Background Info: As mentioned in the character list, Brooklyn and Parker have died, they were actually brother and sister, making Liliana Parker's wife and Brooke's best friend, while Jakob was Brooklyn's husband and Parker's best friend. After the death of their spouses after different incidents & illnesses (will be mentioned later on), Liliana and Jakob raised their kids together until about 4 years ago leaving the oldest boys in charge of their younger brothers who were just barely teenagers. Since then Lily and Jake have gone downhill and have almost zero contact with their kids since they both turned to drugs and alcohol. The boys have no idea that Lily and Jake ended up having their younger sister, so when she's dropped off to them they're speechless.
The Lombardi and Thomas boys have been living with each other for the past 4 years since Liliana and Jakob left them on their own. They're financially stable with all of the boys holding jobs except for the youngest two, Cole and Carter. They also have some support from their Lombardi grandparents (Brooke and Parker's parents) who happened to own a company, so they send their grandsons money monthly just to make sure they're alright, they also visit every 2-3 months. Besides that, neither of the Lombardi or Thomas boys have seen Liliana or Jakob since they walked out, they've seen them a few years ago driving by, and that's when they found out they were on drugs. There have been a few phone calls, but Ashton and Aiden came to the conclusion that their "parents" were to never show up or contact them again since they chose drugs and alcohol over their kids. They haven't seen them in years, that is until Liliana showed up on their doorstep.
Current time (3rd POV)
*Knock Knock* Cole paused his video game and got up from the living room couch to answer the door only to see, Lily standing there. At first, he had no idea what to do, all the boys knew they were to never show up, so what was Lily standing right in front of him?
"Ummm...hi. Cole, right? You've grown up so much, Look I need to see Ashton or Aiden right now" -Lily
"Lily? ...umm look I don't think you should be he-" -Cole tries to say before getting cut off by Lily
"Cole, listen I know that...please just get Ash...I just need...JUST GET HIM NOW" -Lily rushes out as she was trying to be patient, but she can't stand there much longer before she decides she can't leave her little girl anymore. She knows she has to give them Kinsley, but each second makes it harder as she thinks more about giving her daughter away to her brothers. Lily reminds herself she's doing this for Kinsley so she can have a much better life than the one she's living.
"Okay, okay" -Cole says before he turns to run upstairs to knock on the office door where he knew he could find Ash. He takes a deep breath before he disturbs Ash from his work.
*Knock knock* "Ash?"
"Come in Cole"
"Ash, Lily's outside"
"Wha...what? I told her to not come here" Aston says with a hint of surprise that turns into frustration
"I...I know Ash, she looks pretty strung up on something too" Cole says as he remembers the state Lily was in with bloodshot eyes and a messy appearance.
"Dear God, okay thank you, Cole"
"Of course Ash, she said she only wanted to talk to you or Aiden"
"Umm okay, Can you get Aiden for me? tell him to meet me at the door"
"Okay"
Ashton briskly walks to the front door to see his pathetic excuse of a "mother" wants, he wishes she was still the mom she used to be before his dad died, but that was only something he could dream of. For now, he would have to deal with why she decided to show up now.
"Ash, Ashton baby look I really need your help" -Lily says as she tries to get her oldest son to listen to her plea.
"Lily...I told you not to come here ever at again. I don't know what you want, but I'm not giving you money for drugs, you look high enough now as it is" Ash replies trying to hold his anger.
"I know that...Ash, look I need you to take Kiki...I'm trying to get better for her but I need Jakob to change too, and we can't if we have to watch her at the same time. It's too hard" Lily said
"Look I don't know who Kiki is M...Lily"
"Kinsley Rose Lombardi-Thomas, your little sister. Jakob and I had a daughter...just...please just wait here I'll be right back with her" Lily says as she rushed to the car to pick up her daughter and the backpack filled with a few things she managed to grab before running out here to give away her daughter.
As Lily was going to the car, Ashton was standing in the doorway where Aiden just finally arrived. Aiden starts questioning what's going on and Ashton explains everything he knows up until now about the fact that they have a little sister.
"Okay, so here's her backpack, I'm sorry I don't have more I had to rush out, I gotta go find Jake he needs me. Just please take care of her, I'll come back once I'm clean and can be the mother I need to be for her" -Lily
"Wh-... Wait you can't just do this, I don't know how to care for a toddler, or what she likes or dislikes how to calm her down"
Liliana then yells from a distance "you'll be fine, look I'm sorry I... I need to go before I can't walk away anymore, there's a note in her backpack with a number try and call it later it might be able to answer more questions"
Ashton and Aiden are standing there speechless, as Ashton is holding their baby sister while swaying side to side and rubbing her back hoping to keep her asleep. They both turn to go inside, finally leaving the porch only to turn to the living room to see their younger brothers waiting. At this point, neither eldest brother knows what to say, but it's clear they all know about their littlest sibling as of now so they don't need to tell them. The youngest brother, Carter, finally breaks the silence with,
"Ash, did mom...I mean Lily say her name was Kinsley?"
