So I really don't know how long a flight from Maryland USA to Santorini Greece would be…I have no clue! (So let's just say that Stephen One arrives around 8:30 P.M…Effie goes to pick him up and then Lena and Holly see him when they get home…I think it works! Even it isn't 'timologically' correct. ) And Stephen Two is not going to be featured as often. Holly will give him a nickname though…Stevie. (Just because I feel like getting her to give him a nickname! It gets confusing when you have to say which Stephen you are talking to!)
Holly and Lena made their way down the stairs to meet Kostos and Stephen. Kostos looked at his watch. "You two are late." Lena laughed at him and kept on walking. "We had to make ourselves look ugly. Only the best for you." "Ok, if we are going to have to do deal with this, than Stevie and I are going to leave. Lose the attitude Lena and Kostos." "Stevie?" Stephen questioned. "You couldn't name me something cooler. That's what my grandmother calls me." "Well I'm sorry Stevie, but the name is going to stick…suck it up and deal with it." Stephen decided to say something about Holly's hair. "I don't think that I've ever seen that color in nature before." Holly had put temporary streaks in her hair for the night. They were magenta. She hit him in the arm with her bag. "Calm it Stevie. I bite." "She does." Lena nudged him with her elbow.
The four made their way to the same café that they had been at this morning and sat down at a table outside by the ocean. Kostos had insisted on letting the kids drink a little wine, but Lena put her foot down. "I don't think so…Holly has never had anything to drink before…" Holly snickered. "Actually mom…Effie let me have some on the plane when we were coming…and then Nic kind of served it every night at dinner…" Lena threw her hands up in the air. "My daughter the alcoholic." "Mom! I'm just kidding about the Nic part. But no thanks. I don't want any, Kostos." Kostos shrugged his shoulders. "That's fine. I don't allow Stephen to have it anyways." Stephen now looked at Holly and stared her down. "Pardon me," She said. "But I think Stevie here has a little crush on me." He blushed and put the menu in front of his face. "You wish." "That would be called robbing the cradle." She scoffed back. "I'm 15." Stephen said back to her as this game of name calling went on. "Yes you may be 15, but you have the brain capacity of a five year old." He put the menu down so that everyone could hear him. "Look who's talking. Let's just stop this before it gets worse…" Holly crossed her arms and turned her face away from him. "You mean before I say that your father is a sick and sorry bastard?" She said this under her breath but Stephen heard her. Lena heard it too. Kostos had been busy ordering. "Kostos," Lena said. "I think these two need to be separated."
Holly and Stephen looked at each other, and then quickly moved their chairs a couple of more inches away from each other. Kostos turned around and saw them do it. "So what's up?" "Nothing." The two said in unison.
Lena had gotten the call from Stephen during the middle of dinner. She picked it up. "Hey Phenny! No…ok good. I'll see you when I get back then. Love you too…you want to talk to Holly? Here she is." Lena handed Holly the phone. Holly got up and walked away. A minute later, the scream could be heard from across the room. "Really!" She said a little quieter. "I can't wait to see you!"
Holly came waltzing back to the table and sat down. She handed the phone back to Lena. Kostos looked up from his food. "That was Stephen?" "Yeah." Holly answered. Lena picked up her fork and started eating again. "So what was the excitement all about?" "Oh nothing! Just that he has a present for me when we get back."
And sure enough, Stephen did have a present for her when she got back…to the house. (Not USA). Kostos and Stephen had insisted on walking them home. Lena hadn't been quick to say no, so now they were standing on Effie's porch saying good night. Holly heard something, so she turned around. Some one was peering out from the window. "Mom?" Lena looked towards the window and smiled. "Effie? Some one…who ever you are…come out!" Kostos stepped back in fear. (Not the kind of man you would want to have with you if the male figure who was standing in the window, happened to be a murderer or burglar!) He was definitely shocked when Stephen came walking out of the house. "Hello Kostos." Stephen said.
Tibby was in the middle of filming, so the girls couldn't go in yet. When the red light went off they pulled open the doors and ran inside. Tibby jumped out of her chair and hugged both of them. "Ella Bella baby, your mom is in my office. She wants to talk to you. And you my own little Anna Bella baby, you go eat or something…there's a bunch of food in the corner over there." Anna looked in the corner of the room and saw a table filled with junk food. "By the way Anna," Tibby said stopping Anna in her tracks. "Those jeans look good on you." Anna smiled and looked down at the worn out pants. "Yeah…I just wanted to wear them before I have to send them off to Esi…thanks mom."
Ella knocked on the office door before she walked in. Bridget turned around and waved her daughter in. Running over to her mom, Ella fell on top of her and sat in her lap. "What's up?" "Nothing really…I just wanted to tell you something." "You wanted to tell me that you and Eric talked, and you decided that you want to give the relationship thing another go around?" Ella blurted out. Bridget was surprised. "Yes actually. How did you know that I was going to say that?" Ella kissed her mom on the cheek and jumped up. "I'm just cool like that. Bye mom." Bridget kissed her daughter and then let her shut the door herself. Grabbing her purse, Bridget left Tibby and Brian's office and went to find Tibby.
Eric was in the middle of a meeting, when his secretary told him that a Ms. Bridget Vreeland needed to see him. "Excuse me gentlemen. There is something that I need to take care of." One of the men, David, sat back in his chair and took out a cigar. "That's ok." Eric laughed and went to walk out of the room. "Ok then…I'll only be a few minutes."
Eric walked into his office and shut the door. Bridget was sitting on his desk. He walked over to her and kissed her passionately on the mouth, moving slowly down her neck. She wrapped her legs around his waist. "I talked to Ella." Bridget told him. "And?" He asked. Bridget pulled him off of her and made him look into her eyes, before she leaned in and kissed him again. "Yes." She ran her fingers through his wavy hair and placed her hands on the back of his neck. He smiled. "Yes? Well then. We can give this another try!…"
Esperanza couldn't wait to get the pants. She hadn't had them all summer…she hadn't had them at all, but she still managed to miss them. She knew what had happened when Holly and Anna had gotten the pants. She just wished the same would happen with her.
The next morning Andy threw a package in her direction. She held it in her hands for a few seconds before realizing what it was. "Yes!" Andy looked at her and rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Umm…Nicole and I are going out this afternoon. I think you and max are coming with us." Esperanza got the pants out of the package and held them up in the air. "Yeah…Max got us tickets to that concert tonight. He said that you and Nicole were going too…?" "Ahh…so that's her surprise for me. Guess it's not so much of a surprise any more." Andy sighed. "Well now you have time to put on your 'I like rock' façade." Esperanza jokingly said to him. "I on the other hand…am going to look awesome in these jeans."
So this is the next chapter. Hope ya'll like it! Rachel!
