Ivy - Jenna Ortega

16

Harley sat at the kitchen counter, a large mug of coffee in front of her. Today was going to be a long day, Brie was coming over, and then this evening she had the meeting with Jenna and their managers.

But she didn't wanna think about that right now, she was going to take this day, half a day at a time.

"Ok, we're gonna go, you sure you're okay?" Nick asked gently, grabbing her mug and refilling it.

Lacey pushed herself off the counter, looking out the kitchen window impatiently. "Yea, when's Luca coming, I thought he was supposed to be back at ten."

Harley sighed, "guys... I love y'all, but i'm fine, all three of us are fine. We've had two days apart from each other, and we're ready to talk it out."

Lacey just gave her a soft smile, coming around the counter and hugging Harley from behind, "you know you're my favorite person like ever, right?"

"I'm right here," Nick sassed, coming around the counter nonetheless and wrapping his arms around the two smaller girls. "But... that's fair, I also love you... like very much." He mumbled leaving a soft kiss on top of Harley's head.

The sound of the door unlocking could be heard from the kitchen. The three looked up at the doorway to see Luca walking in throwing his keys into the bowl. "Group huggen without me?"

Harley just chuckled, "how was Micah's?"

The blonde grinned ear to ear, "really really good."

"Ooh, what does that mean?" Lacey teased, as she walked into the dining room to retrieve her purse.

Luca just rolled his eyes, "don't you have places to be?"

Nick just chuckled, "let her have this one, those two have been shipping y'all since like the ninth grade." Luca looked over to glare at his older sister, Harley just shrugging.

The singer's phone dinged in her back pocket. She took it out reading the message. She bit her lip, "um, Bries gonna be here in like ten."

"Alright, well we're heading out now." Lacey said, heading for the door, "love y'all."

Nick followed behind her, "yea, text us later, Ly." The man yelled, as the two walked excited the house.

Luca and Harley just looked to each other, "so... you alright?" Luca asked, leaning over the counter.

The singer just hummed, "yea, i'm fine."

"You know... it's okay if you're not. I know how much Mom affected you."

Harley just shook her head, a dry chuckle escaping her lips, "she affected all of us."

Luca nodded, a soft look in his light green eyes, "she did, but you know... Bries done a lot of therapy, and you guys did your best to keep me way from her." He trailed off, breaking eye contact and looking up at the ceiling, "I know you're about to leave on tour, but there's like online therapy, I could help you look into it."

Harley sighed, "yea... yea, it's probably a good idea, i'll look into it." The twos conversation was cut short when they heard the front gate open and a car pulling into the driveway.

The lock on the front door jiggled and the doer opened, the oldest Banks sibling walking in, "hey, guys," the woman said awkwardly, taking a hesitant step into the kitchen.

The two just nodded at their older sister. Brie bit her lip, walking fully into the kitchen, her gold bracelets clanking on her wrists. The room was quiet for a moment, "i'm so sorry." Brie said, her voice cracking slightly.

Luca sighed, walking around to Brie and wrapping his arms around her. "We just wanna talk about it," he mumbled. He looked over to his other sister, signaling for her to say something.