Us
Tammy
July 2nd, 2014 8:06
"Would you like something to drink?" asked Tammy as I heard the front door close shut. I bent down and searched through the refrigerator for some juice.
Tammy's my older sister. By three years actually. I haven't seen her since she visited from college when I was sixteen.
"What do you have?" My eyes scanned the shelves slowly.
"Ice tea, ginger ale, water, apple juice, milk, orange juice and grape juice." I looked back at Tammy as she sat down, tapping her fingers on the table.
"I'll have some ice tea." She said smiling. I pursed my lips and grabbed the ice tea out the fridge. I laid it on the counter as I gushed throw the cabinet for a cup. Once I grabbed one, I held it in my hand and started to pour the juice in.
"Here you go.." I drifted off. I walked over to Tammy and placed it in her hand. She looked at me while she sipped it. As she laid it on the table, I sat down across from her. I really didn't know what to say.
I can't start off with saying how did blah blah blah go because the last thing I knew about her was her going off to college. So I sat there, glancing around waiting for her to speak first
. "How you been?" She asked looking up at me from her phone. I leaned back in the chair and began to pick at the table, not trying to look up at her.
"I've been great actually. How about you?"
"I've been great. I'm in my second year of medical school.. So I'm getting there." She chuckled. I looked at her and smiled lightly.
"It's been that long huh?"
"It's been too long since I've seen my little sister."
"So.." I drifted off.
"How long you here for?"
"For like two months. I've been here for two days already."
"Who you staying with?"
"My boyfriend Michael."
"Is he cute?" She put her cup down and she smiled widely.
"Brown hair. 5'll or 6 feet. Blue eyes. Dimples and a sexy ass voice."
"Sound like your trying copy Harry." I chuckled. Her brought the cup back up to her lips and her eyes got huge while she jumped up and down in the chair.
"How is Harry? God how much I fucking miss him." She said. I giggled.
"He's good. Just went out to the store with Aden!"
"Oh my god! Oh my god! How the hell are my niece and nephew." She gushed.
"Aden's good. He's always smiling and trying to hold his head up. It's Sooo cute! Then Ema, she's amazing. She's always talking so you and her would be great friends."
"Haha your real funny." She said rolling her eyes playfully.
"But seriously, where's Ema? I want to see her."
"She's taking a nap. Been running around all day. But she she'll be up in a few." I spoke. She nodded her head up and down, letting me know she heard me. I shook my head up and down slightly, not knowing what to talk about now.
So I looked down and began to pull at my shirt to make it look like I'm actually doing something.
"Have you spoken to mom lately?" I laughed sarcastically.
"Nope.. Not since she came over." I sighed deeply and rolled my eyes. Tammy's eyes got big and she smirked.
"What happen?" She asked. I sighed deeply, not feeling like going over that again because every time I talked about it, it made me angry.
"No.. Mom wouldn't do that!" She said laughing. I sat back and drunk my water, laughing with her.
"Yes she would. And she did." I replied. Tammy mouthed wow while she combed her fingers through her hand.
"So.." I drifted off smiling.
"Have you seen Tania?" I asked, waiting for her answer anxiously. Tania is our little sixteen year old sister. She was ten when I left and I haven't spoken to her since. Actually, anybody from my family.
"Yeah I did."
"How is she?" I immediately asked.
"She's goooooood. She asked about you a couple times when I saw her." Me and Tania weren't always happy with each other. I was the older sister, the bully. She was the younger sister, the annoying one. And we never got a chance to actually... Become close.
"And how's Tony?" She looked down and away from me, making me scared. Tonys been in the military for years so seeing her look away from me like that, it can't be good.
"Tammy..." I said which my voice getting higher and higher. My bottom lip began to quiver as I felt my heart beat out of my chest.
"Please don't tell me..." She quickly looked up at me with a confused looked on face.
"Don't tell you what?" She asked. I sat back in the chair, trying to calm down.
"That something happen to tony in the military." I said gesturing my hands for she could catch on to what I was trying to say but didn't want to. It took her a few moments before she parted her lips in a circle and smirked.
"No no no Tay! That did not happen!" She said offensively. Relief flew through my body while I started to breath through my mouth. I looked around before looking back at my beautiful sister with a smile.
"Good.. Then what about Tony?" She turned her body so she was now facing me. She took a deep breath before speaking.
"Tonys officially coming back from the military a-." Before she finished, I scream in joy and bounced up and down in my chair. I don't know why, but my life finally seems like it's becoming full.
