Attraction

Part Eighteen

"I told you they weren't going to be on time."

"I knew that, we all knew that. Let's just go check on the girls to see if they have started packing so we can at least be ready."

"What about their things?"

Fernando stopped at Jacob's question. He took a deep breath.

Turns out his parents hadn't just been late coming back from "clubbing" as they had put it, they never made it back to the hotel.

Both had woken up and gotten ready to packed their bags. After they knocked on their parents room and no answer came, Jacob checked his dad's Vannozzo location, just to see the man wasn't even in the hotel room.

"We can pack their things so we can have everything ready for them. Check out is not till eleven so we have time. Let's get ready and go eat then wait for them." Jacob nodded this head at his brother's words, still not believing his parents never came back on the day they are supposed to check out of the hotel.

They made their way into the girls room, finding everyone awake in the mess of stuffing items into bags and suitcases.

"The babysitter had to leave, she couldn't stay pass seven today." Arlet explained to her brothers as she helped pack Inaya's bags. Iletsi was off to the side folding clothes.

"Damm she stayed till seven?"

"That's what I said too. Why they got a babysitter is beyond me but anyways she had to leave. Told her our parents were sleeping so I could stay with the baby."

Both brothers shook their head in disbelief.

"You know they didn't even come back right." Jacob put the information out there.

Arlet nodded as she answered, "I checked their location first thing when I woke up. They can't handle their alcohol anymore. They are too old."

All the kids snorted at Arlet's words. However they would never actually say those things around their parents.

"Where Gio?"

"Love is given her a bath. Can you check on them. I started to help Inaya." Fernando didn't hesitate to walk to the bathroom.

"Jay can you pack Gio's bags and double check we don't forget anything." Arlet asked as she folded her sister's clothes.

In the bathroom, the bathtub had been halfway filled, with bubbles of course. Giovanna loves bubbles. Love was busy washing her hair as Gio enjoyed the massage.

"Hey my beautiful, not you, girl!" Fernando scrunched up his face as he made sure to tell Love she wasn't the beautiful he was referring to.

"Finando! Look! It's wash day today." Fernando smiled at the cute way his sister pronounced his name.

"I see. Love since I'm the best thing that happened to this family, I can finish with Gio, you can go get ready."

Love stopped her movements at his annoying words. She took a deep breath, deciding to be the better person.

"Thanks, I still need to shower."

Fernando laughed as his sister dashed out the room leaving him with the youngest.

"Alright Gio! Let's get started!" Fernando kneeled on the floor as he began. Both have the curliest hair out of their bothers and sisters since they both have Nyala as their biological mother. Both had been taught to love their curls, despite the work it takes. Fernando began to wash her hair as she began to scrub her body.

"Does anyone actually know where they are at?" Love asked Jacob as she came out the bathroom and gathered the things to go take a shower.

"I think they might be at their house."