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Fine Line Between Love and Hate
Chapter Five
The moment Randy entered the house he was attacked by his sister. She was saying something about having to look nice for the party tonight. He couldn't think fast enough to comprehend what else she was saying.
"Leigh, sweetie, let your brother get something to eat at least before you start with him," Ella gently told her daughter.
Randy made a mental note to thank his mother later. Until then he headed for the kitchen wondering what kind of good things there were in there.
When he finished eating he was again attacked by his sister. She was again talking about looking special. "Leigh let me sleep a couple hours ," Randy said noticing it was only about noon.
"Fine," Leigh relented for the moment.
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About 2:00 Ali got showered and dressed, grabbed her new clothes for the night and some other stuff then headed over to the Orton's. She was almost positive from the way Leigh was acting the night before that she would want to help Ali get ready.
She rang the bell at the Orton's and heard all kinds of movement. It was about 2:45 and she figured they were already starting to get ready.
"Ali I was about to call you," Leigh said smiling. Making them both look stunning would be the easy part, keeping them from knowing the other is there would be more difficult.
"Go up to my room. I'll be there in a minute," Leigh told Ali. When Ali left Leigh turned to her father. "When Randy gets up I'll need help," she told him.
"That's fine send him down here when you need to I'll have something for him to do," Bob told her.
Leigh quickly went upstairs incase her brother was already up. She knew the moment Ali saw him she would refuse to go to the party, then he would refuse to go so she would be able to go.
About 3:30 Leigh woke her brother up. She swore he could sleep through a tornado. "Go help dad."
Randy did as she directed because sometimes it was easier to let her believe she was in charge, than to protest to much. "I'll call you when it's time to get ready, and help you find something to wear."
"Leigh I'm almost twenty four years old. I can get ready myself," Randy protested.
"Fine," Leigh said. "You can pick your clothes but they have to be okayed by me."
Randy knew that was the best he was going to get. Leigh was more bossy then he was most of the time.
"Good now go," Leigh said when he didn't protest anymore. She needed him out of the area so that she could take Ali in the bathroom the siblings shared.
Randy spent the next hour and a half decorating the basement. He didn't really want to but he did.
Leigh on the other hand was helping Ali get ready. The day before they'd chose a nice fitted pair of black dress pants and a pale pink stripped button up shirt that showed off her curves. Leigh told her to leave the top two and the bottom buttons undone so she looked sexy but still dressed up. After playing with her hair and make up for a little bit she found the perfect look for her friend.
"I still don't understand why you want me to dress up," Ali told her friend. She had a feeling it was for a certain someone but her friend would neither confirm nor deny.
"There will be good looking people there. You want to snag someone's attention don't you?" Leigh asked.
"Not as much as you want me to," Ali muttered.
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"Randy upstairs," Leigh ordered. "You can pick clothes while I'm in the shower. She could only hope that Ali was safely inside her room when they went upstairs.
Leigh got in and out of the shower and dressed quickly. "What'd you pick?"
There were a few slightly miss matched outfits laying across Randy's bed. Leigh had to admit that none of them where as bad as they could have been, but he still needed a little help. "This shirt and those pants," She said pointing to a dark green shirt and black dress pants. "After I get through, you need to take a shower you stink."
"Thanks sis," Randy said purposely engulfing her in a big hug.
"Gross Leigh said leaving the room. Randy just laughed at her.
Leigh got back to her room and had to think of a reason the shower would be running just incase Ali asked. Fortunately Ali was very caught up in watching Sponge Bob reruns.
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Randy took his shower, got dressed, shaved, put a little gel in his hair and put some cologne on. Then he stopped to admire himself in the mirror for a minute. He still had forever before the party started, so he flopped down on his bed and turned on the TV. The only semi interesting thing he could fine was sponge bob.
Finally he could go downstairs and people would be there soon.
"Come on," Leigh said. "People are going to start coming soon. Let's go downstairs. I just have to grab one quick thing, I'll meet you down there."
Leigh went and knocked on her brother's door, when she didn't get an answer she went in to make sure he hadn't fallen asleep again. He wasn't there
Ali walked into the family room where she expected the older people would be. She saw Bob and Ella as she expected, and much to her discontentment Randy. She couldn't believe Leigh let her think he wasn't coming.
Leigh didn't let you believe he wasn't coming, she told her self. You let you believe she wasn't coming even though this was a family event.
Randy didn't know what to think when her saw her. He'd been hoping for only two things for this party. That Ali wouldn't be there and someone who could take his mind off her would be even if it was only to be for the night. It looked like neither was going to happen.
"You look nice," Randy offered. He want to start things out pleasant maybe it would make things less tense later, if that were possible.
"You don't clean up bad yourself," Ali said. Just because he looked good doesn't mean he isn't an arrogant ass, she told the little voice that was popping in her head. She was just trying to be pleasant.
Before the two had more time to engage in conversation the door bell rang. "I'll get it," Ali, Leigh, and Randy all said like they were children again.
Randy being the tallest got there first and opened the door to reveal Dave and Sydney.
"Ouch," Ali said running into Randy. "Sorry."
"Dave, Syd," Leigh said excitedly.
"Dave, Syd this is Ali, Ali, Syd and Dave," Randy said seeing as Leigh seemed to momentarily forget her manors.
"I'm sorry you have to put up with his arrogant ass almost every day," Ali said. When Dave realized she meant it he had to smirk.
More conversation was cut off for the moment because more and more guests began to arrive.
