her head.
"Next time don't be so loud, moron," Sophie stated simply as she began to walk out.
"Oh I like yours shorts Sophie!" Juliet laughed, which only earned her a punch in the gut as Sophie left.
"Sometimes I wonder why mom and dad got her karate lessons, I mean all we got were stupid dance lessons," Jane huffed.
"Hey, I loved those dance lessons," Juliet said getting up and doing leaps in her room.
"Whatever, I'm gonna go pack," Jane claimed walking away.
"But you didn't help me with my problem," Juliet sniffed as she stopped dancing.
"Well it's colder in La Push, so pack your fall wardrobe," Jane suggested
"Oh yeah," Juliet said beginning to rummage through her clothes again.
7:00 A.M. Downstairs
Jane and Rosie were currently waiting for their sisters, packed and ready for the airport. Jane was wearing jean capris and a black and cream polka dot blouse with black high tops to match Rosie was wearing a green knee length dress with flower prints and white converse.
"Where's Sophie?" Lydia asked coming down the stairs.
"I don't know, I went to go get her but she wasn't in her room," Rosie piped.
"SOPHIE, YOU GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!" Lydia screamed, but no reply came.
"Mom, I found her!" Juliet croaked as she came from outside panting. She was wearing a pair of jean shorts and a yellow zip back top along with her black gladiators.
"Where!" Lydia asked.
"She's outside, she chained herself to the oak tree and she said she's not leaving," Juliet huffed out before she fell on the couch tried of running. Lydia ran outside trying not to trip over the girl's suitcases.
"Sophie Robert Mendoza you untie yourself right now!" Lydia screamed.
"No, I will NEVER EVER move from this spot!" Sophie yelled back.
Lydia ran up to the oak tree trying to take the chains off as Robert and the girls watched from the door.
"Go Sophie!" Juliet shouted.
"All I ever wanted was a normal family," Rosie whispered to herself walking back inside the house shaking her head.
The Airport
"I will never ever move from this spot," Jane mimicked.
"Shut up," Sophie grunted as she elbowed her sister in the ribs.
"Ouch," Jane yelled clutching her ribs.
After a lot of yelling Lydia had managed to get Sophie unchained from the tree; by threatening to burn her treasured leather jacket.
"I'm going to miss my babies so much!" Lydia exclaimed as she hugged her daughters' good bye, tears spilling down her face.
"Then don't send us, crazy woman," Sophie muttered to herself. Sophie was wearing a pair of tights and a blue oversized t-shirt.
"Bye mom," Rosie said hugging her mom.
"I'm going to miss you guys so much," Juliet mumbled a few tears streaming down her face.
"Dad, please don't cry, it's embarrassing!" Rosie whined.
"I'm not crying I just have something in my eye, besides look at your mother and sister!" Robert defended himself.
Juliet and Lydia were now crying so much, that people were stopping and staring.
"Mother, stop crying," Sophie said giving a passer by a dirty look.
"Bye big guy," Jane spoke hugging her dad.
"Bye mom, bye dad," Sophie said hugging her parents.
"Call us as soon as you get there," Lydia ordered giving each of the girls a final hug.
"And don't bother your grandparents too much," Robert added.
The girls grabbed their bags and began walking towards the waiting area as their parents began walking out of the airport.
Juliet was sobbing uncontrollably, much to the dismay of Sophie who was gritting her teeth in order to not snap at her sister.
"Juliet would you stop, we're about to board the plane, and the people are all staring at us," Rosie said trying to soothe her sister.
"No I miss mom and dad," Juliet whimpered in between tears.
"It's only been 5 minutes," Sophie muttered to herself.
"Do you want to go look at the airport stores to make you feel better?" Jane asked kindly.
"How, it's not like we have any money," Juliet said another sob escaping her.
"SHUT-UP!" Sophie yelled, finally bursting. "You have been crying since the car ride here, if you don't stop, then I'll give you something to cry about," Sophie added angrily.
