Summer Spent with You

Chapter Two, Part Two : Parker Stevens

Ava's POV

"It's nice to see you again, Parker. I don't know if you remember all of us or not, but I'm Layla." My mother said, being the first to speak to the boy.

"Nice to see you again Ms. Lake." He said as he shook her hand.

"Aren't you going to introduce him to everyone." Mama asked Uncle Brandon.

"He meet them all a few years ago." Uncle Brandon exclaimed, but mama shot him a look, so he sighed and said, "Yes Layla, alright Parker, well you know your cousins." He stated as he motioned toward Emberly and Eve. "That thing next to Layla, is my brother, Bentley. The munchkin next to them is Noel, their baby girl. The little man right there is Blaine... and, I'm sure you remember the triplets, Andrew, Aiden and Ava." Uncle Brandon explained as Parker's gaze finally landed on me.

Our eyes locked and we stood there looking at each other, as everyone else moved toward the kitchen. Uncle Brant and Aunt Hope still weren't there, but I guess everyone didn't want to stand in the foyer. It didn't take long for me to notice that he and I were left standing there, looking at each other.

"Welcome to Georgia." I told him with a small smirk playing on my lips as I followed everyone else into the kitchen.

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It wasn't long before Uncle Brant, Aunt Hope and Hunter arrived. They were quickly re-introduced to Parker and then we were finally allowed to eat. Mama had moved an extra chair to the table for the Texan to sit at. And I'm sure none of you can guess where that chair was placed.. right next to mine. I'm not even sure how that happened, but it happened, so I stuck eating between Aiden and Parker.

"So Parker, what are your plans for college?" My father asked as he took a sip of his tea.

"I haven't really decided yet." Parker told him. "I think I'll get my core classes out of the way before I decide."

"What school will you go to?" Daddy asked.

"Austin Community College for right now."

"He was on his way to getting accepted into a really good school until he let his grades drop." Molly remarked with a hint of bitterness in her voice, to which Parker just rolled his eyes.

"Molly, lets not go there." Uncle Brandon said before Parker could reply.

"Fine." I heard her grumble as she stabbed some good with her fork. She obviously wanted to argue with Parker and find out why he had been acting senselessly. I only hoped that they would have that conversation when I wasn't around because I didn't want to witness it.

"You know I almost went to Austin Community College." Mama told us, easily dropping back into the previous subject.

"You were going to move to Texas?" I asked, surprised by this information.

"Yes, I was going to move in with Bentley and go to school out there.. But that don't work out. " She told us with a small laugh.

"What happened?" Parker asked not knowing the story.

"The triplets happened." Uncle Brant spoke up and Parker nodded in understanding.

"And y'all wouldn't trade of for anything." I said with a smirk, causing them to laugh.

"What are you three doing this summer?" Aunt Hope asked.

"Well I'm going to spend a lot of time over at Cameron's. We're going to work on our music and play at JoAnn's some nights." Aiden informed us, referring to the local restaurant that would let bands play during the evenings.