Author's Note: Okay, I know this has taken me a while but I've been swamped with projects and math homework. Essays are probably what have been killing me the most lately. (That and math mid-term studying) And writing other stories about Sandle and Greg's family etc (Not sure if I'm going to post them or not yet)
Nadikael means "bugger" in Estonian. And yes, Abby and Mary speak Estonian because they can. (Both John and Kevin have it in their heritage, so they taught their wives)
But yeah, here's the next chapter. Hope you all enjoy it!
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Greg was awoken by the obnoxious ringing of the doorbell. He groaned, hoisting himself out of the bed.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" he snarled, pulling open his bedroom door and jogging down the hall, too lazy and tired to pull on a t-shirt. He opened the front door, the fall air causing him to shiver as he was only in pyjama pants. Abby, a brown haired woman with blonde streaks, stood next to her husband, John, on the porch, each of them holding a pumpkin.
"Greg! It's so good to see you!" Abby exclaimed, smiling at her older brother.
"Greg, who is it?" Sara asked, coming up behind him and wrapping her arms around his torso, her head resting on his bare shoulder which was riddled with small spider-web like scars from the lab explosion. Evidently, she was still half asleep. Abby looked at them curiously. Sara, who had changed into pyjamas during the night, was wearing pyjama pants and a white tank-top.
"Uh, Sara, this is my sister Abby and her husband John. Guys, this is Sara," Greg stuttered.
"We know. It's nice to meet you Sara." John said, smirking.
"Um, hi," Sara replied, dislodging herself from Greg.
"I don't see what the hell Mary was complaining about," Abby laughed, handing Greg the pumpkin she had been carrying.
"Err, what's this for?" Greg inquired.
"It's for the kids, we have tons. Kevin said they were talking about wanting to carve them for some reason unknown to me," Abby responded.
"Oh-kay," Greg said, still not sure what was going on. It was then that his eyes settled on Abby's bulging stomach. "Abby-" he began, not moving his gaze from the lump. Abby glanced down, a soft smile on her face.
"Surprise," she said.
"Oh my God! Congratulations! Do you know the gender? When are you due? Oh my God!" Greg scrambled.
"She's due in June and we're having a boy and a girl. Its twins," John laughed happily. Greg beamed, putting down the pumpkin and hugging his little sister.
"I'm so happy for you" he whispered in her ear.
"Thanks Greg. Have you kissed her yet?" Abby asked; her voice exceptionally quiet.
"No! Well, not yet," was Greg's laughed response. Sara was standing back, obviously she felt slightly uncomfortable.
"Don't be shy Sara! If you're not too scared of us you can feel free to consider us family," Abby smirked, giving Sara a warm hug. John just stood in the doorway, a bemused expression on his face.
"Wait a sec, Sara; do you know where everyone else is?" Greg asked suddenly.
"Umm, I'm guessing that they're at church?" Sara said, not really sure herself. Greg shrugged.
"Who cares? C'mon Gregg, get a shirt on and help John and I take these pumpkins out onto the back porch." Abby urged.
"Alright, alright. C'mon Sara, lets go get dressed," Greg said, heading for the stairs, Sara following him closely.
"That's an interesting proposal," John quipped to his wife. Abby laughed, shaking her head. That comment received a glare from Greg before he and Sara disappeared around the corner and into the upstairs hallway.
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"Kev, can you develop those pictures tonight? I took some screen captures of the video and I printed them out onto photo-paper. I used some of the filters too, like the black and white as well as the sepia; I think they looked better with them. Can you, you know, make the cotton candy ones back and white but leave the cotton candy pink? I think that would be really cute, not to mention how it would be artistically." Mary questioned as they pulled into the driveway.
"Mary, whose car is that?" Helen asked.
"Oh! That's Abby and John's truck! I guess they got here early," Mary smirked.
"Aunt Abby's here!" Clara squealed
"And Uncle John?" Cody added.
"Yes, they're here, probably in the backyard." Kevin answered. The minute the car stopped the three kids jumped out of the car, grabbing their mother's hand and dragging her to the backyard with them. Mary and her children ran around the side of the house to find Abby, John, Sara and Greg sitting on the back porch.
"Aunt Abby! Uncle John!" The three children yelled, racing over to them. Abby and John jumped up as the kids grabbed onto them. Greg laughed softly, gently grabbing onto Sara's hand.
"Abby! You little nadikael! You didn't tell me you were pregnant!" Mary scolded her younger sister.
"Sorry, we wanted to make sure I could carry the babies first. " Abby responded, embracing Mary warmly. Mary raised an eyebrow.
"They're having twins Mare," Greg piped up. If possible, Mary's expression became one of even more shock. Abby smiled broadly and shrugged. John laughed loudly as the kids tackled him into a pile of leaf filled bags.
Greg grinned devilishly, bolting out of his chair and grabbing Sara, tickling her again. Sara screamed in response, trying deftly to push him away. By that time Kevin, Helen and Christopher had rounded the side of the house. Kevin lifted the camera that was in his hand to eye level, snapping off a couple of pictures of Greg and Sara without them even noticing. Finally, Sara succeeded in grabbing Greg's hands, stopping his playful assault. The two of them were greeted with the amused smirks of Abby and Mary who stood, side by side, leaning against the porch railing. Instantly both Greg and Sara blushed and decided that their feet were very interesting.
"You were so right Mare, talk about unresolved!" Abby giggled, receiving a nod from her sister.
"Told you so," Mary confirmed earning a confused glare from Greg. "C'mon Abs, I want to show you some pictures before I start lunch," Mary continued before taking her sister's hand and leading her into the house. Greg looked questioningly at Sara, not quite sure what his sisters were talking about. Sara gave him a gap-toothed smile, unsure what to say. Little did she know, that simple smile made Greg's heart melt.
