sawyer vaughn

"You're probably right." Alli nodded. In her eyes their dad had always been strict, almost more on her than the rest. Alli had always been a rule breaker, so, that was likely why she was the one always getting into trouble where her siblings were not, but, she remembered vividly how their dad had harped on Alli about keeping everything in it's place. She also remembered the amount of arguments they all got into because of how she'd been growing up. At the mention that it had been Marcel who had gone into a coughing fit every time they'd been around their grandma. It was the tease of her sister's next sentence that made her laugh a little harder. "Yeah maybe we should." she joked. As they moved through the attic and the toy was mentioned Alli let her gaze leave the bunny, averting to her sister. "Wait, as in I can only take it if I agree to put it up for whenever you decide to have kids?" the question came across a little more hateful than she'd meant, but, she remembered herself being attached to this thing well into middle school years. If she was to give it to Jordan and Jordan had the same issue, she couldn't promise it to Sawyer's kids. Shaking her head she put it back in the box, ultimately deciding it wasn't worth trying before she moved onto another box, one that said 'Logan' on it. Opening it curiously Alli exhaled when the first plate came into view. "Found it, I think." she stated. "You'll never guess what the box says on it. We'd never have found it if we'd gone based on that alone." @sawyervaughn

Sawyer shrugged as they talked about the toy. "I mean, it's only fair. We all shared it and passed it down. Should be passed around to our kids, right?" She said, not thinking anything of it. "Just because you had a kid first doesn't mean she gets dibs on all the shared toys we had growing up." She kept looking through boxes and sighing as she came up with nothing. Finally, Alli said that she found it and Sawyer made her way over to her sister. "What does it say?" She asked curiously and looked into the box. "Oh, these are perfect." She picked up a plate. "I can definitely see us using these for when we host dinners." @alliannahvaughn

sydneyxvanpersie

"I think having an office is important. I have one, at home, but it's still nice to get out and work in the store from time to time. Or just literally anywhere else. It feels like it can get rather cooped up if you're in one place too long." She smiled in her direction, "And yeah, if you want to hire help, you don't want them in and out of your personal space like that." She agreed with a nod of her head. "I'm happy to help vet some applications if you hire some people this summer." She offered to Sawyer, genuinely. @sawyervaughn

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"Exactly waht I'm thinking. Keeping the house somewhere to go to relax and a good excuse for me not to just head upstairs to work." She lauhged a bit. "You're definitely reading my mind. I think I'm finally in a good place where I can do that. I'm making enough to pay someone to help and have the office space. It'd be good for business and maybe I can get some clients in nearby towns and maybe even Portland." It was a dream and one that she was hoping to do soon. "Thank you. That'd be amazing." @sydneyxvanpersie

makaylahoffmann

"Your grandparents taught me to never show up empty handed," she said as a matter of factly while sitting down on one of the stools in the kitchen. "I know how that feels, though wtih three boys running around, a stumbling toddler, and a husband, the kitchen has become the center of all the chaos." But she wouldn't trade it or anything for the world. "Give me the tour, the esclusive one for your favorite aunt, and then we can catch up. And sip some wine." @sawyervaughn

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"So that's where we get it from." She joked, knowing she was like that as well. She didn't ever show up somewhere without something for the person whether it be flowers, wine, or food, so it was nice knowing it was a family thing. "I think it's gonna be the heart of the house. At least for us." She shrugged, but she wasn't sure if that was going to be decided until her and Omar had kids. If they did. "Alright, let's go." She smiled and motioned for her to follow. The first stop was the dining room, then a proper look at the living room followed by the downstairs bathroom and then upstairs bedrooms, her office, and the upstairs bathroom that wasn't the ensuite. "What do you think? We're still figuring out places for things, but I am truly in love with the house. If you can be." @makaylahoffmann

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She laughed and shook her head. "Okay, that's rude, but also very true." She told him, shaking her head a bit. "Just try to stop me if I start going too crazy." Sawyer told him before looking over the boxes. "I guess so. I think I was just excited to be doing this." And she still was. She just should've slowed down a little to mark better on the boxes. "Very important." She agreed and looked over at what he opened. "A positive spin on things. I like it." She said and moved towards another box; opening it up then making a face. "Pot lids." @omarxmorrison

omarxmorrison

"Baby, if you start going crazy, I don't know if I will stop you. I will let you do your thing and stay out of the way." He beamed at her, knowing that it was something that he loved about her at the end of the day. "Pot lids, close but not quite what we need." Omar laughed softly, "C'mon, let's keep looking. They've got to be around here some where." Omar grabbed another box to open up. @sawyervaughn

