by Andrew Davis
"Correction, I don't wear bikinis in front of family and this is just the top."I said.
"Ohh...okay."Eric said.
I wore a turqouise blue bikini top with black shorts and it has thin blue stripes on the sides. We changed and went to Helen who was sitting on one of the chairs that were set up.
We got closer and I realised that she took of the hoodie that she was wearing and revealed the blue bikini top and black shorts that she was wearing underneath.
I was brought out of my thoughts when Anthony commented on her.
"Wow...never thought I would see you in a bikini."He said sounding surprised. I lookwd at her to see what will be her reply but Sebastian spoke before she could. "I thought you said you don't wear bikinis."He stated and Helen had a look of annoyance on her face. "Correction, I don't wear bikinis in front of family and this is just the top." She stated with an attitude. "Ohh.. Okay."Eric said.
I looked at her lying in the chair and as I glanced at her waist, I noticed that she had a mark...sort of a tattoo but I couldn't see it clearly because her shorts are covering it up and only a little was showing. I snapped out of it, when I realised I was staring. I sat down on one of the chairs.
"Come on, we didn't come to the beach to just sit here!We came to have fun!"Sebastian said, throwing his hands in the air. "Last one to the water is an asshole!"Eric yelled and started running soon we were all running towards the water except for Helen, who was laughing at us.
We were in the water for about an hour and we totally forgot about Helen. We came out and went to check on her.
When we got there, Helen was asleep and she had her hoodie on.
"I think we should leave now."Anthony said.
"Yeah, we should."I said and dried myself off and put on a shirt.
Anthony, Sebastian, Eric and Dylan finished drying themselves off and put on a shirt and we were now getting everything packed up so we could leave. "Don't wake her up. Let her sleep."Sebastian said softly not wanitng to wake her up. "Will, you carry her while we get the other stuff."Anthony said and I just nodded at him. They grabbed the rest of the thuns and I went to Helen and picked her up, carrying her bridal style. It felt...soo...right having her in my arms, holding her.
We walked towards the path and as we were walPotter Sebastian spoke up.
"I wonder what will be her reaction when she finds out that you are carrying her like that."He laughed maPotter all of us laugh.
"She would be pissed, more than pissed she would me furious."Anthony said inbetween laughs. "That is why we are not going to tell her. Otherwise we would be maPotter our own death wish." I chuckled but the last part was the truth. Helen will send us to our graves. She is a very fiesty woman. We reached the SUV and jumped in. I sat in the back with Anhtony and Helen on my lap her head resting on my shoulder. Sebastian, Eric and Dylan sat in front.
We were on our way to Helen's apartment. Sebastian, Eric and Dylan were talPotter and laughing but kept quiet when Helen started to stir. "Shh!"Anthony whispered scolded them.
Instead of waPotter up, she surprised me by wrapping her arms around me and snuggling closer to me.
I was shocked and so was the others. I recovered and looked down on her, she looked so beautiful and peaceful but at them same time she scared me, in case she will wake up and I might get an earful. I looked down at her, she really did look beautiful...
"
I woke up realising that I was on a bed, my bed to be exact.
"How did I get in my bed?"I asked myself. The last I remember I was at the beach with the boys. I looked down at what I was wearing and I still had my hoodie on. I walked out of my room but not before I brushed my teeth and tied my hair in a messy bun.
As I walked down the hallway I heard voices coming from the living room. I walked into the living room and there they were... William and Anthony sat on the 3-seater couch while Eric and Dylan sat on the loveseat
"Morning sunshine!"Sebastian teased.
"Shut up, it's not even morning!"I glared at him.
"Someone is grumpy..."Anthony mumbled.
"I'm not grumpy!" I yelled in an irritated tone.
"What are your'll doing here anyway?" I raised an eyebrow at them, who looked so comfortable sitting in my couches.
"We came to drop you off but we wanted to check and see if you were okay because you were sleeping and when we came, you were basically sleep walPotter."Anthony answered, joPotter on the last part. "Okay..."I was skeptical about his reply.
