It had been a few days since Cassie and the boys got back to Mr. Adam’s residence from the club house; they had gone deep into work, it was almost impossible to see them for more than a few minutes, mostly when they were on their way out again. Cassie had tried starting a new book, but for some reason, the only thing she found herself thinking about was what Aaron had spoken to her about, moving in with them.“Daddy” Cassie calls out as she shuts her room door“Down here!” he responds, trying his best to keep his voice down as he hated anyone shouting on top of their voiceCassie finds her way downstairs, meeting her dad in the living room, where he sis focused on the television“Hey” she says, getting his attention as she walks towards him“Hey pumpkin, you heading out?” her dad asks, surveying her outfit“Yes, I am. Are you okay?” Cassie asks, noticing that he had a look of worry written all over his face“Yes, I am. Where are you heading to?” her dad quizzes, curiously“Bra

“We took it too far” Alex says to Aaron as they watch Cassie slowly climb up the stairs“I know Alex, I know” Aaron replies, rubbing his palms over his face“We should clean up here” Alex tells him, indicating the broken plates on the floor“Yea we should” Aaron replies as he bends down and joins Alex in picking the large pieces of the broken glassAfter a few more minutes of cleaning and clearing the mess, Aaron and Alex finally head upstairs to meet Cassie. The both walk silently towards her door, each of them preoccupied with thoughts of how to go about apologizing“Cassie, can we come in?” Aaron calls out, as he gently knocks on her door“Cass, we’re sorry” Alex adds after a few moments of silence“Cassie” Aaron calls again, knocking even more subtly this timeWith no forthcoming reply, they decide to head back to their room and call it a night; they would try again tomorrow for sure.*****************************************************Cassie lays on her bed, facing the ceiling,

“Hey” Cassie says into the phoneShe had been so nervous since she spoke to Aaron, so calling Brandon felt like the only thing that could help calm her down. She would’ve have preferred talking to the boys, but she knew they were probably working already“Hey stupid” Brandon replies from the other side of the phone, making Cassie giggle and roll her eyes“Aren’t you supposed to be at work?” Cassie asks, already feeling her nerves calm down“Who said I wasn’t?” Brandon enquires“You’re on your bed aren’t you” Cassie asks again, this time giggling a little louder, knowing her best friend way too well“What gave me away?” Brandon quizzes. There was no lying to Cassie, and he had learnt that the hard way over the years“I will never tell” Cassie replies, sounding mysterious“Of course you won’t. Gotten to the office yet?” Brandon replies“Nope, still driving there”“Nervous?”“Of course, why do you think I called?”“Oh! I really thought its cause you missed me, but that’s alright, it’s no

“I’ll be in my room if you need me” Alex tells Cassie immediately they get into the house“Alright” Cassie replies, not knowing exactly to say to him, he had not said a single word to her since they left the office“Good” he says as he walks towards the stairs, not even looking at herCassie exhales as she watches him disappear into the house, she walks into the kitchen to warm up something to eat, but stops just at the dining when her phone begins to ring, and it was Brandon.“Hey” Cassie says into the phone“Hey? Why aren’t you screaming your lungs out?” Brandon says on the other side of the phone“Screaming?” Cassie asks, trying to give him her full attention“You’re finally done with it all, aren’t you?” Brandon asksCassie could imagine him raising his eyebrows and at the same time worried that she was going to deliver some bad news, it made her smile a little, knowing how well she could predict his every movement and thought“I am” Cassie tells him, feeling a rush of pride immed

Two weeks had gone by in a blink of an eye, it was barely a week to Christmas and the cold had gotten so much worse. The house felt emptier without Mr. Adams and Alexander, though Cassie spoke to them every day, it wasn’t like having them at around. The boys had been so busy with the launch, but Cassie couldn’t help the sickly feeling that they were avoiding her since the incident with AlexEven Brandon had been coming over more often, trying to keep her company and listen to her new ideas for her new book. Brandon did tell her that Alex and Aaron had been on the edge lately, trying to perfect the launch and everybody had been on their best behavior around them.Cassie could not relate, she had barely seen them nor had an actual conversation with them. They would leave before she got up and would come back home way after she had gone to bed. The first two times she slept off in the living waiting for them, they didn’t even come home, so she gave up on waiting. She just couldn’t wait f