We weren't able to find a preschool for Jesse for several days, but the one we found was great, wasn't too far, and Jesse could start there in a few days. I realized why he needed to go even though Peter's Mom and I were stay-at-home-moms, when the different preschool teachers were explaining what kinds of things they'd be teaching Jesse if he was going there. Most of them didn't like either the fact that I was there as a teenager who wasn't in school or the fact that Peter's Mom was not related to Jesse. They didn't seem to care that Father and Mother had given Peter's moms temporary custody of the two of us, which the paperwork was signed the day it was verbally agree upon and sent in the next Monday because it was a Saturday the day of. I didn't even know about the paperwork being already filed until Peter's Mom mentioned it during the first preschool interview I sat through and she had to mention it a lot more than I had hoped.
Peter's Mom took Jesse and I clothes shopping for me as well as shopping for baby things, but I used the card that Father had given me to use to buy everything and they were under the limit Father had set for a week's things. On one of the days after we went clothes shopping for me, we actually brought all my old clothes that I didn't like anymore to a nearby thrift store, just like Ruby used to.
Peter's Mom enrolled me in an online school that is very flexible and I can learn what I want when I want. I luckily had my own laptop from when I lived with my parents, so they didn't have to buy me a new one. I was able to do it whenever, so I took it with me when I went out with Peter's Mom and Jesse and worked on my school work whenever I had wi-fi and time.189Please respect copyright.PENANA3gOxRNmElI
We had bad news about my parents' hospitalizations, but good news about my sister's hospitalization. Father had suffered a stroke while hospitalized and he had to stay longer. Mother is not healing as fast as she should be and they just found out that she was actually more hurt than they originally thought. I was told to prepare for her funeral, which was very upsetting. On the other hand, Charlotte has woken up and is healing at a good rate, but she's a little upset that she'll have scars for the rest of her life.189Please respect copyright.PENANAhaC2Xljm1m
"What are you thinking about?" Peter asked, causing me to snap out of it. Peter and I were laying on my bed, I had the blanket over me and was laying on my side, but Peter was on the blanket and laying on his stomach. It was the weekend so we had nothing important to do.
"Just all the things that have happened in the past few days," I said, "It's almost like I have the 'curse of coincidence' that Prince Rueben had." I laughed, but then realized that Peter was not laughing.
"I have it," Peter said.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked. Peter sighed.
"Because I promised Mama to keep it a secret," Peter said, "And since my bloodline isn't related to the royal family, I thought it was just because of that thing." I knew he meant his past life. "But she won't tell me why it's supposed to be a secret."
"I mean, if she didn't tell you because it would mean that we're distantly related, you'd want to barf, right?" I asked.
"Wait, you think that I'm Ruby and Rueben's descendant?" Peter asked, "Yeah, that's a little gross, but it would explain why we're considered a cursed bloodline, because that curse was supposed to die with Rueben. Nobody knew that Joelle was his child, therefore they thought that the curse was dead, until Mama's bloodline inherited it." My phone started ringing, it was the lawyer uncle. "You can answer that, I'm going to go get changed for the day." I nodded and he left while I pressed the button to pick up.
"Hello, uncle," I said, "Is everything alright?"
"Hello, Connie," uncle said, "How is it living with your in-laws? Are you doing alright?"
"It's really nice here," I said, "The Nekotamas are really nice and have helped me in so many ways. They set up me with a school online a few days ago, which is great because I can learn what I want at my own pace. Jesse is doing really well, we were able to get him into a preschool close by. The unborn twins are doing good. Peter, the twin's dad, is very sweet to me and treats me very well, so I'm doing pretty good. I feel really safe here."
"I'm glad," uncle said, "Can you give the phone to one of the parents that are watching over you and Jesse? I want to talk to them about something important."
"Okay," I said, "Hang on." I wandered around the downstairs until I found Peter's Mom in the kitchen staring out the window drying her hands on a towel. "Hey, Miki, my uncle wants to talk to you." Peter's Mom frowned and put down the towel, to take my phone.
"Hello, Miki Nekotama here," Peter's Mom said. I went into the living room and sat on the couch. Peter came down the stairs and looked at me blankly before sitting down next to me on the couch. He put an arm around my back and pulled me closer.
"I wonder what that's all about," I said.
"What do you mean, Connie?" Peter asked.
"He asked to talk to your Moms," I said. Peter sighed.
"Do you think she died?" Peter asked.
"From his tone?" I asked, "It was either that or he was going to ask your Moms to formally adopt Jesse. I'm pretty sure that I can't be adopted by the family I want to marry into." Peter kissed my cheek, so I turned my head and he kissed my lips, just a peck.
"I don't want you to leave," Peter said.
"I won't," I said, "I swear. Even if both my parents die."
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