"Can I finish? Damn." She joked. I sat back down and playfully rolled my eyes, gesturing for her to go on.
"As I was saying before I got rudely interrupted.." She drifted off, playfully glaring at me.
"I'm throwing him a welcome home party at moms house. Everyone's gonna be there. Old friends, our cousins, aunts, uncles.. Everyone. Even dad and his girlfriend. Did you know she's like twe-." I immediately cut her off, not understanding what I'm hearing.
"Hold up. Ma, daddy and his girlfriend are going to be in the same house? At the same time?" I asked trying to understand.
"Yeah." She replied. I chuckled sarcastically.
"And how'd you think this was going to play out? We just all go skipping in the meadow and we all hold hands?" I said.
"Let's be realistic. You know ma- Alice and you know daddy. What are you thinking!?"
"I already talked to dad and he said he was going to be the mature one if mom tried anything. But I just need you help."
"Depends on with what."
"Keeping them away from each other if they fight or anything like that. I just want that day to be peaceful you know? Because Tonys finally coming back after years and I want him to have a loving and carefree day with all his family. He deserves it." I sighed deeply before sinking into my chair. I didn't want to agree to it, but I knew I had to.
"The only reason I'm agreeing is for Tony. I hate drama and when this happens, there's gonna be a lot of drama, believe me or not." I said pouting.
Tammy immediately ran over to me and engulfed me in a hug. Usually I would have not hugged back due to the fact that I felt like acting petty, but I haven't my sister in years.
And I really did miss her. Plus, it's nice to know that I don't have problems with everyone in my family. Right?
July 3rd, 2014 2:13am
I stood in front of the microwave while waiting for the popcorn to be ready. I glanced back at the living room. Harry was chasing Ema around and Tammy as bouncing Aden up and down.
Once the microwave started to beep, I took the popcorn out and dumped it into a bowl. I began to walk to the living room as my eyes watched the television.
I smiled lightly, sitting on the couch with my eyes still glued to the television. Harry plopped down next to me and dug his hand into the bowl making me glare at him.
"Yeah Harry, I really wanted your filthy and sweaty hands all over the popcorn." I said to him sarcastically but true.
I began to eat the popcorn again when he snatched the bowl out my hand and held it in his lap, moving his hands all through the bowl. I narrowed my eyes and stared at him in disbelief. He looked over at me from the television and smirked.
"I'm just giving you what you want baby." He replied. I snatched the bowl from his grip and smiled before playfully hitting his chest. I looked over at him and smiled before leaning in a pecking his lip as he rubbed his chest like I actually hurt him.
"Nice to see you two love birds, but I think your baby just too a dump in my lap." Tammy said, holding Aden up away from her. He looked down at her and giggled, wobbling his head side to side.
I looked away from Tammy and looked at Harry as we both know what was about to happen.
"Your turn Harry." I said before he had a chance to. He got up from the couch and stretched before walking away.
"Nice try Tay. But, I changed him last so now.. It's the mommys turn." He said before closing the bathroom door behind him. I sucked my teeth and rolled my eyes before carefully, taking Aden from Tammy's hold and into my lap.
"Ema.. Go get Aden's blue bag for me please. It's at the bottom of the stairs."
"Yes mommy." Ema replied as she got up and walked away. Once she came back, I took the bag from her and began to unbutton Aden's body suit.
"Hi baby.." I gushed, making him smile. I leaned down and kissed his forehead looking into his beautiful eyes. Aden was so small and so cute. I couldn't get over it.
"I need to get going... Michaels probably worried about where I am right now." Tammy said getting off the ground as grabbing her purse. I held Aden's legs gently in one hand and began to wipe him.
"Oh god Aden.. What did you eat?" I said shrinking up my face from the horrible smell. I held my hand to the side as I wiped up until the smell was mostly gone.
"But yeah Tammy. When am I going to see you again?" I asked. I grabbed the powered out of Aden's bag and twisted the cap off, before dumping enough on Aden which made him smell clean again.
"I don't know yet. I'll call you?" She grabbed her keys out of her purse and began to walk to me. I laid my head against her as she gave me a hug. I wasn't able to hug back since I was busy cleaning Aden up.
"Yeah that's fine. I love you Tam." I said, smiling. She looked back at me as She opened the front door. She waved to me and smiled.
"I love you too." She replied before walking out. I looked back down at Aden as he looked side to side with his big, beautiful eyes. I fixed his dipper once more before buttoning back his bodysuit and picking him up into my arms.
