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Chapter 2

As the cab drives down the road, Ivy smiles as she scrolls through the special folder in her photo gallery in her phone. This is a folder of Ana, her daughter. Every time she has switched phones, she never left before making sure her most precious pictures transferred over. It held pictures of Ana since she was a baby. Ivy has printed copies of each one, but she loved having them right here. It was crazy that it has been thirteen years already, thirteen years of having to hold back the truth, thirteen years of lies and hurt of watching her daughter, think her biological grandma was actually her mom, instead of her. But today, this weekend isn't about that, it's about celebrating Ana.

The years had been rough, Ivy finished up high school, then left for college, being there hurt too much. And much to her mom's annoyance, she went to school on the other side of the country. It wasn't a easy choice, being so far from Ana, but it also made everything hurt less. As Ana grew, their calls and visits became more just them. A lot of their contact today was through text, video chat and social media; which Ivy liked, it was between them. But actual visits weren't always easy, seeing her and not telling her. Wanting to just hold her and tell her the truth. Wanting to just run off back to New York with her daughter. But also, deep down she knew she couldn't do that. She wasn't doing that to Ana, to mess up her reality.

Ana sighs as she watches out the window, resting her elbows on the back of the couch, and her chin resting on her hand. Her sister hadn't been home since the spring, and she was excited to get a weekend with her sister. It always bummed her out, that her sister stayed so far away from them. Neither of them spoke of why to her. She always could tell that Ivy had something against their mom. But she didn't understand why, Ivy just told her 'mom is different with you, then she was with me'. So, Ana never pushed it, not wanting to push her sister away more. But there is one thing Ana knew for sure, that she was Ivy's favorite person, and that her big sister loved her a lot. That was what made the distance so hard for her. And for that reason, Ana always took full advantage of Ivy's visits. It was then, during that thought, the cab pulls up in front of the house. Ana smiles, she turns to get her shoes and sweatshirt on to greet her sister.

Ivy smiles as she gets out the cab, slinging the duffle bag onto her shoulder, and her purse on the other. The driver brings around from the other side, the suitcase she had on the other side of the seat. "Thank you" she nods, passing him a tip.

"No problem ma'am" he nods, taking the tip "and thank you. Enjoy your time in Seattle."

Ivy nods with a smile, taking the handle of the suite case "Thank you again."

The man nods, and heads back to his cab.

Ivy hears the door close, and the car drive off as she sets the duffle onto the suite case, and then hears the front door open, looking up in time to see Ana, running towards her. Ivy can't help but smile, letting go of the handle, opening her arms to welcome Ana into a hug.

Ana smiles wide as she crashes into Ivy, wrapping her arms around her sister "You're here…"

Ivy was close to tears, as she wraps her arms around her back, kissing her head "Happy birthday Ana" she says, as they stay in the hug, and she strokes Ana's hair.

"Thank you, Ivy," Ana says, pulling away some, just looking up at her sister.

"And of course, I came you goof… have I ever missed your birthday?" Ivy asks teasingly, as she lets go, taking ahold of her suite case handle, and her sisters' hand.

"Never" Ana says, as they walk towards the house.

"That's right, I'd never miss my baby sister's birthday… especially since it's a special one…"

Ana blushes "cause I'm a teenager now?"

Ivy nods, as they walk up the four steps onto the porch "You got it."

Ana lets go of her hand and opens the door for her "Mom's not home yet, so just us for now."

Ivy bites her lip, feeling relieved "I like the sound of that" she says, passing her walking in. She looks around as she gets inside. Some things never changed in the house, while others did. It was familiar and different at the same time.

"Yeah, mom did some redecorating… again" Ana says rolling her eyes.

Ivy chuckles "sounds about right" she says "So, is my old room still up there, or did she change it too?"

"No, your room is still there" Ana nods "she's talked about changing it. But I told her she can't."

"Thanks Ana" Ivy smiles, ruffling her hair, before walking up the steps to her old room. Ivy sighs when Ana stays downstairs as she takes the stuff up. When she walks in, it was just like she left it. Although clear it's cleaned from time to time, to clear any dust that forms. She bites her lip as she sees the picture on her night stand, her and her friends, it was of the night Ana was conceived. It held a lot of emotion for her. She moves over to the desk, she never really used it for homework, just for sketching. The desk held one of her favorite pictures, it was her and two-year-old Ana at the park. Ivy sitting on a swing, Ana on her lap, Ana with a sweet cheesy smile that melted her heart every time she looked at it. She sets her bags on the bench that sat at the foot of her bed, then sits on her bed, laying back, rubbing at her face a bit, but then hears Ana calling up if she wanted to watch a movie while they wait. "Sure Ana, give me a minute" she calls back down, as she sits up, then looks at the picture again, smiling before heading back down stairs.

