The sky faded from a bright baby blue to an inky black skyline quite rapidly, with shots of red and yellow over the horizon as the sun set. It was nearing dusk when Jude returned home, and as she pulled up to her house she was surprised to see that the lights were turned on inside. Sadie had been working late every night for the past few weeks in a effort to make extra cash as she could tell her dad was starting to struggle under the strain of only living off one salary, and feeling like he should be providing for four.
Jude cautiously entered the house she could smell the scent of her dad's famous spaghetti wafting from the kitchen to the entrance hall. A small smile lit up on her face, a smile that hadn't been seen for weeks, at the though of her dad. He was the one person she could count on for anything. She walked into the kitchen ready to give him a hug and thanks but was stopped in her tracks by the sight of a second person with her dad... Yvette. Jude's smile vanished as soon as it had appeared; looking like it had never even been there. Yvette had been everywhere with her dad lately. Somehow 'family picnic' turned into Stuart, Jude, Sadie and Yvette.
Ignoring her dad's friendly 'hello' she slowly backed out of the kitchen with the intent of walking back outside and getting straight back into her car, when she noticed a second car pulling into the driveway. Sadie jumped out and headed straight up to Jude, who was now standing in the doorway of the front door with a horrified look on her face.
"Hey Jude, good to see your home, I got off early today so we could do more…Sister Things an-" Sadie stopped "are you just going somewhere, 'cause if you are we could always take a raincheck" she asked in a slightly hurt voice.
But before Jude could answer Yvette walked past Jude in her usual dismissal and up to Sadie who she embraced like a daughter.
"Good to see you again Sadie, how are you, well? I hear the debating is going strong. I hope I didn't ruin you plans, but we were planning on having a family dinner tonight." Yvette said in her usual kind yet I'm-so-much-better-than-you way.
"Uh well, um… Jude and I were planning on seeing a movie tonight, so we kinda have to go now" Sadie once again covered for Jude in a move that was suddenly becoming one of Sadie's specialties. They ran to Sadie's car faster then they had ever run before, even ignoring their dad's call of "I'll freeze some spaghetti for you to have tomorrow then shall I?"
Stuart walked back inside the house slightly hurt at the sudden disappearance of his daughters, but smiled at how they had, after the many years of fighting become so close.