HOAM II

Chapter 22

"What are we doing today Mom?" Paisley asked from the backseat of the van as she twirled her long brown locks around her finger. Rosewood was definitely a different setting then what the River's girls were used to.

"We are going to go visit your Grandpa." Hanna exhaled cradling the temples of her forehead as Caleb drove.

"Gampa!" Piper smiled and clapped her hands excitedly.

"No, not Grandpa Ted we are going to see Grandpa Tom." Caleb replied looking at the bewildered faces through the review mirror.

"How many Grandpa's do we have?" Parker blurted out not recalling any memories with this "so called Grandpa."

"Well, normally two." Caleb stalled trying to think of how to explain his and Hanna's twisted roots to their kids.

"Tom is my Dad." Hanna added as Paisley's expression changed. "You have two daddies?"

"No girls." Hanna noted as she turned around to face them. "Tom is my Dad and Pastor Ted is my stepdad. Grandma Ashley used to be married to Tom and they got a divorce."

Parker chirped in as she realized what was going on. "Then Grandma Ashley married Grandpa Ted, Right?"

"Yes, you were the flower girl at their Wedding, Park." Caleb added.

"So will we get another Dad?" Paisley questioned as her lip trembled.

"Oh no Honey, Mommy and Daddy love each other very much, don't worry."

"She is stuck with me forever." Caleb reiterated as Hanna leaned over the council and gave her husband a kiss.

"So, Tom and Grandma didn't love each other anymore?" Parker asked needing to fully comprehend the situation.

"Well, he started to love Isobel." Hanna smirked to Caleb at a loss for better explanation.

"Who is Isobel?" Paisley held out her hand confused.

"She is Tom's wife."

Paisley nodded her head. "So, is she our Grandma?"

"No." Hanna cut in as Caleb pulled the van into the parking lot at Jolly Rodgers.

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"My, have the two of you grown up." Tom marveled as the eldest Rivers girls pulled out their chairs to a table in a little Café in the Theme Park.

"Into such pretty young ladies too." Isobel smiled as the rest of the family settled into the restaurant.

"Hi Han." Tom greeted his daughter giving her a hug. "Did your Mom tell you that we would go here when she was about your age?" He asked Parker and Paisley.

"Grandma Claud took us to Disney World!" Parker smiled brightly taking a sip of her sprite.

"That is fun, did you meet Princess Snow White?" Isobel asked the girls trying to make conversation while Caleb and Hanna awkwardly kept busy feeding the youngest two.

"No, but we did meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse! They are so silly!" Paisley giggled recounting their memorable trip.

"I Minnie!" Piper announced with a cheese covered face to the older couple.

"I bet you are!" He smiled at the toddler who gave him a dirty look. Piper was still uneasy about meeting new people.

"Well, your Mom and I used to watch Disney cartoons on Sunday mornings when she was just a little pill, about your age Paisley." Tom looked over the table to the sweet seven year old.

"Oh, is that when you used to be her Daddy and love Grandma Ashley?" Paisley unassumingly rebuked as Hanna and Caleb tried their best not to burst out in laughter.

Isobel gave Tom a worried expression.

"Sorry, kids interpret things ya know?" Hanna explained. "He is still my Dad girls."

"Then how come we never see him?" Paisley argued back.

"I don't know sweetie, Grandpa has to answer that." Hanna replied shooting her dad a look across the table.

"They are just like you." He smiled shaking his head.

Isobel took over. "We would love to see you all the time but we live very far away. We are together now, so how about you go on some rides with us?"

Tom held up a roll of tickets. "You ready?"

Hanna and Caleb walked around with Peyton while Tom and Isobel entertained the older kids going on all the rides. A few hours after they arrived, Hanna's father returned his grandchildren who were all toting arms full of candy and prizes.

"I had so much fun Grandpa Tom, you can come visit us in California!" Paisley exclaimed as she held on to his hand.

"Can Grandma Isobel come too?" Isobel asked sticking out her lip a little.

"My mom said you are not my Grandma," she wrinkled up her nose looking at the sad older lady, "but you can come too."

Authors Note: Hey Pretty Little Readers. New chapter, a lot of the Rivers girl's. Kid's are so damn honest and I could only imagine how honest a child from Hanna Marin would be. Lol! I've got a sweet closing chapter coming up, thank you for all the reviews! Check out my new story, Nothing Ever Really Changes and tell me what you think. Lots of Loves.-Brostow