"Hi Sweetie!" Diana said. "Let me take that little one off your hands!" she said, taking Joey and walking out of the room. Of course Diana and her husband Walker had been disappointed in both Taylor and I when we told them I was pregnant with Joey, but they had gotten over it, seeing the joy in the situation. Of course I had never meant to be a mother at 17, but I was, and with Diana's help, I was learning to enjoy it.
Taylor's sister Jessica walked in, covered in makeup. Jessica was growing up fast, getting more beautiful all the time. She used to be the ugly duckling of the Hanson family, but it seemed she was becoming the prettiest.
"Where are you going looking so pretty?" I asked.
"On a date." she replied proudly.
"On a date?!!" I exclaimed stupidly. "You're only twelve Jess! I wasn't allowed to go out alone with your brother until I was 14."
"Yeah, I know. I had to live through Taylor's constant whining about it being unfair, blah, blah, blah." Jessica told me.
"Well are you going alone?"
"No, I'm going with a boy." she said, looking at me as if I was stupid.
"I know that, silly!" I said. "I meant, is it just you too, or will there be others?"
"A few friends are coming too." she said.
"Well that's good to hear." I commented. "Have fun, and don't do anything stupid."
"I won't." she said. As if that made her remember Taylor and my baby, she asked, "Are Tay and Joey here?"
"Yeah, your mom trotted off with Joey, and Tay is upstairs with Zac, I think."
"Oh, okay." she said. Just then, we heard a honk. "Gotta go, John's here."
"Okay, see ya later!" I said. "Have fun!"
"Bye Sophia! Later!"
As soon as she was gone, I headed upstairs to find Taylor. I knocked on the door that he and his brothers used to share, that now belonged to Zac.
The door opened.
"Hey Sophia, how's it goin'?" Zac said, giving me a hug.
"Very well, thank you." I said in a fake british accent.
"That's good, madame." Zac said in the same accent.
I returned my voice to normal. "Is Tay in here?" I said, peeking into Zac's disasterous room.
"Nope, he went downstairs a few minutes ago." Zac said.
"Ok, okay. Thanks for the help." I said, continuing on my mission.
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(More to come soon!)
