So, another chapter, and again, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Don't let that stop you from reading it, though. I hope that you will enjoy this chapter. Well, enough of my rambling, here's the next chapter.

Chapter 6: Questions and Surprises

In the next week they made the trip to the doctor's office to determine the sex of the baby. Both Carrie's Parents were excited and it showed on their face. As they waited in the doctors office she looked at her mom. She was smiling and playing with her hands. She turned her attention to her father now. His legs were moving up and down, a sign he was nervous as well.

For her she was excited and her heart seemed to skip a beat when they were called.

"Brines"

They all got up and followed the nurse waling through halls and doors,

when at last they settle in a room.

"Wait here, the doctor will be with you in a minutes."

Carrie sighed. Usually when they said that, they would come around 15 minutes later. She was surprised though as the Doctor Hammond arrived nearly seconds after the nurse left. He greeted them and began to get started on the ultrasound.

She watched anxiously as he poured the gel over the stomach and moved the stick around.

"well, congratulations…you're going….to have twins."

She watched as her parents jaw just dropped at that announcement. That was certainly a shock, even to her. She was going to have TWO siblings.

"Twins?" Her mother questioned.

He nodded, "Yes, look at the two skulls. From what it appears there's one boy and a girl."

Her parents shock disappeared and was replaced with a obvious joy.

"Twins!" she exclaimed to her husband happily.

He nodded, "Wow…Twins."

"Alexis Summit"

Alexis lifted her head and found one of the camp counselors handing

out letters and packages. She reached for the two letters that the counselors held out to her, and she opened them immediately ignoring the food before her.

"Gosh, I don't think I've ever think a person get so exited over a letter." Mandy commented with a laugh.

Alexis glanced at her friend and flashed a smile, then returned her attention to her letter. One was from Carrie, and the other was from her parents. She opened the letter at the top which happened to be Carrie's

Alexis,

How are you down in the Sunshine state? I'm sure you're having more fun than I am. I still haven't told Jake yet, and I'm sure that you're shaking you head right now. I don't know, I just can't bring myself to tell him. Every time I try the words don't come out. Anyway, I have some great news. I'm no longer going to be an only child…my mother is pregnant! And not just one, but two! My mother's having twins. You probably think I'm joking, but I'm not. Now you can laugh for joy, and tell me what a terrible time that I going to have when the babies are born, but I'm truly happy. I can just see you smiling and having a good time in Florida and I wish that I could be there with you. Bring back some Florida sand for me…will you?

Love, your friend

Carrie Brines

Alexis smiled and set the letter down. Yes, Carrie knew her well. She was among others who opinion that siblings were a nuisance and annoying. She had an older brother, James, who was attending college. He would always annoy her with that fact that he was the oldest. Despite this fact, she knew how she really wanted a sibling and because of that she really was happy with the fact that her fried was happy. She read her parents letter next.

When she read that she set it back down and continued eating her lunch. Just than Brad came up.

"Hey." He said sweetly

"Hey." Alexis replied smiling.

He sat down beside her and they began to talk for some time, and when his friends came he left, saying he was sorry. Before he left he leaned in and gave her a small peck of her cheek.

He kissed her. Now granted it was on the cheek, but it was a still a kiss. She smiled to herself, awed that he would show any interest in someone like her.

When he left she glanced around and saw Erica. She was glaring at her and giving her an evil look holding her gaze for a few seconds. It was Erica that broke it and as she did sheflipped her blonde hair and turned over to talk to her friends.

"Hey, Mandy, do you think that Erica was right?"

"About what?" Mandy replied.

"Do you think Erica was right about Brad."

Mandy turned and watched as Brad left. "I don't know; I really don't."

They went to a place that had the feel of a flea market. There were

little stands everywhere selling all sorts of things from food to scarves and

skirts. People were talking and trying to sell their product.It was exactly a picture of a china town in New York.

They had been shopping for about an hour, and had only bought a few items to show for it. They were now finished and rode on the bus to get back to her grandparents house. It was then that Helen decided it was time to see if Kyong knew anything aboutthese adults in the picture.

When they sat down in the seat and were on the road she brought out the picture.

"Kyong, do you know who this person is."

She braced herself for an answer, but Kyong was quite. Her eyes told her that she knew the truth, but what she said contradicted it.

"N…No." she replied seeming in a rush and turned her attention back to touching up on her makeup. She seemed nervous and Helen had every reason to believe her cousin, and possibly all her family, knew about the people and just for some reason didn't want her to know about them.

Vanessa couldn't sleep that night. Her parents had recently announced over the phone that She was coming home…early. Tomorrow morning she would be heading back home sooner than she though that she would.

Questions ran through her mind wondering why she was going home that early. Not only that her parents announced that they needed to talk. That was what scared her the most. If her suspicion proved correct they wanted to announce their divorce. She didn't want that, but in her mind there was no other explanation.

What would she do if they were getting a divorce? Would she have to go from her dad's house to her mother's or would she have to choose one parent to stay with permanently. She didn't know if she was really up to chose.

It really worried her, and she didn't think that she would get any sleep with thoughts and questions running through her head never giving her a moments peace.

Ok, thanks Hell's Freezing Over for being my beta. Anyway, I know that some are wondering why didn't we read what her parents said, and what did Alexis and Brad talk about, but that will come in the next chapter. Well, I guess I'll end this Author's note by asking humbling for you to review to tell me what you think of this chapter. Until next time.