Avery
"A meeting? Already? But...hell...I don't even think that i'm ready for this V." Leo says, sitting down on our bed and running his hands through his wavy, wet hair. Recently he's been growing it out and all I can say is...yum.
I sit next to him and instinctually put a hand on my growing belly. Its already been eight whole months, and still nobody outside of Leo. my parents, Kristen, and Chayton know. Speaking of Chayton...its been a while since i've seen him. Like...a few months, while. I'm a tad worried.
"Lee, you'll be fine. I mean...it's your biological parents, love. You've waited your whole life for this. So please. If you don't get the confidence now, you never will. And our twins are definitely gonna want a second set of grandparents." I say with a small smile, looking down.
But when I look back up I notice that Leo is shaking his head. At first softly and then slightly harder.
"No...I don't want them to be any type of anything in our childs life. If they couldn't be parents to me, they sure as hell can't be grandparents to my own."
I notice his face is getting more angry and red as he clenches both hands tightly together. I gently place a hand on his shoulder and almost yank my hand back when I feel the tense muscles in his shoulder.
"Leo i'm sure that they-"
"No! There is no reasonable or viable excuse for leaving your child to the mercy of the foster care system. None at all. Honestly, I hate them. I hate them both so much."
Leo suddenly shoots up and begins pacing. I let go of a breath that i've been holding in since he exploded with the "no". I haven't seen him this angry since...never.
"You know what...i'll go and meet them. Just to tell them how I feel. How I feel about having to go through all of that unnecessary bullshit. How I feel about them abandoning me. And most of all...how I feel about them having two spoiled kids...and deciding to let me go."
He stops, grabs his coat from the computer chair, and walks out of the room. Naturally I follow him with a soft sigh and heavy feet.
"I don't even know these people Kristen!" I hear a whining voice as I climb down the grand staircase, a hand trailing on the mahogany railing.
When I actually get to the bottom I notice that Leo is standing frozen as he stares at something beyond the dining room intently. I look in the direction where Leos eyes are and my breath catches in my throat.
"Lilly, its fine, okay? All of the girls coming are really sweet an-"
"Probably all uglier than me! And you know how ugly girls get...they get jelly and catty. Thats why I-"
"Don't have many girl friends as it is. I get it, okay? Well not really. I'm a lumpy potato," Kristen chuckles softly "But believe me, all of the girls are model status. They'll have nothing to be jealous of."
Lillith, Leos sister (whom i've only seen through private investigator taken photos a la my parents), crosses her arms and gives Kristen a pointed look. "You claim to be the ugly lumpy potato...yet you hang out in a group filled with model status girls? You're really stupid sometimes." She says with a roll of the eyes.
Kristen laughs out loud and then notices Leo and I. She looks between me and Leo, a question mark in her eyes, and then approaches us with Lillith in tow. Lillith keeps her eyes on Leo like a hungry tiger (wait until she finds out they're related) and Leo keeps his eyes on her like he may vaguely recognize her from somewhere, but just can't put his finger on it.
"Hey guys! Now is just as good as anytime to introduce you to my new friend, Lillith. Lillith, this is my cousin, Avery and her soon to be hubby, Leo."
Lillith extends a hand to Leo seductively, while Leo looks down at it like she's handing him a recently fired gun, but after a few hesitant seconds, he shakes it. When she's finally able to tear her gaze from Leo, her eyes widen as they take myself in.
"H-holy crap! You're THAT Avery! Avery Piest?!?!"
I raise a hand slowly with a soft smile. "Guilty."
Her eyes widen until they're the size of saucers. "I cheered so loudly for you during that one fashion show! The one for lingirie! Where you modeled for that sexy body suit from Bordelles! The one with the maroon lace! I bought it immediately after! And then after that I watched the whole walking dead spinoff in three days! You were amazing! You are amazing! And you two are related!"
The three of us watch as she jumps up and down and squeals, as her adderley petite from anthropologie and long light brown hair bounces around her.
"Will you be staying for the party Kristen is having? If so, we can discuss the tiny bit of modeling I did for Hollister and charlotte russe!"
I look pointedly at Kristen.
"We're having a party?" I ask, an eyebrow rising.
Kristen shrugs and looks down.
"The girls want to hang out." She says sheepishly looking up, her baby blues giving me the puppy dog.
I roll my eyes and turn back to Lilith.
"I'm sorry. But Leo and I have a few errands to run that we're actually a tad late for...maybe i'll see you later?"
Lillith smiles and without missing a beat jabs her bony elbow into Kristens side, emitting an "ooff" from my cousin making me chuckle. "You'll definitely being seeing me later. Ta-ta now! Nice meeting you!" She says hurriedly as Leo starts pulling me outside.
Once we're out and seated in my dads rolls royce that we've been driving in since i've found in that i'm pregnant. Leo puts his hands on the steering wheel and inhales deeply.
"I think...I have the sense that...that was my sister, huh?"
I nod, and all Leo does is pull in another heart wrenching sigh, and pulls out of the driveway.
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