Changes

Its been three days since we captured Charlotte's parents.

They're surprisingly calm considering their situation.

But I'm not complaining.

Ocean has been visiting Maddie every chance she gets, sometimes multiple times a day.

I think that they're really getting along.

The rest of the members only make an appearance when there's a game playing on tv or if Carolina cooks for them.

That same day Charlotte and I took a DNA test.

She's been anxious and tracking it all day.

"It's arriving in two days" she says as she slams her phone down on the counter

I flinch as the glass screen collides with the granite countertop.

"I'm going to take this before you break another phone" I say as I reach my hand over and gently slide her phone out of her hand

I glance at the screen and notice the various cracks along it.

Great, this is the fifth phone she's cracked in the past three days.

She brings her hands up to tangle in her hair while she sports an irritated facial expression.

"Sit, I'll make you something, what do you want?" I ask her as I walk towards the refrigerator

She gently grabs my hips and pulls me into her.

I look up at her and notice how affected she really is.

Her bright green eyes are dull and they look like she hasn't slept in days.

I reach up and place the back of my hand on her forehead.

"You're burning up" I say with a sad tone

She looks away from me in shame.

"I want you," she says with a heartbroken tone, she tilts her head to look back into my eyes

"I want my girlfriend back" she whispers as a tear slides down her cheek

I pout at her as I wipe her tear away.

"What are you talking about?" I ask her with a gentle tone

"You still have me" I say

"No, I don't" she says

"We're at this weird halfway mark" she says which causes me to give her a confused look

What is she talking about?

"Can you please elaborate?" I ask her carefully

"We're below girlfriends, but above best friends" she explains

"We'll figure this out," I say since I don't know how to respond

"Until then, you need to get some sleep" I say with a small smile

"I can't sleep, there's too much to do" she says with a stressed tone

"When you wake up I'll help you with it" I negotiate

"Only if you lay with me" she says

I nod my head before leading her upstairs and towards her room.

As soon as we enter her room I kick my shoes off and lay on my side of her bed. Charlotte follows my actions before laying in the middle of the bed and pulling me on top of her.

I make myself comfortable before quickly relaxing into her hold.

-

The past two days have been filled with nerves and random mood swings.

If you didn't know what was happening you'd probably think we were PMSing.

Charlotte and I are currently getting ready for a party that the members are throwing for us downstairs.

Carolina says that the party is a celebration for Charlotte and I either being sisters or girlfriends again.

I'm wearing a small red spaghetti strapped dress that's covered by a white cardigan. I paired that with low top white converse and a messy bun.

Charlotte is wearing a white T-shirt that's covered by a black and red flannel. She paired that with ripped black skinny jeans and a ponytail.

"Are you ready?" Charlotte asks me as I walk over to her

When I reach her she grabs my hand and laces our fingers together which makes me smile.

"Yeah" I respond as I take a deep breath.

We slowly walk out of Charlotte's room and down the stairs.

I glance at Charlotte and notice that she looks zoned out, so I let her do her thing while still making sure she doesn't trip on the stairs.

As we enter the kitchen everybody turns their heads to look at us and smile. I smile back politely before letting go of Charlotte's hand and walking over to Carolina.

She smiles as she sees me approaching and hands me a sprite.

"Thanks" I say with a nervous smile and take the can from her hand, I shakily open the can and take a sip of the fizzy liquid.

"Are you okay?" She asks with a worried expression

"Yeah, I'm fine" I say with a head nod

"I've never seen you this nervous before" Kayden comments as he walks up to us

He stops beside Carolina and kisses her cheek before wrapping his arm around her.

"Um- I- When did this happen?" I question curiously as I point my finger between the both of them

"While you and Charlotte were at the hospital" she says and gestures to my sling

I smile as I see Kayden look down at her with a loving expression.

"Wow" I say in shock

I was definitely not expecting this.

I hear someone blow a horn which makes me flinch as I cover my ears.

I look over and notice Collin holding a blow horn.

"If you blow that again, I won't hesitate to make you swallow it" Charlotte says with pure acidity in her tone

Jesus Christ.

I feel bad that Collin is on the other side of that, but at the same time he kind of deserves it for blowing a horn in everyone's ear.

"I have good news everyone" he says as he hold up an envelope

Carolina quickly walks up to Collin and faces us.

"Will Aspen and Charlotte please come to the front of the room" Carolina says in an overly excited tone

She's never this excited.

Did she secretly pour an alcoholic beverage in her soda?

Charlotte and I walk to the front of the room until we're standing in front of them.

"Are you ready?" Collin asks teasingly

"Spit it out already!" I snap with an annoyed tone

I've been snapping a lot lately.

I think I need a massage.

"Charlotte and Aspen, you're not related to each other" Carolina says

My breath gets caught in my throat as my whole body freezes up.

Is what she's saying true or is she joking with us?

"This isn't a joke, Carolina" Charlotte says with a shaky tone, as if she's trying to find out if they're lying or not

Collin opens the letter and hands her the paper from inside.

Charlotte grabs the letter from his hands and slowly unfolds it.

After a couple seconds of watching her scan the paper she looks up at me and nods.

I feel tears fall down my face as I smile. I stand on my tip toes as I wrap my arms tightly around her neck.

She places her head on my shoulder as she grips my thighs and pulls me up.

Thank god!

Thank fucking god!

Fuck, I'm so happy!

"We're not related" Charlotte whispers to me but I'm sure everyone else heard it

"Thank fucking god" I say with a small smile which makes everyone else laugh

Charlotte sets my feet back on the floor and keeps her arms securely wrapped around my waist.

"I love you so much" she says without hesitation which makes me smile harder

"I love you too" I say which makes her smile stupidly too

She goes in to kiss me but I hold my hand out before our lips have a chance to touch.

She pouts at my action which makes me want to give her a hug.

"Later" I mouth to her with a wink which causes her to smirk

"That's not all" Collin suddenly says

Charlotte and I look in his direction with a confused facial expression.

"You are related to someone in this room" He says putting emphasis on the 'are'

"Who?" Charlotte asks in complete confusion

"Me and him" Carolina replies as she points to herself then Collin

No way!

"Really?" Charlotte asks with a childlike smile

They both nod their heads.

"This is awesome, I'm so happy for you guys" I say

"Yeah, so am I" Charlotte replies.

-

Everyone retired shortly after midnight.

I don't blame them since they party started around eight and there was only vodka and sodas.

"Can I ask you something?" I ask Carolina as I help her clean off the counter

"Sure" she says with a smile

"How did you find out that all of you were related?" I ask since I don't remember them taking a test

"Aspen, I'm a hacker, I could find the presidents birth certificate if I so hoped so" she replies with a smile

"When did you find out?" I ask her

"Yesterday afternoon," she replies with a shrug

"We all have the same mom but different Dad's" she says

"Wow" I reply with a shocked tone

Well, at least that explains the different hair colors.

"Hey, Carolina, I need to borrow Aspen" Charlotte says as she pops her head into the kitchen

"Please, have some alone time, the both of you need it" She replies with a lighthearted laugh

Charlotte smiles before gently grabbing my arm and pulling me out of the kitchen. Up the stairs and into her room.

"It's later" she says referring to my promise from earlier

I smirk and wrap my arms around her neck.

"I want to try something new" I say

"New like what?" She asks

"Me going down on you" I say bluntly which makes her eyes widen

"Jeez, What happened to the innocent Aspen?" She questions teasingly

"She's gone, now lay down and let me work my magic" I say as I gently sit her on the bed and crack my knuckles

Oh, this is going to be so much fun.