A/N-I DO NOT OWN THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND!
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Well, this chapter took a while. And I also like the ending(:
You guys might not...
"I don't have to wear a tie, right?"
"No, Alex."
Alex walked out of his bedroom. "Good because I'm not wearing that confusing thing ever again."
Rosalina laughed. "Where's Nat?"
"He's still in our room."
"I'll go get him. Get ready to go, okay?"
The three of them were getting ready to visit the boys' aunt before she left New York for good.
Alex nodded as Rosalina walked to the boys' room. She walked inside. "Nat?"
He was sitting on his bed with his head in his hands, but looked up when she walked in. "Oh…sorry, I was just–"
"You didn't look like you were going anywhere," She said, walking over to him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I was just thinking about what I'm supposed to say."
"Tell her the truth. Tell her that it kind of hurt that she's just leaving without giving you guys any help. Just explain it to her, Nat. And don't worry, Alex and I will be right there with you."
Nat smiled. "Thank you, babe."
"You're pushing it, Nathaniel."
"C'mon," He said, standing up next to her, taking her hand and leading her out into the living room. "Ready to go Alex?" He asked, looking at his little brother.
"Let's do this."
They walked out of the apartment and out of the building to meet Jesse who was going to take them to the boys' aunt's house.
"Wait, so why are you going to your aunt's house again?" Jesse asked, glancing at them in the rearview mirror.
The three of them looked at each other.
"Uh…" Nat said nervously, looking at Rosalina.
"We wanted to say goodbye, since she's moving," Alex said.
"But I thought she couldn't leave New York. She's technically your guys' guardian. If she moves, you guys have to move too," Jesse said.
Nat gave Rosalina a nervous look again.
"She's just moving houses," Rosalina said. "But Alex wanted to say goodbye to the house."
"Right," Alex said nodding.
"Oh Alex, it's only a house," Jesse said.
Alex tried to defend himself. "Yeah…but it's got senti…senti…"
"He means it has sentimental value," Rosalina corrected.
The younger Wolff brother nodded. "Yeah, that!"
Jesse pulled up in front of the apartment building. "Okay guys, we're here."
"Alex….are you sure we have to say to goodbye to the house?" Nat asked, carrying on their lie.
"Yes, we have to," Rosalina replied. "It's okay, we'll be right there with you," She whispered.
"We'll be right back, Jesse," Nat said, getting out of the car.
Rosalina and Alex followed out of the car and into the building. They walked into the elevator and Alex pressed the button for the right floor.
"Guys, I don't think I can do this," Nat said, moving to press another button.
Rosalina and Alex grabbed him. "Nat, relax. Everything will be fine. We'll be there with you the whole time," Rosalina reassured him.
"Yeah, bro. And it's not like you've never talked to Aunt Emma before," Alex said.
"Yeah, I know but what if Jesse's right? What if Child Protective Services makes us move with Aunt Emma? That's the last thing I want or need!"
"Which is why we're here today so you can work things out; when you do, Child Protective Services won't have a reason to put you guys in foster care," Rosalina said.
Nat sighed. "I guess you guys are right."
The elevator doors opened and they walked out to the boys' aunt's apartment. Nat was the one who knocked.
The door opened immediately to reveal their aunt, looking stressed out. "Oh, Nat, Alex…Rosalina…why don't you come in?" She stepped aside and they walked inside.
There were boxes everywhere and the apartment was basically empty already.
"What brings you three here?" Aunt Emma asked, coming up behind them. She walked over to a box and began carefully packing things away.
"Aunt Emma, we need to talk," Nat said.
"Nat, I know that you're upset about my decision to move but–"
"It's not about that," He interrupted her. "Well, maybe it is. Don't you think we should find a will? What if some of the money goes to…somebody else?"
"Like who?"
"Like…what if he left some of the money to my dad?"
"It'd go to me."
"Maybe it wouldn't. Maybe it'd go to me and Alex. And who knows if Uncle Miles didn't leave any money for us? Or what if he left something of his to us?"
"You don't really want any of his stuff do you? It's all old tour t-shirts, and men's suits and ties."
Alex shuddered at the thought of a tie.
"And anyway, if you don't mind, I'd like to keep his possessions. There's nothing you would want," Emma said.
"Well…you know Uncle Miles was in charge of us right? You know he sent us money to help with the bills. What are we supposed to do about that?"
Rosalina took Nat's hand and gripped it tightly.
"Nat, I'm sorry. The decision has been made. Maybe it's about time you grew up a bit. You're fourteen, almost fifteen. You've still got that band Miles helped you with. You can get another job. I'm sure there are plenty of people who would take in a kid like you."
The images from Nat's first nightmare resurfaced in his head. "You've got that silly little band Miles helped you with, don't you? Besides, you'll be eighteen in four years. You can get another job. I'm sure there are plenty of people who would take in a kid like you." Before he could respond, Rosalina spoke up.
"I don't mean to barge into the conversation, but I don't really think you have a right to tell these two to grow up. They may be a little younger, but they've had a lot of growing up to do this past year. Their father died, leaving them to fend for themselves in New York City. Luckily they've had friends they can talk to, but it's not easy taking care of bills and worrying about whether or not you'll be able to live in your house when your fourteen and eleven years old. And just after they get over their father passing, their new guardian who they fought to keep passes away, along with their source of help. The least you could do is give some kind of help to them before you move away and try to move on with your life."
Both Nat and Alex were surprised at Rosalina's outburst.
Emma sighed. "What if I didn't sell my apartment?"
Nat gave her a confused look.
"What if you and Alex moved into my apartment and I let you live here?"
A/N-Whoa. Bet you guys didn't see that coming.
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