Me: Thank you for getting ready to read this! Sorry it took so long.

Ali: Yeah, Rachel wouldn't check her face book.

Me: Ali, her I-pod was broken.

Ali: I don't care! I haven't been getting paid because of her!

Me: Well you won't get paid if you don't say your line.

Ali: Flower and Butterfly only own the O/C's.

Carlos's POV

I touched the cast on my left leg. The outside was bright green and I had a sharpie from one of the nurses so people could sign it. A police officer walked in. "Uhm. Hi."

He smiled. "Good afternoon. I'm here to get information on how you got hit. Could you please tell me what happened?"

I shifted on the bed. He probably wants to get Sky into trouble. Sky. Sklyee. Skylynn. The girl who probably didn't feel the same. Should I tell him? If Sky gets arrested then I can't see her. "She hit me with her car and broke my leg. That's all there is to it. But I don't want her to get in trouble."

The police officer shook his head. "If you press charges she's going to get in a lot of trouble."

I smiled. "Then I don't want to press charges. Let her off with a warning."

The police officer cleared his throat and walked out. I leaned against my pillows and sighed. I wonder where Sky is right now. Beautiful red hair down to her shoulders. Bright hazel eyes. Surprisingly shorter than me, just barely. Slylynn Janeen Laymore I think it was. The perfect fit. The bed shifted and I opened my eyes to see Sky sitting there and Melody and James walking over to me. A girl with straight brown hair and brown eyes stood in the doorway. She was wearing a bright pink T-shirt that was really tight on her and ripped up skinny jeans. I smiled at Melody. "Nice shirt."

She rolled her eyes. "What the hell!"

James sat down and Melody sat in his lap. "What's up Carlitos?"

I heard Skylynn giggle. "Carlitos?"

I puffed out my chest. "Yes. That is the nickname that has been bestowed upon me."

Melody shook her head. "Weirdo."

Skylynn moved closer. "That's okay. He can be my weirdo."

Does she really mean that? Probably not, she's just trying to be nice. I picked up the sharpie from the bedside table. "Who wants to sign my cast?"

Skylynn grabbed it first and wrote 'Sorry about this. Won't happen again. -Skylynn'. James took it next and put 'Good luck man, you're gonna need it when Skylynn drives! -James'. Melody stole it from James and wrote 'Hey there Carlitos! Leave it to you to break you leg walking across the road. -Melody'. I looked at the girl still standing in the doorway. "Do you want to sign it too?"

Melody smiled at her. "C'mon my lazy river."

She smiled back and walked over. She took the sharpie and wrote 'You sound pretty cool. Get well soon! -Genevieve'. Skylynn leaned on Melody. "Mel. I'm hungry."

Melody pushed her off and looked at me. "When are you released?"

A nurse walked in. "As soon as someone can take him home. He's already signed all of the papers so he's ready to go."

They all walked towards the door and I swung my leg over the bed. The nurse handed me a pair of crutches that were already adjusted for my height. I lifted my self up and followed them out. "Where are we going?"

Melody pushed the button for the elevator. "I'm thinking Burger King since we never got to eat what we bought earlier."

Genevieve shook her head. "They closed the Burger King near the house, you went to the one in the city."

Melody sighed. "Then we can make something at the house."

The elevator opened and we got in. Skylynn smiled at me and I smiled back. I heard clapping and Melody and Genevieve were playing patty-cake. Genevieve was laughing and enjoying it while Melody was smiling in content. James was staring at Melody and seemed star-struck. The elevator dinged and we shuffled out. We walked out to the parking lot and Melody turned around. "James and I are going to ride with Genevieve while you ride with Sky. But Sky I swear if you get into an accident I swear I will hurt you."

Skylynn glanced at her phone. "I need to go pick up Aubrey."

Melody smiled. "Well that changes a lot. Genevieve, will you please drive Carlos and James to the house?"

Melody's POV

James frowned and held my hand. "Why?"

I smiled up at him. "Don't worry, we'll be right behind you."

He reluctantly followed Genevieve and Carlos followed James. I turned to Skylynn. "How ya doing?"

She smiled. "I really like Carlos but I know Royce is going to go out of his way to screw everything up."

I put my hands on her shoulders. "I will make sure that he doesn't. I will do everything in my power to make sure this goes perfectly. Now let's go get Aubrey."

We walked to her car and I opened the door and got into the baby blue jeep. I wonder if Carlos left a dent in the car. I got comfortable on the light pink seat and smiled at the yellow car seat behind Skylynn's seat. Skylynn turned the jeep on idle. "We need to get gas."

I nodded and she pulled out of the parking lot. I wonder what Genevieve is talking to the guys about. I checked my phone, 1 new message. From Royce. 'Listen Melody. I'm sorry, I was just really mad. I didn't mean any of it.' Yeah right. How did he even use his phone in there? We pulled into a gas station and Skylynn got out. A new text from James popped up.

'Melody, you are in so much trouble.'

'Why?'

'Your sister won't stop talking.'

'Oh god. What is she telling you guys?'

'Well now she's telling us how one time she forgot to use a condom when she was having sex with this guy.'

'I'm sorry but that's hilarious!'

'Melody! No it's not! Help me!'

I giggled and called Genevieve.

"Hello?"

