Kiss Me Goodnight

Chapter 6

Tuesday December 5th

"Alex, do you want anything to..." Jeri's voice drops off when she opens the door to see Alex and Tobin in bed together. She backs up and shuts the door quietly. Jerri walks back downstairs to the kitchen and approaches her mom. "Don't think they'll be up anytime soon. Just make the chocolate chip pancakes."

"Oh, okay. Can you call Kelley and see if she'd want some? I haven't spoken to her much. Her mom says she's been holed up with Hope."

"Alright, I'll text her." Jeri goes to the living room to find her phone. She's been back in Diamond Bar for a week now, same as Alex, but she hasn't had much time to catch up with her sister. She met Tobin that first night during dinner, but the girl pretty much kept to herself. That scene upstairs was pretty surprising, they were clothed, but just the closeness. Tobin holding Alex, Alex's face tucked into the crook of Tobin's neck. That was intimate, but they were asleep so who knows.

Jeri checks her phone and sees that Kelley texted back saying they'd be right over. "Mom! They're coming over like now."

"Oh, okay. Can you come help?"

"Yeah!" Jeri walks back into the kitchen and starts grabbing plates and utensils. The front door opens, "Hey momma M!" Kelley has always been loud. Jeri has missed her. "Jeri!" Jeri is literally knocked off her feet from Kelley picking her up in a bear hug. "Nice to see you too, Kel."

"Oh, this is Hope!" Kelley lets go of Jeri and introduces Hope. "Momma M, you made choco chip pancakes. You're the best." Kelley goes over to Alex and Jeri's mom to give her a kiss on the cheek.

"Kelley, can you go drag Alex out of bed."

"Anything for the woman who makes me pancakes. Babe, you should learn from her." Kelley winks and jogs out the room and up the stairs to see Alex.

"Ooooh Leeeeex!" Kelley swings the door open wide and jumps into the room. She turns to look at Alex's bed and sees that Tobin's there too. Kelley sees Alex move a bit, but neither wake up. "Sly dog." Kelley murmurs under her breath. She contemplates the pros and cons of waking the two up, but decides to leave them be. They stayed out late last night and she doesn't always want to annoy Alex, despite it being fun.

Kelley walks back downstairs and into the kitchen. "Sorry no such luck Momma M."

"Did you see what I saw?" Jeri asks when Kelley sits herself down at one side of the table. "Yup." Jeri smiles.

"Are they even together?" Jeri feels bad that she doesn't know the answer to that, but Kelley's like her sister as well.

"Nope." Kelley's staring at Hope who's helping Alex's mom make the pancakes. It's terribly cute.

"Kelley." Jeri snaps her fingers in front of Kelley's face and sticks her tongue out. "You on the other hand, you're so gone." Kelley can't believe that she's been in Jeri's presence for like two minutes and she's already caught onto the nature of her and Hope's relationship; actually it's more like how she feels about Hope.

"Babe, here." Hope holds out of plate of pancakes and Kelley immediately refocuses to eating. Because food.

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Alex blinks. She could've sworn she just heard Kelley's voice.

It's warm.

Her senses start to catch up with her consciousness and she feels a weight on her midsection. She looks down and realizes it's Tobin's arm. Tobin's head is also resting on her shoulder. Tobin's completely curled in to fit Alex's right side.