Everlasting Love

Carrie Fights Back

Ben POV:

"I HAVE GOOD NEWS!" I screamed running into Carrie and Eliza's bedroom.

"Fuck off." Eliza said and rolled over in her bed.

"ELIZA THIS IS HUGE NEWS." I said running over and shaking her.

"I wanna hear it!" Carrie smiled.

"Come here squirt!" I said and picked up Carrie. "You see this little girl right here?" I smiled tickling her stomach as she laughed.

"What is this?" Eliza asked sitting up.

"You are looking at the newest understudy for Winnie Foster!" Ben smiled.

"Congrats Ben! I mean, I never pictured you as the role, but I guess I can see you as an 11 year old girl if I squint." Eliza said.

"NOT ME!" He laughed. "This squirt." He said looking at Carrie.

"Are you serious?" Carrie smiled.

"Yeah! I just got the call!" I said.

"That's amazing!" Eliza smiled standing up. "Carrie I'm so proud of you!"

"I'm gonna be just like Sarah!" Carrie smiled.

"And now she has somewhere to stay while you work." I said.

"Well isn't everything falling into place perfectly." Eliza smiled. "I'm gonna go get changed than me and little Winnie Foster need to go to school and then home, dads gotta sign contracts. Maybe we can catch mom instead."

"Please be careful." I said.

"I always am." She smiled. "So get changed Carrie." I set her down and she ran to the closet.

"Remember when you told me that you two were only separated because of your dad...what did you mean?" I asked Eliza.

"Sometimes, my dad would lock one of us in the closet. And we could be in there for hours or days. I was once in there for 2 days. It was small and crammed and he wouldn't give you food. He locked Carrie in there once for 14 hours and I was freaking out the whole time. I couldn't sleep or eat or anything. I was just worried about her." Eliza explained.

"El that's horrible." I said.

"Tell me about it. Well, I gotta get ready for school. Which means I need to get naked. Which means you, out." She laughed.

"I'm going, I'm going." I laughed. I went to the kitchen and Carrie was eating a bowl of cereal. "Ready for school?" I asked.

"Yeah! I can't wait!" She smiled.

"You can't tell anybody about getting Winnie Foster yet until it's announced ok?" I told her.

"Ok!" She smiled. "Ben, tomorrow is grandparents and special friends day at my school, would you come with me?" She asked.

"Of course! I don't have a show till the evening!" I smiled.

"Thank you!" She smiled and jumped out of her seat and gave me a hug.

"Usually I'm the only person there without somebody. But this year I'll have you!" She smiled. Wow this girl is precious.

Eliza POV:

"Don't let go of my hand ok?" I told Carrie as we walked up to the house.

"Ok." She said. We opened the door and there was my dad, as usual, sitting on the couch with a glass of whiskey in his hand.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Carrie has news for you." I said.

"I was cast as the understudy for Winnie Foster in a real Broadway show daddy!" Carrie smiled letting go of my hand and running up to our father.