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Re-cap
You don't feel like I took over you family?"
"No, they spent so much time telling me about you or trying to find you, I didn't have time to have any questions. And I could wait to meet my sister."
"Is she as you thought?"
"So far, ya!" Stephanie said, while walking through the window.
Liz looked down at her daughter and whispered, "I guess this won't be as bad as we thought."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 6 ~~~~~~~ The morning sun woke Liz from her sleep, breathing she felt something on her chest. Slowly opening her eyes, she found the sun harsh on her eyes, looking down she saw Eva still snuggled to her chest. Looking at her watch, panic rose through her body, "Shit!" Liz cried in a whisper. Quickly wrapping her arms around Eva, she jumped out of the chair and raced through the window. Hurrying over to the bed she found it empty, pulling the covers off the bed, searching for her daughter who was previously laid in there. Liz's heart soared as she heard baby cries come from down the hall, taking of in a sprint. She ran down the hall and followed the noise to the kitchen where she saw her mother seated in a chair with her daughter on her lap. Breathing a sigh of relief, she heard her mother ask, "Liz are you okay?"
"Ya, I'm fine I got worried when I didn't see Hope in the bed."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I heard her up and then I saw you two sleeping on the balcony, so I brought her down here. I hope you don't mind?"
"No, no that's fine."
"Why don't you two go get dressed then we can have a little breakfast? The others won't be up for a little while yet," Nancy asked.
"Okay, I'll be right back!" Hope lifted her tiny arms toward her approaching mother who carefully picked up her daughter. Grateful to have her daughter safely in her arms again. Walking back down the hall and to her room, she entered and put Hope and Eva on the bed. Baffled that Eva had slept all through the pervious ordeal; stepping back she tripped over the blanket suddenly remembering she had thrown them before. Bending down to pick up the pillows on the floor, then proceeding to pick the ones up on the overstuffed chair in the corner and moving over to the one on the mirror. Sorrow raced through her heart as she saw the many pictures that lined the inside of the frame.
Flash
"Okay you three smile!!" Nancy cried as she snapped a picture of the three 8 years old.
Flash
"Liz, come on one picture," Maria cried dragging Liz over to the clown. Posing Liz on one side and then walking to the other.
Flash
Alex played his guitar and sang to his two best friends that where sitting and watching him from the bed a flash rippled through the room.
Flash
The Crackdown had just closed and the group was seated in the booth. Alex's arm around Isabel's should. Michael had Maria's hand and Liz was seated in Max's lap. "Over here!" they all looked to the source just to see a flash go off.
Flash
Liz and Max sat under a tree, "This is how it should always be!" he whispered in her ear. Kissing her on the head. A flash caught the moment.
"No this is exactly how it shouldn't be," Liz said never taking her eyes off the picture in her hands. 'These two people look so happy, but that was once upon a time.'
"Mornin' mommy," a sleepy voice replied. Turning around she saw Eva sitting up in the bed her little fists bald up rubbing her eyes.
"Good-morning princess," she said softly, putting the picture down she walked over to the bed and sat down beside her. Reaching behind her back she picked up Hope. Eva reached out her arms to her sister cautiously taking her in her arms and placing her safely on her lap.
"LIZ!" a voice called from down the hall, soon she saw her mother entering. "Why don't we go on a shopping trip and get Hope, Eva and yourself some brand new clothes," Nancy asked smiling.
Pausing Liz said, ""Mom, please don't think we came here for the money. I have plenty of money and we do have plenty of clothes."
"I have no doubt that you have cloths and money, but please humor your mother and let me take my granddaughter's and daughter on a shopping spree."
"I don't...."
"NO, buts now get your butt in the car!" Nancy cried winking at Eva, that was silently watching her grandmother, Nancy walked over to Eva and wrapped her arms around the little girl. Liz again saw the smile on her daughter's face, finding herself watching the exchange between grandmother and granddaughter she found herself smiling too.
