Ruby and Ren had to share their room with Donny and Louis. Steve and Ilene
got a room downstairs and called it a night. After an hour of talking with
Nicole, they four left and went to Ren and Ruby's room.
"This has been one hell of a night," Donny said lying down on the couch. Ruby went straight to bed and Louis and Ren sat at the table.
"This is so weird Ren, I always thought we were brother and sister . . ."Louis said, looking at Donny.
"We are, It's just I have a different dad," Ren said, knowing things would never be the same.
"This is so horrible, I wish you never came to stupid New York!"
"Don't talk that way, it's probably for the best."
"You still have two weeks here, don't you?" Louis said. Ren nodded and looked at the calendar the hotel provided.
"Yeah, it's only been two days. Are you guys staying the rest of the time with us?"
"Probably, you know mom and dad . . .I mean you know mom and Steve," Louis said, feeling even worse.
"He's still my dad. Dale could never take dad's place and NEVER will. So don't even worry about it. And we are brother and sister. Nicole or not. Just don't worry about it Lou, nothing can change our happy home, its not like she's living with us!"
*
"He's dead!" Nicole screamed from outside Ren's room. Donny answered it, but Nicole pushed him away. Ren and Louis were sleeping in the same bed like they used to do when they were little. Nicole jumped onto the bed and began to shake Ren. "He's dead, he's dead!" she screamed out. Ren woke instantly and jumped out of bed.
"Who's dead?" she said panicked.
"Dad, my dad . . .OUR DAD!" she screamed. Ren slowly sat back on the bed. Her dad was dead . . .a man she had only known for two days, her father, was dead. Nicole grabbed Ren and hugged her.
"Oh god, I never knew him," Ren said hugging her sister.
"Your mom . . .my mom . . .our mom said we're leaving today and I'm living with you. I get all of daddy's money because he wrote a will before he died. Apparently he's been having heart problems lately and doctors predicted a heart attack. In the will he wrote I get all his money, but my uncle gets the hotels but I still get half of what he makes every year. He also said he wanted me to live with you guys if our mom agreed. I ran to her this morning when I found him dead . . .she says I can live with you. Oh god Ren, we're going to be real sisters but I didn't want it to be this way!"
Louis got up from the bed and stomped to the bathroom, slamming the door.
"Oh dear, I'm sorry but I told him you wouldn't be living with us last night. He's been really angry lately and I don't know. . ." Ren said getting up.
"I guess this cuts our vacation short," Ruby said. Both Nicole and Ren faced Ruby.
"Oh crap Ruby! I'm so sorry, its not like I planned all this," Ren said, knowing Ruby would be left alone in city for one week and four days.
"Just come home with us, I have plenty of money to pay for your ticket home Ruby," Nicole said. Ruby smiled and put on her bathrobe to go tell her parents she was leaving with Ren. Louis came from the bathroom and looked at Nicole, then Ren.
"Louis, don't be this way," Ren said, but Louis just walked out of the room, but grabbed his things first.
"Oh Ren, I'm so sorry. Your brother hates us . . ."
"Our brother," Ren corrected her. Nicole went and sat in the over stuffed armchair in the corner.
"I just can't believe my daddy is gone," she said, and burst into tears. Ren left the room and found Donny sitting at the table eating.
"Louis went to mom and dad. I hear we're leaving today?" he said shoving a forkful of eggs into his mouth. Ren nodded and sat at the table.
"Why did I even bother coming here?" she asked Donny.
"Maybe its for the best," Donny said, still in shock he had little twin half sisters.
"And how will dad react to Nicole living with us? I mean, she isn't even his . . .I'm not even his. Donny, why did this have to happen to me?" Donny shrugged and finished eating as Ruby came in.
"Alright Ren, your parents are downstairs. They said not to shower but to just change, you have to go help Nicole get her favorite things that will last her now," Ruby said opening the closet. Ren nodded and grabbed the key Nicole left sitting on the table. Nicole was still sitting in the chair crying.
"Come on, lets go get your stuff," Ren said holding out her hand. Nicole slowly reached out and grabbed it, her crying subsided as she held her sisters hand.
