A/N This is switching to Nell's POV. I'm sorry. I'm probably going to confuse myself. Thought of the day at the bottom.
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After dinner, we sat in a cafe for an hour, until Ricky showed up. "How'd it work out?"
"She said yes." Cosmo kissed Nation on the nose.
"Even he knew?"
"When you have a ring, you get excited, and people ask you." She laughed. I sat up front with Ricky again.
"So. How old are you?"
"I'm eighteen. You?"
"I'm fifteen."
"Shame."
"Why?"
"Because you are very pretty."
"Thank you." I looked down at the ring, and his eyes followed.
"Anything you want to discuss?"
"Well, I can't remember if I said this before, but he might be cheating on me, and with them getting engaged, I'm pretty lonely."
"That's right... How did they get engaged? Aren't they related? Brother and sister, right?"
"Um... Yeah."
"I don't really know how many people they've told."
"Not many. How d'you figure out?"
"They were drunk, called each other brother and sister, I thought it was just them being weird, like they always are. But then, they called themselves that entirely sober, and looked at me to see if I caught them. So, I of course, laughed it off. Love is love." I smiled, him reminding me of my real cousin, Columbia.
"Yeah, it is." I chuckled. "So, you have their number, right?"
"Yeah."
"Give me a call sometime. I'll most likely be there." He dropped us off, and I retired to my room. Where I found out you can hear what's going on in the other room.
"Cosmo, do we have to use a rubber tonight?"
"Yes, we do. Do you want two children running around?"
"Twins?"
"Then three, counting Nell."
"Oh come on, she can take care of herself."
"I had to read Madeline to her up until she was fourteen."
"She can fix food, and maybe help with the kids I babysit. I see no harm in it!" I rolled over, and shoved a pillow over my head. They finally started screaming, or should I say, Cosmo finally started screaming, and I could only take about five minutes. I got up, put my robe over my tank top and sweatpants, and knocked on their door.
Nation opened it. "Nation, as much as I love you trying for children, could you be a little more quiet?" I noticed the white on the corner of her mouth. "And that's not the way to do it." I pulled out a cloth from my robe, and wiped it off. Her face almost turned as red as her nails, while Cosmo laughed. "I wouldn't be so sure of myself, screamer!" That shut him up, and started Nation laughing.
"We'll be quiet."
"Nation, just between you and me... Noise complaints?"
"None here. A lot back in Germany."
"Nice. Have fun, but be quiet." She rolled her eyes, and we both went back in our rooms. I had a little more quiet, having to remember them every couple days for two months. I had called Carol, she had confirmed John was cheating, and we broke up. I took the diamond out of the ring, and mailed the band back to him.
One day, near the end of the third month, Cosmo burst is, after he looked like he was running. "Cosmo, honey, what's wrong?"
"No time, just pack." He ducked into their room, and I walked into mine, and got all my clothes out of my wardrobe, and into the bags I came there with. I sat down on my bed, then got up, and got my makeup, and got Nation's gown out of my closet, we had picked it out soon after they got engaged. It was beautiful, strapless, white, with cream beads and pearls going down the front. Her cousin, Magenta, wanted her to have red or black on it, but Nation loved this one. I stroked the top of the bag, and Nation walked in.
"You okay hon?" I looked up.
"No, um... I'm fine. I just can't believe he was cheating."
"I know! But don't worry, I erm... Worked something out with Carol."
"What did you do?"
"Nothing. I just... Planned to have a master prank."
"Sandwich punch?"
"Sandwich punch?"
"If you get up from where you are eating, you have to put something on your sandwich, or whoever you're with get's to punch it."
"Okay... No."
"Then what?"
"Well, you know how we can warp time here and there? Go into the future, go into the past?" I nodded. "Well, we went into the future, got some photo editing software, edited John's body into the pictures with Brian in drag, and put John in drag too."
"Cool! Can I see the picture?"
"Sure." She walked into her room, and came back out with a frame. "I was going to wait until your birthday, but here." She handed a picture of them to me, and I laughed.
"So, what did Cosmo do?"
"He won't say. I think they may of found his dirty work back in Germany, and we needed to go again. What's your name on your passport?"
"Nell Ansalong..."
"Good. And you won't have to change your name, daughter." We both smiled.
"Who are you guys going to be?"
"Coolidge."
"Where are all of these weird names coming from?"
"America."
"Okay. Why?"
"I don't know. Magenta seems to like it over there, so I picked out a few common names. So, when Cosmo said to pack up, I knew which name I was going to use, and now we are the Coolidge-es..."
"Okay? Have fun with that."
She laughed a little, and looked at me. "So, you have the dress, right?"
"No, I'm sitting here stroking an empty garment bag. What do you think?" I smiled up at her.
"Well, I'm sorry! It's just so pretty!"
"I know it is, but you need to let go a little. Relax. It's not like the dress is your child."
"She's like my child."
"Okay. Who would you save first in a fire, me, or... Her?"
"That's a good point. Wear the dress at all times."
"What?"
"Okay. Just guard it with your life."
"It's nice you care so much about your daughter."
A/N I own nothing. Today's thought to ponder: People who use it think marijuana should be legalized because it's natural. Not everything natural is good for you. You know what else is natural? BEARS.