All I Want Is You by Kayla Perrin

Author:Kayla Perrin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2011-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

The three sisters were snuggled down in Baylor’s bedroom, the teen more than perturbed by the intrusion. Had she had her way, her sisters would have bunked together in the family guest room, and her aunt and uncle would have stayed in town at one of the many hotels. As her mother would have it, the aunt and uncle were taking up space and she was stuck with her older siblings.

She tried to ignore them as she skipped about on the Internet, flipping back and forth from a news site to her Facebook page when neither of them was paying any attention.

Malisa raised an eyebrow in her direction. “Santa’s not going to bring you any gifts if you don’t go to sleep, Baylor.”

“Santa already stuck my gifts under the tree before she went to bed, thank you very much!”

Anitra laughed. “Good try, Malisa, but that stopped working when Baylor was fourteen.”

“No, it stopped working when I was nine and found out Mommy and Daddy were the ones buying all my toys.”

“Who told you?” Anitra asked.

“Kenny Banes. A dumb boy in my gym class!”

Her sisters laughed. “All boys are dumb. Don’t ever forget that,” Malisa stated matter-of-factly.

“Is Gabriel dumb?” the girl asked, her eyebrows lifted curiously.

“Gabriel’s not a boy. He’s a man!” Malisa exclaimed.

“And a very fine specimen if I do say so myself,” Anitra noted.

Malisa grinned. “Yes, he is!” she agreed.

“His son is kind of cute too,” Baylor interjected. “How old did he say he was?”

“How do you know what his son looks like?” Malisa asked.

The girl pointed to the screen on her laptop. “His Facebook page. He has over a thousand friends.”

The two older sisters sprang from their beds to peer over Baylor’s shoulder. The girl pointed to a young man who had Gabriel’s features but was darker in complexion, his skin the color of melted dark chocolate.

“What else is on his page?” Malisa asked, scanning the screen excitedly.

“Not much. Some pictures of him at various business functions, a couple more with his son . . .” She paused. “Here’s a cute one,” the girl said, pointing. “They were skiing in Colorado.”

“Stop clicking so fast!” Malisa said excitedly, wanting to examine each of the online images of Gabriel.

Baylor sucked her teeth. “Tch! Go get your computer if you want to check out your new boyfriend,” Baylor responded. “I’m trying to make my own love connections.”

“He’s not my . . .” Malisa started before changing her mind. Arguing with Baylor was hardly worth the effort.

“I’m sure Mommy will have much to say about any love connections you’re thinking about,” Anitra interjected.

“Not if she doesn’t know,” Baylor chimed.

Malisa and Anitra cut their eyes at each other.

“Mommy knows everything,” Malisa laughed. “Don’t be fooled into thinking she doesn’t.”

“I know that’s right,” Anitra said. “And if you’re thinking it, trust that Malisa and I have already done it and been punished for it. You are not going to get much past our parents.”

Baylor rolled her eyes skyward. “So you two say.”

“So we two know!” Malisa said with a deep laugh.

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