Tethered (Book Two of The Invisible String Series)

Forever With You: Part One

I chuckle as the brunette playfully pushes me backwards and rolls her eyes at my words before letting out a sigh. "Alright, what time are my sisters and Scarlett getting here?"

A knock on the door interrupts what I'd just been about to say, and I turn around to see Scar poke her head through the door with a bright smile on her face. "I told you I'd give you an hour to be all mushy together before I was coming in."

I roll my eyes at my friend, rolling myself off the bed and grabbing the empty tray and dishes from Lizzie's lap and directing my attention towards my girlfriend. "They're already here. Get up and get your cute butt dressed and I'll see you downstairs."

I bend down to place a kiss to her lips, ignoring Scarlett as she fake gags, lighting shoving the blonde as I pass by her, but not hard enough to cause her any unbalance. She has the tiniest little baby bump starting to show, and I wouldn't dare do anything to sacrifice the safety of my future niece and/or nephew. "Fuck off, or I'll send Lizzie with just the twins and our daughter, and you can stay here."

Scarlett fawns a gasp, dramatically holding her hand to her chest. "And be forced to spend the whole day staring at your dumb face?! Nooo thank you."

I roll my eyes once again, and exit the room, smiling a little as I hear the giggles already erupting from behind me. I manage to get downstairs just as Noah and Sky arrive and move to give them a one-armed hug since my other hand is still preoccupied with holding dishes. "I cannot thank you two enough for agreeing to come over and help me out with this. It means a lot."

Sky waves my thanks off, looping her arm through my own as the tree of us start off towards the kitchen. "We love you, and we love Lizzie, so there's nowhere else we'd rather be than helping to make this day special for the two of you."

The brunette lets go of my arm as we enter the kitchen and I place the dirty dishes into the sink, turning to face Noah as he speaks. "Where is the birthday girl?"

"Upstairs getting dressed, and speaking of, you two need to get outside with the others before she comes down here. We aren't supposed to be expecting any of you all until later this afternoon, and if she sees you she'll know something is going on. So go," I shoo them off towards the patio doors, sliding them open and gently shoving them outside. "Go find Leon, he'll tell you what to do. But send the twins and Liv back in here. I want them to leave as soon as Lizzie is dressed. Minimize her chance of seeing the backyard."

They both give me a fake salute that has me laughing at them before they head out into the backyard, where the rest of our friends and family are all pitching in to try and help me pull this off. I slide the patio doors closed and make sure to also slide the blinds in place, and head back towards the stairs just in time to see Scarlett and Lizzie making their way down.

I casually lean against the stair railing, eyeing my girlfriend's form as she passes by me, and I give in to temptation and land a light smack on her ass. "Mmm, so fucking fine."

The sound of a throat being cleared from behind me startles me, and I turn to see the twins and Liv standing there, who are all sporting some very unamused looks on their faces. They totally just caught me smacking their little sister/mother on the ass, along with my completely inappropriate comment. "Oops. I didn't know you guys were standing there."

The twins just roll their eyes at me, but I smile nonetheless as I wrap my arms around their shoulders and pull them into a very messy group hug that they nevertheless laugh at. I can't really help it, I'm in a good mood today and I'm excited, so that means no one is immune or safe from me. "I have three extremely attractive Olsen women standing in my entryway. This is every lesbian's dream, you know?"