It was finally the weekend and Alicia's was meant to have the day off. It was a Saturday and Alicia hadn't had a full day off in 11 days. She would see that both Malia and Saskia were struggling not having Alicia there as much.
It was about 11 o'clock and all three of the Munroe sisters were still in their bed. They were all very tired after a long week at school. Alicia ended up being the first one to wake up. She noticed that Malia was snuggled up with her. The girl's counselling appointment had come through and she had had her first appointment on Friday. Alicia had been really busy and didn't have enough time to speak to her sister about it. She knew that was something which she needed to do today.
Alicia got up and walked down the stairs. She decided to stay in her pyjamas as she was in the mood for a lazy day. She lazed in front of the TV and about 10 minutes later she heard movement up the stairs. She looked at the stairs wondering who was going to come down.
"Mal" Alicia guessed and she was correct.
"I couldn't find you" Malia said as she walked down the stairs.
"Where else did you think I would be?" Alicia asked softly.
"I don't know" Malia said as she walked around and curled up with her sister. Alicia smiled. She loved it when her sister acted young again. Alicia held the girl in her hand.
"I've missed you the last week or so" Malia said.
"I have missed you too" Alicia said.
"I feel like I haven't seen you in such a long time" Malia said. "I feel it might help for me to speak to you"
"Sure thing, what do you want to speak about?" Alicia asked. She was so proud of her sister for admitting that she wanted to speak about something.
"Yesterday" Malia said and Alicia nodded.
"How was it?" Alicia asked.
"It was okay, I suppose but I just find it hard to speak about things" Malia said. She relaxed into her sister's hold.
"What did you speak about?" Alicia said softly. "Remember you only have to tell me as much as you want to"
"Just about stuff and mum" Malia said. Alicia nodded. She didn't want to push her sister.
"I spoke about living with you" Malia said softly.
"Do you like living with me?" Alicia said and Malia nodded.
"I do but sometimes" Malia said before freezing. Alicia nodded reassuringly.
"It's just sometimes I feel that I don't feel like I belong here. I feel like it's just temporary and then now because mum was so horrible to Saskia I just don't feel like I have a home" Malia admitted.
Alicia nodded.
"Honestly, I find it hard too. I am looking for a new house for the three of us. It would have two bedrooms and you and Saskia could design the bedroom yourself. Of course, if you want to sleep with me you can" Alicia said and Malia nodded.
"I more struggle with knowing how to discipline you and how to set rules with the pair of you. But at the same time, I'm worried at how well behaved the two of you have been. I'd much rather you would misbehave with me so that I can be there for you rather than make mistakes once you have moved out and I'm not there as much to help you" Alicia said and Malia nodded.
"I'm scared that I'll make a mistake, make you made and then you will throw me out. You were so bad when I misbehaved when I went to Newcastle" Malia said and Alicia nodded.
"I didn't act correctly then. I can now promise you that it will not happen" Alicia said. Malia nodded.
"I know, I'm not saying I'm going to misbehave but I almost feel like I have to wait until I do something wrong and then I'll realise that you are telling the truth" Malia said and Alicia nodded.
"Just be a teenager" Alicia said "I made so many mistakes when I was your age and it hurt at the time but it made me a better person. Mum was there for me and I will be there for you" Alicia said and Malia nodded. She felt better speaking to her sister about all this.
"What's going on with Saskia?" Malia asked and Alicia shrugged.
"I honestly don't know" Alicia said "I am going to try and speak to her"
Malia nodded.
"Did you know about this?" Malia asked and Alicia shook her head.
"I had no idea" Alicia said. "I can't believe she just dropped that one on Saskia. Even if she had spoken to me first. She just announced it to Saskia, no wonder the girl was petrified"
Malia nodded. She didn't even know what to say.
"You are going to speak to her?" Malia asked again and Alicia nodded.
"Yeah don't worry about that. I'll see if she is willing to speak to me yet" Alicia said and Malia nodded. They spoke for a bit longer.
"Right, I really need to wake Saskia up. There is no reason for her to still in bed" Alicia said as she stormed up the stairs.
"Sash, can you get up now?" Alicia asked. She laughed at her sister when she walked into the room and noticed her sister was still asleep. Alicia shook the girl awake.
"Come on baby" Alicia said and Saskia nodded slowly getting up.
"What time is it?" Saskia asked and Alicia grabbed her phone. She had a few texts and read them instead of replying.
"Lesh" Saskia asked.
"Sorry, it's after 12 o'clock" Alicia said. "Come on, I think I'm going to have to go into work"
"What? Lesh, please can you stay off just for one day" Saskia begged. Alicia was not expecting Saskia to be like this.
"Why?" Alicia asked.
"Because I haven't spent time with you in ages. You are always working and I just want to speak to you please" Saskia explained before bursting into tears.
"Even when I'm still working you can still speak to me" Alicia explained but Saskia shook her head.
"No because you are so busy with work stuff and I don't want to bother you" Saskia explained.
"Baby, don't worry you are not a bother" Alicia said holding her sister in her arms.
"Please don't go into work" Saskia begged.
"I'll see what I can do" Alicia said. "Come down the stairs when you are ready"
Alicia walked down the stairs. She felt terrible, she didn't realise that her sisters would be so affected by her working so much.
"I might need to go into work later" Alicia said.
"Lesh please don't" Malia said.
"I can't control what's happens in the hospital" Alicia complained.
"I know but you need a day off, you are working so much. We both miss you" Malia said and Alicia nodded.
"I'll try my best" Alicia said. She felt like a horrible sister. It wasn't long before Saskia came down the stairs to join them. She was very quiet and biting her nails.
"What's the matter?" Alicia asked softly.
"Lesh, I'm scared" Saskia admitted.
"What's wrong?" Alicia asked softly encouraging her sister to sit on her knee. Saskia snuggled into her sister.
"Can you speak to me" Alicia said as her sister curled into her chest.
"What are you scared of?" Alicia said.
"I don't like the unknown of if you are my sister" Saskia admitted and Alicia nodded. She was glad that Saskia was speaking to her.
"Has this been going around her head for a while now?" Alicia asked and Saskia nodded.
"I just want to know but I'm so scared" Saskia cried.
"What are you scared of" Alicia asked.
"That you will leave me" Saskia said.
"I promise you on my life that if we have step sisters nothing changes. You are still my sister we just have different dads. We still share DNA" Alicia said and Saskia nodded.
"Lesh, I think I just need to do the DNA test with dad" Saskia admitted and Alicia nodded.
"I think that is a very wise choice and I am so proud of you for deciding that. If you change your mind at any point then just let me know" Alicia said.
"I can do the DNA test but I think we should speak to Dad too" Alicia said and Saskia nodded.
"Can we do it first because I'm scared enough as it is" Saskia admitted and Alicia nodded.
They spoke for a bit longer. Then Alicia's phone started going off. It was Ethan. She answered the phone and he demanded that she came in.
"No, I can't. I need to be with my sisters" Alicia said. She ended up having a bit of an argument with Ethan but in the end she stayed strong and refused to go in.
Alicia ended up just having a lazy day with both of her sisters. It was what they really needed and by the end of the day all three of them were feeling so much more refreshed and relaxed.
Sorry for the rush at the end. I just wanted to add it tonight. Really need some more ideas please :)