Yo all! I'm alive again! I've been really busy job searching for a bit but I have an amazing job now and don't gotta owry about time for writing cuz until summer I should have plenty of time to right at work.
This story is nearing it's ending but we're not there yet!
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"A little higher! There you go. Does that hurt too badly?"
Fanny grit her teeth "No."
Trina laughed "I don't believe you sweetie. It's going to hurt but it shouldn't be unbearable."
Fanny sighed and laid back on the bed "I'm just annoyed. I wanna be done with this and getting ready for my graduation ceremony! Senior skip day is in 2 days, and I'm still on crutches!"
"You could skip senior skip?" Trina said with a nervous smile, the redheaded girl groaned again.
"I'm already a goody two-shoes Trina, I don't need to be on my brother's level. I'm like 90 percent certain Paddy will go to class on his senior skip day."
Trina laughed "My younger brothers are nothing like that. One's in jail actually, grand theft auto."
Fanny covered her eyes with her hand "That's Shaunie in a few years." She sat up "Or a year, he's hanging out with the wrong people for a kid that obviously has something up with his head."
Trina sighed "Let's distract you. What do you wanna go to college for?"
Fanny laughed "You realize you normally wouldn't tell someone that you're going to distract them right?"
Trina shrugged and smiled "Answer the question! I know Patton is joining the Marines and plans on studying business."
"Wait...what?"
Trina froze "You didn't know that?"
"I knew the Marine part..." Fanny muttered "Why would he want to study business?"
"Something about his dad and a guy named Campbell?"
Fanny groaned "He mentioned like a week ago that Cam was coming to town but I don't know what that has to do with anything."
"Well, I'm sure it's not s secret or anything. So what are you planning on doing?"
Fanny blushed "Uh...I don't really know?"
Trina blinked, a smile frozen on her face. "You graduate in 3 weeks. June 4th right?"
"Yeah...I guess I'll probably study business. I got into the same school that Rachel and Patton are going to...I just haven't signed up for any classes."
Trina tapped her pen on the desk "Do you wanna study business? Isn't your brother taking over the company when he's older?"
"Yeah. Dad's been raising Paddy to be the next CEO and I will admit that with his brains he'll be great at the numbers bit...I don't know how he'll hold up under pressure though."
"Well, does he expect you to study business and work for the company too?"
Fanny sighed "No...I don't think so...and my grandfather wouldn't let me have any kind of major position anyway. I just don't know what I want to do. I act like I have my whole life figured out but I just realized this month that I'm going to college for...nothing? I don't know. I don't really want to waste time on a business degree I can't use."
Trina sighed "I know that feeling. My parents are both doctors. My father was a neurologist and my mother was a pediatrician. They didn't want me to do something that they don't consider 'medical'."
Fanny cocked her head to the side "Being a physical therapist is 'medical'!"
"I agree, my mother does now too but my father denied my career till his dying breath. He would sent people to physical therapists but didn't want his daughter to become one."
"It is an interesting career. You get to sit here and cause people more pain than the initial injury!"
Trina laughed "Dr. Pain and Torture!"
Fanny laughed and rubbed her injured leg. "I guess I'm hoping someone else has a bigger problem than me for senior skip day...and that I have an epiphany and decide what career I want for the rest of my life."
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"WHAT?!"
"She was texting! She's the daughter of the friggen police chief and she's texting and driving!"
Fanny leaned against a wall and caught her breath. "Well, is she gonna be okay?"
Bartie sighed and sat down "She has a spinal injury. They don't know how permanent it is, but she can't walk."
Patton sighed and sat down next to him "At least she's alive."
"She's not gonna want to be when she wakes up." Bartie muttered "Emma's been dancing since she could walk! Now she's going to be in a wheelchair and might never walk again!"
Fanny slammed her forehead into the wall "Me and my big mouth." she muttered.
"What?" Virginia said from her spot at the bottom of the stairs.
Fanny stood as straight as she could with her bad leg. "Nothing! Uh...how's Dominic? Wasn't he supposed to head back to London after school ends for the year? He's not going to want to go back if his girlfriend is paralyzed."
Bartie leaned back on the couch "He's trying to convince his mom to let him stay here for the summer but she's not too concerned about Emma."
"He did say him mother was a bitch." Virginia said "Well, good timing I suppose since she'll have all summer for therapy." She looked towards Fanny "And now Fanny will have company."
Fanny blushed "I'd rather be lonely."
The front door opened and the Stork's dog, Mable, started barking.
"Mom's probably home." Bartie muttered, still looking at the ceiling.
"Mom's at the hospital."
Bartie looked straight ahead at the tall brown haired man standing in the entrance to the living room.
"Will, what are you doing here? I thought you were in San Francisco?" Bartie asked while standing up to hug his brother.
"Well, mom called and begged me to come see Emma like the poor girl was on her deathbed. According to Dr. Lincoln she's not even close to death." Will adjusted his glasses after his younger brother's hug and looked at the other's in the room. "Hello all. Long time no see."
"Hey Will, how was Frisco?" Patton asked, shaking the 24 year old's hand.
"Beautiful! The best place for an artist! I had so much inspiration every moment!" Will said animatedly taking with his hands "And the people-"
"Specifically the 48 year old you were living with?" Virginia teased "Was she a source on inspiration?"
Will blushed "She was! Until she kicked me out cuz, get this, her son is 24! He came to live with her and she said it would be awkward if I was there so she kicked me out!"
Bartie's blue eyes opened wide. "Where've you been living then?"
"Okay, so don't tell mom, but I was kinda homeless for a bit..."
"WILLIAM!"
"I get it Bartie, Jesus, I'm 7 years older and you talk to me like I'm 7 years younger!"
"You're the cause of your own problems Will." Bartie said, dropping back onto the couch. "Anyway, we don't have room for you here. Mom gave your room to our exchange student, Dominic."
Will's brown eye's opened wide "What!?" he whipped out his cell phone "Mother!" he stalked from the room dialing the phone angrily.
Everyone was silent for a moment until Patton broke the silence. "So...how convenient is it that Ariel Solomon get's her shop set up and has an extra room that she's renting out...right when her homeless ex comes back into town?"
Bartie laughed "I think Will burned that bridge. Ariel wouldn't take him back. He left her and went to California without any notice or anything. We all knew but we assumed she did. It's been 6 years since they've seen each other but knowing Ariel I'm sure she's just as pissed as she was then."
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There's my update for now. Might be more later cuz I'm babysitting a new hire today and will probably have plenty of writing time. We'll see, review please!