have no idea why Callie is feeling all trusting with all of you, but I like it. She hasn’t had a lot of people on her side and I’m glad to finally hear that she does. She seems happy. I just hope your sister doesn’t ruin it,” she says.
“Have you talked to her?” I ask.
“She called earlier. She said she had met everyone and they were really nice, she is just really worried about what will happen now that Molly is awake. What kind of guy is Ash?” she asks, throwing me off.
“How do know Ash?”
“I don’t. Callie just said he was taking her horseback riding. I’m assuming if she is going somewhere alone with him, he’s safe. All she could tell me about him was he’s hot,” she says, with a laugh.
“Callie called to tell you she was going with Ash and he is hot?” I ask making sure I heard her correctly.
“That’s not why she called me. She called and told me lots of other stuff too, but if that’s all you heard, should I be worried about her?”
“No, Ash is harmless. He is actually a great guy. He usually doesn’t give anyone but his close friends a second thought. I’m not sure why they feel so comfortable with each other.”
“Well, Callie seems happy and I have not heard her like that in a long time. I have always had to go on all of her dates with her. She is scared to death to be alone with anyone. So the fact that she ran off with you and trusts him that much says a lot. Please don’t let her get hurt,” she says sounding worried.
“I will try. The problem is Molly. She is not very nice and she already hates Callie. I don’t know what’s going to happen when they meet. If I need you, can I call?”
“You can call me anytime and I will come get her. She is like a sister to me and I would do anything for her. Please keep me updated and let me know if she’s okay.”
“No problem. Thanks for caring so much for her. I’ll talk to you later,” I say, before hanging up. Maybe I had this one pegged all wrong too. I thought she was just some clingy blonde when we first met. I don’t do clingy, ever. I made that mistake only once. Thankfully, I will never have to see that girl again. I put my phone back in my pocket and head back in to see Molly. I already want this day to be over.
“Why don’t you all just go back to her? I know you would all rather be with her anyway. I’m surprised you didn’t drag her here with you so I could see how happy you all are.” I can hear Molly screaming halfway down the hallway. I really wish I had stayed at the house. I walk back into the room to see my mom in full blown sobs and everybody else looking like they are ready to kill.
“We would not rather be with her. We just think it would be a good idea if we were there when she found out. She is our daughter after all. We would do the same thing if the situation was reversed,” my dad calmly tries to tell Molly.
“I’m not your responsibility anymore. I am nothing to you. Go back and stay with her. I seriously don’t care what you do,” Molly screams back at him.
“I can hear you all the way down the hallway. Try to lower it an octave,” I say, walking back over to sit by Molly. “We can all stay here tonight. I just looked outside and it looks like a horrible storm is on the way anyway. Maybe you can come back home with us tomorrow and we can deal with everything then,” I say, trying to calm Molly down. I know there is no way we can deal with all of this. She is going to hate Callie and she is going to hate her even more when she finds out there is something going on with her and Ash, if there is something going on with her and Ash.
“Do you really think we should leave her all night with Ash? I mean I love him like a brother too, but seriously,” Collin says, speaking for the first time since we have been in this room. Why would he bring Ash up now?
“Oh great, so she already has Ash tied around her little finger too. I honestly don’t know why y’all would even