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"Typical Mom, honestly." Alli exhaled. That was one thing about their mother that had been the same for the last few times; if she was involved in something - finding something more so than anything - it was bound to be pure chaos. Likely never knowing where whatever it was they were searching for actually was. Alli would make it her own personal mission this year; help her parents organize the attic. Maybe that could be their Christmas present this year. It would be likely all she could afford anyways. "I just don't know why Dad didn't force mom to be more organized with this stuff. He was always hard on us about having a home for everything that I'm shocked he didn't make sure the boxes that said 'kitchen' was actually kitchen stuff." she exhaled, opening a box that looked like it was nothing but bubble wrap sheets. Shrugging she closed it, lettering her gaze meet Sawyer's again. "Everyone was always so on edge back then." she knew that she didn't need to clarify what she meant, Sawyer would know she meant right after they'd lost Logan. It had been a shock that it hadn't ripped their entire family apart. Taking a step further into the attic and finding an unmarked box, Alli exhaled, turning to look at Sawyer as she spoke about the box of their grandma's stuff. "The one that used to send dad into a coughing spell? Or was it Marcel?" she questioned, remembering vividly it wasn't one of the women in the family. Probably because they'd gotten so used to it with their visits to grandma's house it had stopped phasing them years ago. "This one is -" she paused. "Looks like it's a box of old toys." the memory made her smile as she lifted a stuffed rabbit that had been passed down from child to child, obviously ending with Alliannah as she'd been the youngest. "Remember this?" she questioned. "Think Mom would care if I took this for Jordan?" @sawyervaughn

Sawyer scoffed a little as her sister talked about their father being hard on them. "Yeah, this was probably why he was hard on us." She said and took a breath. "I'm sure there was a fight about it over the years. You know how tense things were after Logan." She kept scanning boxes for any sign for anything. "I think Marcel." She said as she scrunched her nose up and close the box quickly to set it aside. "Maybe we should drop it off to him and Aarin." She smirked and went to get another box when Alli found a box of toys. As the stuffed rabbit came out, she nodded. "Of course I do." She turned to a box and opened it up. "I don't know if she would, but I would. Unless you make sure it gets passed to my child one day." She commented and kneeled to look into the box she had. "Great. Just newspapers. Why are we keeping old newspapers?" She said and closing the box back up. "I'm going to have to talk with Mom about this. This is crazy." @alliannahvaughn

sydneyxvanpersie

"Oh, please, don't worry about that." She assured with a wave of her hand. "We all have parts of our lives that are keeping us busy. I know you'll stop in when you can." Sydney gave her a warm smile. "How is work going for you?" She was always curious to the woman's business, because she had helped mentor her all those years ago. While it was few and far meetings between when they talked about business, seeing that Sawyer was doing well was something that brought Sydney a sense of joy. "Things going well still?" @sawyervaughn

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She smiled at her. "You're right, but I will come in soon. I promise." She'd have to mark it down on her calendar, but she would definitely make it into the store as soon as possible. "Work is good. I've been working on some summer promotions for different businesses around town. And I'm thinking about getting an office space soon so I'm not working from home. Omar doesn't mind, of course, but I think some separation would be good. Plus, then I could maybe start hiring some help." @sydneyxvanpersie

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omarxmorrison

Omar laughed softly with her words. "Yeah, I have a feeling I'm going to wake up in the middle of the night and you are going to be rummaging through the boxes like a raccoon or something trying to get it all out and organized before I wake up." He teased his girlfriend, a smile pulling the corners of his lips upward. "Yeah, perhaps we should have done a bit more than just putting kitchen on them all, huh?" Hindsight was something to think about. "Plates are important," he said with a nod of his head, "maybe just glasses next," he opened up a box by him, but it was the Tupperware. "Well, I guess if we have pizza leftovers we don't have to use the box." @sawyervaughn

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makaylahoffmann

"Of course," she grinned before giving a slight nod, "I'm glad you like them. Couldn't come empty handed and usually I'd bring food too but I didn't have time to cook or bake." She had just enough time to get some flowers to bring with her, seemingly like she was always running late as of late. "Sounds good to me," she nodded and followed her niece into the kitchen, her eyes scanning over everything and nodding in approval. "Very nice," her hand slid across the countertoo before stopping and her turning to Sawyer, "it is and oh yes." @sawyervaughn

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Sawyer shook her head. "Don't worry about it. Flowers are perfect." She told her aunt and got them all set up in a vase. "It's strangely becoming my favorite spot in the house. Which is saying a lot because the rest of the house is amazing." She walked around the counter. "Do you want that tour now? Or want to sit and catch up a bit?" She didn't mind which one it was, but she really was excited to show Makayla the rest of the house. @makaylahoffmann

Alli followed along behind her sister, eyes shifting from Sawyer to their mother. Not for any particular reason, mostly because she was making sure that Jordan didn't suddenly need something, yet, when the infant was fine in her grandmother's arms, Alli let herself follow Sawyer's lead to the attic. "Great, so we're basically going on a wild goose chase." she admitted, wiping her hands on her clothes as she stood up straighter in the attic once she was up there. "We both know how mom is, she'll say one thing and that will be the complete opposite of where they are." she admitted, eyes landing on the broken mirror at the same time that Sawyer spoke about it. "It was Logan's." Alli piped in, knowing that she didn't need to say anything else about why the mirror was still there. "I'm the one that broke it; Dad grounded me from my Valentine's Day party because I shattered it after he died." she admitted, letting the memory slip from her tongue as she kept looking. "We might as well be looking for a box that says 'bathroom' on it. Probably exactly where those dishes are honestly." @sawyervaughn