Ash responds with "Yeah, bud. Apparently Lily listened to what our Dad wanted. Her middle name is also Rose just like your mom's middle name Aiden, Brandon, and Cole"
"Can I hold her?" The third oldest boy Noah said.
"I don't wanna wake her Noah, she's already gonna be so confused about who we are" Ash replied. Ash then turns to Aiden and speaks quietly as he says, "How are we gonna do this Aiden? We didn't even know she existed until 20 minutes ago, and now we have to raise her...Aid I can't do this" Ash started to panic.
"We'll be okay, she'll love getting to know her big brothers are gonna play with her and always be there to protect her, nobody knows what kind of life she was living with my dad and your mom as her parents. So we can just be there for her and do the best we can. We'll figure it out as we go" Aiden said.
Lukas finally spoke up and said "Come on we can do this! I mean look at the cutie, she's adorable, and she gets to live with us. How old did you say she was again?"
Ashton and Aiden both freeze on the spot, Lily never said how old she was they just got her name. They know her name and that's about it, and just their luck at that time Kinsley chooses to shift and start to wake up in Ashton's arms.
"M-mommy?" Kinsley opens her eyes to find out she is not in her mother's arms anymore, and this isn't her daddy either. With this realization, she starts to whimper and squirm to get out of this stranger's arms. Ashton holds on to make sure not to drop her and starts to rub her back to calm her down as he starts to talk, "Hey sweetheart, shhh shhh you're okay. I bet you're a little confused huh?" Kinsley nods her head a little, she's very confused and doesn't know who es talking to or where she is. "Wh-where mommy?" At this Aiden steps in to help, "Hey pumpkin, I know this is a lot but we're your brothers..." All the brothers pause to see what the toddler's reaction will be to this. "My Bubbas?" The little girl tilts her head making her big brothers internally awe at her cuteness. "Yeah sweetie, your bubbas. You know you had bubbas before today?" Ash questions hoping to at least get some information from the toddler. "Mmmm, I gots l-lots a bub-bubbas" she replies as she gets a big smile on her face as she thinks of her big bubbas that her mommy told her about last week. "Yeah baby, you got seven older brothers, that is a lot!" the youngest boy Carter replies with a slight chuckle.
With the atmosphere light, Lukas decides to get closer to Kinsely and try to interact with her, "Hi Munchkin, my name is Lukas. How old are you cutie?" he asks hoping to get an answer since he never got one from his brothers earlier. Kinsley blushes as her older Luke calls her cute names that nobody has ever used before. The boys audibly "Awe" at her blush-colored cheeks. "I jus turned tis big!" Kinsley says quietly as she holds up three fingers. "Woah, what a big girl you are Kinsley!" Ashton says as he bounces her up and down in his arms lightly. "Mo-momma s-say that t-too! I a-a big girl!" Her smiles only last so long before she looks around the room and pouts as she asks "Momma whe-where?" Tears start building in her eyes, and her breaths start to get a little ragged like she's out of breath.
Ashton spots this first since he remembers Carter having a mild case of asthma when he was little. "Hey, sweetheart? Kinsley, I need you to breathe for me, can you do that baby?" Ashton speaks slowly, calmly, and tries to rock her to help her regain her breath. "Yeah, that better isn't it Kinsley? I knew you could do it, sweetie" The two youngest boys watch intently as they saw Ash handle the situation so well. Asher finally speaks up to share his thoughts with the boys, "Hey, I need you all to be careful with her. You remember how Carter had that mild case of asthma?" The boys nod their heads slightly. Ash continues "I think our little Kinsley is the same way, so you gotta be careful when you notice it's getting hard for her to breathe until we know how exactly we can help her. I'm gonna have to set up an appointment with the d-o-c-t-o-r-s, and see what they can tell me about it, okay?" The boys agree, immediately concerned that they just met her sister and they already found out might have a health condition. Brandon who has been silent this whole time finally whispers to the oldest brothers, "Is she okay? I don't know if you picked up on it, but she seems to have a stutter too" he says with a frown. They all pause once again and think back to realize that Brandon is right, just when Ashton is about to respond he's stopped by the cutest little voice, who decide now it's time to tell them she's hungry. "E'cuse m-me bubba? I-I am h-hungwy" she stutters out shyly. "Oh sweetheart of course you are!" he says with a smile since he notices it's lunchtime. Just then the little girl's tummy rumbles making all the boys laugh, and the little girl too. All the boys then walk to the kitchen only to discover a problem...
Word Count: 2003 words
Published 02/17/2021
I'd love some feedback on how I'm doing so far, you can either comment or message me. I'll probably update a few more times before this week is over, but after that, it'll be at least once a week, more depending on how fast I can make more chapters. Also, all my chapters will be at least 1500 words as that's my goal to at least try and give my readers something consistent and entertaining. Also throughout the book, if you have any ideas or requests I'll try to include them in the storyline I have in my mind. Until next time, Thank you for reading.
