and Molly have been in the same room together. I have talked to Molly and she promises to be on her best behavior. But, with Molly, you never know what’s going to happen. Ash and I arrive at my parent’s house before Callie and Leighton, so maybe I can get it together before I see her again. To have had such a negative opinion of her the first time I met her, I am really dreading seeing her go tomorrow. Last night will rank one of the best in my life and all I did was kiss her a little and sleep on the couch with her.
“Thank you for inviting me,” I hear Leighton say from the door. Oh, that voice.
“You are welcome anytime. Any friend of Callie’s is a member of our family,” I hear my mom say back to her. I wouldn’t mind making her a part of this family. Where did that come from? I haven’t felt anything about any girl since Sam totally ruined my life. What is happening to me? I turn around and practically run straight into Leighton.
“Hey,” I say, watching her turn ten shades of red. “Did you have a good night?” I ask, seeing if I can make her blush a little more.
“I had a very uninteresting night actually,” she says, smiling.
“Is that right?” I ask, before realizing everyone in the room is staring at us. Very rarely do I come into situations I have no idea what to say or do in, but this is one of them. I am trying to think of some clever and smart remark when all of our attention turns to the other room.
“I’m not. I guess you are feeling pretty stupid right now. I’m glad I didn’t tell anybody. That was just an extra eight years I kept you away. The perfect beautiful daughter they always wanted,” Molly is screaming. What could they possibly be talking about? How did they end up alone?
“I can’t believe this, I’ve known for ten years, that’s a couple more than you. The only difference between me and you is I didn’t want to hurt you. I was only sixteen and I knew how devastated you would be to find out your whole life was a lie and you would never be able to meet your real family, so I chose not to find this family for you. I knew everything about every one of you before I ever came here. I can’t believe I cheated myself out of ten years for a spoiled brat like you,” Callie is screaming to Molly when we all rush into the room. They have both known all this time about all of this? How do you keep information like that a secret and how did they find out all of this?
“You’ve known for ten years?” my mom asks Callie with tears streaming down her face. While the rest of us just stand here in shock.
“I’m so sorry. I need to get out of here,” Callie says, before turning to run out the door.
“I’m coming with you,” Ash says, following her out of the room.
“Should we go with them?” I ask, looking at Leighton.
“I don’t know. I had no idea she knew about all of this. I really thought I knew everything about her. Maybe we should just let Ash talk to her,” she says, looking as shocked as I am feeling.
“How did you find out and why the hell didn’t you tell us?” my mom screams at Molly.
“I’m not stupid. I knew I never fit into this family. I think the question is how the hell did you not know? Aren’t you supposed to know that you had the wrong baby?” Molly screams before running out of the room.
“Somebody should probably go talk to her,” Leighton says quietly. Everyone else just stands staring at each other.
“I’ll go,” Collin says, sounding like he is also holding the tears in. What a day. I need to get out of here.
“Hey, I think we should go find them,” I say to Leighton. I really don’t think that at all. I just really need to get out of this house and there is no other person I would rather be with than this girl.
“Okay,” she says, coming to stand beside me.
“We will call if we find out anything,” I say to my family, before grabbing Leighton’s hand and pulling her outside with me. I don’t let go of her
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