I do not own DWP I am just using the characters for inspiration.
Everyone ready for a surprise? :)
Andy barely got the door open to the townhome as it was flung out of her hands.
"Andyyy" screamed two red heads.
"Girls. Please you will scare Andréa's Parents away before they even get into the house." Miranda stated.
Miranda stood at the foot of the stairs in white linen slacks, with a light blue and white silk top. On her feet were her favorite pair of four inch Louboutins. Andy looked the sexy woman up and down. Casual was not a word in Miranda's vocabulary.
"Sorry Mom. Sorry Andy's Parents." The two girls responded.
Andy giggled. "Out of the way girls and let us in." She ruffled the tops of their heads and walked over to Miranda giving her a small kiss on the lips.
"Really you have to do that in front of us and Andy's parents?" exclaimed Cassidy.
Andy laughed. "Yes we do." Andy stepped to the side. "Mom, Dad. These two hellions are Cassidy and Caroline, and this beautiful lady is Miranda. Miranda, girls my Mom and Dad. Anna and Richard.
"Wow, you are really tall." As Caroline craned her neck up to look Richard in the eye.
"Caroline, manners please." Miranda sighed.
"It is O.K." Richard got down on his knee to look the girls in the eye. "You are right I am very tall, and your hair is very red."
Caroline giggled. Richard held out his hand to shake and Caroline took it. "Wow, no adult has ever wanted to shake hands with me before." She turned around and looked at her Mother. "I like him."
Miranda grinned. "Well, I am glad to hear that." Miranda looked at the two new people in her life. "Please come in. Follow us to the living room so we can sit and chat." Miranda turned and led the way. The twins grabbed the hands of their soon to be grandparents. Upon entering the living they spotted Bonnie on the couch. Richard and Anna were shocked. Miranda turned around. "Richard, Anna I would like you to meet my sister Bonnie." Pleasantries were exchanged between the three.
The new family sat and the girls started the conversation and never stopped. They explained all about Bonnie's illness and how they were helping her with her rehabilitation. They explained all about the hardware on Bonnie's leg and how it worked. Through it all Miranda and Andy sat close together hands entwined, occasionally they would exchange smiles and mouth I love you to each other.
None of this escaped Anna's eyes. "Miranda the ring you gave Andy is very beautiful."
Miranda held up Andréa's left hand and played with the ring like she always did. "Thank you, but it does not compare to the beauty of your daughter." Miranda gazed into Andréa's eyes.
Caroline piped up. "The two diamonds represent us."
Andy smiled. "Yep I agreed to marry all three of them."
Anna sighed. She just could not figure out what had gotten into her Daughters mind.
Caroline giggled. She went over and held up her Mother's hand. "See the pretty ring Andy gave to our Mother. Caroline caressed the center stone with her finger. The blue diamond is the color of Mom's eyes when she looks at Andy."
Miranda blushed. "Caroline I do …"
"No Miranda let her finish," came from Andy.
Caroline then rubbed the baguette on either side of the diamond, "and these white diamonds represent us. Andy loves us too."
"Blue diamond?" Anna questioned surprised.
"Yes Mom isn't it beautiful?" Andy asked. "And it does look like Miranda's eyes when they turn deep blue."
"Yes, very." Anna replied blushing. She knew exactly when Miranda's eye would be that blue. While Miranda and Andy were making love and Anna was not happy with this thought.
They were soon interrupted by the doorbell. Andy jumped up. "They are here." Anna looked at her quizzically. Andy smiled. "I have a surprise for you two."
"Another one?" Anna almost groaned. Andy nodded. She went to answer the door and led the two new arrivals into the room.
Anna jumped up. "Lily! Doug!" She went to embrace them. "It is so good to see you two again." Finally something Anna could be happy about.
Doug gave Anna a big hug. "Good to see you too Anna." He turned and shook hands with Richard. "And you Richard."
Lily hugged both. They both said hi to Miranda and the girls. Then Doug turned to the woman sitting on the couch and stopped. He felt as if all the air had been sucked out of the room.
"Doug. Douggg!" Andy was speaking.
Lily punched him in the arm. "Oww!" Doug turned toward her rubbing his arm. "That hurt." The twins giggled.
"See Mom I am not the only one who punches people in the arm." Andy giggled. Miranda just shook her head.
"As I was saying Doug this is Bonnie, Miranda's sister. You remember me telling you and Lily about her being here. Right?" Andy was staring at Doug.