"Vevie, what are you talking to the guys about?"

"Well this one time I-"

"I don't want to know. Stop talking to them about that."

"Fine."

"Good, see you soon."

"Buh-bye."

I hung up as Skylynn was getting into the car. "Genevieve was telling Carlos and James about how one time she forgot to use a condom when she was having sex with this one guy."

Skylynn laughed. "She probably really went into detail too."

I giggled. "Probably." I pointed my finger towards the road. "On towards day care!"

She smiled and hit the dashboard and did the same. "On toward my sister!"

My smile faded. Yeah, your sister. Should I tell her? I mean, it's been long enough. But can she handle it yet? She pulled out onto the road and we drove in silence. Not comfortable silence like with James, empty silence. I watched the road pass beneath us. We pulled into Kristina's Day Care and Kristina walked out. Her long black hair was braided and hung down her back and she was wearing cargo shorts and an orange t-shirt with 'Kristina's Day Care' on it. She held little 2 year-old Aubrey on her hip. Skylynn had put her in a pink sundress and put her dark hair in two cute little pig tails. In the sunlight it looked red like Skylynn's but in dim light it looked black like…Carlos's? Her brown eyes lit up and she started wiggling around when she saw me. Now that I think about it, she kind of looks like Carlos. Skylynn took her from Kristina and brought her over to me. I opened the door and took her. "Hey there Aubs! How are you doing little miss?"

She giggled. "Au-tie Mel-dy?"

I smiled. "You remembered! I'm so proud of you!"

Skylynn shook her head. "C'mon, let's get her in her car seat."

She took her out of my arms and Aubrey snuggled up into Skylynn's chest. "She looks a lot like you."

Skylynn walked around the vehicle and opened the door. She set Aubrey in the car seat and buckled her in. "Well she is my sister."

Your sister. That's what she is. If only you knew Sky, if only you knew. She closed the door and opened the driver seat door and got in. she turned on the jeep and we set off to the house. "Skylynn, when we get to the house there's something I've got to tell you."

She looked from the road to me and back again. "Why don't you tell me now?"

I glanced at Aubrey in the back. She had fallen asleep and looked utterly peaceful. "You should be sitting down." And away from sharp objects. The miles rolled by and we pulled into the long driveway. We went past the wall of trees and the huge plantation house. Genevieve's pink Audi Cope was already there. We parked and stepped out. Skylynn got the sleeping Aubrey out of the back and we walked into the house. "Everyone! Dining room! Now!"

I saw Katelyn come out from her room holding Kendall's hand. "What's up Mel?"

I sighed. "I have to tell all of you something."

I heard someone coming down the stairs and saw James helping Carlos. They gave Aubrey a weird look. James handed Carlos his crutches and walked over to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I leaned into his chest. God he smells good. I sighed and looked up into his hazel eyes. They were brown in the middle and fanned out to green. He leaned down and our lips met. I felt a spark, like that first kiss we shared. Butterflies fluttered in my stomach. Speaking of butterflies. I pulled away and smiled. "Later Jamie."

He looked hopeful and I took his arms from around me. I held his hand and led him to the dining room. I hope he realizes I just meant kissing. Everyone at this point had gathered at the table. James and I sat down. To my left was Skylynn and Aubrey, Carlos, Kendall, Katelyn, Genevieve, James and then me. I folded my hands on the table. Here it goes.

James's POV

Melody folded her hands on the table and looked around. "Okay guys, look. I have something to tell you guys. About Skylynn, and about Aubrey."

Carlos raised his hand. "Who's Aubrey?"

Skylynn pointed at the little girl in her lap. "This is Aubrey, my little sister."

Melody cleared her throat "Sky, she's not your sister. Your an only child, so is Aubrey. She has her own two parents."

Okay, I'm lost. Skylynn frowned. "What are you talking about?"

Melody leaned back in her chair. "About 3 years ago you and I were in California visiting your Uncle Klent. You don't remember but I do. We went to this party that your cousin invited us to. We were only 15 so we didn't really know what was going on. There was something in the punch that made us drunk. You went off somewhere with this Hispanic looking guy. I think you guys went upstairs. You were gone for maybe a half hour before you came back down. You seemed really giddy and pulled me outside. I was really drunk too so I can't really remember happened after that. Sky, you got pregnant. Your parents got angry that you could have a kid when they couldn't. They had wanted more kids but for some reason couldn't. You, you lost the baby. They beat you until you were unconscious. You had memory loss of the past 10 or so months. Your parents knew I would tell you what had actually happened so they kept me away from you. You were 16 at that point. They beat you many times after that. The last time they hit you, you went hospital again. I met them at the hospital and threatened them. They disappeared. CPS threw you and Aubrey into foster care, your second time. Remember? That's where we met."

Skylynn nodded. "But we met the first time I was in foster care though, right?"

Melody nodded. "The first time. In that group for foster kids with abusive parents. We were 10. But 5 years later your parents got cleared and they took you back. That was about a month before we went to that party."

Skylynn stared at Aubrey. "But why did you never tell me before now?"

Melody stared at her hands. "I didn't think you were ready to hear it before now. I didn't think you could handle it. You had made me Aubrey's god mother you know. Your parents never did like me. But I'm sorry."

Melody's POV

I looked at Carlos. It was him.

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