Liz's Bedroom
Bags after bags littered the floor, some carelessly left on the desk.
"Come on sweetie," Nancy called into the bathroom. After awhile Liz walked out wearing a baby blue spaghetti strap sundress, that made it way to the floor. Where a pair of sandals with a small heels and criss-cross straps rested on her feet. "Ohh, you look so beautiful."
"I'm not use to wearing dresses," Liz explained playing with the sides.
"Me either," Eva cried looking down at her own light yellow dress and matching sandals to Liz's. "But, I'm still wearing it!"
"Fine you wear yours I'll wear mine." Liz explained.
"Deal," Eva cried jumping in her mom's arms, while giggling. Nancy heart melted as she watches the mother and daughter interacted. "Can I pick out Hope's dress, Pwease, pwease."
"Okay, okay!" Liz laughed putting her daughter down. And watched as Eva went thought all the bags from many baby stores we had gone to. Finally finding it she held up the purple sleeveless dress that probably went to around Hope's knees. After Liz and Hope had changed Hope's diaper and in the process of putting on the dress a flash filled the room, startled they two looked up and saw her mother holding a camera.
"What?" she asked shrugging her shoulders.
When they had finally gotten Hope dressed, they made their way down the stairs and into the Crashdown "Lizzie!!" a voice yelled, as arms wrapped around her. Turning around she saw it was Maria with a sloppy grin on her face. Liz tried to wrap her arms around her, but since she had Eva holding one and Hope in the other she found it difficult. Liz watched as Maria un- wrapped her arms around her and bent down to face Eva. "Hi," she said sweetly, "My name is Maria." Holding her hand out for Eva to take.
"I know; mommy told me all about you," Looking at the hand Maria still held out for her, but instead thought differently and pulled back. Instead she wrapped her arms around Maria's neck and after while felt Maria wrap her arms around her back. "Can we hug outside gramma made us run around the mall and I'm hungry." Eva explained watching the 3 adults start to laughing.
"Okay, come on," Maria said grabbing Liz's hand and dragged her over to a booth. Liz, Eva and Hope where on one side and Nancy was on the other. "So, what do you guys want?"
"I'll have a Will Smith Burger and a cherry coke," Nancy said. After Maria wrote down Nancy's order, her attention was on Liz.
"Two burger, a medium fries and a cherry coke."
"Okay, I'll be right back!"
"Maria, once you put in the order come join us. The place is empty.... You know what let's just close for the day."
"Mom, can you afford that?" Liz cried.
"Of course," Nancy said as she rose out of her seat and went to the doors. Turning the open sign into close she proceeded to lock the door, but it brush open, and in walked Stephanie and the others. Feeling the pressure on her hand increase, looking down she saw Eva clutching it, her eyes wide staring up at Liz. Liz bent over and put a piece of hair behind her daughter ear's and whispered, "They're friends, they won't hurt you."
"Promise?" Eva whispered
"Promise"
"LIZ!" a voice yelled from across the room, whipping her head up she saw Ava walking across the Crackdown. Once she reached Liz, she surprised everyone but wrapping her arms around Liz. "I missed you," I heard her whisper in my ear.
"Me too." I whispered back, feeling Ava's arms un-wrap from around my body. Liz was surprised again when Ava walked over to Kyle who wrapped his arms around Ava's waist. 'Shit who would have thunk it!'
"Since the restaurant closing you want something speak up?" Michael yelled from the kitchen window. Everyone started yelling out order after order.
"Wohh!!" Maria yelled, "One at a time."
"Who was that," Eva whispered in my ear.
"That was Ava, and the one that has its hand around her waist is Kyle. The one sitting on the stool is Jim, Kyle's dad."
"The old guy?" Eva asked.
Liz started laughing, the way her daughter had said it so innocently. "He's pretty old huh?" Shocked the two looked at the voice to find Isabel chucking. "I'm Isabel and you must be Eva."