She nodded. "Exactly how things have been since I got here." She commented about them going on a wild goose chase. She wished their mother would've given better directions or just gone up to look herself, but here they were. "Remind me never to do that." Sawyer said as they looked about the attic. With the mention of their late brother's name, she stopped and looked over at Alli. She remembered that day. Taking a breath, she nodded. "I remember. He was fuming." It was hard to forget. They were all emotional back then and she couldn't blame her parents for keeping it. Then again, it had been years now and a broken mirror was just that. "Honestly. We're probably going to have to open all the boxes just to see what's inside." Sawyer sighed and moved to a box. Opening it, she scrunched up her nose. "God, I think this is grandma's stuff. It has her disgusting perfume smell." @alliannahvaughn

omarxmorrison

"Isn't that just the most perfect question?" He rubbed a hand against the back of his neck. "We don't want to open everything all at once. I think that will get overwhelming fast." And in hindsight, Omar wished he had put a little more thought into his own labeling. But, they weren't moving all that far. "Do you remember what box was packed last for the kitchen? That's got to be where all of our essentials are since we wouldn't have wanted to pack them up too early." @sawyervaughn

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She laughed a little bit and looked at it all. "You make it sound this isn't already overwhelming. My desire to organize everything is starting to come out." She said, her graze going back to Omar. "But it's all in a good way because I'm excited to be here with you." She winked and went to a box. "I don't. And they all just say Kitchen on them so that's no help." She took a breath. "I guess we'll have to just open them and see what's what? We don't have to unpack." Sawyer opened up the box and looked inside. "Well, this is plates." @omarxmorrison

makaylahoffmann

"Hi!" Mack smiled wide behind the fresh flowers she held, so excited to see her niece's new home. She hugged her back, softly squeezing Sawyer, careful not to bump the flowers or break any of them. "Thanks, and I'm excited," she smiled, "I'm so happy for you!" She looked around before offering the bouquet to her nice, and taking in everything. "Not at all I'm good I promise," she waved her off, "give me the tour. And the exclusive one. You know with all the details and background information and juicy stuff." @sawyervaughn

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"Thank you." Sawyer beamed and took the flowers. "These are beautiful." She told her aunt and laughed. "Okay. Well then I guess, we'll go to the kitchen first so I can put these in water." She led the way through the entry way, passed the living room, and into the kitchen. She put the flowers on the counter and grabbed a vase. Once it was filled with water, she put the flowers in it and turned back to Mack. "Isn't it gorgeous? I'm obsessed with the wood in here. It's so pretty with the green." @makaylahoffmann

sydneyxvanpersie

Sydney wrapped her arms tightly around Sawyer for the brief moment that it lasted. Sitting down across from one another, Sydney was taken back to the moments that they used to sit there while she mentored Sawyer in her earlier years. "It does feel like it has been years?" Though it certainly had not been. "Thank you, so do you. You've got this glow about you." She gestured playfully in Sawyer's direction. "The in love glow, if I've ever seen it." Sydney's smile grew, warming at the thought. It had been a while since she'd seen it on Sawyer or even herself. "I'm doing great, though. Sensara finally opened, which is amazing for my sister." @sawyervaughn

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She smiled at her and nodded. "Good. I definitely feel glowy." Sawyer laughed a bit. There had never been a moment in her life that she had felt so in love and in tune with a person before. Omar had came in and swept her off her feet and she was so thankful for him waking her up and letting her see how love can be. "I heard. That's amazing. I need to stop in there one day and check it out. I just haven't had time yet with moving and work and everything else." @sydneyxvanpersie

The irritation in her sister's voice was enough to make Alliannah roll her own eyes. In her mind, Sawyer had no reason to be annoyed, in fact it should've been Alli who were. Not only had things with Sawyer not cleared up any at all since Christmas when Jordan was born which annoyed her, but Alli found herself even more upset in the moment because when she'd talked to her parents about the potential of moving into her own place with Nolan they'd refused to help her, only for her to find out through Sawyer that they were giving her dishes. Yet she tried to brush it off, prepared to distract herself with Jordan when Sawyer asked their mother for dishes which lead to a conversation Alli didn't care to be a part of. So instead, she began rummaging through cabinets herself, preparing to take anything left from their childhoods that she used herself for Jordan, yet she was interrupted a moment later by her mom, the sting in her chest building. "S-sure." she stuttered, eyes focusing on the ground as she made her way towards the attic ladder. "The attic or we going somewhere else?" @sawyervaughn

She walked towards the attic ladder as well and sighed as she climbed up. "I guess up here. She swears they're up here somewhere." She commented and got up into the attic before moving out of her sister's way so she could look around. "She could get rid of more things up here. Like anyone is ever going to use that broken mirror." Sawyer commented and started looking at boxes again. "She said it says 'Dishes' on it. Or thinks at least." Truthfully, she wasn't sure what her mom would've put on it or put the box in general. She just knew she wanted to find it so she could get them home and washed and put away. @alliannahvaughn