"What were your'll doing while I was asleep?" I asked them sitting on the other armchair across from them.
"Not much, your housekeeper was here and she told us to go take a shower so we went home and came back, after that we were just sitting here watching tv."Sebastian shrugged.
"Well great way to make yourselves at home"I stated sarcastically.
"Oh, I almost forgot...your sisters and parents are coming over and maybe also ours as well."Sebastian said. "How come?" I asked them, I never even knew they were coming.
"They said that all of us are going to dinner and your place is the meeting point."William said. "When are they coming?"I asked.
"About 7pm."Eric answered with a shrug.
"Its...now...6pm."Dylan filled in.
"Shit!"I exclaimed and rushed off to my bathroom and I could hear their laughing as I went to my bedroom.
It took me practically 20 minutes to shower and wash my hair. I got dressed and did my hair. I put on some powder and a little mascara and eyeliner with a touch of lipgloss...something simple and natural. I looked at myself one more time in the floor lenght mirror. The black lace dress that reached about three inches above my knee, which is appropriate and the gladiator styled heels with rhinestones on the straps lwent really well with the dress.
I looked at the clock beside my bed and it said that it was 6:45pm which means there is only 15 more minutes left.
I walked out of my room and as I walked down the hall, there were alot of shuffling coming from the living room. I reached the living room and saw that the boys were all dressed in their black suits with a white shirt inside and they all wore black sneakers but different brands.
"Wow..."William's eyes widen.
"Not to bad yourself."I said.
"Oh My Gosh! Did '
"Oh shut up."I rolled my eyes at him.
"No but for real Helen you look amazing."He said like brother talPotter to his little sister. "Thank you." I gave him a small smile.
Soon My mum, dad, sisters and Uncle Franklin and Aunt Lucinda arrived, all dressed in formal wear but not too formal. "OMG Chrissy! Love your shoes!"Evelyn squealed.
"They are super cute!"Anabiah joined in their squealing.
"The way your'll acting like your'll have never seen shoes before."I stated sarcastically, rolling my eyes at them.
"Just because you prefer sneakers doesn't mean you can underestimate the power of high heels."They said in an offended tone. "If I did, don't you think I wouldn't be using high heels." I raised an eyebrow at them. "But you do look gorgeous in them."They complimented me.
"Thank you, your'll look gorgeous too, my girlies."I said.
"Okay, everyone it is time to leave."My dad annouced.
We all left, me locPotter up and I went to the elevator where everyone was waiting.
We reached the restaurant and it was highly classy, not that it is a surprise or anything. We alked in and my mum and Aunt Lucinda already made a reservation. We got to our table, which was near the big glass window over looPotter the city and the waiter brought our menus. We seated in the oder of: myself, Eric, Dylan, Aunt Lucinda and my mum. On the other side it was Anabiah, Evelyn, Sebastian, William and my dad and Uncle Franklin sat on the either ends of the table.
We ordered our food amd drinks and soon the waiter brought it and we started eating occasionally laughing and talPotter inbetween. "So Anabiah and Evelyn."I started and waited for their attention.
"Yes?" They asked in unison after swallowing the food they had in their
mouth.
"I'm going out of the city in 2 weeks and I want your'll to come, we could use the bonding time."I said with a small smile. "Really?! Where!"They said in unison a little louder than they should have. "Yes really and Italy."I said taPotter a sip of my wine. "Awesome!" They exclaimed.
"Daddy can we got to Italy with Chrissy?!"They squealed. They have never been to Italy before and I thought it would be fun if i could take them along with me. "That sounds like a good idea, maybe we can all go."My dad said. "Yes that's a lovely idea." Uncle Franklin said. "We could go and visit your mother "Why? Your "We have haven't visited her in months, do you know how angry she will be." Anthony replied. "Okay, Okay it is settled we all are going to italy, end of story" My dad said.
"Don't worry girls, your'll can still have your'lls bonding time, we won't intrude."Uncle Franklin said with an all knowing smile.
