My Own Fame (Sequel to 'The Trap')

Lily's POV Chapter 10

Tonight Sydney, Isaac and their kids are coming over for dinner and the kids are spending the night. Tonight was also the night that we; Isaac, Sydney, Holly and I will be going to meet up with Dylan and Rochelle. I hope this meeting will go well and hope three events happen. One, hope she'll be nice; two, I hope I can finally finish my video project for Dad and three, I hope we can get away with this. I know we won't get away with Dylan's master plan, but I hope that our parents never find out why Sydney strongly hinted at our parents watching the kids. 

Thankfully, I wasn't alone with all of my anxious thoughts because as I discussed them with Holly, I could tell that she was worried about it too. One of the traits I don't like about myself is my anxiousness. My brain is always working overtime just thinking and worrying about everything. And this whole situation that we find ourselves in is just making my worried mind worse. 

As soon as we heard Mom happily screaming that our guests had arrived, my stomach began to tighten up. This was the start of the master plan being unfolded in front of us. We could do all the planning we wanted, but if we wanted to pull it off, we would have to go through the said plan. Even though this was mostly Dylan's idea, Isaac, Syd, Hol and I all had a turn to play in this. As soon as I locked eyes with Syd, she gave me a sympathetic look as she wrapped me up in her arms. She whispered in my ear that everything was going to be okay, but I'm having a hard time believing that.

I thought that dinner was going to be the least of our problems, but I was somewhat wrong. It had nothing to do with Dylan's "sickness" thankfully. Sydney brought up another topic altogether. Syd and Isaac were thinking about building a house across the street and moving out here. I never thought they were serious about it. I thought it was one of those winning the lottery dreams. Both Mom and Dad were super excited and I'm so thankful it came up before Dyl, Hol and I told them about our plans to move out. Maybe that's why Syd did that. As I looked over at Hol, I could tell that she was probably behind this plan. Maybe she had told Syd to tell them about their dream of being our neighbors before we broke our news to them. And people question if we're even sisters!

After dinner, Syd and I helped Mom clean up the kitchen before Isaac, Syd, Hol and I left the house. I thought we would have to have a fairy tale story ready to be able to sneak out. But I guess I overlooked the fact that my parents are looking after sixteen kids. Okay, I guess it's closer to thirteen kids because A, Bay and Josh are responsible enough to take care of themselves, but still. 

We left in two cars so that Syd and her man could go on home after the meeting. I plugged the address into my phone. We ended up following Isaac there, but it was good to have a backup plan if we lost them along the way. When we arrived at the luxurious apartment's gates, Isaac let us go first since we knew our brother's ridiculous name; Arthur Wright. Holly handled the whole situation perfectly and the security guard let us both in. We four were escorted up to the apartment. It felt like we were here to see the president and not our siblings. 

To our surprise, Dylan's twin was nice to us and acted as if she hadn't abandoned all of us. The meeting was quick, easy and was right to the point. We all agreed that Isaac would be the one to come here and to pick up Dylan's twin up between the ceremony and the party. It was the only way we would fly under the radar for this part of the plan.     

"So Lil, how's the video gift to Dad coming along?" Holly asked, looking at me.

"Funny you should say that because after tonight, all I will have left is editing."

"After what?" Dylan asked me.

"I need to get both of your interviews done. It shouldn't take all that long. Dyl, please brush your hair. It looks like you just woke up."