When Coast Guard Adm. Frank Beardsley decides to move his family of eight children back to his old hometown, he encounters handbag designer Helen North, an old flame from high school. Immediately, sparks fly between the two, and marriage is proposed...
I walk in the kitchen seeing everyone in here. And I do mental count of a total of 22 people, counting myself. I happen to come the day after they moved in. This just seems a lot crazier than it seemed at first. We could have a whole football team.
"Kelsey" some of the north kids shout when they see me. The others look at me a little curiously, i just give them all a warm smile.
A man who looks to be in his late forties, who i am assuming is frank walks up to me. "Hello Kelsey, it is nice to meet you. I'm Frank Beardsley. Admiral of the USS coast guard. I have heard a lot about you."
I shake his hand trying to hide a smirk. "Well you know a lot about me. But I've never heard of you." I teased.
He looks a little put off and looks at Helen. She grins at him and laughs a little.
"Whats it like killing all those sea life with your ship? I heard that you also sell sea life for.....um" i look at him and rub my thumb on my nose, as a sign for crack.
Frank's eyes widen and he looks at me like I'm crazy. The north kids chuckle and the rest just give me a weird look.
"Shes just teasing you honey. Her and her sense of humor" she says trying to hide a grin.
I look and see Dylan giving me a thumbs up and i grin. Franks kids are giving me a look that says 'are you crazy'. Phoebe walks up and grabs me by the arm pulling me out of the room.
We walk up a set of stairs and go into one of the many doors. I walk in noticing Phoebe's side of the room right away. I mean who wouldn't, she has lots of dark orange and brown blankets hanging on her side of the wall. And most of all her favorite tiki heads from when me and her went to Hawaii. The other side of the room has posters of boy bands and trophies from sports mostly cheerleading. Both sides lame in my opinion but i wont say that out loud.
"So you have been here a day, and i can already sense the tension" i say laying on her bed with my hands behind my head.
"The other family is evil. And they think they are so much better than us. I can not stand them, we have to figure out something" she sighs.
"Maybe it will get better, you never know." i tell her.
She goes to talk when all the sudden we hear a bang. We turn and see Jimi and Harry throwing things at each other in the hallway.
"You were saying" Phoebe taunts.
I roll my eyes at her.
"Kids" Helen calls out. "Crew" Frank yells.
We hear them yell for us all to come down. Really Frank, really.
Me and phoebe stand on the staircase next to Jimi, Harry, and Kelly. The rest are on the main floor.
"Grab your sunscreen, and life vest. We're going sailing" Frank smiles.
His family cheers while the rest of us not so much. Sailing? Could this day get worse. I was gonna hate this.
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