Carter

Chapter 8

Carter's POV

It was quiet until Jagger was in front of me. I look up at him and then we kissed, and I kissed him back. There was a knock on the door, and we pulled away from the kiss. I could tell that it was Ava.

"Come in Ava," I told her.

Ava walked in and she was shocked that Jagger was in my room with me. She smiled and said, "Your mother's brother and his wife are here. Mom and dad are talking to them. Also, father and mother wanted to know if Jagger would join us since the Lady and Mr. Hail are on their way."

"Thank you, Ava. But Jagger what will you do?" I told Ava but looked at Jagger when I spoke the last part.

Jagger looked at me and said, "I shall stay for dinner if you are all right with it?"

"It's fine with me. Now I need to change so will you two please leave," I asked them.

Ava smiled and left and soon Jagger followed her. I locked my door and stripped out of my clothes and grabbed my purple dress that reached my knees that was casual. I put on tights and found a pair of flats. I brushed my hair and redid my makeup. Once I felt like I presentable I walked out of my room and down the stairs.

I heard voices and my father said, "James and May, these are children, Alex and Ava. My wife Clara. This young lad here is Jagger, a friend of the family, and his aunt and uncle will be here any minute and Carter will be down so-"

"I'm here father," I said as I walked into the living room.

I looked around and saw two people, a man and a woman who are my aunt and uncle. They looked just like they did in the pictures. I stayed where I was when my father said, "James, May, this is Carter, Cassie's daughter."

James walked over to me and said, "You look just like your mother. I'm James your uncle and this is my wife May."

"Hello, I am Carter Rose Knight Fallen. It's nice to meet you," I said.

Just then the doorbell ranged, and my mother went to answer it and it was the Lady and Mr. Hail. They walked in noticed that we were all sitting down.

"Ah, Mr. Rivers it's good to meet you in person. I am MR. John Hail, and this is my wife Eve," Mr. Hail said.

"Yes, it is. Now can we talk. I would like to get to know the people who have raised my niece while I was out of the country during my sisters' death," said my uncle.

It grew quiet and Ava said, "Mother what did happen to Carter's parents?"

Everyone sighed and my father said, "They were stabbed in their sleep. Carter and her brother were running when two of the killers were chasing them. The third and fourth killer was setting the house on fire when John and I arrived. We ran inside the house, but it was too late. Carter's brother was dead, and Carter was stabbed but lucky enough he had missed the major organs. We knocked the killers out and we got Carter out of the burning house. Soon the cops arrived and so did the medical people. We had to get to the hospital fast. The next day the people who killed Carter's parents had taken their own life. They took the easy way out."

It was quiet and no one said a word for a minute or two. Just then, May, new newly founded aunt said, "Why wasn't Carter placed with us?"

I then looked at Eve and she said, "Cassie asked me if I could have a paper drawn up, since I am a lawyer. She didn't want Carter to go to James, since they had a fallen out before she died. Carter was to be placed with MR. and Mrs. Fallen. Carter didn't know who you were, but I promised Carter, since time she had lost her parents that when the time comes that she wants to know her mother's side of the family that I would allow it. Carter will be 18 next week and she would very much like to live with you all, but she wants to come and see us when she wants."

James looked at me and said, "Is this what you really want?"

"Yes. I want to live with you guy if you'll have me, but understand, that Mr. and Mrs. Fallen, and their two kids are my family just as much are you two and your kids are. Ava, Alex, and Jagger are also my friends and the only ones that I trust, and I wish to see them when ever want. I know that is hard to understand where I am coming from," I said.

"I understand that they are your family. I would like to get to know them as well. But I do have a question I would like to ask you, but it might see strange for me to ask, but do you have a boyfriend?" James asked me.

"That is a good question and one I cannot answer at this time. It's a complicated subject. Why do you want to know? Does it make a difference if I did or didn't?" I asked him.

May spoke for once and said, "No, but our children date, but they have to have a sibling with them. It's a rule my parents had for me until I moved out of the house, and James agrees with me on this rule. I know that this might be hard for you change the way you date."

I nodded my head said, "I understand, I believe it took months for my sister Ava to be alone with her boyfriend, me and Alex had to go with her until He gained our father's trust."

"You're right Carter, it did take me a long time to trust her, just like it took me a long time to trust Alex to go out on dates with his girlfriend," said my father.

"Sir, Ma'am, dinner is done and one the table," said Ella.

"Thank you, Ella, dear," said my mother.

"Come let's all sit down and eat. I'm sure everyone is hungry." said my father.

We walked to the dining room table that held all sorts of food. We all sat down at the table. The order went like this in a circle, My father, mother, Eve, John, James, May, Me, Jagger, Ava, Alex, and then back to my father. When we were seat everyone didn't know what they want until Ava said, "MR. and Mrs. Rivers do you say a prayer before eating or just say thanks to the higher powers?"

"We just say thanks and start to eat. So, I guess we could all dig in then," said James.

I looked at my father and said, "Daddy, where are my pills?"

My mother looked at me and said, "Go in the kitchen, and tell Ella to get them to you."

I stood up and as I did May looked at me and said, "Carter why do you need to take pills?"

I didn't say anything, but Alex said, "When Carter has nightmares, she's pretty shaken up. The pills were prescribed to her by the family doctor. What happened to her parents left a mark on her. She doesn't take them all the time, only when she has the nightmares."

I nodded my head and left for the kitchen. Ella looked up from her book and said, "Lady Carter what's wrong?"

"I'm sorry Ella, I need my pills." I told her.