Hey guys, since the first 2 chapters was simply an introduction to our 2 main characters,
I thought I owe it to you guys to have an additional chapter (:

Maybe you'll find some answers in this chapter? (: who knows... :b

I thought i'd send out a special shout out to those who put this story on their story alert and story favorites (: Thank you so so so very much! I hope you guys take the time to review too yeah? :D

Here we go...

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Chapter 3: Settling In

-Ashley's POV-

"Hey baby girl, we're here..." I softly call out as I gently wake the mini sleeping beauty from her deep slumber.

"We here momma ashy?" the little girl lets out as she adorably rubs sleep from her eyes.

"Yeah baby girl, we're here," I smile as I place a soft kiss on her forehead.

Her mother taught her to call me Momma Ashley. But I guess ashy stuck instead, but who could refuse such an adorable face? Like any little 3 year old she speaks and makes known what she feels the way she knows how. What makes her special though is her sensitivity toward her surrounding and her ability to pick up on people's moods.

"Momma Ashy?" she lightly shakes me from my thoughts by tugging on my arm and I kneel down in front her ready to hear her out.

"Rora miss mama too, but we big girls so Rora and momma ashy strong okay?" Aurora consoles. Didn't I mention that she was a special little girl. What else could I say but nod and smile with pride at the strong little girl standing in front of me.

"Momma Ashy, we call grammies?" of course she would be the one to remember what mom and dad said to us before we left. Well she's the boss!

"Of course baby girl," I dialled my parents number and handed the phone to Aurora. I looked on as Aurora animatedly talk on the phone to whom I assume will be both my parents. They adore the little girl like no other. Aurora hands me the phone and waits patiently while I talk to my parents.

"Hey mom, dad. Yeah we're here. We just got out of the car when Aurora reminded me to call you guys. Sure, see you in 3 weeks. Love you both too," I say into the phone with a smile as I sense my parent's concern. It has after all only been a few weeks since the incident. We all need to do this, for Kyla, for Aurora. It's how Kyla wanted it to be.

"Ready to see our new house baby girl?" I look at the bouncing little girl who has been watching me on the phone intently, sleep and tiredness forgotten as she ran up the walkway to our new house.

"Momma Ashy?" Aurora suddenly calls out as she waits for me to unlock the door.

"Yeah?" I asked, obviously confused.

"Gramps and Grammie say love Rora?" she asks with such an adorable pout.

"Of course Rora," I giggle when I see her nod with affirmation and run through the door the moment I open it.

"Here we go Kyla..." I muster up and I walk through the door myself.

(Back to the Carlins)

"Alright kids, grab your own stuff and pick out your rooms!"Arthur excitedly calls out as his back faced his family to open the door to their new home. It wasn't grand but it wasn't too shabby either. Before he could even turn around to call out to his family once again, 3 gust of wind passes by him and he could hear bickering.

"Honey when did you give birth to 3 flashes?" Arthur grumbles. Paula laughs at her husband and offer him a peck on the cheek.

"Come on big guys, let's see what damage they've done," Paula muses and walks into their new house while lacing fingers with the love of her life.

-Spencer's POV-

"Spencer, I wanted that room!" Glen grumbles. Spencer fell on her bed and laughed at her brother's antics.

"Too bad glenny!" I stick out my tongue at Glen and goes about unpacking her stuff as Glen storms off.

I sit on my bed and take in my new room. It's bigger than the one in Ohio, definitely bigger, I smile. After I unpacked what I needed to last me till the next morning, I thought i'd leave the rest of the unpacking to the next day. I thought to myself that I should check up on Clay and check up on Clay i did. I set off to Clay's room and caught him sitting on the bed lost in his own world and I felt my heart tighten in my chest at the sight of my brother.

"Clay?" I almost whispered as I sat beside him and as he turned to look at me, I saw the unshed tears in his eyes. If the sight I saw before was painful, this is heart wrenching. So I do what I know best, I hug my brother.

-Clay's POV-

The Carlin family, they welcomed me with open arms when I was adopted, every single one of them. It felt like home and nothing less. I know that a large reason for this move was because of me, and I appreciated it. A part of me wished they hadn't done it because it disrupted their lives, but another part of me knew it was nothing to them. Family meant so much more, a value the family had taught me growing up.

I plugged in my ipod and hit shuffle. Apparently, even the ipod decided to be a bitch today. The songs played only served to remind me of the drama that took place not too long ago. It hasn't been long that I was lost in my thoughts when I felt the bed dip. I turned to find my little sister looking at me with concern, no trace of sympathy, just pure concern and I marvelled at the amazing person she has grown up to be. Suddenly she reached out for me and gave me the most comforting hugs and I let a stray tear fall down my cheeks.

Tears I have been holding back since I found out that my girlfriend of 4 years Katherine has been cheating on me since the very start of my relationship. But that wasn't what hurt most. What hurt most was that she was sleeping with the one person I believed I could trust. My best friend and business partner, Sam. It was a business both Katherine and Sam were interested in. They provided their expertise while I contributed the money, half of which I borrowed from dad because I had that much faith in them. It's not even about the money, I simply felt betrayed by 2 of the people in my life that I trusted.

No words were said between Spencer and I, just a comforting hug that only my little sister could give. Before I knew it, the whole family was in the room and we had a family hug. I couldn't help but laugh and cry more, this time tears of joy. We had each other.

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So now we know what happened to Clay.
Surprised? You guessed?
Let me know!(:

A.