Harry finally walked out the bathroom slowly. He sat back down next to me and pulled me under his arm as we watched television again.
"Where's Tammy?" He asked.
"She just left." I replied. Ema ran over to us and sat between me and Harry, pulling us apart. I began to hear my cell phone ring making me look into the kitchen, were I left it.
"Can I hold Aden ma?" Ema asked looking up at me.
"Not right now Em.. I'm about to put him to sleep." I got up from the couch and held Aden's head to my chest while he made himself comfortable in my hold. I quickly walked into the kitchen before my phone stopped ringing.
Before it hit the last ring, I slid it to answer and held it to my ear. I pulled my shoulder up so that I could talk without holding it. My hand held Aden as I gently bounced up and down, trying to put him to sleep.
Me: hellooooo?
Christina: Tay!
Me: what's up?
Christina: nothing. What you doing?
Me: just spending time with the fam.
Christina: would you rather spend time with the fam in your house or Miami?
Me: what do you mean?
Christina: I mean... I found out that in leaving for Miami for a shoot on the 21st and I want you and Ema, Aden and Harry to all come! It's gonna be for like two weeks.
Me: I don't know.. I need to see what Harry wants.
Christina: alright. But I need to know today okay?
Me: okay. I'll talk to you later.
Christina: wait.. Who was that girl at the door?
Me: my sister.
~ End Call
I threw my phone back onto the counter and began to walk back into the living room where Harry and Ema was. I sat back down next to Ema.
"Who was that?" Harry asked, looking at me.
"Christina."
"What she want?"
"She wanted to know if we wanted to go to Miami on the 21st. But I told her it's up to you." Harry smiled.
"Yeah.. We can go. I think we need a vacation anyway." He said. I leaned I to him and laid my head on his lap, while I looked up. He began to rub my head and soothed me but I felt my eyes began to tear.
They began to tear when I noticed that Harry's shirt smelt like perfume. And what broke my heart was that it wasn't mine, but I knew for a fact that I hated that scent.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked, looking down at me with concern in his eyes. I gulped loudly, before turning away from him and facing the television. I quickly wiped the years away before they we're able to fall.
"Allergies."
"Would you like something to drink?" asked Tammy as I heard the front door close shut. I bent down and searched through the refrigerator for some juice.
Tammy's my older sister. By three years actually. I haven't seen her since she visited from college when I was sixteen.
"What do you have?" My eyes scanned the shelves slowly.
"Ice tea, ginger ale, water, apple juice, milk, orange juice and grape juice." I looked back at Tammy as she sat down, tapping her fingers on the table.
"I'll have some ice tea." She said smiling. I pursed my lips and grabbed the ice tea out the fridge. I laid it on the counter as I gushed throw the cabinet for a cup. Once I grabbed one, I held it in my hand and started to pour the juice in.
"Here you go.." I drifted off. I walked over to Tammy and placed it in her hand. She looked at me while she sipped it. As she laid it on the table, I sat down across from her. I really didn't know what to say.
I can't start off with saying how did blah blah blah go because the last thing I knew about her was her going off to college. So I sat there, glancing around waiting for her to speak first
. "How you been?" She asked looking up at me from her phone. I leaned back in the chair and began to pick at the table, not trying to look up at her.
"I've been great actually. How about you?"
"I've been great. I'm in my second year of medical school.. So I'm getting there." She chuckled. I looked at her and smiled lightly.
"It's been that long huh?"
"It's been too long since I've seen my little sister."
"So.." I drifted off.
"How long you here for?"
"For like two months. I've been here for two days already."
"Who you staying with?"
"My boyfriend Michael."
"Is he cute?" She put her cup down and she smiled widely.
"Brown hair. 5'll or 6 feet. Blue eyes. Dimples and a sexy ass voice."
"Sound like your trying copy Harry." I chuckled. Her brought the cup back up to her lips and her eyes got huge while she jumped up and down in the chair.
"How is Harry? God how much I fucking miss him." She said. I giggled.
"He's good. Just went out to the store with Aden!"
"Oh my god! Oh my god! How the hell are my niece and nephew." She gushed.
"Aden's good. He's always smiling and trying to hold his head up. It's Sooo cute! Then Ema, she's amazing. She's always talking so you and her would be great friends."
"Haha your real funny." She said rolling her eyes playfully.
"But seriously, where's Ema? I want to see her."
"She's taking a nap. Been running around all day. But she she'll be up in a few." I spoke. She nodded her head up and down, letting me know she heard me. I shook my head up and down slightly, not knowing what to talk about now.
