his thin lips pressing together in a tight line. It was obvious that he was noticing all of the resemblances between us and our mom from the way he searched our faces with his eyes before they widened in recognition. “Lena and Gabriella?” he asked, frowning slightly. His eyebrows were deeply furrowed and he looked like he was choosing his next words carefully. “Your mom used to talk about you two a lot,” he added, as if we had asked how he knew our names. His expression slowly became friendlier as he said, “How is Christine?” For him, our mom was probably the one who got away.
“She’s doing great,” I answered, not wanting to air Mom’s dirty laundry. Telling the truth would only make her look bad, despite how far she had come since last year.
He smiled, and I saw what Mom saw in him. He was handsome. Despite how annoyed that fact made me, it was true. He was fair skinned, with pale blue eyes that practically lit up when he smiled. From the way he smiled at the mention of my mom, I knew that he truly cared about her, even after what she had done. “I’m happy to hear that,” he responded, glancing down at the ground. When he looked up, he smiled softly. Then he asked, “So, what brings you girls here?”
Ella and I shared a look. John noticed, but didn’t say anything. Instead he just glanced between us with a curious look on his face.
“We came to see if you would allow us to meet the twins,” I answered, feeling like I had just sewed my heart on my sleeve. He could deny us, and send us on our way. I would be angry, but I would understand if he wanted to raise his children without any connection to us. Our mom had turned them away to keep her family together, but even when that hadn’t worked out she still hadn’t been in contact with John, according to Grandpa.
John nodded. “I knew they had something to do with this.” He stood up straight, and backed away from the door. I thought he was going to tell us to leave, but instead he reached to pull the passenger door open. I unlocked the doors after his first attempt proved unsuccessful, and he pulled on the door again. He looked down into the car and said, “What type of man would I be if I denied you to see them?”
Ella unbuckled her seatbelt at the speed of lightning and was out of the car before I even had the chance to turn the engine off. I followed her action after I took the keys out of the ignition, and got out. Once we were all standing outside of the car, Ella asked, “Are you seriously serious?” She looked like she was on the verge of tears. Her smile was wide, and contagious. I was excited too, and had a huge grin etched onto my face.
John nodded and chuckled at her excitement. “Does your mom know you’re here?” He looked hopeful, like us being here meant that she was going to stop by tomorrow and assume her position as mother.
“No,” Ella answered, looking down at her hands.
“She doesn’t know, and she probably wouldn’t approve either, but we couldn’t go back to Virginia without at least seeing them once.”
John nodded, and said, “Well, if you want to meet them then you’re more than welcome to come in.”
We nodded simultaneously, and then he led us to the house. On the inside it was a lot like a bachelor pad. There were no fancy decorations, only the main essentials. Other than that, the entrance to the house was pretty bare. When we walked in we passed the living room that consisted of two tan leather couches, a coffee table, and a lamp. There were no pictures hanging on the walls, and even though I was moments from meeting the twins, I couldn’t help but search for a picture that told me their sexes.
As we headed down the hallway, we turned into a room that held toys of all kinds and a small loveseat. Sitting on the loveseat was an old woman who was bouncing a chunky baby on her lap. Standing on the floor by her legs and using her knee to balance was a wobbly little boy.
Ella screeched loudly as
“She’s doing great,” I answered, not wanting to air Mom’s dirty laundry. Telling the truth would only make her look bad, despite how far she had come since last year.
He smiled, and I saw what Mom saw in him. He was handsome. Despite how annoyed that fact made me, it was true. He was fair skinned, with pale blue eyes that practically lit up when he smiled. From the way he smiled at the mention of my mom, I knew that he truly cared about her, even after what she had done. “I’m happy to hear that,” he responded, glancing down at the ground. When he looked up, he smiled softly. Then he asked, “So, what brings you girls here?”
Ella and I shared a look. John noticed, but didn’t say anything. Instead he just glanced between us with a curious look on his face.
“We came to see if you would allow us to meet the twins,” I answered, feeling like I had just sewed my heart on my sleeve. He could deny us, and send us on our way. I would be angry, but I would understand if he wanted to raise his children without any connection to us. Our mom had turned them away to keep her family together, but even when that hadn’t worked out she still hadn’t been in contact with John, according to Grandpa.
John nodded. “I knew they had something to do with this.” He stood up straight, and backed away from the door. I thought he was going to tell us to leave, but instead he reached to pull the passenger door open. I unlocked the doors after his first attempt proved unsuccessful, and he pulled on the door again. He looked down into the car and said, “What type of man would I be if I denied you to see them?”
Ella unbuckled her seatbelt at the speed of lightning and was out of the car before I even had the chance to turn the engine off. I followed her action after I took the keys out of the ignition, and got out. Once we were all standing outside of the car, Ella asked, “Are you seriously serious?” She looked like she was on the verge of tears. Her smile was wide, and contagious. I was excited too, and had a huge grin etched onto my face.
John nodded and chuckled at her excitement. “Does your mom know you’re here?” He looked hopeful, like us being here meant that she was going to stop by tomorrow and assume her position as mother.
“No,” Ella answered, looking down at her hands.
“She doesn’t know, and she probably wouldn’t approve either, but we couldn’t go back to Virginia without at least seeing them once.”
John nodded, and said, “Well, if you want to meet them then you’re more than welcome to come in.”
We nodded simultaneously, and then he led us to the house. On the inside it was a lot like a bachelor pad. There were no fancy decorations, only the main essentials. Other than that, the entrance to the house was pretty bare. When we walked in we passed the living room that consisted of two tan leather couches, a coffee table, and a lamp. There were no pictures hanging on the walls, and even though I was moments from meeting the twins, I couldn’t help but search for a picture that told me their sexes.
As we headed down the hallway, we turned into a room that held toys of all kinds and a small loveseat. Sitting on the loveseat was an old woman who was bouncing a chunky baby on her lap. Standing on the floor by her legs and using her knee to balance was a wobbly little boy.
Ella screeched loudly as
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