The Four of Us

Chapter 2- Sugar Coating

'Make superficially attractive'

Anna's POV

What a mess! I think to myself as I analyse the disaster in the kitchen. The baking bowl had been sprawled across the floor. I see a tail wagging behind the counter and see the culprit. Lara!

"That was naughty Lulu!" I say as I pat her on the back. How could I be angry at that cute face. Golden retrievers looked so innocent, its hard to believe they would do something so naughty.

I grab paper towels from the second pulling drawer and make my way to the dirty corner of the kitchen. Ewww! Everything was so sticky. God, give me strength, I thought to myself as I cleaned cake batter of the cupboards and floor. Finally! All the batter was removed. I grab the dirty paper towels and toss them into the bin when a purple stick catches my attention. I peer closer and notice that it's a pregnancy stick. Whose could it be? Kat has basically vowed to only have sex after marriage. Mars is to uptight and Tino has no girlfriend. Could it be mums. No, she is pre-menopausal. I was going to figure this out soon. Maybe tonight I will test the waters with my sisters. I stare at the pile of dishes in the sink. The faster I get down with this, the faster I can Netflix and chill. My bed and TV were calling my name.

The buzzing from my jean pockets, disrupted me as I started washing the dishes. Who the hell is phoning? I shove my hands into my jean's pockets and glare at the name on screen. Matthew. I didn't feel like talking to him right now. I watch as Mars passes through the hall and shout for her.

"Mars, come here." I say as I gesture for her to come to the kitchen.

"Yes Anna, what do you want?" she says unenthusiastically.

"Answer my phone and tell Matthew that I am sleeping and that I will call him tomorrow." I say as I slide the phone across the counter. Mars and I were very rocky around each other. We got along most times but God damn, she was such a brat at times, and it annoyed the hell out of me.

"You owe me Anna!" She says mockingly.

I listen in as she tells Matthew I am fast asleep as I had a very long day after the move. Between that and setting up the finishing touches at my bakery, I had really been tired. Thank God, dad had us come here a month earlier to secure everything we needed. I handled things remotely until we finally moved. Everything was on track, I hope the citizens of Blackwater Bay were ready for their socks to be knocked off.

"Anna, he says he wants to take you out for dinner in an hour." Says mars as she covers the phone speaker with her hand.

"Tell him, he can fetch me at 8:30pm" I say without another thought, maybe some time away from the family will be good for me.

"Wont he know that you not really sleeping then?" Mars says annoyed.

"Tell him that you going to wake me up and that ill be ready by then." I retort as Mars rolls her eyes and finishes up her conversation with Matthew.

None of my siblings were happy with my choice in boyfriend. Not only did they say it on multiple occasions, but they don't interact with him. I did not know how to make them understand the inexplainable pull and attraction we had to one another. I knew we were meant to be something from the first time we had met at Church. Coincidentally I saw him again at Grandma Gigi's seaside house a week later with my uncle Gavin. It had to be destiny bringing us together again I thought.

I watch as Mars mumbles for a few minutes. She finally slides the phone down the counter.

"All done, his picking you up at 8:30" she says and disappears down the hallway.

Yay! I exclaim to myself. Time to get dressed up for an evening out. I never missed an opportunity to dress up. I loved doing my nails, getting my hair done and most important, dressing up to kill. Matthew hated it when I dressed in anything above the knee, he was jealous and possessive. I thought it was cute how the slightest things made him jealous. I on the other hand didn't care if he hated what I was wearing. I was dressing for myself and not him, so his petty outbursts about my clothing of choice seldom bothered me.