This is the second chapter. I dont know if you guys like it because this story has only been up for about, 30 minutes?
Anyways, if you do, then you might enjoy this. (:
"Hello?" a sweet, familiar, voice answered the phone. I'm standing in the airport, with two sleeping babies, and a man behind me; getting my bags and checking out my ass.
"Sue?" I asked, hesitantly. I knew she was going to be mad, I just didn't know how I should take it…
"Emily?" She gasped out.
"Yeah, uhm, hey?" I said, pushing my hair out of my eyes.
"Oh my lord," I could just see her now. Her hand over her heart and grabbing onto the sink counter.
"Hey, I'm in town, I was wondering if you could have Seth or someone come and get me? I'm at the airport," I let it all rush out, barely noticing the man sitting the bags down beside me.
"Oh, yes, sure hunny. Seth!" Oh no…
"What!"
"Go pick up your cousin at the airport, take the big car," thank the lord. Jacob and Marie needed the 'big car'.
"Who?"
"Emily!"
Silence.
"No."
"Can I talk to him?" I asked, biting my nails.
"Seth, come here, now," she said. I heard rustling then a husky voice answered.
"Hello?"
"Seth?"
"What?"
"I have two presents for you, if you hurry up-" I was cut off by him handing the phone back to Sue.
"He's on his way. I have to make dinner, I'll see you soon," she hung up; not waiting for me to answer. Jacob looked up at me.
"Who was that mommy?" He asked, fixing himself in the stroller I put him in.
"That was Aunt Sue," I said, shoving my phone in my pocket and grabbing the bags. I already told my boss I would be gone for about two weeks, maybe more. She understood.
"Aunt Sue?" Marie added, rubbing her eyes. Her black curls were falling infront of her face, just like Le-
"Emily!"
"Mommy, whose that man?" Jacob asked, pointing to a tall, muscular man. He was looking straight at Jacob and Marie. I walked up to him and pushed my bags in his hands.
"That is your Uncle Seth," I said, kissing Seth's cheek.
"He looks scared," Marie laughed and hid her face in her brothers shoulder. I rolled my eyes at Seth and tried pushing him towards the door. He wouldn't budge.
"Earth to Seth!"
"Whose are they?" He asked, still looking at Marie.
"Mine," I said, continuing walking.
"Sam's?" I stopped and turned around.
"Maybe," I said, shrugging. He looked down at the ground and followed me. He put his arm around my waist, pushing my towards the big, purple van. There was someone in the front seat.
"Is that…" I asked, she turned her head and smiled. I just stood there, mouth open…wow, she's gotten prettier. She opened the door but stopped when she saw my kids. I rolled my eyes and open the back door. I unbuckled Marie and Jacob, picking them up and putting them in the van. Seth was putting my bags in the back, so I went around and folded the stroller. I put it in the back as well, and got in the backseat. Leah still hadn't stopped looking at me. She got upfront and turned around to look at me, disbelief in her eyes.
"Are those…?"
"Yes, and I wish everyone would stop acting like 'they' are candy," I said, pulling the seatbelt around Marie, and then Jacob.
"What's their names?" Leah asked, staring at Marie. Marie stuck her tongue out and I pinched it.
"The brat is Lea Marie Spriggs, this little guy is Samuel Jacob Spriggs," I said, tickling Jacob. "I call her Marie, and him Jacob though."
"Why those names?" Seth asked, probably hurt that they weren't name after him.
"Marie is named after her Aunt Leah and Aunt Sue, while Jacob is named after his dad and Uncle Jacob," I said, shrugging.
"They're adorable," Leah said, looking between Marie and Jacob.
"They get it from their mother," I said, shrugging again. It wasn't true but, whatever.
"We have to make a couple stops and then we'll be home," Seth said, laughing at my comment.
"Will you stop at the gas station? I have to get them something to snack on, if not she'll throw a fit," I said, looking at Marie who smiled back at me. Leah laughed in the front seat and turned around to face the road.
"We'll get something at Sam's," she said.
"No, I'm not going in Sam's," I said. I didn't want Jacob and Marie to meet him yet.
"Why not?" Leah asked, sounding hurt.
"Because, I won't," I said.
"Okay, but we're stopping at Jake's, I'll grab something when I get my game," Seth said, running his hand through his hair.
"Sounds great," I said.
"We have to go to Paul's too," Seth said, shrugging.
"Paul?"
"You haven't met him yet, he lives close to Sam," Leah said, doing the same thing Seth did; run a hand through her hair.
"Mommy?" Marie asked.
"Yes, Marie?" I asked.
"Aunt Leah is really pretty," she said. Leah looked at her and smiled.
"Why are you telling me and not her, silly," I said.
"Because, you don't like her," Marie said. Jacob smacked her hand.
"Mommy loves Aunt Leah," Jacob said, smiling.
"Nu-uh!" Marie said.
"Yeah-uh!"
They did this for about ten seconds before I got aggravated.
"Lea Marie and Samuel Jacob, stop," I said, looking at them pointedly.
"Sorry mommy," they said in unison. I rolled my eyes and ran my hand through my hair. Seth and Leah were laughing.
"What?" I asked, kind of mad.
"Nothing, you just sounded like mom," Leah said.
"Thanks," I whispered. I don't know if that was a compliment or not.
"Here you go Leah," Seth said, pulling up in front of Sam's. Leah kissed his cheek and smiled at Marie and Jacob. I got out of the car and asked Leah if we could talk for a second.
"Sure, Em," she said, using my old nickname was like a stab in the stomach.
"Listen, I don't want Sam to know about Marie and Jacob yet so could you please…," I asked, looking down.
"Sure, but he'll eventually find out," she said, hugging me. I pulled out of her grasp and smiled slightly.
"Okay, well, just don't tell him, okay? I doubt he'll like to find out from someone else that he has two kids," I said. Suddenly I heard a loud crash come from the house. I looked towards it and seen Sam standing on the porch. He didn't have a shirt on but that was something I could care less about. He looked hurt, pained, that I had returned. I looked back at Leah and nodded before I got into the front seat. Before I could open the door someone yelled out to me.
"Wait!"
I turned around to see Sam running towards me. I hurriedly got into the car and told the kids to be quite. When I sat up, Sam was by the window. I rolled my eyes, rolling the window down.
"What Samuel?"
"Mommy?" Jacob asked. I looked back at him and shook my head, signaling for him that I wasn't talking to him.
"Mommy?" Sam asked, I turned around to see him looking at Jacob and Marie. I turned around and smiled at them, Sam was staring at Marie and her big black eyes. She stuck her tongue out at him and crossed her arms. I rolled my eyes and looked back at Sam.
"I have to go Sam," I said, rolling the window up. He was still standing there when I told Seth to keep driving. My vision was blurred because of the fresh tears that were falling but I could still see Leah run up to him and kiss him. I pushed myself to stop looking.
"Mommy?"
"What Marie?"
"Was that daddy?"
"…Not anymore…"
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(: - xoxo, Rayna.