"Isabel, your scaring the girl!" Michael said setting down a tray full of cherry cokes.
"Em not, " Isabel cried, as the others came over and started to move some tables around the booth that the four where currently seated in. Again a tug on my hand caught my attention.
"Who are the rest?" Eva asked.
"Beside Jim is Stephanie then Lindsey and Anna."
"Forgot us!!" a voice behind me stated, turning around to see my father and the rest of the group.
"Sorry, and that's your grandfather Jeff and that's Diana and Philip Evans, Amy and Max." Again, pointing to each one, Liz watched as her father made his way over to where they where sitting. Once he was standing next to the booth, he held out his hand to the little girl. Eva looked up at her mom for reassurance, once she saw Liz nod; she slowly took the larger hand in her tiny one.
"Hi" Jeff said.
"Hi," Eva whispered.
"Figured you guys would come so we made you burgers," Michael said putting the food down on the table. My father stood up and walked back over to the empty table.
The meal was filled with casual conversation; everyone avoided the subject that they wanted to bring up. That was until my father asked," So, Liz where did you go?"
Everyone's attention was now on me, "A lot for places, Washington, Detroit, and other places. We didn't stay in the same place long."
"Why?"
"JEFFERY!" my mother yelled.
"What? I want to know why one day we wake up and find our daughter gone and when she does come back comes back with two daughters? So, Liz why?"
'Why? Why? I always hated that question. What do I tell him? Daddy I was running for my life and my daughter's or Daddy I can't tell you, either way I'm screwed so I said,' "If I tell you I would have to kill ya." Ending it with me picking Eva and Hope up and walking into the back ignoring there shocked faces. 'Okay, maybe I could have said it nicer. But, I got the point across. For now at least. I wish whoever is trying to kill them would show their ugly face already, so we can get the hell outa here.'
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What do you guys think for the next chapter, do you want Liz to finally give in and spill or do u want her to make them sweat it out. I await your answers.
Hugs Starlight
You don't feel like I took over you family?"
"No, they spent so much time telling me about you or trying to find you, I didn't have time to have any questions. And I could wait to meet my sister."
"Is she as you thought?"
"So far, ya!" Stephanie said, while walking through the window.
Liz looked down at her daughter and whispered, "I guess this won't be as bad as we thought."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 6 ~~~~~~~ The morning sun woke Liz from her sleep, breathing she felt something on her chest. Slowly opening her eyes, she found the sun harsh on her eyes, looking down she saw Eva still snuggled to her chest. Looking at her watch, panic rose through her body, "Shit!" Liz cried in a whisper. Quickly wrapping her arms around Eva, she jumped out of the chair and raced through the window. Hurrying over to the bed she found it empty, pulling the covers off the bed, searching for her daughter who was previously laid in there. Liz's heart soared as she heard baby cries come from down the hall, taking of in a sprint. She ran down the hall and followed the noise to the kitchen where she saw her mother seated in a chair with her daughter on her lap. Breathing a sigh of relief, she heard her mother ask, "Liz are you okay?"
"Ya, I'm fine I got worried when I didn't see Hope in the bed."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I heard her up and then I saw you two sleeping on the balcony, so I brought her down here. I hope you don't mind?"
"No, no that's fine."
"Why don't you two go get dressed then we can have a little breakfast? The others won't be up for a little while yet," Nancy asked.
"Okay, I'll be right back!" Hope lifted her tiny arms toward her approaching mother who carefully picked up her daughter. Grateful to have her daughter safely in her arms again. Walking back down the hall and to her room, she entered and put Hope and Eva on the bed. Baffled that Eva had slept all through the pervious ordeal; stepping back she tripped over the blanket suddenly remembering she had thrown them before. Bending down to pick up the pillows on the floor, then proceeding to pick the ones up on the overstuffed chair in the corner and moving over to the one on the mirror. Sorrow raced through her heart as she saw the many pictures that lined the inside of the frame.
