Chapter 4
I didn't sleep well that night even though we had extra body
gaurds and all. Brian let me move Allie and Nicole to my room so
I'd feel better. I didn't care if my mother got my money, I just
didn't want her near Allie and Nicole.
The two girls were just like me and Brian. They had my hair but his eyes. We loved them to death and I swore I'd never hurt them like my family hurt me, I'd never let anything happen to them.
I'd told Ashley, Nick and Ariana about the phone call and they agreed to try and be more secretive about where we lived and we changed our number to unlisted. After we'd done that I felt slightly more safe and concentrated on the Howie and Ariana problem.
"So Ariana," I said,"why don't you talk to Howie. Maybe he feels the same about you."
I shifted a squirming Nicole to my other hip. Brian was feeding Allie.
"I can't," she told me,"you saw him with that other girl."
"Yeah we did," Brian answered,"but we also saw the way he looked at you."
Allie began to whine and he handed her to me while I handed Nicole to him. She quieted down.
Ariana looked at us hopefully. "Really!"
"Yep."
"OK, maybe I will talk to him."
"Good, now Abbs will leave us alone."
I stuck out my tongue at him.
"Mature as ever, huh Abby," Ash laughed at me.
I gave her a look and continued feeding Allie. "Yeah, well now I can set up Kevin and Zoe."
Nick looked at me. "Zoe and Kevin?"
"Yup. They'd work don't ya think."
"Yup."
From upstairs we heard crying. "I'm coming Mellissa," Ashley shouted out and ran upstairs.We laughed a little and continued our breakfast.
Minutes later Ash came back with Mellissa and started feeding her. We'd finished with Nicole and Allie already so I put their bottles in the dishwasher and took them upstairs for a much needed changing and Ariana went to call Howie.
"Allie you just a little stinker," I cooed.
Brian laughed at me. I glanced at him. "What?"
"You called her a little stinker."
"Yeah well you'd agree if you were over here."
He finished with Nicole's diaper. "No I do agree, it's just you didn't mention that Nicole was one too."
Now it was my turn to laugh. "I'll remember that next time."
"Good."
Ariana came running in. "Howie agreed to meet at the cafe so we can talk."
I smiled widely. "Alright Ari. Good luck."
"Thanks. I can't wait. I need to get ready." She ran out of the room. I
looked at Brian and he shared a smile with me.