20 - I'm Not A Child!

~Ellie's Point of View~

Once I woke up everyone was pretty quiet, nobody wanted to tell me anything. What else is new, I thought. I was really getting to my breaking point with all the secrets.

The guys said they needed a bit of time to talk to each other and I should watch TV. I looked at them like they all had two heads. Okay, Ellie … pick and choose your battles here. Either I have a fit and show my childish side or I just let them do what they are going to do anyhow. I sighed.

By the time I had this whole internal dialogue they’d all already gone off to Ash’s office anyhow, basically ignoring me.

I was half asleep on the couch sometime later when I heard Daisy and Sunny come in. Before I could even ask where they had been all the guys filed out, with Ash in tow, looking rushed.

“Mom, we are taking Ellie with us tonight, she can’t stay here anymore,” River said.

I looked at Daisy and she opened her mouth to argue but then sat down in confusion.

“What happened, what’s going