"Uhm … yes … Uh hello." He held out his hand to Bonnie. She was blushing as she shook it. Andy looked at Miranda and arched an eyebrow. Miranda just grinned.
"Well, now that we are all here let us head to the dining room and have something to eat." Miranda announced.
"Yeaaa I am starving!" Cassidy shouted.
"Cassidy. Please." Miranda was shaking her head.
"Sorry Mom." Cassidy replied.
Richard laughed. "Come on girls I am starving too." The two each grabbed a hand and drug Richard out the door. Anna smiled. Andy knew she was falling in love with the girls.
Miranda took Bonnie's walker over to her and started to help her up. Doug stepped in. "Here Miranda let me." Miranda glared at Doug but he did not see it as he was staring into Bonnie's eyes. Andy started laughing, took her Mothers arm and headed to the dining room.
"Miranda is going to set him on fire. Does he not realize that?" Remarked Lily.
"That is the last thing he is thinking about." Replied Anna. The three women started laughing.
The dinner turned out to be a very pleasant time. The girls once again was able to get lots of material to blackmail one of their Mothers with. Anna, Richard, Doug and Lily readily told many stories about Andy. Even Miranda was laughing when Doug and Lily exposed things Andréa had done as a teenager that her parents knew nothing about. Andy complained the whole time about being picked on.
"But sweetheart how will I ever keep you in line in the future if I know nothing about your bad side?" Miranda smirked.
The group talked late into the night. Doug manage to get the seat next to Bonnie on the couch and when she started getting tired and announced she was going up to bed he jumped up and offered to help her off the couch and up the stairs. Before Miranda had a chance to say anything Bonnie had accepted. Miranda glared at the young man but once again it missed his eyes as he was blindsided by the presence of Bonnie.
As Bonnie and Doug exited Anna Spoke up. "Don't worry Miranda. Doug is a very nice young man. Your sister is in very good hands."
Miranda glared.
Andy laughed. "Watch out Mom the Dragon Lady is coming out." Lily and the twins laughed.
"I think it is time for two young ladies to also go to bed." Miranda looked at the girls.
"But Mom, we are not tired." The girls whined.
"Yes but you have a big day ahead of you tomorrow. Andréa wants to take her parents sightseeing and I thought we were going along." Miranda reminded them.
Cassidy jumped up. "Oh yea we almost forgot."
Caroline stood up, "Can Andy's Mom and Dad tuck us in? They have not even seen our rooms yet."
Andy looked at her Mom and Dad. Anna smiled and Richard nodded.
Miranda looked around. "As long as you do not keep them hostage up there all night. In the mean time I will help Bonnie get ready for bed." She leaned over to the girls giving them a hug and a kiss on the forehead.
The girls grabbed Anna and Richard's hands pulling them up off their seats. "Come on hurry before Mom changes her mind."
"Cassidy!" Miranda was warning.
"Sorry Mom." Cassidy rolled her eyes.
"I swear you would think I have never taught you two any manners." Miranda stated, exacerbated.
Andy laughed. As the girls and her parents left the room she went over to Miranda and hugged her. "I think the girls have won them over."
Miranda smirked. "Of course they did. They are our girls. How could anyone not fall in love with them?"
Andy grinned and planted a passionate kiss on Miranda. Miranda accepted it and deepened it. Soon they heard someone clearing their throat. The women separated and Andy watched as Miranda sashayed out of the room.
"Really Andy I thought I was going to have to hose the two of you down." Lily exclaimed.
Andy looked at Lily and smiled. "I know. Isn't it fantastic?" Both girls broke out laughing.
When Anna and Richard walked into Caroline's room they were amazed. The room looked like any other pre-teen room they had seen. It was painted a different color on each wall. Posters hung all over. There was a desk with books and papers all over it. The only thing you could consider extravagant was an overstuffed chair and a small love seat in it.
Caroline noticed the look on the two adults face. "Is there something wrong?"
Anna looked down at the child and smiled. "No, I just really like your room. I did not know if it would be really fancy or not."
Caroline looked around and then smiled. "Oh you mean like our friend Natalie's room. Yuck. It is so girly. It is pink and her bed has ruffles all over it."
"Yea." Added Cassidy. "And she has all this breakable stuff sitting around we cannot play, dance or goof around in her room. Her Mom is always yelling at us to not break anything or get anything dirty."
Cassidy pulled on Richards arm. "Come and see my room." Cassidy's room was pretty much like Caroline's except it was painted neon green.
