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the window she could see Thom sitting on the edge of the roof.
“Mom, quick!” he yelled. “I can't hold on much longer.”
Alex was out on the roof in a flash, with her sister right behind her. She looked from her eldest son to where he had her youngest's arm grasped tightly. Aaron was whimpering in absolute terror as he dangled from the roof's gutter. “It's okay, baby,” she said dropping to her knees and grabbing his arm.
“Mommy,” he said, bursting into tears when he saw her face.
“Thom, when I grab him you can let go,” Kelly said. She knelt beside her sister and grasping Aaron's arm, she nodded.
Thom finally let go and moved back out of the way.
“On three,” Kelly said.
When they got to three, there was a loud creak just before the guttering gave way. Aaron screamed, but they hoisted him fast, and he was in his mother's arms in a couple of seconds. “Oh, Aaron,” she said, starting to cry herself.
Kelly scrubbed a hand over her face. “What in blazes were you kids doing up here?” she demanded.
“Kel, they've had a fright,” Alex said, moving the boys towards the window.
“We all have!” Kelly said.
* * *
Kelly had already started on the boys before Alex got in through the window. They were wide-eyed as their aunt stood over them with her hands on her hips.
“Right, young man. I want an answer, and I want it now. What. Were. You. Trying. To. Do ?” she asked Aaron.
“They were only sitting on the roof,” Alex said. “I know that was silly, but they're boys. They just do things sometimes. Just because they can. They don't have to have a reason. They’ve had a big fright—I'm sure they won't do it again.”
“Are you serious?” Kelly asked. “He could have been badly hurt or worse !”
“I know. I know. Aaron, you shouldn't have been out on the roof, honey. It's dangerous,” Alex said. “Thom, you should have stopped your brother.”
Thom looked at his mother with eyes filled with betrayal. He burst into tears, ran into his own room, and slammed the door.
Kelly leaned against the wall and blew out a frustrated breath. This was all so wrong. Her sister was so oblivious to everything that went on here, but she had to be careful with the way she handled this. If Alex got her back up, she'd toss her out and refuse to go out at all. She was starting to think that the bossy neighbor was exactly what her sister needed. What they all needed. A little bit of order around here could save lives. “Why doesn't Aaron go have a rest in his room for a while, and I'll have Rick talk to him later.”
“Okay. That's a good idea,” Alex said. “Go to your room, Aaron.”
“Okay,” Aaron said, slipping into his room quietly and without argument for once.
Kelly followed him. At her sister's confused look, she smiled. “Locking the window,” she said. “Can't be too careful in this crazy house.”
* * *
“I was going to do that,” Alex said when she came down the stairs to find Kelly emptying the dishwasher. Her hair had been tamed into soft, shiny curls that dripped over her shoulders and down her back. Her face was glowing with just a hint of makeup and lip gloss. The blue dress that Kelly had brought over with her hugged her curves in all the right places.
“Wow,” Kelly said. “You look beautiful.”
“Thank you,” Alex said. “I mean it, Kel, I didn't get you over here to clean my house.”
“I know. I don't mind,” Kelly said with a smile.
“Thanks. Are you sure this dress doesn't make me look fat?” she asked.
“What the hell are you talking about woman?” Kelly asked. “You look great.”
“My ass?” Alex said. “It's like massive.” Visions of last night once again flashed through her mind. She wasn't only asking Kel how big her ass looked in the dress, she wondering what kind of view Jay had had when she was over his knee. Of course, Kelly didn't know that.
“Oh, stop,” Kelly said. “You're a woman. You're not meant to
“Mom, quick!” he yelled. “I can't hold on much longer.”
Alex was out on the roof in a flash, with her sister right behind her. She looked from her eldest son to where he had her youngest's arm grasped tightly. Aaron was whimpering in absolute terror as he dangled from the roof's gutter. “It's okay, baby,” she said dropping to her knees and grabbing his arm.
“Mommy,” he said, bursting into tears when he saw her face.
“Thom, when I grab him you can let go,” Kelly said. She knelt beside her sister and grasping Aaron's arm, she nodded.
Thom finally let go and moved back out of the way.
“On three,” Kelly said.
When they got to three, there was a loud creak just before the guttering gave way. Aaron screamed, but they hoisted him fast, and he was in his mother's arms in a couple of seconds. “Oh, Aaron,” she said, starting to cry herself.
Kelly scrubbed a hand over her face. “What in blazes were you kids doing up here?” she demanded.
“Kel, they've had a fright,” Alex said, moving the boys towards the window.
“We all have!” Kelly said.
* * *
Kelly had already started on the boys before Alex got in through the window. They were wide-eyed as their aunt stood over them with her hands on her hips.
“Right, young man. I want an answer, and I want it now. What. Were. You. Trying. To. Do ?” she asked Aaron.
“They were only sitting on the roof,” Alex said. “I know that was silly, but they're boys. They just do things sometimes. Just because they can. They don't have to have a reason. They’ve had a big fright—I'm sure they won't do it again.”
“Are you serious?” Kelly asked. “He could have been badly hurt or worse !”
“I know. I know. Aaron, you shouldn't have been out on the roof, honey. It's dangerous,” Alex said. “Thom, you should have stopped your brother.”
Thom looked at his mother with eyes filled with betrayal. He burst into tears, ran into his own room, and slammed the door.
Kelly leaned against the wall and blew out a frustrated breath. This was all so wrong. Her sister was so oblivious to everything that went on here, but she had to be careful with the way she handled this. If Alex got her back up, she'd toss her out and refuse to go out at all. She was starting to think that the bossy neighbor was exactly what her sister needed. What they all needed. A little bit of order around here could save lives. “Why doesn't Aaron go have a rest in his room for a while, and I'll have Rick talk to him later.”
“Okay. That's a good idea,” Alex said. “Go to your room, Aaron.”
“Okay,” Aaron said, slipping into his room quietly and without argument for once.
Kelly followed him. At her sister's confused look, she smiled. “Locking the window,” she said. “Can't be too careful in this crazy house.”
* * *
“I was going to do that,” Alex said when she came down the stairs to find Kelly emptying the dishwasher. Her hair had been tamed into soft, shiny curls that dripped over her shoulders and down her back. Her face was glowing with just a hint of makeup and lip gloss. The blue dress that Kelly had brought over with her hugged her curves in all the right places.
“Wow,” Kelly said. “You look beautiful.”
“Thank you,” Alex said. “I mean it, Kel, I didn't get you over here to clean my house.”
“I know. I don't mind,” Kelly said with a smile.
“Thanks. Are you sure this dress doesn't make me look fat?” she asked.
“What the hell are you talking about woman?” Kelly asked. “You look great.”
“My ass?” Alex said. “It's like massive.” Visions of last night once again flashed through her mind. She wasn't only asking Kel how big her ass looked in the dress, she wondering what kind of view Jay had had when she was over his knee. Of course, Kelly didn't know that.
“Oh, stop,” Kelly said. “You're a woman. You're not meant to
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