Four hours later, the girls and their mom walk into a pizza shop not far from their house. It's by no means Victoria's choice for dinner, but it's the birthday girls choice.

Ana had run in, in front of them going over to her favorite booth to sit.

"I'm surprised you are allowing this" Ivy says with a raised eyebrow to her mother.

"I certainly don't like it. Pizza is a heart attack waiting to happen" Victoria says, looking around disgusted.

"You do realize not many people feel that way, right?"

"Ana would of, but you had to go and introduce her to pizza" Victoria says, a bit of annoyance in her voice.

"Seriously? She was five, and you only gave me so much time with her, and I had to feed her… so we came here" Ivy says, shaking her head, going over to the booth needing to get away from her mom.

Ana bites her lip as Ivy enters the booth, while Victoria was talking to someone behind the counter "should I ask for something else?"

Ivy shakes her head "No kiddo, this is your day. Forget mom's anti-pizza behavior okay?"

Ana nods "Thanks Ivy."

"Alright…" Victoria says, as she pulls out a disinfecting wipe out her purse and wipes the cushion of the booth off "that young man swears it is clean back there… so he better not be lying" she raises a eye brow as she sits next to Ana.

"Mom, relax. This is Ana's birthday, just enjoy, will you?" Ivy says, giving her a look.

Ana bites her lip "I know, that we're having pizza… but can we do breadsticks too?"

"No…" Victoria starts.

Ivy glares at her "Of course Ana, it's on me tonight. Get whatever you want."

Victoria stares back, and sighs.

Ivy gives Ana a wink and grins. She was making sure her daughter had a good day, even if made her mom mad. When the man comes, Ivy ordered them a pizza, the two happened to like the same kind of pizza; Hawaiian. They got bread sticks, and Victoria got a salad. When the time for dessert came, Ivy surprised Ana with a cookie cake the pizza shop did, she knew Ana loved the 'cake' so wanted to do that for her. When dinner is over, they head home.

"Was that good?" Ivy asks Ana as they sit in the backseat of the car as their mom drove.

Ana nods "So good. And the cookie, you didn't have to."

"Oh, I so did" Ivy laughs, nudging her a bit.

Ana laughs "Cause I'm thirteen now?"

"Exactly" Ivy nods.

When they get back to the house, it was present time. Ivy goes back up to her room, and opens her suite case, and takes out the presents. One was in the netting on the top flap, as she pulled the package out, out came a picture. A picture no one had ever seen, only she and her mom. It was a picture of Ivy holding baby Ana, after she had decided she couldn't give her up. Ivy's eyes tear up a bit, it had been thirteen years now, and yet… that picture filled her with so many emotions. She sniffles, wiping at the tears, tucking the picture back into its spot. She closes the suite case, then heads downstairs to the living room where her mom and daughter sat.

Ivy plops down next to Ana, dropping the gifts into her lap "These are for you."

"Thanks" Ana grins, as she starts on the smaller box, she finds a necklace box when she lifts the lid, finding a pendant with her birth stone in it, and she smiles "This is so pretty Ivy…"

Ivy smiles "I'm glad you like it, I have one too" she says, and she pulls out her necklace that was hidden by her shirt.

Ana looks at hers "This is awesome, different birthstones, but we match."

Ivy nods, glancing over at her mom, who was simply watching "open the others."

Ana goes for the next one. She tears the paper opens, and the contents spill out. There was two adult coloring books, and box of 100 colored pencils "Oh my… thank you, thank you" she grins, hugging Ivy tight.

Ivy chuckles, hugging her tightly back "See, I listen during our talks" she says, since Ana often would accuse her of not listening.

Ana then pulls away "I won't doubt you ever again." She then grabs the third and final gift, and opens it, finding a clothing box. Opening it up, she finds a shirt, it was purple; reading "the coolest of them all." She smiles "this is so cool."

"I designed that one" Ivy smiles, "You get the first sample of one of my shirts from my line."

"You're getting your own line?" Victoria asks surprisingly.

