It was about an hour later. Paige had left a little before dinner. The doorbell rang and Ellie answered it.
"Sasha! It's so good to see you! What are you doing here?" Ellie greeted her stepdaughter.
"Actually I have a plane to catch in a couple hours but I wanted to stop by and tell you and dad something real quickly" Sasha explained.
"What is it?"
"Where's dad?"
"He's not here" Ellie said tensely.
"What about Lindsay, Tucker, Stacey, and Brandon?"
"They're upstairs. Want me to get them?"
"That would be great but I have to leave in ten minutes so maybe you could tell my dad?"
"Sure" Ellie said calling Lindsay, Tucker, Stacey, and Brandon down.
"Sasha!" exclaimed Lindsay as she and her siblings hugged their older halfsister.
"I'm sorry but I have to leave in a few minutes but I just have to tell you something quickly and then leave" Sasha said.
"What is it already? I'm dying to know" Ellie said.
"Well Luke and I...We got married and I'm pregnant. Just so you know I got pregnant after I got married" Sasha informed them smiling widely.
"Oh wow. Congratulations. That's really great" Ellie said hugging Sasha.
It is now the next day. Anna Michaelchuck -Del Rossi is eating lunch with her friends, Nolan Brooks, Megan Grinson, Taylor Manning, Tucker Cameron, Lauren Mason.
A few girls in their grade came up to them.
"Hi" one of them, who's name was Hannah, said shyly.
"Hey" Nolan said back.
"Which one of you is Anna?" her friend Jordan asked.
"I am. Why do you want to know?" Anna asked.
"Is it true that you have two dads and no mom?" Jordan asked.
"What's it to you?" Anna asked getting defensive.
"Hey! She was just asking" Hannah replied defensively.
"It's not really her business" Taylor said.
"I don't think it matters to you" Hannah snarled.
"It does" Taylor said standing up.
"Let's go" Jordan said.
"No" Hannah said.
"Actually you really should go" Megan said giving them a rude look.
"Fine" Jordan said as she and her friend walked away.
"What's her deal?" Tucker said laughing.
"Oh my gosh. I know" Taylor agreed rolling her eyes.
"Lindsay, are you ever going to tell me what's wrong?" Andrew Mason asked his girlfriend who was once again sulking.
"Alexia" was all she said.
"What did she do?" he asked.
"She totally ditched me" Lindsay said.
"Stop being like that" he said.
"Being like what?" Lindsay asked.
"The way you are"
"Oh, so now I'm a certain way?"
"That's not what I meant" Andrew tried to explain.
"Whatever" Lindsay said getting up and walking away.
"So what happened with you and Ryan yesterday?" Melissa asked.
"Yeah. Things seemed tense between you" Nicole said.
"Nothing" Stacey said shaking her head.
"Nothing? It can't be nothing" Melissa said.
"He tried to kiss me and I don't like him that way" Stacey explained.
"But you liked him a lot in seventh grade?" Nicole asked.
"We're not in grade seven anymore now are we?" Stacey replied rolling her eyes.
"Who do you like?" Melissa asked.
"I don't like anyone" Stacey said.
"You don't like any guys?" Nicole asked raising an eyebrow.
"No, I don't like guys" Stacey said before realizing what she said and running off.
"Do you think-?" Melissa asked Nicole.
"No!" Nicole exclaimed.
Ellie was at home making dinner. Lindsay was taking a shower, Stacey was doing homework in her room, Tucker was at Nolan Brook's house, and Brandon was at basketball tryouts. Sean was...well she didn't know where Sean was and she didn't care. He hadn't come home since yesterday morning.
"Ellie?" she heard a voice. It was Sean's.
"Where have you been!!" Ellie exclaimed.
"I can't say. I know Paige and Ashley saw me though"
"Paige told me" Ellie said crossing her arms.
"I can't tell you what's going on but you have to trust me. It'll stop soon"
"Hmm. Is there a reason you can't tell me?" Ellie asked.
"Yes and I can't even tell you the reason. I know that sounds stupid" he tried to explain.
"It does"
"I'll stay somewhere else until this is over. I'm going to go get my stuff" Sean said starting to walk into his and Ellie's room.
"I'm sorry you don't trust me enough to tell me" Ellie said right before he was about to leave.
"You know I love you and I always will" he said right before leaving.
Ellie just shook her head and wiped her falling tears.