50 Shades of Family

Telling Them

((THIS IS NOT EDITED!! I will get with my editor sometime this summer and revise and edit this chapter. I accidentally posted this a few days ago, it wasn't near ready to publish! Thanks for reading though!!

Random question: can you guys see my drafts? It says they have like 5 views and its weird.))

Sophie's POV

"When are we going to tell them?" I ask as I finish chopping the boiled eggs and tossing them in to the bowl. Teddy sits behind me at the bar watching my every move.

"I guess when we're sure our parent's won't kick us to the curb and actually be okay with everything." He shrugs. I nod my head and think of any other possible scenarios that would cause us to be disowned or have one of us shipped off, most likely me, to a third world country without contact with each other.

"We live in the same house." I say and hear Teddy groan and the chair screech against the wood flooring. I feel his arms wrap around my waist before I feel his breath on my cheek.

"We've covered this already." He says, and I can hear the smile in his voice. I know we have already talked about the negatives of, technically, living in the same house, but it keeps popping up in my head. A thought strikes me, and I stop all my actions, turn around in his arms, and face him.

"Do you even want to tell them?" I can't keep the whine out of my voice, and his mood seems to dampen as well. I hate to think he would actually be ashamed of me. His parents already love me.

"You know I want to tell them. I want to be able to hold your hand at the table, hug you when I leave, and kiss you good night." He grabs my face in his hands, and I sigh at the warmth that seeps from his skin into me. It makes my heart flutter. "My sister and brother already know, and they were actually happy. I promise to tell them the first appropriate chance I get." I look down, suddenly finding our feet interesting, but he doesn't stand for it and forces me to look at him again.

"I love you." He whispers and connects the space between us. My hand grabs his biceps to provide me with more leverage, and the kiss deepens. Reluctantly, when I hear the timer on the oven go off, I pull away from Teddy and pat his chest.

"Why don't you finish our lunch and I'll get the others?" It isn't really a question. He is going to do it anyway.

"Of course. Just for you, my lovely girlfriend." He kisses my cheek once before resuming the work I stopped. I squeeze his arm in appreciation and head to the movie room first.

"Hey, Phoe-"

"Babe, if you're breaks up you need to go...yes, my dad would still fire you!" I walk in front of her to catch her attention since she is otherwise preoccupied. I make awkward hand movements to get the message across that lunch is almost ready, and all she does is nod her head and continues her conversation with Alexander.

I walk back out to the living room and pick up the trail of baby toys and toy planes as I go. I walk to the couch and smile at the sight in front of me. Kenneth, who has yet to start home school like the other two, is sitting with Juliet nestled in his arms with a bottle of empty milk sitting beside them. Ever since he got here, every chance he gets, he has that baby in his arms. He loves being a big brother.

"Hey, Kenneth." I say and two pairs of eyes gaze up at me. One having a harder time keeping her head up than the other. "You're lunch is done. Did Juliet drink every last drop?" I motion towards the bottle. Kenneth nods.

"I made sure she did." He is adorable! I want a son like him someday.

"Then I'll take her so you can eat." I scoop up the bundle of giggles in my arms and take the empty bottle in my hand. Kenneth pushes the pink flower printed pillow off his lap and stands up. He dusts his hands off on his pants like he just got done with a dirty job before speaking to me again.