"You girls sure do like bright colors." Richard laughed.
"Yea, Mom let us pick them out we even got to help paint." Cassidy led him over to the far wall. "I did this one."
Richard roared out laughing. Sure enough it looked like a child had painted it.
Anna smiled. "You like the job she did Richard?"
"You bet." Richard looked at Cassidy. "Will you come help me the next time I need to paint our walls?"
"Can we really?" The girls exclaimed in unison.
Richard nodded. "Now you two need to go get ready for bed before you Mother turns into the Dragon Lady again."
The girls bust out laughing rolling all over the bed and floor.
"Richard!" Anna exclaimed.
Anna shooed the girls into their bathroom and helped them get ready. Richard threw both of them into bed and gave them a kiss.
As they were leaving Caroline's room she called out. "We're glad you're going to be our Grandparents."
Anna teared up, and Richard pulled her into a hug. "I guess we are going to be O.K. with this. Huh?" Anna nodded. She could not help it, she already thought of them as her Grandchildren. Now if she could only wrap her finger around Miranda being her Daughter-in-law.
The week passed by much too quickly. Richard and Anna were so surprised at how Miranda acted like a normal Mother and woman in love. The girls were not spoiled like they had thought they would be. They were not the stuck up little brats they thought they would find. They were loving, courteous, and showed no signs that they thought they were privileged. The last night they were in town they had dinner at the townhome once again. They had decided to say good-bye that night since they had to leave very early in the morning.
As they stood next to the door Andy hugged her Father tight and started to cry. "I'm going to miss you and Mom so much."
This exchange scared Miranda. She did not want to lose Andrea.
"There, there baby girl. We are just a plane ride away, and we hope you and your family are going to visit often. Miranda has not seen were you grew up yet. You need to bring her and the girls out for a long visit so we can spoil them properly."
Miranda let out a breath of relief.
Andy was now laughing. "Oh god no." She turned and hugged her Mother just as hard.
Anna wiped the tears from Andy's face. "I am so happy for you. Now stop the tears before I start."
Caroline pulled on Andy's hand. "Are you crying sad or happy tears now?"
Andy smiled, "a little of both."
Anna smiled.
They heard a sniffle. Cassidy was wiping tears from her face. Miranda bent down. "Cassidy what's wrong?" Miranda was very concerned since Cassidy never cried.
"I'm going to miss our new Grandma and Grandpa too." Cassidy sniffled.
Miranda smiled. "I know Bobbsey, but you heard Richard we can go out and visit any time. O.K?" Miranda wiped her tears.
Cassidy nodded. "Can we come for Thanksgiving?"
Richard laughed out loud. He knelt down. "Come here baby girl." Cassidy walked over to him and wrapped her tiny arms around him. He picked her up into a tight bear hug. "Yes you all can come for Thanksgiving." Now Anna was tearing up.
Miranda was dyeing inside. Never had her girls taken to new people as they had done with these Sachs. "O.K. before everyone starts crying let's say good-bye." She held out her arms for her baby girl, and Cassidy crawled into them. "Richard, Anna it was a pleasure meet you. Please come to New York any time we have a guest room and you are welcome. That is if you can stand the hellions as Andréa calls them."
More good-byes were said and Andy and the girls waved as Roy drove Richard and Anna away in the car.
While Andy and Miranda had been entertain Andy's parents Doug was spending a lot of time around the townhome. He would go into work late on the days Bonnie needed to go into the hospitals for her therapy and doctor's visits. He would drop by at night just to sit and talk. Miranda had seen a change in Bonnie. A lighter mood. A calmer atmosphere. One night after Andréa's parents had left Miranda was sitting in Bonnie's room helping her get ready for bed.
"You really like him don't you?" Miranda inquired. Bonnie was quiet. Miranda looked at her. "You know it is O.K. if you do. You deserve to be happy Bonnie. You deserve to have someone love you."
"What about Mother? Who would take care of her? What if he doesn't feel for me like I do for him?" Bonnie whispered shyly.
Miranda smiled. "I have seen the way he looks at you."
Bonnie looked at Miranda, "I don't know if I can Miranda."
Miranda took Bonnie's hand and massaged it. "Someone once told me. It will work as long as you are together. Just let it happen."
"That's not fair quoting my words back to me." Bonnie growled.
Miranda smirked.
Who thought the Devil's Spawn could be so loving? :)