Eighty
Liam
"What is so important that you are making us wait? I want to see Laura and Tracy already," Isabel whined and I looked at Ethan who was checking his wristwatch.
"Few more minutes and I'll explain everything," he said and I almost groaned.
"No! I want to hear it now, explain," Isabella said firmly and Ethan looked at me, I nodded and he cleared his throat.
"Okay, here is the thing, I believe you guys know Tracy is an orphan and she grew up in an orphanage," he said and we nodded.
"She has a brother who she has been trying to find, they were both at the orphanage before he was adopted, she tried searching for him after she left the orphanage but she couldn't find him, she told me about him one day and I've been searching for him ever since,"
"Did you find him?" Isabella asked and Ethan nodded with a proud smile on his face.
"My goodness! Are you kidding? Where is he? My goodness, Tracy will be so happy," Isabella said looking excited.
"Nice one man, but you should have told me earlier, I could have helped," I said and he shook his head.
"This is something I want to do for the woman I love,"
"Wow man, I don't even know what to say,"
"Tell us where he is,"
"On his way here, he actually stays in Chicago, he works there too but when I talked to him and I told him his sister is here in Port Douglas, he insisted on coming here, he told me he is almost here,"
"Is this some kind of drama? It is hard to believe,"
"It is for him too, he said he has been searching for Tracy too but every lead he had led to a dead end, I'm so happy they can finally meet,"
"I'm happy too and I'll be happier if he arrives soon so that we can go in and I can meet Laura," I said and Isabella chuckled.
"What did you tell that delivery man to deliver to her?"
"A card,"
"Oh, what's in it?"
"I hope you've been looking at it and I hope you remember that I love you," I said and they cooed.
"Seriously?"
"Yes seriously that sounds very romantic," Isabella replied.
"Thank you,"
A black car parked right in front of us and a guy came out of it.
"That's him," Ethan said and he opened his side of the car, he signaled for the guy to come closer.
"I'm so sorry I came late," he apologized before exchanging pleasantries with us.
"This is indeed Tracy's brother, the eyes, the face, the hair, my goodness, one would have thought they are twin," Isabella said and Tracy's brother smiled revealing a perfect set of teeth.
We got out of the car and we joined him.
"My name is Thompson," he introduced stretching his hand towards Isabella for a handshake.
"My name is Liam," I introduced taking the hand he stretched out.
"Everybody knows Liam Miller, it is very nice to meet you in person," he said and I nodded.
"What is your name?" He asked returning his attention to Isabella who was staring right at me.
"Isabella," she simply said and he gave her that smile again, I cleared my throat and everyone looked at me.
"Yeah, like you know already my name is Ethan, I'm Tracy's boyfriend, this is Liam, he is husband to Tracy's best friend and this is Isabella, Liam's sister,"
"It is very nice to meet you all,"
"Great, let's go now I've not seen my girls in weeks," Isabella said and we moved from where we parked to Laura and Tracy's place.
"You should probably ring the doorbell Ethan," I told him and he shook his head.
"Laura would have my head without hearing an explanation, maybe Isabella should do it," he said and Isabella frowned.
"What? No! She would have my head thinking I told Liam everything," she said and we all looked at Thompson.
"I guess I'll do it," he said and we nodded.
He pressed the doorbell and we waited for almost a minute before someone opened the door, I peeped to see Tracy and Laura at the door.
"Tracy," Thompson called and I watched as Tracy's eyes widened and her mouth dropped open.
"What's going on?" Laura asked moving Tracy behind her like she was trying to protect her.
"Laura that's my brother," Tracy said and Thompson spread his hands, she flung herself into his arms crying and I looked at Laura who looks like she was going to cry too.
"Where have you been? I've been searching for you," Tracy said still crying.
"I've been searching for you too I'm glad Ethan reached out to me," Thompson said and Tracy released him.
"Ethan," she called and Ethan smiled at her.
"Hi, baby,"
"Thank you very much," she said hugging him, they were like that for several minutes while the rest of us watched.
"Come in," Tracy eventually said and she ushered us in.
"Tell me everything, how did you find my brother?" Tracy asked Ethan as they took their seat.
I was going to sit on the couch beside Isabella but I saw Laura standing and I realized that was my chance to talk to her, I moved closer to her and I stood behind her.
"Let's talk in your room," I whispered and she stiffened.
"Why?" She asked in a whisper.
"Do you prefer we talk here? I don't mind," I said and she moved, I took her silence as cooperation so I followed her till we got to her room.
"What do you want? Why are you guys here?" she asked but I ignored her and I locked the door.
"What are you doing?"
"Locking the door,"
"Why?"
"So you won't leave," I said moving closer to her, she tried to move back but I move fast and I hugged her, I couldn't get as close as I would have loved to because of our babies but I loved how it felt.
"Stop!" She said pushing me away from her.
"What are you doing here?" she asked again but I ignored her question again, I looked at her from head to toe and smiled.
She looked fatter than the last time I saw her, she looked more beautiful and the baby bump was bigger, I felt like pulling into bed and holding her against my chest forever.
"Stop looking at me like that,"
"Like what?" I asked and she opened her mouth like she was going to say something but she closed it back.
"Like you are some kind of food?" I asked moving close to her again but she moved back.
"You look so beautiful Laura, come here baby," I said spreading my hands but she stood rigid.
"Leave please, you have no business here," she said with a tone so cold that my breath caught in my throat.