Chapter 469: Tree Hill Hall
Tuesday, February 14th, Evening
The door opened, and Alexis found herself standing at a mountain of a man. She noted he had the same ginger hair as Brett but had a sharp eye about him. Alexis also noted he had a tattoo on his left hand.
"Are you the babysitter?" Huck asked.
"Um! Ah!" Alexis said.
"Daddy Huck, she's here to see me," Brett said.
"Oh! Please come in," Huck said and stepped aside.
Alexis stepped into the house and nodded; the interior was nice, functional, but lived in. Alexis walked over to Brett.
"Wow, this place is hard to find," Alexis said.
"Yeah, we're out in the woods," Brett said.
"It's a beautiful house," Alexis said.
"You should see Jamlyn, my mom's place," Brett said, "C'mon, let's get ready."
"Okay," Alexis said and followed Brett up the stairs. As they walked down the hall, they passed a tall brunette woman.
"Hi, you must be Brett's friend Alexis," Chase said.
"Yes, yes, I am," Alexis said.
"The cheerleader," Chase said.
"Yes, again, yes, I am," Alexis said.
"I'm Brett's step-mom," Chase said.
"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Burke," Alexis said.
"Please, call me Chase," Chase said.
"Chase?" Alexis asked.
"Yes, Chase," Chase said.
"Okay," Alexis said.
"Momma Chase, we've got to get ready," Brett said.
Chase nodded, "Too bad I won't see your dates picking y'all up, but well, I have to work," she said, "Later," she added on and kept moving.
Brett shook her head, "She's something, isn't she?" she asked.
"Yeah, and beautiful," Alexis said.
"She was a model once," Brett said.
"She's working on Valentine's Day?" Alexis asked.
"She runs TRIC," Brett said.
"Oh! Cool!" Alexis said.
"Yeah," Brett said and guided Alexis to her room. Alexis found Baylee already there and two tween girls sitting on the bed.
"Hi, Alexis," Baylee said.
"Hi," Alexis said, unsure, and looked at the girls.
"Don't mind my sisters; they like to hang out," Brett said, "That's PJ and Key," she pointed the girls out.
The two girls nodded.
"PJ and Key?" Alexis asked.
"Yeah, we all have names," PJ said.
"Well, we can catch up later; we have to get ready," Baylee said.
Brett nodded, "Bay's right," she said and went to her closet.
"Come with me, Alexis," Baylee said and headed to the nearby bathroom.
After the three young women finished getting dressed, they started doing their makeup. PJ and Key sat on the bed, watching them get ready. Alexis would peak over and look at the girls.
"How do you tell them apart?" Alexis asked.
"Key is left-handed, PJ is right-handed, and PJ has freckles," Brett said.
"Oh, I didn't notice," Alexis said.
"PJ can also be a bit salty," Baylee said.
"Yeah, especially about school," Brett said.
"Why?" Alexis asked.
"PJ and Key are Irish Twins, born close together in age. PJ is the older one and is mostly a year older, but because of her birthday, she's in the same grade as Key," Brett said.
"Oh," Alexis said.
"Are you talking about me?" PJ asked.
"Only good stuff," Baylee said.
"Why don't I believe you, Bay?" PJ asked.
"Because you believe no one," Baylee said.
"Please, let's get through this," Brett said.
"Through what?" Alexis asked.
"Quality control," Baylee said with a laugh.
"What?" Alexis asked.
"We ask my sisters what they think," Brett said.
"Oh," Alexis said.
"Well, what do you think, girls?" Brett asked.
"Y'all look good," PJ said.
Key nodded and held a thumbs up, "You'll knock'em out," she said.
"Be glad she left BB out," Baylee said.
"BB?" Alexis asked.
"Brett's other sister, she's tough," Baylee said.
"No, she's not; it would be crowded in here, and Col needed company," Brett said.
"Col?" Alexis asked.
"My brother," Brett said.
"Brett!" Huck called.
Brett stuck her head out of her door. "Yes?" Brett called back.
"I think your guests are here," Huck called back.
"Okay, we're on our way down," Brett said.
"Alright," Huck replied.
"Let's go," Brett said, to which Baylee and Alexis nodded.
The three young women headed out of Brett's room. PJ and Key followed; once the three young women cleared the stairway, the young girls took a seat.
Huck stood in the living room with Garvan and two chestnut-haired people. The two new people were slender and dressed to the tee. One of the chestnut-haired people was handsome, whereas the other was beautiful in an androgynous way.
Baylee stepped forward, pulling Alexis with her. "Alexis, this is Shepherd Gresham," Baylee said, "Shep, this is my good friend Alexis."
"Hi," Shepherd said.
"Hi," Alexis said shyly.
"I'll leave you two to it," Baylee said, and went off to the beautiful chestnut-haired person, wrapped her arms around them, and kissed them, "Hey Babe, miss me?"
"Of course," Parker Gresham said.
Brett smiled, walked to Garvan, and kissed him. "Ready for tonight?" she asked.
"Of course," Garvan said.
Slowly each couple headed out. Huck looked to his two daughters sitting on the stairs. All three of them shrugged as Huck was left to wait for the babysitter.
