It Happens
"You don't love someone for their looks, clothes, or car,
But because they sing a song only you can hear."
Chapter 11
Katherine's POV
Emily, Claire, Quil, Jared and Kim all show up at five to seven and before I can even get a word out the girls tackle me into a group asking multiple questions about the baby, how I was going, and saying their congrats. When they release me Claire asks "Why didn't you tell us?"
"Because Paul doesn't even know," I hiss, still not happy that almost everyone knows, my secret.
"What? Why haven't you told him?!" says Emily with slight anger.
"It is his, right?" asks Claire.
"Yes, Paul is the father. And you will all keep your mouths shut about this till it is announced at Paul's birthday party tomorrow night. Paul does not know! Jacob does not know! And it will stay that way until I say otherwise. Got it?!" they all nod just as Leah pulls up in the truck followed by Seth and the boys in Sue's old red VW.
"Sorry we're late," says Seth, as they join the semicircle that has formed in front of me.
"You're not late, they were early. But now everyone's here let's start." I clap my hands then point to people and assigned objects as I talk. "Jared and Quil get the dining table, that goes in the room across from the kitchen, then take the flat pack desk to the sunroom, at the back of the house. Col take the stools to the kitchen. Brandon and Max take the chairs to the dining room. Seth take the office chair and flat pack bookshelves out of Kim's car and put them in the sunroom… Leah take the bags of clothes and shoes upstairs, first door on the right then just throw them into the walk-in wardrobe-" Claire interrupts me.
"You have a walk-in wardrobe?!"
"I'll give you the grand tour later, right now you, Kim and Emily are taking all the stuff out of Emily's car, into the kitchen." By the time the last order goes out Jared and Quil have already reached the porch with the table. They act like the twelve seater, dark wood top, rusted effect frame weighs nothing, stupid wolves.
I follow them inside, grabbing the truck keys off the door on my way past. "Another half a foot to the left so it's straight under the feature lights," I instruct from the dining room entrance. The table lines up well, across from the large bay of windows and under the lights.
"What next?" asks Jared as they place the table down.
"Take the mattress out of the sunroom and put it upstairs, third door on the left." I move out of the road so the pups can put the cream chairs with dark wooden legs at the table. I walk to the front of the house looking for the next person to be instructed.
"What now boss?" asks Leah on her way down the staircase. I pull half a dozen folded up lists from my back pocket and hand her the one with her name on it.
"When the boys empty your truck I need you to go to Forks and get those things, everything is paid for and just needs picking up. Take Seth with you and any problems just call me." She nods as I walk outside to Emily, who's handing boxes from her car to Claire.
"Did you leave anything in the store?" Claire asks Emily, but I answer.
"It's not that much, only two sets of ten," I lean on the side of Emily's black mine van as Claire walks away muttering 'only'. "Once your car's empty, I need you to go do some more shopping." I hand her the two lists with her name and my black card. "Code's on the list, don't lose it and make sure the pups don't see it. And on your way back get some pizzas for lunch."
"Sure thing." She puts them in her jacket pocket, zipping it up so they can't fall out, "and sorry about getting Sam to tell me your secret, I didn't think it would be something that drastic," she says, grabbing out another box of dishes.
"It's okay," I say, grabbing out the ironing board.
"You shouldn't be lifting anything," Emily hisses.
"It's light, my handbag weighs more," I say, as we walk towards the house.
"Kat-" says Col, and before he can ask what's next I toss him the truck keys I had been holding.
"Pull it around front, will ya."
"Right away," he says running off to the garage.
"Don't give me that look Emily," I say, not having to look at her to know she's giving me look of disagreement. "The pup can drive better than I can. Kid didn't even go over the speed limit until I told him to." I mutter the last part as I walk through the front door, passing Leah and Seth on my way to the laundry room.
I lean the board on the far bench next to the basin. When I walk out, Quil, Jared, Max and Brandon are waiting with expectant looks. "Quil, Jared, get the TV out of Claire's van, and be very careful. After that's out, pups take the mattress up and put them both in the first room to the left, and try not to touch the walls." They all nod and walk out of the house.
I walk past all the girls, all of them carrying boxes, on my way to the front porch. Col has just turned off the truck as I walk out. "Keys," I call.
"That's not my name," says Col as he shuts the driver's door.
"You answered to it," I smile.
"Bitch," he says.
"Last time I checked you're the dog!"
"Burn," calls Quil as he and Jared pass me with the TV box. Col sighs and throws me the keys.
"Thanks, now start untying the ropes on the back," I say leaning on the porch railing, watching as the girls get some of the last boxes out of Emily's van, and the pups cart a mattress inside.
"Next?" asks Jared, as he and Quil walk out to join me on the porch.
"Umm… take the big mattress upstairs first door on the right, then put the bedside tables in the first room on the left." They nod, walking down the stairs as Col walks back from untying the ropes.
"Col, go get the tool box from the garage, it should be the only other thing in there." I check my watch and see we're making good time.