"Thank you!" Anabiah and Evelyn beamed. "Linda, remember back in days when the boys used to get into trouble and we had to explain to Frank's mother what they did."Aunt Lucinda said with a distant look in her eyes. "Oh! How much fun that used to be!" My mum laughed.
"Wait a minute, your'll used to know each other before we were born?" William interjected.
"Yes but we lost touch after University and when we met again we were already married and had kids, which was when William, Anthony and Helen were born. I think." Aunt Lucinda answered. "Yes that was it."My mother cut in.
"Wow." They all said.
We continued eating and after we had finshed we left the restaurant amd went home. Chapter 24: The Airport
The time has finally come... today we are leaving for italy!! My favourite place on Earth even though I have alot of favourite places Italy just sparks interest in me. I am now currently pacPotter some last minute things such as my hair straightener, curling iron and other stuff such as as my shampoo, conditoner etc.
I finished pacPotter and now looked at myself in the full length mirror. I wore a white flowy top with a lace like thick band strap that is short in the front and shows just a bit of my belly but is long on the side and back, some dark skinny jeans and one of my favourite pair of white adidas neos.
I completed the ensemble with a pair of aviators and my hair was wavy since I curled it yesterday for an event I had to attend so I let it down. I took one last glanced in the mirror and I took my I went down stairs of my apartment to see my sam and the head of my security staff waiting for me.
"Miss Potter, I have informed my guys that you will be leaving for italy today and they are already awaiting your arrival at the airport." Walter informed me. He had been worPotter as my head of security ever seen my company opened and he is one of my most trusted employees.
"Thank you Walter for your services, you may take the weekend off to spend time with your family."I said with a smile.
"I am sorry Miss Potter but I have to turn down your offer as I do have a duty to fulfil while you are away I will make sure no one tries to harm the company."He formally replied with s serious look. "Okay but don't overwork yourself you are not getting any younger." I said and he laughed. "Don't worry Miss Potter."He said with a smile. Most people think don't care about my employees since I am the CEO and have no clue about my employees but I make sure that they are okay after all who will be doing the things that they do.
"Miss Helen, your father had just called and asked where you are."Sam said giving me the phone. "Did he say anything else?
"No Miss Helen, I said that you will call hin back."
"Okay, can you get my suitcases down to the car?"I asked and he replied with a
"Hey doll." I heard his deep voice boom throught the phone.
"Hey dad. You called?"I asked.
"Yeah, where are you?"He asked.
"At home, I just finished sorting things out and I will head out to the office soon." I replied "Okay, we are leaving for the airport in the next 10 minutes"
"Oh okay I will meet your'll there in the next hour."
"Good, call us when you get there." He said and I replied a good bye and hang up.
After that I had some breakfast and worked a little on my laptop...
Current time
It was now 4:45 am and I am on my way to the airport. Our flight is in the next hour and 15 mintes and we will only be arriving in Italy about 8:00pm or so.. I reached the airport and my I spotted my dad and sisters
"Chrissy!"My sisters came running and attacked me in a hug. "Hey girlies." I smiled, maPotter them giggle.
"We haven't seen you in 2 whole weeks." They pouted. Even though they are nearly 16 they still act as if they are 6 years old. "Hey scamp." My dad said and hugged me.
"Hey dad. Please stop calling me that."I said and pulled away.
"Okay,
"Okay,okay just teasing."You see what I mean.
"Where's mum?"I asked.
"She went to get something to eat."They girls answered.
"I am going to go and check on your mother before she buys the whole shop."Dad said maPotter us laugh. That was our mother's habit ever since I was younger. A few minutes later after dad left I look around and couldn't see the others.
"Where's everyone else-"I asked but was cut off.
"Aww I knew you miss us Helen." I didn't need to know who it was. I turned around and saw they all walPotter towards us. "Shut up Sebastian!"I glared at him which he just shrugged.
"You're being indenial."Anthony stated like a know-it-all.
"No I'm not." I scoffed at his words.
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are "
"Can we please stop this we behaving like we are 8 year olds." I stated in an exasperated tone
"Whatever you say."He smirked, and there I thought Anthony was the good one but it turns out he is just like William and Sebastian. "Where is Uncle Frank and Aunt Lucy?" The girls asked.
