Strength And Stability

Tragedy Comes Knocking

Kendall POV

Kyler would not budge.

We pried, begged, threatened to blackmail, etcetera.. Even tried to get into her phone but this thot CHANGED HER PIN in the past week for some sudden weird reason. That right there signals a sketchy situation.

"Guys I'm not telling yet. I want to be sure about this before diving into something that isn't... anything." She explained, shoving her phone between her legs with finality.

Desi groaned. Mom cut in before anyone could keep harassing who we now know as Groot with the vocabulary of 'nope not telling' instead of 'I am Groot'.

"We will respect that if Kyler wants to hold off on sharing information she's unsure of. That's actually a smart decision." Mom said firmly in Kyler's defense.

"And with that being said.." She paused, looking in her side mirror before pulling into a tropical looking resort. "Here we are."

Palm trees swayed, lining the edge of the stone drive through roundabout that encircled a stunning fountain that was flowing with clear, fresh looking water.

"Holy cows of Apollo. Where are we?" I asked Mom as she smiled, pulling the car up to the front where the valet waited. We were so busy trying to get Kyler to kiss and tell that we hadn't even paid attention on the drive.

"Let's go girls." We all unbuckled our seatbelts and got out of the car, where the probably 20 year old valet guy smiled slightly too enthusiastically while announcing, "Welcome to Montage Spa of Laguna Beach! We are at your service."

"Thank you." Mom smiled, handing him our keys to park the car.

Following her lead to the front door, we walked in an air conditioned open foyer with smooth tile flooring, plants flourishing in every corner. There were even indoor water features.

Kyler made a quiet whistling sound.

"This place is top notch. Isn't it months in waiting to get a spa booking here?"

Mom winked at her. "Ya girl got the hookups. You should know that by now." Approaching the desk, she conversed with the receptionist, trading our info for our room key.

Today is gonna be lit.

***

After we were given massages and drinks and other refreshments, we went back to the suite to hang out for a little longer, taking advantage of the comfy white couches surrounding the room fireplace.

Alexa was turning out to be hilarious, and I had an inkling that she would be coming around a lot more often.

As the day winded down to about 4pm, Mom stood up and announced our leave. "We should be heading-" she winced, pain flashing through her face as she crouched over, holding her bump.

Fear shot through my body as I jumped up and went to her side. The girls followed suit.

"Mom! Are you okay? What's wrong? What happened?"

Anxiety was thick in the room as she straightened, taking a deep breath and blowing out with obvious effort.

"I'm going to be okay. I just had a little pain in my abdomen- I'm sure it's nothing." I searched her face, finding a worried look that she attempted to mask with a failing smile.

"Well you're going to the doctor later Aunty." Kyler said firmly. We all chimed in our agreement, each picking up our bags and slipping on our shoes to go.

Mom stayed pretty quiet as she tried to grab her own purse, which I readily snatched out of her hand.

She sighed, rolling her eyes at our protectiveness. "I can carry my own purse Kendall Nova, I am pregnant. Not a delicate old grandma."