"Sophie now everyone's looking at you," Rosie whispered.
"I'll give them something to look about," Sophie explained getting ready to walk over to an elderly couple who was currently looking at Sophie and whispering quickly to each other.
"Okay, let's just all calm down," Rosie said trying to be the voice of reason, she grabbed Sophie's arm.
"Don't touch me," Sophie said jerking her arm away from Rosie and sitting down angrily.
"The flight to Seattle will now begin boarding," the girls heard the flight attendant say.
"Okay, let's all just go onto the plane, Juliet do you still have the tickets?" Jane asked.
Juliet nodded her head, as she wiped her eyes on her sleeve. Juliet picked up her oversized Louis Vuitton bag and pulled out the tickets. The girls silently began walking toward their gate, the reality of them leaving home finally hitting them.
"Hi, I hope you have a pleasant flight," the flight attendant said to the girls as they entered the plane. "Your seats are down this aisle behind the curtain."
"Well at least we get first class, I call window seat," Juliet sputtered running down the aisle. Sophie rolled her eyes at her sisters' antics as she walked down the aisle. However, before the girls could pull the curtain open Juliet came running outside. "That is not first class," Juliet squealed horrified.
"What do you mean?" Sophie asked annoyed. She ripped open the curtains, so hard that one of the rings fell off.
"Excuse me girls would you please refrain from ripping the curtains and disturbing the passengers," the flight attendant said to the girls
"Well miss, we seem to have the wrong tickets," Juliet proclaimed handing the tickets to the flight attendant.
"Um, no these tickets are for business class, so could you girls please take your seats," the flight attendant observed.
"Well… Amanda," Jane began looking at the woman's name tag. "We need to have first class tickets, because we are on the most miserable trip of our lives, and this is our last resource to feel any happiness."
"I don't care, we would like to take off so go and sit down in your seats," Amanda retorted rudely.
"Listen here Amelia, if you don't shut-up I'll make you and you do not want to be on my bad side," Sophie snapped standing a few inches away from Amelia as she pushed her back.
"Could you all take a seat," came another flight attendant's voice.
"Can we just go and sit down, I mean mom and dad must have done this to us on purpose," Rosie explained, embarrassed of her sister's behaviors.
"Fine," Sophie drawled walking to her seat.
"Don't think you've won this round," Jane remarked to Amanda as she went to find her seat.
"Wait we don't get to sit together "Juliet said sadly as she looked over Rosie's ticket.
"Yeah you're right Jane and Juliet get seats together and Sophie and I get seats together," Rosie commented.
"Sucks to be you Rosie, you get to sit with Sophie for the whole plane ride to Seattle," Jane snorted.
"Oh Jane you are so lucky that we are here on an airplane or else you would not be standing," Sophie said gritting her teeth.
The four girls walked to their seats and sat down, none of them speaking. After what seemed like a dreadfully long flight, the plane finally approached the Seattle airport.
"ROSIE, WAKE SOPHIE UP WE'RE HERE!" Juliet yelled getting up and staring at her sister who was at the back of the airplane.
"Miss, would you please sit down, do not take off your seatbelt until the plane has landed," came a flight attendants voice from ahead of the girls.
"Oops," Juliet giggled. "Sorry everybody," she added sitting down and putting on her seatbelt.
"Okay Juliet you have been crying for the whole flight and now you're happy you're here?" Jane asked confused.
"I don't know, I guess I ran out of tears?" Juliet said shrugging her shoulders, "Besides I am so happy to see grandma and grandpa again."
"We have now landed at Seattle, please be careful when opening the overhead compartments, as luggage may have moved during the flight."
Rosie shook Sophie awake who angrily got out of her seat and opened the overhead compartment. She grabbed her bag and began making her way towards the exit, grumbling incoherent words to herself.
"Wow I've never seen Sophie so happy," Jane joked grabbing her own bag. "She must be really excited to meet grandma and grandpa to." Juliet laughed as she grabbed her bag and followed Jane and Rosie off the plane.
