Deviant

Chapter 12~ Love

Andrea is in the media.
She's Italian-American although her accent isn't heavy and her look isn't hefty *coughs and looks at Ice*

dedicated to her annoying self ;)

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As we neared the house, I noticed two cars parked in the driveway. One was Zach's. The other seemed familiar, but I couldn't pin who it belonged to.

I looked over at Alex as we pulled up to the house.

"Who's the other car for?" I said puzzled.

He seemed to snap out of a daze and looked at me. "Huh?"

"The car in the driveway." I pointed to it just as he stopped car. He looked to where I was pointed and instantly he grinned.

"Andrea's back from college!" He said excitedly. He hastily threw off his seat belt and jetted towards the door, not even closing the car door behind him.

I shook my head and chuckled.

That kid was so love struck.

I locked the car from inside and closed the doors, quickly following after Alex.

I shut the front door and walked in to see Alex spinning Andrea around in the family room as the rest of my family and Zach watched with huge smiles plastered on their faces while the twins ran around screaming and giggling. I looked across the room at my dad and mom, who were watching Alex and Andrea with overflowing approval.

I leaned against the frame and smiled softly as he set her down and they kissed.

I never was a fan of love but I made a huge exception for the two.

Julie and Junior clung to Andrea's legs as she separated from Alex. Andrea smiled that beautiful smile of her's and bent over to pick them both up. They started playing with her hair and pinching her cheeks as she laughed. I took a peek at Alex and you could see the happiness and love in his eyes.

Zach glanced over at me and smiled, patting the spot on the couch next to him. I nodded towards him and jerked my head towards them, signaling that I still had to greet Andrea.

I walked towards them and stopped by Alex, nudging him softly.

"She's going to be a great mother for your kids." I said just loud enough for him to hear without alerting Andrea, sending him a wink.

He smiled and nodded, his eyes having the same twinkle in it as earlier. I waited for Andrea to finish with the kids. As soon as she set them down, she looked over at me and smiled even brighter.

"Wow! Natalie! You look great!" She gave me an enthusiastic hug and pulled away. "As always, of course! Tell me your secret."

I grinned and shook my head. "Just a lot of hard work, you know?"

She nodded. "Yeah, I know how things are. Tell me all about it later, will you?"

I smiled. "Of course." I leaned into her. "Now go enjoy your time with him while you still can." I referred to Alex, who was now talking to a standing Zach.

She grinned. "I have some time. My summer semester is over and I don't start the fall until end of September. I decided to come here as a surprise, I didn't even tell Alex."