Chapter 32 Girl Time!
I woke up in the middle of the twins laying on the floor of the theater on the pallet we made. Jase had his arm over both Jaz and me so I was truly squished. Most people didn't know this about Jase because around people at school he acts careless but he was very protective over Jaz and I. When we were little he would take the blame for a lot to keep us from getting spanked until Pa figured it out, we didn't get away with it for long. I remember one time a guy at school in 4th grade was pulling on my pigtail braids and I told him to stop over five times. Jase ended up punching him after the sixth time and got suspended.
I gentle lifted up Jase's arm and wiggle out from between the two. I grabbed my phone which was on the floor right above my pillow that I was using. Smiling at it when I saw that Alex had texted me good morning. It was almost ten so I was pretty sure most of the adults were up. I walked into the kitchen to see Ben and Pa at the table drinking coffee.
"Morning Kat." I turned to see Alisha handing Momma eggs from the fridge. Causing the men to stop their conversation and look at me. I noticed Ben stiffen slightly as Pa gave me a hard look. Both probably thinking about how I hate mornings and how I had already been with Alisha.
"Morning Alisha, I didn't know you were coming over today." I smiled as I walked to the island and climbed onto the stool. I could see the relief in the Ben's face and the slight shock in Pa's at my happy demeanor. But what can I say, I had all my family under one roof and I slept like a baby last night.
"Well I kind of just popped in." She said bitting her bottom lip looking nervous. "I knew that you were getting ungrounded yesterday and I wanted to see if you would go with me and get our nails done. I didn't know that you were going to have visitors though." She sighed looking down at the floor as if she was ashamed or nervous.
"I love getting my nails done. I went once when Momma took Jaz and I before fifth grade promotion. Can we still go?"
"You want to go?" She asked shocked and I nodded. "I would love to still go."
"Can Jaz come? She would be mad if she had to stay behind she always has me try to do her nails but I suck and then she gets mad. I am sure you will like her. She is a cheerleader too! So we all three have that in common.
A soft smile went across Alisha's face and shock was on everyone else's. "I would love to get to know her too. Your Mom can come too if she wants. We will make it a girls day out and get away from all these stinky boys." I laughed, she was right these boys could get stinky. I thought Jase was bad but being around seven sucked at times. I also liked how she called Laura my Mom. I am sure Ben told her all about the Smith's but for her to just jump right into it and acknowledge her as my Mom made me happy.
"Hey I am not stinky." Ben said standing up and walking over to Alisha and pulling her into his side kissing her check as she laughed.
"I need to go get Jaz up so we can get ready!!" I all but yelled as I shot off the stool about to run back to the theater. However Ben had let go of Alisha and grabbed me.
"Whoa there. Calm down and don't run. You can't a leave til after breakfast anyways."
I nod "Yes sir." Ben looked down at me for another second and then let me go. I walked out of the kitchen and around the corner, once out of sight I ran down the hall to the theater.
I got Jaz up and told her what we were going to do causing her to jump up. "Well what are you doing standing there? Let's go get ready!"
"Will you two shut up?" Jase groaned rolling over. We both just rolled our eyes and ran out of the room and up the stairs.
What will kat do when she is faced with the people she and her brother love. Will she be able to choose who she will be with. Or will she leave them all behind? She neve...
We get ready, eat and then rush Momma to get ready. When she finally got ready we were about to leave when Pa stopped us.
"You two behave for your Ma and Ms. Morgan."
"Yes sir." we say in unison.
"Will he ever stop calling me Ms. Morgan?" Alisha asked Mom as we got in her car.
Mom buckled up "Tell he gets used to you dear. Don't take it personal he is just a weird old fashion man."
"How long did it take for him to start calling Ben, Ben?"
"He always called him Ben." Momma gave her a soft smile as Alisha glance from the road to her. "He told me as soon as he saw the boys he thought of them as just more of his kids. I think it's because they are Kat's brothers and the fact that he says Ben and Bruce looked so scared when they stepped off that plane."
I laugh "They did not look scared Momma."
"Maybe not to you dear but your Pa could tell. Anyways he see them like they are his boys now." Momma and Alisha keep talking while Jaz started to show me videos that a girl I used to go to school with posted.
We made it to the nail salon and the place was a high end nail salon that's for sure. It looked nothing like the ones we had back home.
When you walk in there is a marble desk that match's the floors with a wall behind it with greenery covering it. In the greenery is a mix of pink and red roses and then the nail salons name in a sign that lite up white. There was also dusty pink cloth chairs that lined both walls for people to wait in. The lady at the desk smiled big when she saw Alisha.
"Ms. Morgan I was so glad to get your call this morning. We are all ready for you four." The lady's thick accent rang throw the room and the few people that were waiting looked up to see Alisha and started to whisper. The lady took us behind the wall where on one side was two columns of smaller marble desk that had lavender fabric chairs that had a tall back on one side and a black rollie chair on the other side. On the other side of the room was a bunch of big black pedicure chairs lined up side by side. Towards the top of the walls was a little ledge that had a light purple light shining up. Then at the very back wall on the left was a door that said bathroom and then a fancy vanity next to it that had a black almost oval like bowl that's sides came up slightly higher. When I studied it more I saw the faucet that came out of the wall. It looked kind of like a straight piece of shine dark rectangle metal. There was also a big mirror on the wall above it that had lights up and down the sides for you to see yourself better with. On the left side of the back wall were two other doors labeled employees. Then right in the middle all in its glory was a marble water fountain. It was stunning and the noise from the water cascading down was calming.
As we were lead to four open pedicure chairs Jaz elbowed me and nodded her head up pulling my attention to the ceiling. I was so focused on the fountain I missed the big ass crystal chandelier hanging in the middle of the room. It sparkled as the light bounced from crystal to crystal.
As we all sat down and they started the chair I leaned back sinking into it as it kneed at my muscles. I didn't realize how sore they were til the amazing chair started working out the knots.
"This place is stunning." Momma smiled looking at Alisha.
"I love it here, this is the place I always come to. They are really good about keeping privacy too. One time someone called the paparazzi and they tried to come in here and the owner chased them out."
"I didn't realize there was paparazzi in Boston."
"Oh there is some everywhere. There is not as much here as Hollywood but there are a lot of high up wealthy family's here so they do have some."
"Hey Kat want to get matching nails?" Jaz asked as she looked at the book of colors and designs.
"Let's do it!" I smiled.
"Okay how about these? I will do soft pink and you can do baby blue." She flipped the book around and showed me a picture of pink nails that had a slight sparkle to them and on the ringer finger had a pretty flower that was purple.
"Love it but what if we got the flowers done in each other's colors?"
Jaz held in a squeal the best she could pulling Momma attention from Alisha and looked at the picture. "Those are pretty girls but you are doing them on your real nails y'all are not getting fake nails."
"But Momma!"
"No buts Jasmine Skylar, you two are far too young for fake nails end of discussion." She said giving her a stern look.
"Jaz our nails are long enough they will look cute. Plus who needs fake nails? We can wear them for cheer, both our coaches say no. So we would have to take them off after this week." Jaz sighs but nods and we go back to talking about everything under the sun; boys, cheer, girls in school we hate, what has all happened since I moved and anything else we can think of. Alisha and Momma join in sometimes and I can tell Momma likes her. I won't lie I am really starting to like her. She is not mean like Tiffany was and she is really trying to get to know me. It means a lot, maybe her being with Ben isn't a bad thing. I can have a girl to be around when Momma and Jaz are not here. I doubt I could get my brothers to come do this with me.