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Chapter 32
“Muffins!” I grin as I grab one out the tub and quickly back away just as the four older boys and two little ones race to the counter to grab one for themselves.
I smirk and start eating my muffin, they are delicious.
I hear the front door close and my mum come walking back in, not smiling anymore but frowning, not angry but disappointed it looks like and she folds her arms.
“Next time, do NOT pull a prank on one another when we have guests
“How many times do I have to tell you that?”
“Just once more mother” Evan smirks eating his muffin and I suppress a laugh as mom narrows her eyes at him but doesn’t say anything, instead shakes her head as in to clear it and turns to Charles and Daisy that have sat down at the dining table and smiles at the warmly and sits down too, instantly starting up conversation as she hasn’t seen her eldest for ages.
I smile slightly and finish off my muffin, happy that my older brother is here, hopefully will be for a while.
“Hmm..Lexi,” I hear a little voice mumble and look down to see a sleepy looking Thomas stumbling towards my legs rubbing his eyes.
I smile, knowing what he’s going to say and crouch down to his level.
“You want me to read you a story?” I ask as I know he’s tired and wants that.
He nods still rubbing his tired eyes and comes closer to me, wrapping his small arms around my neck tightly and dropping his head on my shoulder.
I chuckle lightly at how tired he looks and scoop him up in my arms and stand back up straight a he wraps his legs around my waist too and my arms around him holding him up as I blow a soft, little raspberry on his check which make him squirm slightly and let out sleepy giggle.
I smile and whisper to him suggestions of different book titles I could read him and he gives a mumbled response of ‘no‘ until I finally get to one he likes and turns to a ‘yes‘.
I trudge up the stairs still carrying his little form and then into his room, that’s only llit with the dim glow of his red night light.
I pace him in his bed and pull the covers over him as he smiles and snuggles down looking at him with his huge baby blue eyes waiting for the story.
I smile and grab the little book of his shelf and sit on the edge of his bed opening the story of Thomas the tank engine.
I get about halfway through the story when I hear his soft even breathing and see that he’s fallen asleep.
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Fingerprints of Betrayal
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Chapter 32
I smile and gently climb of his bed kissing his forehead and creeping out his room, god I love that little lump, so
damn much.
I pull his door up quietly and let it click close then turn, only to bump into a hard chest and I groan.
“Oo sorry Lex” I hear Blake say smirking slightly and I frown at him rubbing my arm but roll my eyes, he’s so dam
tall.
“Tom asleep?” He asks almost near a whisper as we are still outside his room.
I nod and push him back, “Yes so don’t stand outside the door” he smiles lightly but obeys and moves out the way.
“Night Lex, oh and I’m sorry for the whole ‘lock Lexi’s door while she’s in the shower thin” He says trying to hide his
amusement.
I wave a hand dismissively, “Yeah, yea whatever” I shake my head “You will all pay” I mutter as I walk away towards my room, but he hears as I hear him chuckle slightly, I know it wasn’t his idea, but he did nothing to stop it. So he’s just as guilty.
I got to my room and change into some pyjama bottoms that are grey with little faces of Mikey mouse on. My nana got them for me, as am the only girl in the family and she was dying to get some girly things so I let her, and hey they are comfy.
I pull them on leaving the baggy black top I’ve got on and climb into my bed, getting comfy.
As I close my eyes drifting to sleep I’m starting to cook up an evil plan of revenge for my brothers…they better watch it. Never show a weakness, because it can be turned and used against you in this household.
Haha, you better watch out big brothers.
I jolt awake gasping, sitting upright in bed, my eyes wide and watery.
No, no, no……not again….
I thought these nightmares went. I thought they went a year ago.
But no. they’ve come back. And I have no idea why.
I squeeze my eye shut shaking my head to try to get rid of the images that have crept up from my dreams, well nightmare I would say.
I let out a deep sigh glancing over at the clock to see its only :00am.
I groan internally and pull the blanket off my bed and wrap it around myself as I climb out of bed.
There is only one person I know that helps these nightmares to go away.
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