"Good Morning Ladies!" Sue smiled and set down scrambled eggs and bacon in front of us at the kitchen table.

"Hey"

"Morning" We mumbled and sat down at the table.

We didn't speak much to Sue…she was too nice and perky. In other words she was trying to hard. Also she was the one that helped arrange our little vacation down here.

We had been in Maycomb for a total of 10 days and I wanted to pull my hair out. My days were routine and getting boring really fast. I would wake up in the morning...or early afternoon. Go downstairs and get something for breakfast. Be a lump around the house for a while. Watch some TV the usual. After i was done with that, I would go upstairs take a shower and once I was changed and presentable, I would be a bum and sit on the computer.

I may go outside to go tan or something for like an hour…eat and then watch movies till about 3 o'clock in the morning. It always went something like that. If I was in New York, every day would be filled with shopping, walking around the city…anything but these boring days.

I began to nibble on the food in front of me and just stared into space. Things in the house have been kind of awkward. Poor Sue was trying so hard so that we would like her. She wasn't all that bad. She always had food cooking, and took everything we dished. Her smile was precious and you could see many laugh lines on her face. Her slight dimples came through when she did smile and that was when she was with Charlie. The story was apparently her Husband cheated on her a while ago, and Charlie was there to comfort her. The usual love story.

Her two kids, Seth and Leah, lived with their dad. Well, Seth did for sure. He was 15 years old and seemed like a little angel. Leah on the other hand seemed to be a piece of work. Or she was when she was younger. She is now 21 and studying to become a lawyer at some university. I don't exactly pay attention to details.

From what I picked up on, they were both very excited to meet us. Gag me.

Now I know that sounds really mean and rude but… I don't know. It seems too weird to say that I have two step-siblings. I am not even used to the fact that I have a step mom. Why we weren't invited or even notified about the wedding still mystifies me. I don't want to bring that up and it turn into an awkward situation or worse… some full blown battle.

"So girls, tonight my son Seth is coming to stay with us for a while. Probably around two weeks. He is so excited to finally meet his two new sisters." Sue smiled at us.

I held in a grimace.

"It is also his birthday, so I was wondering if you two would like to join us at his favorite restaurant tonight. It's in town and it would really mean a lot…"She seemed to notice our hesitation.

The clock hanging on the wall ticked away at the seconds and the more ticks that passed by, the tense it came in the kitchen. Sue's smile faded into a sad look and she looked deflated.

She coyly walked over to the table and sat down. Her face showed nothing but understanding and it seemed like all she wanted was for us to talk to her.

"I know that this is all new. I mean all of a sudden being thrown into this mess can be frustrating. I really want to get to know you two. You are Charlie's daughters and I would really like to be able to be a part of you as much as you will let me. "She drew her breath and shook her head.

"Wait no…that wasn't supposed to come out like that. I am so sorry. I just…I just-"She put her head in hands and sighed.

"I'm clueless at things like this. All I want is for us to get along. I would love for guys to visit on your own time. Not be forced to. Do you understand?" She became quiet and pulled her head up. Her eyes were rimmed with red and all of a sudden I saw this heartbroken woman wanting to be accepted.

"When Harry cheated on me…a piece of me died. I felt as if I was never good enough. I felt like I was a horrible wife and mother to my children. I locked myself in my room for days and consistently cried like clockwork. My kids never saw me unless they needed something. After a few months, I finally decided to go outside. Ya know do some grocery shopping. Anything to get my mind off what happened. But, from the moment I stepped outside my front door, the whispering started. The staring and the pity on people's faces was enough to drive even the most stable insane.

I had to leave that town. My kids did not want to leave, but I needed to. My choice ended up causing my children to stay with their father. They honestly don't even know the whole story. Basically that we were unhappy and wanted to see other people. I mean so many people were making up stories left and right that they didn't know what to believe.

Anyway, I moved to Maycomb. I don't know why, I just did. I met your father almost immediately. He was trying to figure out which laundry detergent to buy. Bless his heart he was about to buy straight up bleach to wash all his clothes in. It kicked off from there. "She smiled at the distant memory and looked back at us.

"These past 5 years with your father have been some of the best times of my life. And all he did was talk about you two and how much he missed you. You are your father's world. I want you to see that. He was hurt that he had never was able to contact you or see you. Now is his chance…now is my chance to show you who I am…"She bit her lip and stood up.

"Please…can you come tonight?" She asked…almost pleading. How could I ever deny this woman? She was too sweet for her own good. I shifted awkwardly in my chair and kept my eyes on the ground.

God I am horrible at saying no. I just couldn't let this sweet woman suffer…I think. I am not entirely sure of what I am feeling but, I can't just keep her waiting.

Rosalie and I looked at each other and we didn't even have to talk to each other to make a decision.

"Of course."

"No problem."

Sue smiled so big that even I started to smile. She then ran off to her office. "Well now I need to change our reservation to 14 people instead of 12! OHHHHHHH I AM JUST SO EXCITED! "Her voice may have faded away but she was still babbling and jumping for joy.

Yippee. Dinner tonight for some kids birthday that I have never met before. Plus 12 more people. God this sucks. Wait….

12?

So any clue to what may happen in the next chapter? Oh and I apologize again. Totally my fault. Oh and this is the fastest I have ever written and posted a chapter. I wrote this the minute I figured out my stories were still there!

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-Vikkisecret