Together forever: adopted by pentatonix book 4

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Mitch:

Kirstie comes back down with Charlotte about thirty minutes later, Taylor goes over and snuggles up to Kirstie whilst holding Charlotte's hand. I smile, Kirstie looks like a born mother to these girls. I'm not sure they really know who we are, "Kirstie what are we going to do about the girls when we are at work tomorrow?" I ask her, she smiles and Charlotte looks up. "We can help, take papers to different rooms and run little errands, I feel like I might be able to walk now" she says cutely. Kirstie smiles "okay perfect" she chuckles, I grin and Charlotte whimpers as she holds her arms out to taylor. Taylor giggles and picks Charlotte up off of Kirstie's lap, Charlotte weighs hardly anything and Taylor is very strong. Taylor is almost like Charlotte's big sister even though they are twins. Charlotte sits on Taylor's lap and whispers something to her, Taylor giggles and whispers something back to her before turning to us. "You're part of a singing group aren't you?" She asks, I nod and Taylor's face lights up. "I knew it! You guys are from Pentatonix!" She giggles.

Kirstie smiles "yes we are Taylor!" She says happily, Taylor beams at us. Charlotte has fallen asleep against Taylor's chest and it's the cutest thing ever, I take a quick photo of them and post it to the group chat. The other boys immediately send back cute messages and I smile, Kirstie asks if the boys are coming for dinner tonight and they all come back with yes. Kirstie smiles and asks if we should have spaghetti because its allergen free for both girls because she uses egg free pasta. Everyone agrees and she heads in to get washed and dressed, Taylor helps Charlotte stand up and they head in. I'm glad to see that Charlotte is able to walk now, I head in and go upstairs to shower and change. When I'm done I go and check on the girls, Taylor is brushing Charlotte's hair and it looks like Charlotte has brushed and tied up Taylor's. Taylor is dressed in a pair of cute little blue pyjamas with mermaids on them, Charlotte's are pink with little flowers on.

When Taylor is done brushing Charlotte's hair she ties it into a loose braid and they get up to go downstairs, I head downstairs to help Kirstie lay the table. The girls come down a few minutes later, they sit at the table as everyone shows up. I notice Charlotte clinging onto Taylor and gently nudge Kirstie, she looks up and notices Charlotte's terrified look. "Hey Charlotte you're okay they're really nice" she soothes, Charlotte nods and Taylor puts her arms around her sister. "It's okay sissy I'm gonna keep you safe" she says kindly, Charlotte whimpers and snuggles into Taylor. Kirstie sits on Charlotte's other side and helps the twins grab some food, Taylor eats hers happily but Charlotte just pushes hers around her plate. Taylor notices and slips an arm around Charlotte's shoulders, "please eat some Charlotte, it's really good" she whispers. Charlotte shakes her head and pushes her plate away, she climbs off of her chair and goes away.

Kirstie sighs and goes off to find her, I go to help her and we end up finding Charlotte in her wardrobe. Kirstie chuckles and lifts her out, "why don't you want to eat Charlotte?" She asks her gently. Charlotte bursts into tears, "eating makes me feel really sick and I always throw up afterwards. I don't like it" she wails. Kirstie cuddles her close until her wails are reduced to little whimpers and sniffles, "is only certain foods that make you poorly or is it everything?" Kirstie asks her. Charlotte sniffs, "everything" she murmurs "when I was little, around a year old, if I ate anything my daddy would make me throw it back up because he didn't like me. He only loved Taylor because he said she was "normal" and I wasn't, I guess my tummy has gotten used to being sick. I can't keep anything solid down" she says tearfully. Kirstie looks at me in shock before giving Charlotte another hug, "We're going to help you sweetie I can't watch you just waste away like this, you're about a third of the weight that Taylor is and we don't have to weigh you to see that" Kirstie says gently.

Charlotte sniffs and leans against Kirstie, I smile as Kirstie rubs her back and kisses the top of her head. I head back downstairs to finish my dinner to find everyone has moved over to the sofa, Taylor looks particularly comfortable cuddled up asleep on Avi's lap. He's laid a blanket over her and she's using his legs as a pillow, I take a quick photo and smile. Kirstie comes down with Charlotte a few minutes later, I go over to her and she smiles "in the medical cupboard at the back I have two baby bottles, can you fill one with milk and microwave it for me?" She asks. I nod and head to the kitchen, when it's done I check the temperature before taking it back out into the lounge. Kirstie has Charlotte cradled in her arms, I hand the bottle to Charlotte and she sucks at it sleepily. Kirstie lays a blanket over her and she falls asleep, Kirstie smiles when she sees that Charlotte has drank a good amount of the bottle. "Maybe we can add some of that paediasure shake stuff to help her gain some weight?" I suggest, Kirstie nods "good idea, just not the strawberry flavour" she giggles. I chuckle and check the time, "guys it's eight o clock I think we need to head home and get some sleep" I say happily. Everyone agrees and we all say goodbye, Avi stays a little longer to help put the twins to bed.

The_next_morning

I'm stood in the break room when Kirstie comes in with the girls, Taylor immediately runs to me and gives me a hug. I chuckle and pick her up, "morning gorgeous, are you ready to help us today?" I ask her. She nods happily and I turn to Charlotte, she's hidden behind Kirstie. I set Taylor down and smile "Hi Charlotte" I say gently, Charlotte peers out from behind Kirstie "hi Mitchie" she says quietly. I smile and hand Kirstie a coffee, she gives me a grateful smile and heads off to show the girls around.