Chapter 3
After exhausting myself I grab my bag, put on my shoes and leave the studio. I walk to and from the studio most days and am grateful I didn't drive today. I don't like driving without my hearing aids. I got my license before I got them but it still makes me uncomfortable, especially since I don't have the siren system set up in my new car yet.
Taking the stairs I pull my keys out of my bag. As I'm unlocking the door I feel something light tap my shoulder. I turn to see my neighbor's daughter, Rayleigh, grinning and holding another wad of paper. I'm pretty sure that she is the only person I would consider to be a friend, mainly because she is was patient enough to wear me down. Other than Ella, of course.
"Dead," Rayleigh gestures to my ears making sure to tilt her head up so I can read her lips.
I nod.
"Wanna hang out? Mom's still at work."
Of course she is. I look over at her, "And I'm sure you sent the babysitter home."
She ducks her head and I'm sure she says yes so I sigh and tell her to get her and her sisters some clothes they can spend the night at my place.
I walk into their apartment and grab the twins, thanking god that they are small, write Alysa a note and walk back into the hall, "Grab my bag Ray."
I feel another tap so I turn and look at her.
"I'm gonna lock up. Be right back," she says.
I just nod and take the girls to their room, putting the girls into their beds. Alysa doesn't know that I have made the girls a room here. Rayleigh's is across from mine and there would have been one for Addy but she wanted to stay in a room with Avery. I glance at the pink walls with hand prints all over them. That was Ray's idea and Addy and Avery loved it. We all set up their rooms one day. I smile as I look at their princess themed room. Barbies and stuffed animals cover the room as do princess themes that match the tiara shaped beds. This is what my room would have been like if I had someone that had loved me like I love them. I look at their precious faces one last time before exiting their room.
I walk to my room wondering where I put my new set of batteries for my hearing aids, knowing I'm going to have to buy some more soon. Looking through my nightstand I notice something out of the corner of my eye. Turning I see Rayleigh start to crawl under my covers.
"I think not, "I say putting the batteries in my hearing aids and setting them down.
"Just once," she signs and says.
I sigh, "Fine."
#Emmett#
Exhausted I throw my keys on the counter calling for Boo, my Great Dane. I grab a bottle of water as I pour him some food. I laugh as he comes barreling around the corner all slobber. I finish of my water as he licks his bowl clean.
"Bottomless pit," I say as I head to take a shower.
I sit at my desk snooping around Facebook until I find Alekto. My breath is taken away when her profile picture pops up. It is of her and three little girls. She is smiling which is something I have never witnessed before. I log off smiling.
"Come on Boo, time for bed."
He barks and stretches out on my bed.