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"Dear God Mare! Those two act like kids! It's adorable!" Abby snickered as the two sisters entered the master bedroom.
"I know, you should have seen them last night! I thought I was going to die! Kev got some really cute shots though, as did I. He's going to develop them tonight. I told him to do different filters on them because I want to see which one suits each picture best, you know? I'm going to make Greg and Sara a photo album before they go back to Vegas on Tuesday." Mary explained.
"Ha! So, you and Kev are playing hidden camera? Gotta love that Mare. You best keep that camera handy for later. You never know that'll happen when you're carving pumpkins," was Abby's reply. Mary grinned.
"Look at these; I printed them off the computer this morning. They're screen captures from the video I took on Friday when Sara first got here," Mary said, handing Abby the stack of photos.
"Wow, would you look at that. There's so much chemistry between them. I mean, it seriously radiates off these photographs!" Abby gasped, flipping through the different photos. Mary smiled.
"I know," was all she said.
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By the end of lunch the kids were practically going crazy.
"Hey, why don't we all go outside and care the pumpkins that Uncle John and I brought?" Abby suggested.
"Okay!" the kids chorused, running to get their jackets on. Mary thanked her sister wordlessly as she collected the dishes from the table.
"C'mon then!" Abby insisted, pulling at Greg's chair playfully. Greg chortled and stood up, glancing at Sara who had also risen to her feet.
"Mary, you and Kevin go outside, I'll take care of the dishes." Helen announced, putting the left over salad in the fridge.
"You sure Mum?" Mary questioned as Kevin went to get the cameras.
"Yes Mary, I'm sure. You go and take pictures of your kids. Not to mention the two love birds," Helen laughed quietly, shaking her head. Mary gave Helen a kiss on the cheek before smiling and heading out to the backyard.
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Sara sat Indian style on a blanket, wearing a pair of jeans and an old sweater that Mary had lent her. The partially carved pumpkin sat in front of her, its guts piled up in a large metal bowl. Greg sat across from her on the same blanket, a perplexed expression on his face. Out of no where a pumpkin seed, covered in orange goo, hit him in the forehead. Greg's eyes shot up, settling on Sara who sat innocently carving her pumpkin. Deviously he picked up some of the orange string, flicking it at her. It hit her on the cheek whit a prominent splat. Sara's jaw dropped as she gaped at Greg.
"Oh-ho, you're in for it now!" Sara laughed, grabbing a handful of the pumpkin innards and whipping them at Greg, He chucked throwing some back at her. Within seconds they were in an all out pumpkin guts war; neither of them realizing that they were being video taped and photographed. Abby smirked; Greg had no idea that she was the one who had flicked the first seed.
"Hey Abs, whatever you want for your baby-shower present, I'll buy it." Mary whispered.
"Oh good, buy me two cherry-wood cribs," Abby replied.
"Deal, just tell me the style you want alright? I totally owe you for this 'display'" Mary answered, snapping a few more pictures. By the time Greg and Sara ran out of pumpkin guts, they were both covered in the vile substance. Kevin shook his head.
"Greg, go use the shower downstairs. Sara, you can use the upstairs bath. Dinner will be…oh I'm not sure, just go get cleaned up." He snickered. Greg and Sara nodded and headed into the house, looking like two children that had just gotten scolded by their parents.
"Did you have fun taping that Kev?" John questioned.
"I did indeed. I'll burn you a copy of the DVD," Kevin responded.
"Damn straight!" John laughed.
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After dinner and watching 'Lady and the Tramp' Clara, Cody and Michelle were again put to bed by Greg and Sara. Once that task was completed the eight adults were left to watch TV. Around 9:30 pm Christopher and Helen went to bed, followed by John and Abby at 10. Kevin excused himself then as well, so as to go develop the pictures. Mary, Sara and Greg remained, the three of them watching 'Raiders of the Lost Arc'. By 11 pm the three of them headed upstairs. Mary stopped suddenly at the top, a perplexed look on her face. Just as she did so a crash of thunder sounded.
"Storm. I better go turn off the computer. You two get along to bed. I'll see you both in the morning. Goodnight." Mary rushed, bolting back down the stairs, past Sara. Greg shrugged as she and Sara continued down the hall to their rooms. Greg turned to Sara before opening his bedroom door.
"Goodnight Sara. Remember, if you need anything just ask," he said.
"I promise that I won't forget. Night Greg, sweet dreams." Sara responded, entering her room and closing the door. She flicked on the light and walked over to the bed, flopping down on the mattress.
'Damnit, I didn't even get a kiss on the forehead today. Why didn't I ask for a goodnight kiss again? And now there's a storm…Great' Sara mentally grimaced as she changed into a t-shirt and pyjama pants. She stood up, pulled the blankets back and walked to the door, switching off the lights. As Sara lay down another crack of thunder sounded, making her jump slightly.
"I hate storms," she murmured, already drifting off to sleep.
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A/N: Alright, I know that was a short chapter compared to the last one but the thing is, I need the next scene in the next chapter. That and I think this a good place to leave it for right now. Yep, that's my opinion. Basically in the next chapter things are gonna start to ahem move forwards more. Plus there's a really cute little saying thing that I know people will laugh at. It came from an actual incident (not the same sort of thing though) that involved Michelle (my friend) and her younger sister. It also kinda reminds me of my friend Alessandra because of her lack of a certain knowledge. Anyways I'm gonna shut up for now.
Please review and I shall give you huggles, cupcakes and if you really want it you may have a kiss too.