Love Within You

CH. 7

JAN 15TH
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CW: death ⚠️

After 2 hours of struggling to find the right gifts for his sisters we finally found something we thought they would like, as someone who has known them -basically their whole lives- I know what they like.

I remember the day Blake telling me about how Holden was gonna get siblings, when he told me they were twin girls was the moment I knew I was gonna love them.

Even if we have about a 15 year age difference and I don't like their brother, I was and still am obsessed with them. The cutest little girls, I've always been their favorite also even if they never wanted to admit it to Holden.

I secretly knew.

Anyway, I chose out all the stuff while Holden payed. I got them toys, clothes, and more stuff a four year old would probably want.

I would give them the world if I could, unfortunately I can't do these gifts will do.

I haven't seen them since I moved in here, Holden also hasn't so I feel like he needs this, him inviting me did surprise me but never saying no to meeting my best friends.

"I'm exhausted" Holden says one of his hands on the wheel the other on his thigh, i look at him for a second before I look back.

I did make him carry all the bags, I mean, shouldn't he? I sound sexist but him, I'll make him carry an anchor and I won't care.

"From carrying all those bags?" I ask and his lips curl up a bit in a smile but disappears as fast as it comes.

"I don't really care if it is, what do you expect, you're shopping for your little sisters" he glances at me.

"Half of the bags back there are yours" he nags, his eyes pointing at the 5 bags in the backseat, which he's right, some of them are mine.

Will I admit, no.

"Whatever" I say changing the topic. "Your sisters are turning 4, what do you think about that"

I look his way and see a change in his expression for a split second from neutral to ice cold.

"Well, it's good" he mutters.

"Only good? Nothing else to say?" I state.

"What do you want me to say?" He says, his voice sounding lower then usual.

"I don't know, you don't look happy" I answer. He at least looked like he way enjoying it in the mall following me around the stores, now he just looks like a different person.

"Do you know how my mom died, Brie?"

His mom. The nicest human I've ever met, I grew up with parents who were together but should've been divorced, they were never there for me or each other.

Growing up in a household where my brother was favorited by both my parents was a horrible time, I'm so glad I moved out.

When I still lived with them Holden came into Blake's life and I was over at his house every time he came here. I would stay with his mom every time, she'd treat me like her kid.

I found out about the twins and I was so excited, I'd be at their house everyday to stay with her and take care of her and the twins, my favorite people.

The day the twins were born I was jumping from excitement, I wasn't allowed in the room but 17 year old and 19 year old Holden waited outside.

Just the two of us since his parents got divorced when he was still a little kid so his mom was all alone, as a single mother she was everything you could ever ask for as a kid.