Fine Line Between Love and Hate
Chapter Five
The moment Randy entered the house he was attacked by his sister. She was saying something about having to look nice for the party tonight. He couldn't think fast enough to comprehend what else she was saying.
"Leigh, sweetie, let your brother get something to eat at least before you start with him," Ella gently told her daughter.
Randy made a mental note to thank his mother later. Until then he headed for the kitchen wondering what kind of good things there were in there.
When he finished eating he was again attacked by his sister. She was again talking about looking special. "Leigh let me sleep a couple hours ," Randy said noticing it was only about noon.
"Fine," Leigh relented for the moment.
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About 2:00 Ali got showered and dressed, grabbed her new clothes for the night and some other stuff then headed over to the Orton's. She was almost positive from the way Leigh was acting the night before that she would want to help Ali get ready.
She rang the bell at the Orton's and heard all kinds of movement. It was about 2:45 and she figured they were already starting to get ready.
"Ali I was about to call you," Leigh said smiling. Making them both look stunning would be the easy part, keeping them from knowing the other is there would be more difficult.
"Go up to my room. I'll be there in a minute," Leigh told Ali. When Ali left Leigh turned to her father. "When Randy gets up I'll need help," she told him.
"That's fine send him down here when you need to I'll have something for him to do," Bob told her.
Leigh quickly went upstairs incase her brother was already up. She knew the moment Ali saw him she would refuse to go to the party, then he would refuse to go so she would be able to go.
About 3:30 Leigh woke her brother up. She swore he could sleep through a tornado. "Go help dad."
Randy did as she directed because sometimes it was easier to let her believe she was in charge, than to protest to much. "I'll call you when it's time to get ready, and help you find something to wear."
"Leigh I'm almost twenty four years old. I can get ready myself," Randy protested.
"Fine," Leigh said. "You can pick your clothes but they have to be okayed by me."
Randy knew that was the best he was going to get. Leigh was more bossy then he was most of the time.
"Good now go," Leigh said when he didn't protest anymore. She needed him out of the area so that she could take Ali in the bathroom the siblings shared.
Randy spent the next hour and a half decorating the basement. He didn't really want to but he did.
Leigh on the other hand was helping Ali get ready. The day before they'd chose a nice fitted pair of black dress pants and a pale pink stripped button up shirt that showed off her curves. Leigh told her to leave the top two and the bottom buttons undone so she looked sexy but still dressed up. After playing with her hair and make up for a little bit she found the perfect look for her friend.
"I still don't understand why you want me to dress up," Ali told her friend. She had a feeling it was for a certain someone but her friend would neither confirm nor deny.
"There will be good looking people there. You want to snag someone's attention don't you?" Leigh asked.
"Not as much as you want me to," Ali muttered.
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"Randy upstairs," Leigh ordered. "You can pick clothes while I'm in the shower. She could only hope that Ali was safely inside her room when they went upstairs.
Leigh got in and out of the shower and dressed quickly. "What'd you pick?"
There were a few slightly miss matched outfits laying across Randy's bed. Leigh had to admit that none of them where as bad as they could have been, but he still needed a little help. "This shirt and those pants," She said pointing to a dark green shirt and black dress pants. "After I get through, you need to take a shower you stink."
"Thanks sis," Randy said purposely engulfing her in a big hug.
"Gross Leigh said leaving the room. Randy just laughed at her.
Leigh got back to her room and had to think of a reason the shower would be running just incase Ali asked. Fortunately Ali was very caught up in watching Sponge Bob reruns.
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Randy took his shower, got dressed, shaved, put a little gel in his hair and put some cologne on. Then he stopped to admire himself in the mirror for a minute. He still had forever before the party started, so he flopped down on his bed and turned on the TV. The only semi interesting thing he could fine was sponge bob.
Finally he could go downstairs and people would be there soon.
"Come on," Leigh said. "People are going to start coming soon. Let's go downstairs. I just have to grab one quick thing, I'll meet you down there."
Leigh went and knocked on her brother's door, when she didn't get an answer she went in to make sure he hadn't fallen asleep again. He wasn't there
Ali walked into the family room where she expected the older people would be. She saw Bob and Ella as she expected, and much to her discontentment Randy. She couldn't believe Leigh let her think he wasn't coming.
Leigh didn't let you believe he wasn't coming, she told her self. You let you believe she wasn't coming even though this was a family event.
Randy didn't know what to think when her saw her. He'd been hoping for only two things for this party. That Ali wouldn't be there and someone who could take his mind off her would be even if it was only to be for the night. It looked like neither was going to happen.
"You look nice," Randy offered. He want to start things out pleasant maybe it would make things less tense later, if that were possible.
"You don't clean up bad yourself," Ali said. Just because he looked good doesn't mean he isn't an arrogant ass, she told the little voice that was popping in her head. She was just trying to be pleasant.
Before the two had more time to engage in conversation the door bell rang. "I'll get it," Ali, Leigh, and Randy all said like they were children again.
Randy being the tallest got there first and opened the door to reveal Dave and Sydney.
"Ouch," Ali said running into Randy. "Sorry."
"Dave, Syd," Leigh said excitedly.
"Dave, Syd this is Ali, Ali, Syd and Dave," Randy said seeing as Leigh seemed to momentarily forget her manors.
"I'm sorry you have to put up with his arrogant ass almost every day," Ali said. When Dave realized she meant it he had to smirk.
More conversation was cut off for the moment because more and more guests began to arrive.