"Okay do we have to get our own luggage to?" Juliet asked outraged.
"Apparently, let's just grab the luggage trolley thingy to put our suitcases on," Rosie suggested walking over to the luggage claim.
"Okay so we just grab our luggage when we see it," Jane sighed. "Look there's your bag Juliet."
Juliet walked over to the conveyer belt as she tried to pick up her suitcase. "It's too heavy, come help me Sophie," Juliet said. Jane and Rosie were on the other side trying to find their own suitcases.
"Nah, I don't like you," Sophie replied.
Juliet huffed, "Look Sophie, now I have to wait for my suitcase to come back," she grumbled watching her suitcase go by her.
"Hmm, looks like you could use some help," came a voice from behind the girls.
Sophie and Juliet turned around, shocked to see their grandpa standing behind them. Joseph Mendoza was a tall, chubby, old man with gray hair that was turning white. He loved his granddaughters very much and spoiled them a little too much when they were younger.
"GRANDPA!" Juliet yelled running to her grandpa and hugging him tightly.
"Juliet, you've grown so much," Joseph smiled wiping away some tears.
"Sophie aren't you going to give me a hug?" Joseph asked holding his arms open. Sophie walked over to her grandpa and gave him a big hug. "Same old Sophie," he said chuckling to himself.
"GRANDPA," yelled two more voices. Jane and Rosie came running to their grandpas. Well Jane came running; Rosie fell down halfway and was now trying to pick herself up.
"Jane," Joseph exclaimed hugging his granddaughter.
"Jane you pushed me," Rosie exclaimed finally coming over to the group.
"No I didn't," Jane responded innocently.
"Yeah you did, you pushed me so you could hug grandpa before me," Rosie protested.
"Girls ten minutes here and you're already fighting, Rosie come give me a hug," Joseph said smiling. Rosie ran over to her grandpa and hugged him tightly.
"Let me get a good look at my beautiful granddaughters, after all I haven't seen you girls in 12 years," Joseph insisted wiping away some tears.
"Grandpa please don't cry, I had to sit next to Juliet for the whole flight and listen to her constant crying, I cannot take anymore tears," Jane pleaded.
"You think you had it bad, I sat next to Sophie, you know she talks in her sleep and says some very scary things," Rosie described shuddering. "She was plotting how to take over the world," Rosie whispered to Juliet.
"Creepy," Juliet whispered back.
"What are you talking about?" Sophie questioned her sisters.
"Nothing," Rosie replied quickly.
"Well are we going to stand here or are we going to leave?" Sophie asked impatiently.
"Sophie you'll never change," Jane said rolling her eyes.
"Let's just grab your suitcases, then we can leave," Joseph declared.
Joseph helped the girls grab their suitcases and put them onto the luggage trolleys while talking animatedly with the girls about what their grandma had done to prepare for their arrival.
"She went out and bought $150 worth of baking goods and stayed up all night baking cookies, cakes and brownies for you girls," Joseph said with a laugh.
"Then what are we waiting for, we should get home soon, I mean we can't let grandmas' cooking go to waste," Jane chirped, walking faster. "Hurry up."
"Jane the foods not going to disappear," Juliet claimed rolling her eyes.
"Okay girl's there's the truck," Joseph informed once they had made it out of the airport.
"Where?" Sophie asked, "Because all I see is a pile of crap."
"Sophie that 'pile of crap' is the truck," Joseph explained laughing.
"Wait that red thing is our truck?" Juliet asked outraged. "We cannot be seen in that."
"Who's going to see us, we don't even know anybody here," Rosie said confused.
"Rosie you wouldn't understand," Jane replied.
"Girls I know it's not like your sports cars at home but we've had this truck since you were little, don't you remember?" Joseph inquired.
"Wait, isn't that the car that Jane threw up all over after I dared her to eat the cookie on the road?" Juliet asked curiously.