"They saw your mum and dad at the coffee shop and decided to keep her company." William said. "Your dad looked pretty pissed off." Dylan said.
"Yeah mum has a habit. If she takes forever in a store you know she must be buying the whole shop." The girls answered him. They all laughed and after they had calmed down. Sebastian spoke up first. "I never say hi to my princesses." Sebastian said. It was kinda weird how he adressed them as ' "Hey Sebastian!"They giggled some more.
"Hi princesses!"He waved to them. I picked up that he likes kids, I mean like by the way he treats Anabiah and Evelyn like they were kids.
"Hey girls." Anthony said amd went to hug them maPotter them blush and giggle more. I secretly smiled at them it was kind off cute, I never would have pictured any of them like this.
Anthony came and stood next to me while Sebastian asked the girls a bunch of questions this time William joining them. "They really like your'll..."I said looPotter at the 4 of them interacting with one another. "I kinda picked that up."Anthony said beside me. "You know Helen..."He said and I turned to face him.
"We aren't that bad."He continued. I was confused at first by what he meant then I picked up on what he said.
"But your'll act that way."I said.
"I know we never begin on a good start but at least give us a chance especially William I know he can be a real handful but he never means it."He said softly and I thought about what he said. "Yes." I said lowly.
"Yes?"He said, confusion swirled in his icy blue crystal eyes.
"I will give your'll a second chance."I said and he surprised me when he hugged me. He was taller than I was, all of them in fact but William was maybe an inch or 2 taller than Anthony. "I am so sorry Helen. I was just so excited"He said after he realised what he did.
"It's okay Anthony."I said with a small smile.
"Thank you so much Helen."He beamed but I could tell that he meant it because he eyes lit up when he said "thank you". "Well, well...what do we have here?" Eric and Dylan walked up to us.
"Nothing, Helen and I were just talPotter" Anthony said.
"Didn't look like that." Dylan
interrogated.
"He was just happy that I decided to give your'll a second chance."I said and they too surprised me by hugging me, both of them!
"Thank you so much Helen!"They beamed.
"Okay, what's with all the hugging?"I asked my tone a little bit happier than it should be. "Sorry, we just happy that you decided to give us a second chance, especially since we didn't actually have a good start."Dylan said. "Now that everything is all right between us, we can show you around Italia."Eric said. "I have already been to Italy."I said.
"Which part?"Anthony said.
"Well most trips was for business I have only been to Naples, Milan, Rome and Venice."I shrugged.
"Well at least you have visited some of the magor cities but we are going to show you the historic and most beautiful places in Italia."Anthony replied. "Your'll sure know alot about Italy."I said with a raised eyebrow.
"Well-"Dylan was about to answer but he was cut off by my dad.
"Ready to go?"He asked.
"Yep!"We all shouted. Our luggages were already on board.
We walked to the gates and they let us through since we were going on our private plane. Once we were outside my dad spoke up. "Okay everyone, listen up!"My dad whistled to get our attention and we all faced him. "Helen I have heard that your'll are staying in Florence, am I correct?" He asked.
"Yes daddy."The girls replied.
"Seems they are other people named Helen Potter."I replied sarcastically refering to them and they just said sorry.
"Okay, Franklin, Lucinda, your mother and I suggested maybe we could go ahead to Veneto and we could get your'll there in the morning." Dad said. "Sure!" They interupted again. I cleared my throat loudly and they said sorry again.
"Why not." I said and they girls did a happy dance.
"Boys your'll go with the girls incase anything happens."Uncle Franklin said in a fatherly tone. "Sure." They said.
"So who is leaving first."I asked.
"Your'll are. We will be about 6 minutes behind your'll." My dad said.
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Chapter 25: The Italian Trip
I got onto the plane first and made myself comfortable in my seat.
Soon Anabiah and Evelyn got on, followed by the boys. Once we were all seated, with me sitting in the single sofa type chair, Anabiah and Evelyn sat in the back but in eye shot of me and the boys, the boys sat in the long couch across from me.