The Protector by Stormi Lewis

Author:Stormi Lewis [Lewis, Stormi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

S ophie and James were dressed and cuddling on the bed watching tv when Ben and Tina finally arrived. Tina eyed them suspiciously knowing that afterglow way too well. “You guys are worse than rabbits,” she said shaking her head at both of them.

“Like you aren’t just as bad,” Sophie retorted smirking at her friend. She didn’t have the heart to remind Tina how good her hearing actually was. Tina pretended to look shocked and overly dramatic.

“Any more messages from Mario?” Sophie asked changing the subject.

“No,” Tina replied honestly. “Is that strange?”

“Not necessarily,” Sophie responded hearing her father’s warning ring in her ear.

“Where would he meet you?” Ben asked.

“I don’t know,” Sophie said. “We’ve never come back here since we left.”

“Well, what should we do while we wait?” Tina asked.

“Get supplies. I don’t know how long we will need to stay here, but we have a kitchen here and should use it,” Sophie shrugged.

“How does it feel being back?” James asked cautiously.

“Not as haunting as I originally thought,” Sophie replied honestly smiling at him. “I just remember all the holiday fun we used to do as a family,” she shrugged.

“This is an awesome place for Christmas,” Ben said looking out the window. “Should we get a tree?” he asked absentmindedly.

“It’s not even Thanksgiving!” Tina protested with her hands on her hips.

“Fine,” Ben said pouting. “What about a Thanksgiving feast then?” he suggested.

“A family does deserve a feast,” James added smiling to his friend.

“I’ll start a list,” Tina said grabbing paper and pen.

“I know you haven’t been here in a while,” Ben said with hesitation.

“What do you want, Ben?” Sophie laughed. She’d never seen him act like such a kid before.

“Well, I personally think it’s pretty cool that we finally get to see where you grew up,” Ben started. “I’d like to look around,” he shrugged.

Tina and James looked from Ben to Sophie. They weren’t sure where this was going, or what Sophie was going to do. This was fragile territory, and they gawked at Ben’s ability to not fully recognize that.

“Ben, Honey,” Tina started immediately rushing to his side to try and help pull his foot out of his mouth.

“You want me to show you around?” Sophie asked analyzing him with reservation.

“Well, yeah,” Ben concluded. “Hey!” he yelled as his wife dug her nails into his arm.

Sophie looked at the family that was now before her. Tina and James looked scared to death, and Ben was still pouting from the abuse of his wife’s nails. She started laughing hysterically as tears rolled down her cheeks. Everyone froze not sure what to do.

Sophie wiped the tears from her cheeks and slowed her laughter to a chuckle. “Yes, Ben,” she smiled her Cheshire grin. “I will show you Kansas City.”

Ben stuck his tongue out at his wife and pulled his arm out of her grasp before she could do more harm. He rubbed it while he stood next to Sophie for safety.

“I’m not sure that’s the best idea,” James started.

“It’s fine,” Sophie assured.

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