The gala

Athena

“I swear, I will have your head in my pot if you overspend. Get your asses here.” I yelled at my twin siblings then I hung up.

They requested for my credit card in exchange for watching Ava. Younger siblings are the hardest to deal with.

Creed was making silly faces at Ava, cracking her up real hard. Their laughter filled the room and I was oddly satisfied from hearing it.

“You should dress up real quick, the twins will be here soon.”

“Okay ma’am.” he left Ava and took up the tuxedo I picked out for him to wear.

I didn’t mean to ruin their father and daughter time but I had to.

Aubrey told me she was going to fill me on what Jethro told her when she visited him and that she needed to process it.

I didn’t press her to tell me even though I was curious. I asked Creed to tell me if Jethro mentions anything to him. I am sure he was going to show up. His father’s funeral is in two days, that won’t stop him from coming.

I wore my dress, it featured a form-fitting silhouette