You're Not Like the Others

Ch.7

"I told you" I said while taking my hand off my mouth

"Yay, I get the Barbie Princess Palace" she said jumping up and down

"I guess you do"

"Promise?" she asked sticking her pinky out

Zak bent down and stuck out his pinky and they pinky promised. I smiled and my eyes started getting watery

He's so sweet I thought

"I promise I'll get it for you...now I've got to get the food ready for the other people that's coming over"

"Ok" she said and took off to lay with Gracie

"Are you sure you don't want me to help?"

"You can if you want, by the way what is that stuff that you brought over?" he asked while getting the hamburger meat out

"It's a dessert with cherries, cherry flavoring, marshmellows, and whipped cream in it, it's really good"

"I'm gonna have to try some"

"You won't be disappointed" I said smiling

Just then the doorbell rang and Gracie started barking and Zak went to the door to answer it. When he answered it I heard a couple of kids and then I saw a woman, a man, and two kids. Abby came to me and held my leg

"Mary, Craig this is Kayla"

"Kayla this is my sister and her husband"

"It's nice to meet you guys" I said shaking their hands

"And these two are Chelsea and Mark" Mary said

"Look Abby, you've got some people to play with"

She then let go of my leg and went to Chelsea and Mark and they went to the living room. Then a few other people entered the house

"Hey Nick and Aaron" I said waving

"Hey Kayla" they said while hugging me

"Do you not know how to knock or ring the bell?" Zak said

"I told Nick to, but he didn't listen" a woman said

"Kayla, this is my wife Veronique"

"Hi, so how was that investigation with the guys?" she asked

"It was interesting" I said smiling

"The boys didn't give you any trouble did they?" Veronique asked

"No..."

"Wow that's surprising, my brother didn't give someone trouble?"

"Mary I don't give women trouble"

"I'm a woman and you give me trouble"

"That's because you're my sister, I'm allowed to give you trouble"

"Zachery Alexander..."

Zak groaned and I tried to hold back my giggle as I saw a woman about in her 50s come in the kitchen

"That's no way to talk to your sister...especially when you have guests"

"But she started it"

"Did not"

"Did too...You know what? I'm not going to argue with you Mary, because I'm better than that"

"You just keep telling yourself that"

he just glared at her and I giggled alittle

"What so funny?" he asked smiling at me

I saw his mom out of the coner of my eye raise her eyebrow towards us