Sometimes love is better off dead'
-Motley Crue
Lauren sat up and listened intently. She could have sworn she heard someone knocking on the door.
"Paul" she said turning to the sleeping form beside her. He snored lightly, "Paul someone's outside"
Slowly he raised his head and looked at her through sleepy eyes. "Go back to bed Lauren, it's 2 in the morning, no one would be knocking on our door at this hour"
But this time the knock came louder and Lauren slipped out of bed. "Someone's out there. And if you're not going to go see who it is then I will"
Paul groaned but kicked the blankets off and followed his wife down the stairs to the front door.
Lauren peered through the peephole and gasped. Before Paul could ask who it was she undid the lock and opened the door. A cold wind blew into the house as heavy rain pounded the front steps causing spray to lap at their faces.
"Riley!" Laurengasped as her younger sister raised her head. She was soaked, her hair hung in wet clumps against her face, and her make-up was smeared down her cheeks.
Riley just grinned, "Hiya sis. Did I wake you?"
Lauren just sighed and pulled her sister into the house, she knew something was up.
"Don't tell me you walked all the way here from Hollywood" Paul said looking down at his sister-in-law.
"Not all the way. I took a cab and he dropped me off at a hotel but I didn't want to stay there so I walked here. I hope its okay" Riley replied allowing Lauren to take off her coat.
"It will be once you tell me why you left your place" Lauren said handing her wet things to Paul to take to the laundry room.
"Sis I don't want to discuss it" she yawned.
"I know something's wrong. What happened?"
Riley sighed, brushed her dark, wet locks off her face and shrugged. "I walked in onCarson and some blonde bimbo screwing in our bed"
Lauren kissed her younger sister on the forehead. "Come on baby. You need to get some rest" and she led her upstairs to the guestroom.
XXX
“Riley wake up”
Riley groaned and buried her head under the covers.
“Ri you need to get up I need a favor” this time Lauren opened the door and went over to the bed to wake her sister up.
“Here I made you a coffee drink it and get ready”
Riley slowly sat up and rubbed her eyes. “Can’t you let me sleep? I had a long night”
“I know you did but I need you to take Cassie to school, Paul had an emergency at the hospital and I have a client coming in for a very important meeting this morning” she said handing Riley the cup.
Riley took a sip and handed it back to her. “It’s cold”
“That’s because I made it an hour ago. You’re a very difficult person to wake”
“Aunt Riley!” Cassie ran into the room and jumped up onto her aunt’s bed. “Are you taking me to school?”
“Yeah I just need to get dressed” Riley said kissing her 8 year old niece on the forehead.
“Well you better hurry. The bell rings in 20 minutes and it takes 15 minutes to walk there and I’m suppose to meet my friend Frankie-Jean because today’s our show and tell day” she babbled on.
“Okay, okay. I’m going” Riley yawned kicking the blankets off of her and getting up to stretch.
“Go downstairs and eat your breakfast” Lauren told Cassie pushing her toward the door.
“Okay mommy. Have a good day at work” and she turned and skipped out.
“Thanks Riley” Lauren smiled at her sister before she too left the room.
A few minutes later Riley was jogging down the street with Cassie at her side. She didn’t have any children of her own so she spoiled her nieces.
As a matter of fact she was waiting for Carson to pop the big question. She was 23 years old and ready to get married and settle down, but obviously that wasn’t going to happen anymore. She envied her older sister. She was a lawyer, married for 15 years to a heart surgeon, living in Casa Baja California, with two daughters, Cassie 8 and Tiffany 15.
“Do I have to pick you up too?” Riley asked Cassie as they walked into the playground.
“No I’m going to my friend Frankie-Jeans house after. Mommy usually picks me up” Cassie informed her. “Oh there’s Frankie-Jean. I’ll see you later Aunt Riley” she said hugging her middle then running over to a girl standing under a tree with a man who was obviously her father.
Instead of sticking around Riley headed out of the playground and back toward her sister’s place.
When she got there Tiffany was sitting on the couch watching TV.
“Aren’t you going to school?” Riley asked her.
“Nope” came her reply.
“Why not?”
“Why are you asking so many questions?”
“I asked you too. And because it’s my job as an adult”
“You never acted like one before”
“Oh ouch Tiff” Riley said.
“Why are you here anyways?” she asked barely taking her eyes off the TV
“I decided to come spend some time with my favourite nieces” Riley smirked.
“We’re your only nieces Aunt Ri, nice try though”
“Yeah well I get an A for effort. But you better get up off your ass and head to school before your mom finds out” she said nudging the girl with her foot.
“I hate school though”
“Well I hate whining”
“Can you at least drive me?”
“I don’t have my car” Riley replied shutting the TV off.
“Here dad didn’t take his today” Tiffany said pulling out a pair of car keys from her pocket.
“How’d you get these?” Riley asked catching them.
“I have my ways. Now hurry up or I’m going to be late”
Riley stared at her niece in disbelief. She reminded her a lot like someone when she was younger…
XXX
Riley was just dozing on the couch when the phone began to ring. “Hello?” she answered.
“Hey Ri, it’s me Lauren. I need you to pick up Cassie from her friends. I’m running late. She’s just down the street, it’s house number six”
“Okay I’ll go get her now”
“Thank you. Has Tiffany gotten home yet?”
“Nope want me to go track her down too?”
“She has until 9. We should be home before then. Oh and Riley when you see Cassie’s friends dad please don’t embarrass yourself”
“What’s that suppose to mean? Is he gorgeous?”
“You’ll see when you get there. Behave”
“I always do. See you when you get home sis”
After she hung up the phone she ran a brush through her hair, fixed her make-up and proceeded down the street. She was curious as to who this dad was.
XXX
House number six was gorgeous and Riley could just picture the guy living in it. He was probably a doctor or lawyer, he probably had a wife and a few kids running around, which meant that he was off limits.
Riley just shrugged; she had given up on man anyways.
She pushed her sunglasses up on her head and rung the doorbell. A few seconds later the door opened and Riley almost had a heart attack…
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