CHAPTER 5 THE NEW PINK LADIES

As Usual, Antoinette was up with the sun, while her siblings slept in. Yet this morning she felt a little thicker than usual. She decided to draw a bath to rinse away the rest of the fog on her body. Also feeling hungry she went down stairs to get a bagel and milk, but before she got to the refrigerator the phone rang.

"Hello."

"Hey doll, how are you doing this morning?"

"I'm fine Ace how are you?"

"Great now that I got to hear your voice. I'm sending a few ladies over there for you to get acquainted with today so be nice."

Before she had a chance to reply Ace had hung up so Antoinette went up stairs to take her bath.

She lay in the bathtub thinking about the past nights events. Wondering if she had done the right thing. When her thoughts ere disturbed by a wrapping at the door.

"Come in."

The door opened and little black haired head popped in.

Good morning Breanna.

Breanna padded over to her giving her the look

"I know, I went out and I wasn't here. It made you miss me though huh?"

A vigorous shaking of the head, and Breanna puts her arms up. "You want in the tub huh? Well go and pick out some clothes for the day, and I'll get out."

Breanna strolls out of the room, bobbing her head to he music in her mind.

Why won't you talk Ann silently asks resting her chin on the edge of the tub? She grabs her towel with her free hand, and gets out of the tub. Slipping into a tight pair of blue jean Capri's, and her favorite red and white gingham halter.

Breanna comes back in scrunching her nose at me. "What? You don't like this out fit?" Breanna shakes her head pointing to my room.

"Did you pick out an outfit for me?"

Shaking her head up and down she strips down and cannon balls into the tub, soaking everything.

"Well that's a good way to get me to change. Luckily I dry quickly."

Scrunching her nose, she goes under water.

Ann walks to her room and looks at the outfit picked out for her. It was one of her mother's dresses, always one of her favorites too. A red wrap dress, which gathered at the hip, with a plunging neckline and no sleeves.

I hung it back up on the door, and decided I would wear it out with Ace tonight. A car pulled into the driveway and three giggling girls got out and came to the door. Ann ran down stairs hoping to catch them before they Rang the bell.

The three giggling Girls looked at Ann in Aw. All three were beautiful in normal Middle American ways, blond, brunette, and a red head. Two sets of blue Eyes and a Brown.

The Brown eyed brunette had a swollen belly which I could only assume was due to pregnancy.

"Well are you going to invite us in or are you going to look at us?" Smiled the red head

"I was actually thinking I would slam the door in your face."

"Well that would suck wouldn't it, I'm Candy, this is Heather, and the pregnant one is Bridgett."

"Well come on in. Ace phone me urlier this morning to let me know you would be here."

"Well I came because Ace told me to, but I also came because I was hoping to get another peak at your big brother this morning."

"OH your Candy." Ann teased.

Candy slightly blushing. "I just have an addiction to smooth talkers." Bridgett walking past them to the living room "hey do you mind if I sit, my back is killing me?"

"No that's fine please all of you make your selves at home."

"Sorry it's just hard for me to stand with this kid inside me. I'm Billy's girlfriend you met him yesterday right?"

"Yes, I he came over with Eyeball yesterday, but he failed to tell me how far along you were?"

"Seven months, I know Billy didn't tell you so you don't have to cover for him. He won't marry me so I'm living with his family. My parents wouldn't have me, or my bastard child they said. Do you guys no what sex is like at seven months pregnant?"

"Bridgett! Heather hissed. No one wants to hear about it!"

"Oh this Is Heather she's the prude of the bunch. She's a slut but she'll never tell you any details."

"Oh shut up Bridgett. Teddy and I are just private people."

"Oh your dating Teddy, he's one of Jared's friends right."

"Yea, Teddy really likes your brother."

"He is a real good boy. I just have to find him a girl. Um not to change the subject, but why did Ace send you over here?"

"He said that you needed friends and recruits for your gang the Pink Ladies, and since we were Cobra dames we needed to come over and pass inspection by you."

Antoinette was dumb founded, "well you guys seem fine by me, but I have no intentions of starting a gang."

"No one ever has intentions of doing things; we just figured you could use some friends."

Antoinette smiled to herself thinking about Rizzo, and Frenchi, her two best friends from the military, wondering what they would tell her to do.

She was pulled out of her thoughts, by Breanna plopping in her lap.

"Be polite Breanna, wave to all the pretty girls."

Breanna waving feverishly.

"I bet you want breakfast right?"

More feverish bobbing of the head.

"All right well lets get going." Antoinette getting up out of her chair.

"Bridgett piped in hey I need the practice let me help you get breakfast ready." Steeling Breanna from Ann's arms, and starting to tickle her.

"That would be great thank you."

"We'll help too. I love to cook." giggled Heather

Candy just made gagging faces behind Heather, as Heather drug her into the kitchen.

Breanna show them where the stuff is they need, I'll get the rest of the kids up. As Antoinette left the room Candy grabbed Ann's arm and asked "What's wrong with the little one."

"She hasn't spoken a word since my parents died."

"How old is she?

"She's four." Ann turned away teary eyed, and walks up the stairs to wake her family.