Yay, half day, we have open evening at my school tonight, I'm going back at 6.15 to help out in the drama department, because I'm a drama geek, and have near straight A's in that subject. Open evening always means we finish early so the teachers can set up.


No One's POV

"She wouldn't listen to reason," Suzanne Hunter spoke into her cell as she walked away from the Montez house, "Charlie didn't even weaken her."

"I told you he wouldn't." Kevin Montez laughed down the line, "not even Isobel's little face weakened Maria, only Gabriella ever managed to do that."

"Didn't that make you wonder, why she could do what Isobel couldn't?" Suzanne asked.

"Are you kidding, it made me hate the girl, she was everything wrong with our family, I could deal with it before Andrew walked back into her life, she saw me as her dad then, kinda helped with the illusion that she was mine, that I'd created something that could weaken my wife, but then he came back, he came back and wrecked it all, I could have stayed away if he hadn't of come back, but I had to interfere when he did, but she's used to him now, and because of that, they both have to go." Kevin explained.

"What are you going to do?" Suzanne asked.

"I'll think of something, but Andrew Travers and his bratty daughter will soon be out of Maria and Isobel's lives, and I don't care what I have to do to achieve that," Kevin threatened.

"Why get rid of the girl and hurt Maria, why not just get rid of her father, if he's not around, you may become dad to her again, then you'll have your family, and all ties with his family will be severed," Suzanne suggested.

"Gabriella will cause too much trouble, Maria will get over it, Isobel too, people disappear all the time, and with that Kieran Sanchez back, I won't be prime suspect." Kevin pointed out, "Anyway, I'm gonna go see them now, just to be sure your words had no effect, after all, I don't want to go through the trouble of making them disappear if I don't have to."

Kevin hung up the phone, instantly followed by Suzanne.

"What are we gonna do with daddy, Charlie?" She asked her son, "We can't let him hurt anyone, we just can't."

Troy's POV

"Bel, stop that." I shouted above the noise the three girls were making.

"But it's fun," the nine year old whined as she continued throwing food.

"Gabi, don't you dare." I called as she turned to me with a huge grin on her face.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't." She teased.

"Your too nice to do that," I tried as the piece of tomato she had been holding hit me square on the nose, making me call, "That's it."

She started running around the table, changing directions every time I did to ensure I didn't catch her.

Isobel and Allie were laughing hysterically from the table, the table they weren't meant to be standing on.

"What is going on in here?" I heard Maria exclaim and stopped chasing Gabi to face her.

Isobel and Allie jumped off the table as Maria gave them a stern look, but not before sprinkling ripped up lettuce leaves in my hair.

" They're evil mom, they started a food fight and forced me to join in," Gabriella pouted.

"They forced you did they?" Maria asked, obviously not believing a word.

Gabriella nodded to try and confirm her words, but the grin on her face said it all.

Flashback (Troy's POV)

"Why did you do that?" Gabriella asked her sister as she chucked the bit of cucumber back to her.

"It was funny," Isobel answered.

"As funny as this?" Gabriella questioned as she emptied a bowl of grated cheese on her sister's head.

"No, as funny as this." Allie jumped in as she flicked butter off of a spoon and at Isobel.

"You'll pay for that one," Isobel giggled as she pushed her chair back and reached for another bowl.

I decided to just sit back and watch, they were having a good time, who was I to stop them.

End Flashback

"And I suppose you expect me to clear this up," Maria was saying.

"No, we'll clean it up later, won't we Gabi." Isobel smiled.

"Too right you will," Maria answered as I crept around the table.

I snaked my arms around Gabriella's waist as soon as I reached her and whispered "Got you," in her ear, making her laugh again.

"I'm glad that you find this funny, let's hope the cleanup gives you just as much laughs." Maria sighed as she turned and walked out of the room.

The three girls were still laughing about the craziness that dinner nearly always turned into in this house as the doorbell rang, and the door was answered, none of us thought to see who it was.