"Hey that cookie still looked edible," Jane argued in her defense.
"Grandpa it doesn't matter, all I know is that right now I want my Bugatti Veyron, not this crappy truck," Sophie snapped.
"Girls get use to this because we only have one car, and if you want to go anywhere then you have to travel in this," Joseph replied sternly.
"Well you should just know that Jane and Juliet don't have their licenses and I refuse to be their chauffeur," Sophie exclaimed crossing her arms.
"How about we just get into the car and go home, I'm just really tired right now," Rosie yawned opening the car door.
"Rosie you traitor don't get in that car," Sophie said harshly.
"Why not? We've had it since we were kids," Rosie retorted.
"Like you would remember, you were like two years old when we left this place," Jane said interrupting.
"Yes but-," Rosie began.
"Therefore your argument is invalid," Sophie sassed crossing her arms.
"Girls your grandma is so excited to meet you, I bet she's waiting in the window at home right now, can you get in the car for her?" Joseph questioned.
"Alright, but only for grandma," Juliet announced opening the truck door and getting in.
"Finally," Rosie muttered getting into the truck.
"Fine I'll get in the car, but just for the food that grandma made, I mean just for grandma," Jane said quickly correcting herself.
"Just get in Sophie, we even let you have shotgun," Rosie bugged rolling down the window.
"Yeah it's not even that bad in here, look there's the vomit stain," Jane added pointing to the floor.
"Eww," Juliet chided, "Look we're all just really tired from the flight, let's just get to the house- Jane get back on your side," she finished.
"I am on my side, you get back on your side," Jane replied pushing Juliet over.
"Rosie you're taking up too much space," Juliet said shoving Jane back.
"Yeah Rosie, just move over a little bit," Jane added giving Rosie a push.
"Sophie are you going to get in the car now," Joseph sighed exasperated ignoring the girls fight. He knew they would stop after a while; they had been fighting over car space since they were little.
"Fine, I'll get in the car but only because it's raining," Sophie grumbled climbing into the front seat.
"Rosie roll the window up, can't you see it's raining," Jane objected leaning over Rosie to roll the window down.
"Here I'll do it," Rosie offered after Jane's failed attempts to roll up the window.
"Oops," Jane said holding up the car window crank.
"Jane must you break everything you touch?" Juliet mumbled face palming herself.
"It's okay I was going to replace it anyway," Joseph said.
"See nothing to worry about, now seriously Rosie get back on your side," Jane remarked pushing Rosie once again.
"OKAY ALL OF YOU SHUTUP AND STAY ON YOUR SIDES!" Sophie yelled.
"Okay, it's someone's time of the month," Juliet whispered to Jane. Jane nodded in agreement earning another glare from Sophie.
"You girls are going to be so excited when we get home, it hasn't changed a bit," Joseph chatted happily.
"I'll try to contain my excitement," Sophie acknowledged leaning against the window.
"Grandpa do we still have the tire swing in the back?" Juliet asked excitedly.
Flashback
"Jane push me higher," 6 year old Juliet yelled.
"I'm trying Juliet, besides it's my turn, you've been on it for the last 10 minutes," Jane replied.
"No I haven't besides you can't even tell time,' Juliet announced sticking her tongue out.
"Fine then push yourself, I'm going to sit under the tree," Jane said walking away.
"Fine, I'll have Rosie push me," Juliet retorted.
"Rosie's two, she doesn't even reach the tire swing," Jane answered back.
"Fine, I'll ask Sophie then," Juliet shouted back.
"She doesn't like playing on the swing with you, so why would she say yes?" Jane asked.
"Sure I'll push you," Sophie exclaimed coming over from the porch.
"Ha," Juliet laughed sticking her tongue out at Jane. "Push me really high okay Sophie."
"Sure Juliet," Sophie said sweetly.
Jane looked at Sophie curiously. Sophie never played on the tire swing with them and she was never this nice.
"Is this high enough?" Sophie asked.
