Falling for Marshall

Chapter 28

Leah's P.O.V:
"Leah!" Nicole smiles embracing me in a hug, she's Dre's wife, he was hosting a party.

Nicole had on a red long dress on and had her hair pinned up. Kacey has on a peach dress wich has long lace sleeves to, her dress stopped right above her knees. I have on a a black and silver dress that comes up to my thighs and have my hair down.

"Hey." I smile as we pull back from the hug. "This is Kacey." I say gesturing to my best friend.

"Hi." Kacey smiles as they shake hands.

"Hello. I'm Andre's wife." She says. "Come in." She smiles walking between us.

"How are the kids?" I ask.

"They're great." She nods. "What about Aron and Avery. How are they?" She asks.

"They're great." I smile, they were always so close to Nicole.

"Can I use your bathroom?" Kacey says.

"Yeah, of course. You can use mine. Leah you know where it is right?" Nicole turns to me.

"Yep." I nod taking Kacey's hands and leading her upstairs.

"What a party." Kacey mumbles looking at a drunk couple making out, I laugh along with her.

We walk into the bedroom and Kacey starts to redo her hair again. I lay on the bed and look up at the chandelier thinking hard.

"What's up?" Kacey asks after a while.

"What?" I say sitting up.

"Something's bugging you." She states turning around and walking over to me.

"Nothings bugging me." I lie, she squints her eyes and examines me.

"It's Marshall isn't it?" She says after a long pause. "What happened?" She asks again.

"I talked to Aron and Avery this morning." I start.

"And?" She says sitting next to me.

"Marshall hasn't been calling them lately." I shrug.

"Why not?" She frowns. "Did Avery and Aron ask you about him?"

"Yeah." I sigh. "Jace was pissed. Saying he hadn't called once since we came California." I explain.

"He's probably busy." Kacey shrugs, but she can't even persuade herself so how is she going to persuade me with that excuse.

"He was talking to Hailie and Alaina last night when we were together. If he has time for them. He has to have time for Avery and Aron, Kace." I say leaning my head against the headboard.

"Can I ask you something?" Kacey asks.

"Sure." I mumble.

"Has Marshall told Kim about you two getting back together?" Kacey asks. I think for a moment, where is she getting with this?

"I don't know. I don't think so." I mumble. "Why?"

"Don't get upset at me for saying this." Kacey says, I nod in response. "You remember how Marshall was telling us how Kim would uses his kids against him."

"You think she's using Hailie and Alaina." I sigh.

"Well...Yeah." Kacey says quietly.

"No Kacey. I don't think that's the reason." I say shaking my head.

"Leah. He was in a bad mood yesterday. He was shouting on the phone, he was talking to Kim. He was talking about Avery, Aron, Alaina and Hailie-"

"What about Alaina and Hailie?" Marshall says walking in.