Ivy nods "Well, shirts so far… depending how it sells, then I can add more."

"Congrats sis" Ana smiles.

"Thank you" Ivy smiles "it's not much yet, it's going to be put into a few stores and online for the stores."

"Well then, congratulations Ivy. That is a impressive start" Victoria adds.

Ivy smiles "Thank you mom" she says, she was surprised. Her mom was not supportive of her clothing line goals, since she only wanted Ivy to take over the family business.

"Well, I love this one, especially the color" Ana chuckles.

"I did design it with you in mind actually" Ivy says, biting her lip, noticing a small look from her mom. She ignores it, feeling happy Ana loved the shirt to much. Cause what she said was true, it was all for her.

The next morning Ana was sitting at the counter eating cereal. She turns when she hears footsteps spotting Ivy "morning…"

"Morning Ana" Ivy grins, kissing her head. Then heads over to the coffee pot, and grabbing a mug, and pours herself some coffee "you have any plans today?"

"No, but my English teacher invited the class to come help at Heights park. He is on the committee to keep it there."

Ivy nods, adding her sugar and cream "Are you going?"

"I'm not sure yet" Ana shrugs "I was hoping to do something just us today."

Ivy smiles, turning to look at her "Aww, thanks Ana. I'll be happy too. I'm gonna meet up with Alice for a late breakfast. But after, I'm all yours."

"Perfect" Ana smiles, then she drinks the left-over milk from the bowl. "That way I can watch a few episodes of my show."

Ivy grins "Sounds like a plan then."

"It does" Ana adds, as she gets up, putting the bowl into the dishwasher.

Ivy walks into the coffee shop that her and Alice had agreed to meet up at, she spots her friend right off the bat and waves "Hey you…"

Alice walks up, and hugs "Same to you gorgeous… look at you" she chuckles, as she pulls away.

Ivy nods "Thanks. You look great yourself, for having a little one running around now."

Alice blushes as she leads Ivy to the table "What can I say, I'm awesome."

Ivy chuckles as she sits down "How is Robin and Matty doing?"

"Robin is great. She is getting ready for her mom to visit; she is flying in from Maine. And Matty, is perfect. He is learning to walk now, which is adorable. And he makes his mommies crazy, but we can't stay mad at him."

"I'm so happy for you guys. I know it wasn't an easy journey and all" Ivy says, as she picks up the menu to look at.

"No, but it was worth it. The big question is, how is the visit going?"

"Good, surprisingly. Mom actually seemed impressed by the clothing thing" Ivy says, raising a eyebrow.

"Wow, that never happens" Alice says, picking up her glass of water taking a sip. "And Ana?"

Ivy smiles widely "Her usual amazing self. God, I love her."

Alice smiles "Have you thought about telling her the truth?"

Ivy shakes her head "Want to, yes, for sure. No doubt about it. But at the same time, I know my mom will fight me tooth and nail to not let it happen. Plus, what if she hates me for it?"

"Okay, first of all… that girl loves you to death Ivy. You are her superhero, the one she looks up to the most. Sure, she may be confused at first. But there is no way she would be mad at you. Never."

"How can you be so sure?" Ivy asks, feeling super vulnerable.

Alice smiles "Cause… I have gotten to know her well. And I know she has your heart… she is you in every way. The only person you ever had any issue with, is your mom. Which no one can blame you for. Now, I'm not saying go for it, and tell her. But… if the chance ever came… you should."

"How did I get so lucky to have a great friend like you?"

Alice shrugs "Cause you gave the 'crazy girl' a chance, that's why. You didn't let that stop you from talking to me."

Ivy grins "I'm glad I did too."

"Enough mushy stuff now. I wanna hear about this clothing deal…"

Ivy pulls into the drive way arriving home after her great meet up with her friend. She climbs out the car, excited to have a afternoon with Ana. Ivy heads towards the front of the house then, jogs up the stairs. But before she can even try to open the door, it flies open, Ana running past her fast, not saying a word. Ivy looks at her mom "What the hell happened?" she asks worriedly.

Victoria doesn't say anything, instead she bites her lip passing over the picture Ivy had hidden in her suit case.

Ivy takes the picture, and sees, she sighs closing her eyes tight "Oh no…" she says, then turns to see Ana still running in the distance "guess it's time for the truth" she says turning to Victoria.

Victoria nods "I guess it is."

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