Flash
"Okay you three smile!!" Nancy cried as she snapped a picture of the three 8 years old.
Flash
"Liz, come on one picture," Maria cried dragging Liz over to the clown. Posing Liz on one side and then walking to the other.
Flash
Alex played his guitar and sang to his two best friends that where sitting and watching him from the bed a flash rippled through the room.
Flash
The Crackdown had just closed and the group was seated in the booth. Alex's arm around Isabel's should. Michael had Maria's hand and Liz was seated in Max's lap. "Over here!" they all looked to the source just to see a flash go off.
Flash
Liz and Max sat under a tree, "This is how it should always be!" he whispered in her ear. Kissing her on the head. A flash caught the moment.
"No this is exactly how it shouldn't be," Liz said never taking her eyes off the picture in her hands. 'These two people look so happy, but that was once upon a time.'
"Mornin' mommy," a sleepy voice replied. Turning around she saw Eva sitting up in the bed her little fists bald up rubbing her eyes.
"Good-morning princess," she said softly, putting the picture down she walked over to the bed and sat down beside her. Reaching behind her back she picked up Hope. Eva reached out her arms to her sister cautiously taking her in her arms and placing her safely on her lap.
"LIZ!" a voice called from down the hall, soon she saw her mother entering. "Why don't we go on a shopping trip and get Hope, Eva and yourself some brand new clothes," Nancy asked smiling.
Pausing Liz said, ""Mom, please don't think we came here for the money. I have plenty of money and we do have plenty of clothes."
"I have no doubt that you have cloths and money, but please humor your mother and let me take my granddaughter's and daughter on a shopping spree."
"I don't...."
"NO, buts now get your butt in the car!" Nancy cried winking at Eva, that was silently watching her grandmother, Nancy walked over to Eva and wrapped her arms around the little girl. Liz again saw the smile on her daughter's face, finding herself watching the exchange between grandmother and granddaughter she found herself smiling too.
Liz's Bedroom
Bags after bags littered the floor, some carelessly left on the desk.
"Come on sweetie," Nancy called into the bathroom. After awhile Liz walked out wearing a baby blue spaghetti strap sundress, that made it way to the floor. Where a pair of sandals with a small heels and criss-cross straps rested on her feet. "Ohh, you look so beautiful."
"I'm not use to wearing dresses," Liz explained playing with the sides.
"Me either," Eva cried looking down at her own light yellow dress and matching sandals to Liz's. "But, I'm still wearing it!"
"Fine you wear yours I'll wear mine." Liz explained.
"Deal," Eva cried jumping in her mom's arms, while giggling. Nancy heart melted as she watches the mother and daughter interacted. "Can I pick out Hope's dress, Pwease, pwease."
"Okay, okay!" Liz laughed putting her daughter down. And watched as Eva went thought all the bags from many baby stores we had gone to. Finally finding it she held up the purple sleeveless dress that probably went to around Hope's knees. After Liz and Hope had changed Hope's diaper and in the process of putting on the dress a flash filled the room, startled they two looked up and saw her mother holding a camera.
"What?" she asked shrugging her shoulders.
When they had finally gotten Hope dressed, they made their way down the stairs and into the Crashdown "Lizzie!!" a voice yelled, as arms wrapped around her. Turning around she saw it was Maria with a sloppy grin on her face. Liz tried to wrap her arms around her, but since she had Eva holding one and Hope in the other she found it difficult. Liz watched as Maria un- wrapped her arms around her and bent down to face Eva. "Hi," she said sweetly, "My name is Maria." Holding her hand out for Eva to take.
"I know; mommy told me all about you," Looking at the hand Maria still held out for her, but instead thought differently and pulled back. Instead she wrapped her arms around Maria's neck and after while felt Maria wrap her arms around her back. "Can we hug outside gramma made us run around the mall and I'm hungry." Eva explained watching the 3 adults start to laughing.
