The presidential candidates debate was coming up in DC, so Christian and Ana had flown out, Lucy and Iona were looking forward to seeing their father on TV tonight, but what they were looking forward to more was a night staying at their Grandparents.
Grandma Grace would always make sure to bake them lots of treats, and Lucy adored her Grandfather Carrick, it was he who taught her to play piano, and now she had also learned flute and violin. Iona was more of a science geek when she was a little younger, but now she had more of an obsession with Makeup and fashion. She had been influenced a lot by Mia.
Mia was staying with her parents for now, she had a baby girl a few months back, and Ethan had to go overseas for work. Her daughter Jodie was a beautiful little girl with lots of curly blonde hair.
The girls headed to their Grandparents after school, and as they suspected they were welcomed to the smell of freshly baked cookies.
Teddys POV
I need to make my father proud, after all I have royally messed up in the past couple of years. I had went to a casino last year when I turned 21 with some friends from college. And one thing led to another, I stupidly bet a lot of money.
My parents are very wealthy, and I had over $500 000 000 in my various account. The money could have set me up for life, but not when you develop a taste for the casino chips.
I tried to hide it from my parents, how do you tell your father you have just gambled away that much money. I had been left with 36 cents in my current account, and nothing in my savings account.
One day I called my sister. I had been there for Phoebe several times when she needed help with our parents. When she needed someone to cover for her going on dates, or when she missed curfew, I always obliged. But even Phoebe had never messed up so badly.
Phoebe had helped me she sent over a few thousand dollars. That should have been enough to help me get sorted, but it was Jason's 21st coming up. And being the party boy I had become accustomed to I blew that too. There was no way I could go back to Phoebe for more money, even she would have told our parents. There had only been one thing left to do, and I explained everything to my parents.
I don't think my father had ever been so angry with me, it was the worst conversation I ever had with him. He immediately got onto the phone and started shifting money between accounts. He came up to my room with new bank account details, and explained there was $100 000 in it, but the account was now a joint account between myself and my father. I knew he would be watching where my money went, and I also knew this would be my last chance. If I screwed up again, I was sure he would cut me off. I made sure not to screw up.
Now my father trusted be with his entire company, although I'm sure he still has some spy's keeping an eye on me. He is too smart a man to leave his business to someone with a gambling problem like me.
I promise I will try and get into the actual story, but for now I feel like I need to set up the background for each character and what they have been doing for the past 22 years.