"Higher Sophie higher," Juliet roared laughing.
"Whatever you say," Sophie answered. She pushed the swing so hard that Juliet and the tire swing fell down.
"Hahahahahahahahaha," Sophie laughed evilly. "I can't believe you would think I wouldn't shove you off the swing."
Jane quickly rushed over to her sister who was now crying and holding a scraped elbow. "Sophie that really hurt," Juliet complained through tears.
"I am so not sorry," Sophie replied. "If you need me, I'll be in my room," she added running back into the house.
"Now I'll never get a turn," Jane sighed exasperated as she looked at the broken tire swing.
End Flashback
"I just put up a new one yesterday," Joseph mentioned. "I knew you girls would love it."
"Grandpa I'm 17 not 7," Sophie remarked, "Is that all you have at home, a tire swing?"
"Hey you're never too old for a tire swing," Jane noted.
"Grandpa do you have a pool at home?" Juliet asked. "Because I packed my cutest bikini, and I want to be able to wear it."
Sophie rolled her eyes, as Jane waited for her grandpas' reply.
"Er-no but you girls can go to the beach," Joseph said.
"Well do you have a trampoline?" Juliet asked.
"Well no but you girls don't need a trampoline to have fun," Joseph answered once again.
"Oh do you have a-" Juliet began but was interrupted by Jane.
"Juliet stop asking stupid questions," she said. "Grandpa is there a big library in La Push?" Jane asked eagerly.
"Well it's not huge but it does have some good books," Joseph replied.
"Oh grandpa do you have a-" Juliet began but was interrupted by Sophie.
"HE HAS A HOUSE AND A TIRE SWING OKAY, THAT'S ALL!" Sophie yelled frustrated.
"Well," Jane and Juliet spoke together.
"Er, let's listen to some music," Joseph suggested turning on the radio. Unfortunately the radio was broken, leading to a silence to fall upon the group.
"Finally some peace and quiet," Sophie muttered closing her eyes.
"Grandpa are we there yet?" Juliet whined.
"How about we all follow Sophie and all go to sleep, I'm sure you're all very tired," Joseph pondered.
"Well I am pretty tired," Rosie said agreeing with her grandpa.
"Fine wake me up when we get home," Jane sighed closing her eyes.
"But grandpa I'm not tired," Juliet whispered to her grandpa.
"Juliet will you just be quiet and go to sleep, you girls are stressing me out already," Joseph snapped at Juliet.
"Fine," Juliet said sitting back in her chair, "I knew you hated me."
"Juliet I'm sorry but you girls are giving me a headache and I do not hate you," Joseph said looking at Juliet apologetically.
Juliet however sat in silence for the next three hour as she stared at her grandpa through the rear view mirror.
"Juliet stop looking at me like that," Joseph commented.
"Like what?" Juliet asked confused. "It's a free world; I can make whatever faces I want."
"Well maybe if you'd stop staring me down you would see that we're in La Push," Joseph smiled pointing outside.
"We're here?" Juliet announced looking outside. "WE'RE HERE JANE WAKE UP," Juliet added shaking Jane.
"Juliet stop, it's too early, I don't want to go shopping," Jane mumbled back.
"No Jane we're here," Juliet exclaimed. "ROSIE WAKE UP," she added shaking Rosie.
"What happened," Rosie said jerking up.
"We're here, we're in La Push," Juliet chirped excitedly.
"SOPHIE, WAKE UP," Juliet yelled.
"Juliet why are you yelling, she's right in front of you," Joseph questioned.
"Sophie can sleep through anything," Jane explained. "Yelling doesn't even wake her up, just kick the back of her seat," Jane told Juliet.
"No way and die a painful death just shake her to wake her up grandpa," Juliet said.
"I was never asleep," Sophie explained opening her eyes. "I was pretending so you would all shut up."
"Well now that everyone's awake or has opened their eyes, look out the window, we're home," Joseph grinned.
