No red light. No new messages.
"Mom, we're home. Do we got a Band aid? Riley cut himself."
"Jenny, It's do we have band aid? and Yes, we do. What'd you do?"
Jenny sighed, "I didn't do anything..."
"I meant Riley, unless someone has a guilty conscience."
Jenny turned red in the face and scampered to the kitchen, "I'll get the snack."
Peyton turned her attention to Riley's cut, "Come on, let's get that cleaned up."
She led them to the medicine cabinet and began digging for a band-aid.
The Phone began to ring.
Peyton leaned her head out the door, "Jenny, don't pick it up, let the answering machine get it."
It rang three times, before,
"You have reached the Jagielskis, leave name and number and we'll get back to you...Peyt..how do turn this off...Jenny don't touch...BEEP."
"Peyton, Jake, this is Noelle..."
"Jenny, pick it up, pick it up."
"But..."
"Pick it up!"
"Hello? This is Jenny, yeah, she's coming."
Peyton began down the stairs, "Jenny go put the band-aid on Riley."
"But it's blood."
"How'd it get there in the first place, young lady?"
Jenny quickly obeyed and Peyton turned her attention to the phone,
"This is Peyton. Sorry about that."
"No need...I've got some good news for you...the paper work went through on Monday at there's already a match! I was surprised myself...but it's twin girls in a small village orphanage, four months old as of yesterday."
"Oh my God! When can everything happen?"
"Well, you'll be able to fly and pick the girls up in five months if all the paperwork goes well on that side."
"Five months."
"I know it's a long time, but check your E-mail and you'll find something that might make it easier."
"Thank you so much."
"No promblem."
Peyton hung up and went directly to the computer.
1 New Message...
Attachments...Click.
"Jenny, come here! I've got to show you something."
"What is it?"
Peyton stepped aside from the screen. "Those are your new sisters!"
She printed them off and as she made her way to the barn called to Riley and Jenny, "You two behave...do your homework...don't tell your dad...let me know when he gets home."
Peyton spent the next four hours on her project.
Usually it would have taken longer, but she had motivation. She quickly grabbed her project placed it in a frame and made her way into the house.
"Dad called, he's on his way home. Riley got picked up. Aunt Haley says she needs to talk to you. She says call her when you get a chance. Aunt Brooke called too, says she needs to know which ad you think you guys should go with. Uncle Lucas called to see if Aunt Brooke was here...I think that's what he said...Mark was crying in the background..Uncle Nate called to see if Riley and Aunt Haley were still here. Dad called again...asked if he needed to pick up dinner...I said yes...I told him to pick up chinese...seemed appropriate. Oh and an angel called said I needed a raise in my allowance for making sure you got all these messages and for being so very clever."
Peyton laughed, "What love, food, room, and board aren't enough?"
Jenny rolled her eyes, "This is the twenty-first century."
"Well, we'll talk when we hit the the twenty-second."
"We'll be dead by then."
"Then you won't be needing that raise, will you?"
"Mom!"
"Jenny! Go set the table."
Jenny stomped as headed for a cabinet. Peyton meanwhile placed her little project on the wall leading up stairs next to a painting of Jenny.
"I'm Home and so is dinner."
Peyton ran downt the stairs trying to hide the smile growing on her face.
"Good day?"
Jake shrugged, "Yeah."
The three began passing out the cartons.
"Anything exciting happen today, ladies?"
Jenny and Peyton shared a look, "Nope." They replied at the same time.
"I saw that. What's up?"
Peyton couldn't hold her excitement any more. She grabbed his hand and pulled him out of his chair. Jake spilt the fork full of rice he had been in process of eating.
She dragged him up the stairs and pointed to the painting she had just put up.
Two small girls, with tanned skin, dark almond eyes, and black hair layed side by side.
"Is that who I think it is?"
"Those are our daughter, baby."
Jake rushed down the stairs,
"Jake, what are you doing?"
"Conference call."
"Hello?"
"Mom, get dad on the line, too. One second."
"Hello?"
"Mr. Sawyer. One second."
"Hello?"
"Luke, grab Brooke, you guys need to hear something. One second."
"Nate, Haley? one second."
"Karen, Andy, Keith's there too? One second."
"WHitey. Okay, Peyton and I have got to tell you something."
"What?" Came several responses.
Jake and Peyton smiled and Jenny joined,
"We're having twins! Girls!"
Authors Notes:
I was going to post thes on Friday but I can't wait.
See ya soon