"Okay," Nicole said weakly and they headed for the elevator, which jolted when they pressed TOP.
"This has been one hell of a night," Donny said lying down on the couch. Ruby went straight to bed and Louis and Ren sat at the table.
"This is so weird Ren, I always thought we were brother and sister . . ."Louis said, looking at Donny.
"We are, It's just I have a different dad," Ren said, knowing things would never be the same.
"This is so horrible, I wish you never came to stupid New York!"
"Don't talk that way, it's probably for the best."
"You still have two weeks here, don't you?" Louis said. Ren nodded and looked at the calendar the hotel provided.
"Yeah, it's only been two days. Are you guys staying the rest of the time with us?"
"Probably, you know mom and dad . . .I mean you know mom and Steve," Louis said, feeling even worse.
"He's still my dad. Dale could never take dad's place and NEVER will. So don't even worry about it. And we are brother and sister. Nicole or not. Just don't worry about it Lou, nothing can change our happy home, its not like she's living with us!"
*
"He's dead!" Nicole screamed from outside Ren's room. Donny answered it, but Nicole pushed him away. Ren and Louis were sleeping in the same bed like they used to do when they were little. Nicole jumped onto the bed and began to shake Ren. "He's dead, he's dead!" she screamed out. Ren woke instantly and jumped out of bed.
"Who's dead?" she said panicked.
"Dad, my dad . . .OUR DAD!" she screamed. Ren slowly sat back on the bed. Her dad was dead . . .a man she had only known for two days, her father, was dead. Nicole grabbed Ren and hugged her.
"Oh god, I never knew him," Ren said hugging her sister.
"Your mom . . .my mom . . .our mom said we're leaving today and I'm living with you. I get all of daddy's money because he wrote a will before he died. Apparently he's been having heart problems lately and doctors predicted a heart attack. In the will he wrote I get all his money, but my uncle gets the hotels but I still get half of what he makes every year. He also said he wanted me to live with you guys if our mom agreed. I ran to her this morning when I found him dead . . .she says I can live with you. Oh god Ren, we're going to be real sisters but I didn't want it to be this way!"
Louis got up from the bed and stomped to the bathroom, slamming the door.
"Oh dear, I'm sorry but I told him you wouldn't be living with us last night. He's been really angry lately and I don't know. . ." Ren said getting up.
"I guess this cuts our vacation short," Ruby said. Both Nicole and Ren faced Ruby.
"Oh crap Ruby! I'm so sorry, its not like I planned all this," Ren said, knowing Ruby would be left alone in city for one week and four days.
"Just come home with us, I have plenty of money to pay for your ticket home Ruby," Nicole said. Ruby smiled and put on her bathrobe to go tell her parents she was leaving with Ren. Louis came from the bathroom and looked at Nicole, then Ren.
"Louis, don't be this way," Ren said, but Louis just walked out of the room, but grabbed his things first.
"Oh Ren, I'm so sorry. Your brother hates us . . ."
"Our brother," Ren corrected her. Nicole went and sat in the over stuffed armchair in the corner.
"I just can't believe my daddy is gone," she said, and burst into tears. Ren left the room and found Donny sitting at the table eating.
"Louis went to mom and dad. I hear we're leaving today?" he said shoving a forkful of eggs into his mouth. Ren nodded and sat at the table.
"Why did I even bother coming here?" she asked Donny.
"Maybe its for the best," Donny said, still in shock he had little twin half sisters.
"And how will dad react to Nicole living with us? I mean, she isn't even his . . .I'm not even his. Donny, why did this have to happen to me?" Donny shrugged and finished eating as Ruby came in.
"Alright Ren, your parents are downstairs. They said not to shower but to just change, you have to go help Nicole get her favorite things that will last her now," Ruby said opening the closet. Ren nodded and grabbed the key Nicole left sitting on the table. Nicole was still sitting in the chair crying.
"Come on, lets go get your stuff," Ren said holding out her hand. Nicole slowly reached out and grabbed it, her crying subsided as she held her sisters hand.
"Okay," Nicole said weakly and they headed for the elevator, which jolted when they pressed TOP.