So I looked down and began to pull at my shirt to make it look like I'm actually doing something.
"Have you spoken to mom lately?" I laughed sarcastically.
"Nope.. Not since she came over." I sighed deeply and rolled my eyes. Tammy's eyes got big and she smirked.
"What happen?" She asked. I sighed deeply, not feeling like going over that again because every time I talked about it, it made me angry.
"No.. Mom wouldn't do that!" She said laughing. I sat back and drunk my water, laughing with her.
"Yes she would. And she did." I replied. Tammy mouthed wow while she combed her fingers through her hand.
"So.." I drifted off smiling.
"Have you seen Tania?" I asked, waiting for her answer anxiously. Tania is our little sixteen year old sister. She was ten when I left and I haven't spoken to her since. Actually, anybody from my family.
"Yeah I did."
"How is she?" I immediately asked.
"She's goooooood. She asked about you a couple times when I saw her." Me and Tania weren't always happy with each other. I was the older sister, the bully. She was the younger sister, the annoying one. And we never got a chance to actually... Become close.
"And how's Tony?" She looked down and away from me, making me scared. Tonys been in the military for years so seeing her look away from me like that, it can't be good.
"Tammy..." I said which my voice getting higher and higher. My bottom lip began to quiver as I felt my heart beat out of my chest.
"Please don't tell me..." She quickly looked up at me with a confused looked on face.
"Don't tell you what?" She asked. I sat back in the chair, trying to calm down.
"That something happen to tony in the military." I said gesturing my hands for she could catch on to what I was trying to say but didn't want to. It took her a few moments before she parted her lips in a circle and smirked.
"No no no Tay! That did not happen!" She said offensively. Relief flew through my body while I started to breath through my mouth. I looked around before looking back at my beautiful sister with a smile.
"Good.. Then what about Tony?" She turned her body so she was now facing me. She took a deep breath before speaking.
"Tonys officially coming back from the military a-." Before she finished, I scream in joy and bounced up and down in my chair. I don't know why, but my life finally seems like it's becoming full.
"Can I finish? Damn." She joked. I sat back down and playfully rolled my eyes, gesturing for her to go on.
"As I was saying before I got rudely interrupted.." She drifted off, playfully glaring at me.
"I'm throwing him a welcome home party at moms house. Everyone's gonna be there. Old friends, our cousins, aunts, uncles.. Everyone. Even dad and his girlfriend. Did you know she's like twe-." I immediately cut her off, not understanding what I'm hearing.
"Hold up. Ma, daddy and his girlfriend are going to be in the same house? At the same time?" I asked trying to understand.
"Yeah." She replied. I chuckled sarcastically.
"And how'd you think this was going to play out? We just all go skipping in the meadow and we all hold hands?" I said.
"Let's be realistic. You know ma- Alice and you know daddy. What are you thinking!?"
"I already talked to dad and he said he was going to be the mature one if mom tried anything. But I just need you help."
"Depends on with what."
"Keeping them away from each other if they fight or anything like that. I just want that day to be peaceful you know? Because Tonys finally coming back after years and I want him to have a loving and carefree day with all his family. He deserves it." I sighed deeply before sinking into my chair. I didn't want to agree to it, but I knew I had to.
"The only reason I'm agreeing is for Tony. I hate drama and when this happens, there's gonna be a lot of drama, believe me or not." I said pouting.
Tammy immediately ran over to me and engulfed me in a hug. Usually I would have not hugged back due to the fact that I felt like acting petty, but I haven't my sister in years.
And I really did miss her. Plus, it's nice to know that I don't have problems with everyone in my family. Right?
July 3rd, 2014 2:13am
I stood in front of the microwave while waiting for the popcorn to be ready. I glanced back at the living room. Harry was chasing Ema around and Tammy as bouncing Aden up and down.
Once the microwave started to beep, I took the popcorn out and dumped it into a bowl. I began to walk to the living room as my eyes watched the television.
I smiled lightly, sitting on the couch with my eyes still glued to the television. Harry plopped down next to me and dug his hand into the bowl making me glare at him.
"Yeah Harry, I really wanted your filthy and sweaty hands all over the popcorn." I said to him sarcastically but true.
I began to eat the popcorn again when he snatched the bowl out my hand and held it in his lap, moving his hands all through the bowl. I narrowed my eyes and stared at him in disbelief. He looked over at me from the television and smirked.
