Making It Up As We Go Along

5. Michelle

Nellie's POV
I wake up the next morning with a plate of avocado toast on the side table next to the bed. I got up and walked over to see that there was a note next to the plate. I picked it up and read it.
Made this for you! I hope you like it. Get ready when you can, we are going to see my older sisters Later. Please let me know if you need anything.
Love,
Lizzie Olsen

I smiled and sat down at the table to eat. When I finished, I went and grabbed the nicest outfit that I could find at the moment. I put on a White Sweater and a pink skirt, hoping that it would be good enough for Elizabeth's older sisters. I grew up watching them both on my childhood favorite show and I wanted to impress them by dressing up.

"Morning Nellie." Lizzie said as I walked into the main room. "Morning." Lizzie hugs me and goes back to making Robbie some coffee. "Thank you so much for breakfast. It was delicious." I tell her. She smiles.

"Well I'm glad you liked it." Lizzie tells me. Robbie walks over and gives me a hug and goes back to doing whatever he was doing.  I looked down and then spoke.

"Is this good enough to wear to see your sisters? I didn't know if  I was too underdressed. I didn't want to upset you, or them. Um- I, I'm sorry. This was the best thing I could find." Lizzie laughed and came over to me.

"Sweetie that's fine to wear to meet my sisters. I'm just wearing a shirt and jeans. I know it seems daunting because they've been famous for years but they're the most down to earth people I know. So don't sweat it, they won't care about what you wear." Elizabeth hugs me and pulls a strand of my hair out of my face. "How are you feeling after last night sweetie? I'm still sorry for your loss." I sigh. "I'm still upset about it, but I know it's going to hurt like this forever and there's nothing I can do about it." I feel Lizzie wrap her arms around me and rub my shoulder. She wanted me to know that everything would be okay.

After we all got ready, we went to the parking garage and I got into the backseat of the car with Lizzie, Robbie driving us.

"Hey, it's okay to be nervous." Lizzie starts, seeing in my eyes that I had no clue what it was like to be with her sisters. "Is it too late to ask how to tell them apart?" I question to Elizabeth. She laughs and looks back at me. "You'll be able to tell. Honestly, now I look more like Ashley than my other sister does." I relax my shoulders and lean into Elizabeth as Robbie puts on some Adele.

When we enter Manhattan, I gasp. I had never been in New York City before and it felt different for me to finally see something that I'd been wanting to see for years. In the greatest city in the world, everyone was moving. Everything was so fast passed and it looked like everything had a purpose.

"I told the twins about you." Lizzie said, turning towards me. "Y-you did?" She nodded. I suddenly felt a wave of anxiety rush through me. "Y-you know, maybe this isn't a good time. Maybe I should just wait and let you two go see them. Maybe-" Lizzie cuts me off.

"Nellie. They want to meet you, it's okay. It's okay. They're excited to meet you and I want you to meet them. You both mean a lot to me and I know that they will love you." She smiles, her emerald eyes glowing. "Is it a bad time to mention I grew up watching them? Or that I had a DJ tanner obsession when I was 8?" Lizzie laughed, giving me a look that said it would all be fine.

"Just don't tell them the Candace part." Robbie said, laughing. Lizzie agreed and I listened calmly as the song on the radio changed to riptide. I steadied my breathing and prepared myself as we reached the building.

"Hi Mr. Arnett!" The valet guy says as we get out of the car. "Hey Jimmy, how have you been?" I look at Elizabeth and she nods at me.

"Yes. Robbie really is friends with my sister's valet."

Robbie and Jimmy talk for five minutes as Elizabeth and I go inside.

"Good morning Ms Olsen." A guy says, coming over to shake Lizzie's hands. "Hey Ben." I looked confused, so, she introduced me. "Nellie, this is Ben the bellhop. Ben, this is Nellie, Robbie and I are fost-adopting her." I smiled at Lizzie and I gave a little wave.

"Woah. The twins didn't tell me you were a mom now." Elizabeth chuckles. "Yeah, just found out yesterday." Lizzie puts her arms around me and Robbie walks inside, finally.

"Okay, you guys ready?" Elizabeth asked. Robbie and I nodded and we went up the elevator to her sister's penthouse. "Woah, this feels like Jessie!" I exclaim.

"By that do you mean John Stamos or something else?" Elizabeth asks me, concerned. "Oh no, it's just a show I grew up watching. It's on Disney Plus, I'll have to show you it sometime." She nodded and the doors opened.

We walked into the penthouse and immediately I was astonished. Everything looked so fancy and I could see the New York Skyline from outside of the glass windows that wrapped around the kitchen.

"They must be in the other room." Elizabeth said, excusing herself from us for a minute. Robbie and I sat down on the couch to wait.

"I'm here!" I could hear Elizabeth exclaim. I could hear her sister's exclaim "Lizzie!" and I felt like I could start crying.

"Robbie, is this real?" I said, feeling like I was in a dream. "Yes, yes it is." I smiled, still feeling a little shy.

I felt like I was in Annie. Last night my parents died, and now I'm in the penthouse of the richest women in the world. Not only was this something that was a dream come true to me, it felt weird that it was happening right after my entire family died. It felt weird that this was my family now.

"Hi Robbie!" I hear two women say, following Elizabeth into the room. I immediately noticed that it was Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and my hand flies over my mouth. I watch as they both hug Robbie and turn to see me.

I immediately freeze, feeling as though I'm on a different planet. It felt weird that the 7-year-old twins that I'm used to seeing were now 35. I say the only thing that comes to my mind.

"Michelle!" They both say aww and start laughing. It was so weird for me and so random. Lizzie wasn't right, I couldn't tell them apart even though they were right in front of me.

"Hi Nellie. I'm Ashley." The woman says, hugging me. "Hi. It's so nice to meet you." I hug her back and go over to her sister.

"Hi it's so nice to meet you." She says to me. I motion her to come closer and I whisper in her ear "you've always been my favorite." She smiles and goes to be with her sister.

"Ashley? Can we talk?" I hear Elizabeth say. Ashley nods and the two of them go to another room to talk. Then, Mary-Kate decides to take me to hang out and get to know me, so, we go to her room.