"Okay, come on," Maria said grabbing Liz's hand and dragged her over to a booth. Liz, Eva and Hope where on one side and Nancy was on the other. "So, what do you guys want?"
"I'll have a Will Smith Burger and a cherry coke," Nancy said. After Maria wrote down Nancy's order, her attention was on Liz.
"Two burger, a medium fries and a cherry coke."
"Okay, I'll be right back!"
"Maria, once you put in the order come join us. The place is empty.... You know what let's just close for the day."
"Mom, can you afford that?" Liz cried.
"Of course," Nancy said as she rose out of her seat and went to the doors. Turning the open sign into close she proceeded to lock the door, but it brush open, and in walked Stephanie and the others. Feeling the pressure on her hand increase, looking down she saw Eva clutching it, her eyes wide staring up at Liz. Liz bent over and put a piece of hair behind her daughter ear's and whispered, "They're friends, they won't hurt you."
"Promise?" Eva whispered
"Promise"
"LIZ!" a voice yelled from across the room, whipping her head up she saw Ava walking across the Crackdown. Once she reached Liz, she surprised everyone but wrapping her arms around Liz. "I missed you," I heard her whisper in my ear.
"Me too." I whispered back, feeling Ava's arms un-wrap from around my body. Liz was surprised again when Ava walked over to Kyle who wrapped his arms around Ava's waist. 'Shit who would have thunk it!'
"Since the restaurant closing you want something speak up?" Michael yelled from the kitchen window. Everyone started yelling out order after order.
"Wohh!!" Maria yelled, "One at a time."
"Who was that," Eva whispered in my ear.
"That was Ava, and the one that has its hand around her waist is Kyle. The one sitting on the stool is Jim, Kyle's dad."
"The old guy?" Eva asked.
Liz started laughing, the way her daughter had said it so innocently. "He's pretty old huh?" Shocked the two looked at the voice to find Isabel chucking. "I'm Isabel and you must be Eva."
"Isabel, your scaring the girl!" Michael said setting down a tray full of cherry cokes.
"Em not, " Isabel cried, as the others came over and started to move some tables around the booth that the four where currently seated in. Again a tug on my hand caught my attention.
"Who are the rest?" Eva asked.
"Beside Jim is Stephanie then Lindsey and Anna."
"Forgot us!!" a voice behind me stated, turning around to see my father and the rest of the group.
"Sorry, and that's your grandfather Jeff and that's Diana and Philip Evans, Amy and Max." Again, pointing to each one, Liz watched as her father made his way over to where they where sitting. Once he was standing next to the booth, he held out his hand to the little girl. Eva looked up at her mom for reassurance, once she saw Liz nod; she slowly took the larger hand in her tiny one.
"Hi" Jeff said.
"Hi," Eva whispered.
"Figured you guys would come so we made you burgers," Michael said putting the food down on the table. My father stood up and walked back over to the empty table.
The meal was filled with casual conversation; everyone avoided the subject that they wanted to bring up. That was until my father asked," So, Liz where did you go?"
Everyone's attention was now on me, "A lot for places, Washington, Detroit, and other places. We didn't stay in the same place long."
"Why?"
"JEFFERY!" my mother yelled.
"What? I want to know why one day we wake up and find our daughter gone and when she does come back comes back with two daughters? So, Liz why?"
'Why? Why? I always hated that question. What do I tell him? Daddy I was running for my life and my daughter's or Daddy I can't tell you, either way I'm screwed so I said,' "If I tell you I would have to kill ya." Ending it with me picking Eva and Hope up and walking into the back ignoring there shocked faces. 'Okay, maybe I could have said it nicer. But, I got the point across. For now at least. I wish whoever is trying to kill them would show their ugly face already, so we can get the hell outa here.'
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What do you guys think for the next chapter, do you want Liz to finally give in and spill or do u want her to make them sweat it out. I await your answers.
Hugs Starlight