'Cause I can't hold on to anything this good enough
In the year that passed since Claire's parents' deaths, the Uley family has doubled. It was quickly decided that Claire would go live with Sam, Emily, and Maleah, making their daughter count two. And Emily had just had twins. The baby boys, Levi and Will, are a little over a month old.
Claire had almost completed her freshman year of high school, and she was completely swamped with homework. A lot of times she'd babysit Maleah, Levi, and Will, but a lot of times she wouldn't be able to because of a test tomorrow, or a paper due, and I come help her out.
Maleah and I are engaged in an intense game of peek-a-boo, when I hear one of the babies start to cry. "Hold on, Lee-lee," I instruct, holding up a finger in the toddler's face.
"No," Maleah says firmly.
"Yes," I counter, impatient, as the wails grow louder. I stand up, and as I turn around, Maleah's face crumples and she starts to scream.
Great.
I scoop Maleah up as I cross the house to get the baby. When I open the door, I see that not one, but both of the boys are wailing. I let out an exasperated breath.
Then Claire is pushing in front of me. She scoops the boys out of their crib, balancing one on each hip, and starts to sing to them in a low, breathy voice. I watch, transfixed, as the boys' cries die down, and their eyelids droop. At the end of Claire's lullaby, the babies are asleep. I hoist Maleah higher onto my hip as Claire sets the snoozing babies back into the crib.
"Back to bio," Claire says with a smile. She kisses Maleah on the cheek, but leaves me hanging. For some reason, this really, really pisses me off.
Maleah starts to squirm, and I let her down in a sort of daze. What is this insane rush of jealousy felt toward a two-year-old girl? Then it hits me, so strong it's like a pound of bricks catapulting into my chest.
I'm in love with Claire Young.
i know, i know. it's been forever. and this is short. i'm sorry. i just had to get past fourteen 'cause i have a REALLY REALLY good fifteen. (lol) i want to say a big Happy Birthday to my husband Taylor Lautner, and my BFFAE Dee! i love you both! review this baby and just wait a li'l while before i come out with fifteen. it will knock your socks off. lovelovelove, m