"I'm just giving you what you want baby." He replied. I snatched the bowl from his grip and smiled before playfully hitting his chest. I looked over at him and smiled before leaning in a pecking his lip as he rubbed his chest like I actually hurt him.
"Nice to see you two love birds, but I think your baby just too a dump in my lap." Tammy said, holding Aden up away from her. He looked down at her and giggled, wobbling his head side to side.
I looked away from Tammy and looked at Harry as we both know what was about to happen.
"Your turn Harry." I said before he had a chance to. He got up from the couch and stretched before walking away.
"Nice try Tay. But, I changed him last so now.. It's the mommys turn." He said before closing the bathroom door behind him. I sucked my teeth and rolled my eyes before carefully, taking Aden from Tammy's hold and into my lap.
"Ema.. Go get Aden's blue bag for me please. It's at the bottom of the stairs."
"Yes mommy." Ema replied as she got up and walked away. Once she came back, I took the bag from her and began to unbutton Aden's body suit.
"Hi baby.." I gushed, making him smile. I leaned down and kissed his forehead looking into his beautiful eyes. Aden was so small and so cute. I couldn't get over it.
"I need to get going... Michaels probably worried about where I am right now." Tammy said getting off the ground as grabbing her purse. I held Aden's legs gently in one hand and began to wipe him.
"Oh god Aden.. What did you eat?" I said shrinking up my face from the horrible smell. I held my hand to the side as I wiped up until the smell was mostly gone.
"But yeah Tammy. When am I going to see you again?" I asked. I grabbed the powered out of Aden's bag and twisted the cap off, before dumping enough on Aden which made him smell clean again.
"I don't know yet. I'll call you?" She grabbed her keys out of her purse and began to walk to me. I laid my head against her as she gave me a hug. I wasn't able to hug back since I was busy cleaning Aden up.
"Yeah that's fine. I love you Tam." I said, smiling. She looked back at me as She opened the front door. She waved to me and smiled.
"I love you too." She replied before walking out. I looked back down at Aden as he looked side to side with his big, beautiful eyes. I fixed his dipper once more before buttoning back his bodysuit and picking him up into my arms.
Harry finally walked out the bathroom slowly. He sat back down next to me and pulled me under his arm as we watched television again.
"Where's Tammy?" He asked.
"She just left." I replied. Ema ran over to us and sat between me and Harry, pulling us apart. I began to hear my cell phone ring making me look into the kitchen, were I left it.
"Can I hold Aden ma?" Ema asked looking up at me.
"Not right now Em.. I'm about to put him to sleep." I got up from the couch and held Aden's head to my chest while he made himself comfortable in my hold. I quickly walked into the kitchen before my phone stopped ringing.
Before it hit the last ring, I slid it to answer and held it to my ear. I pulled my shoulder up so that I could talk without holding it. My hand held Aden as I gently bounced up and down, trying to put him to sleep.
Me: hellooooo?
Christina: Tay!
Me: what's up?
Christina: nothing. What you doing?
Me: just spending time with the fam.
Christina: would you rather spend time with the fam in your house or Miami?
Me: what do you mean?
Christina: I mean... I found out that in leaving for Miami for a shoot on the 21st and I want you and Ema, Aden and Harry to all come! It's gonna be for like two weeks.
Me: I don't know.. I need to see what Harry wants.
Christina: alright. But I need to know today okay?
Me: okay. I'll talk to you later.
Christina: wait.. Who was that girl at the door?
Me: my sister.
~ End Call
I threw my phone back onto the counter and began to walk back into the living room where Harry and Ema was. I sat back down next to Ema.
"Who was that?" Harry asked, looking at me.
"Christina."
"What she want?"
"She wanted to know if we wanted to go to Miami on the 21st. But I told her it's up to you." Harry smiled.
"Yeah.. We can go. I think we need a vacation anyway." He said. I leaned I to him and laid my head on his lap, while I looked up. He began to rub my head and soothed me but I felt my eyes began to tear.
They began to tear when I noticed that Harry's shirt smelt like perfume. And what broke my heart was that it wasn't mine, but I knew for a fact that I hated that scent.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked, looking down at me with concern in his eyes. I gulped loudly, before turning away from him and facing the television. I quickly wiped the years away before they we're able to fall.
"Allergies."
Notes
Tell me what you think. Probably last update for like a week or so. I'm gonna focus on Remember and Breaking Boundaries. I'll add a gif later since I'm writing this on my friends phone.Still single and sad. Gonna be a lonely Valentine. :(
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