The next day there was a knock at the door. Vada walked down the stairs and opened the door. There stood a handsome young man with blonde hair and bright eyes. Vada smiled when she saw him there.
"Nick! How are you? What are you doing here?" Vada asked. Nick smiled and leaned against the door.
"I heard that your mom and dad took a cruise and I figured you could use some help with your brother." Nick replied.
"Thanks Nick. I appreciate it that you'd come all this way just to help me out. How'd you get here anyway?" Vada asked. Nick looked at her.
"I got a job the last few years and saved up so I would be able to come and see you." Nick replied. Vada hugged him.
"That was so sweet of you. I am so glad you came!" Vada exclaimed. Nick smiled.
"Well, I had something I wanted to talk to you about and I knew that I couldn't put it in a letter. It was something I wanted to do face to face." Nick said.
"Do you want to talk about it now?" Vada asked. Nick nodded no.
"No, we can do it later on. I would like to take you out for dinner." Nick replied. Vada looked at him with a funny look on her face.
"What are you talking about?" Vada asked him.
"I would like to talk to you about this matter over a nice dinner. I have the money if that's what you're worried about." Nick responded. Vada crossed her arms and stood in front of Nick.
"Did Uncle Phil put you up to this?" Vada asked. Nick laughed.
"No, Phil didn't put me up to this. I don't think he even knows I'm here." Nick stated. Vada's jaw dropped.
"You ran away from home and came here?" Vada questioned.
"No, my mom knows I'm here. If she told Phil she did and if she didn't she just didn't. Mom was glad that I decided to come help you. She said that you were a good kid and that she was glad to have you for a niece." Nick said.
"Are they married yet?" Vada asked. Nick sighed.
"Nope. They are still planning on it, but they aren't any more married than they were when you came to visit two years ago." Nick said. Vada laughed.
"I don't know about my uncle sometimes. Dad and I love him, but he can be a little-" Vada paused while trying to think of a nice word to call her uncle.
"Impulsive? Undependable?" Nick tried.
"Whimsical was more of the word I was thinking of." Vada said with a smile.
"Same thing." Nick responded. "Well, let's go find that brother of yours." Nick smiled and walked in the door. "It is okay that I come inside isn't it?" Vada looked at the floor.
"Oh yes it is. Come on in. Matthew is upstairs." Vada said. The phone rang as Vada put her foot on the first step so she walked over to the phone and answered it. "Hello?"
"Um yes, Vada? Is Nick there yet?" A voice asked. Vada looked at Nick.
"Yes Aunt Rose. Nick's here. He just got here." Vada replied.
"Good, can I talk to him for a moment please?" Rose asked. Vada took the phone away from her ear.
"She wants to talk to you." Nick rolled his eyes and walked over and took the phone from Vada.
"Yes?" Nick paused. He sighed. "I know Ma. I won't get into any trouble. It's Pennsylvania, not Los Angeles." Nick paused again. "Good bye mom." He hung up the phone. "Come on, let's go see that brother of yours." Nick smiled and the two of them walked upstairs.
